9.5. Contractor's and Operators activities shall be designed to achieve the efficient and safe production of Petroleum from the Field. The Operator shall ensure that all materials, equipment and facilities used in Petroleum Operations comply with generally accepted engineering norms, are of proper and accepted construction and are kept in good working order throughout the term of the Contract.
9.6. Contractor and Operator shall take all appropriate and necessary measures in accordance with international standards to safeguard the environment and prevent pollution, which may result from Petroleum Operations and minimize the effects of any pollution, which may occur.
9.7. Contractor and Operator shall conduct Petroleum Operations in accordance with the provisions of this Contract and under the general supervision and control of the Joint Management Committee (JMC) referred to in Article 13.
9.8. Pursuant to Sub-article 9.7., the Operator shall:
9.8.1. Provide the personnel required for the Petroleum Operations, giving first priority to (X) personnel, taking into consideration qualifications and experience.
9.8.2. Adhere to employment and training programmers, which shall aim at the (X) of the Operators manpower within a short period to be defined by the Joint Management Committee.
9.8.3. Utilize Sub-contractors of proven capability and professional experience on competitive basis. However, prior approval shall be obtained before signing for any purchase orders and/or sub-contracts exceeding the following limits:
JMC's approval for purchase orders and Sub-contracts exceeding USD (000.000.000).
State Body's approval for purchase orders and Sub-contracts exceeding USD (X00.000.000).
9.8.4. Prepare and issue reports pursuant to Article 15, and provide any further information as may be reasonably required by the State Body.
9.9. Contractor shall place fixtures and installations inside and outside the Contract Area, as shall be necessary to carry out Petroleum Operations in accordance with the approved Development Plans. Fixtures and installations outside the Contract Area relating to the transportation and export of Crude Oil shall be handed over upon completion and commissioning, to the Transporter designated by the State Body which will be responsible for the operation and maintenance of such fixtures and installations beyond the Transfer Point in accordance with the provisions of Addendum Two hereto and the subsequent Transportation Agreement.
9.10. Operator may exceed the Approved Annual Budget by an amount up to 10% for any item therein, as it may become necessary for fulfillment of the Work Programmer provided that the cumulative excess shall not exceed 5% of the total Annual Budget. The JMC approval shall thereafter be sought.
10.1. Associated Gas shall not be flared except in accordance with applicable _____ laws and the provisions of this Contract.
10.2. Contractor shall submit to State Body, as part of the Initial and General Field Development Plans, proposed economically and technically feasible schemes for utilization and/or disposal of Gas. For this purpose consideration shall be given to the following alternatives or combination thereof as applicable:
10.2.1 Gas re-injection into the reservoir(s), either for the purpose of pressure maintenance, enhanced recovery or temporary storage;
10.2.2 Gas treatment for delivery to State Body;
10.2.3 Gas processing at a () plant(s);
10.3. Contractor may use, free of charge, the quantity of Gas necessary for Petroleum Operations and for local utilities.
10.4. All Gas produced from the Field, which is neither used in Petroleum Operations and for local utilities nor re-injected in the Field, shall be delivered to State Body, at delivery point(s) and subject to specifications to be defined in the Initial and General Development Plans.
10.5. Quantities of Gas made available to but not received by State Body may be flared. Gas may also be flared in limited quantities for maintenance purposes and in emergency cases.
10.6. Fixtures and installations built by the Contractor outside the Contract Area related ro the utilization and/or disposal of Gas shall be handed over upon completion and commissioning to the relevant (X) entity designated by State Body, which shall be responsible thereafter for such fixtures and installations.
10.7. All costs and expenses incurred by Contractor in connection with the production. use, re-injection, treatment, delivery, and disposal of gas under tills Contract shall be recovered as Petroleum Costs.
14.1 All original data and samples obtained by Operator shall be the property of State Body.
14.2 Operator may remove and export, for the purpose of laboratory examination or analysis, petrologic specimens or samples of Petroleum or water encountered in a borehole or well and provide State Body, free of charge, with samples and specimens of equivalent size and quality, before such exportation.
14.3 Originals of technical data and records may be exported after providing State Body with copies of same, provided that Contractor guarantees their proper storage and keeping, and that such data and records shall be repatriated to (X) within a maximum period of (X) months from the date of completion of any smudgy, analysis or processing that they may have been used for.
14.4 Operator shall save and keep in _____, for a minimum of ___ Year period, representative portions of each sample of cores and cuttings taken from drilled wells, to be disposed of or forwarded to State Body in a manner directed by State Body.
14.5 Operator shall provide State Body with copies of any and all data (including bui not limited to geological and geophysical reports, logs and well surveys) reports, information, interpretation of data and all other information or work product pertaining to the Field in Contractors or Operators Affiliate's possession.