The Offshore Pollution Liability Association Ltd

OFFSHORE POLLUTION LIABILITY AGREEMENT ("OPOL") as at 1st January 2010

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CLAUSE XII - LAW GOVERNING

This Contract and any dispute or claim ( whether contractual or otherwise ) arising out of or in connection with it or its subject matter shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the Laws of England. However, anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, a Party shall not be required:

1.	To incur any obligation or take any action with respect to any Incident which would violate the laws or Government regulations applicable to that Party.
2.	To incur any obligations or take any action which would, if a majority of the stock of said Party is owned directly or indirectly by another entity, violate any laws or Government regulations which may apply to said other entity.

CLAUSE XIII - THIRD PARTIES

No Person has any right under the Contracts ( Rights of Third Parties ) Act 1999 to enforce any term of this Contract but this Clause shall not affect any third party rights which exist apart from that Act.

In Witness Whereof, the Parties have caused this Contract to be executed as of the 4th day of September 1974.

C.C. Fuller	Amoco (U.K.) Exploration Company
C.H. Band	Burmah Oil (North Sea) Limited
W.J. George	BP Petroleum Development Limited
J.L. Daniaud	Total Oil Marine Limited
J.J. Reynolds	Conoco North Sea Incorporated
L.W. Welch	Esso Exploration and Production U.K. Inc.
J.P. Huie	Gulf Oil Production Company
R. Dyk	Hamilton Brothers Oil Company (G.B.) Limited
B.O. Sims	Mobil North Sea Limited
E.G. Everett	Shell U.K. Limited
P.J. Shanor	Phillips Petroleum Company
R.T. Schwab	Signal Oil and Gas Company Limited
B.H. Martin	Siebens Oil and Gas (U.K.) Limited
J.M. Williams	Texaco North Sea U.K. Company
H.M. Brantley	North Sea Sun Oil Company Limited
D.L. Lux	Cluff Oil Limited

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