Common use of EXPLORATION WORK PROGRAMME Clause in Contracts

EXPLORATION WORK PROGRAMME. (1) The Contractor shall submit and orally present to the Minister one (1) month after the Effective Date, a detailed statement of the exploration work programme and budget for the first Contract Year. (2) The Contractor shall submit and orally present to the Minister three (3) months before the end of each Contract Year, a detailed statement of the exploration work programme and budget for the next Contract Year. (3) The Minister may submit to the Contractor, within thirty (30) days of the receipt of the annual exploration work programme and budget, suggested modifications and revisions thereof. The Contractor shall consider the inclusion of such suggested modifications and revisions in light of good international petroleum industry practice and shall provide the Minister with the exploration work programme and budget which the Contractor has adopted. (4) After the adoption of the annual exploration work programme and budget, the Contractor may make changes to that annual exploration work programme and budget if those changes do not materially affect the original objectives of that exploration work programme and budget, and shall state the reasons for those changes to the Minister.

EXPLORATION WORK PROGRAMME. (1) The Contractor contractor shall submit and orally present to the Minister one (1) month after the Effective Dateeffective date, a detailed statement of the exploration work programme and budget for the first Contract Yearcontract year. (2) The Contractor contractor shall submit and orally present to the Minister three (3) months before the end of each Contract Yearcontract year, a detailed statement of the exploration work programme and budget for the next Contract Yearcontract year. (3) The Minister may submit to the Contractorcontractor, within thirty (30) days of the receipt of the annual exploration work programme and budget, suggested modifications and revisions thereof. The Contractor contractor shall consider the inclusion of such suggested modifications and revisions in light of good international petroleum industry practice and shall provide the Minister with the exploration work programme and budget which the Contractor contractor has adopted. (4) After the adoption of the annual exploration work programme and budget, the Contractor contractor may make changes to that annual exploration work programme and budget if those changes do not materially affect the original objectives of that exploration work programme and budget, and shall state the reasons for those changes to the Minister.