EAST WADI ARABA CONCESSION - GULF OF SUEZ, EGYPT AMENDING AGREEMENT
EXHIBIT
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EAST
WADI ARABA CONCESSION - GULF OF SUEZ, EGYPT
This
Agreement made as of the 13th day of April, 2006 between DOVER INVESTMENTS
LIMITED (“Dover”),
TRANSPACIFIC PETROLEUM CORP. (“TransPacific”),
MOGUL
ENERGY LTD. (“Mogul”),
XX.
XXXXXXX XXXX (“Xxxx”),
MOGUL
ENERGY INTERNATIONAL, INC. (“MEII”)
and
SEA DRAGON ENERGY INC. (“Sea
Dragon”).
WHEREAS
Dover has entered into a concession agreement with the Egyptian General
Petroleum Corporation (“EGPC”)
and
the Arab Republic of Egypt (“ARE”)
for
the concession known as East Wadi Araba (the “EWA
Concession”)
effective as of July 18, 2002 (the “Concession
Agreement”).
WHEREAS
Dover, TransPacific, Mogul and Xxxx are parties to an agreement dated August
6,
2005 (the “Dover
Farm-Out Agreement”)
pursuant to which, among other things, Mogul agreed to cause a major bank
in
Egypt to issue a letter of guarantee in the amount of USD$2,000,000.00 (the
“Letter
of Guarantee”),
to
secure Mogul’s obligations under the Dover Farm-Out Agreement and to be used in
the drilling of two xxxxx in the EWA Concession as more particularly provided
for in the Dover Farm-Out Agreement.
WHEREAS
Mogul has requested relief from the obligation under the Dover Farm-Out
Agreement to have the Letter of Guarantee issued and has offered instead
to have
USD$2,000,000.00 deposited by Sea Dragon (USD$1,333,334.00) and MEII
(USD$666,666.00) with an escrow agent and disbursed by the escrow agent towards
satisfying Mogul’s obligations under the Dover Farm-Out Agreement including
those intended to have been secured by the Letter of Guarantee.
WHEREAS
the law firm Hughes, Dorsch, Garland, Coles LLP, Dover’s Ontario lawyers, has
been requested by the parties to serve as escrow agent (the “Escrow
Agent”)
for
the purpose of receiving and dealing with the sum of USD$2,000,000.00 (the
“Trust
Funds”)
pending payment thereof to the Trust Account (as defined below).
WHEREAS
the parties wish to amend the Dover Farm-Out Agreement to reflect and
accommodate the foregoing and to provide for, among other things, the manner
in
which the Trust Funds are to be provided to and dealt with by the Escrow
Agent.
NOW
THEREFORE the parties agree as follows:
1.
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The
date by which the Letter of Guarantee is to have been provided
pursuant to
the Dover Farm-Out Agreement is hereby confirmed as having been
extended
to April 21, 2006. Any extension beyond April 21, 2006 will require
an
advance payment of USD$100,000.00 to Dover so as to permit immediate
commencement of the activities described below in paragraph
6.
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2.
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MEII
and Sea Dragon shall cause the Trust Funds to be deposited with
the Escrow
Agent and the Escrow Agent to have acknowledged receipt of the
Trust Funds
and to have agreed to be bound by the provisions of this Agreement
relating to the Trust Funds, by no later than April 21, 2006. Such
acknowledgment and agreement by the Escrow Agent shall be given
by the
Escrow Agent signing where indicated
below.
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3.
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Upon
the Escrow Agent so acknowledging and agreeing, and the Escrow
Funds
deposited therein, the obligation under the Dover Farm-Out Agreement
to
provide the Letter of Guarantee shall be deemed to have been satisfied
for
all purposes under the Dover Farm-Out Agreement. All other obligations
of
Mogul to Dover under the Dover Farm-Out Agreement, to the extent
not
already satisfied, shall continue and shall be the joint and several
obligations of MEII, Sea Dragon and TransPacific and such parties
shall
indemnify and hold Dover harmless from and against any losses,
damages or
costs it may suffer or incur resulting from or arising out of any
failure
to satisfy such obligations or otherwise relating to unpaid bills
or
claims of any kind against the EWA Concession. Solely as among
MEII, Sea
Dragon and TransPacific, however, such obligations shall be the
joint and
several obligations of MEII and Sea
Dragon.
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4.
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Within
one (1) week of the Escrow Agent so acknowledging and agreeing
and Dover
being provided with a copy of this Agreement duly signed by the
Escrow
Agent, Dover will forthwith apply for the consents of ARE and EGPC
to the
designation of TransPacific as operator for the EWA Concession
and to the
assignment to TransPacific, MEII and Sea Dragon of interests in
the EWA
Concession such that registered ownership of the EWA Concession
shall be
as follows:
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TransPacific
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25%
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(Carried
(as among TransPacific, MEII and Sea Dragon only)
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Working
Interest)
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MEII
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20%
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(Working
Interest)
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Sea
Dragon
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40%
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(Working
Interest)
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Dover
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15%
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(Carried
Working Interest)
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100%
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Such
application by Dover (the “Dover
Consent Application”)
shall
be deemed to satisfy all of Dover’s assignment obligations under the Dover
Farm-Out Agreement and MEII, Sea Dragon and TransPacific jointly and severally
agree to meet all of the requirements of EGPC and ARE to complete such
designation and assignments. Subject only to approval thereof by EGPC, the
assignments shall be deemed to have been completed for all purposes in
connection with the Dover Farm-Out Agreement. The parties expressly acknowledge
and agree that nothing in the Dover Farm-Out Agreement or this Agreement
shall
be construed as an assignment of, or an attempt to assign, any interest in
the
EWA Concession without any and all approvals of EGPC and ARE required under
the
Concession Agreement or otherwise under laws applicable to the EWA Concession.
The parties further expressly acknowledge and agree that notwithstanding
any
other provision of this Agreement or any actions by Dover as a required
signatory for payments out of the Trust Account (as defined below) or as
Operator (as defined below) pending the approval of TransPacific as operator,
Dover will not be responsible for paying any of the expenses and costs howsoever
incurred related to the EWA Concession except for its proportionate share
(i.e.,
15%) of
all costs incurred by any operating company formed under the Concession
Agreement on a commercial discovery being made and only after commercial
production is achieved. For greater certainty Dover will also not be obligated
to financially support any third or subsequent exploration phases of the
EWA
Concession but will nonetheless continue to be entitled to its ongoing 15%
carried working interest.
5.
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The
following are the terms and conditions applicable to the Escrow
Agent and
to the Trust Funds while held by the Escrow
Agent:
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a.
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The
Trust Funds shall be held by the Escrow Agent in trust and shall
be dealt
with by the Escrow Agent in accordance herewith. The Trust Funds
shall be
invested and reinvested by the Escrow Agent in a daily interest
deposit
account or guaranteed investment certificates with the principal
Canadian
chartered bank at which the Escrow Agent maintains its trust accounts
as
required by The Law Society of Upper Canada. All interest earned
shall be
paid and for income tax purposes allocated to MEII and Sea Dragon
in
proportion to their respective initial contributions of the Trust
Funds.
In no event shall the Escrow Agent use all or any portion of the
Trust
Funds to offset or satisfy any amounts that may be owed to the
Escrow
Agent by the parties to this Agreement or by their respective associates
or affiliates.
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b.
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A
copy of the Dover Consent Application shall be provided by Dover
to MEII,
Sea Dragon, TransPacific and the Escrow Agent contemporaneously
or
immediately following submission thereof to ARE and EGPC. Immediately
upon
receipt of a copy of the Dover Consent Application and receipt
of wire
transfer instructions for the Trust Account (as defined below),
the Escrow
Agent shall wire transfer for direct deposit to the Trust Account
the
amount of USD$2,000,000.00 from the Trust
Funds.
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c.
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The
fees, disbursements and out-of-pocket expenses of the Escrow
Agent in
acting as set out in this Agreement, and in preparing this Agreement
in
its capacity as lawyers for Dover, shall be paid by Sea Dragon
and MEII in
proportion to their respective initial contributions of the Trust
Funds.
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d.
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The
Escrow Agent acts hereunder as a depositary only and is not responsible
or
liable in any manner whatsoever for the sufficiency, correctness,
genuineness or validity of any instrument deposited with it, or
for the
form or execution of such instrument, or for the identity or authority
or
right of any party hereto executing or depositing it. Its duties
are
administrative in nature and the Escrow Agent shall not incur any
liability whatsoever hereunder.
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e.
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The
Escrow Agent shall not be liable for any error of judgment, or
for any act
done or step taken or omitted by it in good faith, or for any
mistake of
fact or law, or for anything which it may do or refrain from
doing in
connection herewith, except for its own gross negligence or willful
misconduct.
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f. MEII,
Sea
Dragon, TransPacific and Dover jointly and severally undertake to indemnify
and
hold harmless the Escrow Agent and its partners, associates, employees and
other
representatives for any claims, losses, damages, costs and expenses, including
fees, disbursements and out-of-pocket expenses of any agent and legal counsel,
related to the execution of his or her obligations, and to pay the fees,
disbursements and out-of-pocket expenses of the Escrow Agent in acting as
set
out in this Agreement and preparing the Agreement in its capacity as lawyers
for
Dover. This indemnity shall survive the resignation or removal of the Escrow
Agent or the termination of this Agreement. Any amount due under this section
and unpaid 30 days after request for such payment, will bear interest from
the
expiration of such 30 days at a rate per annum equal to the then current
rate
charged by the Escrow Agent from time to time, payable on
demand.
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g.
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Any
release of Trust Funds scheduled on a day which is not a Business
Day
shall be scheduled for the next Business Day following such day.
Notwithstanding the foregoing and any other provision of this
Agreement,
any deliveries of the Trust Funds to be made under this Agreement
shall be
made as soon as practicable following the scheduled release of
the
applicable Trust Funds. “Business Day”
means a day on which commercial banks are generally open for
business in
Toronto, Ontario other than a Saturday, Sunday or a day observed
as a
holiday in Toronto, Ontario under the laws of the Province of
Ontario or
the federal laws of Canada. As among MEII, Sea Dragon, TransPacific
and
Dover, the fees and disbursements and out-of-pocket expenses
of the Escrow
Agent shall be paid by Sea Dragon and MEII in proportion to their
respective initial contributions of the Trust
Funds.
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h.
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Any
notice, direction, consent, designation or other instrument to
be given
pursuant to this Agreement shall be sufficient if given by an
officer or
director of the respective party. The Escrow Agent shall have
no
responsibility to inquire into the genuineness or validity of
any
documents delivered to it and reasonably believed by it to have
been
signed by a proper person or persons and shall be entitled to
rely thereon
and shall not be liable or responsible for any action taken or
omitted in
good faith in accordance with the provisions thereof and
hereof.
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i. The
Escrow Agent shall have the right to resign from its duties and obligations
hereunder upon giving to Dover, TransPacific, MEII and Sea Dragon not less
than
thirty (30) days prior notice in writing or such shorter notice as they accept
as sufficient. In the event of the Escrow Agent resigning as aforesaid, the
Parties together shall have the obligation to appoint a new escrow agent,
upon
which the retiring Escrow Agent shall transfer all funds, agreements and
other
documents then in its possession to an escrow agent satisfactory to Dover,
TransPacific, MEII and Sea Dragon, provided that the retiring Escrow Agent
shall
have received payment in full of all fees and expenses owing to it thereunder.
Any new escrow agent appointed under any provision of this section shall
be a
corporation authorized to carry on the business of an escrow agent in the
Province of Ontario and shall be subject to removal as aforesaid. On any
such
appointment, the new escrow agent shall be vested with the same powers, right,
duties and responsibilities as if it had been originally named herein as
the
Escrow Agent, without any further assurance, conveyance, act or deed; but
there
shall be immediately executed, at the expense of TransPacific, MEII and Sea
Dragon, all such conveyances or other instruments as may, in the opinion
of
counsel, be necessary or advisable for the purpose of assuring the new escrow
agent possession of the Trust Funds. Should Dover, TransPacific, MEII and
Sea
Dragon together fail to appoint a new escrow agent as outlined above, then
the
retiring Escrow Agent shall cease its functions at the expiration of the
period
of notice and may retain all and any property in its possession hereunder
on a
merely safekeeping basis, at a fee to be determined solely by the Escrow
Agent.
j. None
of
the provisions contained in this Agreement shall require the Escrow Agent
to
expend or risk its own funds or otherwise to incur financial liability in
the
performance of any of its duties or in the exercise of any of its rights
or
powers unless indemnified.
k. The
Escrow Agent shall retain the right not to act and shall not be held liable
for
refusing to act unless it has received clear documentation which complies
with
the terms of this Agreement. Such documentation must not require the exercise
of
any discretion or independent judgment by the Escrow Agent.
l. The
Escrow Agent is not a party to, and is not bound by, any agreement which
may be
evidenced by or referenced herein, or arising out of the instructions herein
contained, other than as expressly set forth herein.
m. In
the
event of any disagreement arising regarding the terms of this Agreement,
the
Parties and the Escrow Agent hereby acknowledge that the Escrow Agent shall
be
entitled at its option to refuse to comply with any or all demands whatsoever
until the dispute is settled either by written agreement amongst the various
parties or by a court of competent jurisdiction. In addition, the Escrow
Agent
shall be entitled, in the event of any such disagreement, to apply to a court
of
competent jurisdiction in order to have the dispute settled.
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n. The
Escrow Agent is hereby expressly authorized to comply with and obey orders,
judgments or decrees of any court of law, notwithstanding any notices, warnings
or other communications from any party or other person to the contrary. In
case
the Escrow Agent obeys or complies with any such order, judgment or decree
of
any court, the Escrow Agent shall not be liable to any of the parties hereto
or
to any other person by reason of such compliance, notwithstanding any such
order, judgment or decree being subsequently reversed, modified, annulled,
set
aside, vacated or found to have been entered without jurisdiction.
o. The
Escrow Agent shall be required to disburse monies hereunder only to the extent
that monies (including any interest thereon) have been deposited with it.
p.
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As
to the Escrow Agent only, this Agreement constitutes the whole
and entire
agreement among the parties hereto with respect to the subject
hereof and
cancels and supersedes any prior agreement, offers, acceptances,
undertakings, representations or declarations, whether verbal
or in
writing, in respect of the subject matter of this
Agreement.
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q. A
release
from escrow of all of the Trust Funds in accordance with the provisions of
this
Agreement shall terminate all obligations of the Escrow Agent under this
Agreement.
6. TransPacific
shall immediately establish a bank account with a major bank in Egypt acceptable
to Dover and designate such account, to the fullest extent possible under
the
laws of Egypt, as a trust account or such other account designation as is
available under the laws of Egypt to acknowledge the interest of parties
other
than or in addition to the named account holder in amounts from time to time
deposited into or disbursed from the account (the “Trust
Account”).
Full
particulars of the Trust Account (including wire transfer instructions) shall
be
provided by TransPacific to Dover and the Escrow Agent by written notification
no later than April 27, 2006. Should TransPacific fail to establish the Trust
Account or fail to provide particulars thereof to the Escrow Agent as aforesaid,
then Dover shall do so upon the same terms and conditions as soon as reasonably
possible thereafter. The following are the terms and conditions applicable
to
the Trust Account and to the Trust Funds in the Trust Account:
a.
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The
beneficial owner of the Trust Account shall be the operator from
time to
time of the EWA Concession as approved by ARE (the “Operator”)
and use of the Trust Funds shall be restricted as provided below.
If
TransPacific is not approved by ARE as the Operator all parties
to this
agreement agree that Sea Dragon shall be designated as Operator
subject to
ARE approval. If Sea Dragon is not approved by ARE as the Operator
all the
parties to this agreement agree that MEII shall be designated as
Operator
subject to ARE approval. Dover shall be Operator until such time
as either
TransPacific, Sea Dragon or MEII are approved as Operator and shall
remain
Operator if neither TransPacific, Sea Dragon or MEII are approved
as
Operator by ARE.
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b.
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Signing
authority for any and all cheques and other negotiable instruments
drawn
on the Trust Account and any and all disbursements or withdrawals
therefrom until the EWA #4 well is drilled shall, at all times
except as
may be otherwise expressly provided in subsection 6e hereof, require
two
signatories, one a nominee of TransPacific and the other a nominee
of
Dover. The nominees shall be Xx. Xxxxxxx Xxxx or Xx. Xxxxx Xxxx
for
TransPacific and Xx. Xxxx Xxxxxxx or Xxxxxx Xxxxx for Dover, unless
and
until TransPacific and Dover, as applicable, otherwise notify the
other of
a replacement nominee in writing.
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c.
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USD
$250,000.00 of the Trust Funds to be wire transferred to the Trust
Account
by the Escrow Agent will be used to establish an operating office
for the
Operator and other related expenses in Cairo, the remainder will
be used
to drill the EWA#4 well. If TransPacific is not approved as Operator
by
ARE the $250,000 will remain in the Trust Account and will be used
to
satisfy the Second Phase Obligations.
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d. Liabilities
and expenses in accordance with requirements of EGPC and the Concession
Agreement will be incurred by or on behalf of the Operator to satisfy the
drilling obligations of MEII, Sea Dragon and TransPacific under the Dover
Farm-Out Agreement as amended by this Agreement. At the discretion of the
Operator the contracts for these liabilities and expenses must be approved
and
accepted by EGPC either through tender or other means acceptable to EGPC,
and
copies of EGPC approval letters for such contracts shall be provided by
TransPacific to Dover prior to the payment of invoices thereunder from the
Trust
Account. TransPacific shall keep MEII, Sea Dragon and Dover fully informed
on
all aspects of both the exploration of and drilling in the EWA Concession.
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, TransPacific will provide
activity reports by email to MEII, Sea Dragon and Dover weekly during the
period
of exploration and daily during the period of active drilling. MEII, Sea
Dragon
and TransPacific acknowledge and agree to and with Dover that any services
rendered by Xxxxx El Zeit Petroleum Company (“Petrozeit”)
relative to the EWA Concession shall be subject to the provisions of any
Master
Services Agreement then applicable to Petrozeit providing services in respect
of
the EWA Concession and that payment of any and all invoices for such services
in
excess of any remaining amount of the Trust Funds shall be the joint and
several
obligations of Sea Dragon, MEII and TransPacific provided that nothing herein
shall oblige Dover to make any such services of Petrozeit available. Dover,
TransPacific, Sea Dragon or MEII, as the case may be,
shall
obtain prior approval of Sea Dragon, MEII, TransPacific and Dover as to the
content and form of any press release, in coordination with EGPC and the
Ministry of Petroleum (in the case of announcing a discovery) such approval
not
to be unreasonably withheld or delayed. All parties agree not to publicly
disclose results of the drilling operations until the agreed upon press release
has been approved.
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e.
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Should
the drilling obligations under the Dover Farm-Out Agreement for
the second
phase exploration period (the “Second
Phase Obligations”)
not be satisfied for any reason by May 17, 2007, as evidenced
by written
notification from EGPC to any of MEII, Sea Dragon, TransPacific
or Dover
to that effect and provided such notice is first provided by
the receiving
party to all non receiving parties, any balance remaining of the Trust
Funds shall forthwith paid from the Trust Account to Dover, if
so
requested by Dover by notice in writing to MEII, Sea Dragon and
TransPacific, whereupon Dover shall use its reasonable best efforts
to
complete the Second Phase Obligations by July 17, 2007 but without
any
obligation under this Agreement, or otherwise, to incur additional
liabilities or expenses in excess of the amount of the Trust
Funds it has
been paid. Alternatively, signing authority for the Trust Account
will be
changed to thereafter permit Dover’s nominee to have sole signing
authority. Any balance remaining of the Trust Funds after completion
of
the Second Phase Obligations shall be held in the Trust Account
or by
Dover, as applicable, and applied towards satisfying subsequent
drilling
obligations under the Dover Farm-Out Agreement. Should Dover
receive the
Trust Funds, Dover shall provide MEII, Sea Dragon and TransPacific
with a
detailed accounting of expenditures and ensure that the expenses
are to be
pursuant to contracts approved by
EGPC.
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7.
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All
notices authorized or required between the parties and the Escrow
Agent by
any of the provisions of this Agreement shall be in writing (in
English)
and delivered in person or by courier service or by any electronic
means
of transmitting written communications which provides written confirmation
of complete transmission, and properly addressed to the other party.
Verbal communication does not constitute notice for purposes of
this
Agreement, and e-mail addresses and telephone numbers for the parties
and
the Escrow Agent are listed below as a matter of convenience only.
A
notice given under any provision of this Agreement shall be deemed
delivered only when received by the party to whom such notice is
directed,
and the time for such party to deliver any notice in response to
such
originating notice shall run from the date the originating notice
is
received. “Received”
for purposes of this Article shall mean actual delivery of the
notice to
the address of the party specified
hereunder.
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Name:
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Dover
Investments Limited
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Address:
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Xxxxx Xxxxxx
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Xxxxxxxx
Xxxx, Xxxxxxx
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X0X
0X0
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Xxxxxx
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Attention:
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Xxxxxx
Xxxxx
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Facsimile:
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000-000-0000
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Email:
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xxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxx.xxx
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Telephone:
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000-000-0000
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Name:
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Mogul
Energy Ltd.
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Address:
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0000-000
Xxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
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Xxxxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxx, X0X 0X0
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Attention:
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Xx.
Xxxxxx Tyab
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Facsimile:
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(000)
000-0000
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Email:
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xxxxxxxxxx@xxxx.xx
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Telephone:
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(000)
000-0000
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Name:
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TransPacific
Petroleum Corp.
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Address:
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0000
Xxxxxx Xxxxx
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Xxxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxx, X0X 0X0
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Attention:
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Xx.
Xxxxxxx Xxxx
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Facsimile:
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(000)
000-0000
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Email:
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xxxxxxxx@xxxxxxx.xxx
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Telephone:
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(000)
000-0000
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Name:
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Address:
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000
Xxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
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Xxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxxxx, XXX, 00000
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Attention:
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Xx.
Xxxxx Tyab
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Facsimile:
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(000)
000-0000
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Email:
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xxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
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Telephone:
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(000)
000-0000
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Name:
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Xx.
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx
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Address:
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0000
Xxxxxx Xxxxx
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Xxxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxx, X0X 0X0
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Attention:
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Xx.
Xxxxxxx M Xxxx
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Facsimile:
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(000)
000-0000
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Email:
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xxxxxxxx@xxxxxxx.xxx
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Telephone:
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(000)
000-0000
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Name:
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Sea
Dragon Energy Inc.
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Address:
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0000-000
Xxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
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Xxxxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxx, X0X 0X0
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Attention:
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Mr.
Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx
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Facsimile:
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(000)
000-0000
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Email:
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xxx@xxxxxxxxx.xx
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Telephone:
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(000)
000-0000
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Name:
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Hughes,
Dorsch, Garland, Coles LLP
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Address:
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000
Xxx Xxxxxx
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Xxxxx
000
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Xxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxx X0X 0X0
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Attention:
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Xxxxxxx
X. Xxxxx
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Facsimile:
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000-000-0000
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Email:
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xxxxxxxx@xxxx.xx.xx
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Telephone:
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000-000-0000
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8.
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Each
of the parties hereto shall from time to time execute and deliver
all such
further documents and instruments and do all acts and things as
the other
parties hereto may reasonably require to effectively carry out
or better
evidence or perfect the full intent and meaning of this
Agreement.
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9.
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This
Agreement may be amended, modified or supplemented only by a written
instrument signed by each party. No waiver of any breach of any
provision
of this Agreement shall be effective or binding unless made in
writing and
signed by the party purporting to give the same and, unless otherwise
provided in the written waiver, shall be limited to the specific
breach
waived.
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10.
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The
Dover Farm-Out Agreement is and remains in full force and effect
subject
only as amended by this Agreement.
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11.
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This
Agreement as it relates to the Trust Funds and the Escrow Agent
shall be
governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Province
of
Ontario and the federal laws of Canada applicable therein and shall
be
treated, in all such respects, as an Ontario contract. Each of
the parties
agrees that any action or proceeding relating to the Trust Funds
and the
Escrow Agent may be brought in any court of competent jurisdiction
in the
Province of Ontario and for that purpose now irrevocably and
unconditionally attorns and submits to the jurisdiction of such
Ontario
court. This Agreement as it relates to everything other than the
Trust
Funds and the Escrow Agent, consistent with the Dover Farm-Out
Agreement,
shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the law of
the
Province of Alberta and the federal laws of Canada applicable therein,
and
shall be treated, in all such respects, as an Alberta contract.
Any action
or proceeding otherwise relating to this Agreement may be brought
in any
court of competent jurisdiction in the Province of Alberta and
for that
purpose each of the parties now irrevocably and unconditionally
attorns
and submits to the jurisdiction of such Alberta
court.
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12. The
invalidity or unenforceability of any particular provision of this Agreement
shall not affect or limit the validity or enforceability of the remaining
provisions of this Agreement.
13.
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This
Agreement shall enure to the benefit of and be binding on the parties
to
this Agreement and each of their respective heirs, executors,
administrators, successors and
assigns.
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14.
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This
Agreement may be executed in several parts in the same form and
by
facsimile and the parts as so executed shall together form one
original
agreement, and the parts, if more than one, shall be read together
and
construed as if all the signing parties hereto had executed one
original
copy of this Agreement.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF
the
parties hereto have executed and delivered this Agreement as of the date
first
above-mentioned.
DOVER
INVESTMENTS LIMITED
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Dated
April 13, 2006
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By:
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/s/
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx
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Xxxxxx
X. Xxxxx, President
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MOGUL
ENERGY LTD.
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Dated
April 13, 2006
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By:
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/s/
Xxxxxx Xxxx
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Xxxxxx
Tyab, President
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TRANSPACIFIC
PETROLEUM CORP.
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Dated
April 13, 2006
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By:
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/s/
Ghareeb X. Xxxx
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Xx.
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx, President
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Dated
April 13, 2006
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By:
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/s/
Naeem Xxxx
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Xxxxx
Tyab, President
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SEA
DRAGON ENERGY INC.
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/s/Xxxxxx
Xxxx
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Xxxxxx
Tyab, Director
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Signed,
sealed and delivered by
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)
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Xx.
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx in the presence of:
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)
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)
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)
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/s/
Xxxxxx Xxxx
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)
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Name
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)
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)
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/s/
Ghareeb X. Xxxx
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Dated
April 13, 2006
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)
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Xx.
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx
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By
signing below, Hughes, Dorsch, Garland, Coles LLP hereby acknowledges receipt
of
the aggregate sum of USD$2,000,000.00 representing the Trust Funds within
the
meaning of the foregoing Amending Agreement and agrees to and with each of
the
parties thereto to be bound by the provisions thereof relating to the Trust
Funds as Escrow Agent thereunder.
HUGHES,
DORSCH, GARLAND, COLES LLP
/s/
Xxxx Xxxxx
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Dated:
Dated: April 21, 2006
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Xxxxxxx
X. Xxxxx, Partner
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