LNG买卖主协议模板(中英文对照)

MASTER

LNG SALE AND PURCHASE AGREEMENT

Between

XXXXXXXXX

and

[ ]

XXXXX

与

【】

《液化天然气买卖主协议》

TABLE OF CONTENTS

目录

I. DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATIONS (1)

II. SCOPE (17)

III. TERM (18)

IV. SALE AND PURCHASE (18)

V. QUANTITIES (19)

VI. QUALITY (23)

VII. PRICE (26)

VIII. INVOICES AND PAYMENT (26)

IX. CREDIT SUPPORT (30)

X. TAXES, DUTIES AND CHARGES (31)

XI. FORCE MAJEURE (33)

XII. NOTICES (36)

XIII. GOVERNING LAW AND DISPUTE RESOLUTION (38)

XIV. TERMINATION. (39)

XV. AMENDMENT AND WAIVER (42)

XVI. CONFIDENTIALITY (42)

XVII. ASSIGNMENT (44)

XVIII. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES (45)

XIX. BUSINESS PRACTICES AND FOREIGN CORRUPT PRACTICES ACT (46)

XX. MISCELLANEOUS (47)

第一条术语与释义

第二条范围

第三条期限

第四条买卖

第五条数量

第六条质量

第七条价格

第八条发票与付款

第九条信用支持

第十条税金、关税和税费

第十一条不可抗力

第十二条通知

第十三条准据法和争议解决

第十四条终止

第十五条修订与弃权

第十六条保密条款

第十七条转让

第十八条声明与保证

第十九条商业惯例与反国外行贿法

第二十条杂项条款

SCHEDULES

附录

Schedule A -- Form of Confirmation Memorandum

Schedule B -- Buyer's Facilities, LNG Tankers and Unloading - DES deliveries Schedule C -- Seller's Facilities, LNG Tankers and Loading - FOB deliveries

Schedule D -- Measurement, Sampling and Testing

Schedule E1 -- Guarantee

Schedule E2 -- Letter of Credit

附录A 确认备忘录格式

附录B 买方设施、液化天然气船和卸货——目的港船上交货

附录C 卖方设施、液化天然气船和装货——装运港船上交货

附录D 测量、取样和测试

附录E1 母公司保函格式

附录E2 信用证

This MASTER LNG SALE AND PURCHASE AGREEMENT (“Master Agreement”) is made on [insert date].

本《液化天然气买卖主协议》（“《主协议》”）于【插入日期】由以下双方共同订立：

BETWEEN

XXXXXXX, a company existing under the laws of XXX having its principal place of business at XXXXX (“XX”);

依据XX法律成立、主要营业所在XXXXXXX的XXXXXXXX（“XXX”）

and

[ ], a company existing under the laws of ______________, having its principal place of business at [Address] (“ [ ]”).

依据____法律成立、主要营业所在【地址】的【】公司（“【】”）。

In this Agreement, XXXX and [ ] may individually be referred to as a “Party,” and collectively the “Parties”.

在本协议项下，XXXX和【】可单独称为“合同一方”以及统称为“合同双方”。

RECITALS

陈述性条款

(A) During the term of this Master Agreement, the Parties may, from time to time,

enter into agreements for the sale and purchase of LNG by executing a Confirmation Memorandum.

（A）在本《主协议》的有效期内，合同双方可通过执行《确认备忘录》，不时就液化天然气的买卖订立协议。

(B) The Parties wish to enter into this Master Agreement to set out the general terms

and conditions under which such sale and purchase shall take place under such Confirmation Memorandum(s).

（B）合同双方希望通过订立本《主协议》，列明依据此等《确认备忘录》进行买卖的一般条款和条件。

I.DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATIONS

第一条术语与释义

1.1Defined Terms

1.1 定义的术语

“Adverse Weather Conditions”means weather and sea conditions

which are sufficiently severe either: (i)

to prevent an LNG Tanker from

proceeding to berth, discharging or

departing from berth in accordance

with the weather and sea standards

prescribed in the standard published

regulations of the applicable maritime

agency at the Loading Port or

Unloading Port (as the case may be), or

(ii) to cause an actual determination by

the master of an LNG Tanker or the

berth master that it is unsafe for the

LNG Tanker to berth, discharge or

depart from berth;

“不利天气状况”是指足够不利的天气和航海状况，包括：（i）依据适用

于海事安全机构的标准颁发法规所

规定的天气和航海状况，在装运港或

卸货港（视情况而定）的液化天然气

船无法停泊、缺货或离港；或（ii）

液化天然气船的船长或码头管理员

作出实际决定，液化天然气船无法安

全地停泊、卸货或离港；“Affiliate”means, in relation to a Party, any entity

which is controlled by, under common

control with or controls the Party; an

entity shall be deemed to have control

of another if (directly or indirectly) it

owns or has the right to cast votes of

greater than fifty percent (50%) of the

voting shares or other ownership

interests of, or is entitled (directly or

indirectly) to appoint a majority of the

directors or equivalent management

body of, or to direct the policies or

operations of the other entity;

“附属机构”是指合同一方控制或共同控制的与合同一方相关的任何实体；

若某一实体（直接地或间接地）拥有

或享有表决权股份或其他所有者权

益超过百分之五十（50%）的投票权，

或有权（直接地或间接地）任命另一

实体的多数董事或相等管理主体或

管理其政策或运作，则可视为该实体控制另一实体；

“Agreed Interest Rate”means an interest rate equal to two (2)

percent above (i) the LIBOR or (ii) if

the British Bankers' Association ceases

to fix or publish the LIBOR as

aforesaid, a reasonably comparable

interest rate agreed by the Parties

where the associated interest is

calculated on the basis of a three

hundred and sixty (360) day year, daily

accrual and compounding at

three-monthly rests. If the aforesaid

rate is contrary to any applicable usury

law, the rate of interest to be charged

shall be the maximum rate permitted

by such applicable law;

“约定利率”是指高于（i）伦敦同业拆借利率百分之二（2%）的利率或（ii）

在英国银行家协会停止确定或发布

上述的伦敦同业拆借利率的情况下，

合同双方根据一年三百六十（360）

日自然增长并复合三个月计算的相

关利益而约定的合理可比利率。“Agreement”means this Master Agreement together

with an executed Confirmation

Memorandum;

“协议”是指本《主协议》以及生效的《确认备忘录》；

“Allowed Laytime”means, in the case of an FOB delivery,

laytime to be allowed at the Loading

Port and, in the case of a DES delivery,

laytime to be allowed at the Unloading

Port;

“允许装卸时间”是指装运港船上交货时在装运港的允许装货时间以及目

的港船上交货时在卸货港的允许卸

货时间；

“Arrival Period”means the period of time specified in a

Confirmation Memorandum within

which arrival of the LNG Tanker at the

PBS is scheduled, commencing at

06:00 hours;

“抵达时间”是指《确认备忘录》中明确规定的液化天然气船计划抵达领

港员登船区自06:00时开始的时间

段；

“Arrival Temperature”means a temperature at or below which

the LNG Tanker may permit

continuous loading of LNG, as

specified in the Confirmation

Memorandum, such temperature being

measured (in the case of Moss type

LNG Tankers) at the equatorial ring of

each LNG tank, or (in the case of

membrane type LNG Tankers) at the

bottom of each LNG tank;

“抵达温度”是指《确认备忘录》中明确规定的液化天然气船允许连续装

载液化天然气的温度或该温度之下，

该温度在球型液化天然气船中应通

过每个液化天然气储罐的赤道线进

行测量，在薄膜型液化天然气船中应

通过每个液化天然气储罐的底部进

行测量；

“B usiness Day”means in relation to a Party which is to

make a payment or send a notice under

an Agreement, any day when the banks

in the location specified as the location

of that Party's bank in the Confirmation

Memorandum and New York, the

United State are customarily open for

business.

“营业日”是指合同一方依据本协议项下进行支付或发送通知时，《确认

备忘录》中所示该合同方的银行所在

地的各大银行以及美国纽约银行通

常开门营业的任何一日；

“BTU” or “Btu”means a British thermal unit, being the

amount of heat equal to 1,055.06

joules;

“英热单位”是指英国热量单位，相当于1,055.06焦耳的热量；“Buyer”means the Party identified as Buyer in

a particular Confirmation

Memorandum;

“买方”是指在具体《确认备忘录》中确认为买方的合同一方；

“Buyer Control Entities”means collectively, the following

Persons: (a) any owner of Buyer’s

Unloading Facilities or Operator; (b)

any Buyer’s Transporter (if any); (c)

any Affiliate of Buyer; and (d) any

servant or agent of one or more of the

foregoing Persons;

“买方控制实体”统指下列各人：（a）买方卸货设施的任何所有人或运营

商；（b）买方的任何承运人（如有）；

（c）买方的任何附属机构；（d）上

述一人或多人的任何雇工或代理人；“Buyer’s Country”means the country in which Buyer’s

Unloading Facilities are located;

“买方国家”是指买方卸货设施所在地的国家；

“Buyer’s Unloading Facilities”means the facilities located at or

proximate to the Unloading Port that

are used by Buyer for the fulfillment of

its obligations under this Agreement,

and that are capable of unloading,

receiving, storing, treating (if necessary)

and regasifying LNG and receiving,

processing and delivering Natural Gas

(and LNG if applicable), and all

ancillary facilities, (both inside and

outside the terminal) including any port

and marine facilities, other facilities for

the berthing and unloading of LNG

Tankers, and LNG storage tanks.

Such facilities shall include the

pipeline that extends from the tailgate

of the regasification terminal to the

point of interconnection with the

downstream primary gas transmission

facilities, and the regasified storage

facility specified in the relevant

Confirmation Memorandum (if any);

“买方卸货设施”是指买方为履行本协议项下义务在所用的卸货港或卸货

港附近的可卸载、接收、储存、处理

（如有必要）和再气化液化天然气以

及接收、加工和运输天然气（以及液

化天然气，如适用）的设施，以及所

有（终端内外）的附属设施，包括任

何港口和船用设施以及液化天然气

船用于停泊和卸载的其他设施。此等设施应包括再气化终端下闸门至下游原生气传输设施互联点的输气管道以及相关《确认备忘录》（如有）所指定的再气化储存设施；

“Claims”means all claims, demands, legal

proceedings, or actions that may exist,

arise, or be threatened at any time

following the Execution Date;

“索赔”是指执行日起任何时间内可能存在、发生或受胁的所有索赔、付

款要求、法律程序或诉讼；“Confidential Information”has the meaning set forth in Section

16.1;

“保密信息”具有第16.1条所说明的含义；

“Confirm Date”means the date so specified in the

Confirmation Memorandum;

“确认日期”是指《确认备忘录》中规定的日期；

“Confirmation Memorandum”means each document executed by both

Parties (or, with respect to one or both

Parties, by their respective Affiliates)

substantially in the form contained in

Schedule A to this Master Agreement

and incorporating the provisions of this

Master Agreement (as such provisions

may be amended, deleted or

supplemented by such Confirmation

Memorandum), to record the terms and

conditions of a particular sale and

purchase of LNG between Seller and

Buyer;

“《确认备忘录》”是指合同双方（或合同双方的各自附属机构）所执行

的每份文件，格式大体上如本《主协

议》附录A所示，包括本《主协议》

的规定（以及该《确认备忘录》可能

修订、删除或补充的此等规定）以记

录卖方与买方之间就液化天然气具

体买卖的条款和条件；

“Consequential Loss”means, with respect to each Party, any

Claims for loss of income, loss of

profits, business interruption or loss of

business opportunity, any Claims for

special or punitive damages, any

Claims made or brought against the

Party by a Third Party and any and all

indirect or consequential Claims of

whatever kind and nature arising under

or in connection with this Master

Agreement and the relevant

Confirmation Memorandum,

howsoever caused (including by the

default or negligence of another party

or breach of any duty owed in Law by

another party) and whether or not

foreseeable at the date of this Master

Agreement or the relevant

Confirmation Memorandum;

“后果性损失”是指合同一方被第三方所提出或提起的任何收入损失、利

润损失、业务中断或商业机会损失的

任何索赔、特殊或惩罚性赔偿的任何

索赔以及在本《主协议》和相关《确

认备忘录》项下或与此相关所产生的

任何类别和性质的任何和所有间接

或后果性损失，不论损失产生方式如

何（包括因另一合同方的违约或疏忽

或另一合同方违反法律规定的任何

义务而产生），不论损失在本《主协

议》或相关《确认备忘录》订立日期

时是否可预见；

“Contract Price”has the meaning set forth in Article

VII;

“合同价格”具有第七条所说明的含义；

“Cubic Meter” or “m3”means the unit of volume equal to a

cube with a length of one (1) meter on

each edge;

“立方米”或“m3”是指相当于每边长度均为一（1）米的立方体的体积单

位；

“Day”means a period of twenty-four (24)

consecutive hours commencing at

00:00 hours: (i) in the case of

obligations related to Buyer’s Unloading Facilities, in the time zone in which Buyer’s Unloading Port is located; (ii) in the case of obligations relating to the Loading Port, in the time zone in which the Loading Port is located; and (iii) in any other case where the context so requires, in the time zone relevant to the particular location;

“日”是指自00:00时起的连续二十四（24）小时：（i）在履行买方卸货

设施相关义务的情况下，以买方卸货

港所在时区为准；（ii）在履行装运

港相关义务的情况下，以装运港所在

时区为准；以及（iii）在上下文要求

的任何其他情况下，以具体地点的相

关时区为准；

“Deficiency Quantity”has the meaning given in Section

5.2(b);

“数量不足”具有第5.2（b）条所给出的含义；

“Delivery Point”means:

“交货地点”是指：

(i) in respect of DES deliveries, the

point at the Unloading Port at which

the flange coupling of Buyer’s

unloading line at Buyer’s Unloading

Facilities joins the flange coupling of

the LNG discharge manifold onboard

the LNG Tanker; or

（i）目的港船上交货时，卸货港中买

方卸货设施的买方卸货缆索法兰联

管节连接至液化天然气船上液化天

然气卸出支管的法兰联管节；或

(ii) in respect of FOB deliveries, the

point at the Loading Port at which the

flange coupling of Seller's loading line

at Seller's Facilities joins the flange

coupling of the LNG loading manifold

onboard the LNG Tanker;

（ii）装运港船上交货时，装运港中

卖方设施的卖方装货缆索法兰联管

节连接至液化天然气船上液化天然

气装载支管的法兰联管节；

“Departure Notice”has, in relation to a DES delivery, the

meaning specified in Paragraph 1.6 of

Schedule B, and in relation to an FOB

delivery, the meaning specified in

Paragraph 1.6 of Schedule C;

“离港通知”在目的港船上交货时具有附录B第1.6条所规定的含义，在装

运港船上交货时具有附录C第1.6条

所规定的含义；

“DES”has the meaning specified in Incoterms

2000 as amended from time to time;

“目的港船上交货”具有不时修订的《2000 年国际贸易术语解释通则》所

规定的含义；

“Dispute”means any dispute, controversy, or

Claim of any kind or type, whether

based on contract, tort, statute,

regulation, or otherwise, arising out of,

relating to, or connected with this

Master Agreement, the Agreement, or

the operations carried out under the

Agreement, including any dispute

concerning the existence, validity,

interpretation, performance, breach, or

termination of this Master Agreement

or the Agreement, including any

dispute as to whether a dispute is

properly subject to resolution by

arbitration as provided in this Master

Agreement;

“争议”是指基于合同、侵权行为、法规、规章或其他，因本《主协议》、

本协议或依据协议所执行的运作产

生或与此相关的任何类型或类别的

任何争议、争执或索赔，包括本《主

协议》或本协议的存在、有效、解释、

履行、违约或终止相关的任何争议或

某一争议是否适用受制于依据本《主

协议》所作出的仲裁判决的任何争

议；

“Disputed Invoice”has the meaning set forth in Section

8.8(a);

“争议发票”具有第8.8（a）条所规定的含义；

“Estimated Time of Arrival” or “ETA” means, with respect to a given LNG

Tanker, the estimated time of arrival of

such LNG Tanker at the PBS of the

Unloading Port (in the case of DES

deliveries) or the Loading Port (in the

case of FOB deliveries);

“预计抵达时间”是指某一液化天然气船预计抵达卸货港（目的港船上交

货）或抵达装运港（装运港船上交货）

的领港员登船区的时间；“Execution Date”means the date first written above;

“执行日”是指上文首页所写的日期；

“Expected Delivery Quantity”means, with respect to a given LNG

Cargo to be delivered at the Delivery

Point pursuant to a Confirmation

Memorandum, the expected delivery

quantity expressed in MMBtu specified

in the Confirmation Memorandum

applicable to such LNG Cargo;

“预计交货数量”是指根据某一《确认备忘录》在交货地点进行交付的液

化天然气货物以百万英热单位表示

的预计交货数量；

“Expert”means an independent expert appointed

to resolve a Dispute of a technical

nature pursuant to Section 13.3;

“专家”是指依据第13.3条任命的解决某一技术性质争议的独立专家；“FOB”has the meaning specified in Incoterms

2000 as amended from time to time;

“装运港船上交货价格”具有不时修订的《2000 年国际贸易术语解释通则》

所规定的含义；

“Force Majeure” has the meaning contained in Section

11.1(a);

“不可抗力”具有第11.1（a）所包括的含义；

“Gas Supply Area”has the meaning set forth in the

Confirmation Memorandum;

“供气区”具有《确认备忘录》中所规定的含义；

“Governmental Approvals”means all permits, licenses,

authorisations, consents, decrees,

waivers, privileges, approvals, or

exemptions required from any

applicable Governmental Authority;

“政府许可”是指需要任何适用政府机关开具的所有许可证、执照、授权

书、同意书、行政命令、弃权书、权

利书、批准书或豁免书；“Governmental Authority”means, (i) any national, regional, state,

municipal, local or other government,

(ii) any subdivision, agency,

commission or authority thereof,

including any port authority, and (iii)

any quasi-governmental organization,

in each case acting within its legal

authority;

“政府机关”是指依据法定权力履行职责的（i）任何国家、地区、州、市、

当地或其他政府；（ii）及其任何分

部、机构、委员会或管理局，包括任

何港务局；以及（iii）任何类似政府

机构；

“Gross Heating Value”means the quantity of heat produced by

the complete combustion of one (1)

Standard Cubic Foot of anhydrous gas

in anhydrous air, and the condensation

of all the water formed, with the initial

and final temperature and pressure

being sixty (60) degrees Fahrenheit and

fourteen point six hundred ninety-six

(14.696) pounds per square inch

absolute, respectively;

“总热值”是指在最初温度和最终温度均为六十（60）华氏度、绝对压力

为每平方英寸十四点六九六（14.696）

磅的无水大气环境下，一（1）标准

立方英尺的无水气体完全燃烧以及

所生成水分冷凝所产生的热量；

“Income Tax”means any tax of general application

imposed on net income;

“所得税”是指根据净收入一般征收的任何税费；

“Independent Surveyor” means the independent expert

identified in the Confirmation

Memorandum and appointed jointly by

the Parties to witness the loading (in

the case of an FOB delivery), the

unloading (in the case of an DES

delivery), and the analysis and the

calculation of the Quantity Delivered;

“独立公证人”是指《确认备忘录》中所确定且由合同双方共同任命以见

证（装运港船上交货）装货和（目的

港船上交货）卸货过程以及交货量分

析与计算过程的独立专家；“International Association of

Classification Societies”means the non-governmental

organization composed of several

classification societies established to

develop and apply technical standards

in relation to the design, construction

and survey of marine-related facilities,

including ships and offshore structures; “国际船级社协会”是指由若干个船级社组成以研制和应用包括船只和海

上结构物等海洋相关设施设计、建造

和测量相关技术标准为目的的非政

府机构；

“International Maritime

Organization” or “IMO”means that agency of the United

Nations, established in 1948 to

promote cooperation among

governments and the shipping industry

to improve maritime safety and

security and to prevent marine

pollution from ships;

“国际海事组织”或“IMO”是指联合国于1948年成立以促进各国政府和

海运业合作，进而提高海事安全和保

安以及预防海洋船舶污染的机构；“International Ship and Port Security

Code”means the code implemented through

chapter XI-2 of the International