Common use of Force Majeure Defined Clause in Contracts

Force Majeure Defined. The term “Force Majeure” shall mean any cause, whether of the kind enumerated herein or otherwise, which is not within the reasonable control of Buyer, and which by the exercise of reasonable diligence Buyer is unable to prevent or overcome, and which wholly or partially prevents or delays Buyer’s performance of any of its obligations under this Agreement (other than any payment obligations hereunder), including any of the following which satisfy the foregoing criteria: acts of God; strikes, lockouts or other industrial disputes or disturbances; acts of the public enemy, sabotage, wars, blockades, insurrections, riots and other civil disturbances; epidemics; landslides, floods, lightning, earthquakes, fires, tornadoes, hurricanes, named storms or other weather events that necessitate extraordinary measures and expenses to maintain operations of any of the Plants, and warnings for any of the foregoing which may necessitate the precautionary shut-down of any Plant, any portion thereof, or other related facilities; arrests and restraints of governments (either federal, state, civil or military), including any orders of courts or of a Governmental Authority; explosions, breakage or accidents to equipment, machinery, any Plant or any portion thereof, or lines of pipe, or the making of repairs or alterations to any of the foregoing necessitated as a result of a Force Majeure event; inability to secure, or unavoidable delays in securing, labor or materials that are required for Buyer’s performance hereunder; electric power shortages or outages; or the necessity for compliance with any applicable Law.

Force Majeure Defined. The term “Force Majeure” shall mean any cause, whether of the kind enumerated herein or otherwise, which is not within the reasonable control of BuyerSeller, and which by the exercise of reasonable diligence Buyer Seller is unable to prevent or overcome, and which wholly or partially prevents or delays BuyerSeller’s performance of any of its obligations under this Agreement (other than any payment obligations hereunder), including any of the following which satisfy the foregoing criteria: acts of God; strikes, lockouts or other industrial disputes or disturbances; acts of the public enemy, sabotage, wars, blockades, insurrections, riots and other civil disturbances; epidemics; landslides, floods, lightning, earthquakes, fires, tornadoes, hurricanes, named storms or other weather events that necessitate extraordinary measures and expenses to maintain operations of any of the Plants, and warnings for any of the foregoing which may necessitate the precautionary shut-down of any Plant, any portion thereof, or other related facilities; arrests and restraints of governments (either federal, state, civil or military), including any orders of courts or of a Governmental Authority; explosions, breakage or accidents to equipment, machinery, any Plant or any portion thereof, or lines of pipe, or the making of repairs or alterations to any of the foregoing necessitated as a result of a Force Majeure event; inability to secure, or unavoidable delays in securing, labor or materials that are required for BuyerSeller’s performance hereunder; electric power shortages or outages; or the necessity for compliance with any applicable Law.