4. Articles / provisions could be broadly classified into four parts : General. Commercial. Technical. Legal. Long term contracts'
5. Preamble Definitions & Interpretations Conditions Precedent Sales & Purchase Term & Termination. Notices. Details of Performance. Joint Coordination Committee. General
6. In common law legal systems, a precedent or authority is a legal case establishing a principle or rule that a court or other judicial body adopts when deciding subsequent cases with similar issues or facts. Precedent
7. A preamble is an introductory and explanatory statement in a document that explains the document's purpose and underlying philosophy. When applied to the opening paragraphs of a statute, it may recite historical facts pertinent to the subject of the statute. Preamble…
10. Transfer of Title Liabilities Amendment & Waiver. Confidentiality Sovereign Immunity Force Majeure. Assignment Applicable Law Arbitration Legal
11. It is the doctrine that the sovereign or state cannot commit a legal wrong and is immune from civil suit; hence the saying, the king (or queen) can do no wrong. In many cases, governments have waived this immunity to allow for suits; in some cases, an individual may technically appear as defendant on the state's behalf. Sovereign Immunity
12. It is a common clause in contracts which essentially frees both parties from liability or obligation when an extraordinary event or circumstance beyond the control of the parties, such as a war, strike, riot(civil disorder), crime, or an event described by the legal term "act of God" (e.g., flooding, earthquake, volcano), prevents one or both parties from fulfilling their obligations under the contract. Force Majeure
13. LATE 1980’S SPOT MARKET 80% 1982 SPOT MARKET HARDLY EXISTED APRIL 1990, FIRST FUTURE, BY NYMEX 1992 SPOT MARKET FALL TO 35%-40% DERIVATIVES HISTORY IN NATURAL GAS MARKET
19. OPTION SPREAD An option spread is a position comprising two or more options on the same underlie. Some spreads have standard names Straddle Strangle Collar Call spread(Bull spread) Ratio call spread Put spreads(Bear spread) Ratio put spread Butterfly spread Cartwheel Wrangle Calendar spread OTHER STRATEGIES
20. A straddle comprises a put and a call with the same expiration and struck at the same price—usually at the money. Long Short Straddle
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24. A collar (or fence) is a spread comprising a long (short) call and a short (long) put, both out-of-the-money and for the same expiration. The strikes can be chosen so that the purchase (sale) price of the call exactly offsets the sale (purchase) price of the put so the spread is a costless collar Collar
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27. High strike puts are purchased and low strike puts are sold. Put Spread (Bear Spread)
28. A ratio put spread is a put spread in which the low and high strike calls are not bought and sold in equal proportions. Ratio Put Spread
29. Wrangle: A long (short) wrangle is long (short) both a ratio call spread and a ratio put spread. For example, puts might be struck at 90 and 100 with calls struck at 100 and 110. Cartwheel: A cartwheel is long (short) a ratio call spread and short (long) a ratio put spread. Calendar spread: A calendar spread is a long-short position is two calls or two puts. Both options have the same strike, but they have different expirations.
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33. Let's look more specifically at some of the ways futures and options are used to address the needs and risks of six important groups: Producers (ONGC, NIKO) Gas processors(ONGC, GAIL) Interstate pipeline companies(GAIL) Local distribution companies (or LDC’s)(IGL) Marketers (HPCL, BPCL) End-users(INDUSTRY, DOMESTIC) According to chain…
35. Natural gas and propane are also likely candidates for a market-related spread since natural gas processing is the major source of propane production. “Frac” spread… The two most popular ratios used to create a balance heating value position are a 3:1 or 5:2 propane to natural gas spread. Gas Processors
39. Assume a marketer has purchased gas from a producer but has not yet struck a deal with any buyers. The marketer is concerned that prices may fall before he can sell the gas, so he sells futures to lock in his sale price. A marketer has agreed to sell natural gas to a chemical company at the spot price plus a transportation charge and marketer's fee. The marketer has not secured supplies, and is concerned that the market may tighten, forcing him to buy at higher prices. He buys futures to lock in his purchase price. Marketers
40. Protecting against sharp price spikes Protecting against falling electricity prices Fixing short-term fuel costs Locking in an attractive spot price Hedging storage gas End Users
