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SBM Offshore Corporate Mission

Towards Clients• to provide superior products and services

through innovative, fit-for-purpose andcompetitive solutions for the offshore oil andgas industry;

• to design, construct, install, maintain andoperate such facilities in a safe and environ-mentally sound manner.

Towards Employees• to generate an attitude of enthusiasm and

pride throughout the Company, throughpromoting high-technology products andproviding a most favourable environment forprofessional and personal development, and to highly reward it.

Towards Shareholders• to constantly improve our know-how and

efficiency, with the objective to generatereturns well above cost of capital;

• to maintain a high degree of transparency andreliability;

• to provide double digit yearly EPS growth.

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‘Technology creating value’ has been the motto of SBM Offshore N.V. for many years. Sometimes however, theterms used to describe the Group’s technology are not self-explanatory, and require clarification. Also certain of theGroup’s key products deserve a detailed description, which should not be included in the body of the Annual Reportfor one particular year. Accordingly, this Glossary of technical terms and product descriptions has been produced toensure that key terms and products are clearly explained and understood. An explanation of some financial terms, anoverview of the Company’s lease fleet and the addresses of the operating units of SBM Offshore are included as well.

Technical Terms

BTM Buoyant Turret MooringA disconnectable turret mooring system consisting of a disconnectable mooring buoyand a fixed turret structure located in the forepeak of the tanker. The mooring buoy is fixed to the seabed by catenary anchor legs, supports the crudeoil and gas risers and is connected by means of a structural connector to the fixedturret. The fixed turret extends up through the tanker, supported on a weathervaningbearing and contains the reconnection winch, flow lines, control manifolds and fluidswivels located above the main deck. The system is developed for areas where typhoon, hurricane or icebergs are a dangerfor the FPSO and primarily for safety reasons rapid disconnection / reconnection isrequired. Disconnection and reconnection operations are carried out from the tankerwithout external intervention. When disconnected the mooring buoy sinks to neutralbuoyancy under water and the FPSO sails away.

CALM Catenary Anchor Leg MooringA floating buoy that performs the dual function of keeping a tanker moored on a singlepoint and transferring fluids (generally crude oil or refined products) while allowing theship to weathervane. It consists of a circular floating buoy anchored by means ofmultiple chain legs fixed to the seabed by either conventional anchor legs or piles. Thebuoy itself is free to move up and down, sideways and in pitching and rolling motions.The tanker is moored via hawsers to the turntable on the buoy. The tanker is loaded oroffloaded by means of flexible marine hoses from the buoy to the vessel’s manifold. The connection between the piping inside the buoy and the sub-sea pipeline is bymeans of flexible hoses.

Condensates Liquids condensed from a gas stream, made up of a range of heavier hydrocarbons. Forgas fields, condensate typically refers to the hydrocarbon liquid separated from the wellstream fluid, which can be stabilised, stored and exported as a high value liquid product.

COOLTM Cryogenic Offshore OffLoading or Loading (COOLTM) terminal.

Crane vessel A ship-shape vessel or semi-submersible vessel with one or two cranes for liftingplatform modules and structures at sea. The crane hoisting capacities are substantialand range from 300 tons to 14,000 tons. Cranes allow for moving the hook-loadvertically and horizontally (in a 360 degree radius). In medium water depths the crane vessel is anchor-moored. In deepwater areas thevessel is dynamically positioned.

Cryogenic Low temperature processing, generally sub zero. For LNG this can be as low as minus 162°C.

DCU Dry Completion Unit (See DTU).

Deepwater More than 300 metres water depth.

DeepDraft SemiTM See Semi-submersible.

Glossary

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Desulphatation The removal of sulphate ions from seawater prior to use as injection water. Thisoperation is required when the formation contains barium and strontium and to a lesserextent calcium to prevent re-agitation of sulphates which will cause plugging of theflow-path of the produced fluids from the reservoir.

D.P. Dynamic PositioningA station keeping system for floating units which uses thrusters to compensate wind,wave and current forces in a dynamic controlled mode to keep the unit on apredetermined location and heading at sea.

Drill ship A ship-shape vessel for drilling and completing wells in medium to deepwaterapplications. The drilling equipment onboard of the ship enables drilling the well,running the protective casing in the well (preventing collapse of the drilled hole), andinstallation of the subsea Xmas tree.In medium water depths the drill ship is using a conventional anchoring system.In deepwater areas the ship is dynamically positioned.

Dry production trees See Surface (Xmas) trees

DSV Diving Support VesselA dedicated vessel, most frequently dynamically positioned, for assistance of subseasaturation diving and installation work.

DTU Dry Tree UnitA floating facility carrying surface completed wells, i.e. the Xmas trees are locatedabove the surface of the sea, on the floater, as opposed to the seabed. The rigid pipes (tubing, casing etc.) that link the trees to the wells require high tensionto avoid buckling. The DTU is therefore under constant tension to compensate for theheave motion of the floater.Generally, a DTU also carries basic drilling equipment to allow down-hole interventionon a tender assist mode. It can also feature full drilling capability.

Dwt Dead WeightThe total weight of cargo, fuel, fresh water, stores and crew that a ship can carry whenimmersed to her load line.

E/P or E&P Exploration and Production.

EPCI Engineer, Procure, Construct and InstallA form of contracting that provides for turnkey delivery of facilities.

FEED Front End Engineering and DesignA study used to analyse the various technical options for new field developments withthe objective to define the facilities required.

Flash gas The gas that is separated from the oil flow at the low or medium pressure separators(2nd stage separation).

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Flowlines Pipelines carrying reservoir fluid on the seabed from wells to risers.

FPDSO Floating Production, Drilling, Storage and Offloading systemAn FPSO with capability to drill, complete and work over wells from this facility. TheFPDSO is designed to receive and process the production stream from several subseacompleted wells and is capable of drilling and intervention on one well while productioncontinues to flow from the others.

FPSO Floating Production, Storage and Offloading systemAn FPSO is a floating facility installed above or close to an offshore oil and gas field toreceive, process, store and export hydrocarbons.It consists of a floater, which is either a new build or converted tanker, permanentlymoored on site. The cargo capacity of the vessel is used as buffer storage for the oilproduced. The process facilities (topsides) and accommodation are installed on thefloater. The mooring configuration may be of the spread mooring type or a single pointmooring system, generally a turret. The high pressure mixture of produced fluids is delivered to the process facilitiesmounted on the deck of the tanker, where the oil, gas and water are separated. Thewater is discharged overboard after treatment to eliminate hydrocarbons. Thestabilised crude oil is stored in the cargo tanks and subsequently transferred intoshuttle tankers either via a buoy or by laying side by side or in tandem to the FPSO.The gas is used for enhancing the liquid production through gas lift, and for energyproduction onboard the vessel. The remainder is compressed and transported bypipeline to shore or reinjected into the reservoir.

Fractionation The process to separate a mixed hydrocarbon stream by distillation, making use of thedifference in boiling points of the components to be separated. The lower boiling pointcomponents are recovered from the top of the fractionation column, and the heavierboiling point components from the bottom. This process is used in LPG processingsystems to separate products such as propane and butane.

FourStarTM See TLP

FSRU Floating Storage and Re-gasification UnitA floating vessel that is permanently moored at a site where it can receive LNG fromcarriers, store and re-gasify the LNG and send it as natural gas to shore via a sub-seapipeline at a rate required by the natural gas users.

GAPTM Gravity Actuated PipeA concept developed by the Group, consisting of a bundle of mid water pipessuspended between surface and seabed to minimise pipeline length and temperatureproblems in deepwater developments. These pipes typically connect a DTU to afloating production facility and carry the flow of gases, oil, water and control signalsover large distances. The bundle is stabilised vertically and horizontally by maintainingtension at each end provided by gravity.

Gas and water injection To enhance the crude oil recovery by maintaining sufficiently high reservoir pressurethroughout the production life, water and gas are injected under high pressure in thewell to replace produced volumes.

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Gas lift To facilitate the flow of live crude from wells, gas is injected at Xmas tree level or down-hole to lower the back pressure on the wells. The lift gas is the associated gas from thefield, which is treated, compressed and re-circulated into the flow system.

GTL Gas To Liquids conversionA process, based on Fischer Tropsch technology, which polymerises several gasmolecules into a longer chain hydrocarbon molecule that can exist in liquid phase atambient conditions. This process is being developed as an alternative to LNG forcommercialisation of remote gas reserves.

HAZID/HAZOP HAZard IDentification/HAZard and OPerability analysisSystematic design review methods to identify and address hazards to ensure that thenecessary safety measures to eliminate or mitigate hazards are incorporated in thedesign and operation of the unit.

Heave compensation system To suppress the movements of a load being lifted, in an offshore environment, amechanical system, often referred to as ‘heave compensation system’, is devised todampen and control vertical movements. Two methods of heave compensation exist;passive and active systems.

Hydrocarbons Oil, gas and other chemical components carrying hydrogen and carbon atoms.

Jack-up drilling rig A mobile drilling unit, which can elevate itself well above the sea surface on three ormore legs to become a stable seabed supported drilling platform. Drilling jack-ups canoperate in water depths up to 150 metres. On most jack-up drilling rigs the drill toweris placed on cantilever beams such that wells supported by an adjacent platform canbe drilled in work-over mode by skidding the cantilever over that fixed platform.

J-lay tower A pipe-lay method used in deepwater to allow the pipe to leave the pipe-lay unit at avertical departure angle. The tower supports the up-ended pipes.

LNG Liquefied Natural GasNatural gas (mainly methane) that is refrigerated to minus 162°C at atmosphericpressure to reach its liquid phase and subsequently its volume is reduced 600 times.In this phase, it becomes suitable for transportation in specialised vessels.

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LNG FPSO Floating Production, Storage and Offloading (FPSO) system for Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)An LNG FPSO is a floating facility installed above or close to an offshore gas field inorder to receive, process, liquefy, store and export natural gas. It consists of a purposebuilt floater containing LNG storage tanks with process facilities, gas treatment,liquefaction train(s) and an accommodation block, on the deck.The LNG FPSO is permanently moored to the seabed by a turret type mooring system.The high pressure well stream fluid is delivered from the seabed, via flexible hoses andswivels, to process facilities on the deck of the LNG FPSO. The process facilityseparates the fluid in gas, condensate and water. The water is treated to eliminate any remaining hydrocarbons and dischargedoverboard. The condensate is treated and stored in separate crude oil tanks.The gas is separated in methane for LNG production and propane and butane fortreatment into LPG. Methane is then treated and liquefied in one or more of the LNGtrains, also located on the deck. The LNG is finally stored at minus 162°C in the specialLNG cargo tanks. On a regular basis the LNG will be transferred from the LNG cargotanks to LNG shuttle tankers via side by side or tandem offloading. LNG is the main product on an LNG FPSO, however the FPSO does also producecondensate and LPG, which are stored in separate LPG and condensate tanks and areoffloaded separately via their specific offloading systems.

LPG Liquefied Petroleum GasButane and propane, separated from the well fluid stream. LPG can be transportedunder pressure or in refrigerated vessels (LPG carriers).

Manifold A pipe spool in which a number of incoming pipes are combined to feed to a commonoutput line.

MARPOL MARine POLutionInternational regulations produced by the International Convention for the Prevention ofPollution from Ships, 1973, as adopted by the International Conference on MarinePollution convened by the International Maritime Organisation, which is the regulatorybody in respect of pollution by oil, noxious substances, harmful substances inpackaged forms, sewage and garbage.

Mid water pipe A pipeline to transfer fluids or gases suspended between two floating facilities,when ultra-deepwater makes sea bottom pipe configurations uneconomical ortechnically unacceptable. Typically, a mid water pipe is configured at a depth of 100 to300 metres.

MMSCFD Millions of Standard Cubic Feet per DayA commonly used unit to measure gas flows.

MOPU Mobile Offshore Production UnitA jack-up platform carrying oil, gas and water separation equipment.

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MOPUstor Mobile Offshore Production Unit with oil storage capacityA jack-up platform carrying oil, gas and water separation equipment integrated with anoil storage tank located on the seabed. The produced fluids from the well are delivered via dry tree well heads on the platform.After treatment the stabilised crude is stored in the storage tank on the seabed andsubsequently transferred into shuttle tankers via a subsea tanker loading system.

MPV Multi-Purpose VesselA dedicated vessel that is able to perform multiple tasks for offshore installations.

MSV Multi-Service VesselA dedicated vessel which is able to perform multiple maintenance services onplatforms, floaters, subsea wells, pipelines and risers.

Non-flaring operations Operations where the produced gas from an oil field is not allowed to be flared andtherefore either has to be exported by pipeline, used as a fuel source or reinjected intothe well.

Pipe-lay barge A flat-bottom, ship-shape or semi-submersible vessel for the offshore installation ofsubsea pipelines. Individual pipe joints are welded together on the vessel (to make acontinuous string) and subsequently laid onto the seabed in a controlled manner.In medium water depths the pipe-lay barge is anchor-moored. In deepwater areas thebarge is dynamically positioned.

Risers Steel or flexible pipe, which transfer well fluids from the seabed to the surface.

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ROV Remote Operated VehicleA tethered underwater robot which has been designed to perform unmannedinstallation tasks or inspections in deep water. They are linked to the installation vesselby an umbilical cable. Electrical power, video and data signals are transferred via theumbilical between the operator and the vehicle. High power applications will often usehydraulics in addition to electrical cabling. Most ROVs are equipped with at least avideo camera and lights. Additional equipment is commonly added to expand thevehicle’s capabilities.

RTM Riser Turret Mooring A disconnectable riser turret mooring system comprises of a disconnectable risercolumn and a fixed arm, which is attached to the bow of the tanker.The riser column is fixed to the seabed by catenary anchor legs, supports the crude oiland gas risers, and is connected by means of a structural connector to the fixed arm.The fixed arm is located on the bow of the tanker and contains the weathervaningbearing, reconnection winch, flow lines, control manifolds and fluid swivels.Disconnection is achieved automatically in two stages; first the fluid risers are isolated,then the riser column disengaged utilising large hydraulically operated collet-typeconnectors. Disconnection and reconnection operations are carried out from the tankerwithout external intervention. After disconnection, the column remains on location andthe tanker sails away.

SALM Single Anchor Leg MooringA SALM can be employed as an unmanned tanker loading or discharge terminal withmultiple fluid transfer circuits. The configuration of a SALM is highly elastic over a verywide range of water depths. This inherent elasticity enables cargo transfer operationsto continue under adverse weather and sea-state conditions. This built-in resiliencyalso enables the SALM to yield in the event of collision thus minimising impact forcesand structural damage.

SCR Steel Catenary Riser A steel pipe hung in a catenary configuration from a floating vessel in deep water totransmit flow to or from the sea floor.

SeaStar® See TLP

Semi-submersible A floating unit, with its deck supported by columns to enable the unit to become almosttransparent for waves and provide favourable motion behaviour. The unit stays onlocation using dynamic positioning and/or is anchored by means of catenary mooringlines terminating in piles or anchors.

DeepDraft SemiTM

A semi-submersible unit fitted with oil and gas production facilities in ultra deep waterconditions. The unit is designed to optimize vessel motions to accommodate SCRs.

Semi-submersible Drilling RigA semi-submersible unit fitted with drilling facilities and DP for deep water drilling.

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SQM The Soft Quay Mooring (SQM) system consists of a weighted quay suspended fromarticulated arms held 10 to 15 metres away from the side of the FSRU. This quay holdsthe carrier at a much greater distance than possible with normal side-by-side mooringfenders, and such distance provides ample space to avoid contact between the LNGcarrier and the FSRU, both during berthing and offloading operations. Should theberthing carrier approach the SQM too fast, the articulating arms will deflect andabsorb the carrier momentum without suffering any damage.A Soft Quay Mooring (SQM) system has been developed to increase both the safety ofthe berthing operation as well as the offloading sea state threshold.The SQM can be used in more traditional type of quay side berthing which would allowfor offloading in less protected areas.

SPAR A deep-draft cylindrical and vertical floating production unit (single column). This facilityalthough not heave-restrained, can accommodate surface completed wellheads.

SPM Single Point Mooring System A mooring system which enables the vessel to weathervane (i.e. to freely rotate in anydirection, in accordance with the prevailing environmental conditions) whilst it loads orunloads hydrocarbons, chemicals or fresh water. The two categories of SPMs are asfollows:• a single point mooring buoy or tower, that is designed for use by any trading tanker,

and is thus independent of the vessel;• a system, such as a turret mooring, that is incorporated within an FSO or FPSO.

Spread mooring In the case of a spread moored FPSO/FSO, the tanker or process barge is moored ina fixed heading with anchor lines distributed over the bow and stern of the vessel, toanchor points situated on the seabed. The heading is determined by the prevailing seaand weather conditions. The spread moored FPSO/FSO can only be used on locationswhere currents, waves and winds are very moderate or normally come from a prevailingdirection.With this type of FPSO/FSO no turret or swivel stack is required, as the vessel does notchange heading in relation to the risers connecting the tanker with the wells on theseabed. To offload crude from a spread moored FPSOs/FSOs a separate tankerloading facility, should be provided, as the shuttle tanker cannot safely moor in tandemto the FPSO/FSO, due to changing current, wind and wave direction, possibleinterference with the FPSOs/FSOs anchor lines, and high risk of collision. The deepwater CALM buoys have been designed as offloading facility for deepwaterspread moored FPSOs.

STL Submerged Turret Loading

STP Submerged Turret Production

Subsea facilities Subsea Xmas trees, manifolds, control boxes, valves, pipelines, risers, umbilicals,cables, etc

Subsea (xmas) tree The Xmas tree completing the well is located on the seabed.

Suction pile A suction pile is a large diameter steel pile installed by creating a vacuum inside the pileby suction. These piles are used to secure anchor lines for both SPM and spreadmoored systems.

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Surface (xmas) tree The Xmas tree completing the well is located either on a fixed platform (shallow water)or on a floating platform (deepwater DCU) such as a SeaStar®, Spar, TLD or TLP.

Swivel/Swivel stack SwivelMechanical component consisting of a fixed and a rotating part, connected by meansof a roller bearing and a sealing arrangement, allowing fluids to pass between thestationary and the weathervaning part of a Single Point Mooring system.

Swivel StackAn arrangement of several individual swivels stacked on top of each other to allow ona weathervaning FPSO the continuous transfer of fluids, gasses, controls and powerbetween the risers and the process facilities on the FPSO deck.

SYMOTM Soft Yoke Mooring and OffloadingCombines a solid structural mooring with a hard-piped/swivels fluid transfer system. It can be connected and operated in much higher sea states than other LNG offloadingsystems. The SYMOTM can be used in a variety of LNG transfer applications:• the SYMOTM is used to moor an LNG carrier in tandem to the stern of an LNG FPSO

offshore or at the stern of an FSRU near shore;• the SYMOTM is used to moor temporarily an LNG carrier to an import terminal in

shallow water. LNG is either transferred to shore via a cryogenic pipeline oralternatively re-gasification takes place on the terminal allowing high-pressure gas tobe exported.

TLD Tension Leg Deck A passive system for tensioning risers on floating deepwater production facilities. Theconcept uses gravity as the tensioning means unlike other systems such as spars orTLP’s which use buoyancy. This unique system, proprietary to SBM, is beingdeveloped for integration into FPSOs.

TLP Tension Leg PlatformA floating production platform positioned and stabilised by at least three separated,vertical tendons anchored to the seabed. The tendons are tensioned using thebuoyancy of the underwater hull of the platform. Subjected to wave, wind and currentaction, the platform moves sideways, but remains horizontal due to the parallel actionsof the tendons. The vertical motion (heave) is eliminated and the facility is thereforesuitable for surface completion of the wells.

SeaStar® TLPA TLP using a mono column structure as opposed to multicolumn (typically four). ThisTLP can accommodate wet or dry tree developments up to payloads of 11,000 tons fordeepwater developments.

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FourStarTM TLPA four leg battered-column design TLP which will support full deepwater drilling andproduction payloads. The design allows for efficient quayside integration of topsidesand hull systems.

Topsides See FPSO.

TrellineTM The TrellineTM is a large diameter reinforced bonded rubber hose. Suspended in asimple wave of about 2 km, between an FPSO and a deep water CALM buoy, it is usedas an alternative to a steel mid water pipe.

Turnkey supply Design, construction, installation and delivery of an operational system.

Turret Mooring The turret system is integrated into or attached to the hull of the tanker, in most casesnear the bow, and allows the tanker to weathervane around it and thereby take up theline of least resistance to the combined forces of wind, waves and current. A highpressure oil and gas swivel stack is mounted onto the mooring system. This swivelstack is the connection between the risers from the subsea flowlines on the seabed tothe piping onboard the vessel. It allows the flow of oil, gas and water onto the unit tocontinue without interruption while the FPSO weathervanes. For reasons of size andcost, the number of swivels is kept to a minimum, and therefore the flow of oil and gashas to be manifolded in the turret area, particularly when the system produces from alarge number of wells.The turret mooring and high pressure swivel stack are thus the essential componentsof an FPSO.

Ultra-deepwater More than 1,000 metres water depth.

Umbilicals Flexible cables carrying electrical and instrument wiring, hydraulic tubing and chemicaltubing.

VLCC Very Large Crude CarrierOil transportation vessel from 200,000 to 320,000 dwt.

Xmas trees See Subsea (Xmas) trees.

Internal turret External turret

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Capital employed A key figure reflecting the total amount of capital used for the acquisition of profits,defined as total equity plus net debt plus provisions and deferred tax liability.

Capital expenditure A key statistic reflecting the amount invested during a particular period to acquire orimprove long term assets such as property, plant and equipment.

Current ratio A key ratio indicating a company’s ability to pay short-term obligations calculated bydividing current assets by current liabilities.

EBIT Earnings Before Interest, Taxation and minority interest, also referred to as operatingprofit.

EBITDA Earnings Before Interest, Taxation, minority interests, Depreciation and Amortisation.(Same as operating profit plus depreciation plus amortisation).

EPS Earnings Per ShareNet profit divided by the weighted average number of shares during the year.

EV Enterprise ValueMarket capitalisation plus net debt.

Gearing A fundamental analysis ratio of a company’s level of long-term debt to its equity capital,expressed as a percentage. ‘Net’ gearing reflects net debt as a percentage of equitycapital.

Hedging Fixing ahead (generally long-term) interest rates or foreign currency exchange rates,using a bank as counterparty, in order to eliminate exposures.

IFRS International Financial Reporting Standards

Interest cover ratio A ratio that reflects a company’s ability to meet its obligation to pay interest. Thenumber of times the net interest expense is covered by EBIT or EBITDA.

Liquidity ratio A ratio that reflects a company’s ability to meet its short-term financial obligations.Current assets divided by current liability.

Market capitalisation A measure of corporate size.Number of shares issued multiplied by share price at a certain date.

Net assets The difference between total assets on the one hand and current liabilities and noncapitalised long term liabilities on the other.

Net debt A key statistic reflecting short and long-term interest bearing debt less cash and cashequivalents, thus showing an overall impression of a company’s debt situation.

P/E ratio Price/Earnings ratio. A ratio that reflects how expensive a stock is.The ratio is calculated as share price divided by earnings per share.

Residual Value That part of the investment in a facility which has not been depreciated at the end ofits initial guaranteed lease contract.

ROCE Return On average Capital EmployedA key statistic reflecting the rate of return that a company’s management has obtained,and thus the efficiency with which capital is being utilised to generate revenue. EBITdivided by weighted average capital employed for the year.

Financial terms

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ROE Return On average EquityA key statistic reflecting the rate of return that a company’s management has obtained,and thus the efficiency with which equity is being utilised to generate revenue.Net profit divided by weighted average equity for the year.

Solvency Ratio A ratio that reflects a company’s ability to meet its long-term financial obligations.Shareholders’ equity divided by total assets.

WACC Weighted Average Cost of Capital The average cost to a company of its capital employed, consisting of the after-taxinterest cost of long-term debt and the cost of equity, calculated as the risk-free rateof return on long-term government bonds, plus the market risk premium multiplied bythe company stock’s beta (indicating relative volatility of the stock versus the marketindex).

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SBM OffshoreLease/operate contracts - 2006

FSO

Name: Nkossa IIField: Nkossa, CongoClient: TotalStart of Lease: November 1996Storage capacity: 78,000 m3

FPSO

Name: Tantawan ExplorerField: Tantawan, ThailandClient: ChevronStart of Lease: February 1997Storage capacity: 1,000,000 bblsMaximum throughput: 50,000 bbls oil per day

150 mmscfd gas

FPSO

Name: FPSO FirenzeField: Aquila, ItalyClient: AgipStart of Lease: March 1998Storage capacity: 550,000 bblsMaximum throughput: 18,900 bbls oil per day

FPSO

Name: Rang Dong IField: Rang Dong, VietnamClient: JVPCStart of Lease: August 1998 Storage capacity: 1,000,000 bblsMaximum throughput: 65,000 bbls oil per day

FSO

Name: OkhaField: Piltun Astokhskoya, Sakhalin, RussiaClient: Sakhalin Energy Investment CompanyStart of Lease: July 1999Storage capacity: 1,000,000 bblsMaximum throughput: 110,000 bbls oil per day

FPSO

Name: KuitoField: Kuito, AngolaClient: ChevronStart of Lease: December 1999Storage capacity: 1,400,000 bblsMaximum throughput: 100,000 bbls oil per day

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FPSO

Name: FPSO FalconField: Yoho, Nigeria (until March 2006)Client: ExxonMobilStart of Lease: December 2002Storage capacity: 2,200,000 bblsMaximum throughput: 120,000 bbls oil per day

FPSO

Name: Espadarte FPSOField: Espadarte, BrazilClient: PetrobrasStart of Lease: July 2000Storage capacity: 1,900,000 bblsMaximum throughput: 100,000 bbls oil per day

FPSO

Name: FPSO BrasilField: Roncador, BrazilClient: PetrobrasStart of Lease: December 2002Storage capacity: 1,700,000 bblsMaximum throughput: 90,000 bbls oil per day

FPSO

Name: FPSO XikombaField: Xikomba, AngolaClient: ExxonMobilStart of Lease: October 2003Storage capacity: 1,700,000 bblsMaximum throughput: 90,000 bbls oil per day

FPSO

Name: FPSO MystrasField: Okpoho/Okono, NigeriaClient: AgipStart of Lease: January 2004Storage capacity: 1,040,000 bblsMaximum throughput: 80,000 bbls oil per day

FSO

Name: Yetagun FSOField: Yetagun, MyanmarClient: PetronasStart of Lease: May 2000Storage capacity: 625,000 bblsMax throughput: 16,000 bbls oil per day

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FPSO

Name: FPSO KihehField: Kikeh, MalaysiaClient: MurphyStart of Lease: June 2007Storage capacity: 2,000,000 bblsMaximum throughput: 120,000 bbls oil per day

FPSO

Name: FPSO CapixabaField: Golfinho, BrazilClient: PetrobrasStart of Lease: May 2006Storage capacity: 1,600,000 bblsMaximum throughput: 100,000 bbls oil per day

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MOPU + FSO

Name: Saparmyrat Turkmenbasy + OguzhanField: Barinov, Livanov, Gubkin, TurkmenistanClient: PetronasStart of Lease: March 2006Storage capacity: 60,000 bblsMaximum throughput: 15,000 bbls oil per day

FPSO

Name: FPSO Marlim SulField: Marlim Sul, BrazilClient: PetrobrasStart of Lease: June 2004Storage capacity: 1,600,000 bblsMaximum throughput: 100,000 bbls oil per day

FPSO

Name: Sanha LPG FPSOField: Sanha, AngolaClient: ChevronStart of Lease: April 2005Storage capacity: 135,000 m3

Maximum throughput: 37,370 bbls LPG per day

FPSO

Name: FPSO MondoField: Mondo, AngolaClient: ExxonMobilStart of Lease: December 2007Storage capacity: 1,600,000 bblsMaximum throughput: 100,000 bbls oil per day

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DeepDraft SemiTM

Name: Not yet namedField: Thunder Hawk, Mississippi Canyon, USAClient: MurphyStart of Lease: Q4 2008Storage capacity: N/AMaximum throughput: 60,000 bbls oil per day

MOPUstorTM

Name: Not yet namedField: Yme, NorwayClient: TalismanStart of Lease: Q1 2009Storage capacity: 300,000 bblsMaximum throughput: 62,000 bbls oil per day

FPSO

Name: FPSO Espirito SantoField: BC-10, BrazilClient: ShellStart of Lease: Q4 2008Storage capacity: 2,000,000 bblsMaximum throughput: 100,000 bbls oil per day

FPSO

Name: FPSO SaxiField: Saxi/Batuque, AngolaClient: ExxonMobilStart of Lease: May 2008Storage capacity: 1,600,000 bblsMaximum throughput: 100,000 bbls oil per day

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SBM Offshore N.V.Karel Doormanweg 663115 JD SchiedamThe NetherlandsTelephone (+31) 10 2320 900Fax (+31) 10 2320 999Home page www.sbmoffshore.com

Single Buoy Moorings Inc5 Route de Fribourg, B.P. 152,1723 Marly, SwitzerlandTelephone (+41) 26 439 9920Fax (+41) 26 439 9939Home page www.singlebuoy.com

Single Buoy Moorings Inc(Engineering and Project Management Office)

SBM Production Contractors Inc(Fleet Management Office)

SBM Offshore Services Inc24 Avenue de Fontvieille, B.P. 199,MC 98007 Monaco CedexTelephone (+377) 92 05 15 00Fax (+377) 92 05 89 40Home page www.singlebuoy.com

SBM Atlantia Inc1255 Enclave ParkwayHouston, TX 77077, USATelephone (+1) 281 848-6000Fax (+1) 281 848-6100Home page www.sbmatlantia.com

GustoMSC Inc1255 Enclave ParkwayHouston, TX 77077, USATelephone (+1) 281 679-8000Fax (+1) 281 679-8008Home page www.gustomsc.com

SBM Malaysia Sdn BhdSuite 2B-9, Block 2B-Level 9Plaza SentralJalan Stesen Sentral 5Kuala Lumpur Sentral MalaysiaTelephone +60 (3) 2773 5300Fax +60 (3) 2773 5399

Gusto B.V.Karel Doormanweg 663115 JD SchiedamThe NetherlandsTelephone (+31) 10 2320 000Fax (+31) 10 2320 101Home page www.gustomsc.com

Marine Structure Consultants (MSC) B.V.Karel Doormanweg 663115 JD SchiedamThe NetherlandsTelephone (+31) 10 2320 800Fax (+31) 10 2320 801Home page www.gustomsc.com

Addresses of principal operating units

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