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Exhibit 10.3    
  

 
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CONTRIBUTION AND CONVEYANCE AGREEMENT    
    
    AMONG    
    
    ANSCHUTZ RANCH EAST PIPELINE LLC    
    
    PPS HOLDING COMPANY    
    
    PACIFIC ENERGY GP, INC.    
    

PACIFIC ENERGY PARTNERS, L.P.    
    
    PACIFIC ENERGY GROUP LLC    
    
    ROCKY MOUNTAIN PIPELINE SYSTEM LLC    
    
    PACIFIC PIPELINE SYSTEM LLC    
    
    AND    
    
    RANCH PIPELINE LLC    

  

 
 

CONTRIBUTION AND CONVEYANCE AGREEMENT    
  

        This Contribution and Conveyance Agreement (this "Agreement") dated July 22, 2002 and effective as of
12:01 a.m. Eastern Standard Time on July 26, 2002 (the "Effective Time"), is entered into by and among, ANSCHUTZ
RANCH EAST PIPELINE LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("Ranch LLC"), PPS HOLDING
COMPANY, a Delaware corporation ("Holding"), PACIFIC ENERGY GP, INC., a
Delaware corporation ("GP Inc.") PACIFIC ENERGY PARTNERS, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership
(the "MLP"), PACIFIC ENERGY GROUP LLC, a Delaware limited liability company
("PEG"), ROCKY MOUNTAIN PIPELINE SYSTEM LLC, a Delaware limited liability company
("Rocky Mountain LLC"), PACIFIC PIPELINE SYSTEM LLC, a Delaware limited liability company
("PPS"), and RANCH PIPELINE LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("Frontier
LLC"). 

 
 

RECITALS:    
  

        A.    The
Anschutz Corporation, a Kansas corporation ("TAC") and GP Inc. have formed the MLP pursuant to the Delaware Act
(defined below) for the purpose of, among other things, acquiring, owning and operating crude oil midstream assets, as well as participating in any and all other lawful activities under the Delaware
Act. 

        B.    In
order to accomplish the objectives and purposes in the preceding recital, the following actions have been taken prior to the date hereof as reflected in the
Contribution Agreement dated July 22, 2002: 

        1.    Holding
formed GP Inc., and contributed $1,000 to GP Inc. as a capital contribution in exchange for 100% of the stock of GP Inc. 

        2.    GP Inc.
and TAC formed the MLP, and GP Inc. contributed $20 to the MLP as a capital contribution in exchange for a 2% general partner interest in the MLP
and TAC contributed $980 to the MLP as a capital contribution in exchange for a 98% limited partner interest in the MLP. 

        3.    TAC
caused Anschutz Ranch East Pipeline, Inc., a Utah corporation, to convert into Ranch LLC. 

        4.    TAC
contributed and assigned its 100% membership interest in Ranch LLC to Holding, and in turn, Holding contributed and assigned its 100% membership interest in Ranch LLC
to PEG. 

        C.    Concurrently
with the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, each of the following matters shall occur: 

        1.    Holding
will contribute its 100% membership interest in PEG to GP Inc. 

        2.    GP Inc.
will contribute its 100% membership interest in PEG to the MLP in exchange for (a) a continuation of its 2% general partner interest in the MLP,
(b) the issuance of incentive distribution rights ("IDRs"), (c) 1,865,000 common units ("Common
Units") representing a 8.7% interest in the MLP, (d) 10,465,000 subordinated units ("Subordinated Units") representing a
49% interest in the MLP and (e) the right to receive $104,178,000 of the proceeds from the Term Loan. 

        3.    The
public, through the Underwriters, will contribute $167,700,000 to the MLP ($155,961,000, net of $11,739,000 in Underwriters' fees and commissions) in exchange for
8,600,000 Common Units representing common limited partner interests with a 40.3% interest in the MLP. 

        4.    PEG
will (a) borrow $138,000,000 of the Term Loan, (b) pay certain fees and expenses relating to the Credit Facility, (c) assume $87,000,000 in
existing indebtedness owing by Rocky Mountain LLC, which will be refinanced and made part of the Term Loan and (d) distribute $104,178,000 to the MLP. 

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        5.    The
MLP will (a) pay transaction expenses of $4,200,000 in connection with the public offering of the Firm Units, (b) contribute $151,761,000 to PEG as a
capital contribution, (c) distribute $104,178,000 to GP Inc. and (d) contribute $4,933,000 to Frontier LLC. 

        6.    PEG
will use $151,761,000 received from the proceeds of the public offering and $24,639,000 received from the Term Loan to purchase from Citibank a note made by PPS in
favor of Citibank in the amount of $176,400,000. 

        7.    Frontier
LLC will retire its debt in the amount of $4,933,000. 

        8.    Holding
will, at or prior to the consummation of the acquisition by Pacific Terminals LLC ("Terminals") of the EPTC assets
(the "EPTC Acquisition") pursuant to that certain Asset Sale Agreement dated as of February 1, 2002 (the "Asset Sale
Agreement") between Southern California Edison Company and Holding (which Asset Sale Agreement was subsequently assigned by Holding to Terminals), cause Terminals to be
contributed to the MLP and the MLP will cause Terminals to be contributed to PEG, in each case subject to the receipt of any governmental consents required for such contributions and, if the EPTC
Acquisition has not been consummated at the time of such contributions, subject to the availability of financing satisfactory to Holding and the MLP for the consummation of the EPTC Acquisition (it
being understood and agreed that the reimbursement by the MLP to Holding or TAC of any expenses incurred by Holding or TAC in connection with the negotiation, execution, delivery of, or performance
under, the Asset Sale Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby shall be permitted pursuant to Section 7.6(c) of the First Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited
Partnership of the MLP (the "Partnership Agreement"), as may be amended or supplemented). Holding agrees to cause Terminals not to dispose of the Asset
Sale Agreement. 

        9.    If
the Underwriters exercise the Option, in full or in part, the net proceeds of that exercise shall be used to redeem a
number of Common Units owned by GP Inc. equal to the number of Common Units sold pursuant to the exercise of the Option, in reimbursement of certain capital expenditures. 

 
 

ARTICLE I
  DEFINITIONS    
  

        Section 1.1    Terms.    The following defined terms shall have the meanings given
below: 

        "Common Units" has the meaning as set forth in the Underwriting Agreement. 

        "Credit Facility" has the meaning as set forth in the Underwriting Agreement. 

        "Delaware Act" means the Delaware Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act. 

        "Firm Units" has the meaning as set forth in the Underwriting Agreement. 

        "IDRs" has the same meaning as "Incentive Distribution Rights" as defined in the Partnership Agreement. 

        "Laws" means any and all laws, statutes, ordinances, rules or regulations promulgated by a governmental authority, orders of a
governmental authority, judicial decisions, decisions of arbitrators or determinations of any governmental authority or court. 

        "Option" means the Underwriters' over allotment option to purchase up to 1,290,000 Common Units. 

        "Subordinated Units" has the meaning as set forth in the Partnership Agreement. 

        "Term Loan" has the meaning as set forth in the Underwriting Agreement. 

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        "Underwriters" means Salomon Smith Barney Inc., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Lehman Brothers Inc., UBS Warburg LLC,
A.G. Edwards & Sons, Inc., Raymond James & Associates, Inc., and RBC Dain Rauscher Inc. 

 
 

ARTICLE II
  CONTRIBUTIONS, ACKNOWLEDGMENTS AND DISTRIBUTIONS    
  

        Section 2.1    Contribution of PEG Interests by Holding to GP Inc.    Holding
hereby grants, contributes, bargains, sells, conveys, assigns, transfers, sets over and delivers to GP Inc., its successors and assigns, for its and their own use forever, all right, title and
interest of Holding in and to PEG as a capital contribution. 

        Section 2.2    Contribution of PEG Interests by GP Inc. to the
MLP.    GP Inc. hereby grants, contributes, bargains, sells, conveys, assigns, transfers, sets over and delivers to the MLP, its successors and assigns, for
its and their own use forever, all right, title and interest of GP Inc. in and to PEG in exchange for (a) a
continuation of its 2% general partner interest in the MLP, (b) the issuance of the IDRs, (c) 1,865,000 Common Units representing a 8.7% interest in the MLP, (d) 10,465,000 Sub
Units representing a 49% interest in the MLP and (e) the right to receive $104,178,000 of the proceeds from the Term Loan. 

        Section 2.3    Public Cash Contribution.    The parties to this Agreement acknowledge a
cash contribution by the public through the Underwriters of $167,700,000 to the MLP in exchange for 8,600,000 Common Units representing a 40.3% interest in the MLP. 

        Section 2.4    Borrowing, Debt Placement and Distribution by PEG.    PEG hereby agrees
to (a) borrow $138,000,000 of the Term Loan, (b) pay certain fees and expenses relating to the Credit Facility, (c) assume $87,000,000 in existing indebtedness owing by Rocky
Mountain LLC, which will be refinanced and made part of the Term Loan and (d) distribute $104,178,000 to the MLP. 

        Section 2.5    Payment of Transaction Expenses by the MLP.    The MLP hereby agrees to
pay transaction expenses of $4,200,000 in connection with the public offering of the Firm Units. 

        Section 2.6    Contribution of Cash by the MLP to PEG.    The MLP hereby contributes
$151,761,000 to PEG as a capital contribution. 

        Section 2.7    Contribution to GP Inc by the MLP.    The MLP hereby distributes
$104,178,000 to GP Inc. 

        Section 2.8    Contribution to Frontier LLC by the MLP.    The MLP hereby contributes
to Frontier LLC $4,933,000. 

        Section 2.9    Purchase of Debt of PPS by PEG.    PEG hereby agrees to use $151,761,000
received from the proceeds of the offering and $24,639,000 received from the Term Loan to purchase from Citibank a note made by PPS in favor of Citibank in the amount of $176,400,000. 

        Section 2.10    Retirement of Debt by Frontier LLC.    Frontier LLC hereby retires its
debt in the amount of $4,933,000. 

        Section 2.11    Contribution of Terminals by Holding and MLP to PEG.    Holding hereby
agrees that at or prior to the consummation of the acquisition by Terminals of the EPTC Acquisition pursuant to the Asset Sale Agreement between Southern California Edison Company and Holding (which
Asset Sale Agreement was subsequently assigned by Holding to Terminals), it will cause Terminals to be contributed to the MLP and the MLP will cause Terminals to be contributed to PEG, in each case
subject to the receipt of any governmental consents required for such contributions and, if the EPTC Acquisition has not been consummated at the time of such contributions, subject to the availability
of financing satisfactory to Holding and the MLP for the consummation of the EPTC Acquisition (it being 

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understood and agreed that the reimbursement by the MLP to Holding or TAC of any expenses incurred by Holding or TAC in connection with the negotiation, execution, delivery of, or performance under,
the Asset Sale Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby shall be permitted pursuant to Section 7.6(c) of the Partnership Agreement, as may be amended or
supplemented). Holding hereby agrees to cause Terminals not to dispose of the Asset Sale Agreement. 

 
 

ARTICLE III
  ADDITIONAL TRANSACTIONS    
  

        Section 3.1    Purchase of Additional Common Units.    If the Underwriters exercise the
Option, in full or in part, the net proceeds of that exercise shall be used to redeem a number of Common Units owned by GP Inc. equal to the
number of Common Units sold pursuant to the exercise of the Option, in reimbursement of certain capital expenditures. 

 
 

ARTICLE IV
  FURTHER ASSURANCES    
  

        Section 4.1    Further Assurances.    From time to time after the Effective Time, and
without any further consideration the parties hereto shall execute, acknowledge and deliver all such additional instruments, notices and other documents and will do all such other acts and things, all
in accordance with applicable law, as may be necessary or appropriate to more fully and effectively carry out the purposes and intent of this Agreement. 

 
 

ARTICLE V
  EFFECTIVE TIME    
  

        Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary, none of the provisions of Article II or Article III of this Agreement shall be
operative or have any effect until the Effective Time at which time all the provisions of Article II and Article III of this Agreement shall be effective and operative as of the
Effective Time, without further action by any party hereto. 

 
 

ARTICLE VI
  MISCELLANEOUS    
  

        Section 6.1    Headings; References; Interpretation.    All article and section
headings in this Agreement are for convenience only and shall not be deemed to control or affect the meaning or construction of any of the provisions hereof. The words "hereof," "herein" and
"hereunder" and words of similar import, when used in this Agreement, shall refer to this Agreement as a whole, and not to any particular provision of this Agreement. All references herein to articles
and sections shall, unless the context requires a different construction, be deemed to be references to the articles and sections of this Agreement, respectively. All personal pronouns used in this
Agreement, whether used in the masculine, feminine or neuter gender, shall include all other genders, and the singular shall include the plural and vice versa. 

        Section 6.2    Successors and Assigns.    The Agreement shall be binding upon and inure
to the benefit of the parties signatory hereto and their respective successors and assigns. 

        Section 6.3    No Third Party Rights.    The provisions of this Agreement are intended
to bind the parties signatory hereto as to each other and are not intended to and do not create rights in any other person or confer upon any other person any benefits, rights or remedies and no
person is or is intended to be a third party beneficiary of any of the provisions of this Agreement. 

        Section 6.4    Counterparts.    This Agreement may be executed in any number of
counterparts, all of which together shall constitute one agreement binding on the parties hereto. 

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        Section 6.5    Governing Law.    This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in
accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware applicable to contracts made and to be performed wholly within such state without giving effect to conflict of law principles thereof, except to the
extent that it is mandatory that the law of some other jurisdiction shall apply. 

        Section 6.6    Severability.    If any of the provisions of this Agreement are held by
any court of competent jurisdiction to contravene, or to be invalid under, the laws of any political body having jurisdiction over the subject matter hereof, such contravention or invalidity shall not
invalidate the entire Agreement. Instead, this Agreement shall be construed as if it did not contain the particular provision or provisions
held to be invalid, and an equitable adjustment shall be made and necessary provision added so as to give effect to the intention of the parties as expressed in this Agreement at the time of execution
of this Agreement. 

        Section 6.7    Amendment or Modification.    This Agreement may be amended or modified
from time to time only by the written agreement of all the parties hereto. 

        Section 6.8    Integration.    This Agreement supersedes all previous understandings or
agreements between the parties, whether oral or written, with respect to its subject matter. This document is an integrated agreement which contains the entire understanding of the parties. No
understanding, representation, promise or agreement, whether oral or written, is intended to be or shall be included in or form part of this Agreement unless it is contained in a written amendment
hereto executed by the parties hereto after the date of this Agreement. 

        Section 6.9    Waiver of Bulk Sales Laws.    Each of the parties hereto hereby waives
compliance with any applicable bulk sales law or any similar law in any applicable jurisdiction in respect of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. 

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        IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement has been duly executed by the parties hereto as of the date first written above. 

	 	 	PPS HOLDING COMPANY
	

 	
 	

By:	
 	

/s/  DOUGLAS L. POLSON      

	 	 	 	 	Douglas L. Polson

President
	

 	
 	
PACIFIC ENERGY GP, INC.
	

 	
 	

By:	
 	

/s/  IRVIN TOOLE, JR.      

	 	 	 	 	Irvin Toole, Jr.

President and Chief Executive Officer
	

 	
 	
PACIFIC ENERGY PARTNERS, L.P.
	

 	
 	

By:	
 	

PACIFIC ENERGY GP, INC.,

its General Partner
	

 	
 	

 	
 	

By:	

/s/  IRVIN TOOLE, JR.      

	 	 	 	 	 	Irvin Toole, Jr.

President and Chief Executive Officer
	

 	
 	
PACIFIC ENERGY GROUP LLC
	

 	
 	

By:	
 	
PPS HOLDING COMPANY,

its sole member
	

 	
 	

 	
 	

By:	

/s/  DOUGLAS L. POLSON      

	 	 	 	 	 	Douglas L. Polson

President

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ANSCHUTZ RANCH EAST PIPELINE LLC,
	

 	
 	
ROCKY MOUNTAIN PIPELINE SYSTEM LLC,
	

 	
 	
PACIFIC PIPELINE SYSTEM LLC, and
	

 	
 	
RANCH PIPELINE LLC
	

 	
 	

By:	
 	
PACIFIC ENERGY GROUP LLC,

its sole member
	

 	
 	

 	
 	

By:	
PPS HOLDING COMPANY,

its sole member
	

 	
 	

 	
 	

By:	

/s/  DOUGLAS L. POLSON      

	 	 	 	 	 	Douglas L. Polson

President

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Exhibit 10.3

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CONTRIBUTION AND CONVEYANCE AGREEMENT AMONG ANSCHUTZ RANCH EAST PIPELINE LLC PPS HOLDING COMPANY PACIFIC ENERGY GP, INC. PACIFIC ENERGY PARTNERS, L.P. PACIFIC ENERGY GROUP LLC ROCKY MOUNTAIN PIPELINE SYSTEM LLC
PACIFIC PIPELINE SYSTEM LLC AND RANCH PIPELINE LLC

CONTRIBUTION AND CONVEYANCE AGREEMENT

RECITALS

ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS

ARTICLE II CONTRIBUTIONS, ACKNOWLEDGMENTS AND DISTRIBUTIONS

ARTICLE III ADDITIONAL TRANSACTIONS

ARTICLE IV FURTHER ASSURANCES

ARTICLE V EFFECTIVE TIME

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Exhibit 10.10    
  

 
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OMNIBUS AGREEMENT    
    
    AMONG    
    
    THE ANSCHUTZ CORPORATION    
    
    PACIFIC ENERGY GP, INC.    
    
    PACIFIC ENERGY GROUP LLC    
    
    AND    
    
    PACIFIC
ENERGY PARTNERS, L.P.    
  

  

 
 

OMNIBUS AGREEMENT    
  

        THIS OMNIBUS AGREEMENT is entered into on, and effective as of, the Closing Date, among The Anschutz Corporation, a Kansas corporation ("Anschutz"), Pacific
Energy GP, Inc., a Delaware corporation (including any permitted successors and assigns under the MLP Agreement (as defined herein), the "General Partner"), for itself and on behalf of the MLP
in its capacity as general partner, Pacific Energy Group LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the "OLLC"), and Pacific Energy Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the "MLP"). 

 
 

R E C I T A L S:    
  

        Anschutz, the MLP, the OLLC and the General Partner desire by their execution of this Agreement to evidence their understanding, (i) as more fully set
forth in Article II of this Agreement, with respect to (a) those business opportunities that the Anschutz Entities will not pursue during the term of this Agreement unless the MLP has
declined to engage in such business opportunity for its own account and (b) the procedures whereby such business opportunities are to be offered to the MLP and accepted or declined, and
(ii) as more fully set forth in Article III of this Agreement, with respect to certain indemnification obligations of Anschutz in favor of the Partnership Group. 

        In
consideration of the premises and the covenants, conditions, and agreements contained herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are
hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows: 

 
 

ARTICLE I
  Definitions    
  

        1.1    Definitions.    (a) Capitalized terms used herein but
not defined shall have the meanings given them in the MLP Agreement. 

        (b)  As
used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the respective meanings set forth below: 

        "Affiliate" has the meaning given such term in the MLP Agreement. 

        "Agreement" means this Omnibus Agreement, as it may be amended, modified, or supplemented from time to time in accordance with
Section 5.6 hereof. 

        "Anschutz Entities" means Anschutz and any Person controlled by Anschutz and its Affiliates other than the Partnership Entities. 

        "Assets" has the meaning given such term in Section 3.1. 

        "Change of Control" means, with respect to any Person (the "Applicable Person"), any of the following events: (i) any sale, lease,
exchange or other transfer (in one transaction or a series of related transactions) of all or substantially all of the Applicable Person's assets to any other Person, unless immediately following such
sale, lease, exchange or other transfer such assets are owned, directly or indirectly, by the Applicable Person; (ii) the consolidation or merger of the Applicable Person with or into another
Person pursuant to a transaction in which the outstanding Voting Securities of the Applicable Person are changed into or exchanged for cash, securities or other property, other than any such
transaction where (a) the outstanding Voting Securities of the Applicable Person are changed into or exchanged for Voting Securities of the surviving corporation or its parent and
(b) the holders of the Voting Securities of the Applicable Person immediately prior to such transaction own, directly or indirectly, not less than a majority of the outstanding Voting
Securities of the surviving corporation or its parent immediately after such transaction; and (iii) a "person" or "group" (within the meaning of Sections 13(d) or 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act)
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the "beneficial owner" (as defined in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act) of more than 50% of all of the then outstanding Voting Securities of the Applicable
Person, except in a merger or consolidation which would not constitute a Change of Control under clause (ii) above. 

        "Closing Date" means the date of the closing of the initial public offering of common units representing limited partner interests in the
MLP. 

        "Conflicts Committee" has the meaning given such term in the MLP Agreement. 

        "control" means the possession, direct or indirect, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a
Person, whether through ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise. 

        "Covered Environmental Losses" means all environmental and toxic tort losses, damages, liabilities, claims, demands, causes of action,
judgments, settlements, fines, penalties, costs and expenses (including, without limitation, court costs and reasonable attorney's and experts' fees) of any and every kind or character, suffered or
incurred by the Partnership Group by reason of or arising out of: 

          (i)  any
violation or correction of violation of Environmental Laws or 

        (ii)  any
event or condition associated with ownership or operation of the Assets (including, without limitation, the presence of Hazardous Substances on, under, about or
migrating to or from the Assets or the disposal or release of Hazardous Substances generated by operation of the Assets at non-Asset locations) including, without limitation,
(A) the cost and expense of any investigation, assessment, evaluation, monitoring, containment, cleanup, repair, restoration, remediation or other corrective action required or necessary under
Environmental Laws, (B) the cost or expense of the preparation and implementation of any closure, remedial or corrective action or other plans required or necessary under Environmental Laws and
(C) the cost and expense for any environmental or toxic tort pre-trial, trial or appellate legal or litigation support work; 

but
only to the extent that such violation complained of under clause (i), or such events or conditions included in clause (ii), occurred before the Closing Date and were unknown by the
MLP and its management at the time of the Closing Date. 

        "Environmental Laws" means all federal, state, and local laws, statutes, rules, regulations, orders, judgments and ordinances relating to
protection of health and safety and the environment including, without limitation, the federal Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, the Superfund Amendments
Reauthorization Act, the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act, the Safe Drinking Water Act, the Toxic Substances Control Act, the Oil Pollution Act, the
Hazardous Materials Transportation Act, the National Environmental Policy Act, and other environmental conservation and protection laws, each as amended through the Closing Date. 

        "Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. 

        "General Partner" is defined in the introduction to this Agreement. 

        "Hazardous Substance" means (a) any substance that is designated, defined or classified as a hazardous waste, hazardous material,
pollutant, contaminant or toxic or hazardous substance, or that is otherwise regulated under any Environmental Law, including, without limitation, any hazardous substance as defined under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act and (b) petroleum, oil and petroleum hydrocarbons. 

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        "MLP" has the meaning given such term in the introduction to this Agreement. 

        "MLP Agreement" means the First Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of the MLP, dated as of the Closing Date, as such
agreement is in effect on the Closing Date, to which reference is hereby made for all purposes of this Agreement. An amendment or modification to the MLP Agreement subsequent to the Closing Date shall
be given effect for the purposes of this Agreement only if it has received the approval that would be required pursuant to Section 5.6 hereof if such amendment or modification were an amendment
or modification of this Agreement. 

        "Offer" has the meaning given such term in Section 2.3(b)(i). 

        "OLLC" has the meaning given such term in the introduction to this Agreement. 

        "Partnership Entities" means the General Partner, the MLP, the OLLC and any Person controlled by any such entity. 

        "Partnership Group" means the MLP, the OLLC and any Person controlled by such entities. 

        "Person" means an individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, limited liability company, unincorporated organization or
any other entity. 

        "Prospectus" means the final prospectus, dated July 22, 2002, relating to the initial public offering of common units representing
limited partner interests in the MLP, as filed with Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act of 1933. 

        "Restricted Businesses" has the meaning given such term in Section 2.1. 

        "Subject Assets" has the meaning given such term in Section 2.2(b). 

        "Voting Securities" means securities of any class of Person entitling the holders thereof to vote in the election of members of the board
of directors or other similar governing body of the Person. 

        "Wahsatch" has the meaning given such term in Section 4.1. 

 
 

ARTICLE II
  Business Opportunities    
  

        2.1    Restricted Businesses.    For so long as Pacific Energy
GP, Inc. (or any Person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, is controlled by or under common control with Anschutz) is the general partner of the MLP, each of the
Anschutz Entities shall be prohibited from engaging in or acquiring any business having assets engaged in the following businesses ("Restricted Businesses"): 

        (a)  transportation
(other than gathering) of crude oil by pipeline in any state in the United States for any Person other than an Anschutz Entity or Partnership Entity; and 

        (b)  crude
oil storage and terminalling activities in any state in the United States for any Person other than an Anschutz Entity or Partnership Entity. 

        A
Restricted Business shall not include any activities performed by an Anschutz Entity primarily in connection with oil and gas properties owned jointly by an Anschutz Entity with other
Persons, whether such activities are performed as the operator pursuant to an operating agreement or otherwise. In 

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addition, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, nothing in this Article II shall in any way restrict or impair: 

          (i)  the
business activities of (A) Forest Oil Corporation or its successors, or (B) any entity in which Anschutz or its Affiliates, at the time such other
entity engages in a business activity that would be a Restricted Business but for this provision, (1) owns, directly or indirectly, less than a majority of the outstanding Voting Securities
(and which entity Anschutz or its Affiliates does not control) or (2) owns, directly or indirectly, any equity interest so long as such other entity has Voting Securities that are listed on a
national securities exchange or quoted on Nasdaq or is otherwise required to file periodic reports under the Exchange Act; or 

        (ii)  Anschutz's
ownership, direct or indirect, of Voting Securities or other equity securities of any such other entities described in clause (i) above. 

        2.2    Permitted Exceptions.    Notwithstanding any provision of
Section 2.1 to the contrary, the Anschutz Entities may engage in the following activities under the following circumstances: 

        (a)  the
ownership and/or operation of any assets owned by an Anschutz Entity on the Closing Date, including without limitation any capital improvements, replacements or
direct expansions of such assets; 

        (b)  the
ownership and/or operation of any asset or group of related assets used in the activities described in Section 2.1(a) or Section 2.1(b) that are
acquired or constructed by an Anschutz Entity after the date of this Agreement (the "Subject Assets") if: 

          (i)  the
fair market value of the Subject Assets (as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors, or other governing body, of the Anschutz Entity that will own the
Subject Assets) is less than $10 million (and, together with all other Subject Assets acquired or constructed by an Anschutz Entity within the preceding 12-month period and not
purchased by a member of the Partnership Group, less than $50 million) at the time of such acquisition by the Anschutz Entity or completion of construction, as the case may be; 

        (ii)  in
the case of an acquisition of Subject Assets with a fair market value (as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors, or other governing body, of the
Anschutz Entity that will own the Subject Assets) equal to or greater than $10 million (or, together with all other Subject Assets acquired or constructed by an Anschutz Entity within the
preceding 12-month period and not purchased by a member of the Partnership Group, equal to or greater than $50 million) at the time of such acquisition by an Anschutz Entity, the
MLP has been offered the opportunity to purchase the Subject Assets in accordance with Section 2.3(a) and the MLP, with the approval of the Conflicts Committee, has elected not to purchase the
Subject Assets; provided that in the case of an acquisition described above in this clause (ii) where the fair market value of the Subject Assets
represents less than a majority of the fair market value (as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors, or other governing body, of the Anschutz Entity that will own the Subject Assets) of
the total assets or business being considered for acquisition, then the Anschutz Entity has subsequently offered the MLP the opportunity to purchase the Subject Assets in accordance with the
procedures set forth in Section 2.3(b) and the MLP, with the approval of the Conflicts Committee, has elected not to purchase the Subject Assets; or 

        (iii)  in
the case of the construction of Subject Assets with a fair market value (as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors, or other governing body, of the
Anschutz Entity that will own the Subject Assets) equal to or greater than $10 million (or, together with all other Subject Assets acquired or constructed by an Anschutz Entity within the
preceding 12-month period and not purchased by a member of the Partnership Group, equal to or greater than $50 million) at the time of completion of construction, the MLP has been
offered 

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the opportunity to purchase the Subject Assets in accordance with Section 2.3(b) and the MLP, with the approval of the Conflicts Committee, has elected not to purchase the Subject Assets. 

        (c)  the
ownership and/or operation of any Subject Assets if an Anschutz Entity and the General Partner, on behalf of the MLP, with the approval of the Conflicts Committee,
have agreed prior to the acquisition or construction by the Anschutz Entity of the Subject Assets regarding the amount and nature of consideration, closing date and other terms upon which a member of
the Partnership Group will acquire the Subject Assets from the Anschutz Entity after such acquisition or construction. 

        2.3    Procedures.    (a) In the event that an Anschutz Entity
becomes aware of an opportunity to acquire Subject Assets described in Section 2.2(b)(ii), then as soon as practicable, such Anschutz Entity shall notify the General Partner of such opportunity
and deliver to the General Partner all information prepared by or on behalf of such Anschutz Entity relating to such potential transaction. As soon as practicable but in any event within
30 days after receipt of such notification and information, the General Partner, on behalf of the MLP, shall notify the Anschutz Entity that either (i) the General Partner, on behalf of
the MLP, has elected, with the approval of the Conflicts Committee, not to cause a member of the Partnership Group to pursue the opportunity to purchase the Subject Assets, or (ii) the General
Partner, on behalf of the MLP, has elected to cause a member of the Partnership Group to pursue the opportunity to purchase the Subject Assets. If, at any time, the General Partner abandons such
opportunity with the approval of the Conflicts Committee (as evidenced in writing by the General Partner following the request of the Anschutz Entity), the Anschutz Entity may pursue such opportunity.
Any Subject Assets which are permitted to be acquired by an Anschutz Entity must be so acquired (i) within 12 months of the later to occur of (A) the date that the Anschutz Entity
becomes able to pursue such acquisition in accordance with the provisions of this Section 2.3(a), and (B) the date upon which all required governmental approvals to consummate such
acquisition have been obtained, and (ii) on terms not materially more favorable to the Anschutz Entity than were offered to the MLP. If either of these conditions are not satisfied, the
opportunity must be reoffered to the MLP in accordance with this Section 2.3(a). 

        (b)  In
the event that an Anschutz Entity acquires Subject Assets as part of a larger transaction in accordance with the proviso of Section 2.2(b)(ii) or
constructs Subject Assets described in Section 2.2(b)(iii), then not later than 30 days after the consummation of the acquisition or the completion of such construction, as the case may
be, such Anschutz Entity shall notify the General Partner of such acquisition or construction and offer the MLP the opportunity to purchase the Subject Assets for their fair market value in accordance
with this Section 2.3 (the "Offer"). The Offer shall set forth the Anschutz Entity's proposed terms relating to the purchase of the Subject Assets by the Partnership Group. The Anschutz Entity
will deliver to the General Partner all information prepared by
or on behalf of or in the possession of such Anschutz Entity relating to the Subject Assets. As soon as practicable, but in any event, within 60 days after receipt of such notification, the
General Partner shall notify the Anschutz Entity in writing that either (i) the General Partner has elected, with the approval of the Conflicts Committee, not to cause a member of the
Partnership Group to purchase such Subject Assets, in which event the Anschutz Entity shall be forever free to continue to own or operate such Subject Assets, or (ii) the General Partner has
elected to cause a member of the Partnership Group to purchase such Subject Assets, in which event the following procedures shall be followed: 

          (i)  After
the receipt of such Offer by the General Partner, the Anschutz Entity and the General Partner shall negotiate in good faith, the terms on which the Subject Assets
will be sold to a member of the Partnership Group. The Anschutz Entity shall provide all information concerning the business, operations and finances of such Subject Assets as may be reasonably 

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requested by the General Partner. If the Anschutz Entity and the General Partner (with the concurrence of the Conflicts Committee) agree on the fair market value of the Subject Assets that are
subject to the Offer and the other terms of the Offer within 60 days after receipt by the General Partner of the Offer, a member of the Partnership Group shall purchase the Subject Assets on
such terms as soon as commercially practicable after such agreement has been reached. 

        (ii)  If
the Anschutz Entity and the General Partner are unable to agree on the terms of a sale during the 60-day period after receipt by the General Partner of
the Offer, the Anschutz Entity and the General Partner will engage a nationally recognized independent investment banking firm to determine the fair market value of the Subject Assets. In determining
the fair market value of the Subject Assets, the investment banking firm will have access to the proposed sale and purchase values for the Offer submitted by the Anschutz Entity and the General
Partner, respectively. Such investment banking firm will determine the fair market value of the Subject Assets within 30 days of its engagement and furnish the Anschutz Entity and the General
Partner its opinion of such value. The fees and expenses of the investment banking firm will be split equally between the Anschutz Entity and the MLP. Upon receipt of such determination, the General
Partner will have the option, but not the obligation, subject to the approval of the Conflicts Committee, to: 

        (A)  cause
a member of the Partnership Group to purchase the Subject Assets for the fair market value determined by the investment banking firm, as soon as commercially
practicable after such fair market value has been so determined; or 

        (B)  decline
to purchase such Subject Assets, in which event the Anschutz Entity forever will be free to continue to own and operate the Subject Assets. 

        2.4    Scope of Prohibition.    Except as provided in this
Article II and the MLP Agreement, each Anschutz Entity shall be free to engage in any business activity whatsoever, including those that may be in direct competition with any Partnership
Entity. 

        2.5    Enforcement.    The Anschutz Entities agree and acknowledge
that the Partnership Entities do not have an adequate remedy at law for the breach by the Anschutz Entities of their covenants and agreements set forth in this Article II, and that any breach
by the Anschutz Entities of their covenants and agreements set forth in this Article II would result in irreparable injury to the Partnership Entities. The Anschutz Entities further agree and
acknowledge that any Partnership Entity may, in addition to the other remedies which may be available to the Partnership, file a suit in equity to enjoin the Anschutz Entities from such breach,
and consent to the issuance of injunctive relief to enforce the provisions of Article II of this Agreement. 

 
 

ARTICLE III
  Indemnification    
  

        3.1    Anschutz Indemnification.    Subject to the terms of this
Article III, Anschutz shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Partnership Group from and against (a) any Covered Environmental Losses relating to the assets contributed by the
Anschutz Entities to the Partnership Group prior to or on the Closing Date (the "Assets") and (b) all federal, state and local income tax liabilities attributable to the operation of the Assets
prior to the Closing Date, including any such income tax liabilities of the Anschutz Entities that may result from the consummation of the formation transaction for the Partnership Group and the
General Partner. 

        3.2    Limitations Regarding Indemnification.    Anschutz shall have
no indemnification obligation under Section 3.1(a) for claims made after the third anniversary of the date of this Agreement. The aggregate liability of Anschutz under Section 3.1(a)
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no claim may be made against Anschutz for indemnification pursuant to Section 3.1(a) unless the aggregate dollar amount of all claims for indemnification pursuant to such section shall exceed
$1,000,000, in which case Anschutz shall be liable for claims for indemnification only to the extent such aggregate amount exceeds $1,000,000. 

        3.3    Indemnification Procedures.    

        (a)  The
members of the Partnership Group agree that within a reasonable period of time after they become aware of facts giving rise to a claim for indemnification pursuant
to Section 3.1, they will provide notice thereof in writing to Anschutz specifying the nature of and specific basis for such claim. 

        (b)  Anschutz
shall have the right to control all aspects of the defense of (and any counterclaims with respect to) any claims brought against the Partnership Group that are
covered by the indemnification set forth in Section 3.1, including, without limitation, the selection of counsel, determination of whether to appeal any decision of any court and the settling
of any such matter or any issues relating thereto; provided, however, that no such settlement shall be entered into without the consent of the
Partnership Group unless it includes a full release of the Partnership Group from such matter or issues, as the case may be. 

        (c)  The
members of the Partnership Group agree, at their own cost and expense, to cooperate fully with Anschutz with respect to all aspects of the defense of any claims
covered by the indemnification set forth in Section 3.1, including, without limitation, the prompt furnishing to Anschutz of any correspondence or other notice relating thereto that the
Partnership Group may receive, permitting the names of the members of the Partnership Group to be utilized in connection with such defense, the making available to Anschutz of any files, records or
other information of the Partnership Group that Anschutz considers relevant to such defense and the making available to Anschutz of any employees of the Partnership Group;  provided, however, that in
connection therewith Anschutz agrees to use reasonable efforts to minimize the impact thereof on the operations of the
Partnership Group and further agrees to maintain the confidentiality of all files, records and other information furnished by a member of the Partnership Group pursuant to this Section 3.3. In
no event shall the obligation of the Partnership Group to cooperate with Anschutz as set forth in the immediately preceding sentence be construed as imposing upon the Partnership Group an obligation
to hire and pay for counsel in connection with the defense of any claims covered by the indemnification set forth in this Article III; provided,
however, that the members of the Partnership Group may, at their own option, cost and expense, hire and pay for counsel in connection with any such defense. Anschutz agrees to
keep any such counsel hired by the Partnership Group reasonably informed as to the status of any such defense, but Anschutz shall have the right to retain sole control over such defense. 

        (d)  In
determining the amount of any loss, cost, damage or expense for which any of the members of the Partnership Group is entitled to indemnification under this Agreement,
the gross amount of the indemnification will be reduced by (i) any insurance proceeds realized or to be realized by the Partnership Group, and such correlative insurance benefit shall be net of
any incremental insurance premium that becomes due and payable by the Partnership Group as a result of such claim and (ii) all amounts recovered or recoverable by the Partnership Group under
contractual indemnities from third Persons. 

 
 

ARTICLE IV
  Wahsatch Operations    
  

        4.1  Anschutz Wahsatch Gathering System, Inc. ("Wahsatch"), an Anschutz Entity, shall (i) reimburse the General
Partner for salary and benefit costs incurred by the General Partner's field operating and maintenance personnel performing required services related to Wahsatch's 

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natural gas gathering system and (ii) pay the General Partner an annual overhead fee of $300,000 to cover the portion of time spent by its management and other services performed and corporate
overhead incurred by the General Partner related to Wahsatch's activities. 

 
 

ARTICLE V
  Miscellaneous    
  

        5.1    Choice of Law; Submission to Jurisdiction.    This Agreement
shall be subject to and governed by the laws of the State of Delaware, excluding any conflicts-of-law rule or principle that might refer the construction or interpretation of
this Agreement to the laws of another state. Each party hereby submits to the jurisdiction of the state and federal courts in the State of Colorado and to venue in Denver, Colorado. 

        5.2    Notice.    All notices or requests or consents provided for or
permitted to be given pursuant to this Agreement must be in writing and must be given by depositing same in the United States mail, addressed to the Person to be notified, postpaid, and registered or
certified with return receipt requested or by delivering such notice in person or by telecopier or telegram to such party. Notice given by personal delivery or mail shall be effective upon actual
receipt. Notice given by telegram or telecopier shall be effective upon actual receipt if received during the recipient's normal business hours, or at the beginning of the recipient's next business
day after receipt if not received during the recipient's normal business hours. All notices to be sent to a party pursuant to this Agreement shall be sent to or made at the address set forth below
such party's signature to this Agreement, or at such other address as such party may stipulate to the other parties in the manner provided in this Section 5.2. 

        5.3    Entire Agreement.    This Agreement constitutes the entire
agreement of the parties relating to the matters contained herein, superseding all prior contracts or agreements, whether oral or written, relating to the matters contained herein. 

        5.4    Termination.    The provisions of Article II of this
Agreement may be terminated by Anschutz upon a Change of Control of Anschutz. 

        5.5    Effect of Waiver or Consent.    No waiver or consent, express
or implied, by any party to or of any breach or default by any Person in the performance by such Person of its obligations hereunder shall be deemed or construed to be a consent or waiver to or of any
other breach or default in the performance by such Person of the same or any other obligations of such Person hereunder. Failure on the part of a
party to complain of any act of any Person or to declare any Person in default, irrespective of how long such failure continues, shall not constitute a waiver by such party of its rights hereunder
until the applicable statute of limitations period has run. 

        5.6    Amendment or Modification.    This Agreement may be amended or
modified from time to time only by the written agreement of all the parties hereto; provided, however, that the MLP and the OLLC may not, without the prior approval of the Conflicts Committee, agree
to any amendment or modification of this Agreement that, in the reasonable discretion of the General Partner, will adversely affect the holders of Common Units. Each such instrument shall be reduced
to writing and shall be designated on its face an "Amendment" or an "Addendum" to this Agreement. 

        5.7    Assignment.    No party shall have the right to assign its
rights or obligations under this Agreement without the consent of the other parties hereto. 

        5.8    Counterparts.    This Agreement may be executed in any number
of counterparts with the same effect as if all signatory parties had signed the same document. All counterparts shall be construed together and shall constitute one and the same instrument. 

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        5.9    Severability.    If any provision of this Agreement or the
application thereof to any Person or circumstance shall be held invalid or unenforceable to any extent, the remainder of this Agreement and the application of such provision to other Persons or
circumstances shall not be affected thereby and shall be enforced to the greatest extent permitted by law. 

        5.10    Gender, Parts, Articles and Sections.    Whenever the context
requires, the gender of all words used in this Agreement shall include the masculine, feminine and neuter, and the number of all words shall include the singular and plural. All references to Article
numbers and Section numbers refer to Articles and Sections of this Agreement. 

        5.11    Further Assurances.    In connection with this Agreement and
all transactions contemplated by this Agreement, each signatory party hereto agrees to execute and deliver such additional documents and instruments and to perform such additional acts as may be
necessary or appropriate to effectuate, carry out and perform all of the terms, provisions and conditions of this Agreement and all such transactions. 

        5.12    Withholding or Granting of Consent.    Each party may, with
respect to any consent or approval that it is entitled to grant pursuant to this Agreement, grant or withhold such consent or approval in its sole
and uncontrolled discretion, with or without cause, and subject to such conditions as it shall deem appropriate. 

        5.13    Laws and Regulations.    Notwithstanding any provision of this
Agreement to the contrary, no party to this Agreement shall be required to take any act, or fail to take any act, under this Agreement if the effect thereof would be to cause such party to be in
violation of any applicable law, statute, rule or regulation. 

        5.14    Negotiation of Rights of Anschutz, Limited Partners, Assignees, and Third
Parties. The provisions of this Agreement are enforceable solely by the parties to this Agreement, and no shareholder of Anschutz and no limited partner, member, assignee or
other Person of the MLP or the OLLC shall have the right, separate and apart from Anschutz, the MLP or the OLLC, to enforce any provision of this Agreement or to compel any party to this Agreement to
comply with the terms of this Agreement. 

[SIGNATURE
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        IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this Agreement on, and effective as of, the Closing Date. 

	 	THE ANSCHUTZ CORPORATION
	

 	

By:	

/s/  DOUGLAS L. POLSON      

	 	 	Douglas L. Polson

Vice President
	

 	

Address for Notice:
	

 	

555 17th Street

Suite 2400

Denver, Colorado 80110

Phone: (303) 298-1000

Fax: (303) 299-1425

Attention: Mr. Lynn Wood
	

 	
PACIFIC ENERGY GP, INC.
	

 	

By:	

/s/  IRVIN TOOLE, JR.      
 Irvin Toole, Jr.

President and Chief Executive Officer
	

 	

Address for Notice:
	

 	

5900 Cherry Avenue

Long Beach, California 90805

Phone: (562) 728-2810

Fax: (562) 728-2823

Attention: Mr. Irvin Toole, Jr.

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PACIFIC ENERGY GROUP LLC
	

 	

By:	

Pacific Energy Partners, L.P.,

its sole member
	

 	

 	

By:	

Pacific Energy GP, Inc.,

its general partner
	

 	

 	

By:	

/s/  IRVIN TOOLE, JR.      

	 	 	 	Irvin Toole, Jr.

President and Chief Executive Officer
	

 	

Address for Notice:
	

 	

5900 Cherry Avenue

Long Beach, California 90805

Phone: (562) 728-2810

Fax: (562) 728-2823

Attention: Mr. Irvin Toole, Jr.
	

 	
PACIFIC ENERGY PARTNERS, L.P.
	

 	

By:	

Pacific Energy GP, Inc., its general partner
	

 	

 	

By:	

/s/  IRVIN TOOLE, JR.      

	 	 	 	Irvin Toole, Jr.

President and Chief Executive Officer
	

 	

Address for Notice:
	

 	

5900 Cherry Avenue

Long Beach, California 90805

Phone: (562) 728-2810

Fax: (562) 728-2823

Attention: Mr. Irvin Toole, Jr.

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QuickLinks

Exhibit 10.10

Execution Copy

OMNIBUS AGREEMENT AMONG THE ANSCHUTZ CORPORATION PACIFIC ENERGY GP, INC. PACIFIC ENERGY GROUP LLC AND PACIFIC ENERGY PARTNERS, L.P.

OMNIBUS AGREEMENT

R E C I T A L S

ARTICLE I Definitions

ARTICLE II Business Opportunities

ARTICLE III Indemnification

ARTICLE IV Wahsatch Operations

ARTICLE V Miscellaneous

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