Andrews, J. | October 14, 2025
In this force-majeure dispute arising out of Winter Storm Uri, parties to a contract for the sale of natural gas dispute whether the seller should have (i) purchased gas on the spot market to cover any production shortfall or (ii) bought back its delivery obligation. The Court holds that the parties’ contract did not obligate the seller to take either action as a prerequisite or alternative to declaring force majeure or as a contractually required “reasonable effort.”