مجموعة ٣٠/٨٩ "النفط: اتفاقية نفط الكويت بين شركة نفط الكويت والحكومة البريطانية." [و‎‎١‎٠] (٥٧٤/٢٤)

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Tlie S]iaikil ska11 retain for himself the right to grant—in consultation with
the Company to another Company or Companies operating petroleum areas within
territories adjoining the Kuwait borders the right to lay down pipelines and to
permit such Company or Companies to construct and erect within the Kuwait
territory and across same, the necessary buildings and machinery required for the
transport m transit or passage over Kuwait territory of crude oil to a suitable
site within the State of Kuwait considered convenient for the loading of the said
crude oil. &
Article LO. The Shaikh shall give to the Company and its employees and
property all the protection in his power from theft, highway robbery, assault, wilful
damage and destruction, and the Company may appoint in consultation with the
Shaikh and itself pay trustworthy guards who shall at all times be Kuwait subjects
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 places as the Company
shall decide. 1 J
Article 11.—(A) Before the expiration of the period specified in Article 1 hereof
tliis Agreement shall come to an end either by surrender as provided in paragraph
'(B) of this Article or in Article 12 or in one of the three following cases :—
(а) If the Company shall fail to fulfil its obligations under Article 2 hereof
in respect of geological exploration or drilling.
(б) If the Company shall fail within six (6) months after any anniversary of
the date of signature of this Agreement to make to the Shaikh any
payments agreed to be due under Article 3.
(c) If the Company shall be in default under the arbitration provisions of
Article 18.
_ In any of the above-mentioned cases the Shaikh shall be entitled to terminate
this Agreement and all the property of the Company within the State of Kuwait
shall become the property of the Shaikh.
(B) In the event of the Company failing to make the declaration provided in
Article 3 within 12 years of the date of signature of this Agreement the Company
shall at its option either pay to the Shaikh the minimum annual payment provided
in Article 3 (c) or surrender all rights under this Agreement.
_ Article 12.—(A) The Company shall have the right at any time after it has
drilled the 4,000 feet provided in Article 2 (B) (i) or after the expiry of two years
from the date of signature of this Agreement—whichever shall be the later date—
to give the Shaikh one year’s notice in advance to terminate this Agreement and
the Company shall on expiry of such notice have no further liabilities except to
make payment of all monies which may be due to the Shaikh up to the date of
termination.
(B) Should this Agreement be terminated by the Company under this
Article 12, then •,—
(a) If such termination occurs wfithin 35 years from the date of signature of
this Agreement all lands granted by the Shaikh and any lands or buildings
which the Company may have bought and any houses or buildings
constructed by and other immovable property of the Company within the
State of Kuwait shall be handed over to the Shaikh free of cost.
Producing wells or borings at the time of such termination shall be
handed over in reasonably good order and repair,
but
(b) If such termination occurs after 35 years from the date of signature of this
Agreement all the movable and immovable property of the Company in
the State of Kuwait shall be handed over to the Shaikh free of cost.
Producing wells or borings at the time of such termination shall be
handed over in reasonably good order and repair.
Article 13.—On the expiry of this Agreement at the end of the period of
75 years provided in Article 1 or of any extension or renewal of that period all the
movable and immovable property of the Company in the State of Kuwait shall be