MASTER CRUDE OIL PURCHASE AND SALE CONTRACT DATED March 10, 2006 AMONG UTEXAM LIMITED, AS SELLER, AND FRONTIER OIL AND REFINING COMPANY, AS PURCHASER, FRONTIER OIL CORPORATION, AS GUARANTOR
EXHIBIT 10.1
MASTER
CRUDE OIL PURCHASE AND SALE CONTRACT
DATED
March
10,
2006
AMONG
UTEXAM
LIMITED,
AS
SELLER,
AND
FRONTIER
OIL AND REFINING COMPANY,
AS
PURCHASER,
FRONTIER
OIL CORPORATION,
AS
GUARANTOR
TABLE
OF
CONTENTS
ARTICLE
I
INTERPRETATION
ARTICLE
II
SALE
AND
PURCHASE OF CRUDE OIL
ARTICLE
III
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES
ARTICLE
IV
COVENANTS
ARTICLE
V
EVENTS
OF
DEFAULT AND EARLY TERMINATION
ARTICLE
VI
TERMINATION
RIGHTS RESULTING FROM FORCE MAJEURE
ARTICLE
VII
MISCELLANEOUS
EXHIBITS:
Exhibit
B Form
of
Master Agreement
Exhibit
E Monthly
Reconciliation Statement
This
MASTER CRUDE OIL PURCHASE AND SALE CONTRACT (as the same may from time to time
be amended, modified, supplemented or restated, this “Agreement”)
is
entered into as of March 10, 2006, between Utexam Limited, a company
incorporated under the laws of the Republic of Ireland (the “Seller”),
Frontier Oil and Refining Company, a Delaware corporation (the “Purchaser”),
and
Frontier Oil Corporation, a Wyoming corporation (the “Guarantor”)
(Seller, Purchaser and Guarantor sometimes collectively referred to as “the
parties” and individually as a “party”).
WHEREAS,
Seller desires to sell, and Purchaser desires to purchase, upon the terms and
conditions set forth in this Agreement, certain quantities of crude oil to
serve
as feedstock for the El Dorado, Kansas refinery owned by one of its affiliates,
the daily quantity of which shall not at any time exceed 35,000 Barrels per
day;
WHEREAS,
Purchaser and Seller acknowledge that the purchase and sale transactions
contemplated and evidenced by this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents
are dependent upon the existence of certain other agreements to be entered
into
by Seller, certain of its affiliates and/or other third parties, including,
but
not limited to, the Supply Contracts, the Master Agreement and the Swaps to
be
issued thereunder, and the Credit Facility (as such terms are defined
below);
WHEREAS,
Guarantor has agreed to guarantee the obligations of Purchaser pursuant to
this
Agreement and contemporaneously with the execution of this Agreement, Guarantor
and Seller shall execute a mutually-acceptable form of Guaranty Agreement (the
“Guaranty
Agreement”);
NOW
THEREFORE, in consideration of the respective covenants and agreements of the
parties hereinafter set forth and for good and valuable consideration, the
receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged by each of Seller
and
Purchaser, Seller and Purchaser hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE
I
INTERPRETATION
.
For
purposes of this Agreement, terms defined above have the meanings given above
and the following terms shall have the meanings indicated below:
“Acquisition
Cost”
shall
mean with respect to each Batch of Crude Oil purchased by Seller at an Injection
Point the actual proceeds paid by Seller to the Supplier pursuant to the
applicable Supply Contract for the number of Barrels in such Batch.
“Applicable
Instruments”
of
any
Person shall mean the Certificate or Articles of Incorporation, Memorandum
and
Articles of Association, by-laws and other organizational documents of such
Person and all contracts, indentures, agreements, instruments and documents
to
which such Person is a party or by which such Person or any assets of such
Person may be bound or affected.
“Approved
Injection Point”
shall
mean any Injection Point identified in Exhibit C attached
hereto.
“Approved
Supplier”
shall
mean (a)
any
Person listed on Exhibit D hereto or (b)
any
other Person Seller and Purchaser mutually agree in writing possesses financial
resources and credit histories mutually acceptable to both Seller and Purchaser
and has quantities of Crude Oil available for sale to Seller.
“Barrel”
shall
mean one United States barrel (42 United States gallons at 60 degrees
Fahrenheit).
“Batch”
shall
mean an identified quantity of Seller Crude Oil that has been accepted for
transportation in a Pipeline and shall refer to and include any batch
designations made by any Pipelines transporting the same quantity of Crude
Oil.
“Business
Day”
shall
mean a day, other than a Saturday or a Sunday, on which commercial banks are
not
authorized or required to be closed in New York City, New York, U.S.A. or in
Dublin, Ireland.
“Canadian
Discount”
shall
mean, in respect of any Batch of Crude Oil acquired by Seller pursuant to a
Supply Contract for resale to Purchaser, either (a) the differential or discount
to CMA for the Injection Month (expressed in United States Dollars per Barrel)
set forth in the applicable Supply Contract and used to determine the
Acquisition Cost of such Crude Oil, or (b) in the event the Supply Contract
utilizes a reference or index price other than CMA to establish the Acquisition
Cost, the equivalent differential or discount to CMA for the Injection Month
(expressed in United States Dollars per Barrel) for the Crude Oil purchased
under the Supply Contract.
“Carrying
Cost”
shall
mean with respect to each Batch of Crude Oil Delivered by Seller the sum of
(a)
all Swap Settlements applicable to such Batch plus (b) the Service Fee
applicable to such Batch plus (c) any amounts due under Section
2.03(b),
if
any.
“CMA”
shall
mean for any calendar month the average of the daily settlement prices
(expressed in United States Dollars per Barrel) for the first nearby or prompt
futures contract for West Texas Intermediate Crude Oil as traded on the NYMEX
(trading days only).
“Credit
Facility”
shall
mean that certain Revolving Credit Facility dated March 10, 2006 by and between
Seller, as Borrower, and the lenders named therein, as the same may be amended,
restated or replaced from time to time in accordance with Section
4.03(b).
“Crude
Oil”
shall
mean all types or grades of crude petroleum or oil which are acceptable to
both
Purchaser and Seller and are accepted by the Pipelines for transportation from
the Injection Points to the Delivery Locations existing from time to time under
this Agreement.
“Days
Outstanding”
shall
mean with respect to the calculation of the amount of each Acquisition Cost
and
each Swap Settlement the actual number of days between (a) the date a payment
is
made by Seller (or received by Seller pursuant to the settlement or a Swap)
and
(b) the date Purchaser tenders to Seller the Purchase Price applicable to the
Batch in question.
“Deal
Sheet”
shall
mean a Transaction summary substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit
A which is executed by both Seller and Purchaser and confirms, among other
things, (a) Seller’s commitment to purchase at an identified Injection Location
a specified quantity of Crude Oil from an identified Supplier and (b)
Purchaser’s commitment to purchase from Seller at an identified Delivery
Location a specified Batch or Batches of Crude Oil, in each case subject to
the
timely performance of transportation services to be provided by the Pipelines
referenced in such Transaction summary; and including any amended Deal Sheet
pursuant to Section 2.13.
“Default
Termination Date”
shall
have the meaning ascribed thereto in Section
5.03.
“Delivered”
shall
mean with respect to any Batch of Crude Oil either (a) the transfer, delivery
or
tender of such Crude Oil to Purchaser at a Delivery Location or (b) the
transfer, delivery or tender of such Crude Oil to an authorized third party
transferee at a point on or along a Pipeline, in each case as evidenced by
the
transporting Pipeline’s issuance of a custody transfer certificate or similar
form or the entry by such Pipeline of a notation in the Pipeline’s electronic
records.
“Delivery
Location”
shall
mean with respect to any Batch of Crude Oil the point of Seller’s delivery to
Purchaser which is specified in the applicable Deal Sheet and shall include
in
all events the Delivery Locations described in Exhibit C attached
hereto.
“Delivery
Month”
shall
mean with respect to any Batch of Crude Oil the calendar month during which
such
Crude Oil is Delivered.
“Early
Termination Date”
shall
have the meaning ascribed thereto in Section
2.12.
“Enbridge
Pipeline”
means
the common carrier pipeline systems owned or operated by Enbridge Pipelines,
Inc. and its affiliated companies and ventures.
“Environmental
Laws”
means
any and all Governmental Requirements pertaining in any way to health, safety
the environment or the preservation or reclamation of natural resources, in
effect in any and all jurisdictions in which Seller is conducting or at any
time
has conducted business, or where any Crude Oil subject to this Agreement, any
Supply Contract or any transportation or storage agreement contemplated by
the
foregoing two agreements (collectively, “Identified
Crude Oil”)
is
located, including without limitation, the Oil Pollution Act of 1990
(“OPA”),
as
amended, the Clean Air Act, as amended, the Comprehensive Environmental,
Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (“CERCLA”),
as
amended, the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended, the Occupational
Safety and Health Act of 1970, as amended, the Resource Conservation and
Recovery Act of 1976 (“RCRA”),
as
amended, the Safe Drinking Water Act, as amended, the Toxic Substances Control
Act, as amended, the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986,
as
amended, the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act, as amended, and other
environmental conservation or protection Governmental Requirements.
“Environmental
Licenses”
means
any permit, license, or other authorization from any (a) local, state,
territorial, federal, or foreign judicial, executive, regulatory,
administrative, legislative, or governmental agency, board, bureau, commission,
department, or other instrumentality, (b) private arbitration board or panel
or
(c) central bank, that is required under any Environmental Law for the lawful
conduct of any business, process, or other activity.
“Event
of Default”
means
a
Seller Event of Default or a Purchaser Event of Default, as the case may
be.
“Factor”
shall
mean with respect to the calculation of the amount of each Acquisition Cost
and
each Swap Settlement, as the case may be, the product of (a) the sum of 1.75%
plus LIBOR for the period corresponding to any Days Outstanding calculation,
times (b) the number of Days Outstanding divided by 360.
“Federal
Funds Rate”
shall
mean, for any day, a fluctuating interest rate per annum equal for such day
to
the weighted average of the rates on overnight Federal funds transactions with
members of the Federal Reserve System arranged by Federal funds brokers, as
published for such day (or, if such day is not a Business Day, for the
immediately preceding Business Day) by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York,
or,
if such rate is not so published for any day which is a Business Day, the
average of the quotations for such day on such transactions received by
Purchaser from three Federal funds brokers of recognized standing selected
by
Seller.
“Fee
Letter”
shall
mean the fee letter identified in Annex 1, item 2.
“Force
Majeure”
shall
mean an event which causes a failure by any party to perform delivery or
acceptance obligations hereunder to the extent that such event is reasonably
beyond the control of such party, except for the obligation to make payment
due
hereunder, including war, riots, insurrections, fires, explosions, sabotage,
acts of terrorism, strikes and other labor or industrial disturbances, acts
of
God or the elements, government laws, regulations or requests, disruption or
breakdown of production or transportation facilities, and delays of Pipelines
in
receiving and delivering Crude Oil tendered, but does not include the failure
to
perform obligations solely as a result of the fact that to do so will result
in
economic loss or hardship to such party.
“Force
Majeure Termination Date”
shall
have the meaning given such term in Section
6.01.
“GAAP”
shall
mean generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America
as
in effect from time to time.
“Governmental
Authority”
means
the government of the United States of America, Canada or any political
subdivision thereof, whether state, provincial or local, and any agency,
authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, central bank or other entity
exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or
administrative powers or functions of or pertaining to government over Seller
or
Purchaser, any of their respective properties and the activities contemplated
by
this Agreement or any other Transaction Document.
“Governmental
Requirement”
means
any law, statute, code, ordinance, order, determination, rule, regulation,
judgment, decree, injunction, franchise, permit, certificate, license,
authorization or other directive or requirement, whether now or hereinafter
in
effect, including, without limitation, Environmental Laws, energy regulations
and occupational, safety and health standards or controls, of any Governmental
Authority.
“Hazardous
Substances”
means
(a) any substance that is reasonably expected to require, removal, remediation,
or other response under any Environmental Law, (b) any substance that is
designated, defined or classified as a hazardous waste, hazardous material,
pollutant, contaminant, explosive, corrosive, flammable, infectious,
carcinogenic, mutagenic, radioactive, dangerous, or toxic or hazardous substance
under any Environmental Law, including, without limitation, any hazardous
substance within the meaning of §101(14) of CERCLA, (c) petroleum, oil,
gasoline, natural gas, fuel oil, motor oil, waste oil, diesel fuel, jet fuel,
and other petroleum hydrocarbons, (d) asbestos and asbestos-containing materials
in any form, (e) polychlorinated biphenyls, (f) urea formaldehyde foam or (g)
any substance the presence of which on any real property (including, without
limitation, leases and mineral interests) either (i) poses or threatens to
pose
a hazard to the health or safety of persons or to the environment or (ii) could
constitute a health or safety hazard to persons or the environment if it
emanated or migrated from the real property (including, without limitation,
leases and mineral interests).
“Initial
Swap”
shall
mean the initial Swap, as identified by a confirmation number, applicable to
a
Batch of Crude Oil.
“Injected
Quantity”
shall
mean with respect to any Batch of Crude Oil Delivered pursuant to this Agreement
the quantity of Crude Oil actually delivered by the Supplier at the Injection
Point prior to the transporting Pipelines’ retention or deduction of any
Transportation Allowance.
“Injection
Month”
shall
mean with respect to any Batch of Crude Oil the calendar month such Crude Oil
is
delivered to Seller at the Injection Point.
“Injection
Point”
shall
mean the point of delivery specified in a Supply Contract and shall include
in
all events any Approved Injection Point.
“LIBOR”
shall
mean with respect to any calculation of the Factor for a relevant period, the
“Cost of Funds Rate” or LIBOR rate in effect under the Credit Facility during
such period.
“Lien”
shall
mean any mortgage, pledge, security interest, encumbrance, lien, claim or charge
of any kind (including any production payment, advance payment or similar
arrangement with respect to minerals in place, any agreement to grant any Lien,
any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, the interest of a
lessor under a capital lease and any filing or agreement to provide any
financing statement or other Lien perfection document to secure an obligation),
whether or not filed, recorded or otherwise perfected under applicable
law.
“Master
Agreement”
shall
mean the ISDA Master Agreement dated March 10, 2006 between Seller and the
Swap
Provider, in substantially the form of Exhibit B hereto, as such agreement
may
from time to time be amended, modified or replaced in accordance with
Section
4.03(b).
“Notice
of Early Termination”
shall
mean a notice designated as such and described in Section
2.12.
“Notice
of Environmental Problem”
means
any notice, letter, citation, order, warning, complaint, inquiry, claim or
demand pursuant to which it is indicated or implied that Purchaser has violated
or is about to violate any Environmental Law or any ordinance, judgment or
order
relating thereto, which in each case (i) relates to or affects the purchase,
transportation or storage of Crude Oil purchased pursuant to a Supply Contract
and (ii) could reasonably be expected to have a material and adverse affect
on
Purchaser’s ability to perform its obligations under this
Agreement.
“NYMEX”
shall
mean the New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc. and any successor
thereto.
“Off-take
Month”
shall
mean with respect to any Batch of Crude Oil the calendar month such Batch is
scheduled to be Delivered to Purchaser at the applicable Delivery Location,
as
reflected in the initial or any amended Deal Sheet applicable to such Crude
Oil.
“Payment
Date”
shall
mean the 20th day of each month following a Delivery Month, or if such day
is
not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day.
“Permitted
Liens”
shall
mean (a) Liens in connection with worker’s compensation, unemployment insurance
or other social security, old age pension or public liability obligations;
(b)
legal or equitable encumbrances; (c) vendors’, carriers’, pipeline,
warehousemen’s, repairmen’s, mechanics’, workmen’s, materialmen’s or other like
Liens arising by operation of law in the ordinary course of business; (d) Liens
securing the performance of statutory obligations; (e) Liens securing taxes
that
are either not yet due and payable or that are being contested in good faith
and
for which adequate reserves have been established; and (f) Liens to secure
any
Swap and any indebtedness incurred by Seller to finance transactions
contemplated by the Transaction Documents and/or the Supply Contracts.
“Person”
shall
mean any individual, corporation, company, partnership, joint venture, trust,
unincorporated association, government or any commission, board, court, agency,
instrumentality or political subdivision thereof, any other entity or any
trustee, receiver, custodian or similar official.
“Pipeline”
shall
mean with respect to any Batch of Crude Oil acquired by Seller for resale to
Purchaser the common carrier pipeline(s) designated by Seller from time to
time
to transport such Crude Oil from an Injection Point to a Delivery Point and
shall include in all events the Approved Pipelines set forth in Exhibit C
attached hereto.
“Property”
shall
mean any asset, revenue or any other property, whether tangible or intangible,
real or personal, including, without limitation, any oil and gas exploration
or
production permit, concession, lease and license and any right to receive
income.
“Purchase
Price”
shall
mean with respect to each Batch of Crude Oil Delivered in any Delivery Month
the
sum of (a) the product obtained by multiplying (i) the CMA for the Injection
Month for such Crude Oil less the Canadian Discount applicable to such Crude
Oil, and (ii) the Injected Quantity associated with such Batch, plus (b) the
Carrying Cost applicable to such Batch of Crude Oil.
“Purchaser’s
Event of Default”
shall
have the meaning given such term in Section
5.02.
“Related
Parties”
means,
with respect to any specified Person, such Person’s Affiliates and the
respective directors, officers, employees, agents and advisors (including
attorneys, accountants and experts) of such Person and such Person’s
Affiliates.
“Replacement
Swaps”
shall
mean all Swaps other than Initial Swaps which either replace an Initial Swap
or
which relate to a Batch (or other quantity) of Crude Oil to be delivered later
than the originally scheduled Off-Take Month.
“Replacement
Value”
shall
mean (a) if Seller is the party which has failed to perform its delivery
obligations, the price which Purchaser, acting in good faith and at arm’s
length, actually pays, or has contracted to pay, for Crude Oil to replace any
quantity not so delivered at the agreed Delivery Location plus any additional
transportation and other costs and expenses incurred by Purchaser in connection
with the purchase of such quantity of Crude Oil; and (b) if Purchaser is the
party which has failed to perform its purchase obligations, the price which
Seller, acting in good faith and at arm’s length, actually receives, or has
contracted to receive, for the sale of any quantity of Crude Oil less any
additional transportation and other costs and expenses incurred by Seller in
connection with the sale of such quantity of Crude Oil.
“Seller
Crude Oil”
shall
mean any quantity of Crude Oil acquired and owned by, credited to the account
of, or otherwise belonging to, Seller pursuant to a Supply
Contract.
“Seller’s
Event of Default”
shall
have the meaning given such term in Section
5.01.
“Service
Fee”
shall
mean with respect to each Batch of Crude Oil Delivered by Seller the sum of
(a)
the product of (i) the Acquisition Cost times (ii) the Factor, plus (b) the
product of (i) each Swap Settlement times (ii) the Factor applicable to each
such settlement.
“Spearhead
Pipeline”
means
the common carrier pipeline system owned or operated by CCPS Transportation,
L.L.C. which originates at the Hartsdale Terminal in the vicinity of Griffith,
Indiana, and terminates at Cushing, Oklahoma.
“Supplier”
shall
mean a third party producer or marketer of Crude Oil executing a Supply Contract
with Seller for the sale of Crude Oil at an Injection Point.
“Supply
Contract”
shall
mean a contract by and between a Supplier, as seller, and Seller, as buyer,
governing the sale of Crude Oil at an Injection Point, as the same may be
amended, modified or replaced.
“Swap”
shall
mean a commodity price swap transaction, as identified by a confirmation number,
contemplated by and existing pursuant to the Master Agreement whether for one
or
more Batches or other quantity of Crude Oil and shall include Initial Swaps
and
Replacement Swaps.
“Swap
Provider”
shall
mean BNP Paribas or any other Person designated by Seller and approved by
Purchaser (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or
delayed).
“Swap
Settlement”
shall
mean with respect to each Swap the gain (or loss) realized by Seller upon
settlement of such Swap with the Swap Provider, i.e.
the
difference between the “Floating Price” and the “Fixed Price” as specified in
the relevant ISDA confirmation for a Swap.
“Taxes”
shall
mean all federal, state, municipal or local, ad valorem, property, occupation,
severance, production, gathering, pipeline, utility, withholding, gross
production, gross turnover, sales, value added, use, excise, environmental,
transaction, customs, export and any other present or future taxes, charges,
duties and assessments of any kind whatsoever (including, without limitation,
deficiencies, penalties, additions to tax and interest attributable thereto),
other than taxes based on income or net worth of a Person.
“Termination
Date”
shall
mean either an Early Termination Date, a Force Majeure Termination Date or
a
Default Termination Date, as the case may be.
“Transaction”
shall
have the meaning assigned such term in Section
2.01(b).
“Transaction
Documents”
shall
mean this Agreement, each Deal Sheet, the Guaranty Agreement and the Fee
Letter.
“Transportation
Activities”
shall
have the meaning assigned such term in Section
2.03(b).
“Transportation
Allowance”
shall
mean any in-kind deduction or fee (expressed in Barrels) reserved or retained
by
the operator of a Pipeline in connection with the transportation of Crude Oil,
as the same is calculated or established pursuant to a then-effective tariff
or
contract.
“Transportation
Imbalance”
shall
mean with respect to any Pipeline during any period of time the variance or
differential (stated in Barrels) between (a) the sum of the Injected Quantities
tendered to such Pipeline during such period of time less the associated
Transportation Allowances, and (b) the quantities of Seller Crude Oil actually
Delivered by such Pipeline during the same period of time, as determined and
calculated by the transporting Pipeline in question.
“Uniform
Commercial Code”
means
the Uniform Commercial Code presently in effect in the State of New
York.
“United
States Dollars”,
“U.S.
Dollars”,
or
“U.S.
$”
shall
mean the lawful currency of the United States of America in immediately
available funds.
“Unpaid
Amounts”
shall
mean, with respect to any Termination Date, the aggregate of the amounts that
became payable (whether or not due) to Purchaser or Seller hereunder prior
to
the occurrence of such Termination Date and that remain payable (whether or
not
due) as at such Termination Date, together with interest thereon from (and
including) the date such amounts became due and payable to (but excluding)
such
Termination Date at the U.S. Base Rate.
“U.S.
Base Rate”
shall
mean, at any time, a fluctuating interest rate per annum as shall be in effect
from time to time, which rate per annum shall at all times be equal to the
highest of: (a) the rate of interest announced publicly by BNP Paribas in New
York, New York, from time to time, as its prime commercial lending rate; or
(b)
two percent per annum above the Federal Funds Rate in effect from time to time.
In the event there is any Unpaid Amount, Purchaser will use reasonable efforts
to inform Seller of changes in the U.S. Base Rate promptly upon the occurrence
of such changes.
.
The
division of this Agreement into Articles and Sections and the insertion of
an
index and headings are for convenience of reference only and shall not affect
the construction or interpretation of this Agreement. The terms “this
Agreement”, “hereof”, “hereunder” and similar expressions refer to this
Agreement and not to any particular Article, Section, clause, paragraph, annex,
exhibit or other portion hereof and include any agreement supplemental hereto.
Unless something in the subject matter or context is inconsistent therewith,
references herein to Articles, Sections, clauses and paragraphs are to Articles,
Sections, clauses and paragraphs of this Agreement.
.
Words
importing the singular number shall include the plural and vice
versa,
and
words importing the masculine gender shall include the feminine and neuter
genders and vice
versa.
.
Whenever any action to be taken hereunder shall be stated to be required to
be
taken or any payment to be made hereunder shall be stated to be due on a day
other than a Business Day, unless otherwise specifically provided for herein,
such payment shall be made or such action shall be taken (a)
on the
next succeeding Business Day if the due date was a Sunday or a NYMEX or New
York
or Dublin bank holiday which occurs on a Monday or (b)
on the
last preceding Business Day if the due date was a Saturday or a NYMEX or New
York or Dublin bank holiday other than a Monday, and in the case of the payment
of any monetary amount, the extension or curtailment of time shall be taken
into
account for the purposes of computation of interest or fees
thereon.
ARTICLE
II
SALE
AND PURCHASE OF CRUDE OIL
Section
2.01 Sale
and Purchase of Crude Oil
.
(a) The
respective obligations of Seller, Purchaser and Guarantor pursuant to this
Agreement shall not become effective until the date on which each of the
conditions specified in Annex 1 hereto is satisfied (or waived in accordance
with Section
7.10).
(b) Seller
and Purchaser may from time to time enter into one or more transactions to
be
governed by this Agreement for the sale by Seller, and the purchase by
Purchaser, of Crude Oil (each a “Transaction”),
which
Transactions shall be evidenced and confirmed by one or more Deal Sheets
executed by Seller and Purchaser. The procedure for entering into a Transaction
between Seller and Purchaser is as follows:
(i) In
consultation with Purchaser concerning Purchaser’s then-existing need for Crude
Oil, Seller shall submit bids to, or enter into negotiations with, Approved
Suppliers having available supplies of Crude Oil in or around either (1) an
Approved Injection Point or (2) any other Injection Point that is mutually
acceptable to Seller and Purchaser, for the purchase by Seller of certain
quantities of Crude Oil that are consistent with Purchaser’s needs. Purchaser
shall assist Seller in identifying potential Approved Suppliers, preparing
and
submitting bids and evaluating the terms of potential purchase and sale
transactions between Seller and such suppliers, and shall provide such other
assistance as is reasonably requested by Seller to facilitate Seller’s securing
of supplies of Crude Oil for resale to Purchaser. Seller shall promptly after
Seller’s receipt of a quote/bid acceptable to Purchaser, but in any event no
later than two hours (unless the time at which such receipt occurs is after
4:00
p.m. Mountain Time, in which case no later than 8:00 a.m. Mountain Time on
the
next Business Day), notify Purchaser of Seller’s acceptance or rejection of such
quote/bid. If
Seller
does not accept such quote/bid within the time period described in the foregoing
sentence, Seller’s silence or failure to respond shall be deemed a rejection. If
Seller accepts such quote/bid, Seller shall promptly cause to be confirmed
the
essential terms of Seller’s purchase transaction with the Supplier,
including:
(A) the
legal
name of the Supplier,
(B) the
type
of Crude Oil to be acquired,
(C) the
price
or pricing formula to be used by Seller to calculate payments to Supplier for
all Crude Oil sold to Seller,
(D) the
number of Barrels (which shall not exceed 35,000 Barrels per day) to be acquired
by Seller, the Injection Month, the Injection Point and the Delivery Location
(if known) and the Off-take Month or Months during which such Barrels are to
be
Delivered; provided, however, that no bid/quote (or resulting Supply Contract)
shall obligate Seller to purchase Crude Oil for a period of time beyond the
“First Nearby-Month” following the effective date of the applicable Supply
Contract;
(E) the
amount of any required letter of credit or bank guarantee, the beneficiary
of
such letter of credit or bank guarantee, the date prior to which such letter
of
credit or bank guarantee must be delivered to the beneficiary thereof, the
tenor
thereof and all other details relevant to each letter of credit or bank
guarantee to be delivered in connection with Seller’s purchase transaction;
and
(F) other
material terms or conditions.
Following
Seller’s acceptance of a quote/bid with a Supplier, Seller shall request
Supplier to prepare a form of Supply Contract consistent with the agreed upon
terms and Seller shall proceed to obtain and furnish to the Supplier any
required letter of credit or other financial assurances. Each Supply Contract
shall be acceptable as to both form and substance to both Seller and Purchaser
and shall contain terms, provisions and conditions generally used for the sale
of Crude Oil in and around the applicable Injection Point. Seller’s acceptance
of a quote/bid with a Supplier shall also authorize Seller to enter into one
or
more Initial Swaps as contemplated by Section 2.01(f).
(ii) Promptly,
but in any event no later than the third (3rd) Business Day, following Seller’s
and Supplier’s agreement as to a purchase and sale transaction, Purchaser shall
cause to be prepared a Deal Sheet evidencing (x) Seller’s purchase transaction
with the Supplier and (y) Seller’s proposed Transaction with Purchaser. The
Transaction described in the Deal Sheet shall in all events provide for
Purchaser’s purchase from Seller of a quantity of Crude Oil equal to the
quantity to be acquired by Seller from the identified Supplier. Seller shall
promptly advise Purchaser of any comments on or objections to the terms of
the
Transaction proposed by Purchaser, and Purchaser and Seller shall amend or
supplement the Deal Sheet as needed to evidence the terms of the Transaction
that is acceptable to both parties.
(iii) Upon
Seller’s and Purchaser’s final approval of the terms of a proposed Transaction,
each of Purchaser and Seller shall execute the Deal Sheet; provided however
that
the parties agree to be legally bound by the terms of each Transaction from
the
moment they agree to and approve the corresponding terms (whether orally or
otherwise) of the Supply Contract under clause (i) of this Section 2.01(b).
The
parties agree that such agreement may occur through an exchange of facsimile
transmissions, electronic messages or orally. Notwithstanding the forgoing,
the
parties further agree that the
obligations of both Purchaser and Seller under such Transaction and the related
Deal Sheet shall be subject to and conditioned upon Seller and Supplier actually
entering into a Supply Contract that is consistent in all respects with the
terms set out in the Deal Sheet.
(iv) Not
sooner than the date of execution of a Deal Sheet, but in no event later than
the fifth (5th) Business Day of the Injection Month applicable to the Crude
Oil
identified in each such Deal Sheet, Purchaser will consult with and advise
Seller with respect to its execution of one or more Swaps with the Swap Provider
as contemplated in Section
2.01(f) below;
provided, however, if Purchaser fails to consult with and advise Seller with
respect to any Swap, Seller may, on the fifth (5th) Business Day described
above, proceed to execute such Swap in an amount equal to 100% of the quantity
set forth in the applicable Deal Sheet. If Delivery for any Batch is delayed
for
any reason and as a result thereof, Delivery of such Batch occurs later than
the
originally scheduled Off-take Month, the parties shall promptly meet to
ascertain whether a Replacement Swap should be entered with respect to such
Batch.
(c) Upon
the
effectiveness of a Deal Sheet as to both Purchaser and Seller, (i)
Seller
shall sell and cause to be Delivered to Purchaser via an in line transfer at
the
relevant Delivery Location the identified quantity of Crude Oil, upon the terms
and conditions set forth in this Agreement and the applicable Deal Sheet; and
(ii)
Purchaser shall accept delivery of such Crude Oil via in line transfer at the
relevant Delivery Location and shall pay to Seller the Purchase Price for each
Batch of Crude Oil Delivered during each Delivery Month (which for the avoidance
of doubt, shall include any amounts not Delivered as the result of
Transportation Allowances), upon the terms and conditions set forth in this
Agreement and the applicable Deal Sheet.
(d) Seller
shall cause to be provided to Purchaser an invoice for the Purchase Price for
each Batch of Crude Oil Delivered (including for the avoidance of doubt, any
amounts not Delivered as the result of Transportation Allowances) in any
Delivery Month no later than the 10th day of the calendar month following such
Delivery Month. All payments under this Agreement by Purchaser shall be made
by
wire transfer in immediately available funds on the relevant Payment Date
to:
Bank
Name:
|
BNP
Paribas New York
|
ABA
Account:
|
0000-0000-0
|
Instructions:
|
For
further credit to the account of Utexam Limited under Account No.
0000-000000-000 74 USD;
|
or
such
other account designated by Seller from time to time; provided, however, any
change in account shall not be effective until the third (3rd) Business Day
following Purchaser’s receipt of Seller’s designation of a new payment
account.
(e) Fall-Back
Pricing.
In the
event (i)
NYMEX
fails to publish or calculate the futures prices for West Texas Intermediate
Crude Oil, (ii)
there is
a material suspension of trading in futures contracts for West Texas
Intermediate Crude Oil or West Texas Intermediate Crude Oil or its futures
contracts cease to be traded on the NYMEX, or (iii)
there is
a material change in the content, composition or constitution or the formula
for
calculation of prices for West Texas Intermediate Crude Oil or its futures
contracts, in each case, for any month during which any Transaction is executory
or pending, Seller and Purchaser shall immediately meet and negotiate in good
faith to agree on an alternate price (or a method for determining an alternate
price). If Seller and Purchaser have not agreed on or before the fifth Business
Day following the first pricing date on which any such event in clauses (i)
though (iii) occurred or existed, then such price (or the method for determining
such price) shall be calculated as set forth in the relevant Supply Contract;
and if such price (or such method for determining price is unavailable, then
Seller shall determine the price (or the method for determining price) taking
into consideration the latest available NYMEX quotations and any other
information that in good faith it deems relevant.
(f) Swaps.
For
purposes of this Agreement and the calculation of the Swap Settlements, Seller
agrees in consultation with Purchaser to execute Swaps relating to one or more
Batches (or other quantities) to be Delivered under this Agreement having the
following terms: (i)
Seller
shall be the floating rate payor and shall receive a fixed price, (ii)
the
notional volume associated with each Swap shall correspond to the number of
Barrels to be Delivered, (iii)
the
floating rate for any calculation period shall always be (unless otherwise
agreed in writing by Purchaser) the arithmetic average of the settlement price
per Barrel of West Texas Intermediate Light Sweet Crude Oil for each commodity
business day in such calculation period on the NYMEX of the futures contract
corresponding to the Off-take Month during which delivery of such Batch (or
other quantities) is originally scheduled, and (iv)
the
settlement date for such Swap shall be the 20th day (or the nearest Business
Day) of the calendar month following the originally scheduled Off-take Month
or,
if Delivery is thereafter delayed, the 20th day (or the nearest Business Day)
of
the calendar month following the amended Off-take Month during which Delivery
is
then anticipated, as evidenced by the amended Deal Sheet and Replacement Swap,
if any, applicable thereto.
Each
Swap shall comply with the terms and provisions of the Master
Agreement.
(g) Amendments
to Deal Sheets.
If
Delivery for any Batch is expedited or delayed for any reason and as a result
thereof, Delivery of such Batch occurs earlier or later than the originally
scheduled Off-take Month, the parties shall promptly amend the related Deal
Sheet to reflect such change.
Section
2.02 Condition
Precedent to Seller’s Obligations
.
Each of
Purchaser and Guarantor acknowledges that the Crude Oil to be sold by Seller
to
Purchaser hereunder is to be acquired by Seller from one or more Suppliers
pursuant to separately executed Supply Contracts. Each of Purchaser and
Guarantor hereby agrees that (a)
Seller’s
obligations under this Agreement and each Deal Sheet are subject to the
condition precedent that Seller has received at the Injection Point the
corresponding quantity of Crude Oil from the relevant Supplier under the Supply
Contract associated with such Deal Sheet and (b)
if
Seller becomes entitled to repudiate, terminate or otherwise not perform its
obligations under the relevant Supply Contract, or the relevant Supplier
repudiates, terminates or for any reason fails to perform its obligations under
the relevant Supply Contract, then, to such extent, Seller shall be entitled
to
withhold its own performance under this Agreement and the relevant Deal Sheet
without being deemed in breach of this Agreement or the relevant Deal Sheet
and
Seller shall have no liability to Purchaser in respect thereof.
Section
2.03 Delivery
of Crude Oil
.
(a) Each
of
Seller and Purchaser shall take such actions as shall be necessary to properly
nominate, schedule and confirm the delivery and receipt of Crude Oil subject
to
each Transaction at the relevant Delivery Location in each Delivery Month in
compliance with applicable rules and regulations of the transporting
Pipeline(s). Without
limiting the foregoing, and to the extent the Delivery Location for a
Transaction is on the Spearhead Pipeline, Seller shall assign to Purchaser,
and
Purchaser shall assume and accept, Seller's rights in the Crude Oil
transportation tariff applicable to the Spearhead Pipeline and the associated
portion of the Enbridge Pipeline that
is located
in the United States, such rights currently derived from CCPS Transportation,
LLC’s (“CCPS”)
Xxxxxx
Xx. 0 on file with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, as supplemented
and/or amended from time to time (“Tariff
No. 4”).
Seller’s assignment and Purchaser's assumption of
the
foregoing rights shall
be
limited to the Batches involved in a Transaction and shall be evidenced by
certificates acceptable as to form and substance by each of CCPS, Seller and
Purchaser.
(b) Purchaser
shall use reasonable commercial efforts to cause the transporting Pipelines
to
transport each Batch of Seller Crude Oil in accordance with all Governmental
Requirements and the Pipelines’ operating rules and regulations for delivery
during the applicable Off-take Month. In connection with Crude Oil purchased
by
Seller under the Supply Contracts for resale to Purchaser in the Transactions,
Purchaser shall act as Seller’s representative in making all necessary
ministerial arrangements with
respect to nominating
and scheduling deliveries, managing overall imbalance and cash-out exposure,
trade imbalances with other shippers on each Pipeline’s system, and cash-out
imbalances with transporters, including, taking actions to avoid or mitigate
pipeline and distribution system penalties associated with transportation,
distribution and delivery of Seller Crude Oil, including monitoring for system
alert or operational notices, communicating with the Pipelines regarding
operational matters that may affect imbalances or penalties, and taking actions
to comply with or respond to any of the foregoing and handling any issues
related thereto, and,
in
the event transportation of Seller Crude Oil is interrupted or suspended by
a
transporting Pipeline, assisting in arranging for storage of such Crude Oil
on
such terms and conditions as Seller deems acceptable (all of the foregoing
being
referred to as the “Transportation
Activities”).
Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary in Section
2.03,
Section
5.02
or
Section
5.03,
if
Purchaser fails to diligently and timely undertake any Transportation Activities
described in this Section
2.03(b),
then,
as its sole and exclusive remedy for such failure, Seller shall have the right
to take control of and make (whether directly or through a service provider)
any
such Transportation Activities, and all direct costs incurred by Seller shall
be
charged to Purchaser as an additional Carrying Cost.
For the
avoidance of doubt, nothing in this Section
2.03(b)
shall
confer to Purchaser the right to enter into or execute any contracts on behalf
of Seller.
(c) Purchaser
shall have the obligation to (i)
procure that
all
Seller Crude Oil purchased
by Seller for resale to Purchaser
is
stored or transported in such manner as will ensure that, to the extent
consistent with prudent business storage practices in respect of various grades
of Crude Oil, that Crude Oil purchased under a Supply Contract is separated
physically from, and is not commingled with, any and all other Crude Oil or
any
other grade (provided, however, Seller acknowledges that Seller Crude Oil will
be transported from the Injection Points set forth in the Supply Contracts
to
the Delivery Locations set forth in the Deal Sheets through the common carrier
facilities of the Pipelines and pursuant to such Pipelines’ respective rules,
regulations and standard practices affecting the transportation and/or storage
of crude oil and other petroleum substances), and (ii)
take
commercially reasonable steps to assure the proper measurement of Seller Crude
Oil, including verification that the quality or grade designated for purchase
in
a Supply Contract and delivered to a Pipeline is within commercial tolerances
for such quality or grade and conforms to the latest American Society for
Testing Materials (“ASTM”)
or
American Society of Mechanical Engineers-American Petroleum Institute
(“API”)
(Petroleum PD Meter Code) published methods then in effect and applicable to
such quality or grade, handling the rejection of non-conforming Crude Oil,
and
pursing any claims of loss or damage arising therefrom.
(d) Prior
to
the delivery of Crude Oil to Purchaser at a Delivery Location in accordance
with
a Deal Sheet, Purchaser shall not claim or hold itself out as the owner of
any
Seller Crude Oil and will not create or permit any third party acting by or
through Purchaser to create any mortgage, charge, pledge, lien or to otherwise
encumber any portion of Seller Crude Oil without Seller’s prior approval in
writing. Purchaser shall not deal with or in Seller Crude Oil in any way or
otherwise part with possession of Seller Crude Oil without Seller’s prior
written consent, except as expressly contemplated hereby, the Deal Sheets and/or
the Supply Contracts, and Purchaser shall procure that none of its agents or
any
operators of any Pipeline do so. If a Pipeline operator shall issue to Purchaser
(in its capacity as Seller’s representative with respect to the Transportation
Activities) any certificates or documents evidencing ownership of the Seller
Crude Oil prior to the Delivery Location, Purchaser agrees that such
certificates or documents shall be issued in the name of Seller, or in the
name
of Purchaser on behalf of Seller, and that each original receipt will be sent
as
soon as practicable after its issue to Seller.
(e) To
the
extent any Pipeline operator or common carrier requires Seller to purchase
or
otherwise pay for a quantity of Crude Oil to serve as “tank-bottoms” or
“retention stock” (collectively, “Retention
Stock”),
Purchaser agrees to promptly acquire and deliver such quantity of Crude Oil
as
Retention Stock, or to pay for such Retention Stock at the price invoiced to
Seller. Upon termination of this Agreement and upon Purchaser’s payment in full
of all amounts due to Seller under this Agreement, Seller shall convey to
Purchaser all its right, title and interest in and to such Retention
Stock.
Section
2.04 Transportation
Fees
and
Documentation
(a) In
consideration for Seller’s sale of Crude Oil to Purchaser hereunder, Purchaser
agrees to pay all tariffs, costs and expenses charged by the Pipelines for
the
transportation of each Batch of Crude Oil acquired by Seller pursuant to a
Deal
Sheet from such Crude Oil’s Injection Point to its Delivery Point. Seller shall
cause to be provided to Purchaser each month a statement setting forth the
transportation-related charges actually incurred by Seller (in its capacity
as
shipper) together with supporting pipeline invoices, statements and/or delivery
schedules. Purchaser shall pay to Seller (or at Seller’s request, the Pipelines)
all amounts due pursuant to this Section
2.04
no later
than the date payments are due and payable to the relevant
Pipelines.
(b) Purchaser
shall be responsible for (i)
the
preparation of, delivering and retaining copies of, bills of sale, bills of
lading, monthly pipeline reconciliation statements (in substantially the form
of
Exhibit E attached hereto or such other form as is mutually agreeable),
quarterly lists of the grades of Crude Oil then approved for transportation
by
the Pipelines under approved and effective tariffs applicable or available
to
the Crude Oil, receipts and other instruments transferring title to Crude Oil
subject to the Supply Contracts, the Deal Sheets and any transportation or
storage agreement or tariff relating to the foregoing, (ii)
arranging for the payment prior to becoming delinquent of all undisputed
invoices of Suppliers, Pipelines, Pipeline operators and other parties, and
amounts payable under transportation or storage agreements, pipeline agreements
and other similar agreements, and (iii)
handling
accounting disputes and reconciliations, and preparing all necessary sales
tax
documents for filing by Seller as appropriate at the relevant Delivery
Location.
(c) Purchaser
shall maintain and make available to Seller any documentation received by
Purchaser or in Purchaser’s possession related to the Seller Crude Oil and at
any reasonable time, permit any representatives designated by Seller, upon
reasonable prior notice, to visit and inspect its records relating to Seller
Crude Oil and the contracts and agreements associated therewith, to examine
and
make extracts from its books and records, and to discuss its affairs, finances
and condition with its officers and independent accountants, all at such
reasonable times and as often as reasonably requested.
Section
2.05 Payment
of Transfer Fees
.
Purchaser shall be solely responsible for the payment of all in line transfer
fees payable to the owner of the Pipeline facilities, if any, in connection
with
the delivery of the Crude Oil at the relevant Delivery Location, including
any
such fees accruing to the account of Seller. Seller shall not be responsible
for
any insurance, storage, transportation or other costs in respect of the period
after title to any Crude Oil Delivered hereunder has passed to Purchaser in
accordance with Section
2.09
of this
Agreement.
Section
2.06 Force
Majeure Default Delivery Location
.
If as a
result of an event of Force Majeure, either (a)
Seller
is unable, after using all reasonable commercial efforts, to deliver Crude
Oil
to Purchaser at the relevant Delivery Location or (b)
Purchaser is unable, after using all reasonable commercial efforts, to receive
Crude Oil from Seller at the relevant Delivery Location, then, to the extent
commercially feasible, Seller shall be obligated to deliver and Purchaser shall
be obligated to receive, the affected quantities of Crude Oil at a mutually
acceptable comparable delivery location with mutually acceptable adjustments
for
quality, location and associated transportation costs. If the parties are unable
to agree on a mutually acceptable comparable delivery location with mutually
acceptable adjustments for quality, location and associated transportation
costs, then Section 6.01(c) shall apply to the affected quantities.
Section
2.07 Transportation
Imbalances
.
Seller
and Purchaser shall notify the other as promptly as possible of any changes
in
its rate of delivery or receipt of Crude Oil at the relevant Injection or
Delivery Location, as the case may be, and take all reasonable actions necessary
to avoid the incurrence of Pipeline penalties and imbalances. In the event
a
transporting Pipeline determines that a Transportation Imbalance (whether
positive or negative) exists with respect to any Seller Crude Oil transported
by
such Pipeline during the term of this Agreement, and such Pipeline requires
Seller (as shipper) to settle such Transportation Imbalance in cash or in kind,
Seller shall assign to Purchaser, and Purchaser shall assume and accept, all
rights and obligations with respect to such Transportation Imbalance, including
the obligation to make payment for (or if settled in kind, make delivery of)
any
shortage and the right to receive payment for (or accept delivery of) any
overage, in each case as established by the invoices, records and statements
of
the transporting Pipeline.
Section
2.08 Rights
and Remedies; Waiver of Certain Damage Claims
.
Except
as set forth in this Section
2.08,
the
rights and remedies of the parties set forth in this Agreement and the other
Transaction Documents are non-exclusive of the other rights and remedies of
the
parties existing at law or equity. It is expressly agreed that, notwithstanding
any other rights or remedies which a party may have, payments made in accordance
with Section
2.07
or
Articles V
or
VI
of this
Agreement constitute the exclusive and total compensation for damages available
to Seller and Purchaser for non-delivery or non-acceptance of Crude Oil.
TO
THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, NO PARTY SHALL BE LIABLE FOR
ANY
PUNITIVE, EXEMPLARY, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, INDIRECT OR DIRECT (OTHER THAN
AS SET FORTH IN THIS SECTION 2.08)
OR OTHER DAMAGES, IN TORT, CONTRACT OR OTHERWISE IN RESPECT THEREOF. THE PARTIES
ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT THE CRUDE OIL SUBJECT OF THIS AGREEMENT IS NOT UNIQUE
AND THAT NO CLAIM FOR SPECIFIC PERFORMANCE IS APPROPRIATE OR WILL BE MADE BY
ANY
PARTY.
Section
2.09 Possession,
Title and Risk
.
Possession of and title to any quantities of Crude Oil Delivered pursuant to
this Agreement and any Deal Sheet shall pass from Seller to Purchaser at the
relevant Delivery Location when such Crude Oil is either (a)
transferred to or delivered into the facilities of Purchaser’s designee at the
Delivery Location for the account of Purchaser and such transfer is recorded
by
the applicable metering device or (b)
the
transporting Pipeline issues a custody transfer certificate or similar form
or
the Pipeline enters a notation in the Pipeline’s electronic records. Until such
time, Seller shall be deemed to be in control and possession of, have title
to,
risk of loss of and be responsible for such Crude Oil and, after such time,
Purchaser shall be deemed to be in control and possession of, have title to,
risk of loss of and be responsible for such Crude Oil.
Section
2.10 Taxes
(a) Seller
is
liable for and shall pay, cause to be paid or reimburse Purchaser if Purchaser
shall have paid, all Taxes applicable to the Crude Oil sold hereunder prior
to
the time title to the Crude Oil has passed to Purchaser, unless allocated to
Purchaser as hereinafter provided. Purchaser is liable for and shall pay, cause
to be paid or reimburse Seller if Seller shall have paid, all Taxes applicable
to the Crude Oil sold hereunder at or after the time title to the Crude Oil
has
passed to Purchaser. Both parties shall use all their reasonable efforts to
administer this Agreement and implement its provisions in accordance with their
intent to minimize Taxes. Purchaser represents that it is engaged in the
refining of the Crude Oil Delivered under this Agreement and the Deal Sheets
and
Purchaser is purchasing the Crude Oil for refining, and accordingly Purchaser
is
entitled to purchase the Crude Oil hereunder free of any Taxes pursuant to
an
Oklahoma manufacturing exemption. Each party agrees to cooperate with obtaining
any exemption from or reduction of Tax upon request by the other
party.
(b) Each
of
Seller and Purchaser shall be responsible for and discharge all taxes on its
net
worth or income, whether assessed or collected by any governmental authority
of
the United States, Canada, the Republic of Ireland or any political subdivision
thereof, and shall indemnify and hold the other party harmless from and against
any liabilities relating to such taxes.
Section
2.11 Limitations
.
PURCHASER ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT HAS ENTERED INTO THIS AGREEMENT AND IS
CONTRACTING FOR THE CRUDE OIL TO BE SUPPLIED BY SELLER BASED SOLELY UPON THE
EXPRESS COVENANTS, REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES HEREIN SET FORTH (INCLUDING
Section
3.01(f))
AND,
SUBJECT TO SUCH COVENANTS, REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES (INCLUDING
Section
3.01(f)),
ACCEPTS SUCH CRUDE OIL “AS IS, WHERE IS” AND “WITH ALL FAULTS.”
Section
2.12 Early
Termination of Agreement
.
In
addition to any rights of Seller or Purchaser to terminate this Agreement under
Article V
or
VI,
each
such party shall have the right to terminate this Agreement and its obligations
hereunder by designating in writing (a “Notice
of Early Termination”)
to the
other party a day (such day being the “Early
Termination Date”)
on
which this Agreement will terminate, provided that no Notice of Early
Termination shall affect or impair the obligations of the parties arising prior
to the Early Termination Date, including the obligations of Purchaser
(a)
to
receive and pay for Crude Oil acquired by Seller for resale to Purchaser
pursuant to a Supply Contract executed prior to the Early Termination Date
and
(b)
to pay
any other Unpaid Amounts due under any Transaction Documents. Any Notice of
Early Termination shall clearly state that it is a “Notice of Early
Termination”, shall specify the Termination Date and shall be received or deemed
received as provided in Section
7.01
by the
receiving party not less than 30 days prior to the Early Termination Date.
Section
2.13 Purchaser’s
Early Purchase Option
.
With
respect to any Batch of Crude Oil, Purchaser shall have the unilateral right
and
option at any time prior to delivery of such Crude Oil at the Delivery Location
then specified in a Deal Sheet to purchase all of such Batch of Crude Oil by
giving written notice to Seller of such election as soon as reasonably possible;
provided, however, all early purchases pursuant to this Section
2.13
shall be
made at a Delivery Location within the United States unless Seller otherwise
agrees. Any such early sale of Crude Oil shall be deemed to be a sale of Crude
Oil for purposes of Section 2.01 and Purchaser shall make payment for such
Crude
Oil in accordance with Section 2.01(d). The Purchase Price for such Batch of
Crude Oil shall be determined as of the date of actual purchase, with, for
this
purpose, any Swaps related to the Batch subject of early purchase being settled
by Seller as soon as commercially reasonable following Seller’s receipt of
Purchaser’s notice of its election. Purchaser shall be authorized to
provide
all
notices to transporting Pipelines concerning each election and early purchase
by
Purchaser pursuant to this Section
2.13.
Upon
the giving of Purchaser’s notice, the affected Deal Sheet shall be deemed to
have been amended to conform to the terms of Purchaser’s election.
Section
2.14 Performance
of Obligations
.
Each
party agrees that it will use reasonable care and diligence in its performance
of its obligations contained in this Agreement such as it accords to its own
business and as otherwise required hereby. Purchaser agrees that in fulfilling
its obligations under this Agreement, including its performance of the
Transportation Activities, it will not engage any agents or contractors without
the prior written consent of Seller and will remain entirely liable for any
losses and damages caused to Seller or any third person by the activities of
its
agents or contractors.
ARTICLE
III
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES
Section
3.01 Representations
and Warranties of Seller
.
Seller
represents and warrants to Purchaser as follows (which representations and
warranties shall be deemed repeated on each date on which a Deal Sheet is
executed by Seller):
(a) Status
and Authority.
Seller
is a company duly incorporated and validly existing under the laws of the
Republic of Ireland and has all necessary power and authority to carry on its
business as now being conducted by it. Seller has full corporate power and
authority to enter into this Agreement and the Transaction Documents to which
it
is a party and to do all acts and things and execute and deliver all other
documents as are required hereunder or thereunder to be done, observed or
performed by it in accordance with the terms hereof or thereof.
(b) Power
and Authority.
The
execution, delivery and performance by Seller of this Agreement and the
Transaction Documents to which it is a party and the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby are within Seller’s power and
authority and have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate
action.
(c) Consents,
Approvals, Etc.
No
authorization, consent or approval of, or other action by, or notice to or
filing with, any governmental authority, regulatory body or any other Person
is
required for the due authorization, execution, delivery or performance by Seller
of this Agreement or any Transaction Document to which it is a party, or the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby except those
approvals which have been obtained, and those notices and filings which have
been made.
(d) Validity
of Documents and Enforceability.
This
Agreement and the Transaction Documents to which Seller is a party are the
legal, valid and binding obligations of Seller enforceable against Seller in
accordance with their terms, except as the enforceability thereof may be limited
by the effect of any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization,
moratorium or similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and by general
principles of equity.
(e) Compliance
with Laws.
Neither
the execution, delivery and performance by Seller of this Agreement or any
Transaction Document to which it is a party, nor the consummation of the
transactions contemplated by hereby or thereby (i)
does or
will violate any provision of any Applicable Instrument of Seller or any
Governmental Requirement applicable to Seller or (ii)
does or
will result in or require the creation or imposition of any Lien on any
properties, assets or revenues of Seller. Seller is in compliance in all
material respects with the Applicable Instruments of Seller and all Governmental
Requirements applicable to Seller.
(f) Ownership
of Crude Oil.
The
Crude Oil to be delivered by Seller to Purchaser hereunder shall be delivered
to
Purchaser with good and marketable title thereto, free and clear of all
Liens.
(g) Commercial
Purpose.
Seller
has entered into this Agreement for commercial purposes related to its business
and not for speculative purposes. Seller has the capability (either directly
or
indirectly), and intends, to make delivery of the Crude Oil to be delivered
hereunder. Seller is selling the Crude Oil in the ordinary course of its
business. Seller is acting as a principal and not as an agent, and understands
and acknowledges that Purchaser has been and will be acting only on an arm’s
length basis and not as its agent, broker, advisor or fiduciary in any respect
(except with respect to Purchaser’s performance of the Transportation
Activities); and Seller is relying solely upon its own evaluation of this
Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby (including the present and
future results, consequences, risks and benefits thereof, whether financial,
accounting, tax, legal or otherwise) and upon advice from its own professional
advisors, understands this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby
and the risks associated therewith, has determined that those risks are
appropriate for it, and is willing to assume those risks, and has not relied
and
will not be relying upon any evaluation or advice (including any recommendation,
opinion or representation) from Purchaser or its affiliates or the
representatives or advisors of Purchaser or its affiliates.
(h) Environmental
Matters.
Seller
represents that there are no material Environmental Licenses applicable to
Seller’s activities contemplated by this Agreement and that there is no
litigation or governmental proceeding pending nor, to its best knowledge,
threatened against Seller which, if adversely determined, would have a material
and adverse affect on its ability to purchase, own and resell Seller Crude
Oil
pursuant to this Agreement.
(i) CFMA.
Seller
represents that it is an “eligible commercial entity” as defined in Section
1a(11) of the Commodity Exchange Act, and it is an “eligible contract
participant” within the meaning of 1a(12) of the Commodity Exchange Act, as
amended by the Commodity Futures Modernization Act of 2000.
Section
3.02 Representations
and Warranties of Purchaser and Guarantor
.
Each of
Purchaser and Guarantor represents and warrants to Seller as follows (which
representations and warranties shall be deemed repeated on each date on which
a
Deal Sheet is executed by Purchaser):
(a) Status
and Authority.
Each is
a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the
laws of the jurisdiction of its formation and has all necessary power and
authority to carry on its business as now being conducted by it. Each has full
corporate power and authority to enter into this Agreement and the Transaction
Documents to which it is a party and to do all acts and things and execute
and
deliver all other documents as are required hereunder or thereunder to be done,
observed or performed by it in accordance with the terms hereof or
thereof.
(b) Power
and Authority.
The
execution, delivery and performance by Purchaser and Guarantor of this Agreement
and the Transaction Documents to which it is a party and the consummation of
the
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby are within its power and authority
and have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action.
(c) Consents,
Approvals, Etc.
No
authorization, consent or approval of, or other action by, or notice to or
filing with, any governmental authority, regulatory body or any other Person
is
required for the due authorization, execution, delivery or performance by
Purchaser or Guarantor of this Agreement or any Transaction Document to which
it
is a party, or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and
thereby except those approvals which have been obtained, and those notices
and
filings which have been made, copies of all of which have been delivered to
Seller.
(d) Validity
of Documents and Enforceability.
This
Agreement and the Transaction Documents to which it is a party are its legal,
valid and binding obligations enforceable against it in accordance with their
terms, except as the enforceability thereof may be limited by the effect of
any
applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws
affecting creditors’ rights generally and by general principles of
equity.
(e) Compliance
with Laws.
Neither
the execution, delivery and performance by Purchaser or Guarantor of this
Agreement or any Transaction Document to which it is a party, nor the
consummation of the transactions contemplated by hereby or thereby (i)
does or
will violate any provision of any Applicable Instrument of Purchaser or
Guarantor or any Governmental Requirement applicable to it or (ii)
does or
will result in or require the creation or imposition of any Lien on any of
its
properties, assets or revenues. Purchaser and Guarantor are in compliance in
all
material respects with its Applicable Instruments and all Governmental
Requirements applicable to it.
(f) Investment
Company.
Purchaser is not an “investment company” subject to regulation under the
Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
(g) Commercial
Purpose.
Purchaser has entered into this Agreement for commercial purposes related to
its
business in conjunction with its line of business and not for speculative
purposes. Purchaser has the capability (either directly or indirectly), and
intends, to take delivery of the Crude Oil to be delivered hereunder. Purchaser
is acquiring the Crude Oil in the ordinary course of business. Purchaser is
acting as a principal and not as an agent, and understands and acknowledges
that
Seller has been and will be acting only on an arm’s length basis and not as its
agent, broker, advisor or fiduciary in any respect; and Purchaser is relying
solely upon its own evaluation of this Agreement and the transactions
contemplated hereby (including the present and future results, consequences,
risks and benefits thereof, whether financial, accounting, tax, legal or
otherwise) and upon advice from its own professional advisors, understands
this
Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby and the risks associated
therewith, has determined that those risks are appropriate for it, and is
willing to assume those risks, and has not relied and will not be relying upon
any evaluation or advice (including any recommendation, opinion or
representation) from Seller or its affiliates or the representatives or advisors
of Seller or its affiliates. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, Seller and Purchaser acknowledge that Purchaser will act as
Seller’s representative in connection with the Transportation Activities
described in Section
2.03(b).
(h) Environmental
Matters
.
Purchaser will at the appropriate time obtain and thereafter maintain in full
force and effect and in good standing all material Environmental Licenses (if
any) applicable to its performance of the Transportation Activities and will
at
all times comply in all material respects with the terms and conditions of
such
Environmental Licenses. Purchaser has not given, nor is it under a duty to
give,
nor has it received, any Notice of Environmental Problem and that there is
no
litigation or governmental proceeding pending nor, to its best knowledge,
threatened against Purchaser which, if adversely determined, would have a
material and adverse affect on ability to perform the Transportation
Activities.
(i) CFMA.
Purchaser represents that it is an “eligible commercial entity” as defined in
Section 1a(11) of the Commodity Exchange Act, and it is an “eligible contract
participant” within the meaning of 1a(12) of the Commodity Exchange Act, as
amended by the Commodity Futures Modernization Act of 2000.
ARTICLE
IV
COVENANTS
Section
4.01 Affirmative
Covenants of Seller
.
Seller
covenants and agrees with Purchaser that so long as any obligation of Seller
to
deliver Crude Oil to Purchaser is outstanding hereunder:
(a) Compliance
with Laws, Etc.
Seller
will comply with all Governmental Requirements applicable to the performance
of
Seller’s obligations hereunder, except where noncompliance therewith would not
have a material adverse effect on Seller or on the performance of the
Transaction Documents. Seller will comply in all material respects with the
Applicable Instruments of Seller.
(b) Maintenance
of Concessions, Permits, Leases and Licenses.
Seller
will maintain in full force and effect and good standing (and renew or extend
when appropriate or lawfully permitted) all its rights under any existing or
future material permits and transportation concessions, leases or licenses
and
will observe and perform all conditions or restrictions contained or arising
thereunder, except to the extent any such failure to maintain, observe or
perform would not have a material adverse effect on Seller or on the performance
of the Transaction Documents.
(c) Notice
of Event of Default.
Seller
shall notify Purchaser of the occurrence of any event which with the passage
of
time or the giving of notice, or both, would be a Seller’s Event of Default
promptly after becoming aware of the same.
(d) Qualification.
Seller
will be duly qualified to do business as a foreign entity and will be in good
standing under the laws of all jurisdictions in which the failure to be so
qualified could have a material adverse effect on Seller.
(e) Environmental.
Seller
will comply with Section
4.03(g).
Section
4.02 Negative
Covenants of Seller
.
Seller
covenants and agrees with Purchaser that so long as any obligation of Seller
to
deliver Crude Oil or to make any payment is outstanding hereunder, Seller will
not at any time create, assume, incur or suffer to exist any Lien, other than
Permitted Liens, on any Crude Oil subject to this Agreement or any Deal Sheet.
Unless a Purchaser’s Event of Default has then occurred and is continuing,
Seller agrees it will not (a)
sell or
transfer to any Person other than Purchaser or otherwise dispose of any Crude
Oil acquired by Seller pursuant to this Agreement and/or any Deal Sheet or
(b)
amend
the Master Agreement or the Credit Agreement without Purchaser’s prior written
consent.
Section
4.03 Affirmative
Covenants of Purchaser and Guarantor
.
Each of
Purchaser and Guarantor covenants and agrees with Seller that so long as any
obligation of Purchaser is outstanding hereunder:
(a) Compliance
with Laws, Etc.
Each
will comply with all Governmental Requirements applicable to the performance
of
its obligations hereunder, except where noncompliance therewith would not have
a
material adverse effect on Purchaser or Guarantor or on their respective
performance of the Transaction Documents. Each will comply in all material
respects with its Applicable Instruments. Purchaser agrees to assist Seller
in
obtaining and maintaining in full force and effect and good standing (and renew
or extend when appropriate or lawfully permitted) all permits, qualifications,
licenses, authorities, consents, approvals, clearances or concessions deemed
by
Seller to be necessary or appropriate, in connection with Seller’s purchase,
transportation and/or resale of Crude Oil purchased under this Agreement and
Seller’s performance of its obligations under the Supply Contracts, this
Agreement, the Deal Sheets, related transportation agreements or tariffs and
the
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby.
(b) Maintenance
of Concessions, Permits, Leases and Licenses.
Purchaser will maintain in full force and effect and good standing (and renew
or
extend when appropriate or lawfully permitted) all of its rights under any
existing or future material permits and transportation concessions, leases
or
licenses and will observe and perform all conditions or restrictions contained
or arising thereunder, except to the extent any such failure to maintain,
observe or perform would not have a material adverse effect on Purchaser or
on
its performance of the Transaction Documents. Purchaser will be responsible
for
obtaining and maintaining in full force and effect and in good standing all
Environmental Licenses (if any) required to be obtained with respect to the
ownership or transportation of Crude Oil to be purchased and sold pursuant
to
this Agreement.
(c) Notice
of Event of Default.
Purchaser shall notify Seller of the occurrence of any event which with the
passage of time or the giving of notice, or both, would be a Purchaser’s Event
of Default promptly after becoming aware of the same.
(d) Qualification.
Purchaser will be duly qualified to do business as a foreign entity and will
be
in good standing under the laws of all jurisdictions in which the failure to
be
so qualified could have a material adverse effect on Purchaser.
(e) Tax
Indemnity.
Any and
all payments under this Agreement or under any Deal Sheet shall be made free
and
clear of and without deduction for any and all present or future Taxes. If
Purchaser shall be required by law to deduct any Taxes from or in respect of
any
sum payable or any implied interest hereunder to Seller (i)
the sum
payable shall be increased by the amount necessary so that after making all
required deductions (including deductions applicable to additional sums payable
under this Section
4.03(e)),
Seller
shall receive an amount of cash equal to the sum it would have received had
no
such deductions been made, (ii)
Purchaser shall make such deductions and (iii)
Purchaser shall pay the full amount deducted to the relevant taxing authority
or
other governmental authority in accordance with applicable law. Purchaser shall
confirm that all applicable Taxes, if any, imposed on it by virtue of the
transactions under this Agreement, have been properly and legally paid by it
to
the appropriate taxing authorities by sending to Seller either (A)
official
tax receipts or notarized copies of such receipts to Purchaser within 15 days
after payment of any applicable Tax or (B)
a
certificate executed by an authorized officer of Purchaser confirming that
such
Taxes have been paid, together with evidence of such payment. To the fullest
extent permitted by applicable law, Purchaser will indemnify Seller for the
full
amount of Taxes, including, but not limited to, any Taxes imposed by any
jurisdiction on amounts payable under this Section
4.03(e),
paid by
Seller pursuant to this Section
4.03(e)
and any
liability (including penalties, interest and expenses) arising therefrom or
with
respect thereto, whether or not such Taxes were correctly or legally asserted.
Any payment pursuant to such indemnification shall be made within 30 days after
the date Seller makes written demand therefor.
(f) Financial
Statements.
(i) As
soon
as available, but in any event in accordance with then applicable law and not
later than 90 days after the end of each fiscal year of Guarantor, Guarantor
shall deliver to Seller its audited consolidated balance sheet and related
statements of operations, stockholders’ equity and cash flows as of the end of
and for such year, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures
for the previous fiscal year, all reported on by independent public accountants
of recognized national standing (without a “going concern” or like qualification
or exception and without any qualification or exception as to the scope of
such
audit) to the effect that such consolidated financial statements present fairly
in all material respects the financial condition and results of operations
of
Guarantor and its consolidated on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP
consistently applied.
(ii) As
soon
as available, but in any event in accordance with then applicable law and not
later than 45 days after the end of each of the first three fiscal quarters
of
each fiscal year of Guarantor, Guarantor shall deliver to Seller its
consolidated balance sheet and related statements of operations, stockholders’
equity and cash flows as of the end of and for such fiscal quarter and the
then
elapsed portion of the fiscal year, setting forth in each case in comparative
form the figures for the corresponding period or periods of (or, in the case
of
the balance sheet, as of the end of) the previous fiscal year, all certified
by
one of its chief financial officer as presenting fairly in all material respects
the financial condition and results of operations of Guarantor and its
consolidated subsidiaries on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP
consistently applied, subject to normal year-end audit adjustments and the
absence of footnotes.
(g) Compliance
with Environmental Laws.
Purchaser and Seller shall use reasonable commercial efforts to cause each
Pipeline (and each operator thereof) to comply continuously during the term
of
this Agreement with the following, insofar as they relate to the Crude Oil
and/or the activities or transactions contemplated by this Agreement, the Deal
Sheets and/or the Supply Contracts:
(i) Environmental
Laws relating inter alia to (A)
releases, discharges, emissions, or disposals of Hazardous Substances to air,
overlaying land and soil, watercourses (such as streams, rivers and lakes),
ground water (i.e. percolating water) or surface waters (including rainfall
and
seepage); (B)
the use,
handling, disposal, treatment, storage or management of Hazardous Substances;
(C)
the
exposure of Persons to Hazardous Substances; and (D)
the
transportation, storage, disposal, management, or release of Hazardous
Substances, and any regulation, order, injunction, judgment, declaration,
notice, or demand issued thereunder; and
(ii) laws
relating inter
alia
to any
substantial and unreasonable interference with (A)
any
private individual’s use or enjoyment of property or (B)
the
health, safety or property rights of the community;
(h) Notices
of Environmental Problems.
In the
event Purchaser receives or obtains knowledge of a Notice of Environmental
Problem, Purchaser shall promptly (but no later than 3 Business Days from
receipt or submission of such notice) provide a copy to Seller of such notice
and, if requested, shall provide Seller with a written report (including an
assessment and environmental audit) relating to any properties affected thereby.
Purchaser agrees that as between Seller and Purchaser, Purchaser will be solely
liable in the event of losses or damages (including any losses or damages
resulting from a violation of any Environmental Law or any release or threatened
release of Hazardous Substances) to any Person or any Property caused by Crude
Oil purchased by Seller pursuant to a Supply Contract for resale to
Purchaser.
(i) Transportation
Statements and Pipeline Information.
Purchaser shall:
(i) as
soon
as practicable and in any event no later than the fourth (4th) Business Day
after Purchaser’s receipt of the transporting Pipeline’s end of month
transportation statement, prepare and deliver to Seller a monthly pipeline
reconciliation statement, substantially in the form of Exhibit E hereto,
summarizing for the prior calendar month and each subsequent month then
scheduled as an Off-take Month, all purchases of Crude Oil by Seller (and
specifying quality, quantity and price for each purchase transaction), all
actual deliveries and scheduled deliveries to Seller, Injection Point(s) for
each such quantity, all quantities then in transit or storage, all quantities
delivered and sold on behalf of Seller at the Delivery Locations (and specifying
quality, quantity and price for each sale transaction) and such other
information related to any of the foregoing as Seller may reasonably
request;
(ii) at
least
once per calendar quarter or upon the request of Seller, a list of the grades
of
crude oil then approved for transportation by the Pipelines under approved
and
effective tariffs applicable or available to the Crude Oil; or if one of the
grades specified in the definition of “Crude Oil” ceases to be a grade approved
for transportation, prompt notice of such status;
(iii) unless
continuously available by electronic means or on a website to which Seller
has
been granted access, a nomination schedule for transporting Crude Oil and any
information received from the Pipeline operator related thereto, such
information to be furnished to Seller promptly upon becoming available from
a
Pipeline operator and in any event not less frequently than once per calendar
quarter;
(iv) promptly
upon becoming aware of any change to a previously published nomination schedule
which change affects any Crude Oil, prompt notice of such change;
(v) promptly
upon becoming aware of any “apportionment” by a common carrier or Pipeline
operator, but in any event within five (5) Business Days of such event, notice
of such apportionment; and
(vi) use
commercially reasonable efforts, consistent with those of a reasonably prudent
shipper, to gain access to each Pipeline’s relevant notification systems and
monitor the injection, scheduling and flow of all Barrels of Crude Oil to their
intended destination in each transporting Pipeline; promptly deliver such
information to Seller at reasonable intervals or more frequently if requested
of
Seller; and assist Seller to gain such access to such notification
systems.
ARTICLE
V
EVENTS
OF DEFAULT AND EARLY TERMINATION
Section
5.01 Seller’s
Events of Default
.
Each of
the following events shall constitute a “Seller’s
Event of Default”
under
this Agreement:
(a) Seller
shall fail to deliver the required quantities of Crude Oil to any Delivery
Location (or any alternate Delivery Location) in accordance with the terms
of
this Agreement and the relevant Deal Sheet; or
(b) Seller
shall fail to perform or observe any material term, covenant or agreement
contained herein or in any Transaction Document to which it is a party on its
part to be performed or observed and such failure shall remain unremedied for
twenty-five (25) days after notice thereof to Seller by Purchaser;
or
(c) any
representation or warranty made by Seller in this Agreement or any Transaction
Document shall prove to have been incorrect in any material respect when made
or
when deemed made.
Section
5.02 Purchaser’s
Events of Default
.
Each of
the following events shall constitute a “Purchaser’s
Event of Default”
under
this Agreement:
(a) Purchaser
shall fail to accept the required quantities of Crude Oil at any Delivery
Location (or any alternate Delivery Location) in accordance with the terms
of
this Agreement and the relevant Deal Sheet; or
(b) Purchaser
or Guarantor shall fail to pay the Purchase Price due on any Payment Date or
any
amounts due under this Agreement or any other Transaction Document and such
failure is not remedied within the grace period set forth in the applicable
agreement or, if no grace period is specified, within three (3) Business Days
after the Business Day on which such payment is due; or
(c) Purchaser
or Guarantor shall fail to perform or observe any material term, covenant or
agreement contained herein or in any Transaction Document to which it is a
party
on its part to be performed or observed (other than the failure to perform
obligations related to Transportation Activities or any term, covenant or
agreement whose breach or default in performance is specifically dealt with
elsewhere in this Section
5.02)
and
such failure shall remain unremedied for twenty-five (25) days after notice
thereof to Purchaser and Guarantor by Seller; or
(d) any
representation or warranty made by Purchaser or Guarantor in this Agreement
or
any Transaction Document shall prove to have been incorrect in any material
respect when made or when deemed made;
(e) to
the
extent permitted by applicable law, an “Event of Default” under Second Amended
and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement dated November 22, 2004, by and
among Purchaser, as borrower, the Guarantor and the lenders named therein shall
occur and be continuing; or
(f) any
event
or circumstance shall occur and be continuing which could reasonably be expected
to have a material and adverse effect on the financial condition or the ability
of Guarantor and Purchaser to perform its obligations under this Agreement
and
the other Transaction Documents.
Section
5.03 Default
Rights; Early Termination
.
At any
time while an Event of Default is continuing, the non-defaulting party may
provide a written notice to the defaulting party specifying the relevant Event
of Default, and either demand adequate assurances under Article 2-609 of the
Uniform Commercial Code (and pending the delivery of such adequate assurances,
suspend its own performance, unless such performance is the payment of money)
or
designate a Business Day not earlier than the fifth (5th) Business Day following
the defaulting party’s receipt of such notice (as provided in Section
7.01)
as a
default termination date (“Default
Termination Date”).
To
the extent an Event of Default is established to exist and has not been resolved
to the non-defaulting party’s satisfaction, then upon the occurrence of a
Default Termination Date, the obligations of the parties to make or receive
any
further deliveries of Crude Oil under this Agreement (except the obligations
of
Purchaser to receive and pay for Crude Oil acquired by Seller pursuant to a
Supply Contract entered into prior to the Default Termination Date) shall
terminate and without limiting the non-defaulting party’s other remedies, the
non-defaulting party shall have the right to decline to enter into any
additional Transactions.
Section
5.04 Failure
to Make or Accept Delivery.
(a) If
other
than as a result of an event of Force Majeure, Purchaser defaults in its
obligation to accept delivery at the applicable Delivery Location of all or
any
part of the quantities of Crude Oil scheduled to be Delivered by Seller, then
Seller shall sell the quantity of Crude Oil not accepted by Purchaser and
Purchaser shall pay to Seller, as liquidated damages, an amount equal to the
difference between (i)
the
Purchase Price applicable to the quantity of such Crude Oil, less (ii)
the
Replacement Value of such quantity; provided,
however,
if the
Replacement Value exceeds the Purchase Price, then Seller shall pay such
difference to Purchaser. Such payment shall be due on the date that Seller
presents to Purchaser a certificate reflecting the amount due. Seller agrees
to
use all reasonable commercial efforts to maximize the Replacement Value and
Seller shall prepare and deliver to Purchaser, within five (5) Business Days
after the end of the applicable Off-take Month, a certificate setting out the
calculation of the Replacement Value accompanied by reasonably available back-up
documentation therefor. Any such certificate shall, absent manifest error,
be
conclusive evidence of the amount due in respect of the Replacement
Value.
(b) If
other
than as a result of an event of Force Majeure or a failure by a Supplier to
deliver as provided in Section
2.02,
Seller
defaults in its obligation to deliver the required quantities of Crude Oil
to
Purchaser at the applicable Delivery Location, then Purchaser may purchase
through ordinary commercial channels a quantity of Crude Oil equal to the
quantity of Crude Oil not Delivered by Seller and Seller shall pay to Purchaser,
as liquidated damages, an amount equal to the difference between (i)
the
Replacement Value of such quantity of Crude Oil, less (ii)
the
Purchase Price applicable to such quantity. Such payment shall be due on the
date Purchaser presents to Seller a certificate reflecting the amount due.
Purchaser agrees to use all reasonable commercial efforts to minimize the
Replacement Value and Purchaser shall prepare and deliver to Seller, within
five
(5) Business Days after the end of the applicable Off-take Month, a certificate
setting out the calculation of the Replacement Value accompanied by reasonably
available back-up documentation therefor. Any such certificate shall, absent
manifest error, be conclusive evidence of the amount due in respect of the
Replacement Value.
ARTICLE
VI
TERMINATION
RIGHTS RESULTING FROM FORCE MAJEURE
Section
6.01 Termination
Rights After Force Majeure.
(a) Each
party shall notify the other as soon as possible of any anticipated inability
to
perform all or any portion of its obligations hereunder as the result of an
event of Force Majeure. Such notice shall specify the event constituting a
Force
Majeure and the anticipated duration of such party’s inability to perform as a
result thereof.
(b) If
an
event of Force Majeure has occurred and is continuing, the obligations of the
party affected by such event of Force Majeure shall be suspended during the
duration of such event, provided the forgoing shall not affect the obligations
of a party which may have accrued prior to the occurrence of such event or
which
are unaffected by such event, including without limitation, the obligation
of
Purchaser to pay for Crude Oil delivered to it. Each party agrees to take all
reasonable commercial steps to avoid or mitigate the consequences of an event
of
Force Majeure and to bring it to an end as soon as is reasonably possible.
(c) During
the continuation of any Force Majeure, to the extent the parties cannot reach
an
agreement under Section 2.06, Purchaser shall have the exclusive right (unless
a
Purchaser’s Event of Default has then occurred and is continuing), and hereby
agrees (unless a Purchaser’s Event of Default has then occurred and is
continuing and the Seller has given written notice to Purchaser that Seller
intends to market), to either (i)
take all
commercially reasonably efforts to promptly market and dispose of to one or
more
third persons, or (ii)
purchase, all Crude Oil the transportation, delivery and/or receipt of which
is
then suspended as the result of such Force Majeure. Any such sale or other
disposition to a third person or purchase by Purchaser shall be treated as
an
early purchase under Section 2.13, settled in the manner set forth in such
section, and Purchaser shall pay the Purchase Price for such affected quantities
as contemplated in such section.
(d) If
any
one or more events of Force Majeure occur and continue for a consecutive period
of longer than ninety (90) days, then either party may designate a force majeure
termination date (“Force
Majeure Termination Date”)
upon
not less than two (2) and not more than ten (10) Business Days’ notice to the
other party. Upon the Force Majeure Termination Date, the parties’ obligations
hereunder shall terminate, except for the obligation of Purchaser to pay any
Unpaid Amounts.
ARTICLE
VII
MISCELLANEOUS
Section
7.01 Notice
.
Any
demand, notice or communication to be made or given hereunder shall be in
writing and may be made or given by personal delivery or by transmittal by
telecopy or other mutually acceptable electronic means of communication
addressed to the respective party as follows:
To
Seller:
Utexam
Limited
5
George’s Dock
IFSC
Xxxxxx
0,
Xxxxxxx
Attention:
Xx. Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx
Telephone
No.: x000.0.000.00.00
Telecopier
No.: x000.0.000.00.00
with
a
copy to:
BNP
Paribas
000
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx
Xxxx,
XX 00000
Attention:
Xxxxx Xxx
Telecopier
No.: 000.000.0000
Telephone
No.: 000.000.0000
To
Purchaser:
Frontier
Oil and Refining Company
0000
X.
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxx 00000
Attention:
Xx. Xxxx X. Xxxxx
Telephone
No.: 000.000.0000
Telecopier
No.: 303.714.1030
with
copy
to:
Frontier
Oil Corporation
00000
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxx,
Xxxxx 00000-0000
Attention:
Xx. Xxxx Xxxx, Vice President—Corporate Finance
Telephone
No.: 000.000.0000
Telecopier
No.: 713.688.0616
or
to
such other address or telecopy number as any party may from time to time notify
the other in accordance with this Section
7.01.
Any
demand, notice or communication made or given by personal delivery shall be
conclusively deemed to have been given on the day of actual delivery thereof,
or, if made or given by telecopy or any other mutually acceptable electronic
means of communication, on the date of such transmittal or if such date is
not a
Business Day, on the first Business Day following the transmittal
thereof.
Contacts
designed for approval of a Transaction and execution of Deal Sheets are Xx.
Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx in Dublin and any other Person(s) designated in writing by
Seller, with copies to BNP Paribas, attention Mr. Xxxxx Xxx and any other
Persons designated in writing by Seller.
Section
7.02 Interest
on Overdue Amounts
.
If any
monetary amounts payable under this Agreement are not paid when due, then such
overdue amount shall bear interest for each day until paid in full, payable
on
demand, both before and after judgment or petition for bankruptcy, the Default
Termination Date and the Force Majeure Termination Date, at the U.S. Base Rate
plus two percent per annum on the basis of the actual number of days elapsed
and
on the basis of a year of 360 days, as the case may be. Such interest shall
be
determined daily and compounded monthly in arrears on the last day of each
calendar month.
Section
7.03 Governing
Law; Waiver of Jury Trial
(a) THIS
AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF
THE
STATE OF NEW YORK AND APPLICABLE FEDERAL LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES OF
AMERICA.
(b) ANY
PROCEEDING WITH RESPECT TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER TRANSACTION DOCUMENT
MAY
BE BROUGHT IN XXX XXXXXX XX XXX XXXXX XX XXX XXXX IN THE COUNTY OF NEW YORK
OR
OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK AND, BY EXECUTION
AND
DELIVERY OF THIS AGREEMENT, EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY
ACCEPTS FOR ITSELF AND IN RESPECT OF ITS PROPERTY, GENERALLY AND
UNCONDITIONALLY, THE JURISDICTION OF THE AFORESAID COURTS. TO THE EXTENT
PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY
CONSENTS TO THE SERVICE OF PROCESS WITH RESPECT TO ANY PROCEEDING (WHETHER
OR
NOT IN NEW YORK), BY THE MAILING OF COPIES THEREOF BY REGISTERED OR CERTIFIED
MAIL, POSTAGE PREPAID, TO SUCH PERSON, AT ITS RESPECTIVE ADDRESS, SUCH SERVICE
TO BECOME EFFECTIVE 30 DAYS AFTER SUCH MAILING.
(c) EACH
OF
THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED
BY
APPLICABLE LAW, ANY OBJECTION WHICH IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE LAYING
OF VENUE OF ANY OF THE AFORESAID PROCEEDINGS ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION
WITH THIS OR ANY OTHER TRANSACTION DOCUMENT BROUGHT IN THE COURTS REFERRED
TO IN
SECTION 7.03(b)
HEREOF
AND HEREBY FURTHER IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY
APPLICABLE LAW, AND AGREES NOT TO PLEAD OR CLAIM IN ANY SUCH COURT THAT ANY
SUCH
PROCEEDING BROUGHT IN ANY SUCH COURT HAS BEEN BROUGHT IN AN INCONVENIENT
FORUM.
(d) EACH
OF
THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED
BY
LAW ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING
DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY TO ANY OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER TRANSACTION
DOCUMENTS OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY (WHETHER BASED
ON
CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY). EACH PARTY HERETO (i)
CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS
REPRESENTED EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT
OF
LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (ii)
ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTY HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER
INTO
THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS
IN
THIS PARAGRAPH.
Section
7.04 Severability
.
In the
event that one or more of the provisions contained in this Agreement shall
be
judicially determined to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect
under any applicable law the validity, legality or enforceability of the
remaining provisions hereof shall not be affected or impaired thereby and the
parties agree to negotiate in good faith to agree on a provision which is
enforceable and which preserves the economic bargain of the parties to the
greatest extent possible. Each of the Sections of this Agreement is hereby
declared to be separate and distinct.
Section
7.05 Place
of Payment; Currency
.
Unless
otherwise stated, all payments herein or in any Transaction Document shall
be
made at the offices of Seller in New York City, New York. Unless otherwise
stated, all amounts expressed herein in terms of money refer to the United
States Dollar and all payments to be made and prices mentioned hereunder shall
be made in United States Dollars. Seller shall be entitled to set-off amounts
it
owes hereunder against amounts owed to it or any of its affiliates by Purchaser
or Guarantor or any of their affiliates.
Section
7.06 No
Agency; No Joint Venture
.
Purchaser acknowledges and confirms that all purchases of Crude Oil made by
it
hereunder are being made by it as a principal and that it is not acting as
agent
for any other Person in connection with purchases of Crude Oil hereunder.
Purchaser acknowledges and agrees that Seller is not acting as an agent of
Purchaser under any Supply Contract and no joint venture, partnership or similar
enterprise is intended or exists as a result of the transactions contemplated
by
this Agreement or any Deal Sheet. There are no third party
beneficiaries.
Section
7.07 Benefit
of the Agreement
.
This
Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon Seller, Purchaser
and Guarantor and their respective permitted successors and
assigns.
Section
7.08 Assignment
and Transfer
.
Except
as provided in this Section
7.08,
neither
party may assign any rights or delegate any obligations hereunder without the
prior written consent of the other party. Seller may grant a security interest
and collaterally assign all of its right title and interest in and to this
Agreement and any other Transaction Document to one or more banks or other
financial institutions providing financing to it.
Section
7.09 Entire
Agreement
.
This
Agreement and the other Transaction Documents constitute the entire agreement
between the parties hereto and supersedes any prior agreement, undertaking,
declarations, commitments or representations, written or oral, in respect
thereof. There are no unwritten oral agreements among the parties.
Section
7.10 Amendments
.
This
Agreement may not be modified or amended except by an instrument in writing
signed by Purchaser, Seller and Guarantor or by their respective successors
or
permitted assigns.
Section
7.11 No
Waivers, Remedies
.
No
failure to exercise and no delay in exercising any right hereunder shall operate
as a waiver thereof nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right
hereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of
any
other right. The remedies herein provided are cumulative and not exclusive
of
any remedies provided by law except as otherwise expressly provided
herein.
Section
7.12 Time
of the Essence
.
Time
shall be of the essence of this Agreement.
Section
7.13 Counterparts
.
This
Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which so executed shall
be
deemed to be an original and such counterparts together shall constitute one
and
the same instrument.
Section
7.14 Intent
.
It
is the
express intent of the parties that this Agreement and each Transaction pursuant
to this Agreement to be construed as a contract of purchase and sale of Crude
Oil between Seller, as seller, and Purchaser, as buyer. Further, it is not
the
intention of the parties that this Agreement or any Transaction be deemed a
financing or a grant of a charge, lien or security interest in Crude Oil or
any
other rights of Purchaser under this Agreement or any Transaction Document
to
secure a debt or other obligation of either Purchaser or Guarantor.
The
parties further intend that this Agreement shall constitute a “forward contract”
and Seller and Purchaser are “forward contract merchants” within the meaning of
Xxxxxxx 000 xx xxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Bankruptcy Code of 1978, as amended from time
to time.
Section
7.15 Disclosure
of Information
.
In the
event that any party provides any other party with written confidential
information belonging to such disclosing party or its affiliates which has
been
denominated in writing as “confidential”, the non-disclosing party agrees to
thereafter maintain such information in confidence in accordance with the
standards of care and diligence that each utilizes in maintaining its own
confidential information. This obligation of confidence shall not apply to
such
portions of the information which (a)
are in
the public domain, (b)
hereafter become part of the public domain without such party breaching its
obligation of confidence hereunder, (c)
are
previously known by such party from some source other than the disclosing party,
(d)
are
hereafter developed by such party without using the disclosing party’s
information, (e)
are
hereafter obtained by or available to such party from a third party who owes
no
obligation of confidence to the disclosing party with respect to such
information or through any other means other than through disclosure by the
disclosing party, (f)
are
disclosed with the disclosing party’s consent, (g)
must be
disclosed either pursuant to any Governmental Requirement or to Persons
regulating the activities of the non-disclosing party, or (h)
as may
be required by law or regulation or order of any governmental authority in
any
judicial, arbitration or governmental proceeding; provided, however, that any
party required pursuant to clauses (g)
or
(h)
above to
disclose shall, as soon as practicable, give prior written notice to the other
party that such disclosure is required and shall consult with such party on
whether to so disclose, and if so, what action should be taken, if any, to
resist such requirement. Further, any party may disclose any such information
to
its affiliates, any consultants, any independent certified public accountants,
any legal counsel employed by it in connection with this Agreement or any
Transaction Document, including without limitation, for the purpose of
investigating and appraising the business, financial condition,
creditworthiness, status and affairs of the other party or the enforcement
or
exercise of all rights and remedies thereunder; provided, however, that it
imposes on such Person to whom such information is disclosed the same obligation
to maintain the confidentiality of such information as is imposed upon it
hereunder. In addition, in connection with any assignment or participation
pursuant to Section
7.08,
Seller
may disclose to its lenders or any assignee or participant or proposed assignee
or participant any such information; provided that prior to any such disclosure,
the assignee or participant or proposed assignee or participant shall agree
to
comply with this Section. In addition, Seller may disclose any such information
to the Swap Provider. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary provided herein,
this obligation of confidence shall cease three (3) years from the date the
information was furnished, unless the disclosing party requests in writing
at
least 30 days prior to the expiration of such three year period, that the
non-disclosing party maintain the confidentiality of such information for an
additional three year period. Each party waives any and all other rights it
may
have to confidentiality as against the other arising by contract, agreement,
statute or law except as expressly stated in this Section.
Section
7.16 Stamp
and Documentary Taxes
.
To the
fullest extent permitted by applicable law, Purchaser agrees to pay, and shall
indemnify Seller for any and all liabilities incurred by it in connection with,
any present or future stamp or documentary taxes or similar levies that arise
from any payment made hereunder or from the execution, delivery or registration
of, or otherwise with respect to, this Agreement or any other Transaction
Document.
Section
7.17 Further
Assurances
.
The
parties hereto agree to take all such further actions and to execute,
acknowledge and deliver all such further documents that are necessary or useful
to carry out the purposes of this Agreement, as may be reasonably requested
by
either party.
Section
7.18 Successors
and Assigns
.
All
references to Seller, Purchaser and Guarantor herein shall mean Seller,
Purchaser and Guarantor and their respective successors and assigns as permitted
under this Agreement.
Section
7.19 Survival
.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the obligations
to
make payment hereunder, and the obligation of either party to indemnify the
other, pursuant hereto shall survive the termination of this
Agreement.
Section
7.20 INDEMNITY
.
(a)
PURCHASER SHALL INDEMNIFY SELLER AND EACH RELATED PARTY OF SELLER (EACH SUCH
PERSON BEING CALLED AN “INDEMNITEE”)
AGAINST, AND HOLD EACH INDEMNITEE HARMLESS FROM, ANY AND ALL LOSSES, CLAIMS,
DAMAGES, LIABILITIES AND RELATED EXPENSES, INCLUDING THE FEES, CHARGES AND
DISBURSEMENTS OF ANY COUNSEL FOR ANY INDEMNITEE, INCURRED BY OR ASSERTED AGAINST
ANY INDEMNITEE ARISING OUT OF, IN CONNECTION WITH, OR AS A RESULT OF
(i)
THE
EXECUTION OR DELIVERY OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER TRANSACTION DOCUMENT OR
THE
PERFORMANCE BY PURCHASER OF ITS OBLIGATIONS HEREUNDER, (ii)
THE
FAILURE OF PURCHASER TO COMPLY WITH THE TERMS OF ANY TRANSACTION DOCUMENT,
INCLUDING THIS AGREEMENT, OR WITH ANY GOVERNMENTAL REQUIREMENT, (iii)
ANY
INACCURACY OF ANY REPRESENTATION OR ANY BREACH OF ANY WARRANTY OR COVENANT
OF
PURCHASER SET FORTH HEREIN OR IN ANY OF THE TRANSACTION DOCUMENTS OR ANY
INSTRUMENTS, DOCUMENTS OR CERTIFICATIONS DELIVERED IN CONNECTION THEREWITH,
(iv)
ANY
BREACH OR NON-COMPLIANCE BY PURCHASER OF THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER
TRANSACTION DOCUMENTS, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY DAMAGES SUFFERED BY
THE
SELLER UNDER THIS AGREEMENT AS THE RESULT OF A BREACH OF THIS AGREEMENT BY
PURCHASER OR ANY COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH FINDING AN ALTERNATE PROVIDER TO PERFORM
THE TRANSPORTATION ACTIVITIES RELATED TO ANY CRUDE OIL IN TRANSIT AFTER THE
OCCURRENCE AN EVENT OF DEFAULT AND THE TERMINATION OF THIS AGREEMENT UNDER
SECTION 5.01, (v)
THE
OPERATIONS OF THE BUSINESS OF PURCHASER AND ITS AFFILIATES, (vi)
ANY
ASSERTION THAT SELLER WAS NOT ENTITLED TO RECEIVE ANY SELLER CRUDE OIL OR THE
PROCEEDS OF THE SALE OF ANY SELLER CRUDE OIL, OR ANY SUITS, ACTIONS, DEBTS,
ACCOUNTS, DAMAGES, COSTS, LOSSES AND EXPENSES ARISING FROM OR OUT OF ADVERSE
CLAIMS OF ANY AND ALL PERSONS IN RESPECT OF ROYALTIES, TAXES, LICENSE FEES
OR
CHARGES THEREON WHICH ARE APPLICABLE BEFORE THE TITLE TO ANY CRUDE OIL PASSES
TO
SELLER OR WHICH MAY BE LEVIED AND ASSESSED UPON SELLER, (vii)
ANY
ENVIRONMENTAL LAW APPLICABLE TO PURCHASER OR ANY OF ITS AFFILIATES OR ANY OF
THEIR PROPERTIES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, LAWS RELATING TO THE PRESENCE,
GENERATION, STORAGE, RELEASE, THREATENED RELEASE, USE, TRANSPORT, DISPOSAL,
ARRANGEMENT OF DISPOSAL OR TREATMENT OF OIL, OIL AND GAS WASTES, SOLID WASTES
OR
HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES ON ANY PROPERTY, (viii)
THE
BREACH OR NON-COMPLIANCE BY PURCHASER OR ANY OF ITS AFFILIATES WITH ANY
ENVIRONMENTAL LAW APPLICABLE TO PURCHASER OR ANY OF ITS AFFILIATES, (ix)
OWNERSHIP BY SELLER OR PURCHASER OR ITS AFFILIATES OF ANY SELLER CRUDE OIL
OR
THE INJECTION, TRANSPORTATION, STORAGE, HANDLING, PURCHASE, SALE, DELIVERY
OR
RECEIPT OF ANY SELLER CRUDE OIL, (x)
THE
PRESENCE, USE, RELEASE, STORAGE, TREATMENT, DISPOSAL, GENERATION, THREATENED
RELEASE, TRANSPORT, ARRANGEMENT FOR TRANSPORT OR ARRANGEMENT FOR DISPOSAL OF
ANY
SELLER CRUDE OIL AND ANY ASSOCIATED OIL AND GAS WASTES, SOLID WASTES OR
HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES, (xi)
ANY
ENVIRONMENTAL LIABILITY RELATED IN ANY WAY TO SELLER, PURCHASER OR ANY OF THEIR
RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES ARISING OUT OF ANY TRANSACTION DOCUMENT OR ANY TRANSACTION
CONTEMPLATED THEREBY, (xii)
ANY
OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL, HEALTH OR SAFETY CONDITION ARISING IN CONNECTION WITH
THE
ACTIVITIES CONTEMPLATED BY THE TRANSACTION DOCUMENTS, (xiii)
ANY
DAMAGES CAUSED DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY BY SELLER CRUDE OIL TO ANY THIRD PARTY
AND
ANY DAMAGE TO CRUDE OIL, (xiv)
ANY
UNRECOVERABLE CHARGES, LOSSES, DAMAGES OR INDEMNITIES PAID BY SELLER TO ITS
LENDERS UNDER THE CREDIT FACILITY PURSUANT TO WHICH SELLER OBTAINS FUNDS TO
ACQUIRE THE SELLER CRUDE OIL (EXCLUDING INTEREST BUT INCLUDING ADDITIONAL
AMOUNTS DUE AS THE RESULT OF THE UNAVAILABILITY OF LIBOR), OR (xv)
ANY
ACTUAL OR PROSPECTIVE CLAIM, LITIGATION, INVESTIGATION OR PROCEEDING RELATING
TO
ANY OF THE FOREGOING, WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY AND
REGARDLESS OF WHETHER ANY INDEMNITEE IS A PARTY THERETO, AND SUCH INDEMNITY
SHALL EXTEND TO EACH INDEMNITEE NOTWITHSTANDING THE SOLE OR CONCURRENT
NEGLIGENCE OF EVERY KIND OR CHARACTER WHATSOEVER, WHETHER ACTIVE OR PASSIVE,
WHETHER AN AFFIRMATIVE ACT OR AN OMISSION, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, ALL
TYPES OF NEGLIGENT CONDUCT IDENTIFIED IN THE RESTATEMENT (SECOND) OF TORTS
OF
ONE OR MORE OF THE INDEMNITEES OR BY REASON OF STRICT LIABILITY IMPOSED WITHOUT
FAULT ON ANY ONE OR MORE OF THE INDEMNITEES; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT
(A)
THE
FOREGOING INDEMNITY SHALL NOT, AS TO ANY INDEMNITEE, BE AVAILABLE TO THE EXTENT
THAT SUCH LOSSES, CLAIMS, DAMAGES, LIABILITIES OR RELATED EXPENSES ARE
DETERMINED BY A COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION BY FINAL AND NONAPPEALABLE
JUDGMENT TO HAVE RESULTED FROM THE GROSS NEGLIGENCE OR WILLFUL MISCONDUCT OF
SUCH INDEMNITEE AND (B)
PURCHASER SHALL BE SUBROGATED TO EACH INDEMNITEE’S RIGHTS (INCLUDING RIGHTS
UNDER CONTRACTS WITH THIRD PARTIES) CONCERNING ANY INDEMNIFIED CLAIM
HEREUNDER.
(b) To
the
extent permitted by applicable law, Purchaser and Guarantor shall not assert,
and hereby waives, any claim against any Indemnitee, on any theory of liability,
for special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages (as opposed to direct
or actual damages) arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of, this
Agreement, any other Transaction Document or any agreement or instrument
contemplated hereby or thereby or the Transactions.
(c) The
obligations of Purchaser in this Article VI shall survive termination of this
Agreement.
(d) All
amounts due under this Section
7.20
shall be
payable on demand.
Section
7.21 Expenses
.
Purchaser shall pay all reasonable expenses (inclusive of allocated costs for
in-house legal services and sales taxes) incurred by Seller, including the
fees,
charges and disbursements of any counsel for Seller, in connection with the
enforcement or protection of its rights in connection with this Agreement or
any
other Transaction Document, including its rights under Section
7.20.
All
amounts due under this Section
7.21
shall be
payable on demand.
Section
7.22 Consent
to Recording
.
Each
party (i)
consents
to the recording of telephone conversations of trading and marketing personnel
of the parties in connection with this Agreement, any Supply Contracts and
any
Transactions hereunder and to the submission of such recordings in evidence
in
any proceedings and (ii)
agrees
to obtain any necessary consent of, and give notice of such recording to, such
personnel.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the date
first written above.
UTEXAM
LIMITED
By:
Name:
Title:
By:
Name:
Title:
FRONTIER
OIL AND REFINING COMPANY,
as
Purchaser
By:
Xxxxxxx
X. Xxxxxxxx
Executive
Vice President - Chief Financial
Officer
FRONTIER
OIL CORPORATION, as Guarantor
By:
Xxxx
X.
Xxxx
Vice
President - Corporate Finance
Conditions
Precedent
1. |
Execution
of the Guaranty Agreement by
Guarantor.
|
2. |
Payment
to BNP Paribas of all fees described in that certain letter agreement
dated November 22, 2005, by and between BNP Paribas and Frontier
Oil
Corporation, as amended and assigned to
date.
|
3. |
An
opinion or opinions of counsel to Seller in form and substance acceptable
to Purchaser.
|
4. |
An
opinion or opinions of counsel to Purchaser and Guarantor in form
and
substance acceptable to Seller.
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5. |
A
certificate of the secretary or the assistant secretary of each party
setting forth (i) the consent action(s) of its governing body to
execute
and deliver the Agreement and the Transaction Documents to which
it is a
party and to enter into the transactions contemplated in those documents
and authorizing its representatives to sign this Agreement and Transaction
Documents and any other documentation necessary to implement the
transactions contemplated in those documents and (ii) specimen signatures
of the authorized officers. A party may conclusively rely on such
certificate until it receives notices from the other party in writing
to
the contrary.
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6. |
Purchaser
and Seller shall be reasonably satisfied that the other party has
all
requisite insurances, licenses and permits required by either the
Transaction Documents or any Governmental Requirement to perform
the
obligations under the Transaction Documents to which it is a
party.
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7. |
Seller
shall be reasonably satisfied that Purchaser possesses and exemption
from
the Oklahoma sales tax with respect to the Crude Oil subject to this
Agreement.
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8. |
Seller
shall be reasonably satisfied with Guarantor’s and Purchaser’s accounting
treatment of its obligations under this Agreement and its disclosure
of
this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents and its obligations
hereunder and thereunder in its quarterly and annual filings with
the
SEC.
|
Deal
Sheet
NO.
|
|
DATE:
|
Utexam’s
Purchase of Crude Oil from Supplier:
Name
of Supplier:
|
|
Supplier’s
Address:
Attn:
Phone:
Fax:
|
|
Quantity
of Crude Oil:
|
|
Grade(s):
|
|
Supply
Price (per Barrel):
|
|
Injection
Point:
|
|
Pipeline:
|
|
Injection
Month:
|
|
Batch
Numbers:
|
|
Required
Financial Assurances:
|
|
a. Type:
|
|
b. Amount:
|
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c. Deadline
for Posting:
|
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d. Credit
Contact Address:
Attn:
Phone:
Fax:
Mechanism
for Posting:
|
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Special
Terms or Conditions:
|
UTEXAM
LIMITED., in its capacity as Buyer
By:
Name:
Title:
By:
Name:
Title:
EXHIBIT
A
(continued)
DEAL
SHEET
NO.
|
|
DATE:
|
Frontier’s
Purchase of Crude Oil from Utexam:
Quantity:
|
|
Grade(s):
|
|
Price:
|
See
Section 2.01 of Master Crude Oil Purchase and Sale
Contract
|
Off-Take
Month:
Initial:
Revised:
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Delivery
Point:
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Batch
Nos.
|
|
Delivery
Pipeline:
|
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Special
Terms or Conditions:
|
UTEXAM
LIMITED., in its capacity as Seller pursuant to Master Crude Oil
Purchase
and Sale Contract dated March 10, 2006
|
FRONTIER
OIL AND REFINING COMPANY, in its capacity as Purchaser pursuant to
Master
Crude Oil Purchase and Sale Contract dated March 10,
2006
|
|
By:
Name:
Title:
|
By:
Name:
Title:
|
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By:
Name:
Title:
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List
of
Approved Pipelines, Injection Points and Delivery Locations
1. |
Approved
Pipelines:
|
The
Enbridge Pipelines
2. |
Approved
Injection Points:
|
a. |
Any
tank farm connected to any Enbridge
Pipeline
|
b. |
Any
feeder or gathering line connected to any Enbridge
Pipeline.
|
3. |
Approved
Delivery Locations:
|
a. |
Any
tank farm connected to any Enbridge Pipeline (within the United
States)
|
b. |
Teppco
Partners - Cushing, Oklahoma
|
c. |
Any
point on any Enbridge Pipeline (within the United
States)
|
d. |
Spearhead
Pipeline’s Custody and Transfer Meter at Cushing,
Oklahoma
|
e. |
Plains
Marketing & Transportation - Cushing,
Oklahoma
|
List
of
Approved Suppliers
BP
Canada
Canadian
Natural Resources
Conoco
Xxxxxxxx
Encana
Exxon
Mobil
Frontier
Oil and Refining Company
Nexen
Marketing
Petro-Canada
Seminole
Canada Energy Company
Shell
Canada
Suncor
Energy
Trafigura
Canada General Partnership
Tidal
Energy Marketing
Western
Oil Sands