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EXHIBIT 10.2

FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE HILLMAN COMPANIES INC.

NONQUALIFIED DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN

     THIS
FIRST AMENDMENT, made and executed this 30 day of March,
2004, by The Hillman Companies, Inc. (the “Company”).

W I T N E S S E T H:

     WHEREAS, the Company maintains a nonqualified deferred compensation plan
known as The Hillman Companies Inc. Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan,
as amended and restated effective as of January 1, 2003 (the “Plan”); and

     WHEREAS, Section 9.1 of the Plan allows the Company to amend the Plan;
and

     WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 9.1 of the Plan, the Company desires to
amend the Plan
in order to modify the rights of a retired or terminated participant of
the Plan with respect to
receipt of benefits from the Plan;

     NOW
THEREFORE, the Plan is amended effective March 30, 2004 as
follows:

     1. Section 5.1 shall be amended such that the first paragraph is
deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:

     “On his or her Participant and Enrollment Election Form, a
Participant may select a fixed payment date for the payment of his
or her Account, which will be valued and payable according to the
provisions of Article 6. Such payment dates may be amended so long
as such amendments are made by the Participant no less than twelve
(12) months prior to the date on which the distribution is to be
made or commence.”

     2. Section 6.4
shall be added to the Plan effective March 30, 2004 to read as follows :

     “6.4 CHANGE OF CONTROL PAYMENTS. The provisions of Article 5
and this Article 6 notwithstanding, in the event of a Change of
Control, all Accounts held by Participants who terminated
employment with the Company prior to or in connection with a
Change of Control shall be paid out in a lump sum
as soon as administratively practicable regardless of any
prior elections made by the Participant as to the payment of his
Account.”

     3. In all other respects the Plan shall remain unchanged.

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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF and as evidence of the adoption of this FIRST
AMENDMENT, the Company has caused the same to be executed as of the day and
year first above written.

	 	 	 
	WITNESSES:

	 	       THE HILLMAN COMPANIES INC.
	 
	 	 
	

	 	
	

	 	

	

	 	
	

	 	

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EXHIBIT 10.1

Base Contract for Sale and Purchase of Natural Gas

This Base Contract is entered into as of the following date: November 1, 2004.
The parties to this Base Contract are the following:

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Selkirk Cogen Partners, LP	 	and	 	Canadian Forest Oil Ltd.
	24 Power Park Dr., Selkirk, NY 12158	 	 	 	600, 800 - 6th Ave., Calgary, Alberta T2P 3G3
	Duns Number: 78-732-7881                                        	 	 	 	Duns Number:                                                             
	Contract Number:                                                         	 	 	 	Contract Number:                                                         
	U.S. Federal Tax ID Number: 04-3126542                 	 	 	 	U.S. Federal Tax ID Number: N/A
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Notices:

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Selkirk Cogen Partners, LP	 	 	 	Canadian Forest Oil Ltd.
	Attn: General Manager	 	 	 	Attn: James Good, President
	Phone: 518-475-5773 x102

	 	Fax: 518-475-5199
	 	 	 	Phone: 403-292-8013
	 	Fax: 403-261-7665
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Confirmations:

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Selkirk Cogen Partners, LP	 	 	 	Canadian Forest Oil Ltd. c/o Forest Oil Corporation
	Attn: Site Business Analyst	 	 	 	Attn: Blaine Wofford, Vice President Oil & Gas Marketing
	Phone: 518-475-5773 x136

	 	Fax: 518-475-5199
	 	 	 	Phone: 303-812- 1477
	 	Fax: 303-812-1599
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Invoices and Payments:

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Selkirk Cogen Partners, LP	 	 	 	Canadian Forest Oil Ltd.
	Attn: Accounting Manager	 	 	 	Attn: James Good, President
	24 Power Park Dr., Selkirk, NY 12158	 	 	 	600, 800 - 6th Ave., Calgary, Alberta T2P 3G3
	Phone: 518-475-5773 x143

	 	Fax: 518-475-5199
	 	 	 	Phone: 403-292-8013
	 	Fax: 403-261-7665
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Wire Transfer or ACH Numbers (if applicable):	 	 	 	 
	BANK: Bankers Trust Company                                      	 	          BANK: Wachovia Bank, N.A., New York, New York
	ABA: 021-001-033                                                        	 	 	 	ABA: 026005092
	ACCT: 01-419-647                                                        	 	 	 	ACCT: 2000192009878 (SWIFT BIC PNBPUS3NNYC)
	Other Details: Project Revenue Fund #12103              	 	 	 	Other Details: Credit to Bank of Montreal, Calgary, Alberta;

                         Beneficiary: 00104849278 (US Dollars)

                                             Canadian Forest Oil Ltd.

This Base Contract incorporates by reference for all purposes the General Terms
and Conditions for Sale and Purchase of Natural Gas published by the North
American Energy Standards Board. The parties hereby agree to the following
provisions offered in said General Terms and Conditions. In the event the
parties fail to check a box, the specified default provision shall apply.
Select only one box from each section:

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 1.2

	 	o Oral (default)
	 	Section 7.2
	 	x 25th Day of Month following Month of
	Transaction

	 	x Written
	 	Payment Date
	 	     delivery (default)
	Procedure

	 	 	 	 	 	o                Day of Month following Month of
      delivery
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 2.5

	 	x 2 Business Days after receipt (default)
	 	Section 7.2
	 	x Wire transfer (default)
	Confirm

	 	o                Business Days after receipt
	 	Method of
	 	o Automated Clearinghouse Credit (ACH)
	Deadline

	 	 	 	Payment
	 	o Check
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 2.6

	 	x Seller (default)
	 	Section 7.7
	 	o Netting applies (default)
	Confirming

	 	o Buyer
	 	Netting
	 	x Netting does not apply
	Party

	 	o                                            
	 	 
	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 3.2

	 	o Cover Standard (default)
	 	Section 10.3.1
	 	x Early Termination Damages Apply (default)
	Performance

	 	x Spot Price Standard
	 	Early Termination
	 	o Early Termination Damages Do Not Apply
	Obligation

	 	 
	 	Damages
	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	Section 10.3.2
	 	o Other Agreement Setoffs Apply (default)
	Note: The following Spot Price Publication applies to	 	Other Agreement	 	o Other Agreement Setoffs Do Not Apply
	both of the
immediately preceding.	 	Setoffs	 	See Special Provisions
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 2.26

	 	x Gas Daily Midpoint (default)
	 	Section 14.5
	 	 
	Spot Price

Publication

	 	o :                                            
	 	Choice Of Law
	 	          See Special Provisions
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 6

	 	o Buyer Pays At and After Delivery Point
	 	Section 14.10
	 	o Confidentiality applies (default)
	Taxes

	 	      (default)
	 	Confidentiality
	 	x Confidentiality does not apply
	

	 	x Seller Pays Before and At Delivery Point	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	xSpecial Provisions Number of sheets attached: seven	 	 
	xAddendum(s): Canadian Addendum	 	 	 	 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Base Contract in duplicate.

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	
	 	 	 	

	Party Name — Selkirk Cogen Partner, LP	 	 	 	Party Name — Canadian Forest Oil Ltd.
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	By

	 	/s/ F. JOSEPH FEYDER
	 	 	 	By
	 	/s/ JAMES R. GOOD
	

	 	
 
	 	 	 	 	 	
 
	Name: F. Joseph Feyder	 	 	 	Name: James R. Good
	Title: Vice President	 	 	 	Title: President
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 

			
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General Terms and Conditions

Base Contract for Sale and Purchase of Natural Gas

SECTION 1. PURPOSE AND PROCEDURES

1.1. These General Terms and Conditions are intended to facilitate purchase and
sale transactions of Gas on a Firm or Interruptible basis. “Buyer” refers to
the party receiving Gas and “Seller” refers to the party delivering Gas. The
entire agreement between the parties shall be the Contract as defined in
Section 2.7.

The parties have selected either the “Oral Transaction Procedure” or the
“Written Transaction Procedure” as indicated on the Base Contract.

Oral Transaction Procedure:

1.2. The parties will use the following Transaction Confirmation procedure.
Any Gas purchase and sale transaction may be effectuated in an EDI transmission
or telephone conversation with the offer and acceptance constituting the
agreement of the parties. The parties shall be legally bound from the time
they so agree to transaction terms and may each rely thereon. Any such
transaction shall be considered a “writing” and to have been “signed”.
Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, the parties agree that Confirming Party
shall, and the other party may, confirm a telephonic transaction by sending the
other party a Transaction Confirmation by facsimile, EDI or mutually agreeable
electronic means within three Business Days of a transaction covered by this
Section 1.2 (Oral Transaction Procedure) provided that the failure to send a
Transaction Confirmation shall not invalidate the oral agreement of the
parties. Confirming Party adopts its confirming letterhead, or the like, as
its signature on any Transaction Confirmation as the identification and
authentication of Confirming Party. If the Transaction Confirmation contains
any provisions other than those relating to the commercial terms of the
transaction (i.e., price, quantity, performance obligation, delivery point,
period of delivery and/or transportation conditions), which modify or
supplement the Base Contract or General Terms and Conditions of this Contract
(e.g., arbitration or additional representations and warranties), such
provisions shall not be deemed to be accepted pursuant to Section 1.3 but must
be expressly agreed to by both parties; provided that the foregoing shall not
invalidate any transaction agreed to by the parties.

Written Transaction Procedure:

1.2. The parties will use the following Transaction Confirmation procedure.
Should the parties come to an agreement regarding a Gas purchase and sale
transaction for a particular Delivery Period, the Confirming Party shall, and
the other party may, record that agreement on a Transaction Confirmation and
communicate such Transaction Confirmation by facsimile, EDI or mutually
agreeable electronic means, to the other party by the close of the Business Day
following the date of agreement. The parties acknowledge that their agreement
will not be binding until the exchange of nonconflicting Transaction
Confirmations or the passage of the Confirm Deadline without objection from the
receiving party, as provided in Section 1.3.

1.3. If a sending party’s Transaction Confirmation is materially different from
the receiving party’s understanding of the agreement referred to in Section
1.2, such receiving party shall notify the sending party via facsimile, EDI or
mutually agreeable electronic means by the Confirm Deadline, unless such
receiving party has previously sent a Transaction Confirmation to the sending
party. The failure of the receiving party to so notify the sending party in
writing by the Confirm Deadline constitutes the receiving party’s agreement to
the terms of the transaction described in the sending party’s Transaction
Confirmation. If there are any material differences between timely sent
Transaction Confirmations governing the same transaction, then neither
Transaction Confirmation shall be binding until or unless such differences are
resolved including the use of any evidence that clearly resolves the
differences in the Transaction Confirmations. In the event of a conflict among
the terms of (i) a binding Transaction Confirmation pursuant to Section 1.2,
(ii) the oral agreement of the parties which may be evidenced by a recorded
conversation, where the parties have selected the Oral Transaction Procedure of
the Base Contract, (iii) the Base Contract, and (iv) these General Terms and
Conditions, the terms of the documents shall govern in the priority listed in
this sentence.

1.4. The parties agree that each party may electronically record all telephone
conversations with respect to this Contract between their respective employees,
without any special or further notice to the other party. Each party shall
obtain any necessary consent of its agents and employees to such recording.
Where the parties have selected the Oral Transaction Procedure in Section 1.2
of the Base Contract, the parties agree not to contest the validity or
enforceability of telephonic recordings entered into in accordance with the
requirements of this Base Contract. However, nothing herein shall be construed
as a waiver of any objection to the admissibility of such evidence.

SECTION 2. DEFINITIONS

The terms set forth below shall have the meaning ascribed to them below. Other
terms are also defined elsewhere in the Contract and shall have the meanings
ascribed to them herein.

2.1. “Alternative Damages” shall mean such damages, expressed in dollars or
dollars per MMBtu, as the parties shall agree upon in the Transaction
Confirmation, in the event either Seller or Buyer fails to perform a Firm
obligation to deliver Gas in the case of Seller or to receive Gas in the case
of Buyer.

2.2. “Base Contract” shall mean a contract executed by the parties that
incorporates these General Terms and Conditions by reference; that specifies
the agreed selections of provisions contained herein; and that sets forth other
information required herein and any Special Provisions and addendum(s) as
identified on page one.

2.3. “British thermal unit” or “Btu” shall mean the International BTU, which is
also called the Btu (IT).

2.4. “Business Day” shall mean any day except Saturday, Sunday or Federal
Reserve Bank holidays.

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2.5. “Confirm Deadline” shall mean 5:00 p.m. in the receiving party’s time zone
on the second Business Day following the Day a Transaction Confirmation is
received or, if applicable, on the Business Day agreed to by the parties in the
Base Contract; provided, if the Transaction Confirmation is time stamped after
5:00 p.m. in the receiving party’s time zone, it shall be deemed received at
the opening of the next Business Day.

2.6. “Confirming Party” shall mean the party designated in the Base Contract to
prepare and forward Transaction Confirmations to the other party.

2.7. “Contract” shall mean the legally-binding relationship established by (i)
the Base Contract, (ii) any and all binding Transaction Confirmations and (iii)
where the parties have selected the Oral Transaction Procedure in Section 1.2
of the Base Contract, any and all transactions that the parties have entered
into through an EDI transmission or by telephone, but that have not been
confirmed in a binding Transaction Confirmation.

2.8. “Contract Price” shall mean the amount expressed in U.S. Dollars per MMBtu
to be paid by Buyer to Seller for the purchase of Gas as agreed to by the
parties in a transaction.

2.9. “Contract Quantity” shall mean the quantity of Gas to be delivered and
taken as agreed to by the parties in a transaction.

2.10. “Cover Standard”, as referred to in Section 3.2, shall mean that if there
is an unexcused failure to take or deliver any quantity of Gas pursuant to this
Contract, then the performing party shall use commercially reasonable efforts
to (i) if Buyer is the performing party, obtain Gas, (or an alternate fuel if
elected by Buyer and replacement Gas is not available), or (ii) if Seller is
the performing party, sell Gas, in either case, at a price reasonable for the
delivery or production area, as applicable, consistent with: the amount of
notice provided by the nonperforming party; the immediacy of the Buyer’s Gas
consumption needs or Seller’s Gas sales requirements, as applicable; the
quantities involved; and the anticipated length of failure by the nonperforming
party.

2.11. “Credit Support Obligation(s)” shall mean any obligation(s) to provide or
establish credit support for, or on behalf of, a party to this Contract such as
an irrevocable standby letter of credit, a margin agreement, a prepayment, a
security interest in an asset, a performance bond, guaranty, or other good and
sufficient security of a continuing nature.

2.12. “Day” shall mean a period of 24 consecutive hours, coextensive with a
“day” as defined by the Receiving Transporter in a particular transaction.

2.13. “Delivery Period” shall be the period during which deliveries are to be
made as agreed to by the parties in a transaction.

2.14. “Delivery Point(s)” shall mean such point(s) as are agreed to by the
parties in a transaction.

2.15. “EDI” shall mean an electronic data interchange pursuant to an agreement
entered into by the parties, specifically relating to the communication of
Transaction Confirmations under this Contract.

2.16. “EFP” shall mean the purchase, sale or exchange of natural Gas as the
“physical” side of an exchange for physical transaction involving gas futures
contracts. EFP shall incorporate the meaning and remedies of “Firm”, provided
that a party’s excuse for nonperformance of its obligations to deliver or
receive Gas will be governed by the rules of the relevant futures exchange
regulated under the Commodity Exchange Act.

2.17. “Firm” shall mean that either party may interrupt its performance without
liability only to the extent that such performance is prevented for reasons of
Force Majeure; provided, however, that during Force Majeure interruptions, the
party invoking Force Majeure may be responsible for any Imbalance Charges as
set forth in Section 4.3 related to its interruption after the nomination is
made to the Transporter and until the change in deliveries and/or receipts is
confirmed by the Transporter.

2.18. “Gas” shall mean any mixture of hydrocarbons and noncombustible gases in
a gaseous state consisting primarily of methane.

2.19. “Imbalance Charges” shall mean any fees, penalties, costs or charges (in
cash or in kind) assessed by a Transporter for failure to satisfy the
Transporter’s balance and/or nomination requirements.

2.20. “Interruptible” shall mean that either party may interrupt its
performance at any time for any reason, whether or not caused by an event of
Force Majeure, with no liability, except such interrupting party may be
responsible for any Imbalance Charges as set forth in Section 4.3 related to
its interruption after the nomination is made to the Transporter and until the
change in deliveries and/or receipts is confirmed by Transporter.

2.21. “MMBtu” shall mean one million British thermal units, which is equivalent
to one dekatherm.

2.22. “Month” shall mean the period beginning on the first Day of the calendar
month and ending immediately prior to the commencement of the first Day of the
next calendar month.

2.23. “Payment Date” shall mean a date, as indicated on the Base Contract, on
or before which payment is due Seller for Gas received by Buyer in the previous
Month.

2.24. “Receiving Transporter” shall mean the Transporter receiving Gas at a
Delivery Point, or absent such receiving Transporter, the Transporter
delivering Gas at a Delivery Point.

2.25. “Scheduled Gas” shall mean the quantity of Gas confirmed by
Transporter(s) for movement, transportation or management.

2.26. “Spot Price “ as referred to in Section 3.2 shall mean the price listed
in the publication indicated on the Base Contract, under the listing applicable
to the geographic location closest in proximity to the Delivery Point(s) for
the relevant Day; provided, if there is no single price published for such
location for such Day, but there is published a range of prices, then the Spot
Price shall be the average of such high and low prices. If no price or range
of prices is published for such Day, then the Spot Price shall be the average
of the following: (i) the price (determined as stated above) for the first Day
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the relevant Day; and (ii) the price (determined as stated above) for the first
Day for which a price or range of prices is published that next follows the
relevant Day.

2.27. “Transaction Confirmation” shall mean a document, similar to the form of
Exhibit A, setting forth the terms of a transaction formed pursuant to Section
1 for a particular Delivery Period.

2.28. “Termination Option” shall mean the option of either party to terminate a
transaction in the event that the other party fails to perform a Firm
obligation to deliver Gas in the case of Seller or to receive Gas in the case
of Buyer for a designated number of days during a period as specified on the
applicable Transaction Confirmation.

2.29. “Transporter(s)” shall mean all Gas gathering or pipeline companies, or
local distribution companies, acting in the capacity of a transporter,
transporting Gas for Seller or Buyer upstream or downstream, respectively, of
the Delivery Point pursuant to a particular transaction.

SECTION 3. PERFORMANCE OBLIGATION

3.1. Seller agrees to sell and deliver, and Buyer agrees to receive and
purchase, the Contract Quantity for a particular transaction in accordance with
the terms of the Contract. Sales and purchases will be on a Firm or
Interruptible basis, as agreed to by the parties in a transaction.

The parties have selected either the “Cover Standard” or the “Spot Price Standard” as indicated on the Base Contract.

Cover Standard:

3.2. The sole and exclusive remedy of the parties in the event of a breach of a Firm obligation to deliver or
receive Gas shall be recovery of the following: (i) in the event of a breach by Seller on any Day(s), payment by
Seller to Buyer in an amount equal to the positive difference, if any, between the purchase price paid by Buyer
utilizing the Cover Standard and the Contract Price, adjusted for commercially reasonable differences in
transportation costs to or from the Delivery Point(s), multiplied by the difference between the Contract Quantity
and the quantity actually delivered by Seller for such Day(s); or (ii) in the event of a breach by Buyer on any
Day(s), payment by Buyer to Seller in the amount equal to the positive difference, if any, between the Contract
Price and the price received by Seller utilizing the Cover Standard for the resale of such Gas, adjusted for
commercially reasonable differences in transportation costs to or from the Delivery Point(s), multiplied by the
difference between the Contract Quantity and the quantity actually taken by Buyer for such Day(s); or (iii) in the
event that Buyer has used commercially reasonable efforts to replace the Gas or Seller has used commercially
reasonable efforts to sell the Gas to a third party, and no such replacement or sale is available, then the sole and
exclusive remedy of the performing party shall be any unfavorable difference between the Contract Price and the Spot
Price, adjusted for such transportation to the applicable Delivery Point, multiplied by the difference between the
Contract Quantity and the quantity actually delivered by Seller and received by Buyer for such Day(s). Imbalance
Charges shall not be recovered under this Section 3.2, but Seller and/or Buyer shall be responsible for Imbalance
Charges, if any, as provided in Section 4.3. The amount of such unfavorable difference shall be payable five
Business Days after presentation of the performing party’s invoice, which shall set forth the basis upon which such
amount was calculated.

Spot Price Standard:

3.2. The sole and exclusive remedy of the parties in the event of a breach of a Firm obligation to deliver or
receive Gas shall be recovery of the following: (i) in the event of a breach by Seller on any Day(s), payment by
Seller to Buyer in an amount equal to the difference between the Contract Quantity and the actual quantity delivered
by Seller and received by Buyer for such Day(s), multiplied by the positive difference, if any, obtained by
subtracting the Contract Price from the Spot Price; or (ii) in the event of a breach by Buyer on any Day(s), payment
by Buyer to Seller in an amount equal to the difference between the Contract Quantity and the actual quantity
delivered by Seller and received by Buyer for such Day(s), multiplied by the positive difference, if any, obtained
by subtracting the applicable Spot Price from the Contract Price. Imbalance Charges shall not be recovered under
this Section 3.2, but Seller and/or Buyer shall be responsible for Imbalance Charges, if any, as provided in Section
4.3. The amount of such unfavorable difference shall be payable five Business Days after presentation of the
performing party’s invoice, which shall set forth the basis upon which such amount was calculated.

3.3. Notwithstanding Section 3.2, the parties may agree to Alternative Damages
in a Transaction Confirmation executed in writing by both parties.

3.4. In addition to Sections 3.2 and 3.3, the parties may provide for a
Termination Option in a Transaction Confirmation executed in writing by both
parties. The Transaction Confirmation containing the Termination Option will
designate the length of nonperformance triggering the Termination Option and
the procedures for exercise thereof, how damages for nonperformance will be
compensated, and how liquidation costs will be calculated.

SECTION 4. TRANSPORTATION, NOMINATIONS, AND IMBALANCES

4.1. Seller shall have the sole responsibility for transporting the Gas to the
Delivery Point(s). Buyer shall have the sole responsibility for transporting
the Gas from the Delivery Point(s).

4.2. The parties shall coordinate their nomination activities, giving
sufficient time to meet the deadlines of the affected Transporter(s). Each
party shall give the other party timely prior Notice, sufficient to meet the
requirements of all Transporter(s) involved in the transaction, of the
quantities of Gas to be delivered and purchased each Day. Should either party
become aware that actual deliveries at the Delivery Point(s) are greater or
lesser than the Scheduled Gas, such party shall promptly notify the other
party.

4.3. The parties shall use commercially reasonable efforts to avoid imposition
of any Imbalance Charges. If Buyer or Seller receives an invoice from a
Transporter that includes Imbalance Charges, the parties shall determine the
validity as well as the cause of such Imbalance

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Charges. If the Imbalance Charges were incurred as a result of Buyer’s receipt
of quantities of Gas greater than or less than the Scheduled Gas, then Buyer
shall pay for such Imbalance Charges or reimburse Seller for such Imbalance
Charges paid by Seller. If the Imbalance Charges were incurred as a result of
Seller’s delivery of quantities of Gas greater than or less than the Scheduled
Gas, then Seller shall pay for such Imbalance Charges or reimburse Buyer for
such Imbalance Charges paid by Buyer.

SECTION 5. QUALITY AND MEASUREMENT

All Gas delivered by Seller shall meet the pressure, quality and heat content
requirements of the Receiving Transporter. The unit of quantity measurement
for purposes of this Contract shall be one MMBtu dry. Measurement of Gas
quantities hereunder shall be in accordance with the established procedures of
the Receiving Transporter.

SECTION 6. TAXES

The parties have selected either “Buyer Pays At and After Delivery Point” or
“Seller Pays Before and At Delivery Point” as indicated on the Base Contract.

Buyer Pays At and After Delivery Point:

Seller shall pay or cause to be paid all taxes, fees, levies, penalties,
licenses or charges imposed by any government authority (“Taxes”) on or with
respect to the Gas prior to the Delivery Point(s). Buyer shall pay or cause to
be paid all Taxes on or with respect to the Gas at the Delivery Point(s) and
all Taxes after the Delivery Point(s). If a party is required to remit or pay
Taxes that are the other party’s responsibility hereunder, the party
responsible for such Taxes shall promptly reimburse the other party for such
Taxes. Any party entitled to an exemption from any such Taxes or charges shall
furnish the other party any necessary documentation thereof.

Seller Pays Before and At Delivery Point:

Seller shall pay or cause to be paid all taxes, fees, levies, penalties,
licenses or charges imposed by any government authority (“Taxes”) on or with
respect to the Gas prior to the Delivery Point(s) and all Taxes at the Delivery
Point(s). Buyer shall pay or cause to be paid all Taxes on or with respect to
the Gas after the Delivery Point(s). If a party is required to remit or pay
Taxes that are the other party’s responsibility hereunder, the party
responsible for such Taxes shall promptly reimburse the other party for such
Taxes. Any party entitled to an exemption from any such Taxes or charges shall
furnish the other party any necessary documentation thereof.

SECTION 7. BILLING, PAYMENT, AND AUDIT

7.1. Seller shall invoice Buyer for Gas delivered and received in the preceding
Month and for any other applicable charges, providing supporting documentation
acceptable in industry practice to support the amount charged. If the actual
quantity delivered is not known by the billing date, billing will be prepared
based on the quantity of Scheduled Gas. The invoiced quantity will then be
adjusted to the actual quantity on the following Month’s billing or as soon
thereafter as actual delivery information is available.

7.2. Buyer shall remit the amount due under Section 7.1 in the manner specified
in the Base Contract, in immediately available funds, on or before the later of
the Payment Date or 10 Days after receipt of the invoice by Buyer; provided
that if the Payment Date is not a Business Day, payment is due on the next
Business Day following that date. In the event any payments are due Buyer
hereunder, payment to Buyer shall be made in accordance with this Section 7.2.

7.3. In the event payments become due pursuant to Sections 3.2 or 3.3, the
performing party may submit an invoice to the nonperforming party for an
accelerated payment setting forth the basis upon which the invoiced amount was
calculated. Payment from the nonperforming party will be due five Business
Days after receipt of invoice.

7.4. If the invoiced party, in good faith, disputes the amount of any such
invoice or any part thereof, such invoiced party will pay such amount as it
concedes to be correct; provided, however, if the invoiced party disputes the
amount due, it must provide supporting documentation acceptable in industry
practice to support the amount paid or disputed. In the event the parties are
unable to resolve such dispute, either party may pursue any remedy available at
law or in equity to enforce its rights pursuant to this Section.

7.5. If the invoiced party fails to remit the full amount payable when due,
interest on the unpaid portion shall accrue from the date due until the date of
payment at a rate equal to the lower of (i) the then-effective prime rate of
interest published under “Money Rates” by The Wall Street Journal, plus two
percent per annum; or (ii) the maximum applicable lawful interest rate.

7.6. A party shall have the right, at its own expense, upon reasonable Notice
and at reasonable times, to examine and audit and to obtain copies of the
relevant portion of the books, records, and telephone recordings of the other
party only to the extent reasonably necessary to verify the accuracy of any
statement, charge, payment, or computation made under the Contract. This right
to examine, audit, and to obtain copies shall not be available with respect to
proprietary information not directly relevant to transactions under this
Contract. All invoices and billings shall be conclusively presumed final and
accurate and all associated claims for under- or overpayments shall be deemed
waived unless such invoices or billings are objected to in writing, with
adequate explanation and/or documentation, within two years after the Month of
Gas delivery. All retroactive adjustments under Section 7 shall be paid in
full by the party owing payment within 30 Days of Notice and substantiation of
such inaccuracy.

7.7. Unless the parties have elected on the Base Contract not to make this
Section 7.7 applicable to this Contract, the parties shall net all undisputed
amounts due and owing, and/or past due, arising under the Contract such that
the party owing the greater amount shall make a single payment of the net
amount to the other party in accordance with Section 7; provided that no
payment required to be made pursuant to the terms of any Credit Support
Obligation or pursuant to Section 7.3 shall be subject to netting under this
Section. If the parties have executed a separate netting agreement, the terms
and conditions therein shall prevail to the extent inconsistent herewith.

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SECTION 8. TITLE, WARRANTY, AND INDEMNITY

8.1. Unless otherwise specifically agreed, title to the Gas shall pass from
Seller to Buyer at the Delivery Point(s). Seller shall have responsibility for
and assume any liability with respect to the Gas prior to its delivery to Buyer
at the specified Delivery Point(s). Buyer shall have responsibility for and
any liability with respect to said Gas after its delivery to Buyer at the
Delivery Point(s).

8.2. Seller warrants that it will have the right to convey and will transfer
good and merchantable title to all Gas sold hereunder and delivered by it to
Buyer, free and clear of all liens, encumbrances, and claims. EXCEPT AS
PROVIDED IN THIS SECTION 8.2 AND IN SECTION 14.8, ALL OTHER WARRANTIES, EXPRESS
OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR OF FITNESS FOR ANY
PARTICULAR PURPOSE, ARE DISCLAIMED.

8.3. Seller agrees to indemnify Buyer and save it harmless from all losses,
liabilities or claims including reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs of court
(“Claims”), from any and all persons, arising from or out of claims of title,
personal injury or property damage from said Gas or other charges thereon which
attach before title passes to Buyer. Buyer agrees to indemnify Seller and save
it harmless from all Claims, from any and all persons, arising from or out of
claims regarding payment, personal injury or property damage from said Gas or
other charges thereon which attach after title passes to Buyer.

8.4. Notwithstanding the other provisions of this Section 8, as between Seller
and Buyer, Seller will be liable for all Claims to the extent that such arise
from the failure of Gas delivered by Seller to meet the quality requirements of
Section 5.

SECTION 9. NOTICES

9.1. All Transaction Confirmations, invoices, payments and other communications
made pursuant to the Base Contract (“Notices”) shall be made to the addresses
specified in writing by the respective parties from time to time.

9.2. All Notices required hereunder may be sent by facsimile or mutually
acceptable electronic means, a nationally recognized overnight courier service,
first class mail or hand delivered.

9.3. Notice shall be given when received on a Business Day by the addressee.
In the absence of proof of the actual receipt date, the following presumptions
will apply. Notices sent by facsimile shall be deemed to have been received
upon the sending party’s receipt of its facsimile machine’s confirmation of
successful transmission. If the day on which such facsimile is received is not
a Business Day or is after five p.m. on a Business Day, then such facsimile
shall be deemed to have been received on the next following Business Day.
Notice by overnight mail or courier shall be deemed to have been received on
the next Business Day after it was sent or such earlier time as is confirmed by
the receiving party. Notice via first class mail shall be considered delivered
five Business Days after mailing.

SECTION 10. FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

10.1. If either party (“X”) has reasonable grounds for insecurity regarding the
performance of any obligation under this Contract (whether or not then due) by
the other party (“Y”) (including, without limitation, the occurrence of a
material change in the creditworthiness of Y), X may demand Adequate Assurance
of Performance. “Adequate Assurance of Performance” shall mean sufficient
security in the form, amount and for the term reasonably acceptable to X,
including, but not limited to, a standby irrevocable letter of credit, a
prepayment, a security interest in an asset or a performance bond or guaranty
(including the issuer of any such security).

10.2. In the event (each an “Event of Default”) either party (the “Defaulting
Party”) or its guarantor shall: (i) make an assignment or any general
arrangement for the benefit of creditors; (ii) file a petition or otherwise
commence, authorize, or acquiesce in the commencement of a proceeding or case
under any bankruptcy or similar law for the protection of creditors or have
such petition filed or proceeding commenced against it; (iii) otherwise become
bankrupt or insolvent (however evidenced); (iv) be unable to pay its debts as
they fall due; (v) have a receiver, provisional liquidator, conservator,
custodian, trustee or other similar official appointed with respect to it or
substantially all of its assets; (vi) fail to perform any obligation to the
other party with respect to any Credit Support Obligations relating to the
Contract; (vii) fail to give Adequate Assurance of Performance under Section
10.1 within 48 hours but at least one Business Day of a written request by the
other party; or (viii) not have paid any amount due the other party hereunder
on or before the second Business Day following written Notice that such payment
is due; then the other party (the “Non-Defaulting Party”) shall have the right,
at its sole election, to immediately withhold and/or suspend deliveries or
payments upon Notice and/or to terminate and liquidate the transactions under
the Contract, in the manner provided in Section 10.3, in addition to any and
all other remedies available hereunder.

10.3. If an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Non-Defaulting
Party shall have the right, by Notice to the Defaulting Party, to designate a
Day, no earlier than the Day such Notice is given and no later than 20 Days
after such Notice is given, as an early termination date (the “Early
Termination Date”) for the liquidation and termination pursuant to Section
10.3.1 of all transactions under the Contract, each a “Terminated Transaction”.
On the Early Termination Date, all transactions will terminate, other than
those transactions, if any, that may not be liquidated and terminated under
applicable law or that are, in the reasonable opinion of the Non-Defaulting
Party, commercially impracticable to liquidate and terminate (“Excluded
Transactions”), which Excluded Transactions must be liquidated and terminated
as soon thereafter as is reasonably practicable, and upon termination shall be
a Terminated Transaction and be valued consistent with Section 10.3.1 below.
With respect to each Excluded Transaction, its actual termination date shall be
the Early Termination Date for purposes of Section 10.3.1.

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The parties have selected either “Early Termination Damages Apply” or “Early
Termination Damages Do Not Apply” as indicated on the Base Contract.

Early Termination Damages Apply:

     10.3.1. As of the Early Termination Date, the Non-Defaulting Party shall
determine, in good faith and in a commercially reasonable manner, (i) the
amount owed (whether or not then due) by each party with respect to all
Gas delivered and received between the parties under Terminated
Transactions and Excluded Transactions on and before the Early
Termination Date and all other applicable charges relating to such
deliveries and receipts (including without limitation any amounts owed
under Section 3.2), for which payment has not yet been made by the party
that owes such payment under this Contract and (ii) the Market Value, as
defined below, of each Terminated Transaction. The Non-Defaulting Party
shall (x) liquidate and accelerate each Terminated Transaction at its
Market Value, so that each amount equal to the difference between such
Market Value and the Contract Value, as defined below, of such Terminated
Transaction(s) shall be due to the Buyer under the Terminated
Transaction(s) if such Market Value exceeds the Contract Value and to the
Seller if the opposite is the case; and (y) where appropriate, discount
each amount then due under clause (x) above to present value in a
commercially reasonable manner as of the Early Termination Date (to take
account of the period between the date of liquidation and the date on
which such amount would have otherwise been due pursuant to the relevant
Terminated Transactions).

For purposes of this Section 10.3.1, “Contract Value” means the amount of Gas
remaining to be delivered or purchased under a transaction multiplied by the
Contract Price, and “Market Value” means the amount of Gas remaining to be
delivered or purchased under a transaction multiplied by the market price for a
similar transaction at the Delivery Point determined by the Non-Defaulting
Party in a commercially reasonable manner. To ascertain the Market Value, the
Non-Defaulting Party may consider, among other valuations, any or all of the
settlement prices of NYMEX Gas futures contracts, quotations from leading
dealers in energy swap contracts or physical gas trading markets, similar sales
or purchases and any other bona fide third-party offers, all adjusted for the
length of the term and differences in transportation costs. A party shall not
be required to enter into a replacement transaction(s) in order to determine
the Market Value. Any extension(s) of the term of a transaction to which
parties are not bound as of the Early Termination Date (including but not
limited to “evergreen provisions”) shall not be considered in determining
Contract Values and Market Values. For the avoidance of doubt, any option
pursuant to which one party has the right to extend the term of a transaction
shall be considered in determining Contract Values and Market Values. The rate
of interest used in calculating net present value shall be determined by the
Non-Defaulting Party in a commercially reasonable manner.

Early Termination Damages Do Not Apply:

     10.3.1. As of the Early Termination Date, the Non-Defaulting Party shall
determine, in good faith and in a commercially reasonable manner, the
amount owed (whether or not then due) by each party with respect to all
Gas delivered and received between the parties under Terminated
Transactions and Excluded Transactions on and before the Early
Termination Date and all other applicable charges relating to such
deliveries and receipts (including without limitation any amounts owed
under Section 3.2), for which payment has not yet been made by the party
that owes such payment under this Contract.

The parties have selected either “Other Agreement Setoffs Apply” or “Other
Agreement Setoffs Do Not Apply” as indicated on the Base Contract.

Other Agreement Setoffs Apply:

     10.3.2. The Non-Defaulting Party shall net or aggregate, as appropriate,
any and all amounts owing between the parties under Section 10.3.1, so
that all such amounts are netted or aggregated to a single liquidated
amount payable by one party to the other (the “Net Settlement Amount”).
At its sole option and without prior Notice to the Defaulting Party, the
Non-Defaulting Party may setoff (i) any Net Settlement Amount owed to the
Non-Defaulting Party against any margin or other collateral held by it in
connection with any Credit Support Obligation relating to the Contract;
or (ii) any Net Settlement Amount payable to the Defaulting Party against
any amount(s) payable by the Defaulting Party to the Non-Defaulting Party
under any other agreement or arrangement between the parties.

Other Agreement Setoffs Do Not Apply:

     10.3.2. The Non-Defaulting Party shall net or aggregate, as appropriate,
any and all amounts owing between the parties under Section 10.3.1, so
that all such amounts are netted or aggregated to a single liquidated
amount payable by one party to the other (the “Net Settlement Amount”).
At its sole option and without prior Notice to the Defaulting Party, the
Non-Defaulting Party may setoff any Net Settlement Amount owed to the
Non-Defaulting Party against any margin or other collateral held by it in
connection with any Credit Support Obligation relating to the Contract.

     10.3.3. If any obligation that is to be included in any netting,
aggregation or setoff pursuant to Section 10.3.2 is unascertained, the
Non-Defaulting Party may in good faith estimate that obligation and net,
aggregate or setoff, as applicable, in respect of the estimate, subject to the
Non-Defaulting Party accounting to the Defaulting Party when the obligation is
ascertained. Any amount not then due which is included in any netting,
aggregation or setoff pursuant to Section 10.3.2 shall be discounted to net
present value in a commercially reasonable manner determined by the
Non-Defaulting Party.

10.4. As soon as practicable after a liquidation, Notice shall be given by the
Non-Defaulting Party to the Defaulting Party of the Net Settlement Amount, and
whether the Net Settlement Amount is due to or due from the Non-Defaulting
Party. The Notice shall include a written statement explaining in reasonable
detail the calculation of such amount, provided that failure to give such
Notice shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the liquidation or
give rise to any claim by the Defaulting Party against the Non-Defaulting
Party. The Net Settlement Amount shall be paid by the close of business on the
second Business Day following such Notice, which date shall not be earlier than
the Early Termination Date. Interest on any unpaid portion of the Net
Settlement Amount shall accrue from the date due until the

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date of payment at a rate equal to the lower of (i) the then-effective prime
rate of interest published under “Money Rates” by The Wall Street Journal, plus
two percent per annum; or (ii) the maximum applicable lawful interest rate.

10.5. The parties agree that the transactions hereunder constitute a “forward
contract” within the meaning of the United States Bankruptcy Code and that
Buyer and Seller are each “forward contract merchants” within the meaning of
the United States Bankruptcy Code.

10.6. The Non-Defaulting Party’s remedies under this Section 10 are the sole
and exclusive remedies of the Non-Defaulting Party with respect to the
occurrence of any Early Termination Date. Each party reserves to itself all
other rights, setoffs, counterclaims and other defenses that it is or may be
entitled to arising from the Contract.

10.7. With respect to this Section 10, if the parties have executed a separate
netting agreement with close-out netting provisions, the terms and conditions
therein shall prevail to the extent inconsistent herewith.

SECTION 11. FORCE MAJEURE

11.1. Except with regard to a party’s obligation to make payment(s) due under
Section 7, Section 10.4, and Imbalance Charges under Section 4, neither party
shall be liable to the other for failure to perform a Firm obligation, to the
extent such failure was caused by Force Majeure. The term “Force Majeure” as
employed herein means any cause not reasonably within the control of the party
claiming suspension, as further defined in Section 11.2.

11.2. Force Majeure shall include, but not be limited to, the following: (i)
physical events such as acts of God, landslides, lightning, earthquakes, fires,
storms or storm warnings, such as hurricanes, which result in evacuation of the
affected area, floods, washouts, explosions, breakage or accident or necessity
of repairs to machinery or equipment or lines of pipe; (ii) weather related
events affecting an entire geographic region, such as low temperatures which
cause freezing or failure of wells or lines of pipe; (iii) interruption and/or
curtailment of Firm transportation and/or storage by Transporters; (iv) acts of
others such as strikes, lockouts or other industrial disturbances, riots,
sabotage, insurrections or wars; and (v) governmental actions such as necessity
for compliance with any court order, law, statute, ordinance, regulation, or
policy having the effect of law promulgated by a governmental authority having
jurisdiction. Seller and Buyer shall make reasonable efforts to avoid the
adverse impacts of a Force Majeure and to resolve the event or occurrence once
it has occurred in order to resume performance.

11.3. Neither party shall be entitled to the benefit of the provisions of Force
Majeure to the extent performance is affected by any or all of the following
circumstances: (i) the curtailment of interruptible or secondary Firm
transportation unless primary, in-path, Firm transportation is also curtailed;
(ii) the party claiming excuse failed to remedy the condition and to resume the
performance of such covenants or obligations with reasonable dispatch; or (iii)
economic hardship, to include, without limitation, Seller’s ability to sell Gas
at a higher or more advantageous price than the Contract Price, Buyer’s ability
to purchase Gas at a lower or more advantageous price than the Contract Price,
or a regulatory agency disallowing, in whole or in part, the pass through of
costs resulting from this Agreement; (iv) the loss of Buyer’s market(s) or
Buyer’s inability to use or resell Gas purchased hereunder, except, in either
case, as provided in Section 11.2; or (v) the loss or failure of Seller’s gas
supply or depletion of reserves, except, in either case, as provided in Section
11.2. The party claiming Force Majeure shall not be excused from its
responsibility for Imbalance Charges.

11.4. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the parties agree that
the settlement of strikes, lockouts or other industrial disturbances shall be
within the sole discretion of the party experiencing such disturbance.

11.5. The party whose performance is prevented by Force Majeure must provide
Notice to the other party. Initial Notice may be given orally; however,
written Notice with reasonably full particulars of the event or occurrence is
required as soon as reasonably possible. Upon providing written Notice of
Force Majeure to the other party, the affected party will be relieved of its
obligation, from the onset of the Force Majeure event, to make or accept
delivery of Gas, as applicable, to the extent and for the duration of Force
Majeure, and neither party shall be deemed to have failed in such obligations
to the other during such occurrence or event.

11.6. Notwithstanding Sections 11.2 and 11.3, the parties may agree to
alternative Force Majeure provisions in a Transaction Confirmation executed in
writing by both parties.

SECTION 12. TERM

This Contract may be terminated on 30 Day’s written Notice, but shall remain in
effect until the expiration of the latest Delivery Period of any
transaction(s). The rights of either party pursuant to Section 7.6 and Section
10, the obligations to make payment hereunder, and the obligation of either
party to indemnify the other, pursuant hereto shall survive the termination of
the Base Contract or any transaction.

SECTION 13. LIMITATIONS

FOR BREACH OF ANY PROVISION FOR WHICH AN EXPRESS REMEDY OR MEASURE OF DAMAGES
IS PROVIDED, SUCH EXPRESS REMEDY OR MEASURE OF DAMAGES SHALL BE THE SOLE AND
EXCLUSIVE REMEDY. A PARTY’S LIABILITY HEREUNDER SHALL BE LIMITED AS SET FORTH
IN SUCH PROVISION, AND ALL OTHER REMEDIES OR DAMAGES AT LAW OR IN EQUITY ARE
WAIVED. IF NO REMEDY OR MEASURE OF DAMAGES IS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED HEREIN OR IN
A TRANSACTION, A PARTY’S LIABILITY SHALL BE LIMITED TO DIRECT ACTUAL DAMAGES
ONLY. SUCH DIRECT ACTUAL DAMAGES SHALL BE THE SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY, AND
ALL OTHER REMEDIES OR DAMAGES AT LAW OR IN EQUITY ARE WAIVED. UNLESS EXPRESSLY
HEREIN PROVIDED, NEITHER PARTY SHALL BE LIABLE FOR CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENTAL,
PUNITIVE, EXEMPLARY OR INDIRECT DAMAGES, LOST PROFITS OR OTHER BUSINESS
INTERRUPTION DAMAGES, BY STATUTE, IN TORT OR CONTRACT, UNDER ANY INDEMNITY
PROVISION OR OTHERWISE. IT IS THE INTENT OF THE PARTIES THAT THE LIMITATIONS
HEREIN IMPOSED ON REMEDIES AND THE MEASURE OF DAMAGES BE WITHOUT REGARD TO THE
CAUSE OR CAUSES RELATED THERETO, INCLUDING THE NEGLIGENCE OF ANY PARTY, WHETHER
SUCH NEGLIGENCE BE SOLE, JOINT OR CONCURRENT, OR ACTIVE OR PASSIVE.

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TO THE EXTENT ANY DAMAGES REQUIRED TO BE PAID HEREUNDER ARE LIQUIDATED, THE
PARTIES ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE DAMAGES ARE DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE TO DETERMINE,
OR OTHERWISE OBTAINING AN ADEQUATE REMEDY IS INCONVENIENT AND THE DAMAGES
CALCULATED HEREUNDER CONSTITUTE A REASONABLE APPROXIMATION OF THE HARM OR LOSS.

SECTION 14. MISCELLANEOUS

14.1. This Contract shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the
successors, assigns, personal representatives, and heirs of the respective
parties hereto, and the covenants, conditions, rights and obligations of this
Contract shall run for the full term of this Contract. No assignment of this
Contract, in whole or in part, will be made without the prior written consent
of the non-assigning party (and shall not relieve the assigning party from
liability hereunder), which consent will not be unreasonably withheld or
delayed; provided, either party may (i) transfer, sell, pledge, encumber, or
assign this Contract or the accounts, revenues, or proceeds hereof in
connection with any financing or other financial arrangements, or (ii) transfer
its interest to any parent or affiliate by assignment, merger or otherwise
without the prior approval of the other party. Upon any such assignment,
transfer and assumption, the transferor shall remain principally liable for and
shall not be relieved of or discharged from any obligations hereunder.

14.2. If any provision in this Contract is determined to be invalid, void or
unenforceable by any court having jurisdiction, such determination shall not
invalidate, void, or make unenforceable any other provision, agreement or
covenant of this Contract.

14.3. No waiver of any breach of this Contract shall be held to be a waiver of
any other or subsequent breach.

14.4. This Contract sets forth all understandings between the parties
respecting each transaction subject hereto, and any prior contracts,
understandings and representations, whether oral or written, relating to such
transactions are merged into and superseded by this Contract and any effective
transaction(s). This Contract may be amended only by a writing executed by
both parties.

14.5. The interpretation and performance of this Contract shall be governed by
the laws of the jurisdiction as indicated on the Base Contract, excluding,
however, any conflict of laws rule which would apply the law of another
jurisdiction.

14.6. This Contract and all provisions herein will be subject to all applicable
and valid statutes, rules, orders and regulations of any governmental authority
having jurisdiction over the parties, their facilities, or Gas supply, this
Contract or transaction or any provisions thereof.

14.7. There is no third party beneficiary to this Contract.

14.8. Each party to this Contract represents and warrants that it has full and
complete authority to enter into and perform this Contract. Each person who
executes this Contract on behalf of either party represents and warrants that
it has full and complete authority to do so and that such party will be bound
thereby.

14.9. The headings and subheadings contained in this Contract are used solely
for convenience and do not constitute a part of this Contract between the
parties and shall not be used to construe or interpret the provisions of this
Contract.

14.10. Unless the parties have elected on the Base Contract not to make this
Section 14.10 applicable to this Contract, neither party shall disclose
directly or indirectly without the prior written consent of the other party the
terms of any transaction to a third party (other than the employees, lenders,
royalty owners, counsel, accountants and other agents of the party, or
prospective purchasers of all or substantially all of a party’s assets or of
any rights under this Contract, provided such persons shall have agreed to keep
such terms confidential) except (i) in order to comply with any applicable law,
order, regulation, or exchange rule, (ii) to the extent necessary for the
enforcement of this Contract , (iii) to the extent necessary to implement any
transaction, or (iv) to the extent such information is delivered to such third
party for the sole purpose of calculating a published index. Each party shall
notify the other party of any proceeding of which it is aware which may result
in disclosure of the terms of any transaction (other than as permitted
hereunder) and use reasonable efforts to prevent or limit the disclosure. The

existence of this Contract is not subject to this confidentiality obligation.
Subject to Section 13, the parties shall be entitled to all remedies available
at law or in equity to enforce, or seek relief in connection with this
confidentiality obligation. The terms of any transaction hereunder shall be
kept confidential by the parties hereto for one year from the expiration of the
transaction.

In the event that disclosure is required by a governmental body or applicable
law, the party subject to such requirement may disclose the material terms of
this Contract to the extent so required, but shall promptly notify the other
party, prior to disclosure, and shall cooperate (consistent with the disclosing
party’s legal obligations) with the other party’s efforts to obtain protective
orders or similar restraints with respect to such disclosure at the expense of
the other party.

14.11 The parties may agree to dispute resolution procedures in Special
Provisions attached to the Base Contract or in a Transaction Confirmation
executed in writing by both parties.

DISCLAIMER: The purposes of this Contract are to facilitate trade, avoid
misunderstandings and make more definite the terms of contracts of purchase and
sale of natural gas. Further, NAESB does not mandate the use of this Contract
by any party. NAESB DISCLAIMS AND EXCLUDES, AND ANY USER OF THIS CONTRACT
ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES TO NAESB’S DISCLAIMER OF, ANY AND ALL WARRANTIES,
CONDITIONS OR REPRESENTATIONS, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, ORAL OR WRITTEN, WITH
RESPECT TO THIS CONTRACT OR ANY PART THEREOF, INCLUDING ANY AND ALL IMPLIED
WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY, OR
FITNESS OR SUITABILITY FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE (WHETHER OR NOT NAESB KNOWS,
HAS REASON TO KNOW, HAS BEEN ADVISED, OR IS OTHERWISE IN FACT AWARE OF ANY SUCH
PURPOSE), WHETHER ALLEGED TO ARISE BY LAW, BY REASON OF CUSTOM OR USAGE IN THE
TRADE, OR BY COURSE OF DEALING. EACH USER OF THIS CONTRACT ALSO AGREES THAT
UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WILL NAESB BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, SPECIAL,
INCIDENTAL, EXEMPLARY, PUNITIVE OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF ANY USE
OF THIS CONTRACT.

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EXHIBIT A

TRANSACTION CONFIRMATION

FOR IMMEDIATE DELIVERY

	 	 	 	 	 
	Letterhead/Logo

	 	 	 	Date:                                       ,                   
	

	 	 	 	Transaction Confirmation #:                   

This Transaction Confirmation is subject to the Base Contract between Seller and Buyer dated                                       . The terms of this
Transaction Confirmation are binding unless disputed in writing within 2 Business Days of receipt unless otherwise specified in the Base
Contract.

	 	 	 	 	 
	SELLER:

	 	BUYER:	 	 
	                                                                                               

	 	                                                                                               	 	 
	                                                                                               

	 	                                                                                               	 	 
	                                                                                               

	 	                                                                                               	 	 
	Attn:                                                                                       

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	Phone:                                                                                    

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	Fax:                                                                                       

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	Base Contract No.                                                                  

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	Transporter:                                                                          

	 	Transporter:                                                                          	 	 
	Transporter Contract Number:                                               

	 	Transporter Contract Number:                                               	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	Contract Price: $                   /MMBtu or                                                                                                                                      
	 
	 	 	 	 
	Delivery Period: Begin:                                       ,           

	 	End:                    ,           	 	 

Performance Obligation and Contract Quantity: (Select One)

	 	 	 	 	 
	Firm (Fixed Quantity):

	 	Firm (Variable Quantity):
	 	Interruptible:
	                   MMBtus/day

	 	                   MMBtus/day Minimum
	 	Up to                     MMBtus/day
	          oEFP

	 	                   MMBtus/day Maximum	 	 
	

	 	subject to Section 4.2. at election of	 	 
	

	 	o Buyer or o Seller	 	 

Delivery Point(s):                                       

(If a pooling point is used, list a specific geographic and pipeline location):

Special Conditions:

	 	 	 
	Seller:                                                                             

	 	Buyer:                                                                             
	 
	 	 
	By:                                                                                 

	 	By:                                                                                 
	 
	 	 
	Title:                                                                             

	 	Title:                                                                             
	 
	 	 
	Date:                                                                             

	 	Date:                                                                             

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SPECIAL PROVISIONS

Attached to and forming part of a Base Contract for Sale and Purchase of
Natural Gas entered into as of November 1, 2004 between Canadian Forest Oil
Ltd. (“CFOL”) and Selkirk Cogen Partners, L.P (“Selkirk”). To the extent of
any inconsistency between these Special Provisions and the remainder of the
Base Contract, these Special Provisions shall control in all instances.

	1.	 	Definitions
	 
	 	 	Capitalized terms in these Special Provisions shall have the meaning
attributed to them in the General Terms and Conditions. In addition, the
terms set forth below shall have the meanings ascribed to them below:

	 	(a)	 	“Additional Daily Quantity” means 21,000 MMBtu/day less the
Existing Daily Quantity.
	 
	 	(b)	 	“Empress Delivery Point” means the delivery point set forth
in the Selkirk/NBP Contract.
	 
	 	(c)	 	“Existing Daily Quantity” means the quantity of gas to be
delivered pursuant to the Selkirk/NBP Contract.
	 
	 	(d)	 	“Iroquois Delivery Point” means that delivery point on the
Canada/United States international border, which is the point of
interconnection between the pipeline facilities of TCPL and Iroquois
Gas Transmission System, L.P. at or near Iroquois, Ontario.
	 
	 	(e)	 	“Optional Daily Quantity” means 2,000 MMBtu/day.
	 
	 	(f)	 	“Reservation Fee” has the meaning ascribed to that term in
section 5.
	 
	 	(g)	 	“Selkirk/NBP Contract” means the Amended and Restated Natural
Gas Purchase Agreement between CFOL and Selkirk (originally between
Selkirk Cogen Partners, LP and ATCOR Ltd.) dated effective January
21, 1993, as amended from time to time.
	 
	 	(h)	 	“TCPL” means TransCanada Pipelines Limited.
	 
	 	(i)	 	“TCPL Capacity Assignment” has the meaning ascribed to it in
Section 8(a).

	2.	 	Term
	 
	 	 	This Contract shall have a term of ten (10) years (the “Term”). The Term
shall be comprised of an initial term commencing November 1, 2004 and
ending October 31, 2009 (the “Initial Term”), and a subsequent term
commencing November 1, 2009 and ending October 31, 2014 (the “Subsequent
Term”).
	 
	3.	 	Quantities

 

 

	 	 	Subject to section 7 of these Special Provisions, CFOL agrees to sell and
deliver and Selkirk agrees to purchase and receive each day:

	 	(a)	 	during the Initial Term the Additional Daily Quantity and,
upon Selkirk’s election from and after the first day of the month
specified by Selkirk providing at least 10 days prior notice to
CFOL, a further quantity equal to the Optional Daily Quantity. The
above election may be exercised in writing by Selkirk at any time
during the Term and, once exercised, shall remain in effect for the
remainder of the Term; and
	 
	 	(b)	 	during the Subsequent Term a daily quantity (the “Subsequent
Daily Quantity”) equal to 21,000 MMBtu/day or, if the election in
(a) above has been made by Selkirk, a daily quantity equal to 23,000
MMBtu/day.

	 	 	If the Delivery Point is the Empress Delivery Point, the quantities
specified in the definitions of Additional Daily Quantity, Optional Daily
Quantity and Subsequent Daily Quantity are inclusive of fuel gas. If the
Delivery Point is the Iroquois Delivery Point following a TCPL Capacity
Assignment, the quantities specified in such definitions shall be reduced
in accordance with section 8(b)(iii).
	 
	4.	 	Price
	 
	 	 	The price for the Additional Daily Quantity, the Optional Daily Quantity
(if applicable) and the Subsequent Daily Quantity paid by Selkirk to CFOL
shall be equal to the price set forth in Inside FERC First of Month Index
(Henry Hub), subject to the following:

	 	(a)	 	a transportation deduction of US$1.49 per MMBtu if the
Delivery Point is the Empress Delivery Point;
	 
	 	(b)	 	a floor price (after applying all applicable deductions set
forth in this section 4) of US$1.00 per MMBtu if the Delivery Point
is the Empress Delivery Point;
	 
	 	(c)	 	any price (as reported in Inside FERC First of Month Index
(Henry Hub)) in excess of US$6.50 per MMBtu shall be reduced by 50%
of the amount by which such price exceeds:

	 	(i)	 	US$6.50 per MMBtu if the Optional Daily Quantity
election has not been made; or
	 
	 	(ii)	 	US$7.00 per MMBtu from and after the effective
date of CFOL providing the Optional Daily Quantity;

	 	 	 	however, this price reduction shall not apply to a price
redetermined under section 4(d) below (unless the parties agree
otherwise at the time of the redetermination) or paid pursuant to
section 4(e) below;
	 
	 	(d)	 	the price (but not the formula for computing the Reservation
Fee) shall be redetermined at the election of either party,
effective as of November 1, 2008 and as of November 1, 2011, if
notice of price re-determination is given on or before September 1
of the same year prior to each such date. This redetermined price

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	 	 	 	shall be based on a mutually acceptable market price that is
determined on data, indexes and methodologies that are comparable
in all material respects to the existing price determination, and
as mutually agreed by the parties on or before October 1 of the
same year prior to each such date or, failing agreement, by
arbitration pursuant to section 13 of these Special Provisions; and
	 
	 	(e)	 	with respect to quantities of gas that are subject to a TCPL
Capacity Assignment agreement, Selkirk shall select, by providing
CFOL written notice at least sixty (60) days prior to the start of
each of any November through March season and any April through
October season during the Term, to use a price equal to either (i)
the arithmetical average, for the applicable month of delivery, of
daily prices quoted in Gas Daily for receipts at the Iroquois
Delivery Point, or (ii) another basis to Henry Hub as mutually
agreed by the parties. For clarity the price reduction referenced in
section 4(c) shall not apply with respect to quantities of gas that
are subject to a TCPL Capacity Assignment agreement. The pricing
change pursuant to this section 4(e) shall only apply to the season
referenced in an election notice. This section 4(e) shall not be
subject to the price re-determination set forth in section 4(d).
	 
	 	(f)	 	In the event that the Inside FERC First of Month Index (Henry
Hub) or the Gas Daily index for receipts at the Iroquois Delivery
Point is no longer available, the parties shall use their best
efforts to agree on substitute data or a substitute index that most
closely reflect those indexes. If the parties fail to agree, the
matter shall be referred to arbitration pursuant to section 13 of
these Special Provisions.

	5.	 	Reservation Fee
	 
	 	 	In addition to the price in section 4 paid for gas delivered, a monthly
reservation fee (the “Reservation Fee”) will be determined under this
Contract during the Initial Term. The Reservation Fee shall equal the
total quantity of gas delivered in the relevant month under the
Selkirk/NBP Contract multiplied by the difference between (i) the monthly
average of the price determined pursuant to section 4 and (ii) the
monthly average of the price paid under the Selkirk/NBP Contract,
inclusive of any and all charges. A Reservation Fee resulting in a
positive value shall represent a payment from Selkirk to CFOL while a
Reservation Fee resulting in a negative value shall represent a payment
from CFOL to Selkirk.
	 
	6.	 	Delivery Point
	 
	 	 	Subject to the terms of the agreement providing for the TCPL Capacity
Assignment, the Delivery Point for all quantities of gas delivered under
this Contract shall be the Empress Delivery Point.
	 
	7.	 	Conditions
	 
	 	 	The obligations of the parties to commence the sale, purchase and
delivery of the Additional Daily Quantity, the Optional Daily Quantity or
the Subsequent Daily Quantity pursuant to section 3 shall be subject to
the following conditions :

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	 	(a)	 	receipt by each Party of their respective regulatory permits,
licenses, orders or approvals required for the purchase, sale,
resale, provincial removal, export and import of such gas
quantities; and
	 
	 	(b)	 	securing any necessary additional firm transportation service
to the Delivery Point by CFOL and from the Delivery Point to
Selkirk’s facilities by Selkirk.

	 	 	Each party covenants to use all reasonable commercial efforts within its
control to satisfy the above conditions in an expeditious and prompt
manner.
	 
	8.	 	TCPL Capacity Assignment Agreement

	 	(a)	 	Selkirk shall have a one time election to make, and cause
CFOL to accept, a permanent assignment to CFOL of an amount, to be
specified by Selkirk, of between 50% and 100% of that portion of the
TCPL firm transportation service:

	 	(i)	 	held by Selkirk specifically for the Selkirk/NBP
Contract daily quantities; and
	 
	 	(ii)	 	held or to be acquired by Selkirk for the
Additional Daily Quantity and, if relevant, the Optional Daily
Quantity

	 	 	 	(the “TCPL Capacity Assignment”).
	 
	 	(b)	 	With respect to any quantities of gas delivered following a
TCPL Capacity Assignment,

	 	(i)	 	the price paid to CFOL for quantities of gas that
are subject to a TCPL Capacity Assignment shall not contain
the deduction for gas transportation referred to in section
4(a);
	 
	 	(ii)	 	the delivery point for such quantities shall be
the Iroquois Delivery Point;
	 
	 	(iii)	 	the quantities of gas required to be delivered
to Selkirk shall be reduced by the amount of any fuel,
shrinkage and line loss that is charged in kind by TCPL in
respect of such assigned capacity; and
	 
	 	(iv)	 	as of the effective date of such TCPL Capacity
Assignment, CFOL shall become responsible for all liabilities
and obligations, including demand and commodity charges and
entitled to all rights and benefits including any overrun
service and renewal rights, in respect of the assigned
capacity.

	 	(c)	 	Selkirk may elect to implement the TCPL Capacity Assignment
at any time during the Term by providing not less than 60 days
notice to CFOL. Upon such notice, the parties shall promptly
finalize and enter into an agreement reflecting the terms of this
section 8 and seek TCPL’s consent to such assignment.
	 
	 	(d)	 	With respect to any gas to be delivered to Selkirk under the
Selkirk/NBP Contract after the effective date of a TCPL Capacity
Assignment, CFOL and Selkirk shall, without additional consideration
from either party, enter into an agreement to

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	 	 	 	transport the Existing Daily Quantity (or the portion thereof that
is subject to the TCPL Capacity Assignment) from the Empress
Delivery Point to the Iroquois Delivery Point.

	9.	 	No Minimum Take Obligation
	 
	 	 	With respect to the Additional Daily Quantity, the Optional Daily
Quantity and the Subsequent Daily Quantity, Selkirk shall have no
obligations with respect to minimum takes or pro rata takes of firm
quantities (except for firm quantities nominated in any Transaction
Confirmation). During the Initial Term any monthly nomination shortfall
below 21,000 MMBtu/day (or 23,000 MMBtu/day as the case may be) shall be
applied first to the Additional Daily Quantity (and Optional Daily
Quantity if applicable) and second to the delivery quantities under the
Selkirk/NBP Contract. With respect to the Selkirk/NBP Contract, CFOL will either (a)
subject to CFOL’s obtaining any needed approvals from the members of the
CFOL netback pool under the Selkirk/NBP Contract,
waive any applicable minimum annual quantity provisions or pro rata take
of firm quantities provision, or (b) purchase from Selkirk any quantities
purchased under the Selkirk/NBP Contract that Selkirk does not wish to
retain for the same price that Selkirk paid for such quantities under the
Selkirk/NBP Contract.
	 
	10.	 	Transaction Confirmations
	 
	 	 	No later than ten days before the end of each calendar month during the
Term, Selkirk shall nominate through a Transaction Confirmation the firm
quantity of gas to be delivered hereunder for the following calendar
month. Such Transaction Confirmations shall be in writing and executed by
both parties and shall be consistent with the terms and conditions of
this Contract.
	 
	11.	 	FMC Refunds Waiver
	 
	 	 	Selkirk hereby agrees to waive, and fully releases CFOL from, any and all
FMC (as defined in the Selkirk/NBP Contract) refund charges that may be
claimed by Selkirk under the Selkirk/NBP Contract, whether such refund
charges apply to past, current or future periods, and whether such refund
charges are based on claims that are outstanding or not, or have accrued
or not.
	 
	12.	 	Release and Discharge
	 
	 	 	Each party agrees that the other party has satisfied its payment, supply
and all other obligations under the Selkirk/NBP Contract for the period
November 1, 1994 through October 31, 2004 and each party releases and
forever discharges the other from any and all further payment,
obligation, debt or liability whatsoever under said Selkirk/NBP Contract
through said dates.
	 
	13.	 	Arbitration

	 	(a)	 	In the event that either party has the right to require a
matter to be submitted to arbitration pursuant to this Contract, the
arbitration shall be conducted in accordance with the Rules of the
British Columbia International Commercial Arbitration Centre (the
“BCICAC Rules”) as may be amended from time to time,

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	 	 	 	and shall be governed by the British Columbia International
Arbitration Act of British Columbia.
	 
	 	(b)	 	The arbitrators selected to act hereunder shall be qualified
by education and training to pass upon the particular question in
dispute, and shall be disinterested persons. Therefore, it is
agreed that if an engineering question is involved, qualified
engineers shall be appointed, and similar procedure will be followed
in connection with other questions.
	 
	 	(c)	 	The arbitrators so chosen (the “Board”) shall proceed
immediately to hear and determine the question or questions in
dispute. The decision of the arbitrators, or a majority of them,
shall be made within forty-five (45) Days after appointment of the
single arbitrator or third arbitrator, as the case may be, subject
to any reasonable delay due to unforeseen circumstances.
	 
	 	(d)	 	The decision of the arbitrator or arbitrators shall be in
writing and signed by the arbitrator or arbitrators and shall be
final and binding upon the parties as to the question or questions
submitted for determination. No action or legal proceedings shall be
commenced or prosecuted by either party against the other party,
touching any of the matters which may be arbitrated, unless the
party to be made defendant to such action or proceeding shall have
refused or neglected to submit to arbitration such matters pursuant
to the provisions contained in this Contract. It is the intention of
the parties that such decision shall not be subject to court review;
however, such decision shall be enforceable through judicial
proceedings. The written decision of the Board or a majority thereof
may be issued with or without an opinion. If any party requests a
written opinion with regard to a decision, one shall be issued
expeditiously, but its issuance shall not delay compliance with and
implementation of the Board’s or majority’s decision.
	 
	 	(e)	 	Pending the outcome of any such arbitration, the terms in
effect immediately prior to such arbitration shall remain in effect.
Any modification approved by the Board shall be effective
prospectively only, and such modification shall become effective on
the First Day of the Month following the decision of the arbitrator
or arbitrators, provided, however that actions taken pursuant to
this section 13 shall be subject to the receipt of all governmental
and regulatory approvals required to make such actions effective
without modifications (unless such modifications are acceptable to
both parties) and the parties shall promptly apply for such
approvals.
	 
	 	(f)	 	Each party shall bear the cost of the arbitrator appointed by
it and both parties agree to share equally all costs and expenses of
the third arbitrator and all common costs.

	14.	 	Attornment
	 
	 	 	Subject to section 13 of these Special Provisions, the parties agree that
the Base Contract shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with
the laws of the Province of Alberta notwithstanding any choice-of-law or
conflicts of law provisions that would require application of the laws of
a different jurisdiction. Also subject to section 13, the

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	 	 	parties agree to submit to the sole jurisdiction of the federal court in
Chicago, Illinois, for purposes of resolving all justiciable disputes
arising hereunder.
	 
	15.	 	Other Agreement Setoffs
	 
	 	 	In the event of default under this contract by one party, the
non-defaulting party may apply amounts, if any, owed by it under this
contract to the defaulting party against damages suffered as a result of
such default.
	 
	16.	 	Lender Assignment

	 	(a)	 	CFOL acknowledges that, consistent with Section 14.1 of the Base
Contract, Selkirk may assign the Contract to Selkirk’s lenders, or such
lenders’ agents, as security under Selkirk’s financing arrangements.
CFOL specifically acknowledges that Selkirk has assigned all of its
right, title and interest in and to the Contract and the accounts,
revenues and proceeds hereof to Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas,
as Collateral Agent for the trustee under Selkirk’s Trust Indenture
dated as of May 1, 1994 (the “Indenture”) and certain other lenders and
lenders’ agents or trustees (together with its successors and assigns,
the “Collateral Agent”), pursuant to the Amended and Restated Security
Agreement and Assignment of Contracts dated as of May 1, 1994 made by
Selkirk in favor of the Collateral Agent, and CFOL consents to such
assignment. Selkirk acknowledges that, consistent with Section 14.1 of
the Base Contract, this assignment shall not relieve Selkirk of any of
its obligations under the Contract.
	 
	 	(b)	 	CFOL agrees to execute and deliver, at Selkirk’s request, such
documents (including, but not limited to, a consent and legal opinion)
as may be reasonably necessary to satisfy the requirements of Section
6.20(c) of the Indenture with respect to such assignment,

[(i) such consent to contain the following provisions, and other
provisions reasonably requested: (A) CFOL’s agreement not to
terminate or suspend the performance of its obligations under the
Contract unless it gives the Collateral Agent notice of the default
under the Contract by Selkirk and the opportunity to cure the
default; and (B) CFOL’s agreement, if the Contract is terminated by
any bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding of Selkirk and the
Collateral Agent or its proposed assignee certifies its intention
to assume the future liabilities and obligations of Selkirk, to
enter in any new additional contract with the Collateral Agent or
its assignee for the remaining term of, and on the same terms and
conditions as, the terminated Contract; and

(ii) such legal opinion to be delivered by counsel reasonably
acceptable to the Collateral Agent, in form and substance
reasonably acceptable to

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the Collateral Agent, and covering the matters set forth in
Schedule 1 attached hereto.

	17.	 	Representations
	 
	 	 	CFOL represents and warrants, for the benefit of Selkirk and the Collateral
Agent, the following:

(a) The Contract is in full force and effect and there are no amendments,
modifications or supplements thereto or any substitute therefor.

(b) CFOL has not assigned, transferred, pledged or hypothecated the
Contract or any interest therein.

(c ) CFOL has no knowledge of any default by Selkirk under the Contract.

(d) None of Selkirk’s rights under the Contract have been waived.

(e) The assignment of the Contract to the Collateral Agent as security and
the consent to such assignment will not cause or constitute a default under
the Contract or an event or condition which would lead to a default under
the Contract.

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Schedule 1

Form of Legal Opinion

	1.	 	CFOL has the power, authority and legal right to execute, deliver and
perform the Contract.
	 
	2.	 	The execution and delivery of the Contract by CFOL and the performance
of its obligations thereunder have been duly authorized by all necessary
corporate or partnership action and do not (1) required any consent or
approval of any shareholder or partner, except those consents and
approvals which have been already obtained, (2) violate any provision of
any applicable law, (3) result in a breach or constitute a default under
any indenture, loans, credit agreement or any other agreement, lease or
instrument of CFOL.
	 
	3.	 	The Contract has been dully executed and delivered, is in full force and
effect and constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of CFOL,
enforceable in accordance with its terms, except for standard bankruptcy
exclusions.
	 
	4.	 	All governmental approvals required with respect to the execution and
delivery of the Contract and the performance of CFOL’s obligations under
the Contract (other than National Energy Board permits for which Selkirk
is responsible) have been obtained; provided, however, that the parties
recognize that (a) CFOL must advise the Alberta Energy and Utilities Board
of this Contract (under the terms of CFOL’s existing AEUB Removal Permit),
and (b) CFOL will eventually need to extend the term of its existing AEUB
Removal Permit (which currently expires on October 31, 2011) or obtain a
new AEUB Removal Permit(s) to allow deliveries hereunder to October 31,
2014.

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