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Bonus Payments

The host government agreement typically requires payments at key milestones throughout the exploration and production phases. A Signature Bonus payment is made when the initial agreement is executed; Discovery Bonuswhen a discovery is made; Initial Production Bonus when production begins; and perhaps others as higher levels of daily or cumulative production are achieved.