CRUDE OIL SUPPLY AGREEMENT
Exhibit 10.1
THIS CRUDE OIL SUPPLY AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of September 1, 2009, is made and
entered into by and between CALUMET SHREVEPORT FUELS, LLC, an Indiana limited liability customer
(“Customer”), and LEGACY RESOURCES CO., L.P., an Indiana limited partnership (“Supplier”). Each of
Customer and Supplier is sometimes referred to hereinafter individually as a “Party” and they are
collectively referred to as the “Parties.”
RECITALS
WHEREAS, Customer owns and operates a refinery in Shreveport, Louisiana (the “Refinery”) for
the processing and refining of crude oil into specialty lubricating oils and other refined
products;
WHEREAS, Supplier is able to obtain certain commodities, including crude oil, from various
supply sources; and
WHEREAS, in order to meet the inventory requirements of the Refinery, Customer desires to
enter into an arrangement pursuant to which it shall purchase from Supplier, and Supplier shall
sell and supply to Customer, crude oil on a just in time basis.
AGREEMENT
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing recitals and the agreements contained
herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are
hereby acknowledged, the Parties, intending to be legally bound, do hereby agree as follows:
1. Defined Terms. Unless otherwise provided to the contrary in this Agreement, capitalized
terms used in this Agreement shall have the following meanings:
“AAA” has the meaning specified in Section 17(a).
“AAA Rules” has the meaning specified in Section 17(a).
“Agreement” has the meaning specified in the Preamble.
“Arbitration Panel” has the meaning specified in Section 17(b).
“Average Purchase Price” means the sum of (i) the monthly average per barrel price
quoted for the first nearby month for West Texas Intermediate crude oil on the New York
Mercantile Exchange and (ii) $1.40 per barrel, or such other price as may be agreed by the
Parties in accordance with Section 5.
“Xxxxx Station Tanks” means Customer’s storage tanks located at Xxxxx Station,
Louisiana.
“Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday, or other day on which
commercial banks in Houston, Texas are authorized or required by law to close.
“Claiming Party” has the meaning specified in Section 12(a).
“Claims” shall mean all claims or actions, threatened or filed and whether groundless,
false or fraudulent, that directly or indirectly relate to the subject matter of an
indemnity, and the resulting losses, damages, expenses, fees of attorneys, experts and
consultants, and court costs, whether incurred by settlement or otherwise, and whether such
claims or actions are threatened or filed prior to or after the termination of this
Agreement.
“Customer” has the meaning specified in the Preamble.
“Customer Indemnified Person” means, collectively, Customer, any Affiliates of Customer
(other than Supplier), any members, shareholders, partners or other equity interest owners
of Customer or its Affiliates (other than Supplier), and their respective managing members,
general partners, managers, managing partners, directors, officers, employees, agents,
consultants, advisors, contractors, representatives, successors and assigns.
“Customer’s Existing Inventory” has the meaning specified in Section 7(a).
“Customer’s New Inventory” has the meaning specified in Section 10(d).
“Default Rate” means an annual rate of interest equal to 15% per annum.
“Delivered Inventory Report” has the meaning specified in Section 9(a).
“Delivery Point” has the meaning specified in Section 8(a).
“Dispute” has the meaning specified in Section 17(a).
“Effective Date” has the meaning specified in Section 2.
“Force Majeure” means an event or circumstance that prevents a Party from performing
its obligations under this Agreement, which event or circumstance (a) was not anticipated as
of the Effective Date, (b) is not within the reasonable control of, or the result of the
negligence of, such Party, and (c) by the exercise of due diligence, such Party is unable to
overcome or avoid or cause to be avoided, and shall include strikes, lockouts, labor
disturbances, acts of the public enemy, wars, blockades, insurrections, riots, acts of God,
epidemics, landslides, lightning, earthquakes, fires, violent storms, floods, washouts,
environmental catastrophes, civil disturbances, explosions, breakdown of necessary
equipment, acts or failures to act on the part of any Governmental Authority (including
inability to obtain governmental permits), failure of utility services, sabotage, or any
other similar causes.
“Governmental Authority” shall mean any nation or government, any state or other
political subdivision thereof, and any entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial,
regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining to government.
“Indemnified Party” has the meaning specified in Section 11(c).
“Indemnitor” has the meaning specified in Section 11(c).
“Indication Date” has the meaning specified in Section 6(a).
“Indication of Need” has the meaning specified in Section 6(a).
“Party” and “Parties” has the meaning specified in the Preamble.
“Person” means any individual, corporation, company, voluntary association,
partnership, joint venture, trust, unincorporated organization or government or any agency,
instrumentality or political subdivision thereof, or any other form of entity.
“Pipeline” means the Customer’s pipelines running from Xxxxx Station, Louisiana to the
Refinery.
“Premium” means the amount calculated in accordance with the table set forth on
Exhibit A attached hereto.
“Raw Material” has the meaning specified in Section 4.
“Refinery” has the meaning specified in the Recitals.
“Site Tanks” means Customer’s storage tanks located at the site of the Refinery, which
tanks are more specifically identified by serial number on Exhibit B attached
hereto.
“Storage Tanks” means the Xxxxx Station Tanks and the Site Tanks, collectively.
“Supplier” has the meaning specified in the Preamble.
“Supplier Indemnified Persons” means, collectively, Supplier, any Affiliates of
Supplier (other than Customer), any members, shareholders, partners or other equity interest
owners of Supplier or its Affiliates (other than Customer), and their respective managing
members, general partners, managers, managing partners, directors, officers, employees,
agents, consultants, advisors, contractors, representatives, successors and assigns.
“Supply Period” means the period beginning on the Effective Date and ending upon the
expiration of the Wind Up Period.
“Termination Notice” has the meaning specified in Section 10(b).
“Transition Period” means the period commencing on the Effective Date and ending on the
date that Customer’s Existing Supply is deemed to have been depleted in accordance with
Section 7(c).
“Wind Up Period” has the meaning specified in Section 10(d).
2. Effectiveness. This Agreement shall be binding on the Parties and effective as of 12:01
a.m., Houston, Texas time, on September 1, 2009 (the “Effective Date”).
3. Term. The term of this Agreement shall commence on the Effective Date and shall terminate
at such time as terminated by either Party in accordance with Section 10.
4. Purpose. The Parties hereby agree that Supplier shall obtain, sell, supply and deliver to
Customer, and Customer shall receive and purchase from Supplier, crude oil meeting the
specifications
set forth on Exhibit C hereto (the “Raw Material”), on and subject to the terms and
conditions of this Agreement.
5. Contract Price. Customer shall pay Supplier, for each barrel of Raw Material delivered for
sale by Supplier at the Delivery Point, an amount expressed in U.S. Dollars equal to the sum of (a)
the Average Purchase Price for the applicable month, plus (b) the Premium. Payment shall
be made in accordance with the procedures established in Section 9. On a monthly basis,
the Parties shall meet to determine if the sum of the Average Purchase Price plus the Premium is
representative of the market prices for the Raw Material. In the event that the Parties determine
that the sum of the Average Purchase Price plus the Premium is not representative of the market
prices for the Raw Material by more than $.10 per barrel of crude oil, the Parties shall negotiate
in good faith for a substitute pricing mechanism for the following month’s sale of Raw Material
hereunder.
6. Scheduling; Storage of Raw Material.
(a) Orders and Scheduling.
(i) No later than the twentieth day of each calendar month during the Supply
Period (or if such twentieth day is not a Business Day, then on the immediately
succeeding Business Day) (the “Indication Date”), Customer shall send to Supplier an
indication of its needs for Raw Material for the next succeeding calendar month (an
“Indication of Need”). The Parties hereby agree that the Indication of Need shall
not constitute a binding obligation of Customer and is intended to provide Supplier
with guidance for purposes of seeking out and procuring the Raw Material.
(ii) Based on Customer’s Indication of Need, Supplier shall be solely
responsible for procuring the necessary quantity of Raw Material and for storing
such Raw Material until such time as it is delivered to Customer in accordance with
the terms hereof. Supplier shall have the right to source Raw Material from any
producer of crude oil selected by Supplier in its sole discretion.
(b) Transportation and Storage of Raw Material. Supplier shall be solely responsible
for transportation and storage of the Raw Material until such time as the Raw Material is
delivered to Customer in accordance with the terms hereof. In order to facilitate and
expedite the delivery of Raw Material to Customer, during the Supply Period:
(i) Supplier shall have the exclusive right to store the Raw Material in the
Storage Tanks; and
(ii) Supplier shall be permitted to use the Pipeline for purposes of
transporting the Raw Material from the Xxxxx Station Tanks to the Site Tanks at the
Refinery.
During the Supply Period, Customer shall maintain the Storage Tanks and Pipeline in good
working order in accordance with customary industry practices. Notwithstanding Supplier’s
use of the Storage Tanks and Pipeline for the storage and transportation of Raw Material,
the Parties hereby agree and acknowledge that (A) the Storage Tanks and the Pipeline shall
at all times remain the property of and under the sole custody and control of Customer, and
Supplier shall not by virtue of this Agreement obtain any rights to the Storage Tanks or the
Pipeline other than the right to use the same for the limited purposes specified in this
Section, and (B) title to and risk of
loss of the Raw Material shall not pass to Customer except as contemplated by Section
8(c) below.
7. Transition Period.
(a) Beginning as promptly as practicable after the Effective Date, Customer shall
commence to draw down, reduce and deplete the crude oil product stored in the Storage Tanks.
The crude oil stored in the Storage Tanks shall be strapped at 8:00 a.m. Central time on
the Effective Date, such crude oil on such date being hereinafter referred to as “Customer’s
Existing Inventory.”
(b) Customer shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to deplete Customer’s
Existing Inventory within 30 days after the Effective Date.
(c) As Customer’s Existing Inventory is reduced and depleted, Supplier shall begin to
store and commingle the Raw Material with Customer’s Existing Inventory in the Storage
Tanks. For purposes of distinguishing between the Raw Material and Customer’s Existing
Inventory during the Transition Period and determining when Customer’s Existing Inventory
has been depleted, the Parties agree that the crude oil in the Storage Tanks shall be deemed
to have been drawn down and reduced on a first-in-first-out basis.
(8) Receipt and Delivery; Title and Risk of Loss.
(a) Delivery and Calculation of Usage.
(i) Supplier shall deliver the Raw Material to Customer free and clear of any
mortgages, pledges, liens, charges or other security interests or encumbrances.
During the Supply Period, Customer may take delivery of Raw Material at any time by
removing the Raw Material from the Storage Tanks, and the Raw Material shall be
deemed to have been delivered to Customer at the point where the Raw Material passes
the flange from each of the Site Tanks to the Refinery (the “Delivery Point”).
(ii) At 8:00 a.m. Central time on the first calendar day of each month,
Customer will strap the Site Tanks. The Customer shall calculate on such day the
amount of Raw Material consumed by Customer during the preceding month by (A) adding
to the ending inventory from the immediately preceding month the sum of all Raw
Material delivered by Supplier to the Site Tanks during such month, based on
Supplier’s purchase and other Raw Material movement records for such month (subject
to adjustment for variances objectively demonstrated by Supplier or Customer), and
(B) subtracting from such sum the ending inventory balance of Raw Material
determined by strapping the Site Tanks. In the event of any disagreement by the
Parties regarding the results of the foregoing, the Parties shall work together in
good faith to attempt to resolve any differences.
(b) Transfer of Title; Risk of Loss; Indemnity.
(i) As between the Parties, Supplier shall be deemed to be in exclusive control
of the Raw Material purchased and sold hereunder up to delivery thereof to Customer
at the Delivery Point, and Customer shall be deemed to be in exclusive control of
the Raw Material purchased and sold hereunder at and after the time the Raw Material
is delivered at the Delivery Point. Title to and risk of loss related to the
Raw Material purchased and sold hereunder shall transfer from Supplier to Customer
upon delivery thereof by Supplier at the Delivery Point.
(ii) Prior to delivery of the Raw Material at the Delivery Point, Customer
shall have no rights to or interest therein and Supplier shall have the right to
remove Raw Material from the Storage Tanks from time to time and to sell such Raw
Material to third parties, and Supplier shall be given sufficient ingress and egress
rights by Customer, all to the extent necessary to facilitate Supplier’s removal of
the Raw Material.
(iii) Supplier shall fully protect, indemnify and defend Customer and each
Customer Indemnified Person and hold each such Person harmless from and against any
and all Claims relating to the Raw Material arising from any act or omission of
Supplier occurring prior to or at the time the Raw Material is delivered at the
Delivery Point, except to the extent caused by the joint, sole, concurrent,
comparative or contributory fault or negligence, fault imposed by law, strict
liability, gross negligence, or willful misconduct of Customer or any Customer
Indemnified Person. Customer shall fully protect, indemnify and defend Supplier and
each Supplier Indemnified Person and hold each such Person harmless from and against
any and all Claims related to the Raw Material arising out of any act or omission of
Customer occurring before or after the time the Raw Material is delivered at the
Delivery Point, except to the extent caused by the joint, sole, concurrent,
comparative or contributory fault or negligence, fault imposed by law, strict
liability, gross negligence, or willful misconduct of Supplier or any Supplier
Indemnified Person.
(c) Taxes. Supplier shall be responsible for all sales, use, excise, ad valorem, and
any other taxes, imposed or levied by any Governmental Authority applicable to the Raw
Material sold and delivered hereunder up to the sale and delivery thereof to Customer at the
Delivery Point. Customer shall be responsible for all sales, use, excise, ad valorem and
any other taxes imposed or levied by any Governmental Authority applicable to the Raw
Material after the sale and delivery hereunder to Customer at the Delivery Point. Each
Party shall be responsible for taxes assessed on its income or operations. Each Party shall
indemnify, defend and hold harmless the other Party from and against any and all liability
for taxes imposed or levied by any Governmental Authority with respect to the Raw Material
sold, delivered and received hereunder that are the responsibility of such Party pursuant to
this Section 8(d).
(d) Insurance. Supplier shall, at its sole expense, be responsible for maintaining
insurance coverage on the Raw Material prior to delivery of the Raw Material at the Delivery
Point. In no even shall either Supplier or Customer be subrogated to (i) the claims of the
other against any insurance provider, or (ii) any other claims otherwise arising hereunder,
it being the intention of the parties hereto to waive all subrogation rights that may arise
hereunder or in connection with the transactions contemplated herein and relating to insured
claims.
9. Payment Terms.
(a) Payment. On a weekly basis, Customer shall provide to Supplier a summary report
of the Raw Material removed from each Site Tank during the immediately preceding calendar
week, and setting forth the amount due to Supplier in respect of the Raw Material removed
from the Site Tanks during such week (the “Delivered Inventory Report”), and no later than
the three (3) Business Days of each calendar month following (or the immediately succeeding
Business Day if such day is not a Business Day) pay to Supplier, by wire transfer of
immediately available funds to the account specified on Exhibit D attached
hereto, the amount determined by Customer and set forth in the Delivered Inventory Report.
On a monthly basis, Customer and Supplier shall reconcile Raw Material deliveries and
pricing for the calendar month as reflected in the weekly Delivered Inventory Reports for
calculation of the final adjustment, if any, for the amount due to/from Supplier for that
calendar month. Any such amounts due based on this final monthly reconciliation will be
payable to the respective Party on the twentieth (20th) day (or the immediately
succeeding Business Day if such day is not a Business Day) of the succeeding calendar month.
(b) Interest on Late Payments. In the event Customer fails to make a payment when due
under the provisions of this Agreement, Customer shall pay interest to Supplier on all such
late amounts from the date originally due until paid at the Default Rate.
(c) Audit. Each Party (and its representatives) has the right, at its sole expense,
upon reasonable notice and during normal working hours, to examine the books, records and
accounts of the other Party relating to this Agreement, but only to the extent reasonably
necessary to verify the accuracy of any statement, charge or computation made pursuant to
this Agreement. If requested, a Party shall provide to the other Party statements
evidencing the quantities of Raw Material delivered or received at the Delivery Point. If
any such examination reveals any inaccuracy in any statement, the necessary adjustments in
such statement and the payments thereof shall be promptly made and shall bear interest
calculated at the Default Rate from the date the overpayment or underpayment was made until
paid; provided, however, that no adjustment for any statement or payment shall be made
unless objection to the accuracy thereof was made prior to the lapse of one year from the
delivery of such Raw Material at the Delivery Point; and provided further that this
Section 9(c) shall survive any termination of this Agreement for a period of one
year from the date of such termination for the purpose of such statement and payment
objections.
10. Termination and Wind Up.
(a) If
(i) the Parties are unable to agree on a substitute pricing mechanism as set
forth in Section 5, or
(ii) payment by a Party to the other Party is not made when due in accordance
with the terms hereof, or
(iii) Customer fails to pay interest at the Default Rate on late amounts due in
accordance with Section 9(b),
then the foregoing shall constitute a default hereunder, and the non-defaulting
Party shall, after (A) the expiration of 20 days following the date the
non-defaulting Party sends specific written notice to the defaulting Party of the
occurrence of such event, and (B) such event remains uncured, have the right to
terminate this Agreement, provided that (1) Section 8(c)(iii), Section
8(d), Section 9(c), Section 11 and Sections 13 through
28 shall survive any termination hereof, and provided Customer shall be
obligated to pay Supplier for any Raw Material delivered to Customer at the Delivery
Point prior to such termination, and (2) such termination, absent written agreement
to the contrary, may be immediate and need not be subject to any further Termination
Notice or Windup Period.
(b) Notice of Termination. In addition to, and separate from, the rights of the
Parties set forth in Section 10(a), on or after April 30, 2010, either Party may terminate
this Agreement by delivering to the other Party written notice of termination (a
“Termination Notice”).
(c) Effectiveness of Termination. Termination of this Agreement after a Termination
Notice shall be effective upon the expiration of the Wind Up Period. The Wind Up Period
shall be deemed to have ended on the later of (i) the ninetieth (90th) day
following the date that a Termination Notice is delivered by one Party to the other and (ii)
the last day of the calendar month in which such 90th day occurred if such
90th day is not the last day of a calendar month, in order to effect an orderly
transition to a new crude supplier, as crude supply arrangements are made on a full calendar
month basis under standard industry practices.
(d) Wind Up Period. During the period commencing upon delivery of a Termination Notice
(the “Wind Up Period”), (i) Supplier shall cease, no earlier than the first day of the last
full calendar month of such Wind Up Period to store additional Raw Material in the Storage
Tanks, (ii) Customer may begin to store and commingle crude oil supplied by other suppliers
(“Customer’s New Inventory”) with the Raw Material stored in the Storage Tanks, and (iii)
Customer and Supplier shall draw down, reduce and deplete the Raw Material stored in the
Storage Tanks. For purposes of distinguishing between the Raw Material and Customer’s New
Inventory during the Wind Up Period and determining when the Raw Material has been depleted,
the Parties agree that the crude oil in the Storage Tanks shall be deemed to have been drawn
down and reduced on a first-in-first-out basis. During the Wind Up Period the Parties shall
continue to perform their respective obligations under this Agreement except as expressly
provided in this Section 10(d), and Supplier shall continue to satisfy Customer’s
requirements for Raw Material in accordance with the terms hereof during the Wind Up Period.
The Wind Up Period shall expire at such time as both the conditions in Section 10(c) have
been satisfied and all of the Raw Material is deemed to have been depleted in accordance
with this Section 10(d).
(e) Effect of Termination. Upon termination of this Agreement, neither Party shall
have any further obligations hereunder except for any obligations to pay sums owed to the
other Party in accordance herewith and provided that Section 9(c), Section
11 and Sections 13 through 28 shall survive any termination hereof.
11. Indemnification.
(a) Indemnification by Supplier. Supplier shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless
the Customer Indemnified Persons from and against any and all Claims arising out of or
resulting from any misrepresentation, breach of warranty, or nonfulfillment of any covenant
or agreement on the part of Supplier under this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
Supplier’s liability to the Customer Indemnified Persons pursuant to this
Section 11(a) shall be net of any insurance proceeds actually received by the
Customer Indemnified Persons from any third Person with respect to or on account of the
damage or injury which is the subject of the indemnification claim. Customer agrees that it
shall (and it shall cause each of the other Customer Indemnified Persons to) (i) use
commercially reasonable efforts to pursue the collection of all insurance proceeds to which
any of the Customer Indemnified Persons are entitled with respect to or on account of any
such damage or injury, (ii) notify Supplier of all potential Claims against any third Person
for any such insurance proceeds, and (iii) keep Supplier fully informed of the efforts of
the Customer Indemnified Persons in pursuing collection of such insurance proceeds
(b) Indemnification by Customer. Customer shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless
the Supplier Indemnified Persons from and against any and all Claims arising out of or
resulting from (i) defects in any rail cars, pipelines or storage tanks provided by
Customer for use by Supplier to transport or store Raw Material which defect results in a
loss, cost, expense or damage suffered by Supplier, or (ii) any misrepresentation, breach of
warranty or nonfulfillment of any covenant or agreement on the part of Customer under this
Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Customer’s liability to the Supplier Indemnified
Persons pursuant to this Section 11(b) shall be net of any insurance proceeds
actually received by the Supplier Indemnified Persons from any third Person with respect to
or on account of the damage or injury which is the subject of the indemnification claim.
Supplier agrees that it shall (and it shall cause each of the other Supplier Indemnified
Persons to) (i) use commercially reasonable efforts to pursue the collection of all
insurance proceeds to which any of the Supplier Indemnified Persons are entitled with
respect to or on account of any such damage or injury, (ii) notify Customer of all potential
Claims against any third Person for any such insurance proceeds, and (iii) keep Customer
fully informed of the efforts of the Supplier Indemnified Persons in pursuing collection of
such insurance proceeds.
(c) Indemnification Procedure. If a Claim by a third party is made against one of the
Customer Indemnified Persons or one of the Supplier Indemnified Persons (an “Indemnified
Party”), and if such Party intends to seek indemnity with respect thereto under this
Section 11, such Indemnified Party shall promptly notify Supplier or Customer, as
the case may be (the “Indemnitor”), of such Claims. The Indemnitor shall have 30 days after
receipt of such notice to undertake, conduct and control, through counsel of its own
choosing and at its own expense, the settlement or defense thereof, and the Indemnified
Party shall cooperate with it in connection therewith; provided that the Indemnitor shall
permit the Indemnified Party to participate in such settlement or defense through counsel
chosen by such Indemnified Party, however, the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be
borne by such Indemnified Party. So long as the Indemnitor, at the Indemnitor’s cost and
expense, (i) has undertaken the defense of, and assumed full indemnification responsibility
with respect to, such Claim, (ii) is reasonably contesting such Claim in good faith, by
appropriate proceedings, and (iii) has taken such action (including the posting of a bond,
deposit or other security) as may be necessary to prevent any action to foreclose a lien
against or attachment of the property of the Indemnified Party for payment of such Claim,
the Indemnified Party shall not pay or settle any such Claim. Notwithstanding compliance by
the Indemnitor with the preceding sentence, the Indemnified Party shall have the right to
pay or settle any such Claim, provided that in such event it shall waive any right to
indemnity therefor by the Indemnitor for such Claim. If, within 30 days after the receipt
of the Indemnified Party’s notice of a Claim of indemnity hereunder, the Indemnitor does not
notify the Indemnified Party that it elects, at the Indemnitor’s cost and expense, to
undertake the defense thereof and assume full responsibility for all liabilities with
respect thereto imposed on it by this Section 11, or gives such notice and
thereafter fails to contest such Claim in good faith or to prevent action to foreclose a
lien against or attachment of the Indemnified Party’s property as contemplated above, the
Indemnified Party shall have the right to contest, settle or compromise the Claim but shall
not thereby waive any right to indemnity therefor pursuant to this Agreement.
(d) Limitation of Liability. NEITHER PARTY SHALL BE LIABLE FOR CONSEQUENTIAL,
INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE, EXEMPLARY OR INDIRECT DAMAGES, LOST REVENUES, LOST PROFITS OR OTHER
BUSINESS INTERRUPTION DAMAGES, BY STATUTE, IN TORT OR CONTRACT, UNDER ANY INDEMNITY
PROVISION, AT LAW OR IN EQUITY OR OTHERWISE, EXCEPT PURSUANT TO INDEMNITIES IN THIS
AGREEMENT FOR THIRD PARTY CLAIMS (TO THE EXTENT THAT A THIRD PARTY HAS RECOVERED SUCH
DAMAGES FROM THE PARTY INDEMNIFIED HEREUNDER). IT IS THE INTENT OF THE PARTIES THAT THE
LIMITATIONS HEREIN IMPOSED ON THE MEASURE OF DAMAGES BE WITHOUT REGARD TO THE CAUSE OR
CAUSES
RELATED THERETO, INCLUDING THE NEGLIGENCE OF ANY PARTY, WHETHER SUCH NEGLIGENCE BE
JOINT, SOLE, CONCURRENT, COMPARATIVE OR CONTRIBUTORY FAULT OR NEGLIGENCE, FAULT IMPOSED BY
LAW, STRICT LIABILITY, GROSS NEGLIGENCE OR WILLFUL MISCONDUCT OF ANY PARTY, OR ANY OF ITS
REPRESENTATIVES, OFFICERS, AGENTS AND/OR EMPLOYEES.
12. Force Majeure.
(a) Declaration of Force Majeure. A Party claiming Force Majeure (the “Claiming
Party”) shall give notice and details of the full particulars of the Force Majeure event in
writing to the other Party as soon as practicable after the onset of the event or occurrence
constituting Force Majeure, and upon giving such notice the Claiming Party shall be excused
from performance of its obligations under this Agreement insofar as they are affected by
such Force Majeure event (other than the obligation to make payments then due or becoming
due with respect to performance under this Agreement prior to the suspension of such Party’s
obligations as a result of the Force Majeure event). The Claiming Party shall remedy the
cause of the Force Majeure event with all reasonable dispatch.
(b) Effect on Non-Claiming Party. The non-Claiming Party shall not be required to
perform or resume performance of its obligations to the Claiming Party corresponding to, and
to the extent subject to the performance of, the obligations of the Claiming Party that have
been excused by reason of the Force Majeure event.
(c) Mitigation. The Parties shall use commercially reasonable efforts to mitigate any
adverse effects of a Force Majeure event; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not
require the settlement of labor disputes against the better judgment of the Party having the
dispute.
(d) No Change in Obligations. In no event shall this Section 12 be construed
to relieve either Party of any obligation hereunder solely because of increased costs or
other adverse economic consequences that may be incurred through the performance of such
obligation of such Party.
13. Confidentiality. The Parties agree that the existence of this Agreement and the
discussions contemplated hereby are strictly confidential. Accordingly, neither Party shall make
or issue any public statement, announcement or disclosure with respect to the existence or terms of
this Agreement without the prior written approval of the other, and the discussions between the
Parties shall remain confidential, except to the extent that disclosure is otherwise required by
law, the rules of any applicable stock exchange or judicial process.
14. Assignability. The rights under this Agreement shall not be assignable or transferable
nor shall the obligations and liabilities be delegable by any Party without the prior written
consent of the other Party, which consent may be granted or withheld in such other Party’s sole
discretion.
15. Fees and Expenses. Each Party shall be responsible for its own costs and expenses
(including attorneys’ and consultant fees, costs and expenses) incurred in connection with this
Agreement.
16. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the
internal laws of the State of Texas, without regard to principles of conflicts of law.
17. Arbitration.
(a) Any action, dispute, claim or controversy (a “Dispute”) arising out of or relating
to this Agreement which is not resolved by the Parties shall be finally resolved by
arbitration pursuant to the procedures of the Commercial Arbitration Rules (the “AAA Rules”)
of the American Arbitration Association (the “AAA”) and in accordance with this Section
17, and judgment on the award may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof.
The seat of the arbitration shall be Houston, Texas.
(b) The Dispute shall be heard and determined by an arbitration panel consisting of
three arbitrators (the “Arbitration Panel”), each of whom shall be independent and
impartial. Each party to the Dispute shall, within 30 days after commencement of the
arbitration, select one person to act as arbitrator. The two arbitrators so selected shall,
within 15 days of their appointment, select a third arbitrator who shall serve as the
chairperson of the Arbitration Panel. If a party fails to appoint an arbitrator as provided
herein, or if the arbitrators selected by the parties are unable or fail to agree upon a
third arbitrator within 20 days of their appointment, then that arbitrator shall be selected
and appointed in accordance with the AAA Rules. The arbitrators selected shall be qualified
by education, training, and experience to hear and determine matters in the nature of the
Dispute. Should an arbitrator die, resign, refuse to act, or become incapable of performing
his or her functions as an arbitrator, the AAA may declare a vacancy on the Arbitration
Panel. The vacancy shall be filled by the method by which that arbitrator was originally
appointed. The arbitrators shall be bound by and shall follow the then current ABA/AAA
Rules of Ethics for Arbitrators.
(c) The Arbitration Panel shall determine the matters at issue in the Dispute in
accordance with the substantive laws of the State of Texas. In the event that there shall
be more than one dispute to be arbitrated, the Parties agree that all pending disputes shall
be consolidated in the same hearing to the extent feasible.
(d) The award of the arbitrators shall be in writing, shall state the reasons therefor
and shall be deemed final and binding on the parties to the Dispute. In its award, the
Arbitration Panel may apportion the costs of arbitration, including fees of the arbitrators,
attorneys, and expert witnesses, between or among the parties to the Dispute in such manner
as it deems reasonable, taking into account the circumstances of the case, the conduct of
the parties during the proceedings, and the result of the arbitration, including requiring
one party to the Dispute to bear all or the majority of such costs and fees.
18. No Third Party Beneficiaries. Nothing in this Agreement, whether express or implied, is
intended to confer any rights or remedies under or by reason of this Agreement on any persons other
than the Parties and their respective permitted successors and assigns.
19. No Relationship. Nothing in this Agreement creates or is intended to create an
association, trust, partnership, joint venture or any other entity or similar legal relationship
among the Parties, or impose a trust, partnership or fiduciary duty, or similar obligation or
liability on or with respect to any Party. No Party is or shall act as or be the agent or
representative of any other Party.
20. Construction of Agreement. This Agreement shall be construed without regard to the
identity of the Party who drafted the various provisions of the same. Each and every provision of
this Agreement shall be construed as though the Parties participated equally in the drafting of the
same. Consequently, the Parties acknowledge and agree that any rule of construction that a document
is to be construed against the drafting party shall not be applicable to this Agreement.
21. Notices. All notices, requests, demands and other communications under this Agreement
must be in writing and must be delivered in person or sent by certified mail, postage prepaid, by
overnight delivery, or by facsimile and properly addressed as follows:
If to Customer:
|
Calumet Shreveport Fuels, LLC | |
| 0000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxx. X. Xx., Xxxxx 000 | ||
| Xxxxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000 | ||
| Facsimile:(000) 000-0000 | ||
| Attention: Vice President & CFO | ||
If to Supplier:
|
Legacy Resources Co., L.P. | |
| 0000 Xxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx | ||
| Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx 00000 | ||
| Facsimile: (000) 000-0000 | ||
| Attention: Xxxx Xxxxx | ||
With copy to: |
||
| Legacy Acquisitions, Inc. | ||
| 0000 X 00xx Xx | ||
| Xxxxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000 | ||
| Facsimile: 000-000-0000 | ||
| Attention: Xxxx Xxxxxxxxxx, Treasurer |
Any Party may from time to time change its address for the purpose of notices to that Party by a
similar notice specifying a new address, but no such change is effective until it is actually
received by the Party sought to be charged with its contents. Notices which are addressed as
provided in this Section 21 given by overnight delivery or mail shall be effective (a) upon
delivery, if delivered personally or by overnight delivery, (b) five days following deposit with an
overnight mail commercial courier service of recognized international standing, postage prepaid, if
delivered by mail, or (c) at such time as delivery is refused by the addressee upon presentation.
Notices which are addressed as provided in this Section 21 given by facsimile shall be
effective upon actual receipt if received during the recipient’s normal business hours, or at the
beginning of the recipient’s next business day after receipt if not received during the recipient’s
normal business hours. All notices by facsimile shall be confirmed promptly by the sender after
transmission in writing by certified mail, return receipt requested, or overnight delivery.
22. Waiver. Failure of any Party to exercise any right given hereunder or to insist upon
strict compliance with any term, condition or covenant specified herein, shall not constitute a
waiver of either Party’s right to exercise such right or to demand strict compliance with any such
term, condition or covenant under this Agreement.
23. Entire Document; Modification or Amendment. This Agreement contains the entire agreement
among the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, and supersedes all negotiations,
representations, warranties, commitments, offers, contracts and writings, whether written or oral,
prior to the date hereof and relating to the subject matter hereof. No modification or amendment
of any provision of this Agreement shall be effective unless made in writing and duly signed by the
Parties referring specifically to this Agreement.
24. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which
is an original, but all of which together constitute one and the same instrument.
25. Captions. The captions of the various Sections of this Agreement have been inserted only
for convenience of reference and do not modify, explain, enlarge or restrict any of the provisions
of this Agreement.
26. Severability. If any term or other provision of this Agreement shall be held invalid,
illegal or incapable of being enforced under applicable law or public policy by a court of
competent jurisdiction, all other conditions and provisions of this Agreement shall nevertheless
remain in full force and effect so long as the economic or legal substance of the transactions
contemplated hereby is not affected in any manner materially adverse to a Party. Upon such
determination by a court of competent jurisdiction that any term or other provision is invalid,
illegal or incapable of being enforced, the Parties shall negotiate in good faith to modify this
Agreement so as to give effect to the original intent of the Parties as closely as possible in an
acceptable manner to the end that the transactions contemplated hereby are fulfilled to the extent
possible.
27. Further Assurances. From time to time, as and when requested by another Party hereto, the
Parties hereby agree to take, or cause to be taken, all such reasonable actions, as such other
Party may reasonably request to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
28. Certain Rules of Construction. For purposes of this Agreement and unless the context
requires otherwise: (a) the singular includes the plural and the plural includes the singular, and
the gender of any pronoun includes the other genders; (b) “shall” and “will” have equal force and
effect; (c) the words “include,” “including,” or “includes” shall be read to be followed by the
words “without limitation” or words having similar import; (d) the word “or” will have the
inclusive meaning represented by the phrase “and/or”; and (e) unless otherwise specified, time
periods within or following which any payment is to be made or action is to be taken or done shall
be calculated by excluding the day on which the time period commences but including the day on
which the time period ends and by extending the time period to the next Business Day following if
the last day of the time period is not a Business Day.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this Crude Oil Supply Agreement as of the date
first above written.
| CALUMET SHREVEPORT FUELS, LLC | ||||||
| By: | Calumet Lubricants Co., L.P., its sole member | |||||
| By: | Calumet LP GP, LLC, its general partner | |||||
| By: | Calumet Operating, LLC, its sole member | |||||
| By: | Calumet Specialty Products Partners, L.P., its sole member | |||||
| By: | Calumet GP, LLC, its general partner | |||||
| By: | /s/ R. Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx II | |||||
| Name: | R. Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx II | |||||
| Title: | Vice President & Chief Financial Officer | |||||
| LEGACY RESOURCES CO., L.P. | ||||||
| By: | Legacy Acquisitions, Inc., its general partner | |||||
| By: | /s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxx | |||||
| Name: | Xxxx X. Xxxxx | |||||
| Title: | President | |||||
EXHIBIT A
| Average First Nearby Month WTI | ||
| Price Per Barrel as Quoted on the | ||
| New York Mercantile Exchange | Premium per Barrel for | |
| (NYMEX) for Month of Delivery | Month of Delivery | |
| $30.00 — $39.99 | $0.22 | |
| $40.00 — $49.99 | $0.29 | |
| $50.00 — $59.99 | $0.36 | |
| $60.00 — $69.99 | $0.43 | |
| $70.00 — $79.99 | $0.50 | |
| $80.00 — $89.99 | $0.58 | |
| $90.00 — $99.99 | $0.65 | |
| $100.00 — $109.99 | $0.72 | |
| $110.00 — $119.99 | $0.79 | |
| $120.00 — $129.99 | $0.86 | |
| $130.00 — $139.99 | $0.93 | |
| $140.00 — $149.99 | $1.00 | |
| $150.00 — $159.99 | $1.07 |
EXHIBIT B
Site Tanks located at Customer’s Shreveport, LA refinery:
| 1. | Tank 60 |
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| 2. | Tank 77 |
Storage Tanks located at Xxxxx Station, LA:
| 1. | Tank 209 |
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| 2. | Tank 210 | ||
| 3. | Tank 211 |
EXHIBIT C
Paraffinic crude oil with gravities between 30 and 60 degrees API
EXHIBIT D
National City Bank of Indiana
Legacy Resources Co., L.P.
ABA #
Account #
Legacy Resources Co., L.P.
ABA #
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