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Participation in Offshore LNG Receiving Terminal Project in Uruguay
Marubeni Corporation (“Marubeni”) has reached agreement with GDF SUEZ (France) on participation in the offshore LNG receiving terminal project in Uruguay for providing the LNG receiving, storage and regasification service (“Project”) which GDF SUEZ, through its affiliate International Power S.A. (Belgium, “IPSA”) has been developing, and has executed the Shareholders Agreement. Through the company (“Holding Company”) incorporated in Spain by Marubeni and IPSA on a 50/50 basis, Marubeni and IPSA participate in GNLS S.A. (“GNLS”) incorporated in Uruguay as a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Holding Company.

Uruguay’s LNG import terminal project: GDF SUEZ charters the world’s largest LNG Floating Storage and Regasification Unit
GDF SUEZ announces, together with its project partner Marubeni, that it has chartered a Floating Storage and Regasification Unit (FSRU) which will be the world’s largest upon commissioning. It will be used for the LNG import terminal project, GNL del Plata in Uruguay.

Participation of Mitsui, Marubeni and Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, and Conclusion of Financing for Deepwater FPSO Chartering Project
MODEC, Inc. ,　Mitsui & Co., Ltd., Marubeni Corporation and Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. jointly announce that Mitsui, Marubeni and MOL have participated in a long-term charter business (“Project”) operated by MODEC for the purpose of providing a floating production, storage, and offloading system (the “FPSO”) for use in the Tweneboa, Enyenra, Ntomme (“TEN”) oil fields offshore Ghana and a loan agreement for the Project was entered into today.

Rosneft and Marubeni Corporation Sign Heads of Agreement for Sale and Purchase of LNG
Rosneft President and Chairman of the Management Board Igor Sechin and Managing Executive Officer, Regional CEO for Europe & CIS of Marubeni Corporation Motoo Uchiyama signed a Heads of Agreement for sale and purchase of liquefied natural gas (HoA) at the Saint Petersburg International Economic Forum. LNG will be delivered to Marubeni under a new LNG project Rosneft intends to develop in the Russian Far East.

Qatar Petroleum and partners sign Joint Venture Agreement for the Laffan Refinery 2 Project
Qatar Petroleum (QP) signed a Joint Venture Agreement with Total, Idemitsu, Cosmo, Marubeni and Mitsui for the new Laffan Refinery 2 (LR2) Project.

Rosneft and Marubeni Corporation Sign Memorandum for Cooperation in LNG, Joint Oil and Gas Fields Exploration and Development
On April 17, 2013 Rosneft and Marubeni Corporation signed Memorandum of Cooperation in LNG project implementation and joint exploration and development of oil and gas fields. The document was signed by Igor Sechin, Rosneft President and Chairman of the Management Board, and Fumiya Kokubu, Marubeni Corporation President and CEO, Member of the Board.

Mitsui, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. and Marubeni Corporation to Participate in Ultra-Deepwater FPSO Chartering Project
MODEC, Inc. (“MODEC,” head office: Chuo-ku, Tokyo; president: Toshiro Miyazaki), Mitsui & Co., Ltd. (“Mitsui,” head office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; president: Masami Iijima), Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (“MOL,” head office: Minato-ku, Tokyo; president: Koichi Muto) and Marubeni Corporation (“Marubeni,” head office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; president: Teruo Asada) have agreed that Mitsui, MOL and Marubeni will invest in a long-term charter business (“Project”) operated by MODEC for the purpose of providing a floating production, storage, and offloading system (“the FPSO,”) for use in the Iracema Norte area of a pre-salt oil field off the coast of Brazil. The above 4 companies (“Companies”) have entered into definitive agreements today.

Participation in Floating Production Platform Project for Tubular Bells Field in the Gulf of Mexico
Marubeni Corporation (“Marubeni”) announced that it has entered into an agreement with Tulsa based Williams Partners, L.P. (“Williams”), one of the largest US oil & gas infrastructure master limited partnerships, to acquire 49% interests in the floating production platform project for Tubular Bells Field in the Gulf of Mexico, United States. Marubeni and Williams have also simultaneously entered into a MoU about jointly developing petrochemical downstream projects and oil & gas infrastructure projects utilizing gas produced in North America including shale plays.

Acquisition of Interest in Producing East Foinaven Field
Faroe Petroleum, the independent oil and gas company focusing principally on exploration, appraisal and production opportunities in the Atlantic margin, the North Sea and Norway, is pleased to announce that it has agreed to acquire a 10% non-operated interest in the East Foinaven Field and a 0.5% interest in the West of Shetland Pipeline System (the “Interests”) from Marubeni Oil & Gas (North Sea) Limited (“Marubeni”).

Marubeni and INCJ Complete Transaction for the Acquisition of Seajacks
Marubeni Corporation (Marubeni) and Innovation Network of Japan (INCJ) have jointly completed a deal after closing the financing for the acquisition of Seajacks International Ltd. (Seajacks), whose purchase had been agreed upon with Riverstone Holdings LLC.