Contract
Exhibit
10.5
This
Marketing and Related Services Agreement (“Marketing Agreement”), dated the
1st day of July, 2007, by and between Rosetta Resources Operating LP, a Delaware
limited partnership (successor by merger with Rosetta Resources California,
LLC,
a Delaware limited liability Company, Rosetta Resources Texas LP, a Delaware
limited partnership, and Rosetta Resources Rockies, LLC, a Delaware limited
liability company) (“RROLP”) and Rosetta Resources Offshore, LLC, a Delaware
limited liability company (“RROLLC”), RROLP and RROLLC (collectively, “Rosetta”)
and Calpine Producer Services, L.P., a Texas limited partnership, hereinafter
called (“CPS”). Rosetta and CPS are sometimes collectively referred
to herein as Parties, and individually as a Party.
WITNESSETH
WHEREAS,
Rosetta desires to enter into a Marketing Agreement with an experienced,
skilled
and qualified, full service marketing agent with front office, mid-office
and
back office support and comprehensive report generation. The services
(“Services”) desired by Rosetta are described in greater detail in Article 1
below and the attached Schedules 1 through 11;
WHEREAS,
CPS desires to provide the Services to Rosetta on the basis as set forth
herein;
WHEREAS,
CPS is in the business of performing and providing the Services desired by
Rosetta and is in a position to make available such Services in an efficient,
competent, and professional manner for competitive, market-based fees and
rates.
NOW
THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and of the covenants and promises
herein contained, IT IS AGREED by and between the Parties:
ARTICLE
1
SERVICES
TO BE PERFORMED
This
Marketing Agreement in its entirety, including the various documents executed
by
the Parties pursuant to this Agreement are expressly subject to and contingent
upon approval, by entry of a signed order of the Bankruptcy Court in accordance
with that certain Partial Transfer and Release Agreement dated August 3,
2007. Subject to the foregoing, from and after the Effective Date of
this Marketing Agreement, CPS shall, subject to the overall direction of
the
Rosetta Authorized Representatives” (as this term is defined below), furnish for
and on behalf of Rosetta the Services in connection with certain of Rosetta’s
owned or controlled production of crude oil, condensate, natural gas or natural
gas liquids, as applicable, located in the continental United States and
the
Shelf of the Gulf of Mexico, such owned or controlled production as set forth
and scheduled on Exhibit A, which may be modified, from time to
time, by mutual agreement in writing of the Rosetta designated personnel
identified on Schedule 10 hereto or as may be designated or otherwise
subsequently revised in writing by any Rosetta officer (the “Rosetta Authorized
Representative”) and the CPS designated personnel identified on Schedule 10
hereto or as may be designated or otherwise subsequently revised in writing
by
and CPS officer (the “CPS Designated Representative”) (hereinafter, the “Rosetta
Production”).
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The
Services shall include, but not be limited to, the subject matters set forth
in
the following Schedules:
Schedule
1 - Rosetta Production
Schedule
2 - Information Access
Schedule
3 - Meetings, Schedules and Reporting
Schedule
4 - Contract Preparation, Negotiation and Administration
Schedule
5 - Royalty Issues
Schedule
6 - Payment from Purchasers of Rosetta Production
Schedule
7 - Rosetta Working Interest Owners
Schedule
8 - Pricing and Credit Issues
Schedule
9 - Hourly Rate for Services Not Listed on Other Schedules
Schedule
10 - Authorized Representatives
Schedule 11 – Transition Services
“Schedules
1 through 11” are attached and fully incorporated herein. In the
event Rosetta and CPS agree in the future that CPS will perform additional
Services not identified in this Marketing Agreement or in an attached Schedule
hereto, additional Schedules will be added to this Marketing Agreement or
existing Schedules will be amended in order to identify and describe the
new
Services to be performed for Rosetta by CPS. Any additional Services
which are not included in the Schedules performed at the written request
of the
Rosetta Authorized Representative will be charged at the hourly rate specified
in Schedule 9 or any other rate or fee as may be mutually agreed upon in
writing
by the Parties and added to this Marketing Agreement by a signed written
amendment. CPS agrees to perform the Services in a workmanlike manner
with due diligence and without undue delays or interruptions. CPS
further agrees that the Services shall be performed in a commercially reasonable
manner. As an independent contractor, CPS shall not have any
fiduciary obligation to Rosetta in connection with the services provided
pursuant to this Marketing Agreement; provided however, that CPS will faithfully
comply with its obligations to Rosetta under this Marketing
Agreement. CPS and Rosetta shall cooperate with each other and assist
each other to facilitate CPS’ performance of the Services. To this
end, Rosetta agrees to timely furnish CPS with information reasonably requested
by CPS in writing that Rosetta may have that is pertinent to the Services,
but
which CPS does not possess or have access to through Rosetta
systems.
ARTICLE
2
TERM
This
Marketing Agreement shall be effective on July 1, 2007 (“Effective Date”) and
shall continue through the earlier of (i) June 30, 2009; (ii) the date CPS
receives written notice from Rosetta of immediate expiration of the New
Marketing Agreement on account of the first to occur of the following: (a)
the
entry by a court of competent jurisdiction of a final, nonappealable order
avoiding the Sale Transaction as a fraudulent or similar
transfer; or (b) the Bankruptcy Court authorizing
Calpine to reject the PSA in whole or in part,
unless Rosetta obtains a stay of the effect of such rejection
order from a court of competent jurisdiction, in which case, upon the entry
of a
final nonappealable order authorizing Calpine to reject the
PSA in whole or in part (and, in either
case,
Calpine exercising its authority pursuant to such rejection
order, hereinafter, the “Term”). The bold and capitalized terms used
in the prior sentence shall have the same meaning as defined by that certain
Partial Transfer and Release Agreement dated August 3, 2007. Whether
the triggering events defined in subparts (ii) or (iii) above result in an
expiration shall be at Rosetta’s sole discretion, which discretion shall be
exercised and memorialized by the written notice of immediate expiration
to CPS
(any such expiration to be effective on notice receipt). At Rosetta’s
option to be exercised in writing at any time before expiration of the Term,
CPS
shall provide “Transition Services” as more fully described in Schedule 11,
thereafter for an additional ninety (90) day period following the expiration
of
the Term in addition to and under the same terms and conditions of this
Marketing Agreement. Following any termination or expiration of this
Marketing Agreement for whatever reason, including during and following the
final expiration of any additional ninety (90) day Transition Services period
for which Rosetta has exercised its option, each Party shall remain subject
to
and comply with the continuing obligation of confidentiality in Article 11
and
the Audit and Overpayment provisions of Article 5. Upon expiration or
termination of this Marketing Agreement and the Transition Services period
if so
exercised, all Services shall terminate except as otherwise specifically
provided herein, and each Party shall have no further access to or use of
any
programs or materials utilized by the other Party in connection with this
Marketing Agreement. In the event of a material failure of a Party to
perform in accordance with the terms of this Marketing Agreement or Schedule
(“Non-Performing Party”) through no fault of the other Party, the other Party
(“Complaining Party”) shall have the right to terminate this Marketing
Agreement, subject to Rosetta’s option to require CPS to provide Transition
Services for an additional ninety (90) days after any termination, if within
twenty (20) days after Non-Performing Party’s receipt of written notice from the
Complaining Party, the Non-Performing Party does not cure or commence and
continuously maintain the cure of the performance defects complained of in
such
written notice. Any such termination shall be effective on receipt of
the complaining Party’s written termination notice to the Non-Performing Party
after the expiration of such cure period, unless Rosetta exercises is option
to
require CPS to provide Transition Services, which right shall survive any
default of Rosetta. The term “Sale Transaction” as used in this
Marketing Agreement shall mean the sale to Rosetta of ultimate ownership
and
control of all or substantially all of the assets comprising Calpine
Corporation’s oil and gas business as provided for in the PSA.
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ARTICLE
3
DESIGNATION
OF REPRESENTATIVES
CPS
Authorized Representative and Rosetta Authorized Representatives shall be
identified on Schedule 10 of this Marketing Agreement and may be modified
by the
relevant Party from time to time by notifying the other Party of changes
in
writing executed by any officer of said Party. The Rosetta Authorized
Representative may authorize additional Services to be performed hereunder
or
may terminate Services. A CPS Authorized Representative shall be
authorized to receive notice of a proposed amendment to the Services, or
requests by Rosetta for Services to be performed as per Schedule
9. CPS personnel performing the Services and Rosetta personnel shall
freely communicate with one another related to CPS’ performance of the Services
and any additional Services as may be requested or authorized by the Rosetta
Authorized Representative; provided that any Rosetta personnel having a
performance issue with CPS will notify the CPS Authorized Representative
who
shall then be responsible for resolving any issues with the Rosetta Authorized
Representative.
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ARTICLE
4
CHARGES
AND TERMS OF PAYMENT
CPS
shall
charge Rosetta a monthly fee (the “Monthly Fee”) for the Services provided
pursuant to this Marketing Agreement to be paid monthly in
arrears. The Monthly Fee shall be an amount equal to .5% of the “net
proceeds” actually received by Rosetta for the sale of all Rosetta Production
during the Term, as well as any ninety (90) day Transition Services period,
if
applicable, excluding all actual charges and expenses incurred by Rosetta,
including but not limited to transportation, gathering, treating, blending,
quality, treating or processing fees, or similar charges, as well as expenses
and charges for postproduction compression fuel and line loss. For
further clarification, the term “net proceeds” does not include deductions for
any and all severance taxes or similar taxes levied upon Rosetta Production,
the
Monthly Fee or extra charges under this Marketing Agreement. CPS will
invoice Rosetta for the Monthly Fee on or before the twenty-fifth (25th)
day of
each month following the month of Service. Rosetta shall either pay
such invoices by the last business day of the month or ten (10) days from
the
date of the invoice, whichever is later, or net such payment from amounts
due
and payable to Rosetta resulting from any monthly gas sales to Calpine Energy
Services, L.P. (“CES”), Calpine Corporation or any Calpine affiliate for the
applicable month the Monthly Fee is earned. CPS agrees to provide
Rosetta with detail and supporting documentation for any extra charges pursuant
to Schedule 9 as may be requested by a Rosetta Authorized Representative
and
performed by CPS during any month during the Term of this Marketing
Agreement.
The
aggregate total of the Monthly Fees for each of Year 1 (July 1, 2007 through
June 30, 2008) and Year 2 (July 1, 2008 through June 30, 2009) of this Marketing
Agreement (or as may be pro-rated for a partial year in the event the Term
is
less than a two-year period) shall be subject to a $1 million minimum aggregate
annual floor (“Annual Fee Floor”) and a maximum aggregate annual cap (the
“Annual Fee Cap”) in an amount not to exceed the amounts set forth on the chart
below, which correspond to the actual annual volume of the Rosetta Production
invoiced with the Monthly Fee for that annual or pro rata period, expressed
in
BTUs. For purposes of the computation of the Annual Fee Cap, sales of
oil production shall be converted to MMBtu on the basis of one (1) barrel
of oil
being equivalent to 6 MMBtu.
Annual Fee Cap
|
Annual Volume
|
(MMBtus)
|
||
$2,000,000
|
0 thru
|
54,750,000
|
||
$2,500,000
|
54,750,001
thru
|
65,700,000
|
||
$3,000,000
|
65,700,001
thru
|
73,000,000
|
||
$3,500,000
|
73,000,001
thru
|
83,950,000
|
||
$4,000,000
|
83,950,001
thru
|
unlimited
|
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The
Parties shall “true up” or reconcile the aggregate total of the Monthly Fees for
each of Year 1 and Year 2 of the Marketing Agreement (or the pro rata portion
of
such year in the event the Term is less than two years), and Rosetta shall
pay
CPS any positive difference between the Annual Fee Floor and the amount actually
paid for that period or CPS shall pay Rosetta any positive difference between
the Monthly Fees actually paid for that period and the applicable Annual
Fee
Cap no later than the sixty (60) days following the conclusion of
Year 1 or Year 2 (or end of the Term if less than two years),
respectively.
In
the
event the Term is less than a two-year period, Rosetta shall pay CPS the
Annual
Fee Floor less any undisputed Monthly Fees for the applicable year paid by
Rosetta to CPS.
ARTICLE
5
AUDITS
AND OVERPAYMENTS
During
the term of this Marketing Agreement and for a period of two (2) years following
expiration or termination of this Marketing Agreement (for whatever cause),
each
Party shall have the right to audit the other Party’s books and records for
verification of the basis of any compensation paid or owed by Rosetta to
CPS
hereunder, and in the event a Party determines that an adjustment is needed,
that Party shall invoice the other Party for any amount of overpayment,
underpayment or adjustment it determines to be owed (“Adjusted Invoice”), any
such Adjusted Invoice to include reasonable supporting documentation. Except
as
to any portion of an Adjusted Invoice disputed in good faith, the Party invoiced
shall provide payment to the other Party within thirty (30) days of receipt
of
the Adjusted Invoice of the undisputed amount for any such overpayments,
underpayments or adjustments. All Parties agree that each Party shall have
the
right to set-off against any future payments owed under this Marketing Agreement
any undisputed portion of an Adjusted Invoice which is not refunded within
such
thirty (30) day period.
ARTICLE
6
INDEPENDENT
CONTRACTOR
It
is
understood and agreed that CPS is an independent contractor in the performance
of each and every part of this Marketing Agreement and that CPS’ employees shall
not be deemed to be the employees of Rosetta. Rosetta shall have the
right to inspect the performance of the Services to ensure satisfactory
completion thereof, it being distinctly understood that Rosetta is in no
way
associated or otherwise connected with the actual performance and details
of the
Services, as Rosetta is interested in and looking only to the end result
to be
accomplished. CPS is solely and individually liable for all labor and expenses
in connection with rendering the Services. Rosetta authorizes CPS to
act as it’s seller’s representative when performing the Services contracted for
in this Marketing Agreement in accordance with Rosetta Authorized
Representative’s prior written instructions in this regard.
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ARTICLE
7
MARKETING
AGREEMENTS WITH THIRD PARTIES
All
agreements between Rosetta and third parties shall be entered into in the
name
of RROLP or RROLLC, as appropriate, executed by an authorized Rosetta
officer. CPS is prohibited from buying or selling hydrocarbons,
including settling imbalances, processing elections, executing midstream
and
gathering agreements on behalf of Rosetta without the prior written approval
of
a Rosetta officer.
ARTICLE
8
NO
WARRANTIES OR REPRESENTATIONS WITHOUT PRIOR APPROVAL
Unless
expressly authorized in this Marketing Agreement or by prior written authority,
CPS shall have no authority to make warranties or representations on behalf
of
or in the name of Rosetta and Rosetta shall have no authority to make any
warranties or representations on behalf of or in the name of CPS.
ARTICLE
9
TAXES
CPS
shall
be responsible for payment of all taxes arising out of or associated with
its
remuneration earned in connection with this Marketing Agreement, including
without limitation, CPS’ federal, state and local income tax, social security
tax, unemployment insurance tax, and any other taxes or business license
fees
required of any nature whatsoever. Rosetta shall be responsible for
payment of all taxes arising out of or associated with Rosetta Production
and
its business activities. In performing the Services, specifically
those pursuant to the attached Schedule 3, CPS will provide
information it maintains to assist Rosetta in the preparation and payment
of all
applicable severance or similar taxes attributable to Rosetta
Production.
ARTICLE
10
LIABILITY
AND INDEMNITY
CPS
shall
not be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by it under or
pursuant to this Marketing Agreement if done in a commercially reasonable
manner
so as to satisfy CPS’ obligations hereunder and reasonably believed by CPS to be
in accordance with the Rosetta Authorized Representative’s prior written
direction. Rosetta shall indemnify and hold harmless CPS from and
against any and all third-party claims, liens, demands, causes of actions
or
expenses arising out of, or incidental to, the operations under this Marketing
Agreement when arising out of the joint or concurrent negligence of CPS and
Rosetta, except to the extent the same arises out of or is in connection
with
CPS’ willful misconduct, sole or gross negligence. If Rosetta or CPS
receives a claim or demand related to this Marketing Agreement, Rosetta or
CPS
shall notify the respective other Party promptly in writing and give such
Party
all available information and assistance to evaluate, defend and settle such
claim. Rosetta shall defend each claim asserted and suit brought
involving any matter for which Rosetta has an obligation to indemnify CPS
hereunder, Rosetta shall be entitled to select and retain defense counsel
of its
choosing in such circumstances, and Rosetta shall pay all costs, expenses
and
attorney fees incidental thereto and all judgments resulting
therefrom. If it is determined that Rosetta is not obligated to
indemnify CPS, CPS will fully reimburse Rosetta for all costs and expenses,
including attorneys fees and judgments. CPS shall have the right, at
its option and sole expense, to participate in the defense of each such claim
or
suit without relieving Rosetta of any obligations hereunder.
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ANY
STATUTORY LIMITATIONS NOW OR HEREAFTER IN EFFECT WHICH AFFECT THE VALIDITY
OR
ENFORCEABILITY OF THE INDEMNIFICATION PROVISIONS IN THIS MARKETING AGREEMENT
ARE
MADE A PART HEREOF IN THE RESPECTIVE JURISDICTION WHERE THE STATUTE APPLIES
AND
ANY SUCH STATUTORY LIMITATIONS SHALL OPERATE TO AMEND THE INDEMNITY PROVISIONS
HEREOF TO THE MINIMUM EXTENT NECESSARY TO BRING SUCH PROVISIONS INTO CONFORMITY
WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE STATUTE. SO MODIFIED, THE INDEMNITY PROVISIONS
OF
THIS CONTRACT SHALL CONTINUE IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT.
ARTICLE
11
CONFIDENTIALITY
Except
to
the extent (i) required (through deposition, interrogatory, request for
production, subpoena, civil investigative demand or similar process) by a
court
or regulatory order, (ii) as required by CPS’ financial advisor, investors, or
bankers who need to know such information, or (iii) expressly agreed to in
writing by Rosetta, CPS and its representatives agree to keep confidential
all
information, including pricing and any data collected hereunder. Such
confidentiality obligation shall continue during the term of this Marketing
Agreement and for a period of two (2) years following the expiration or
termination of this Marketing Agreement. In the event that CPS is
required, in the manner specified above, to disclose any confidential
information, CPS shall provide prompt oral notice followed by written notice
to
Rosetta so that Rosetta may timely seek a protective order or other appropriate
remedy. In the event that such protective order or other remedy is
not obtained, CPS agrees (i) to furnish such information and (ii) to exercise
commercially reasonable efforts to obtain assurance and available protection
to
ensure that confidential treatment will be accorded such confidential
information.
Notwithstanding
the foregoing, confidential information shall not include: (i) information
which
subsequently becomes, after disclosure, part of the public domain through
no act
or omission of CPS; (ii) information which was, prior to disclosure, already
in
CPS’ possession and was not acquired, directly or indirectly, from a third party
who, to CPS’ knowledge, is under an agreement or fiduciary obligation of
confidentiality to Rosetta; and (iii) information which is subsequent to
disclosure, lawfully and independently obtained by CPS, to its knowledge,
from a
third party who is lawfully in possession of such information and who is
not
under an agreement or fiduciary obligation of confidentiality to Rosetta
with
respect to such information, all to CPS’ knowledge. CPS, as an
affiliate of Calpine Corporation and CES, expressly acknowledges and agrees
that
all property, production, pricing or other information received from Rosetta,
resulting from performance of services under this Marketing Agreement is
proprietary and must kept strictly confidential, and CPS agrees that it will
not
share any of this information with any of its affiliates or use it for any
purpose other than executing its duties hereunder.
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ARTICLE
12
MISCELLANEOUS
Compliance
with Laws, Permits, and License Requirements. Each Party
shall, at its sole cost and expense, comply with all federal, state and local
laws applicable to its performance hereunder and shall procure all applicable
licenses and permits necessary for the fulfillment of its obligations under
this
Marketing Agreement.
Assignment. No
Party may assign any rights or obligations under this Marketing Agreement,
without the prior written consent of the other Party who shall have the sole
discretion of denying such assignment(s) for any reason, provided that an
assignment may be made by any Party to an affiliate without such prior
approval. This Marketing Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to
the benefit of the Parties hereto and their respective permitted successors
and
assigns. In the event that any Party shall sell all or substantially
all of its assets or transfer all or a majority of its ownership to a
non-affiliated third party (or otherwise relinquish voting control), it shall
promptly provide notice to the other Parties and the other Parties shall
have
the option to terminate this Marketing Agreement on sixty (60) days written
notice to such Party, provided notice is given within ninety (90) days from
the
date the notice is received of such transfer. If such notice is not
given within such ninety (90) days, the other Parties forfeit their right
to
terminate.
Non-Waiver. A
waiver by Rosetta or CPS of any breach of any covenant, condition or provision
(whether expressed, implied or otherwise) herein contained shall not be taken
to
be a waiver of any subsequent breach of the same or any other covenant,
condition or provision.
Merger
of Marketing Agreement. This Marketing Agreement is an
integrated Marketing Agreement and contains the entire agreement regarding
matters herein between the Parties. No representations, warranties or
promises have been made or relied upon by any Party hereto other than as
set
forth herein. This Marketing Agreement supersedes and controls any
and all prior communications between the Parties or their representatives
relative to matters contained herein. Any changes, modifications, or
additions to this Marketing Agreement or any Exhibit or Schedule attached
thereto shall be made by mutual consent in writing and signed by all
Parties. To the extent there is any inconsistency between this
Marketing Agreement and that certain Partial Transfer and Release Agreement
dated August 3, 2007 (the “Partial Transfer and Release Agreement”), by and
between CPS and certain of its affiliates, on the one hand, and Rosetta,
its
parent, and certain of its affiliates, on the other, the Partial Transfer
and
Release Agreement shall control.
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Notices. Except
as otherwise provided herein, all notices, requests, consents or demands
(collectively, “Notices”) hereunder, other than day-to-day routine
communications, shall be in writing and shall be delivered by U.S. mail,
certified, return receipt requested, or by personal delivery, or by overnight
carrier, or by facsimile to the following addresses:
All
notices shall be delivered to:
As
to CPS:
|
As
to Rosetta:
|
Calpine
Producer Services, L.P.
|
Rosetta
Resources Operating LP
|
Attn:
Contract Administration
|
Attn:
Marketing Department
|
717
Texas, Suite 1000
|
717
Texas, Suite 2800
|
Houston,
Texas 77002
|
Xxxxxxx,
Xxxxx 00000
|
Fax:
(0 00) 000-0000
|
Fax:
(000) 000-0000
|
With
copies of notices relating to accounting delivered to:
As
to CPS:
|
As
to Rosetta:
|
Calpine
Producer Services, L.P.
|
Rosetta
Resources Operating LP
|
Attn:
Accounting
|
Attn:
Marketing Department
|
717
Texas, Suite 1000
|
717
Texas, Suite 2800
|
Houston,
Texas 77002
|
Xxxxxxx,
Xxxxx 00000
|
Fax:
(000) 000-0000
|
Fax:
(000) 000-0000
|
With
copies of notices relating to confirmations delivered to:
As
to CPS:
|
As
to Rosetta:
|
Calpine
Producer Services, L.P.
|
Rosetta
Resources Operating LP
|
Attn:
Deal Clearing
|
Attn:
Marketing Department
|
717
Texas, Suite 1000
|
717
Texas, Suite 2800
|
Houston,
Texas 77002
|
Xxxxxxx,
Xxxxx 00000
|
Fax:
(000) 000-0000
|
Fax:
(000) 000-0000
|
Any
Party
may change its address by written notice to the other Party. Unless
otherwise provided, all written notices called for in this Marketing Agreement
shall be effective upon receipt. Routine communications shall be
considered as delivered when mailed. A copy of all communications of
a Party sent by facsimile (other than routine communications) shall be sent
by
U.S. mail, certified, return receipt requested, or by personal delivery or
by
overnight carrier to the other Party; provided that failure to so confirm
such
facsimile communication shall not invalidate the communication given by
facsimile assuming delivery is otherwise verified.
No
Third Party Benefits. Nothing in this Marketing
Agreement shall be construed to create a duty to, any standard of care with
reference to, or any liability to any person not a Party to this Marketing
Agreement.
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Limitation
of Liability. In no event will any Party be liable for
any lost or prospective profits or any other incidental, consequential,
punitive, exemplary or indirect losses or damages in tort, breach of contract
or
otherwise arising from or relating to this Marketing Agreement.
Notwithstanding
anything in this Marketing Agreement to the contrary, CPS’ maximum exposure
under any claim of damages, liability or indemnification under contract,
tort,
warranty, strict liability or any other legal theory shall be limited to
the fee
for services actually received by CPS under this Marketing Agreement as of
the
date of such claim.
Counterparts. This
Marketing Agreement may be executed in multiple counterparts, each of which
shall be deemed an original, and all of which together shall constitute one
and
the same instrument. Any executed counterpart transmitted by
facsimile or similar transmission by any Party shall be deemed an original
and
shall be binding upon such Party.
Governing
Law. This Marketing Agreement
shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State
of
Texas, not including, however, any of its conflicts of law rules that would
make
applicable the laws of any other jurisdiction.
Dispute
Resolution. Each Party shall designate in writing to the
other Party a representative who shall be authorized to resolve any dispute
arising under this Marketing Agreement in an equitable manner and, unless
otherwise expressly provided herein, to exercise the authority of such Party
to
make decisions by mutual agreement.
If
such
designated representatives are unable to resolve a dispute under this Marketing
Agreement, such dispute shall be referred by each Party’s representatives,
respectively, to a senior officer designated by CPS and a senior officer
designated by Rosetta for resolution upon five (5) days written notice from
either Party. Any dispute that may arise in connection with this
Marketing Agreement which cannot be resolved within thirty (30) days following
submission to senior officers shall be settled by arbitration in accordance
with
this section of the Marketing Agreement as further specified below.
After
the
expiration of the thirty (30) day period described in this section, either
Party
may submit such dispute to binding arbitration pursuant to the rules of the
American Arbitration Association (“AAA”). The process shall be
initiated by either Party delivering to the other a written notice requesting
arbitration, with the other Party to respond to such request within ten (10)
business days. The Parties shall select a single arbitrator with knowledge
of
and over five (5) years of professional experience in connection with similar
transactions and who has not previously been employed or retained by either
Party and who does not have a direct or indirect interest in either Party
or the
subject matter of the arbitration. Such arbitrator shall either be mutually
agreed by the Parties within thirty (30) days after written notice from either
Party requesting arbitration, or failing agreement, shall be selected under
the
expedited rules of the AAA. Such arbitration shall be held in
Houston, Texas, or in any other mutually agreed upon location. The
rules of the AAA shall apply to the extent not inconsistent with the rules
herein specified. The arbitration shall be conducted according to the
following procedures: (a) the arbitration hearing shall commence no later
than
thirty (30) days after the selection of the arbitrator, (b) not later than
seven (7) days prior to the hearing date set by the arbitrator each Party
shall
submit a brief detailing its factual and legal position and a final offer
for
settlement of the dispute including a dollar amount, if appropriate, (c)
the
hearing shall be conducted on a confidential basis without continuance or
adjournment, (d) the arbitrator shall be limited to selecting only one of
the
two offers or, if applicable, one of the dollar amounts submitted by the
Parties, (e) each Party shall divide equally the cost of the arbitrator and
the
hearing and each Party shall be responsible for its own expenses and those
of
its counsel and representatives, and (f) evidence concerning the financial
position of the Parties, any offer made or the details of any negotiation
prior
to arbitration and the cost to the Parties of their representatives and counsel
shall not be permissible. The award of the arbitrator shall be made
no later than thirty (30) days after the date of closing of the hearing,
or if
oral hearings have been waived, after the date of transmitting the final
statements and proof to the arbitrator; provided, however, that in no event
shall any award be made later than one hundred and twenty (120) days after
the
date of the original demand for arbitration hereunder. The arbitrator
shall be required to render a reasoned decision accompanying any
award. The decision of the arbitrator shall be final and binding on
the Parties, enforceable in any state or federal court, and shall not be
appealed by either Party.
10
Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained herein, and regardless of any procedures
or
rules of the AAA, it is expressly agreed that the following shall apply and
control over any other provision in this section of the Marketing
Agreement:
i.
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The
arbitrator shall have no authority to award punitive damages or
attorneys’
fees.
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ii.
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The
Parties may, by written agreement signed by both Parties, alter
any time
deadline, location(s) for meeting(s), or procedure outlined in
this
section of the Marketing Agreement or in the AAA
rules.
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iii.
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Time
is of the essence for purposes of the provisions of this section
of the
Marketing Agreement.
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iv.
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Either
Party may seek a restraining order, temporary injunction, or other
provisional judicial relief if the Party in its sole judgment believes
that such action is necessary to avoid irreparable injury or to
preserve
the status quo (the “Temporary Relief”), and the Parties agree that such
Temporary Relief may be sought in any court with appropriate
jurisdiction. The Parties will continue to participate in good
faith in the procedures despite any request for provisional
relief.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this Marketing Agreement as of
the
date first above written.
ROSETTA
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CPS
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ROSETTA
RESOURCES OPERATING LP
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CALPINE
PRODUCER SERVICES, L.P.
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by
its general partner, CPN Energy Services, G.P., Inc.
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By:
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/s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxxx |
By:
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/s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx | ||
Vice President, Marketing | |||||
Name:
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Xxxx Xxxxxxxx |
Name:
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Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx | ||
Date:
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8/3/07 |
Date:
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8/3/07 |
ROSETTA
RESOURCES OFFSHORE, LLC
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By:
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/s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxxx | |
Vice President, Marketing | ||
Name:
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Xxxx Xxxxxxxx | |
Date:
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8/3/07 |
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EXHIBIT
A
TO
MARKETING AGREEMENT DATED _____________
BETWEEN
ROSETTA AND CPS
LIST
OF
PROPERTIES TO BE MARKETED - ROSETTA PRODUCTION
PIPELINE
|
METER
REF.
|
DESCRIPTION
|
CPNPL
|
7058
etal
|
TB
Compress/Xxxxxxxxx XX/Xxxxx etal
|
CPNPL
|
7058
|
TB
Compress.
|
PG&E
|
Various
|
Xxxxx/Xxxxxxxx/Xxxxxxxx
etal
|
PG&E
|
02415,
02419 etal
|
Xxxxx/Xxxxxx/Triton/Xxxxxxxx/Lyra
|
CPNPL
|
Various
|
Xxxxxxx
and Faultless Farms, Montis Niger xxxxx
|
SOUTHERN
STAR
|
13144-490
|
Xxxxxxxxxx
etal (Waverly-Xxxxx)
|
BC/CHEY
PLAINS
|
485685
|
Republican
Field--Xxxxx Creek
|
BC/CHEY
PLAINS
|
SRC
|
Republican
Field--S. Rattlesnake Creek
|
KM
INTERSTATE
|
998577
|
Republican
Field--Niobrara
|
RED
DESERT
|
91591317
|
Barrel
Springs 1-2-16-94
|
ENTERPRISE
|
88023
|
San
Xxxx, N.M. Xxxxx--Tsah Tah
|
DEFS
|
706962
|
Sears
#1
|
DEFS
|
C2012600
11
|
Cargo
1-4
|
DEFS
|
C2028500
11
|
Xxxxxx
1-4
|
DEFS
|
C2021000
11
|
Hall
1-33
|
NGPL
|
901557
|
Pooling
Pt-Midcont--Xxxxxx
|
ONEOK
|
1000755162
|
Xxxx-Xxx
#1
|
ONEOK
|
100755358
|
Xxxxx
2-20
|
ONEOK
|
100756998
|
Xxxxxxx
#1
|
CERRITO
|
243053
|
Cerrito
CP (Xxxxxx Est. Xxxxx)
|
DEFS
|
861014513
|
XX
Xxxxxx 6 (Killiam, Opr.)
|
DEIN
|
861021900
|
Xxxxxxx,
X.X. 12 XX
|
XXXX
|
861025300
|
XX
Xxxxxx/McK XX
|
XXXX
|
861026513
|
Moritas
XX
|
XXXX
|
861031313
|
Xxxx-Xxxxxx
CP
|
EPGT
- TETCO
|
803545
|
Xxxxxxxx
XX
|
HPL
|
098-5155
|
LaPerla
CP
|
HPL
|
098-6763
|
Xxxx
|
XXXX
P/L
|
000-00-000
etal
|
Bruni/Rottersman/Bruni
S. CP's
|
DCP
(DEIN)
|
861031213
|
X
X
Xxxxxx CP + Xxxxxx GJM
|
KMTP--WD
|
41064
|
Xxxxxxxx
Ranch--SCR/Xxxx/Xxxx/Beccero
|
EPGT
|
803492
|
EOG
Xxxxxxxxx
|
EPGT
|
803490
|
EOG
Xxxxxx #1
|
EPGT
|
803492
|
EOG
Xxxxxxxxx
|
EPGT
|
803490
|
EOG
Xxxxxx #1
|
EPGT
|
443455
|
XXX
Xxxxxx #0 (Xxxxx X0)
|
XXXX
|
000000
|
EOG
Xxxxxxxxx
|
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PIPELINE
|
METER
REF.
|
DESCRIPTION
|
XXXX
|
00000
|
Xxxxxx--Xxxxxxx
Fld--EOG
|
VINTAGE/CHANNEL
|
Chan
016355
|
State
Tract 100/Baytown
|
DEFS
|
02AT70170706
|
XxXxxxxxx
|
DEFS
|
48850-00
|
Xxxxx
2,3,4,5
|
DEFS
|
93592-0
|
Xxxxx
B #6
|
DEFS
|
93799-00
|
Xxxxx
#1
|
DEIN
|
77246
|
X.X.
Xxxxx U-1/L-1
|
DEIN
|
861004108
|
Xxxxxxx
A-1
|
DEIN
|
871004701
|
Xxxxxxx
Rnch--Blocks 76,85,86
|
DEFS
|
41626
|
Xxxxxx
#1
|
HCGS-COPANO
|
121
|
Xxxxxx
B-1 CP
|
HCGS-COPANO
|
168
& 71
|
Xxxxxxxx
CDP/Xxxxxxxx CDP
|
KMSTP
|
00-000-00
|
Xxxxxxx,
XX #1 & #2
|
XXXX
|
000
|
Xxxxxx
Xxx. 0
|
XXXX
|
000000
|
Cal
Gas Plt Out--Xxxxxxx St.
|
KMTP
|
012
|
King
Ranch--Xxxx-Xxxxx
|
TETCO
|
72794
|
Champion
#1
|
ATMOS
|
03549400
|
X.X.
Xxxxxx #2
|
SNG
|
PSNG1982
|
Main
Pass 118
|
TRANSCO
|
14--Sta.
65
|
E
Cam 89
|
TRUNKLINE
|
85000
|
X.
Xxxxx 00
|
XXXX/XXX
|
00000
|
Xxxx
Xxxxxx X-000
|
TRANSCO
|
TBD
|
Sabine
Lake Xxxxx
|
TETCO
|
South
Timbalier 235
|
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SCHEDULE
1
SERVICES
RELATED TO ROSETTA PRODUCTION
1.
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CPS
shall receive volumetric data available for Rosetta Production
volumes
from Rosetta production department, and at Rosetta’s sole option using
Rosetta’s Production Access system (“PAS”) except with respect to new
xxxxx having no production history, and assist Rosetta’s production
department in assessment of Rosetta Production volumes, by comparison
to
historical sales volumes and regular communication as needed for
accurate
nomination of Rosetta Production.
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2.
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CPS
shall sell trade and/or market Rosetta Production on a spot or
term basis
in accordance with the directions of Rosetta Authorized
Representatives. CPS shall provide services related to the sale
of such Rosetta Production including: nominating, scheduling, balancing
and other customary marketing services. The terms and
conditions of the sales agreements for Rosetta Production shall
be
negotiated by CPS utilizing commercially reasonable efforts to
obtain the
most favorable terms beneficial to Rosetta, and shall be subject
to
Rosetta’s prior written approval.
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3.
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CPS
will assist Rosetta in reducing post-production midstream charges
and
expenses such as gathering, treating, dehydration, blending, processing,
compression and transportation associated with any sale of Rosetta
Production so as to maximize the value of Rosetta Production at
the
wellhead or the central delivery point(s) for that area. CPS
shall seek out other opportunities to increase Rosetta Production
values
through competitive pricing and enhancements such as gas processing
upgrades, and shall be subject to Rosetta’s prior written
approval
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4.
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The
sales agreements for Rosetta Production and all post-production
midstream
agreements for Rosetta Production shall be executed by Rosetta
on a form
that has been previously approved by Rosetta. All executed
sales agreements for Rosetta Production shall include a provision
requiring that all payments to be made thereunder shall be made
directly
to Rosetta, 000 Xxxxx, Xxxxx 0000 Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000, or an account
designated by Rosetta.
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5.
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As
to any and all potential buyers to whom CPS markets Rosetta Production,
CPS shall make commercially reasonable investigation of their
creditworthiness, and once CPS has performed and documented such
investigation, CPS shall present such information to
Rosetta. At such time as the credit information is presented to
Rosetta, Rosetta shall in its sole judgment make a determination
as to a
credit amount to be allowed related to the specific
counterparty. Rosetta shall notify CPS of such credit amount or
security requirement for the specific counterparty and
transaction. After such approval or security has been received
by Rosetta from CPS or the counterparty, CPS shall bear no further
responsibility or liability hereunder should any such buyer become
insolvent or fail to make payment for such Rosetta Production sold
by CPS
on behalf of Rosetta, as long as CPS has not exceeded the pre-established
credit limit. Such creditworthiness documentation is to be
retained by the Parties and periodically updated as determined
by the
Parties based on its own good business practices as long as CPS
continues
to sell Rosetta Production to such
buyer(s).
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6.
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The
ownership, operation and costs associated with Rosetta-owned or
controlled
facilities from and through which Rosetta Production is delivered
shall
remain with Rosetta, and CPS shall have no authority or liability
with
respect to such facilities; provided however, that the buyers arranged
by
CPS for the Rosetta Production will be responsible for paying for
all fees
and costs beyond the delivery point for the Rosetta
Production. Title to all Rosetta Production shall remain with
Rosetta through the respective delivery points for Rosetta Production
to
the respective buyers under all executed sales agreements for Rosetta
Production.
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SCHEDULE
2
SERVICES
RELATED TO INFORMATION ACCESS
1.
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CPS
shall make available to appropriate Rosetta employees, secure access
to
CPS’ online Producer Control Center (“PCC”), including all updates and
improvements to better serve Rosetta’s needs (e.g., tabs for scanned
documents, reformatted reports, etc.); provided however, that Rosetta
will
be responsible for providing accurate information to CPS if required
in
relation to such reports (e.g., PAS to use same field and well
identification as Excalibur Well Master). Nothing herein shall
be construed to xxxxx Xxxxxxx access to CPS’ EMS
program.
|
2.
|
CPS
shall assist in the training of these Rosetta employees and their
use of
PCC and CPS’ other systems, programs and reports so Rosetta receives the
expected Services. Similarly Rosetta will familiarize CPS employees
with
Rosetta’s systems and programs.
|
3.
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CPS
shall provide necessary and pertinent information from CPS’ systems,
programs and other reports to facilitate the recording and booking
of
revenues by Rosetta, including providing electronic links to Rosetta’s
Excalibur accounting system.
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SCHEDULE
3
MEETINGS,
SCHEDULES AND REPORTING
1.
|
CPS
will provide written or electronic confirmations on all transactions
each
month to Rosetta within 10 working days following the first gas
flow day
of each month.
|
2.
|
CPS
will provide a spread sheet each Monday that includes meters that
have
firm gas sales contracts or hedge positions related to such
meters. The spreadsheet will identify daily gas sales as
compared to each firm contract or hedge position, cumulative sales,
and
cumulative excess or shortfall.
|
3.
|
Each
month prior to bidweek CPS will meet with Rosetta to determine
sales
strategy and production to be included in bid solicitations for
following
sales month.
|
4.
|
During
bidweek and prior to sending out bid solicitations CPS will provide
a copy
of the Bid solicitation to Rosetta for their prior written approval
of
volumes and counterparties.
|
5.
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After
monthly bid process is completed, CPS will provide a summary of
the bid
results including each counterparties bid terms and credit
rating.
|
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SCHEDULE
4
SERVICES
RELATED TO CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION
1.
|
CPS
shall assist Rosetta in preparing and negotiating for Rosetta’s approval
and execution, and administering, all sales agreements for Rosetta
Production and all post-production midstream agreements for the
gathering,
transportation, processing, dehydrating, treating, blending, and/or
compressing of Rosetta Production.
|
2.
|
CPS
shall perform all required nominations and flow schedules based
on
historical daily flows, well maintenance information from Rosetta
and
pipeline capacity constraints, if any, with the goal of avoiding
imbalance
penalties as much as possible.
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3.
|
Rosetta
shall be liable for all pipeline imbalances existing that relate
to
Rosetta Production.
|
4.
|
CPS
shall monitor and manage pipeline imbalances and report on the
status of
pipeline imbalances at least monthly or more frequently as requested
by
Rosetta.
|
5.
|
CPS
shall account for the sale of all hydrocarbons associated with
all Rosetta
Production and shall actualize volumes in accordance with pipeline
statements.
|
6.
|
CPS
shall assist Rosetta with the review and resolution of post-production
midstream agreement rate
discrepancies.
|
7.
|
CPS
shall track all derivative and hedge transaction as provided by
Rosetta to
verify physical sales coverage related to Rosetta’s derivative
positions.
|
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SCHEDULE
5
SERVICES
RELATED TO ROYALTY ISSUES
1.
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For
all sales of Rosetta Production, CPS shall keep proper records
reflecting
price paid, market price in the area at the time and place of sale,
and
bids from third party sellers and purchasers to substantiate that
the
price paid was equivalent to fair market value when taking into
consideration all appropriate adjustments. CPS shall print the
appropriate bids, including commodity price and basis differential,
that
are posted on Intercontinental Exchange at the time of the sale
and shall
keep all records for a period of five (5) years from the beginning
of the
month after the month of sale, or for so long thereafter as a dispute,
investigation, court action, or regulatory action commenced within
such
five (5) years may exist. CPS shall not be requested to
dispense royalty payments to Rosetta royalty owners or working
interest
owners but does agree to provide accurate and timely detail, documentation
and other information to assist Rosetta’s proper calculation and payment
of all royalties owed in connection with Rosetta
Production.
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SCHEDULE
6
SERVICES
RELATED TO PAYMENT FROM
PURCHASERS
OF ROSETTA PRODUCTION
CPS
will
undertake the following remittance duties:
1.
|
CPS
shall prepare and send invoices to all buyers of Rosetta
Production.
|
2.
|
CPS
shall work with Rosetta to reconcile accounts receivable for all
Rosetta
Production.
|
3.
|
CPS
will aide in managing Rosetta’s collateral
account.
|
4.
|
CPS
shall work with Rosetta to help ensure that the buyers pay all
post-production midstream charges and expenses after the delivery
point
for each sale. If the delivery point is not at the wellhead, but
instead
is at the central delivery point, CPS will provide the documentation
establishing that the sales price net of the applicable post-production
midstream charges and expenses from the wellhead to such central
delivery
point is greater than or equal to the sales price at the
wellhead
|
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SCHEDULE
7
SERVICES
RELATED TO ROSETTA WORKING INTEREST OWNERS
1.
|
CPS
shall provide available daily sales volume estimates to Rosetta
working
interest owners taking in kind, when requested to do so by Rosetta
land
department, provided CPS has been furnished with the proper working
interest percentages and addresses by Rosetta land
department.
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SCHEDULE
8
SERVICES
RELATED TO PRICING AND CREDIT ISSUES
1.
|
CPS
will make commercially reasonable efforts to stay aware of credit
issues
involving Rosetta markets, and will advise Rosetta if and when
the credit
of their markets is under scrutiny. CPS will ensure that
Rosetta only sells to markets approved by Rosetta based on its
investigation and analysis pursuant to Schedule
3.
|
2.
|
CPS
shall assist Rosetta with market pricing, basis, and other price
adjustments for the purpose of reserve evaluation or the exploration
or
acquisition of new reserves. CPS shall provide information on all
post-production midstream charges and expenses, including, without
limitation, gathering, dehydration, blending, treating, processing,
compression, and transportation costs in new
areas.
|
3.
|
CPS
shall assist Rosetta with the assessment of market options and
maintain
open communication with Rosetta in an attempt to exchange timely
information so that Rosetta can seek to receive the best price
available
at the time all Rosetta Production is sold, keeping in mind the
volume,
location and financial stability of Rosetta’s
markets.
|
4.
|
CPS
shall provide Rosetta daily market back up and sales information
to assist
with pricing claims adjudication brought by working interest or
royalty
owners.
|
5.
|
CPS
shall assist Rosetta with physical gas sales to seek to maximize
profits
from Rosetta hedging activity.
|
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SCHEDULE
9
HOURLY
RATE FOR ADDITIONAL SERVICES
1.
|
$140.00
per hour for entire 2 year period—July 1, 2007 through June 30,
2009.
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SCHEDULE
10
AUTHORIZED
REPRESENTATIVES
Rosetta
Authorized Representatives:
J.
Xxxx
Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxxx
Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx
CPS
Authorized Representatives:
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SCHEDULE
11
TRANSITION
SERVICES
1.
|
Transfer
all Nomination and Scheduling responsibilities including access
to
nomination sites, passwords, and
information.
|
2.
|
Help
Train schedulers on gas scheduling for each pipeline or gathering
system
as needed.
|
3.
|
Issue
Notification to and help transfer contact information on all pipelines,
purchasers and other
counterparties.
|
4.
|
Copy
of all hard and electronic historical information, payment information,
remittance, and sales volume.
|
5.
|
Work
with Rosetta to transfer current confirms and trade information
into
Rosetta information management
system.
|
6.
|
Work
with Rosetta accounting to transfer over mid- and back office function
including billing and
reconciliation.
|
7.
|
Generate
list of counterparties and contact
introductions.
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