Data and Information 14.1 The Contractor shall have the right to use, and shall have access to, all geological, geophysical, drilling, well production, well location maps and other information held by the Republic related to the Contract Area in consideration of the payment of the required fees. 14.2 The Contractor shall promptly provide the Minister, free of cost, with all data obtained as a result of Hydrocarbons Operations under this Contract, including seismic data, geological, geophysical, geochemical, petro-physical, engineering, well logs, maps, magnetic tapes, cores, cuttings and production data, as well as all interpretative and derivative data, including reports, analyses, interpretations and evaluations prepared in respect of Hydrocarbons Operations. 14.3 The Republic shall have title to all original data and information resulting from Hydrocarbons Operations under this Contract, including but not limited to geological, geophysical, petro-physical and engineering data, well logs and completion status reports, and any other data that the Contractor or anyone acting on its behalf may compile or obtain during the term of this Contract. The Contractor is entitled to retain and use a copy of all such data, subject to the provisions of this Article 14. 14.4 The Contractor acknowledges the proprietary rights of the Republic in all data and information referred to in this Article 14 and agrees to treat all such data and information as confidential and to comply with applicable laws and regulations with respect to the storage and any transport or export out of the Republic of any such data and information. 14.5 The Contractor may disclose such information to its employees to the extent required for efficient conduct of Hydrocarbons Operations, provided such individuals have signed or otherwise be subject to an undertaking relating to the confidentiality of the same information as part of their employment contract, or to Affiliates and consultants, or to bona fide prospective assignees of rights under this Contract or to banks or financial institutions from which finance is sought, provided that the Contractor obtains from such entities, prior to disclosure, a written confidentiality undertaking. In the case of disclosure to prospective assignees, any disclosure of such information shall require the prior written consent of the Minister, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. 14.6 The Contractor may disclose information as and to the extent required by a regulatory or judicial authority having proper jurisdiction over the Contractor, provided that the Minister is first notified of such disclosure and of the information so disclosed. 14.7 The Contractor’s obligation of confidentiality under this Article shall be of a continuing nature and shall not be cancelled by the expiration, suspension or termination of this Contract, or by any transfer or assignment of interest under this Contract.
Access and Information (a) During the period from the date of this Agreement and continuing until the earlier of the termination of this Agreement in accordance with Section 11.1 or the Closing (the “Interim Period”), subject to Section 8.13, each of the Company, Pubco and Merger Sub shall give, and shall cause its Representatives to give, Purchaser and its Representatives, at reasonable times during normal business hours and at reasonable intervals and upon reasonable advance notice, reasonable access to all offices and other facilities and to all employees, properties, Contracts, books and records, financial and operating data and other similar information (including Tax Returns, internal working papers, client files, client Contracts and director service agreements), of or pertaining to the Target Companies, Pubco or Merger Sub as Purchaser or its Representatives may reasonably request regarding the Target Companies, Pubco or Merger Sub and their respective businesses, assets, Liabilities, financial condition, operations, management, employees and other aspects (including unaudited quarterly financial statements, including a consolidated quarterly balance sheet and income statement, a copy of each material report, schedule and other document filed with or received by a Governmental Authority pursuant to the requirements of applicable securities Laws, and independent public accountants’ work papers (subject to the consent or any other conditions required by such accountants, if any) in each case, if the financial statements or other documents already exist) and cause each of the Representatives of the Company, Pubco and Merger Sub to reasonably cooperate with Purchaser and its Representatives in their investigation; provided, however, that Purchaser and its Representatives shall conduct any such activities in such a manner as not to unreasonably interfere with the business or operations of the Target Companies, Pubco or Merger Sub. Purchaser hereby agrees that, during the Interim Period, it shall not contact any employee (other than executive officers), customer, supplier, distributor or other material business relation of any Target Company regarding any Target Company, its business or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Ancillary Documents without the prior written consent of the Company (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not be required to provide access to any information (i) that is personally identifiable information of a third party which is prohibited from being disclosed pursuant to the terms of a written confidentiality agreement with a third party, (ii) the disclosure of which would violate any Law or (iii) the disclosure of which would constitute a waiver of attorney-client, attorney work product or other legal privilege.
Reports and Information Contractor shall at such times and in such forms as the City may require furnish the City such periodic reports as it may request pertaining to the work or services undertaken pursuant to this Agreement, the costs and obligations incurred or to be incurred in connection therewith, and any other matters are covered by this Agreement as specified in Exhibit A and Exhibit E.