MATERIAL HAS BEEN OMITTED PURSUANT TO A REQUEST FOR
CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT AND HAS BEEN SEPARATELY
FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.
OMITTED PORTIONS ARE INDICATED BY “XXXX.”
EXHIBIT 10.1
FIRM INTRASTATE
GAS TRANSPORTATION
AGREEMENT
between
XTO ENERGY INC. and XTO RESOURCES
I, LP
and
ENERGY TRANSFER FUEL,
LP
JULY 1, 2005
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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DEFINITIONS
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POINTS OF
RECEIPT AND POINTS OF DELIVERY
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OWNERSHIP
AND CONTROL
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QUANTITY
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TERM
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FEE
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PRESSURES
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QUALITY
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MEASUREMENT
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FORCE
MAJEURE
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WARRANTIES,
INDEMNIFICATIONS
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BILLING,
PAYMENT AND NOTICES
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ASSIGNMENT
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TAXES
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CONFIDENTIALITY AND PUBLIC
ANNOUNCMENTS
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MISCELLANEOUS
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EXHIBIT
“A”
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EXHIBIT
“B”
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EXHIBIT
“C”
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FIRM INTRASTATE
GAS TRANSPORTATION
AGREEMENT
THIS FIRM INTRASTATE GAS
TRANSPORTATION AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) made and entered
into effective and operative as of the 1st day of July ,
2005, by and between XTO ENERGY INC., and XTO RESOURCES
I, LP, hereinafter collectively referred to as
“XTO” , and ENERGY TRANSFER FUEL, LP a
Delaware limited partnership “ETF” . ETF and XTO
are sometimes collectively referred to herein as the
“Parties,” and individually as a
“Party”.
W I T N E S S E T H
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WHEREAS , XTO owns and controls certain quantities of
Gas produced in Texas; and
WHEREAS , XTO desires to have ETF transport its equity
production of natural Gas for XTO from time to time and is entering
into this agreement to induce ETF to construct certain pipeline
facilities in Texas in order to receive and transport said Gas for
XTO as hereinafter provided.
NOW, THEREFORE
, in consideration of the sum of Ten
Dollars ($10.00) cash in hand paid by XTO to ETF and other good and
valuable considerations, the receipt and sufficiency of which are
hereby acknowledged, the Parties hereto have agreed as
follows:
1.
DEFINITIONS
The following definitions shall
apply hereunder:
(a) “Btu.” The
term “Btu” shall mean British Thermal
Unit.
(b) “Day.” The
term “day” shall mean a period of time
beginning at 9:00 a.m. Central Clock Time (CCT) on
each calendar day and ending at 9:00 a.m. CCT on the
next succeeding calendar day.
(c) “Demand Fee”
The term “Demand Fee” shall mean the fee
XTO shall pay to ETF, which will be equal to the fee as described
in Paragraph 6, Section B.
(d) “Equity Gas”
The term “Equity Gas” shall mean Gas
produced from leaseholds owned and/or operated by XTO and/or Gas
delivered to ETF by means of a XTO, or XTO affiliated, gathering
facility at each Point of Receipt, whereby at least 80% of the Gas
transported by ETF from such gathering facility is Gas produced
from leaseholds owned and/or operated by XTO.
(e) “Gas.” The
term “gas” shall mean natural gas as
produced from wells classified as gas wells or oil
wells.
(f) “Firm .
” The term “firm” or
“firm service” as used herein means that
the Reserved Capacity is not subject to a prior claim
by another shipper or class of shipper or service and ETF may not
interrupt, curtail or suspend the receipt, transportation or
delivery of Gas hereunder without liability to XTO, except for
reasons of Force Majeure.
(g) “Gross Heating
Value.” The term “gross heating
value” shall mean the number of Btu’s liberated
by the complete combustion, at constant pressure, of one
(1) cubic foot of Gas at a base temperature of sixty degrees
Fahrenheit (60 °F.) and a referenced pressure base
of fourteen and sixty-five hundredths (14.65) p.s.i.a. with
air of the same temperature and pressure of the Gas, after products
of combustion are cooled to the initial temperature of the Gas, and
after the water of the combustion is condensed to the liquid state.
The Gross Heating Value of the Gas shall be corrected for the water
vapor content of Gas being delivered; provided, however, that if
the water vapor content of the Gas is seven (7) pounds or
greater per MMcf, the Gas will be deemed to be saturated. If the
water vapor content of the Gas is seven (7) pounds or less per
MMcf the Gas shall be deemed to be dry and no correction shall be
made.
(h)
“Interruptible.” The term
“interruptible” or
“interruptible service” as used herein
means that ETF shall have the right to interrupt, curtail or
suspend the receipt, transportation or delivery of Gas hereunder at
any time and from time to time without any liability to XTO by
reason thereof in the event that ETF is unable to take Gas due to
capacity restraint, in which case ETF shall take Gas from XTO and
other parties for which it is providing interruptible
transportation on a ratable and non-discriminatory
manner.
(i) “Mcf.” The
term “Mcf” shall mean one thousand
(1,000) cubic feet of Gas measured at a base temperature of
sixty degrees Fahrenheit (60 °F), and at a pressure base
of fourteen and sixty-five one-hundredths (14.65) pounds per
square inch absolute.
(j) “MMBtu.” The
term “MMBtu” shall mean one million
(1,000,000) British Thermal Units.
(k) “Month.” The
term “month” shall mean a period of time
beginning at 9:00 a.m. CCT on the first day of a calendar month and
ending at 9:00 a.m. CCT on the first day of the next succeeding
calendar month.
(l) “Psia.” The
term “psia” shall mean pounds per square
inch absolute.
(m) “Psig.” The
term “psig” shall mean pounds per square
inch gauge.
(n) “Retention
Volume” The term “Retention Volume” means the
quantity of Gas retained by ETF for fuel and other unaccounted for
volumes.
(o) “Reserved
Capacity.” The term “Reserved Capacity” means
the aggregate daily transportation capacity (expressed in
MMBtu’s) reserved for XTO in ETF’s transmission system
under this Agreement.
2. POINTS OF RECEIPT AND
POINTS OF DELIVERY
The Points of Receipt for all Gas
delivered or caused to be delivered by XTO to ETF for
transportation hereunder shall be at existing or new mutually
agreed points on the ETF pipeline system connected to XTO’s
facilities in the Barnett Shale and Bossier production areas, as
described on Exhibit “A”.
ETF will construct, own and operate
approximately 264 miles of new pipelines, and related compression
facilities (collectively the “Facilities”), as
described below:
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A new pipeline,
36-inch in diameter, originating at or near ETF’s Cleburne
compressor station in Johnson County, Texas connecting to
ETF’s Reed station in Freestone County, Texas (the
“Cleburne-Reed Pipeline”).
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A new pipeline,
up to 36-inch in diameter, originating at or near XTO’s
Farrar treating facility in Freestone County, Texas connecting to
ETF’s Reed station in Freestone County, Texas (the
“Farrar-Reed Pipeline”).
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A new pipeline,
42-inch in diameter, originating at or near ETF’s Reed
station in Freestone County, Texas, connecting to the Energy
Transfer Houston Pipeline 30-inch Texoma pipeline in Rusk County,
Texas (the “Reed-Texoma Pipeline”).
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A new pipeline,
36-inch in diameter, originating at HPL’s 30-inch Texoma
pipeline in Rusk County, Texas, connecting to various pipelines,
including, but not limited to Gulf South, and NGPL in the Carthage,
Texas area (the “Texoma-Carthage Pipeline”).
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In addition, ETF will install
sufficient compression on the HPL 30-inch Texoma pipeline system in
order to effectuate XTO’s Gas flows to the Texoma Points of
Delivery as allocated by XTO, as described in Paragraph 6, Section
B of this Agreement.
The Points of Delivery for all Gas
that ETF transports or causes to be redelivered for the account of
XTO hereunder shall be at such points on ETF’s Facilities in
Texas as described on Exhibit “B” (hereinafter called
“Points of Delivery”). On or before the eighth
(8th) work day of each month ETF shall provide to XTO the
total volume of Gas received and delivered during the preceding
month at each of the Points of Receipt and Delivery established
hereunder. XTO shall cause the operator of the facilities
delivering Gas to ETF for the account of XTO at the Points of
Receipt and/or receiving Gas from ETF at the Points of Delivery for
the account of XTO to furnish to ETF a written
allocation on or before the tenth (10th) work day of
each month allocating all volumes delivered and/ received at such
points during the preceding month. In the event XTO does not cause
the operator to furnish, or in the event the operator fails to
furnish, such allocation to ETF on or before the tenth
(10th) work day of such month, XTO hereby authorizes ETF, at
its sole discretion, to estimate the volumes received or delivered
hereunder at such points during the preceding month. Except as
otherwise agreed by ETF, such allocation shall be prepared in
accordance with XTO’s nomination of the volumes scheduled
with ETF to be received and/or delivered at each point during the
preceding month.
XTO shall submit nominations to
transport Gas on ETF via ETF’s online nomination system. The
deadline for submitting nominations for the first (1
st
) Day of each Month
is 11:00 a.m. (CCT), one (1) business day prior to the
beginning of each Month. The deadline for submitting timely
nominations is 11:00 a.m. (CCT), for next Day flow. The deadline
for submitting evening nominations is 4:00 p.m. (CCT) for next Day
flow.
3. OWNERSHIP AND
CONTROL
As between ETF and XTO, ETF shall be
deemed to be in control and possession of the Gas after its
delivery to ETF at the ETF Point(s) of Receipt and prior to its
delivery to XTO or
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for its account at the ETF Delivery Point. The
Party in control and possession of the Gas will be responsible for
and shall indemnify the other Party with respect to any losses,
injuries, claims, liabilities or damages caused thereby and
occurring while the Gas is in its possession. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, neither Party shall be indemnified for its own
negligence, and the Parties acknowledge and agree that XTO shall at
all times have title to all Gas transported hereunder.
4. QUANTITY
Subject to the terms, conditions and
limitations contained herein, XTO agrees to deliver, or cause to be
delivered to ETF at the Points of Receipt, as listed on Exhibit
“A”, and ETF agrees to accept, or cause to be accepted,
on a Firm basis those daily quantities of XTO’s Gas scheduled
in accordance with Section 2 and listed on Exhibit
“C” and tendered daily at the Points of Receipt up to
the Reserved Capacity , and such additional volumes as XTO
may deliver on an interruptible basis as may be mutually agreed by
the Parties; provided, however, in no event shall XTO tender
volumes of Gas for transportation hereunder on any Day in excess of
the volumes of transport Gas that XTO can utilize at the Points of
Delivery each Day. Subject to the terms, conditions and limitations
contained herein, XTO agrees to accept, or cause to be accepted, at
the Points of Delivery, and ETF agrees to transport and redeliver,
or cause to be transported and redelivered, on a firm basis all
volumes received for transportation hereunder up to the Reserved
Capacity, and all volumes received on an interruptible basis for
transportation hereunder in excess of the Reserved Capacity
, to the Points of Delivery a scheduled daily volume of Gas, in
terms of MMBtu, equal to the scheduled daily volume of Gas, in
terms of MMBtu, delivered by or for the account of XTO at the
Points of Receipt, less and except Retention Volumes.
The Parties intend that the physical
volumes actually received at the Points of Receipt and redelivered
at the Points of Delivery will be equal, less and except Retention
Volumes, as close as practicable, on an hourly and daily basis. Any
difference between the actual total physical flow at the Points of
Receipt and the total volume redelivered at the Points of Delivery
is the “Operational Imbalance”. The Parties will
use reasonable best efforts to minimize and/or eliminate the
Operational Imbalance. In the event an operational imbalance or
hourly fluctuations between receipts and deliveries is impacting
ETF either operationally or economically, ETF shall notify XTO and
request that XTO restrict, interrupt, or reduce its receipts or
deliveries of Gas at the Points of Receipt or Points of Delivery,
and direct XTO to make adjustments in its receipts or deliveries,
in order to maintain a daily and hourly balance or to correct an
imbalance. If XTO fails or refuses to make good faith efforts to
follow any such request from ETF, ETF may, without liability
hereunder, cease accepting or delivering Gas under this Agreement
until the conditions causing the imbalance are corrected. The
Parties agree that confirmed nominations scheduled to be received
and redelivered will occur as practicable at a uniform hourly rate
or at an hourly rate mutually agreeable to the Parties. The
mutually agreeable hourly rate will be communicated timely in
writing or by telephone between the Parties.
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5. TERM
This Agreement shall become
effective on the date of execution by both Parties hereto, and
shall continue in force and effect for a primary term ending ten
years from the completion of Facilities as described in
Section 2 of this Agreement, and such Facilities are
commercially operational (the “Primary Term”). Subject
to XTO’s allocation as described in Paragraph 6(A), effective
on the first Day of the Month following the full execution of this
Agreement by both Parties, and preceding the Primary Term, ETF will
provide Firm transportation services to XTO from the Points of
Receipt to the Points of Delivery, as listed in Paragraph 6(A) (the
“Initial Term”). In the event there is an imbalance, in
terms of MMBtu, caused by differences in receipt and delivery of
quantities hereunder existing on the date of termination of this
Agreement, the Parties will use good faith efforts to correct any
such imbalance within the thirty (30) day period following
termination of this Agreement.
6. FEE
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Commencing with
the Initial Term:
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ETF will provide XTO with up to an
additional XXXX MMBtu per Day of Firm transportation service for
its Equity Gas production from the combination of XTO’s
Farrar Treating Facility (meter number 7508), and XTO’s BOA
Treating Facility (meter number 7507), both of which are currently
connected to ETF’s pipeline system, to be redelivered to the
Oasis-Katy Header, in Waller County, Texas (the “Bossier
Additional Capacity”).
Notwithstanding the foregoing, XTO
will provide ETF with at least 30 days written notice of the
desired Bossier Additional Capacity, for each following Month. Any
such capacity requested, may not be relinquished for any succeeding
Month, unless such requested capacity was not utilized by XTO, due
to an event of deficient supplies of Equity Gas. In such event, the
Bossier Additional Capacity will be released. In addition, for any
capacity requested, such capacity will be charged by ETF, for such
Month and succeeding Months, as a Demand Fee, until such time as
the Primary Term begins.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the
Bossier Additional Capacity for the Month of July 2005
will