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ith you Accelerating Return on SAP Investment for Excelerate Energy Harnessing Power of Cloud and SAP’s Certified Solution June 5, 2014

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Agenda

1. Introductions

2. Background

3. Business Issues … Why SAP?

4. Scope and Phasing

5. The Solution

6. Results and Lessons Learned

7. Questions?


Introductions

!  Excelerate’s Corporate Controller since August 2008. Prior to joining Excelerate, Mr. Hormann was in Audit and Transaction Advisory Services at Ernst & Young LLP, and worked for Private Equity Funds on IPO and M&A transactions.

!  Mr. Hormann graduated from Trinity University with a B.S. in Accounting, Finance and a Master’s degree from the University of Houston.

!  More than ten years of both domestic and international experience in finance and accounting areas such as general ledger, consolidations, analysis, financial and management reporting

!  Industries such as chemical, retail, automation, IT, insurance, power generation/distribution, emissions allowances and LNG transportation and trading

!  Experience in implementation and enhancements in ERP systems such as SAP (ECC/BPC) and other ERP and consolidation packages

!  Sowmi specializes in delivering SAP implementations within the Energy and Utilities industries and is responsible for Capgemini’s proprietary EnergyPath solution

!  He is responsible for the successful delivery of Oilfield Services, Midstream and Utilities projects in North America

!  More than 15 years experience in applied program and project management focused on large, complex technology projects with an emphasis on predictability, usability and speed to value

Richard Hormann Controller, Director of

Treasury, and Back Office Excelerate Energy

Fabio Franco Senior Manager –

Accounting Excelerate Energy

Sowmi Jagadeeshi Principal – Energy & Utilities, Capgemini


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1. Introductions

2. Background



5. The Solution


7. Questions?


We keep energy moving

Complete flexibility to fit your needs ‒ from FSRU to a complete gas delivery solution. Excelerate Energy is the only floating LNG provider offering services across the entire midstream LNG chain.

LNG TRADING & CHARTERING

We bring value to both spot- and long-term LNG

trading, and create a flexible LNG sourcing solution for

regasification projects.

FLOATING LIQUEFACTION

Effectively monetize both onshore and offshore gas reserves with Excelerate’s

Floating Liquefaction Storage and Offloading

(FLSO) Vessel.

FLOATING REGASIFICATION

A fast-track LNG import solution tailored to fit most

any environment.

STS TRANSFER OF LNG

Enhances the capabilities of FSRUs by allowing for

continuous supply of natural gas for import, and enabling small-scale LNG.

Providing for the safe, efficient flow of energy, our

personnel are uniquely qualified to manage

regasification vessels.

SHIPPING & OPERATIONS


History of Innovation

At Excelerate Energy, we think of ourselves as a work in progress, constantly evolving to meet the changing needs of our customers and the markets we serve.

“World’s First Commercial LNG Ship-to-Ship Transfer” FEBRUARY 2007

“World’s First Regas Vessel” Excelsior Delivered JANUARY 2005

“World’s First Deepwater LNG Port” Gulf Gateway Commissioned MARCH 2005

“World’s First GasPort” Teesside GasPort Completed FEBRUARY 2007

“Middle East’s First LNG Importation Facility” Mina Al Ahmadi GasPort Commissioned AUGUST 2009

“South America’s First LNG Import Facility” Bahía Blanca GasPort Commissioned JUNE 2008

“First LNG Facility on the US East Coast in 30 Years” Northeast Gateway Commissioned MAY 2008

“World’s First At-the-Dock LNG STS Transfer” Bahía Blanca GasPort JUNE 2008

“100th Ship-to-Ship Transfer of LNG” Over 12,600,000 m3 of LNG transferred APRIL 2011

500th STS Transfer of LNG SEPTEMBER 2013

“Argentina’s Second LNG Importation Facility” Escobar GasPort Commissioned JUNE 2011

“Israel’s First LNG Importation Facility” Hadera Gateway Commissioned JANUARY 2013

“World’s Largest FSRU” VT3*Contract Executed AUGUST 2011

JANUARY 2005 Excelerate Energy First Cargo Delivered

JULY 2003 Excelerate Energy Formed


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5. The Solution


7. Questions?


Business Issues … Why SAP?

Business Issues !  Excelerate needed a world-class system to support business

!  A system that could be easily scale

!  It had to start small, at low cost and be easily sustained or expanded

!  It had to provide strong financial controls and a great deal of automation, so Excelerate could stay lean and remain efficient

Approach !  They considered a variety or ERP solutions and chose SAP for the following reasons:

–  Needed a system that could scale up to growth plans –  Footprint in the industry –  Comprehensive, end to end, coverage (no surprises!) –  Commitment to organic, user initiated, change


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1. Introductions

2. Background



5. The Solution


7. Questions?


Proposed Implementation Approach

M1 M2 M3 M4 M5 M6 M7 M8 M9 M10 M11 M12

Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan’14 Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug

Application Support Desk

Phase-1: Core Applications !  Finance and Controlling !  Project Accounting & Asset Accounting !  Procurement !  Integration with payroll system for G/L !  BPC Consolidation

Post Go-Live

Post Go-Live

Phase- 3: !  Argentina rollout !  Localization !  Fiori (more apps)

Phase- 2: !  BPC Planning !  Electronic bank integration using files !  Sales !  Fiori for approvals !  BOBJ Analytics !  Document management integration

(SharePoint )

Post Go-Live


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5. The Solution


7. Questions?


Capgemini’s OnePath Offering –One Hand to Shake Model for Excelerate

License

!  SAP ERP !  Business Objects !  Business Planning and

Consolidation

Implement

!  Finance !  Procurement !  Sales !  Business Planning and

Consolidation !  Business Intelligence !  DMS integration with

SharePoint

Application and Infrastructure Management

!  Application Management

!  Capgemini Orchestration Management PLatform End To End (COMPLETE) Cloud.

One Hand to Shake and Deal Structuring Model

"  Capgemini’s OnePath Solution is SAP Business Suite Software Packaged as either a CapEx or OpEx offering. "  Companies can take advantage of all the benefits of the SAP environment right now, yet eliminate up-front capital "  Complexity is dramatically reduced by the bundling of software and services, giving customers “one hand to

shake’ to get things done.


Capgemini’s EnergyPath: Certified SAP All-in-One Solution

Technology Management Integration, data conversion, AM, IM, Security, Reports

SAP Generic Products (ECC 6.0, BW ,SRM, PI,Portal)

What is EnergyPath? EnergyPath is Capgemini’s SAP-certified All-in-One ERP solution that enables Oil & Gas companies to streamline operations, providing greater visibility and control of core business processes.

How was EnergyPath developed?

The EnergyPath solution was built over the past last six years, based on leading practices and processes we’ve refined during multiple implementations with Oil & Gas. During each implementation, we’ve improved the solution by adding additional functionality (Capgemini IP).

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!  Pre-integrated !  Pre-configured !  Speed to Value

EnergyPath

SAP Best Practices

Core SAP Functionality

Excelerate Specific

Industry Specific Layer (Capgemini IP) !  Ad-hoc reports

and analytics !  Mobility features

!  Industry-specific transactions !  Improved user interface

(Sharepoint front end)


Excelerate’s Implementation Approach

Excelerate’s Competitive Advantage + =


COMPLETE: Service Description Capgemini Orchestration Management PLatform End To End

Service Automation

Monitoring

High Availability

Usage and Accounting

! Enhanced Management of the Virtual Environment

! Ability to Scale (Expand and Contract)

Platform & Virtualization Management

Security & Compliance

“Built for Purpose” Cloud Solutions

Service Management

COMPLETE Cloud Platform

! Monitor Both Physical and Virtual Server Environments

! Agent Based Solution & CloudWatch

! HW, OS & Application Services

! Orchestration of Cloud Operations via Scripted API Calls for Launch, Start, Stop, Snapshot

! Service Catalog and Templates ! Automated Provisioning via Cloud

Formation Scripts ! Application Quick Start Templates

! Network Security, Firewall/Security Groups ! Virtual Private Cloud Segregation ! Corporate Networks Extended with VPN or

Direction Connections ! Governance ! Management SSL VPN ! Meeting Compliance and Regulatory Needs

! Detailed Metering and Accounting for Cloud Services

! Usage Based Billing by Hour/GB

! Chargeback by Service, Division, Business Unit

! Resource Tagging Standards

! Service Level Management ! Service Desk – Incident/Requests ! Change Management ! License & Asset Management ! Capacity Management Review

! Redundancy Built In or Designed for High Availability Meeting Specific Service Level Requirements

! Load Balancing ! Split Availability Zone Solutions

Server, Storage, Network HW ! On Demand Infrastructure as a Service from

AWS for “Virtual Private” Clouds with Ability to Expand and Contract

! Standard AMI OS & App Templates ! Snapshots, DB Backups ! Public/Private IPA Management ! Routing Management ! Data Import ! Fully Managed Solution


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1. Introductions

2. Background



5. The Solution


7. Questions?


Lessons Learned

Results for Excelerate

Deploying a world class system quickly, at low cost, with little disruption as possible

Excelerate benefitted from great coordination between process groups

Excelerate was willing to accept best-practices approach

Applicable Lessons for Others

A phased approach is key to seeing early benefits

EnergyPath helped us to deliver the project with no increase in the head count

SAP certified solutions such as EnergyPath is scalable, its integrated, comprehensive with low TCO


Agenda

1. Introductions

2. Background



5. The Solution


7. Questions?


Questions?


Contact information

Richard Hormann Corporate Controller, Director of Treasury Excelerate Energy LP [email protected] Excelerate Office 1450 Lake Robbins Drive, Suite 200 The Woodlands, TX 77380

Sowmi Jagadeeshi Principal – Energy & Utilities [email protected] Capgemini Office 201 East John Carpenter Freeway Suite 700 Irving, TX 75062

Fabio Franco Senior Manager, Accounting Excelerate Energy LP [email protected] Excelerate Office 1450 Lake Robbins Drive, Suite 200 The Woodlands, TX 77380

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