Gas Consulting. Expertise across the full value chain. rpsgroup.com/energy

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1 Gas Consulting Expertise across the full value chain rpsgroup.com/energy

2 RPS Gas Consulting

3 What We Offer Our Clients RPS Gas Consulting has expertise in all commercial aspects of the gas value chain - including pipeline gas and LNG - from strategy and upstream commercial arrangements to transportation and marketing. We provide commercial advisory services to a broad range of players in the gas business, including governments, national oil and gas companies, regulatory authorities, international oil and gas companies and financial institutions. We have a global reputation for assisting clients in the evaluation, exploration, development and commercialisation of their gas assets. We specialise in n Gas Value Chain Strategy: including gas master plans; industry structure and regulation; corporate gas strategy and portfolio development; commercial project structuring; infrastructure development and market analysis. n Contract Negotiations: including development of commercial options; negotiating tactics; delivery of key commercial agreements and identification of enhancement opportunities for existing agreements. n Business Development: including identification of new opportunities; evaluation of alternative options; development of commercial offer and delivery of high-graded opportunities. n Joint Venture Management: including the design, negotiation and set-up of JVs; implementation and ongoing management; maximisation of influence and resolution of disputes. n Independent Commercial Reviews: including commercial project structures; specific business cases; contract reviews and dispute analysis and advice. n Peer Reviews: including cold eye reviews of strategies and commercial projects for E&P, midstream and construction companies; identifying the key issues and shaping the commercial agreements. rpsgroup.com/energy

4 What Makes Us Distinctive We bring an in-depth understanding of your business issues, based on our extensive hands-on experience of managing major gas projects worldwide. All of the people in our Gas Consultancy have over 20 years of direct experience in the international gas business. They have held senior positions in many of the leading oil and gas developments around the world, including projects in North America, Trinidad, Europe, Russia, the Caspian, North and West Africa, the Middle East, South East Asia and Australia. Our people have wide-ranging expertise in the gas business from the development of long-term gas strategies through to frontline business negotiations. They have formed extensive working relationships with governments, regulators, national oil companies, independent oil companies, and major gas customers. Most importantly, we have a proven track-record in delivering innovative solutions to a variety of highly complex commercial challenges. We work closely with our clients to deliver fit-for-purpose solutions, which build enhanced capabilities and create sustainable long-term business value.

5 How We Add Value To Your Business We have extensive experience of providing our clients with innovative solutions across the full gas value chain. Examples of projects completed by our Consultants: n National Gas Master Plan: RPS developed the Gas Master Plan for a major producing country, which included a detailed analysis of the gas resource base, transportation routes and monetisation options. We also renegotiated the existing Production Sharing Agreements to accommodate gas commercialisation. RPS is currently advising the Ministry of Energy on the detailed implementation of this Plan, which includes the expansion of the country s existing gas facilities. n Liquefied Natural Gas Project: Our Consultants were closely involved in developing the commercial structure for a major new LNG project. They worked closely with the main partners and government agencies in negotiating the key commercial arrangements related to the upstream, liquefaction plant, shipping and LNG marketing. RPS is currently advising the national gas company on the continued development of the country s gas industry. n International Gas Pipeline Project: Our Consultants led the development and negotiation of a suite of 80+ commercial agreements underpinning a major new gas pipeline project involving both state-owned and international oil and gas companies. These agreements included shareholding structures, transportation arrangements and gas and condensate marketing. Our Consultants were also closely involved in advising on the financial structure and associated guarantees required to deliver the project. rpsgroup.com/energy

6 RPS Energy - Our Credentials RPS Energy is part of the RPS Group, a FTSE 250 company employing over 4,000 professionals in our offices worldwide. We provide integrated technical, commercial and project management consultancy to the energy sector in the fields of geosciences, engineering, commercial and HSE. We operate from regional offices in Europe, North and South America, the Middle East and Asia. We manage a portfolio of around 500 projects each year and have worked for over 100 clients, located in more than 100 countries. Our diverse team of specialists work on some of the world s leading oil and gas projects, assisting clients in the evaluation, exploration, development and commercialisation of their assets. We provide independent support to help our clients meet their technical and commercial targets. Assistance can range from a skilled individual working on a specific project to an externally managed, multi-disciplinary team working in our own offices. RPS Energy is a client-focused organisation. We respond quickly to our clients needs and provide a world-class flexible service to deliver projects on time and within budget.

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