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LOAN AGREEMENT

between

EDI Exploration Drilling International Holding GmbH
represented by the managing director
Günter Thiemann
Goethestrasse 59, 45721 Haltern am See

- in the following referred to as lender -

and

EDI Exploration Drilling International GmbH
represented by the managing director
Rainer Rotthäuser
Goethestrasse 59, 45721 Haltern am See

- in the following referred to as borrower -

§ 1 Granting of loan

1.

The lender grants the borrower a loan in the amount of

Euro      40,000.00
(in words: Euro forty thousand)

2.

The loan will be paid out by transfer into the borrower’s account at the
National-Bank, branch code 360 200 30, account 110 5167.

§ 2 Interest, term and repayment of loan

1.

The annual interest payable on the loan shall be 5.0 %.

    2.

The term of the loan shall be 12 months, ending on 10/08/2008.

    3.

The loan shall be repaid on 10/08/2008 into the lender’s account.

§ 3 Early repayment

The borrower is entitled to repay the loan including accumulated interest in one
lump sum at any time, including before the end of the term of the loan. A
prepayment penalty shall not be due.

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§ 4 Extraordinary right of cancellation

The lender is entitled to recall the loan effective immediately, if the
borrowers’ financial circumstances deteriorate considerably, thus putting the
claim of repayment at risk.

§ 5 Securities

The borrower irrevocably transfers all of his claims as managing director or
shareholder (salary claims, profit distributions, new shares issued, profit and
loss transfers, liquidation proceeds, etc.) to the lender.

§ 6 Supplementary agreements, amendments, severability, executed copies

1.

There are no supplementary agreements. Amendments, additions as well as
deletions of individual provisions of this agreement must be made in writing in
order to be effective.

    2.

Should individual provisions of this agreement be invalid, the remainder of the
agreement shall not be affected. In this case, the parties to the agreement are
required to assume that a replacement provision has been agreed to, which
fulfils the economic purpose of the invalid provision as much as possible.

    3.

This contract shall be issued in duplicate. The lender and the borrower shall
each receive a copy signed by both parties to the agreement.

Haltern, August 9, 2007

 

Signature           EDI Exploration Drilling International Holding GmbH   EDI
Exploration Drilling International GmbH Managing director, Günter Thiemann  
Managing director, Rainer Rotthäuser - Lender -   - Borrower -

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