24 سبتمبر 2023 م
09 ربيع الأول 1445 هــ
English
المكتتب
عدد الأسهم
القيمة الاسمية بالدولار
كيو.بي.
700
000ر7
اكسون موبيل
300
000ر3
المجموع
000ر1
000ر10
RAS GAS COMPANY LIMITED
MEMORANDUM OF ASSOCIATION
OF
RASGAS COMPANY LIMITED
(“RasGas”)
“Joint Stock Company”
THIS MEMORANDUM OF ASSOCIATION of RasGas is made as of, and shall be effective from and after, this ------ day of -------, corresponding to the ----- day of ----- between:
QATAR PETROLEUM (“QP”) a Qatari Public Corporation established by virtue of Decree Law No. 10 of 1974, having an office in Doha, the State of Qatar; and
MOBIL QM GAS INC. (“ExxonMobil”) a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Delaware in the United States of America, having an office in Fairfax, Virginia.
It is agreed as follows:
Article (1)
The subscribers hereto will enter into a joint venture agreement as soon as practicable after the date of incorporation of the Company, which agreement may be amended, varied, substituted or novated from time to time (the “Joint Venture Agreement”), to form a Qatari Joint Stock Company with the permission of the Government of the State of Qatar in compliance with Law No. 11 of 1981 concerning Commercial Companies, and in particular Article 90 thereof. The Articles of Association attached to this Memorandum and the Joint Venture Agreement are considered an integral and complementary part hereof. In the event of any inconsistency between the provisions of the Articles of Association and the Joint Venture Agreement, the provisions of the Joint Venture Agreement shall prevail.
Article (2)
The name of the company is RasGas Company Limited (“RasGas” or the “Company”).
Article (3)
The objects of the Company are:
(a) to design, construct, and operate a series of complexes owned by the LNG and EGU Projects or such other projects operating a series of complexes in the North Field as the Shareholders may agree, and consisting of LNG trains and/or other facilities necessary to develop, produce, transport, process, treat, liquefy, store, deliver and sell Petroleum including LNG, NGLs, Condensate, Gas, LPG, propane, butane and all other hydrocarbons, including crude oil, and sulphur, and all other non-hydrocarbon substances contained therein, and all other facilities that may be constructed or used for these purposes and the support of these purposes, such facilities, from drilling to delivery to customers, to have the capacity sufficient to produce the Gas and conduct the operations required for the supply of LNG, NGLs, Condensate, Gas, LPG, propane, butane, and all other hydrocarbons, including crude oil, sulphur, and all other non-hydrocarbon substances contained therein, as determined in accordance with the directions made by the LNG and EGU Projects, or such other projects operating in the North Field, for which the Company is acting on their behalf;
(b) to develop, in accordance with the directions made by the LNG and EGU Projects, or such other projects operating in the North Field, pursuant to their respective rights granted by the Government of the State of Qatar, one or more areas of the gas pool present in the Khuff formation offshore the State of Qatar, commonly called the North Field, and produce Gas therefrom, and transport, process and liquefy such Gas to produce LNG, NGLs, Condensate, Gas, LPG, propane, butane, and all other hydrocarbons, including crude oil, and sulphur, and all other non-hydrocarbon substances contained therein;
(c) to design, construct, and operate, or charter or otherwise acquire, on behalf of the LNG and EGU Projects, or such other projects operating in the North Field, certain tankers, pipelines and other facilities to transport Petroleum Products, including LNG, NGLs, Condensate, Gas, LPG, propane, butane, and all other hydrocarbons, including Crude oil, and sulphur, and all other non-hydrocarbon substances contained therein;
(d) to market, store, transport, or otherwise dispose of Petroleum Products, including LNG, NGLs, Condensate, Gas, LPG, propane, butane, and all other hydrocarbons, including crude oil, and sulphur, and all other non-hydrocarbon substances contained therein to consumers as may be necessary in order to satisfy the Company's delivery obligations from time to time;
(e) to carry on any other business or activities as directed by the LNG and EGU Projects, or such other projects operating in the North Field, that are usual to or may be carried on by companies involved in a business similar to that of the Company; and
In pursuance of such objects, the Company shall be empowered:
(a) to deal with movable and immovable property and leasehold interests in movable and immovable property;
(b) to perform any other acts in order to realize its objects that are not contrary to these Articles;
(c) to perform any other acts in order to realize its objects as a natural person, legally and beneficially entitled to the subject matter;
(d) to enter into any agreements as approved by the Shareholders for purposes of implementing and accomplishing the objects set forth above.
Article (4)
The head office of the Company shall be located in Qatar. The Company may establish branches, offices, or other representatives in Qatar or abroad.
Article (5)
The term of the Company shall commence on the date of its establishment (the “Effective Date”) and shall continue until the later of:
i) the effective date of termination of the Sponsor's DFA; or
b) the effective date of termination of the Ras Laffan LNG DFA;
c) the effective date of termination of the Ras Laffan LNG II DFA; or
the effective date of termination of the EGU DPSA.
Unless continued in effect beyond that date by a resolution passed at a General Assembly in accordance with the Articles of Association attached to this Memorandum of Association.
Article (6)
The authorized capital of the Company is One Hundred Thousand U.S. Dollars (US $100,000) consisting of Ten Thousand shares (10,000) of capital stock with a nominal value of Ten U.S. Dollars (US $10) each. All such shares, when issued (herein referred to as “Shares”) shall be fully paid and non-assessable.
The authorized share capital may be increased, reduced and/or modified by a resolution passed at an Extraordinary General Assembly of the Company in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in the Articles of Association and the Joint Venture Agreement.
Article (7)
The subscribers hereto have agreed to take the number of Shares set opposite their names, representing in the aggregate, Ten Thousand U.S. Dollars (US$10,000) of share capital upon the establishment of the Company.
Subscriber
No. of Sha
Nominal V
QP
7000
ExxonMobi
3000
Totals:
1000
$ 10,000
The subscribers shall make payment in full for their Shares no later than the 30th day after the establishment of the Company.
Without prejudice to any rights attaching to any existing Shares, any Share may be issued with such rights or restrictions, as the Board shall determine in accordance with the Joint Venture Agreement.
No mortgage, charge, lien, pledge, security interest or other encumbrance shall be created or allowed to subsist over a subscriber's Shares without the prior written consent of the other subscriber.
Shares shall only be transferred to an Affiliate of the transferor subject to the provisions of the Joint Venture Agreement.
Article (8)
The subscribers shall use their best endeavours to procure the issuance of a Decree satisfactory in form and in substance to the subscribers, authorising the establishment of the Company, but not later than ninety (90) days after the date hereof, and they shall take all such measures as are necessary or appropriate to complete the establishment of the Company as promptly as possible after the issuance of such Decree.
Article (9)
The expenses and costs of establishment of the Company shall be paid by the subscribers on a pro rata basis in accordance with the number of shares fully subscribed by each party.
Article (10)
This Memorandum of Association is written in Arabic and in English in five (5) originals. Each of the subscribers hereto shall have one (1) original, one (1) original will be deposited with the Ministry of Finance, Economy and Trade to apply for the requisite permission, one (1) original will be deposited with the Ministry of Justice to provide any future notarisation services that may be requested and one (1) original shall be retained at the head office of the Company.
Signatures:
Signed for and on behalf of
QATAR PETROLEUM
By:
Name:
Title:
MOBIL QM GAS INC.