Obligatory concessions.
Article 11
ART. 11. Obligatory concessions.—Subject to the fulfillment of the formalities and requirements provided for in this Act, the granting of the following concessions shall be obligatory upon the Government: a. Exploitation Concession, to the holder of an Ex-ploration Concession, for such parcels as he may select for exploitation and to the holders of Petroleum Drilling Leases issued under the Petroleum Act Numbered Twenty-nine hundred and thirty-two, or of petroleum mining claims located and held under the Act of Congress of July first, nineteen hundred and two, which are existing and in force at the time of the enactment of this Act, when said holders shall apply to have the same governed by the provisions of this Act, and be given the privileges granted thereby; b. Refining Concession and/or Pipe Line Concession, to the holder of an Exploitation Concession, when the manufacturing or transportation is directly related, although not necessarily restricted, to the Exploitation Concession; and c. Refining Concession, to the holder of a Pipe Line Concession, or Pipe Line Concession to the holder of a Refining Concession, when the two concessions are directly, although not restrictively, related. The foregoing, however, shall not apply in the case of any concessionaire who is in arrears in any payments due the Government arising out of or in connection with any petroleum concession, lease, or mining claim, until such arrears have been paid, or, if in dispute, until a cash or surety bond has been posted, sufficient to cover all arrears in dispute. The rights and obligations conferred by concessions which are obligatory under this article are to be regarded as flowing from the initial concessions which, under the provisions of this Act, include the right to receive such subsequent concessions.