'Ras al Khaimah Oil Agreement' [‎6r] (11/20)

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ARTICLE 14 (z-j The Coi;ipe.ny shall imvu the right to purchase at
current Liarket rates fuel, water , food, building and constructional
uatcrirls and other supplies of every kind in connection with its
operations hereunder; further the Shaikh grants to the Ccopary the
right to construct new roads for motor and general traffic, and to
make use of all existing roads or tracks free of charge, or taxes of
any kind whatever,
(b) The Company shall employ Subjects of the Shaikh as far as
possible for all v/ork for which they are suited under the supervision
of the Company’s skilled employees, but if the local supply of labour
should in the judgment of the Company be inadequate or unsuitable the
Company shall have the right to import labour, preference being given
to labourers from neighbouring Arab countries who t.dll obey the local
laws. The Company shall also have the right to import skilled and
technical employees. The Company shall pay to the workmen it employs
a fair wage, such wage to be decided and stated by the Company at the
time the vorlunen are engaged.
Further, the fact of the Company employing Subjects of the Shaikh
shall not in any way ■./hato-ver alter the Status of such employees in
respect of their rights, privileges and duties as Subjects of the Shaikh,
and such employees will remain in all ways subject to the jurisdiction of
the laws and under the legal authority of the Shaikh in his capacity as
the Ruler of the State of Ras-al-Khainiah.
ARTICLE 15* The Shaikh shall give to the Company and its employees
and property all protection in his power from theft, highway robbery,
assault, v/ilful damage and destruction, and the Company may appoint in
consultation "with the Shaikh and itself pay trustworthy guards who shall
at all times be subjects of the Shaikh unless the Shaikh permits otherwise
to assist in protecting the property of the Company and its employees.
The Company shall erect at its own expense suitable buildings for the
accommodation of such guards at such pieces as the Company shall decide,
ARTICLE 16, In measuring the Substances for purposes of royalty the
factor for conversion of the volume of oil into weight shall bo such
figure as may be determined and agreed upon between the Shaikh and the
Company after the discovery of oil and the ascertainment of its specific
gravity.
The Company shall measure the Substances by a method cumstomarily
used in good technical practice and the ohaikh by liis representative duly
authorised by him shall have the right to observe such measuring and to
examine and test whatever appliances may be used for such measuring.
Such representative shall comply with all necessary and usual safeguards
for the prevention of fire and other accident; and shall make all
examinations and tests at such times and in such manner as will cause
the minimum of interference with the Company ’s operations. If. upon such
examination or testing any such appliance shall be found to be out of
order the Company will cause the some to be put in order at its own
expense within a reasonable time, and if upon any such cxa^iination
aforesaid any error shall be discovered in any such appliance, such
error shall - if the Shaikh so decides after hearing the Company's
explanation - be considered to have existed for three (3) Calendar
mo at ns previous to tne discovery thereof or from the last occasion of
examining tne same in case suen occasion shall be within such period
of tiiree calendar months and the Royalty shall be adjusted accordingly.
If tne Company shota.d find it necessary to alter, repair or replace any
measuring appliances it shall give reasonable notice to the Shaikh or
his representative to enable a representative of the Shaikh to be
present during such alteration, repair or replacement.