Exploration Expenditures definition
Examples of Exploration Expenditures in a sentence
For the purpose of classifying costs, expenses and expenditures for Cost Recovery as well as for the purpose of establishing when the minimum Exploration obligations have been met, costs, expenses and expenditures shall be recorded in major accounts including the following: - Exploration Expenditures; - Development Expenditures other than Operating Expenses; - Operating Expenses; Necessary sub-accounts shall be used.
McMoRan will promptly advise Participant in writing when McMoRan reasonably believes that actual and committed Exploration Expenditures of the Program equal the Exploration Fund and will furnish reasonable data supporting such conclusion.
If the Participant does so commit, the drilling of such first Exploratory Well on a Prospect where Participant commits such additional funds shall be charged as Exploration Expenditures and shall be deemed included in the Committed List.
Notwithstanding that the Exploration Fund is for the entire Program Term, unless McMoRan and Participant agree otherwise in writing, McMoRan will schedule its activities so that Exploration Expenditures are not likely to exceed on a cumulative basis one hundred fifty percent (150%) of $40,000,000 per twelve months period times the number of twelve months periods that have elapsed since the Program Term commenced.
Appraisal Expenditures are those Exploration Expenditures which directly relate to the Appraisal of a Hydrocarbons Discovery.