EXHIBIT 10.23
October 30, 1997
Cheniere Energy, Inc.
0000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000
Attention: Xx. Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
President
Re: Eighth Amendment to Exploration Agreement dated April 4, 1996 between
Zydeco Exploration, Inc. and FX Energy, Inc.
Gentlemen:
In accordance with the provisions of Section 16.b. of the captioned
Agreement and when accepted by you in the manner hereinafter provided, this
letter shall constitute our agreement to amend said document to provide for
expansion of the Area of Mutual Interest as stipulated in Section 14 thereof
and depicted on Exhibit "B" attached thereto as follows, to wit:
The Area of Mutual Interest is hereby expanded to include those Blocks
within the area of 3-D seismic coverage acquired by Zydeco Exploration,
Inc. from Fairfield Industries, Inc. by Supplement Agreement No. 2 to
Master License Agreement dated January 9, 1997, being all or those portions
of the following described blocks lying or being situated outside of the
existing AMI, to wit: West Cameron Blocks 46, 47, 48, 53, 54, 55, 56 and
Sabine Pass Blocks 3 and 6.
Except as herein specifically amended, all other provisions of the captioned
Agreement and previous amendments shall remain unchanged. If you are in
agreement with the foregoing, please so indicate by signing and returning the
attached duplicate original of this letter for completion of our files.
Very truly yours,
Zydeco Exploration, Inc.
/s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxx
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Xxxx X. Xxxxx
President & Chief Operating Officer
Cheniere Energy, Inc.
October 30, 1997
ACCEPTED AND AGREED TO THIS 31st DAY OF October 1997.
Cheniere Energy, Inc.
By: /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
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Title: President
