Exhibit 10.2
LNG SALES
AGREEMENT
Between
SPECTRUM ENERGY SERVICES,
LLC
An
Alaska Limited Liability Company with offices at
8505 South Elwood Avenue, Building #123
Tulsa, OK 74132
Telephone: 918-298-6660
Fax: 918-298-6662
SELLER
and
CLEAN ENERGY
A
California Corporation, with offices at
3020 Old Ranch Parkway, Suite 200
Seal Beach, CA 90740
Telephone: 562-493-2804
Fax: 562-546-0097
BUYER
Dated as of October 17th,
2007
Sales Agreement No:
100-07
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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PREAMBLE
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ARTICLE 1
DEFINITIONS
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ARTICLE 2 TERM
OF SALES AGREEMENT
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ARTICLE 3
REPRESENTATIONS AND COVENANTS REGARDING LNG FACILITIES
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ARTICLE 4
CONSTRUCTION OF FACILITIES
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ARTICLE 5 LNG
PLANT CAPACITY AND HOURS OF OPERATION
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ARTICLE 6
QUALITY OF LNG
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ARTICLE 7
DELIVERY POINT
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ARTICLE 8
MEASUREMENT
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ARTICLE 9
SELLER’S SHUT DOWN
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ARTICLE 10
BUYER’S SHUT DOWN
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ARTICLE 11
PRICE
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ARTICLE 12
MONTHLY LIQUEFACTION CHARGE
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ARTICLE 13 GAS
COST
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ARTICLE 14
ENERGY CHARGE
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ARTICLE 15
BILLING AND PAYMENT
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ARTICLE 16
TAKE OR PAY
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ARTICLE 17
EXCLUSIVITY
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ARTICLE 18
DEFAULT
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ARTICLE 19
LAWS
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ARTICLE 20
LIABILITY AND WARRANTIES
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ARTICLE 21
TAXES
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ARTICLE 22
FORCE MAJEURE
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ARTICLE 23
ASSIGNMENT
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ARTICLE 24
SEVERABILITY
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ARTICLE 25
NOTICES
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ARTICLE 26
MODIFICATIONS AND AMENDMENTS
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ARTICLE 27
CONFIDENTIALITY
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ARTICLE 28
WAIVER
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ARTICLE 29
MISCELLANEOUS
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ARTICLE 30
INTERPRETATION
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ARTICLE 31
PRIOR AGREEMENTS
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ARTICLE 32
TERMINATION
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ARTICLE 33
DAMAGES, FEES AND COSTS
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ARTICLE 34
MUTUAL WAIVER OF CERTAIN REMEDIES
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ARTICLE 35
RELATIONSHIP OF THE PARTIES
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ARTICLE 36
EXECUTION REQUIRED
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ARTICLE 37
WAIVER OF RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY
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SIGNATURE
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EXHIBIT A
WAIVER OF SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY DEFENSE; CONSENT TO
JURISDICTION
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1
LNG SALES
AGREEMENT
(Sales Agreement No. 100-07)
THIS LNG SALES AGREEMENT (this “Sales
Agreement”) is entered into as of the 17th day of October
2007 (the “Effective Date”) by and between CLEAN
ENERGY , a California corporation, hereinafter referred to as
“Buyer,” and SPECTRUM ENERGY SERVICES, LLC , an
Alaska limited liability company, hereafter referred to as
“Seller.” Buyer and Seller are sometimes hereinafter
referred to, individually, as “Party” and collectively,
as “Parties.”
W I T N E S S E T H :
WHEREAS, Buyer is in the business of marketing
liquefied natural gas and needs additional liquefied natural gas
supplies in Arizona and California in order to meet customer
demand;
WHEREAS, Seller is in the business of
processing natural gas and developing plants and projects that
produce liquefied natural gas;
WHEREAS, Seller is the owner of certain
liquefied natural gas production facilities, which when installed
at or near Ehrenberg, Arizona as provided below, will have the
capacity to produce a certain amount of liquefied natural gas for
sale to Buyer on the terms and conditions set forth in this Sales
Agreement; and
WHEREAS, Buyer desires to purchase liquefied
natural gas from Seller on the terms and conditions set forth in
this Sales Agreement,
NOW
THEREFORE, in consideration of the covenants and provisions herein
contained, Buyer and Seller do mutually agree as
follows:
ARTICLE 1
DEFINITIONS
1.1
“Adjustment Date” shall be
as defined in Article 12.2
1.2
“Allowed Power” shall be
as defined in Article 14.
1.3
“BTU” shall mean British
Thermal Unit and shall have the meaning as defined in the American
Gas Association Report No. 3 as revised from time to
time.
1.4
“Business Day” shall mean
a day other than Saturday, Sunday or any other day when commercial
banks in New York, New York are authorized or required to
close.
1.5
“Buyer’s Shut Down”
shall mean any period during which the LNG Plant is able to produce
LNG, but Buyer is unable or elects not to purchase and receive LNG
from the LNG Plant.
1.6
“Capacity,” or
“Plant Capacity,” or “LNG Plant Capacity”
shall mean the GPD that the LNG Plant can produce in a Day as
described in Article 5.4.
1.7
“Day” means a period of
time from 12:01 a.m. to Midnight.
1.8
“Delivery” or
“Delivered” shall mean the transfer of LNG from the LNG
Plant into Buyer’s LNG trailers at the Delivery
Point.
1.9
“Delivery Point” shall
mean the connection located on the discharge side of the loading
hose at the truck loading facility at the LNG Plant.
1.10
“Energy Charge” shall be
as defined in Article 14.3.
1.11
“Feedstock Gas” shall mean
the Natural Gas delivered to the LNG Plant less any gas returned to
the gas supplier.
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1.12
“Gallon” or “US
Gallon” shall be a measure of LNG that weighs 3.55 pounds
until as determined in Article 8.1.
1.13
“Gas” or “Natural
Gas” shall mean natural gas delivered by or for Seller to the
LNG Plant.
1.14
“GPD” means Gallons per
Day.
1.15
“Liquefaction Fee” shall
have the definition set forth in Article 12.1.
1.16
“LNG” shall mean liquefied
natural gas, largely made up of methane in a cryogenic liquid
state.
1.17
“LNG Plant” or
“Plant” shall mean the components required to produce
LNG at the Plant Capacity required pursuant to this Sales Agreement
at the LNG Plant Site.
1.18
“LNG Plant Site” shall
mean the location of the LNG Plant as defined in Article
4.1.
1.19
“Market Risk” shall mean
Buyer’s risk of not being able to successfully sell LNG to
end users or others at all or at a particular price.
1.20
“MCF” shall mean one
thousand (1,000) cubic feet.
1.21
“MMBTU” shall mean one
million (1,000,000) British Thermal Units.
1.22
“MMCF” shall mean one
million (1,000,000) cubic feet.
1.23
“Month” shall mean a
calendar month.
1.24
“Monthly Liquefaction
Charge” shall have the definition set forth in Article 12.1
below.
1.25
“Natural Gas Provider”
shall mean the vendor of Natural Gas which supplies the Feedstock
Gas.
1.26
“Sales Agreement Year”
shall mean a period of twelve (12) consecutive Months commencing on
the first day of the first Month following the initial delivery of
LNG from Seller to Buyer, except that the period from the initial
delivery of LNG to the first day of the following Month shall be
included in the first Sales Agreement Year.
1.27
“Seller’s Shut Down”
shall mean any period in excess of four (4) hours in duration
during which Seller is unable to produce LNG at the LNG
Plant.
1.28
“Take or Pay” shall have
the definition set forth in Article 16.1 below.
ARTICLE 2 TERM OF SALES
AGREEMENT
2.1
This Sales Agreement shall be deemed
operative and in full force and effect from and after the Effective
Date and shall remain operative and in full force and effect for a
primary term of ten (10) Sales Agreement Years, unless earlier
terminated pursuant to the terms of this Sales Agreement (the
“Primary Term”). Upon expiration of the Primary
Term, this Sales Agreement shall automatically renew on a
year-to-year basis (each year, a “Renewal Term”) until
terminated by either Party at the end of the Primary Term or any
subsequent Renewal Term upon at least one hundred and eighty (180)
days prior written notice to the other Party. The Primary
Term and all Renewal Terms are collectively referred to herein as
the “Term.”
ARTICLE 3 REPRESENTATIONS
AND COVENANTS REGARDING LNG FACILITIES
3.1
Seller represents and warrants that it
is the owner of certain LNG Plant equipment. Seller agrees to
install, maintain, and operate the LNG Plant in good safe operating
condition, in accordance with generally accepted industry practices
and the terms of Article 4 below.
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3.2
Buyer represents that it currently has
LNG trailers, LNG storage facilities and marketing and distribution
systems in place and available for the receipt, collection,
distribution and marketing of LNG at and from the Delivery Point at
Seller’s LNG Plant to Buyer’s customers or marketing
distribution points (the “Buyer System”).
3.3
Other representations or warranties
are set forth elsewhere in this Sales Agreement.
ARTICLE 4 CONSTRUCTION OF
FACILITIES
4.1
Upon execution of this Sales
Agreement, Seller shall commence and complete with due diligence
the construction and installation of the LNG Plant at or within
fifteen miles of Ehrenberg, Arizona (the “LNG Plant
Site”).
4.2
Within 30 days following execution of
this Sales Agreement, Seller shall deliver to Buyer a construction
schedule with a start-up date for the LNG Plant of July 1, 2008
(the “Start-up Date”).
4.3
Seller will promptly notify Buyer upon
reaching certain milestones to be set forth in the construction
schedule. These milestones shall include the following:
1) Execution of a ground lease between Seller and the land owner;
2) Application for construction permits and other authorizations
from governmental authorities required for construction and
operation of the LNG Plant (collectively, “Permits”);
3) Receipt of construction Permits from governmental authorities
for the LNG Plant; 4) Installation of LNG Plant foundations; 5)
Installation of electrical power to the LNG Plant; 6) Setting of
key LNG Plant components; 7) Installation of LNG storage tanks; 8)
Completion of interconnecting piping; 9) Completion of electrical
and instrumentation systems; 10) Completion of integrity testing;
11) Completion of Gas supply interconnecting piping with the Gas
Supplier; 12) Functional check out of LNG Plant operation; and 13)
Issuance of Certificate of Occupancy or the equivalent thereof
authorizing commencement of operation of the LNG Plant.
ARTICLE 5 LNG PLANT CAPACITY
AND HOURS OF OPERATION
5.1
The LNG Plant will be designed to have
and will have the Capacity to produce a minimum of 50,000 GPD.
However, initially, the LNG Plant may produce fewer than 50,000 GPD
due to insufficient electrical power being available from Arizona
Public Service Co. (“APS”), the electricity provider to
the LNG Plant. Seller will make commercially reasonable
efforts to cause the LNG Plant to produce 50,000 GPD beginning on
July 1, 2008, although it shall not be in default of this Sales
Agreement if its failure or inability to do so is due to a lack of
electrical power from APS. In no event, however, shall the
LNG Plant produce fewer than 20,000 GPD during the period from July
1, 2008 to June 30, 2009.
5.2
On and after July 1, 2009, regardless
of available electric power supplied by APS, the LNG Plant will
produce a minimum of 50,000 GPD.
5.3
Prior to the Start-Up Date, Seller
will provide prompt written notice to Buyer of anticipated changes
in Plant Capacity and keep Buyer promptly apprised of issues it is
dealing with regarding Plant Capacity and power availability. After
the Start Up Date of the LNG Plant, Plant Capacity will be
determined by demonstration over a 24-hour period pursuant to the
procedure described in Article 5.4 below. Prior to Start Up Date,
Plant Capacity will be determined by thermodynamic
modeling.
5.4
Seller will arrange for a Plant
Capacity test and provide Buyer five (5) Business Days prior
written notice of the test to enable Buyer to be present, the first
of which shall occur within three (3) months after Plant
startup. Subsequent tests can be requested by Buyer and will
be performed within 10 days of the request. To administer the
test, Seller will operate the Plant in a normal mode over a
seventy-two (72) hour period during which Plant production will be
recorded every twelve (12) hours. The Plant Capacity will be
determined by taking the average hourly production over the 72-hour
period and multiplying the hourly average by 24.
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Subsequent changes in Plant Capacity
will be calculated the same way as the initial Plant Capacity
test.
5.5
Buyer and Seller shall use
commercially reasonable efforts to regulate the Delivery in
quantities, at times and in a manner that prevents LNG stored at
the LNG Plant from exceeding 100,000 Gallons at any
time.
5.6
Seller will use commercially
reasonable efforts to regulate its production schedule so that LNG
produced by the LNG Plant will be available for Delivery at as much
of a uniform rate of flow as is practicable.
5.7
Subject to Seller Shut Downs, the LNG
Plant shall be operational 24 hours per Day and Buyer may take
Delivery at any time during the time the LNG Plant is
operating.
ARTICLE 6 QUALITY OF
LNG
6.1
The LNG Delivered at the Delivery
Point hereunder, shall:
(a)
be free of solids, sand, salt, dust,
gums, crude oil, and other objectionable substances which may be
injurious to facilities and systems designed for LNG
use;
(b)
contain not more than one mole percent
(1%) of ethane;
(c)
contain at least ninety-seven mole
percent (97%) of methane;
(d)
contain not more than three mole
percent (3%) of nitrogen;
(e)
when delivered to the loading pumps,
the LNG will have a saturation pressure not to exceed 15 PSIG;
and
(f)
be free of odor.
ARTICLE 7 DELIVERY
POINT
7.1
Delivery of LNG purchased by Buyer
hereunder from Seller shall be made at the Delivery Point. As
part of Seller’s obligation to construct the LNG Plant,
Seller, at its cost, will install facilities sufficient to enable
Buyer’s personnel to operate and pump LNG into Buyer’s
LNG trailers.
ARTICLE 8
MEASUREMENT
8.1
The unit of measurement for LNG
delivered under this Sales Agreement shall be one Gallon of LNG.
Unless otherwise stated, all quantities given herein are in terms
of such unit. For the purposes of this Sales Agreement, each such
Gallon shall weigh 3.55 Pounds until actual LNG produced from the
Plant is analyzed to determine the composition and the weight of
one US Gallon. The computations used to determine the actual weight
in Pounds per Gallon and Gallons per MMBTU will be performed by CHI
Engineering Co. or another third party engineering firm mutually
agreed upon using Gas Processors and Suppliers Association (GPSA)
standards.
8.2
Seller shall calibrate its truck scale
on an annual basis. If either Party, at any time, desires a special
test of the scale, it will promptly notify the other Party, and the
Parties will then cooperate to secure a calibration test and a
joint observation of any adjustments, if such adjustments are
necessary. If the scale is accurate upon calibration to within 2%,
the Party who requested the test will pay for the calibration test.
If, upon calibration, the scale equipment is found to be inaccurate
by two percent (2%) or more, Seller shall pay the cost of the test
and registrations thereof shall be corrected at the rate of such
inaccuracy for any period which is definitely known and agreed
upon, but in the case the period is not definitely known and agreed
upon, then for a period extending back one half (1/2) of the time
elapsed since the last date of
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calibration or 3 months whichever is
shorter. The amount of inaccuracy, if over 2%, will be invoiced or
credited to the appropriate Party within 10 days. Following any
test, scale equipment found inaccurate shall immediately be
restored as closely as possible to a condition of accuracy. If, for
any reason, the scale is out of service or out of repair so that
the amount of LNG delivered cannot be ascertained or computed from
the reading thereof, the LNG delivered during the period such
scales are out of service, or out of repair, shall be transported
to an agreed upon alternative truck scale.
8.3
Seller’s scale shall be of
sufficient quality to be approved and certified by the local
governmental agency having jurisdiction over weights and
measures. Seller will provide detailed information to Buyer
about the scale prior to acquiring the scale for installation into
the LNG Plant and provide Buyer with the option of paying Seller to
upgrade the scale to a model preferred by Buyer that can weigh
individual truck axle groupings as well as total truck
weights. Seller will provide Buyer seven (7) days to
determine if it wishes to pay for such an upgrade. In the
event Buyer elects to pay for said upgrade, it will become the
property of Seller.
8.4
Buyer anticipates that it will be able
to recover LNG vapors from its LNG trailers upon their arrival at
the LNG Plant for delivery. Buyer and Seller will cooperate
in developing a method of transferring such vapor to the LNG Plant
and measuring the volume of LNG derived from such vapor recovery,
for which volume Buyer shall receive a credit against Buyer’s
payments to Seller under Article 15.1.
ARTICLE 9 SELLER’S SHUT
DOWN
9.1
The LNG Plant is engineered to operate
345 Days per year. Seller will provide Buyer with at least one
Month advance notice in writing of any planned Seller’s Shut
Down in any Month. Buyer will provide Seller with its
preferred schedule for Delivery at the Delivery Point. Buyer
acknowledges that there will only be one (1) loading rack and scale
at the LNG Plant and that it will thus not be possible to load
multiple trucks simultaneously and agrees to take such fact into
account in developing its LNG Delivery schedules. The Parties will
cooperate to make the scheduled Seller’s Shut Downs coincide
with times that are as convenient as practicable for
Buyer.
9.2
In the event of an unscheduled
Seller’s Shut Down due to mechanical problems, interruption
in electricity supply or Natural Gas supply or any Force Majeure
condition, Seller will immediately notify Buyer of the
circumstances, and provide sufficient details to Buyer. Seller will
keep Buyer promptly apprised of any change in status of
Seller’s Shut Down.
9.3
In the event that for any reason,
other than a Default by Buyer or Seller’s Shut Down not
exceeding ten (10) Days, Seller is unable or unwilling to operate
the LNG Plant, Buyer shall have the right, but not the obligation,
to operate the LNG Plant as an independent contractor, until such
time as Seller is able or willing, as the case may be, to operate
the LNG Plant. In such event, Buyer shall be entitled to
reimbursement of its reasonable costs of operating the LNG Plant,
which reimbursement shall be by way of offset against Buyer’s
payments to Seller under Article 15.
ARTICLE 10 BUYER’S SHUT
DOWN
10.1
In the event that Buyer, for whatever
reason(s), other than Force Majeure, elects not to take LNG from
the Plant or to take less than Plant Capacity for a prolonged
period, Buyer will give as much advance written notice to Seller as
reasonably possible under the circumstances of its intention to
discontinue taking LNG from the Plant or to take less than Plant
Capacity, and the anticipated duration of discontinuance or
reduction. Buyer will be responsible for taking away any
remaining LNG product stored at the Plant. Under these
circumstances Buyer shall be subject to its Take or Pay Monthly
Quantity pursuant to Article 16 below.
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ARTICLE 11
PRICE
11.1
Subject to all of the terms and
conditions of this Sales Agreement, Buyer shall pay Seller the sum
of (1) the Monthly Liquefaction Charge, (2) the Gas Cost of the
natural gas purchased in accordance with Article 13, and (3) the
Energy Charge to produce the LNG, as defined in Article
14.
ARTICLE 12 MONTHLY
LIQUEFACTION CHARGE
12.1
The initial liquefaction fee is [***]
per Gallon of LNG Delivered to Buyer (the “Liquefaction
Fee”). The “Monthly Liquefaction Charge”
shall mean the Liquefaction Fee times the number of Gallons
delivered to Buyer during a Month.
12.2
On January 1, 2009 and on January 1st
of each subsequent year during the Term of this Sales Agreement
(each, an “Adjustment Date”), the Liquefaction Fee
shall be subject to an annual adjustment. The annual adjustment
shall be equal to the percentage change, upward or downward, in
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on the applicable Adjustment Date; provided, however, in no event
shall any such annual adjustment exceed [***] and in no event shall
the Liquefaction Fee be less than the amount specified in Article
12.1. For example, the first such adjustment shall be effective as
of January 1, 2009 based on the change in the Index from January 1,
2008 through January 1, 2009 as described above and subject to the
foregoing limitations.
ARTICLE 13 GAS
COST
13.1
Seller shall make arrangements for the
purchase of Feedstock Gas for the Plant. Seller will propose its
preferred method of purchasing the Feedstock Gas to Buyer
including, without limitation, how it will be priced and any other
terms associated with acquiring the Feedstock Gas. Buyer will
be provided with a thirty (30) day period within which to object to
the purchase method and propose an alternative. In such
event, the Parties shall negotiate in good faith to agree upon the
Feedstock Gas purchase method to be implemented and used by Buyer
that will provide the quantities of Feedstock Gas needed by Seller
to satisfy its obligations under this Sales Agreement at the lowest
total cost practicable. In the absence of any objection and
proposed alternative by Buyer within such 30-day period, Seller
will execute the purchase arrangements proposed as Seller’s
preferred method and Buyer will reimburse Seller for the cost of
purchased Feedstock Gas. In the event the parties cannot
agree upon the purchase method, Buyer shall be responsible for
obtaining at its sole cost and expense Feedstock Gas for the LNG
Plant and for delivering the same thereto in sufficient quantities
to allow Seller to satisfy its obligations under this Sales
Agreement in accordance with and subject to Article 13.2
below. Unless Buyer pays the supplier of the Feedstock Gas,
the quantity of purchased Feedstock Gas for which Seller will be
reimbursed will be determined by the weights from the scale
readings used to calculate the LNG sales volume and shall exclude
any Feedstock Gas that is lost or combusted in the LNG production
process. The costs to be reimbursed shall include not only the cost
for the volume of Feedstock Gas converted to LNG as described
above, but also the transportation costs, metering and blending
charges and all other costs associated with purchasing the
Feedstock Gas and having it delivered to the LNG Plant (said cost
of Feedstock Gas and such other costs collectively, the “Gas
Cost”). In the event of a Take or Pay situation based
on a Buyer’s Shut Down, the Gas Cost will also include any
penalty, take or pay charges, transportation charges and/or other
fees or charges Seller has to pay for not taking the Feedstock
Gas.
13.2
In the event Buyer wishes to make its
own arrangements for Natural Gas deliveries to the LNG Plant and
pay directly for this Natural Gas supply, it shall provide Seller
with no less than sixty (60) days prior written notice of its
intent to do so. As part of such notice, Buyer will propose
to Seller its preferred method of purchasing the Gas, how it will
be priced and delivered to the Plant, and any other terms
associated with acquiring the Gas. Seller will have a thirty
(30) day period to object to the purchase method if it believes
that the proposed arrangement will adversely affect its ability to
perform its obligations under this Sales Agreement. In such
event,
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the Parties shall negotiate in good
faith to agree upon the Natural Gas purchase arrangement to be
entered into by Buyer that will provide the quantities of Natural
Gas needed by Seller to satisfy its obligations under this Sales
Agreement. In the absence of any objection by Seller within
such 30-day period, Buyer shall execute the purchase arrangements
proposed and give written notice to Seller of the date on which the
new arrangement will be implemented so that Seller may cancel
Seller’s existing purchase agreements. Seller shall
reimburse Buyer for any gas consumed in the LNG production process
at a price not to exceed Buyer’s supply Gas Cost. Any
early termination penalties or other costs that Seller may incur
due to its cancellation of gas purchase agreements or other
arrangements and substitution of Buyer’s new arrangement will
be reimbursed by Buyer within thirty (30) calendar days after
Seller’s invoice(s) therefore. If Buyer elects to supply
Natural Gas pursuant to this Article, Buyer will arrange for and
pay directly for all transportation, metering and blending charges
and other gas acquisition costs associated with said volume of
Natural Gas, and Buyer will indemnify and hold Seller harmless from
any and all claims, losses, liability, costs or expenses associated
with the supply of Gas to the Plant unless attributed to the Seller
or to a Force Majeure. In the event of a Seller’s Shut
Down, Seller will indemnify and hold Buyer harmless from any and
all claims, losses, liability, costs or expenses associated with
the supply of Gas to the Plant including any penalty, take or pay
charges, transportation charges and/or other fees or charges Buyer
has to pay for not taking the Natural Gas unless due to a Force
Majeure event.
ARTICLE 14 ENERGY
CHARGE
14.1
In addition to the other charges
payable by Buyer to Seller under this Sales Agreement, Buyer shall
pay to Seller an Energy Charge on a monthly basis. The method
used to calculate the amount of the Energy Charge will be identical
to the method used by Arizona Public Service Company (APS) as if
APS had delivered the “Allowed Power” during the
subject month.
14.2
The Allowed Power has two components:
(1) the quantity of power delivered measured in kilowatt hours
(kwh), which will be calculated by multiplying the Gallons
delivered in the subject month by [***] and (2) the monthly power
demand as measured in kilowatts (kw), which shall be determined by
multiplying [***] for the subject month by [***]. For the
purposes of calculating the monthly power demand, Plant Capacity
will not exceed 50,000 Gallons per day without Buyers prior written
approval.
14.3
The Energy Charge will be calculated
by multiplying each of the respective Allowed Power components, as
calculated in accordance with Article 14.2, by the applicable rates
for Transmission Service contained in Arizona Public Service
Company’s (APS) Rate Schedule [***], or as amended from time
to time and approved by the Arizona Corporation Commission or its
successor, and the Energy Charge will also include all other
adjustments, assessments, charges and taxes that APS is required to
charge its customers under the Transmission Service contained in
its Rate Schedule [***] or, as amended from time to time and
approved by the Arizona Corporation Commission or its
successor..
14.4
If APS changes its demand charge
structures, then both Parties will negotiate a new Energy Charge in
a manner that is consistent with Article 14.1.
ARTICLE 15 BILLING AND
PAYMENT
15.1
On or before the 15th day of each
Month, Seller shall render to Buyer an invoice showing the number
of Gallons of LNG delivered to Buyer at the Delivery Point during
the preceding calendar Month and the amount due to Seller according
to the measurement, terms, conditions and price herein provided.
The invoice will separately identify and include the number of
delivered Gallons, Take or Pay Gallons, if any, Monthly
Liquefaction Charge, Gas Cost, Energy Charge for the previous
Month, and Conditioning Fees, if any. In the case of the Energy
Charge, information in the invoice will include the current
published APS rates applicable to the respective month. Buyer
will provide Seller with the form Buyer desires Seller to use in
generating the invoice prior to the start up of the LNG
Plant.
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15.2
In the event Buyer supplies the
Natural Gas to the Plant in accordance with Article 13.2,
Buyer shall invoice Seller for the difference between what
Buyer was charged for the Natural Gas and the quantity of Natural
Gas condensed into LNG and Delivered for the subject month.
Seller shall pay the invoice in accordance with Article
15.4.
15.3
Seller will install an enclosed, air
conditioned room that will be close to the truck loading facility
so that Buyer can install point of sale systems that will produce a
bill of lading for each load of LNG Delivered. Seller will
provide scale weight indicators and data so Buyer may interface it
with Buyer’s systems. Seller will provide composition
of the LNG to be loaded so Buyer’s system can also utilize
this data. Seller shall provide Buyer with loading controls
such that Buyer’s system will have to authorize any and all
Deliveries. Buyer’s system will produce a duplicate
bill of lading for each Delivery that will be kept by Seller at the
LNG Plant for a period of 24 months.
15.4
All invoices will be paid within
thirty (30) calendar days of the invoice date by electronic funds
transfer to invoicing Party’s bank account the amount as
shown on the above mentioned invoice. In the event either Party
disputes any portion of the amount on the invoice, said Party shall
pay those amounts not in dispute and notify the other Party in
writing of the details associated with the disputed amount no later
than fifteen (15) days after the invoice date.
15.5
In the event an error is discovered in
the amount shown to be due in any invoice such error shall be
adjusted without interest or penalty as soon as reasonably
possible; provided, however, any invoice shall be final as to both
Parties unless written notice of an error in such invoice is given
by a Party to the other Party within one (1) year after payment
therefore has been made. Such notice shall be effective when
received by the Party to which such notice is sent.
15.6
In the event a Party fails to pay all
of the amount of any invoice, as set forth in Articles 15.1, 15.2,
and 15.4 above, upon written notice from the invoicing Party to the
other Party, the other Party shall have ten (10) days to cure the
Default condition. Upon the other Party’s failure to
cure the Default condition, the invoicing Party shall have the
right to (a) require payment in advance of each Delivery, or (b)
withhold and set off payment of any amounts of monies due or owing
by Seller to Buyer, whether in conjunction with this Sales
Agreement or otherwise, against any and all amounts due or owing by
Buyer to Seller under this Sales Agreement, or (c) suspend or
discontinue services until such amount is paid, or (d) terminate
this Sales Agreement. In addition, in the event an invoice is not
paid within the time set forth in Article 15.4, the undisputed
invoice balance will accrue a late fee of one percent (1%) of the
undisputed balance for each month payment is late. The exercise by
the invoicing Party of any of these options shall not preclude the
invoicing Party from pursuing any other available remedy in equity
or at law. The prevailing Party shall be entitled to claim recovery
pursuant to Article 33.2.
15.7
Seller and Buyer shall each preserve
all records pertaining to this Sales Agreement, including all test
and measurement data and charts, and all test equipment calibration
records for a period of at least two (2) years, or longer as shall
be required under law or regulation. Each Party, or its
designated representative shall have access to the books and
records of the other Party upon reasonable notice during regular
business hours to the extent such records are applicable to the
quality, measurement, billing, pricing and quantities of LNG
delivered hereunder.
ARTICLE 16 TAKE OR
PAY
16.1
It is recognized that (a) Seller is
making a considerable financial investment in the capital cost of
the LNG Plant and a financial return is required and Seller is
relying solely on Buyer’s commitments and obligations under
this Sales Agreement for such return and that Seller is granting an
exclusive marketing arrangement to Buyer pursuant to this Sales
Agreement; (b)
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Seller would not undertake the cost of
building the LNG Plant were it not for Buyer’s agreement as
set forth herein to agree to purchase the entire Plant
Capacity.&nb
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