RESUMES of KEY PERSONNEL: CHARLES C. YOST, III

EDUCATION and PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, B.Sc., Chemical Engineering, 1965

University of Wyoming, Laramie, Wyoming, MBA (Honors), 1978

Member: American Institute of Chemical Engineers, Society of Petroleum Engineers, American Petroleum Institute, Houston Engineering & Scientific Society, and Gas Processor’s Association.

Will be a Sr. Consulting Engineer on the project.

Nationality: Born/citizen of USA

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PROFESSIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE
Major projects in which Mr. Yost has had substantial involvement with the employers listed above include:

Bayu-Undan Gas Recycle Project & Darwin LNG Project
Provide third party project review of basis of design, project development plan, capital and operating costs for LNG buyer interested in potential equity participation.

Ecopetrol
Provide preliminary project capital and operating cost estimate to install LNG importing terminal in northeast Colombia as alternate energy source for gas grid.

Pertamina – The Mitsubishi Corp., ABN AMRO, Bank Mandiri (Persero), Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi, Ltd., Credit Lyonnais, Fuji Bank Ltd., Industrial Bank of Japan, Ltd., The Sanwa Bank Ltd., and Société Générale
Project Manager and Process Engineer for Technical Consultant to banking syndicate for Bontang LNG Reliability and Enhancement project financing at P. T. Badak LNG Plant providing project Technical, Execution, and Capital Risk Analysis for initial financing and construction monitoring.

Nigeria LNG Ship Project Finance
Independent Engineer for CSFB in support of obtaining project finance for Phase II LNG ships. Project manager, process engineer to provide third party technical risk assessment, capital and operating cost estimates, and compliance with safety and environmental requirements for the Nigeria LNG Project Upstream Production facilities and natural gas Liquefaction, Storage and loading facilities

Dabhol Power Company, Enron, Industrial Development Bank of India
Independent Engineer for Indian Bank financing of Phase II Dabhol LNG Import Terminal Project. Project Manager, process engineer to provide third party technical risk assessment of project in support of project financing.

Texaco Brasil, S. A.
Project Manager, cost estimator, process engineer assisting Texaco to prepare a proposal for an LNG Import Terminal including LPG storage and Power Generation Plant to be installed near Fortaleza, State of Ceara, Brazil.

Tamil Nadu Industrial Development Corp
LNG Import Terminal Project to be installed at Port of Ennore, Chennai, India. LNG Expert Consultant to state government in developing RFP, Technical and Commercial Bid Evaluation, assisted negotiation of agreement between Tamil Nadu Electricity Board and successful developer.

Pertamina/The Bank of Taiwan, Banque Indosuez, The Chase Manhattan Bank, Fuji Bank Ltd., and The Long Term Credit Bank of Japan
Project Manager and Process Engineer for Technical Consultant to banking syndicate for H Train expansion financing at P. T. Badak LNG Plant providing project Technical, Execution, and Capital Risk Analysis for initial financing and construction monitoring. Now providing ongoing monitoring of project implementation until project completion.

Saga Petroleum a.s.
Process engineer, cost estimator, Conceptual process design and cost estimate of project to liquefy and transport gas as LNG from offshore northern Norway to US and European markets. Study included assessment of impact of new technology on project capital investment.

ARCO China, Inc.
Process Engineer, cost estimator, comprehensive technical review and development of capital and operating costs of facility options for the import of LNG into China. The study developed a phased installation of facilities to meet forecast increases in both base load and peak gas demand.

Pritchard, Black & Veatch, Inc.
Process Engineer, market study and third party technical evaluation of revised PRICO II‚ all-mixed-refrigerant, liquefaction process and comparative analysis with competing liquefaction technologies.

Oman LNG, ABN AMRO, Banque Indosuez, Bank of Tokyo, Mitsubishi, Citibank, Gulf International Bank, Korea Exchange Bank, NatWest, and Four Export Credit Agencies Arranging Banks and Chase Manhattan as Financial Advisor
Project manager and process engineer working as Independent Engineer for Financial Advisor and then the Technical Bank for the Arranging Banks for implementation of the Oman LNG Plant providing project technical, execution, and capital risk analysis for initial financing and construction monitoring. Also supporting Bond Offering for 25% of project financing. Providing ongoing monitoring of project implementation through project completion and acceptance testing.

SBM, Inc. Chase Manhattan Bank
Project Manager, process engineer for Project Technical, Execution, and Capital Risk Analysis to install Tantawan Project Floating Production Storage, and Offshore loading facility offshore Thailand. Construction monitoring, startup and completion testing.

Hardy Petroleum, Oryx Energy, Phillips Petroleum Co., BHP Petroleum, Inpex Sahul, Ltd., Petroz, Santos, and Emet
Project Manager and Process Engineer. Provide competitive analysis of Timor Sea LNG Project against potential competing LNG projects for entry into the LNG market. Existing LNG project analysis, assessment of potential new LNG technology with capital and operating cost estimates for liquefaction and shipping segments. Provide project management over Stone & Webster in third party analysis of competing onshore and offshore LNG liquefaction options.

Texaco, Inc.
Process Engineer, develop Competitive Study of Potential Future LNG Projects.

Rutherford-Moran Petroleum Co.
Project Manager, Process Engineer, Gulf of Thailand, Project Technical, Execution, and Capital Risk Analysis to install R-M/Pogo Producing Co. Tantawan Project Floating Production Storage, and Offshore loading facility.

Amoco Corporation
Project Manager/Process Engineer Develop capital cost estimate and pre-feasibility design for LNG import terminals in Turkey, Israel, and Brazil.

Amoco Corporation
Project Manager, Sr. Consulting Engineer to develop Amoco Corporation LNG Business Development plan. Developing 15 year business development plan establishing a new division in Amoco with goal of becoming major Gas/LNG energy supplier in the Pacific Rim. Study included developing written business plan with supporting organization chart, budget, market forecast, supply forecast, and strategic planning of selected business opportunities. Project is proceeding exactly as planned.

Pertamina/Credit Lyonnais and The Long Term Credit Bank of Japan
Project Manager and Process Engineer for Technical Consultant to banking syndicate for G Train expansion financing at P.T. Badak LNG Plant providing project Technical, Execution, and Capital Risk Analysis for initial financing and construction monitoring. Provided ongoing monitoring of project implementation until project completion.

Texaco, Inc.
Process Engineer, develop in-depth analysis of potential Trinidad LNG project.

Amoco Corporation
Project Manager for joint venture project with Poten & Partners, Inc. to provide strategic consulting services to Amoco including technology transfer seminars. The goals of the study were to develop detailed understanding of the LNG "business", to characterize the business risks of LNG, develop recommended economic evaluation methods and computer models that specifically support evaluation of segmented business chains of projects that are long lived and very capital intensive. Make presentations to Amoco Strategic Planning & Management Committees as part of Corporate Strategic Planning decision process.

Exxon Production Research Co., Esso Australia, Ltd., Exxon Company International
Project Manager and process engineer to provide Screening Studies for Yemen LNG Project, Scarborough LNG Project, Papua New Guinea and Cristobal Colon LNG Projects. Provide preliminary process analysis, heat and material balance for project utilizing unique feed gases and potential high seismic locations.

Petronas, J. P. Morgan Securities, Barclays, Industrial Bank of Japan
Project Manager and Process Engineer for Technical Consultant to banking syndicate for MLNG Dua three train expansion financing at Malaysian LNG Plant providing project Technical, Execution, and Capital Risk Analysis for initial loan and construction phase monitoring.

Texaco, Inc.
Project Manager, Gorgon LNG Project Site Specific Feasibility Study for installation of grassroots LNG facility near Karratha, Western Australia. Provide heat and material balance, plot plans, study of potential integration with existing Northwest Shelf LNG project, capital and operating cost estimates.

Pertamina/Chase Manhattan Bank and Mitsubishi Bank
Project Manager and Process Engineer for Technical Consultant to banking syndicate for F Train expansion financing at P.T. Badak LNG Plant providing project Technical, Execution, and Capital Risk Analysis for initial financing and construction monitoring.

International Finance Corporation/Shell Gas International
Process Engineer for Project Technical, Execution, and Capital Risk Analysis to install grassroots LNG project in Nigeria. Eventual assistance in obtaining project financing.

Woodside Petroleum Ltd.
Project Manager, Process Engineer for Project Technical, Execution, and Capital Risk Analysis to install Wanaea/Cossack Floating Production Storage, and Offshore loading facility offshore Western Australia.

ARCO International Oil & Gas
Project Manager, Process Engineer for feasibility study of installing grassroots LNG facility at Kangean Island, Indonesia. Provided process flow diagrams, material balance, plot plans, and 10 - 15% cost estimate for plant facility, marine/harbor requirements, supporting infrastructure, and required engineering, procurement, construction structure covering grass roots installation of LNG facility in remote jungle island. Developed evaluation for three different plant sizes.

AMPOL Exploration, Ltd., ARCO International Oil & Gas, British Gas Co., ELF (CLEAG), Exxon Production Research Co., Marathon Oil Corporation, Osaka Gas Co., Saga Petroleum a.s., Snam, Tenneco Gas Pipeline Group, Tokyo Gas Company, Ltd., Trans-Canada Pipeline Co.
Project Manager, Process Engineer/Co-Author of Computerized Generic Base Load LNG Facility Cost Estimate Study of 10 - 15% accuracy. Grass roots installation of eight different LNG plant facility options covering the plant facility and engineering, procurement, construction contractor using U.S. rates and productivities for easy transportability to other sites. Estimate included costs for transportation ships and receiving terminals.

Woodside Petroleum, Ltd.
Project Manager, Process Engineering consultant to Banking Syndicate providing loan for Northwest Shelf LNG Project – Phase III: construction of second and third offshore production platforms, pipelines, third LNG train of grass roots LNG facility to provide another 2 million tonnes per year of LNG to Japan.; Provide Project Engineering/Management and Process Engineering consulting services for new early production projects being undertaken in the same area not necessarily related to the LNG project.

Conoco Norway/Mosvold/Tentech/Chase Manhattan Bank
North Sea Heidrun Project for northern Norwegian North Sea. Feasibility studies of development including onshore and offshore pipelines and fixed production systems vs. floating production systems.

Woodside Petroleum, Ltd.
Project Manager, Process Engineering consultant to Banking Syndicate providing loan for Australian Northwest Shelf LNG Project – Phase II, construction of offshore production platform, pipeline, harbor and shipping facilities, first two trains of grass roots LNG facility to provide 4 million tonnes per year of LNG to Japan.

North West Pipeline Corporation
Feasibility study of high CO2 content gas gathering and compression system in Western Wyoming. Separation, dehydration, gathering system optimization, pipeline specification and compressor selection.

R.A.K. (United Arab Emirates) - Taylor Forge Engineering Systems
Slug catcher design for 125 MMSCFD and 25 MBOPD. Process and Project Engineer.

Shell Oil Co., Exxon Production Malaysia Inc., Superior Oil Co., Petronas Carigali (National Oil Co. of Malaysia), Teikoku Oil Company (Imperial Oil Co. of Japan), Morgan Guaranty Bank, Soekor (National Oil Co. of South Africa) - Houston, Tx; Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Capetown, RSA; New York, NY ; Tokyo, Japan; London, England
Taught numerous project management, process engineering, and pipeline design schools. Schools included courses developed by the client companies and those authored by Mr. Yost.

Petroleum Authority of Thailand
600 MMSCFD and 9000 BOPD pipeline and slug catcher design. Process and Project Engineer.

Dubai Natural Gas Co.
Offshore Compression and Quarters Platform – ACP in the SW Fateh complex and analysis of the interconnecting pipeline systems. Process and Fire/Safety Engineer.

Petronas Carigali
Malaysian Duyong Project of six offshore gas and condensate production facilities. Process and Fire/Safety Engineer; Project Engineer.

Teikoku Oil Company
Minami-Nagaoka, Japan 35 MMSCFD natural gas production plant feasibility and conceptual design. Process and Project Engineer.

Brunei Shell Petroleum Co.
Champion 7 Project of six major and three minor platforms providing 250 MMSCFD of compressed, dehydrated gas-lift gas, 10,000 BOPD, and 50,000 BPD water injection. Systems/Fire & Safety/Process Engineer/Project Engineer.

Wycon Chemical Co.
Waste Water treating facility, cleanup of contaminated soils and ground water at plant site. Major expansions and energy optimization conversions to ammonia, nitric acid, ammonium nitrate, urea and UAN solutions plants. Convert ammonia plant to computer control.

Colorado Interstate Gas Company
Installation of ammonium thiosulfate plant as tail gas cleanup unit on Claus sulfur plant in Western Wyoming. Process and Project Engineer.

Naftagas
200 MMSCFD turboexpander natural gas liquids extraction plant. Gas gathering system and transmission lines for residue sales to Yugoslavian utility systems and installation of backup system from U.S.S.R. Process & Project Engineer.

Exxon Chemical Co.
25 MMSCFD MEA sweetening and TEG dehydration plant in Baton Rouge. Process and Project Engr.

Phillips Petroleum Co.
70 MMSCFD cryogenic natural gas liquids extraction plant, in Southwest Kansas for grade "A" helium gas extraction and purification, and helium liquefaction plant. Field Project Engineer and Plant Supervisor.

Phillips Petroleum Co.
Propane refrigeration unit on large lean oil absorption natural gasoline plant in Texas Panhandle. Process/Project Engineer.

Phillips Petroleum Co.
Analysis of gas gathering systems for 25 gas processing plants in the Texas and Oklahoma Panhandle Area, residue gas sales transmission lines to various gas transmission companies, and projects to increase capacity.

Phillips Petroleum Co.
Analysis of LPG gathering and transmission system from 25 gas processing plants in the Texas and Oklahoma Panhandle Area to refinery.

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PUBLICATIONS
Mr. Yost is author and teacher of several offshore and onshore production facilities process engineering design schools which he has presented at numerous locations worldwide. He has been on the faculty for several IGT schools on natural gas processing and Base Load LNG projects.

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EVALUATATION METHODOLOGY

EVALUATION CRITERIA and SPECIFIC RISK ANALYSIS EXECUTION

PROJECT EXPERIENCE

RESUMES of KEY PERSONNEL