SECOND AMENDMENT TO GAS PURCHASE AGREEMENT BETWEEN MARATHON OIL COMPANY AND ALASX.A PIPELINE COMPANY DATED MAY 1, 1988
Exhibit
10.3.2
SECOND
AMENDMENT TO GAS PURCHASE AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
MARATHON OIL COMPANY AND
ALASX.A
PIPELINE COMPANY
DATED
MAY
1, 1988
WHEREAS,
Marathon Oil Company (“Seller”) and Alaska Pipeline Company (“Buyer”) entered
into that certain Gas Purchase Agreement dated May 1, 1988 (“the Agreement”);
and
WHEREAS,
Seller and Buyer have previously amended the Agreement; and
WHEREAS,
Seller and Buyer desire to make further modifications to the Agreement for
the
benefit of both parties;
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants and
agreements herein contained, the parties do covenant and agree as
follows:
A. Section
1.5
of the Agreement is amended by adding the following sentence:
After
the
Year 2001, the term “Annual Contract Quantity,” when applied to Gas sold
pursuant to the Initial Commitment, shall mean the amount of Gas which Seller
is
obligated to sell and which Buyer is obligated to purchase pursuant to this
Agreement.
B. Section
4.0
of the Agreement is amended by deleting, from the last sentence, “immediately
after Buyer has exhausted the Initial Commitment” and inserting in lieu thereof
“when volumes Seller is obligated to sell pursuant to the Initial Commitment
are
insufficient to meet Buyer’s New Gas needs.”
C. Section
4.1
of the Agreement is deleted and replaced with the following:
An
Annual
Additional Commitment is the total amount of Gas in excess of the amount of
Gas
previously committed under this Agreement and all other contracts under which
Buyer has the right to purchase Gas which Buyer forecasts will be necessary
to
meet its Gas supply requirements for the first nine (9) Years of any Option
Forecast.
Annual
Additional Commitments are made pursuant to the procedures in Section
4.4.
D. The
second
sentence of Section 4.3(b) of the Agreement is deleted and replaced with the
following:
Any
Supplemental Forecast which shows that the volumes Seller is obligated to sell
pursuant to the Initial Commitment plus Annual Additional Commitments (if any
have been made) will be insufficient to meet Buyer’s New Gas needs on or before
the end of the ninth (9th) Year of the forecast and any Supplemental Forecast
showing a Year after 2001 (except a ninth (9th) Year in which the Annual Volumes
of Gas to be sold pursuant to Table 1 of Section 4.7 are adequate to meet
Buyer’s New Gas needs) shall be called an “Option Forecast.”
E. Option
1 of
Section 4.4(a) of the Agreement is deleted and replaced with the
following:
Option
1: Seller
will
advise Buyer that sales pursuant to this Agreement shall terminate after Seller
has sold to Buyer all Gas remaining to be delivered pursuant to the Initial
Commitment plus any Annual Additional Commitments which have been previously
made.
F. Option
2 of
Section 4.4(a) of the Agreement is deleted and replaced with the
following:
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Option
2: Seller
will
make an Annual Additional Commitment calculated pursuant to Section
4.1.
G. Section
4.4(b) is amended by changing the date “1995” in line 1 to “1994” and by
changing the date “1996” in line 2 to “1995”.
H. The
following
provision is added to the end of Section 4.5(c):
(3)
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Maximum
permissible Swing Rates calculated pursuant to Sections 4.5(c)(1)
and (2)
shall be based on the total Swing Rate for New Gas sold in the applicable
Year pursuant to the Initial Commitment, the applicable Annual Additional
Commitment, and/or the Final Additional
Commitment.
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I. Section
4.7
is amended by deleting the first paragraph and replacing it with the following
paragraph:
Subject
to
Buyer’s rights to take Gas purchased from other sellers pursuant to Section
4.13, Buyer shall take from Seller through December 31, 2001, all of Buyer’s New
Gas requirements that Seller can supply. Beginning January 1, 2002, Buyer shall
be obligated to purchase, and Seller shall be obligated to sell, each Year
only
the Annual Volumes of Gas shown in Table 1 below (which are part of the Initial
Commitment) plus Annual Additional and Final Additional Commitments until the
Initial, Annual Additional, and Final Additional Commitments, net of any
reductions (including purchases pursuant to Section 4.13) permitted by this
Agreement, have been exhausted; provided, however, that Buyer shall never be
obligated to take and purchase from Seller, or to pay for if not taken, any
Gas
in excess of Buyer’s New Gas requirements less any Gas purchased pursuant to
Section 4.13.
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Table
1
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Year
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Annual
Volumes of Gas (Bcf)
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2002
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21
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2003
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19
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2004
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17
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2005
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15
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2006
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13
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2007
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11
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2008
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9
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2009
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7
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2010
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5
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all
later years
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5
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The
Annual
Volumes of Gas in Table 1 are part of the Initial Commitment but do not increase
the Initial Commitment.
J. The
first
sentence of Section 4.8 is deleted and replaced with the following:
Subject
to
all of the terms of this Agreement, Seller shall deliver all of Buyer’s
requirements for New Gas each day through December 31, 2001. In any Year after
2001 for which Seller has made an Annual Additional Commitment, Seller shall
deliver all of Buyer’s requirements for New Gas each Day until the Initial and
Annual Additional Commitments have been exhausted. In any Year after 2001 for
which Seller has not made an Annual Additional Commitment or Final Additional
Commitment, the Swing Rate shall be a pro-rata share of Buyer’s projected
maximum daily demand on all suppliers calculated as follows:
No
later than
October 1 of each Year (beginning in 2000), Buyer shall give Seller a projection
(“Swing Rate Forecast”) of Buyer’s maximum daily demand on all suppliers and
total purchases from all suppliers, including Seller, for each of the next
two
Years. Buyer’s Swing Rate Forecast will not exceed Buyer’s historical daily
peaks reasonably adjusted for known or estimated changes, including load growth
or decline. Seller shall have the right to review all data on which a Swing
Rate
Forecast is based. The Swing Rate for the second year of each Swing Rate
Forecast shall be calculated by:
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(i) using
Table 1
to determine the Annual Volume of Gas Seller must deliver to Buyer;
(ii) dividing
the
result of (i) by Buyer’s forecast of total purchases from all suppliers;
and
(iii) multiplying
the result of (ii) by Buyer’s forecast of maximum daily demand on all suppliers,
including Seller.
All
calculations are based on data from the second Year of the Swing Rate Forecast.
The first Year of the Swing Rate Forecast is informational only and will be
updated as the forecast “rolls” forward the following Year. The calculations are
not applicable and will not be made for any Year in which Seller has made an
Annual or Final Additional Commitment.
An
example of
the calculation of Swing Rate for 2004 follows. Assume that on October 1 of
2002, Buyer makes the following Swing Rate Forecasts:
2003
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2004
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Maximum
daily demand (MMcf) on all suppliers, including Seller
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270.00
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275.00
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Total
purchases (Bcf) from all suppliers, including Seller
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35.00
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36.00
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The
Annual Volume of Gas (Table 1)
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19.00
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17.00
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Swing
rate for 2004 =
17
x 275
=
36
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N/A
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129.86
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Buyer
shall
have the option to purchase daily quantities of Gas, if any, in excess of the
Swing Rate then in effect which, in Seller’s sole judgment, can be produced and
delivered efficiently and in accordance with good operating practices and
without impairment of Seller’s obligations under other Gas sales contracts and
under Seller’s other needs for Gas. Buyer has the right, but not the obligation,
to purchase the Swing Rate from Seller on any day of the Year, regardless of
whether Buyer has already taken the Annual Volume of Gas (Table 1) for that
Year, provided that Buyer is also purchasing the maximum daily quantities of
Gas
available from its other suppliers.
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K. The
first
sentence of Section 4.9 is deleted and replaced with the following:
Subject
to
all of the terms of this Agreement, Seller shall immediately begin deliveries
of
the Final Additional Commitment when the last Annual Additional Commitment
is
exhausted or, if earlier, in any Year in which the Initial Commitment is not
adequate to meet Buyer’s demands for New Gas.
L. Section
4.13(f) is amended by inserting, before the period, the following:
or,
to the
extent Seller is not obligated to supply all of Buyer’s New Gas requirements
because Seller has exercised Option 1 of Section 4.4(a), for delivery in any
Year in which Seller is not so obligated.
M. The
heading
of Section 19.4 is amended by deleting the word “Draftsman” and inserting in
lieu thereof the word “Drafter.”
N. Exhibit
A is
amended by adding to it the following contract amendments:
Agreement
between Shell Western E & P Inc. and Alaska Pipeline Company dated November
15, 1991, to amend the agreement between Shell Oil Company and Alaska Pipeline
Company dated December 20, 1982, and amended May 24, 1982.
Agreement
between ARCO Alaska, Inc. and Alaska Pipeline Company dated November 15, 1991,
to amend the agreement between Shell Oil Company and Alaska Pipeline Company
dated December 20, 1982, and amended May 24, 1982.
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O. This
Second
Amendment cannot be permanently implemented until it has been approved by the
Alaska Public Utilities Commission (APUC). This Second Amendment shall be deemed
approved when the APUC issues a final order, which is no longer subject to
appeal, finding that approval is in the public interest.
If
the APUC
does not approve this Second Amendment by January 1, 1993, either party may
cancel the Second Amendment after thirty (30) days’ written notice to the other
party and to the APUC. If the APUC approves this Second Amendment subject to
terms and conditions which are unacceptable to either party, either party may
petition for reconsideration. The party finding the terms and conditions
unacceptable must, within five (5) business days of being served with the order,
notify the other party in writing of the terms and conditions which are
unacceptable and state whether it will petition for reconsideration. If a
petition for reconsideration is filed and if the unacceptable terms and
conditions are not cured, the party finding the terms and considerations
unacceptable may cancel the Second Amendment by giving notice within thirty
(30)
days following the last day on which the petition for reconsideration could
be
granted or within thirty (30) days following the APUC’s order on
reconsideration, whichever is earlier. If petition for reconsideration is not
filed, either party may cancel this Second Amendment by giving written notice
within thirty (30) days of the service of the order containing the unacceptable
terms and conditions.
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P. Except
as
expressly modified by this Second Amendment, the Agreement remains in effect
and
the terms used in this Second Amendment shall have the same meaning as in the
Agreement. In the event that this Second Amendment is inconsistent with the
Agreement, this Second Amendment shall govern the interpretation of the
Agreement as amended by this Second Amendment.
ALASKA PIPELINE COMPANY |
MARATHON OIL
COMPANY
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By: /s/X. X. Xxxxxx | By: /s/Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx | ||
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Its:
President Dated: November 19, 1991 |
Its:
Vice President Dated: November 15, 1991 |
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