Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company
FIFTH REVISED VOLUME NO. 1
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Effective Date: 09/01/1993, Docket: RS92- 23-018, Status: Effective
Substitute Original Sheet No. 362 Substitute Original Sheet No. 362 : Effective
GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS (conditions)
IX. WARRANTY OF TITLE TO GAS
This Section shall apply to all transportation service unless otherwise provided in
the applicable Rate Schedule or transportation contract. Shipper warrants for
itself, its successors and assigns, that it will have, at the time of delivery of gas
for transportation hereunder, good title or the good right to deliver the gas.
Transporter warrants for itself, its successors and assigns, that the gas it warrants
hereunder shall be free and clear of all liens, encumbrances and claims whatsoever,
that each will have at such time of delivery good right and/or title to deliver the
gas, that each will indemnify the other and save it harmless from all suits, actions,
debts, accounts, dangers, costs, losses, and expenses arising from or out of any
adverse claims of any and all persons to said gas and/or to royalties, taxes, license
fees, or charges thereon which are applicable for such delivery of gas and that each
will indemnify the other and save it harmless from all taxes or assessments which may
be levied and assessed upon such delivery and which are by law payable by and the
obligation of the party making such delivery. If Shipper's title or right to deliver
gas to be transported is questioned or involved in any action, Shipper shall not
qualify for or shall be ineligible to continue to receive service until such time as
Shipper's title or right to deliver is free from question; provided, however,
Transporter shall allow Shipper to qualify for or continue receiving service under
this Tariff if Shipper furnishes a bond satisfactory to Transporter. Title to the
gas received by Transporter at the Receipt Point(s) shall not pass to Transporter and
title to gas delivered for fuel and use quantities shall pass to Transporter at the
Receipt Point(s).
X. EXCUSE OF PERFORMANCE
1. Relief from liability: Neither Transporter nor Shipper shall be liable in
damages to the other for any act, omission or circumstances occasioned by or in
consequence of any (1) maintenance, construction, tests, rehabilitation, repairs
on pipelines or (2) force majeure events, including acts of God, strikes,
lockouts or other industrial disturbances, acts of the public enemy or
terrorists, wars, blockades, insurrections, riots, epidemics, landslides,
lightning, earthquakes, fires, storms, explosions or accidents to machinery or
wells or lines of pipe, line or well freezeups, partial or total failure or
unavailability of capacity, inability to obtain or unavoidable delay in
obtaining materials, supplies, equipment, permits or labor to perform or comply
with any obligations or conditions of an agreement, inability to obtain access
to rights-of-way,