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Osaka Gas Trading & Export •osAKAGAS Trading & Export OSAl(A G/\S TRADING EXPORT I.LC 2200 1-'0ST OAI( BO ULfV ARD , SUITE 1500 HUUSTO , TX 770"6 TEL: 713-354-9100 April 23, 2015 FLNG Liquefaction, LLC Attn: President 333 Clay Street, Suite 5050 Houston, TX 77002 RE: Registration under FLIQ Expott Authorizations - DOE/FE Order Nos. 2913, 3066, 3357, 3282, 3282-C and 3357-B. Dear Sir: Pursuant to Section 11.2 of that ce1tain Liquefaction Tolling Agreement, dated as of July 31, 2012 (as subsequently amended, the "LTA") by and between Osaka Gas Co., Ltd. and FLNG Liquefaction, LLC ("FLIQ"), Osaka Gas Trading & Exp01t, LLC ("Customer"), the potential successor in interest to Osaka Gas Co., Ltd. under the LTA, hereby authorizes FLIQ to submit to the DOE the following information for the purposes of registering Customer with the DOE as a Person on whose behalf FLIQ or its applicable Affiliate has the right to expott pursuant to the FLIQ Expo1t Authorizations issued on February 10, 2011 (DOE/FE Order No. 2913), February 10, 2012 (DOE/FE Order No. 3066), May 17, 2013 (DOE/FE Order No. 3282), November 15, 2013 (DOE/FE Order No. 3357), and November 14, 2014 (DOE/FE Order Nos. 3282-C and 3357-B). All capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the LTA. 1. Customer Information. Pursuant to the requirements of said FLIQ Expo1t Authorizations, Customer provides the information below, which is current and accurate as of the date of this letter: (a) Customer's exact legal name is Osaka Gas Trading & Expo1t, LLC, a limited liability company incorporated under the laws of Delaware, with its principal office at 2200 Post Oak Blvd., Suite 1500, Houston, Texas, 77056. Customer's ultimate parent entity is Osaka Gas Co., Ltd., a corporation incorporated under the laws of Japan with its principal office at 4-1-2, Hiranomachi, Chuo-ku, Osaka 541-0046, Japan; and (b) any inquires may be directed to the following corporate officer or employee of Customer: Name/Title: Shigeki EnomotoNice President Address: 2200 Post Oak Blvd., Suite 1500 Houston, Texas 77056 E-mail Address: [email protected] Telephone: +1-713-354-9100 tk-556427 ATTACHMENT A CUSTOMER CONTRACTS 2(a)(i) Contracts Liquefaction Tolling Agreement, dated as of July 31, 2012, by and between Osaka Gas Co., Ltd. and FLNG Liquefaction, LLC (as filed with Osaka Gas Co., Ltd.'s registration letter of August 17, 2012), which is to be assigned by Osaka Gas Co., Ltd. to Osaka Gas Trading & Exp011, LLC, pursuant to that ce11ain Assignment, Assumption and Novation Agreement, dated April 15, 2015. 2(a)(ii) Contracts Base Contract for Sale and Purchase of Natural Gas and Special Provisions thereto, each dated as of December 25, 2014, each of the foregoing by and between Continental Resources, Inc. and Osaka Gas Trading & Exp011, LLC. tk-556427 2 April 30, 2015 VIA FEDERAL EXPRESS Office of Fossil Energy [FE-34] U.S. Department of Energy 1000 Independence Avenue, S.W. Washington, D.C. 20585 RE: Freeport LNG Expansion, L.P. and FLNG Liquefaction, LLC, FLNG Liquefaction 2, LLC; and FLNG Liquefaction 3, LLC FE Docket Nos. 10-160-LNG; 10-161-LNG; 11-160-LNG and 12-06-LNG REGISTRATION PURSUANT TO DOE/FE ORDER NOS. 2913, 3282-C, 3066, 3357-B I serve as General Counsel of Freeport LNG Expansion, L.P., which indirectly owns FLNG Liquefaction, LLC, FLNG Liquefaction 2, LLC and FLNG Liquefaction 3, LLC (collectively, "FLEX"). On February 10, 2011, DOE/FE issued Order No. 2913 granting approval of the long-term authorization to export liquefied natural gas ("LNG") from the Freeport LNG terminal to free trade nations. That Order also authorized FLEX to exp01t LNG as an agent for others and required such customers of FLEX to register with the DOE. Ordering Paragraphs D and G of Order No. 2913 require that certain long-term commercial agreements must be filed with the DOE/FE. Subsequent to the issuance of Order No. 2913, DOE/FE issued Order Nos. 3282-C, 3066 and 3357, each of which contains the same registration and filing requirements as Order No. 2913 (see Ordering Paragraphs D and F of Order No. 3066 and Ordering Paragraphs I and K of Order No. 3282-C and 3357-B) ( collectively, the "FLEX Exp01t Authorizations"). FLEX entered into a long-term commercial agreement with Osaka Gas Co., Ltd. ("Osaka Gas") to provide the services contemplated by the FLEX Exp01t Authorizations, including acting as agent for authorized LNG exp01ts (such agreement, the "Liquefaction Tolling Agreement"). Pursuant to the requirements of the FLEX Exp01t Authorizations, FLEX filed with DOE/FE the Liquefaction Tolling Agreement and the required customer registration for Osaka Gas. The customer registration was acknowledged by DOE/FE by letter dated February 12, 2014 (the "Acknowledgement Letter"), a copy of which is attached as Exhibit I. Osaka Gas has decided to assign its rights and obligations under the Liquefaction Tolling Agreement to Osaka Gas Trading & Export, LLC, a subsidiary of Osaka Gas. As a prerequisite to such assignment, Osaka Gas Trading & Exp01t, LLC must be a registered customer on whose behalf FLEX may export LNG as an agent. Therefore, please find attached as Exhibit II the registration of Osaka Gas Trading & Export, LLC under the authorization of and pursuant to the requirements of the FLEX Export Authorizations. As the Liquefaction Tolling Agreement has already been filed with DOE/FE with the registration of Chubu Electric, we refer DOE/FE to the prior filing and are not re-submitting it with this filing. We respectfully request that the customer registration for Osaka Gas Trading & Export, LLC be acknowledged by DOE/FE by a letter similar in form and substance to the Acknowledgement Letter. FREEPORT LNG EXPANSION, L.P. 333 Clay Street, Suite 5050 • Houston, Texas 77002-4173 Phone: 713-980-2888 • Fax: 713-980-2903 Office of Fossil Energy [FE-34] April 30, 2015 Page 2 of2 Please contact me if you have any questions. Respectfully submitted, J hn Tobola General Counsel Freep01t LNG Expansion, L.P. Exhibit I Acknowledgement Letter ) Department of Energy Washington, DC 20585 February 12, 2014 Mr. Les Lo Baugh Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck 2029 Century Park East, Suite 2100 Los Angeles, CA 90067-3007 RE: Registration of Osaka Gas Co., Ltd. under FLEX Expo1t Authorizations - Department of Energy, Office of Fossil Energy (DOE/FE) Order Nos. 2913, 3066, 3282, and 3357 Dear Mr. Lo Baugh, In DOE/FE Order Nos. 2913 (issued Febrnary 10, 2011, FE Docket No. 10-160-LNG); 3066 (issued Febrnary 10, 2012, FE Docket No. 12-06-LNG); 3282 (issued May 17, 2013, FE Docket No. 10-161-LNG); and 3357 (issued November 15, 2013, FE Docket No. 11-161-LNG), DOE/FE detailed the registration process that would allow Freep01t LNG Expansion, L.P.; FLNG Liquefaction, LLC; FLNG Liquefaction 2, LLC; and FLNG Liquefaction 3, LLC ( collectively, FLEX) to use their joint authorizations to export LNG as agent for others. By letter dated August 31, 2012, FLEX submitted the required documeqtation to register Osaka Gas Co.,·Ltd. with DOE/FE, as set forth in the FLEX authorization in DOE/FE Order No. 2913. DOB/FE confirms herein that the FLEX affiliates holding this authorization are permitted to use it to export LNG as agent for Osaka Gas Co., Ltd., pursuant to the Liquefaction Tolling Agreement between FLNG Liquefaction, LLC and Osaka Gas Co., Ltd., dated July 31, 2012. By letter dated January 2, 2014, FLEX submitted the requhed documentation to register Osaka Gas Co., Ltd. with DOB/FE, as set fo1th in FLEX authorizations in DOE/FE Order Nos. 3066 3282, and 3357, DOE/FE confirms herein that the FLEX affiliates holding these @ Printed with soy Ink on recycled paper ) 1 authorizations are permitted to use them to export LNG as agent for Osaka Gas Co., Ltd., pursuant to the Liquefaction Tolling Agreement between FLNG Liquefaction, LLC and Osaka Gas Co., Ltd., dated July 31, 2012. / Sincerely, Director, Division of Natural Gas Regulatory Activities Office of Oil and Gas Global Security and Supply Office of Oil and Natural Gas Office of Fossil Energy ) ) Exhibit II Registration .
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