Common use of Relief from Volume Commitment Clause in Contracts

Relief from Volume Commitment. Shipper shall be excused from delivering a portion of the Gathering Volume Commitment or the Processing Volume Commitment and making payment of any corresponding deficiency payment related thereto only under the following circumstances: (i) If Processor fails to Gather or Process at least the Gathering Volume Commitment or the Processing Volume Commitment, respectively, and such failure is not expressly excused hereunder, the applicable corresponding deficiency payment shall not apply to the extent of the affected volumes of Committed Gas; or (ii) If, due to an event of Force Majeure, on any day, Processor is unable to Gather or Process at least the Gathering Volume Commitment or the Processing Volume Commitment, as applicable, such day shall be excluded from the calculations of the Gathering Volume Commitment Deficiency Payment and/or the Processing Volume Commitment Deficiency Payment, as applicable, as if such day had not occurred during the applicable calendar quarter.