PILOTS
(IT BEING ACKNOWLEDGED, HOWEVER, THAT SABINE SHALL IN NO EVENT BE OBLIGATED TO
ALLOW NIGHTTIME BERTHING OPERATIONS AT THE SABINE PASS FACILITY IF SABINE
DETERMINES, ACTING AS A REASONABLE AND PRUDENT OPERATOR, THAT SUCH OPERATIONS
DURING NIGHTTIME HOURS COULD POSE SAFETY OR OPERATIONAL RISKS TO THE SABINE PASS
FACILITY, AN LNG VESSEL, OR A THIRD PARTY);
(IV)
UNLOADING FACILITIES CAPABLE OF RECEIVING LNG AT A RATE OF
UP TO AN AVERAGE OF 12,000 CUBIC METERS PER HOUR WHEN THE PRESSURE AT THE
RECEIPT POINT IS AT LEAST 5.6 BARS (GAUGE), WITH THREE (3) UNLOADING ARMS EACH
HAVING A REASONABLE OPERATING ENVELOPE TO ALLOW FOR SHIP MOVEMENT AND MANIFOLD
STRAINERS OF SIXTY (60) MESH;
(V)
A VAPOR RETURN LINE SYSTEM OF SUFFICIENT CAPACITY TO
TRANSFER TO AN LNG VESSEL QUANTITIES OF GAS NECESSARY FOR THE SAFE UNLOADING OF
LNG AT THE REQUIRED RATES, PRESSURES AND TEMPERATURES;
(VI)
FACILITIES ALLOWING INGRESS AND EGRESS BETWEEN THE SABINE
PASS FACILITY AND THE LNG VESSEL BY (X) REPRESENTATIVES OF GOVERNMENTAL
AUTHORITIES FOR PURPOSES OF UNLOADING OPERATIONS; AND (Y) AN INDEPENDENT
SURVEYOR FOR PURPOSES OF CONDUCTING TESTS AND MEASUREMENTS OF LNG ON BOARD THE
LNG VESSEL IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANNEX I;
(VII)
LNG STORAGE FACILITIES WITH A TOTAL GROSS CAPACITY OF
APPROXIMATELY FOUR HUNDRED EIGHTY THOUSAND (480,000) CUBIC METERS OF LNG;
(VIII)
LNG REGASIFICATION FACILITIES WITH A TOTAL DAILY CAPACITY OF
UP TO TWO POINT SIX (2.6) BILLION STANDARD CUBIC FEET; AND
(IX)
PIPING AND FLANGE AT THE DELIVERY POINT NECESSARY FOR
THE PURPOSE OF CONNECTING TO THE DOWNSTREAM PIPELINE.
(C)
FACILITIES NOT PROVIDED.
SERVICES AND
FACILITIES NOT PROVIDED AT THE SABINE PASS FACILITY INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: (I)
FACILITIES AND LOADING LINES FOR LIQUID OR GASEOUS NITROGEN TO SERVICE AN LNG
VESSEL; (II) FACILITIES FOR PROVIDING BUNKERS; AND (III) FACILITIES FOR THE
HANDLING AND DELIVERY TO THE LNG VESSEL OF SHIP'S STORES, PROVISIONS AND SPARE
PARTS.
7.2
Compatibility of Sabine Pass Facility with LNG
Vessels
(A)
SABINE PASS FACILITY GENERAL
SPECIFICATIONS.
SABINE HAS PROVIDED TO CUSTOMER THE GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS FOR
THE LNG BERTHING AND UNLOADING FACILITIES OF THE SABINE PASS FACILITY AS OF THE
DATE HEREOF.
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(B)
LNG VESSEL COMPATIBILITY.
CUSTOMER SHALL
ENSURE, AT NO COST TO SABINE, THAT EACH OF THE LNG VESSELS IS FULLY COMPATIBLE
WITH THE SABINE PASS FACILITY AS SET FORTH IN SUCH GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS.
SHOULD AN LNG VESSEL FAIL MATERIALLY EITHER TO BE COMPATIBLE WITH THE SABINE
PASS FACILITY, OR TO BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE 8, CUSTOMER
SHALL NOT EMPLOY SUCH LNG VESSEL UNTIL IT HAS BEEN MODIFIED TO BE SO COMPATIBLE
OR TO SO COMPLY.
(C)
MODIFICATIONS.
THE PARTIES AGREE THAT,
AFTER THE DATE HEREOF, SABINE SHALL BE ENTITLED TO MODIFY THE SABINE PASS
FACILITY IN ANY MANNER WHATSOEVER, PROVIDED THAT: (X) SUCH MODIFICATIONS DO NOT
RENDER THE SABINE PASS FACILITY INCOMPATIBLE WITH AN LNG VESSEL THAT IS
COMPATIBLE WITH THE SABINE PASS FACILITY UNDER SECTION 7.2(B) ABOVE; (Y) SUCH
MODIFICATIONS, ONCE FINALIZED, DO NOT REDUCE THE ABILITY OF SABINE TO PROVIDE
THE