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                                                                    EXHIBIT 10.2

                               December 10, 1999

Mr. Matthew K. Schatzman
3902 Amherst Street
Houston, TX   77005

Dear Matt:

         Set forth below are the terms of your employment (the "Agreement")
with Dynegy Inc. (hereinafter referred to collectively as "Dynegy" or the
"Company").

1.  TITLE AND DUTIES

         Your title shall be Division President, Energy Trading. You shall have
such duties as may be delegated from time to time by your immediate supervisor.
You will be employed at Dynegy's headquarters in Houston, Texas.  You shall
devote your full time, energy and skill to the performance of your duties for
Dynegy, and will exercise due diligence and reasonable care in the performance
of such duties.

2.  TERM

         (a)  Unless earlier terminated as provided for herein, the term of this
Agreement will be for five (5) years, beginning on the Effective Date and ending
on the fifth anniversary of the Effective Date (such period, as extended
pursuant to the next succeeding sentence, if applicable, the "Term"). The Term
shall automatically be extended for additional one (1) year periods unless
either the Company or you provides written notice sixty (60) days prior to the
date on which this Agreement would otherwise be automatically extended that such
party is electing not to so extend the Term. The term "Effective Date" means the
date of closing of the proposed merger of Dynegy Inc. and Illinova Corporation
pursuant to that certain merger agreement dated as of June 14, 1999, as amended.

         (b)  If your employment with Dynegy is terminated due to your voluntary
resignation or by the Company for "cause", this Agreement shall terminate
immediately (except for the confidentiality, non-competition and non-
solicitation provisions of Paragraph 4 and the provisions of Paragraphs 5 and
6), and the Company shall have no further obligation to you except for the
payment of amounts due before the date of such termination. You further agree
that the benefits which you have received from the execution of this Agreement
through the date of such termination constitute sufficient consideration for
your obligations pursuant to Paragraph 4, notwithstanding the fact that the
Company has no further obligation to you except for the payment of amounts due
before the date of such termination.
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         For purposes of this Agreement, you may be terminated for "cause" as a
result of (i) your refusal to implement or adhere to lawful policies or lawful
directives of the Board of Directors of Dynegy (the "Board of Directors") or
your immediate supervisor; (ii) serious misconduct, dishonesty or disloyalty,
directly related to the performance of duties for the Company or gross
negligence in the performance of your duties for the Company; (iii) your being
convicted (or entering into a plea bargain admitting or not contesting criminal
guilt) in any felony criminal proceeding; (iv) drug or alcohol abuse; (v)
continued failure to perform your duties under this Agreement which is not cured
within 10 days after written notice of such failure is provided to you by
Dynegy; or (vi) any other material breach of this Agreement by you that is not
cured within ten (10) days after written notice of such breach is delivered to
you from the Company.

         (c) If your employment is terminated during the Term of this Agreement
due to resignation following "constructive termination" (as defined below) or
for any other reason other than your voluntary resignation, death, disability,
or discharge for cause, you shall receive as your sole compensation in lieu of
further payments to you pursuant to Paragraph 3 hereof (i) a lump sum amount
equal to the product of (x) 2.99 and (y) the greater of (a) the average annual
Base Salary and incentive compensation, whether payable in cash or stock
options, you were paid by the Company for the highest three (3) calendar years
preceding the calendar year in which your employment is terminated (or such
shorter period as you have actually been employed by the Company), or (b) your
Base Salary and target bonus amount for the year in which your employment is
terminated; (ii) a lump sum amount equal to the present value, as determined by
the Board of Directors in its sole and absolute discretion, of the benefits to
be provided to you in Paragraph 3(e) of this Agreement and such other
perquisites (if any) being provided to you on the date of your termination, as
if you were still employed for the remainder of the Term of this Agreement, with
regard to those benefits to be provided to you during the Term of this
Agreement, and as if you had completed the Term of this Agreement with regard to
those benefits to be provided to you upon completion of the Term of this
Agreement; (iii) any employee stock options granted to you prior to or during
the Term of this Agreement shall become vested as of the date of resignation due
to such constructive termination or discharge not for cause, and you shall have
the right to exercise any such vested options through the end of the Term of
this Agreement or one year from the date of termination, whichever is later; and
(iv) for a period of thirty-six (36) months from the date of resignation due to
such constructive discharge or discharge due not for cause, all health and
welfare benefits the Company was maintaining for you and your family as of the
date of such resignation or discharge.

         For purposes of this Agreement a "constructive termination" shall be
deemed to have occurred in the event that (i) your Base Salary as defined in
Paragraph 3(a), bonus compensation under Paragraph 3(b), target range of annual
option grants under Paragraph 3(c) or other compensation as described in
Paragraph 3(e) is reduced; (ii) a significant diminution in your
responsibilities, authority or scope of duties is effected, and such diminution
is made without your written consent (without regard to whether or not any
change is made to your title); (iii) the Company materially breaches this
Agreement or (iv) the relocation of the Company's principal executive offices to
a location, or the Company requires you to be based, outside a fifty (50) mile
radius from the city limits of Houston, Texas. Any resignation by you as a
result of
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assertion of a constructive termination shall be communicated by delivery to the
Board of Directors of the Company within thirty (30) days from the commencement
of such constructive termination by written notice setting forth the grounds
therefor, during which period the Company shall be entitled to cure or remedy
the matters set forth in such notice to your reasonable satisfaction.

         Unless you withdraw such notice prior to the expiration of such thirty
(30) day period, such resignation shall take effect upon the expiration of
thirty days from the date of the delivery of such notice. Any other resignation
by you shall be communicated by thirty days' advance written notice.

         If you die, or become disabled and cannot perform your duties, your
employment hereunder shall be terminated and: (i) you (or your estate) shall be
entitled to the Base Salary (as defined in Paragraph 3(a)) payable to you
hereunder for twelve (12) months following the month in which you die or become
disabled, plus the amount of any target bonus as described in Paragraph 3(b) for
the year of death or disability, prorated for the period of twelve (12) months
following the date of death or disability; (ii) you (or your estate) shall
receive, for a period of twenty-four (24) months from the date of your death or
disability, all health insurance and health benefits that the Company was
maintaining for you and/or your estate and for your family as of the date of
your death or disability; and (iii) any employee stock options granted to you
during the Term of this Agreement shall become vested as of the date of your
death or disability.  For purposes of this Agreement, you shall be disabled as
of the first date on which you become eligible to receive disability benefits
under the Company's long-term disability plan (or Social Security disability
benefits at a time when the Company does not maintain a long-term disability
plan or such plan is not available to you).

         (d) Unless otherwise specified herein, all payments under this
Agreement shall be paid in a lump sum, less applicable withholding taxes, within
thirty (30) days following your termination.

3.  COMPENSATION

         (a) Each year during the Term hereof, you will be paid a base salary of
$400,000 per annum ("Base Salary"), payable in accordance with the Company's
payroll guidelines.

         Increases may be made to your Base Salary at the discretion of the
Board of Directors based upon your individual performance.

         (b) You shall be a participant in the Company's Incentive Compensation
Plan. As part of Dynegy's incentive compensation program, you will have the
opportunity to earn a target bonus in an amount equal to 100% of your Base
Salary and a maximum cash award in an amount equal to 200% of your Base Salary,
dependent upon certain financial or performance objectives, determined in
accordance with such program, and by the Board. To the extent any incentive
compensation in excess of the maximum cash amount referenced above is payable
under the Incentive Compensation Plan in any year to you, the Company will pay
you any such
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amounts in noncash equivalents (e.g., stock options or restricted securities of
the Company) of equal value, as determined by the Board of Directors in its sole
and absolute discretion. At your election, in lieu of paying you all or part of
such incentive compensation bonus, the Company will allow you to direct that all
or part of such incentive compensation shall be allocated by the Company to, or
expended directly for, charitable contributions of your selection.

         (c) Upon the closing of the proposed merger of Dynegy and Illinova
Corporation pursuant to that certain merger agreement dated as of June 14, 1999,
as amended, (the "Dynegy/Illinova merger"), you will receive (x) stock option
grants pursuant to the Company's Long-Term Incentive Plan ("LTIP") with a value
equal to 150% of your Base Salary and (y) discounted stock option grants under
the Employee Equity Option Plan ("EEOP"; and, together with LTIP, the "Stock
Option Plans") with an in-the-money value equal to $500,000. The aforementioned
options will vest in accordance with the vesting provisions of each of the stock
option plans. Each year during the Term of this Agreement, you will be eligible
to receive stock option grants in accordance with the requirements and
provisions of the Company's LTIP. The current target range for annual option
grants for your position is a median of 150% and a 75th percentile of 225% of
your Base Salary. You recognize that any value of an award of "market" options
under the LTIP is a projected value, which is subject to the future performance
of the Company stock, and that there is no guarantee that the actual value of
such options will achieve that value. "Projected Value" means that at the end of
the five years from the date of grant, assuming an increase in market price of
15% per annum during the five years, the stock option may be exercised to obtain
the stated value in excess of the exercise price. These options are subject to
the vesting, forfeiture and other terms and conditions of the respective Stock
Option Plan, except as specifically provided to the contrary in this Agreement.

         (d) Upon the due execution and delivery of this Agreement by the
parties hereto, any EEOP or other options granted to you prior to November 1,
1999 shall become vested as of the date of closing of the Dynegy/Illinova
merger.

         (e) You will be entitled to participate in Dynegy's benefits programs
for senior management executives, including, without limitation, Dynegy's
deferred compensation plan for executives. In addition, the Company may provide
other perquisites as approved by the Dynegy Board of Directors, in its sole
discretion. Pursuant to the terms of Dynegy's vacation policy you will be
entitled to four (4) weeks per year of paid vacation.

4.  CONFIDENTIALITY/NONCOMPETE/NONSOLICITATION

         You recognize and acknowledge that:

         (a) You will have access to certain information concerning the Company
that is confidential and proprietary and constitutes valuable and unique
property of the Company. You agree that you will not at any time, either during
or after your employment, disclose to others, use, copy or permit to be copied,
except pursuant to your duties on behalf of the Company or its successors,
assigns or nominees, any secret or confidential information of the Company
(whether or not developed by you) without the prior written consent of the Board
of Directors of the Company. The term "secret or confidential information of the
Company"
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(sometimes referred to herein as "Confidential Information") shall include,
without limitation, the Company's plans, strategies, potential acquisitions,
costs, prices, systems for buying, selling, and/or trading natural gas, natural
gas liquids, crude oil, coal, and electricity, client lists, pricing policies,
financial information, the names of and pertinent information regarding
suppliers, computer programs, policy or procedure manuals, training and
recruiting procedures, accounting procedures, the status and content of the
Company's contracts with its suppliers or clients, or servicing methods and
techniques at any time used, developed, or investigated by the Company, before
or during your tenure of employment to the extent any of the foregoing are (i)
not generally available to the public and (ii) maintained as confidential by the
Company. You further agree to maintain in confidence any confidential
information of third parties received as a result of your employment and duties
with the Company.

         (b) At the termination of your employment you will deliver to the
Company, as determined appropriate by the Company, all correspondence,
memoranda, notes, records, client lists, computer systems, programs, or other
documents and all copies thereof made, composed or received by you, solely or
jointly with others, and which are in your possession, custody, or control at
such date and which are related in any manner to the past, present, or
anticipated business of the Company.

         (c) To protect and safeguard the Company's trade secrets and
Confidential Information and also the Company's goodwill with its suppliers and
clients, for that period of time following the termination of your employment
for any reason other than pursuant to Paragraph 2(c) above (e.g. in the event of
a termination pursuant to the first paragraph of Paragraph 2(c), the non-compete
obligations imposed by this Paragraph 4(c) terminate) through the expiration of
the Term or twenty-four (24) months from the date of termination, whichever is
earlier, you will not, within a 50 mile radius of any location where the Company
had an office at any time during the Term hereof or any location where a client
or supplier of the Company (which is a material client or supplier at any time
during the Term hereof) had an office at any time during the Term hereof,
without the prior written consent of the Board of Directors of the Company,
directly or indirectly, engage in or be interested in (as owner, partner,
shareholder, employee, director, agent, consultant or otherwise), any business
which is a competitor of the Company, as hereinafter defined. For purposes of
this Agreement, a "competitor of the Company" is any entity, including without
limitation a corporation, sole proprietorship, partnership, joint venture,
syndicate, trust or any other form of organization or a parent, subsidiary or
division of any of the foregoing, which, during such period or the immediately
preceding fiscal year of such entity, was engaged in the unregulated marketing,
gathering, transportation or processing of natural gas or derivatives of natural
gas or other hydrocarbons or electricity. For purposes of this paragraph, the
following entities shall not be deemed to be competitors of the Company: (i) a
Local Distribution Company ("LDC") to the extent that any purchases or sales by
such LDC are only for consumption on its system; (ii) a natural gas producer to
the extent that such producer sells only its own production or production of
other working interest owners in wells in which it owns an interest; (iii) a
natural gas pipeline company in the jurisdictional aspects of its business,
i.e., other than a nonjurisdictional marketing affiliate or production affiliate
(except as to such production affiliates own production as described in clause
(ii) of this Paragraph 4(c)), or (iv) an integrated regulated electric and/or
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gas utility, as long as the utility does not engage in the unregulated marketing
of its generation or power trading other than that related to the generation and
power marketing allocated to its own service areas. The terms of this Paragraph
4(c) shall not apply to your present or future investments in the securities of
companies listed on a national securities exchange or traded on the over-the-
counter market to the extent such investments do not exceed one percent (1%) of
the total outstanding shares of such company.

         (d) For a period of twenty-four (24) months after the expiration or
termination of your employment for whatever reason other than pursuant to
Paragraph 2(c) above or for a period of twelve months following the termination
of your employment pursuant to Paragraph 2(c) above, you shall not solicit,
raid, entice, encourage or induce any person who at any time during the term of
this Agreement shall have been an employee of the Company, or any of its
subsidiaries or affiliated companies, to become employed by any person, firm or
corporation, and you shall not approach any such employee for such purpose or
authorize or knowingly approve the taking of such actions by any other person,
firm or corporation or assist any such person, firm or corporation in taking
such action.

         (e) You agree that the foregoing restrictions contain reasonable
limitations as to the time, geographical area, and scope of activity to be
restrained and that these restrictions do not impose any greater restraint than
is necessary to protect the goodwill and other legitimate business interests of
the Company, including but not limited to the protection of Confidential
Information. You also agree that the general public shall not be harmed by
enforcement of this Paragraph 4. Should any provision in this Paragraph 4 be
held unreasonably broad with respect to the restrictions as to time,
geographical area, or scope of activity to be restrained, any such restriction
shall be construed by limiting and reducing it to the extent necessary to render
it reasonable, and as so construed, such provision shall be enforced.

         Accordingly, you consent and agree that if you violate any of the
provisions of this Paragraph 4, the Company and its subsidiaries and affiliated
companies would sustain irreparable harm and, therefore, in addition to any
other remedies which the Company may have under this Agreement or otherwise, the
Company shall be entitled to an injunction from any court of competent
jurisdiction restraining you from committing or continuing any such violation of
this Paragraph.  You acknowledge that damages at law would not be an adequate
remedy for violation of this Paragraph 4, and you therefore agree that the
provisions of this Paragraph 4 may be specifically enforced against you in any
court of competent jurisdiction.  Nothing herein shall be construed as
prohibiting the Company from pursuing any other remedies available to the
Company for such breach or threatened breach, including the recovery of damages
from you.

5.  INDEMNIFICATION

         If, at any time during or after the Term of this Agreement, you are
made a party to, or are threatened to be made a party in, any civil, criminal or
administrative action, suit or proceeding by reason of the fact that you are or
were a director, officer, employee, or agent of the Company, or of any other
corporation or any partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise for
which you served as such at the request of the Company, then you shall be
indemnified by the Company, to the fullest extent permitted under applicable
law, against
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expenses actually and reasonably incurred by you or imposed on you in connection
with, or resulting from, the defense of such action, suit or proceeding, or in
connection with, or resulting from, any appeal therein if you acted in good
faith and in a manner you reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the
best interest of the Company, and, with respect to any criminal action or
proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe your conduct was unlawful, except
with respect to matters as to which it is adjudged that you are liable to the
Company or to such other corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other
enterprise for gross negligence or willful misconduct in the performance of your
duties. As used herein, the term "expenses" shall include all obligations
actually and reasonably incurred by you for the payment of money, including,
without limitation, attorney's fees, judgments, awards, fines, penalties and
amounts paid in satisfaction of a judgment or in settlement of any such action,
suit or proceeding, except amounts paid to the Company or such other
corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise by you. The
foregoing indemnification provisions shall be in addition to any other rights to
indemnification to which you may be entitled.

6.  ARBITRATION

         The parties hereto may attempt to resolve any dispute hereunder
informally via mediation or other means. Otherwise, any controversy or claim
arising out of or relating to this Agreement, or any breach thereof, shall,
except as provided in Paragraph 4, be adjusted only by arbitration in accordance
with the rules of the American Arbitration Association, and judgment upon such
award rendered by the arbitrator may be entered in any court having jurisdiction
thereof.  The arbitration shall be held in the city of Houston, Texas, or such
other place as may be agreed upon at the time by the parties to the arbitration.
The arbitrator(s) shall, in their award, allocate between the parties the costs
of arbitration, which shall include reasonable attorneys' fees of the parties,
as well as the arbitrators' fees and expenses, in such proportions as the
arbitrator(s) deem just; provided however, notwithstanding the above, in the
event you are the prevailing party, then the Company agrees to reimburse you for
all such costs of arbitration, including, but not limited to attorneys' fees and
expenses reasonably incurred by you; provided further, notwithstanding the
above, in the event the Company is the prevailing party, then the total costs of
arbitration, including but not limited to attorneys' fees reasonably incurred by
the Company and arbitrators' fees and expenses that may be allocated to you by
the arbitrator(s) shall not in any event exceed Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars
($25,000). Notwithstanding the foregoing, you shall be entitled to seek specific
performance in a court of competent jurisdiction of your right to be paid your
full compensation until your separation from employment, during the pendency or
dispute of any controversy arising under or in connection with this Agreement.

7.  OTHER PROVISIONS

         (a) THIS AGREEMENT WILL BE GOVERNED BY, CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF TEXAS, EXCLUDING ANY CONFLICTS OF LAW,
RULE OR PRINCIPLE THAT MIGHT OTHERWISE REFER TO THE SUBSTANTIVE LAW OF ANOTHER
JURISDICTION.

         (b) Except as otherwise indicated, this Agreement is not assignable
without the written authorization of both parties; provided that the Company
shall cause this Agreement
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to be assumed by any entity to which the Company transfers substantially all of
its assets or to any entity which is a successor to the Company by
reorganization, incorporation, merger or similar business combination.

         (c) Except as otherwise provided herein, the provisions of Paragraphs
4, 5 and 6 of this Agreement shall survive the termination of this Agreement.

         (d) All payments to you under this Agreement will be subject to the
withholding of all applicable employment taxes and income taxes; provided,
however, that at your request the parties hereto will use reasonable efforts to
explore alternatives to allow the Company to make charitable contributions on
behalf of the employee by redirecting a portion of your annual bonuses to
charitable organization(s) chosen by you in accordance with Paragraph 3(b).

         (e) This Agreement supersedes all previous employment agreements,
written or oral, between the Company and you. This Agreement may be amended only
by written amendment duly executed by both parties or their legal
representatives and authorized by action of the Board. Except as otherwise
specifically provided in this Agreement, no waiver by either party hereto of any
breach by the other party hereto of any condition or provision of this Agreement
to be performed by such other party shall be deemed a waiver of a subsequent
breach of such condition or provision or a waiver of a similar or dissimilar
provision or condition at the same or at any prior or subsequent time.

         (f) Any notice or other communication required or permitted pursuant to
the terms of this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been
duly given when delivered or mailed by United States mail, first class, postage
prepaid and registered with return receipt requested, addressed to the intended
recipient at his or its address set forth below and, in the case of a notice or
other communication to the Company, directed to the attention of the Board of
Directors with a copy to the Secretary of the Company, or to such other address
as the intended recipient may have theretofore furnished to the sender in
writing in accordance herewith, except that until any notice of change of
address is received, notices shall be sent to the following addresses:

       IF TO YOU:                     IF TO THE COMPANY:
          Matthew K. Schatzman           Dynegy Inc.
          3902 Amherst Street            1000 Louisiana, Suite 5800
          Houston, TX   77005            Houston, TX   77002
                                         Attn:  President

         (g) If any one or more of the provisions or parts of a provision
contained in this Agreement shall for any reason be held to be invalid, illegal
or unenforceable in any respect, such invalidity or unenforceability shall not
affect any other provision or part of a provision of this Agreement, but this
Agreement shall be reformed and construed as if such invalid or illegal or
unenforceable provision or part of a provision had never been contained herein
and such
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provisions or part thereof shall be reformed so that it would be valid, legal
and enforceable to the maximum extent permitted by law.

         (h) Neither you nor the Company will make or authorize any public
statement disparaging the other in its or his business interests and affairs.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, neither party shall be (i) required to make any
statement which it or he believes to be false or inaccurate, or (ii) restricted
in connection with any litigation, arbitration or similar proceeding or with
respect to its response to any legal process. The provisions in this Paragraph
7(h) shall survive the termination of your employment hereunder, irrespective of
the reason therefor.

         (i) The waiver by the Company of breach of any provision of this
Agreement by you shall not operate or be construed as a waiver of any subsequent
breach by you. The waiver by you of a breach of any provision of this Agreement
by the Company shall not operate or be construed as a waiver of any subsequent
breach by the Company.

         (j) You shall not be required to mitigate damages (or the amount of any
compensation provided under this Agreement to be paid) following your
termination of employment, by seeking employment or otherwise.

         (k) If any provision of this Agreement as applied to either party or to
any circumstances shall be adjudged by a court of competent jurisdiction to be
void or unenforceable, the same shall in no way affect any other provision of
this Agreement or the validity or enforceability of this Agreement.

         (l) The section headings contained in this Agreement are for reference
purposes only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of
this Agreement.

         (m) This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, which
shall, collectively and separately, constitute one agreement.

         (n) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this
Agreement, the Company may cause any of its subsidiaries for which you render
services to pay or otherwise satisfy, in whole or in part, some or all of the
Company's obligations hereunder.

         If the foregoing reflects your understanding of the terms of your
employment with the Company, please execute each copy of this letter in the
space provided below.

                                    DYNEGY INC.

                                    By:
                                       -----------------------------
                                    Name:  Stephen W. Bergstrom
                                    Title: President
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AGREED AND ACCEPTED this
     day of December, 1999
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                                 EXHIBIT 10.1

                                AMENDMENT NO. 2
                                      TO
                               CREDIT AGREEMENT

     AMENDMENT NO. 2 ("Amendment No. 2") dated as of March 28, 2000 (the
"Amendment Date") to the Credit Agreement dated as of November 3, 1999 (the
"Credit Agreement"), among FRIEDE GOLDMAN HALTER, INC., a corporation organized
and existing under the laws of the State of Mississippi (the "Borrower"), the
financial institutions from time to time party thereto (the "Lenders"), WELLS
FARGO BANK (TEXAS), NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking association, as
Administrative Agent and Co-Arranger (the "Agent"), and BANK ONE CAPITAL
MARKETS, INC., as Co-Arranger and Syndication Agent.

                             W I T N E S S E T H:

     WHEREAS, pursuant to the Credit Agreement, the Lenders made available to
the Borrower a loan facility of up to USD 164,218,250, as evidenced by the
promissory notes of the Borrower dated November 3, 1999; and

     WHEREAS, the parties wish to amend certain provisions of the Credit
Agreement as set forth herein.

     NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the above recitals and for other good
and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby
acknowledged, the parties agree to amend the Credit Agreement as follows:

     1.   Section 1.1 is hereby amended as follows:

          1.1  The definition of "Amendment Date" is hereby added to Section 1.1
     and reads as follows:

          "'Amendment Date' means the date of Amendment No. 2 to this Credit
     Agreement."

          1.2  The second sentence of the definition of "Applicable Commitment
     Fee Percentage" is deleted in its entirety and the following shall be
     substituted in place thereof:

          "Notwithstanding the foregoing table or anything else herein contained
          to the contrary, from and after April 1, 2000, the Applicable
          Commitment Fee Percentage shall be 1.0% until the delivery to the
          purchaser of each and every vessel to be delivered under the Ocean Rig
          Contracts and the Petrodrill Rig Contracts, after which date, and
          provided that no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is
          continuing, the Applicable Commitment Fee Percentage shall be reduced
          to the rate of 0.75%, until the earlier of (x) December 31, 2000 and
          (y) the Voluntary Step Down Date after which date the foregoing table
          shall be applicable."

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          1.3  The table set forth in the definition of "Applicable Margin
     Amount" is deleted in its entirety and the following shall be substituted
     in place thereof:

                                             Applicable Margin
                                              (basis points)
                                        -------------------------
                       Borrower's        LIBOR          Base Rate
                     Leverage Ratio      Margin          Margin
                   ------------------   ---------     -----------

Level I:           (less than) 1.0        137.5           25.0

Level II:          (3) 1.00 to 1.50       175.0           50.0

Level III:         (3) 1.50 to 2.00       212.5           75.0

Level IV:          (3) 2.00 to 2.50       250.0          100.0

Level V:           (3) 2.50 to 3.25       275.0          125.0

Level VI:          (3) 3.25               300.0          150.0

          1.4 The second sentence of the definition of "Applicable Margin
     Amount" is deleted in its entirety and the following shall be substituted
     in place thereof:

          "Notwithstanding the foregoing table or anything else herein contained
          to the contrary, from and after April 1, 2000 for any new Advances and
          Base Rate Advances and from and after the expiration of any LIBOR
          Advances outstanding on the Amendment Date, the Applicable Margin
          Amount for Base Rate Advances shall be 2.0%until the delivery to the
          purchaser of each and every vessel to be delivered under the Ocean Rig
          Contracts and the Petrodrill Rig Contracts, after which date the
          Applicable Margin Amount shall be determined in accordance with the
          foregoing table, provided that no Default or Event of Default has
          occurred and is continuing."

          1.5  The second sentence of the definition of "Asset Sales" shall be
     deleted in its entirety and the following shall be substituted in place
     thereof:

          "Notwithstanding the foregoing, the following transactions will be
          deemed not to be Asset Sales: (A) a sale of assets by the Borrower to
          a Guarantor or by a Guarantor to the Borrower or to another Guarantor
          and (B) a sale of assets if either the sales price or the appraised
          value of such assets is $1,000,000 or less, and if such assets are
          promptly replaced thereafter by assets of a similar type and value."
<PAGE>

          1.6  A new definition is hereby added to the Credit Agreement, which
     reads as follows:

          "'Commitment Reduction Fee' shall mean a fee equal to two and one-half
          percent (2.5%) of the Commitment as of the Amendment Date, payable to
          the Agent for the ratable benefit of the Lenders, subject to a single
          reduction in accordance with the following table:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                          Reduction in Commitment Reduction Fee
                                                             -----------------------------------------------------------
Commitment Amount                                                By 6/30/00       By 7/31/00    By 8/31/00    By 9/30/00
-----------------                                            ------------------   -----------   -----------   ----------
<S>                                                          <C>                  <C>           <C>           <C>
Less than $100,000,000                                               20%              15%           10%            5%
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Less than $75,000,000                                                30%              25%           20%           15%
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Less than $50,000,000                                                40%              35%           30%           25%
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$0                                                                   50%              45%           40%           35%
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</TABLE>

       The Commitment Reduction Fee shall be reduced in accordance with the
       highest percentage corresponding to the level of the reduction of the
       Commitment attained by the Borrower.  As an example, if the Borrower
       reduces the Commitment by June 30, 2000 to an amount less than
       $100,000,000 but greater than $75,000,000, the Commitment Reduction Fee
       shall be reduced by 20%.  If the Borrower then reduces the Commitment to
       less than $75,000,000 but greater than $50,000,000 by July 31, 2000, the
       total aggregate reduction in the Commitment Reduction Fee shall be 25%."

          1.7  A new definition is hereby added to the Credit Agreement, which
     reads as follows:

       "'Contract Loss' shall mean a loss in excess of USD 1,000,000 under any
       contract of the Borrower or any Subsidiary, such loss being measured at
       the time the Borrower or such Subsidiary becomes aware that it must
       recognize a contract loss in respect of such contract in accordance with
       GAAP."

          1.8  A new definition is hereby added to the Credit Agreement, which
     reads as follows:

          "'Documentation Agent' shall mean Royal Bank of Canada."

          1.9 The definition of "Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio" shall be deleted
     in its entirety and the following shall be substituted in place thereof:

       'Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio' shall mean, for any period, (A) the sum of
       (i) GAAP Cash Flow from Operations, (ii) unrestricted cash balances, and
       (iii) the available Commitment under the Revolving Credit Facility, less
       capital expenditures used for the maintenance or repair of existing
       assets, divided by the sum total of cash payments in respect of required
       principal payments on Indebtedness and required payments under capital
       leases.

          1.10  A new definition is hereby added to the Credit Agreement, which
     reads as follows:

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       "'GAAP Cash Flow from Operations' means, for any period, the amount set
       forth in the quarterly and annual consolidated financial statements of
       the Borrower on the line in the statement of cash flows which summarizes
       the Borrower's cash flow from operating activities."

          1.11 The definition of "Leverage Ratio" is amended to add the
     following language:

          "; provided that EBITDA shall be determined for purposes of this
     definition as follows:

               (a) for the fiscal quarter ending March 31, 2000, EBITDA shall
               mean the Borrower's consolidated EBITDA for the fiscal quarter
               then ending, multiplied by four;

               (b) for the fiscal quarter ending June 30, 2000, EBITDA shall
               mean the Borrower's consolidated EBITDA for the two fiscal
               quarters then ending, multiplied by two;

               (c) for the fiscal quarter ending September 30, 2000, EBITDA
               shall mean the Borrower's consolidated EBITDA for the three
               quarters then ending, multiplied by one and one-third; and

               (d) thereafter on a rolling four-quarter basis."

          1.12 The definition of "Majority Lenders" shall be amended and revised
     so that all references to "fifty-one percent (51%)" are changed to "sixty-
     six and two-thirds percent (66.66%)".

          1.13  The definitions of "Material adverse effect" and "materially
     adversely affected" shall be amended and revised so that all references to
     "USD 2,000,000" are changed to "USD 1,000,000."

          1.14  The definition of "Mortgages" is hereby amended to include any
     leasehold mortgages the Agent may request the Borrower or any Subsidiary to
     execute and deliver to the Agent from time to time.

          1.15  A new definition is hereby added to the Credit Agreement, which
     reads as follows:

       "'Ocean Rig Contracts' shall mean those contracts between the Borrower
       (or one of its Subsidiaries) and Ocean Rig ASA, Inc. or one of its
       subsidiaries concerning the construction, delivery and price of the Bingo
       9001 and Bingo 9002 drilling rigs."

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          1.16  A new definition is hereby added to the Credit Agreement, which
     reads as follows:

       "'Petrodrill Rig Contracts' shall mean those contracts between the
       Borrower (or one of its Subsidiaries) and Petrodrill 4, Ltd. and
       Petrodrill 5, Ltd., concerning the construction, delivery and price of
       the B103 (Amethyst 4) and B104 (Amethyst 5) drilling rigs."

          1.17  A new definition is hereby added to the Credit Agreement, which
     reads as follows:

       "'Settlement' shall mean, any revision, extension or renegotiation of an
       existing contract whether entered into through the mutual consent of the
       contracting parties or by court order or direction of an arbitration
       panel where the amended contract amount represents a change of greater
       than $10,000,000.00 from the original contract amount."

     2.  Section 2 is hereby amended as follows:

          2.1 Section 2.1(c) is deleted in its entirety and the following shall
     be substituted in place thereof:

          A(c) On the terms and conditions set forth in this Credit Agreement,
          the Agent shall from time to time on any Business Day during the
          period from the date of this Credit Agreement until the Maturity Date
          make advances ("Swing Line Advances") under the Swing Note to the
          Borrower in an aggregate outstanding principal amount not to exceed
          Twelve Million and No/100 Dollars ($12,000,000) with such payment
          terms and principal maturities as the Agent and the Borrower may
          agree; provided that (i) Swing Line Advances shall bear interest (X)
          at the Base Rate plus two Percent (2%) per annum until the delivery to
          the purchaser of each and every vessel to be delivered under the Ocean
          Rig Contracts and the Petrodrill Rig Contracts, and (Y) at the one-
          month LIBOR Rate as in effect from time to time plus the then
          applicable LIBOR Margin as set forth in the Applicable Margin Amount
          at all other times hereunder, (ii) no Swing Line Advances shall mature
          after the Maturity Date, and (iii) no Swing Line Advances shall have a
          maturity longer than ten (10) days, at which time Borrower shall repay
          the Swing Line Advances with the proceeds of Advances under the
          Revolving Credit Facility. The Agent may terminate the Swing Line in
          its sole discretion upon two (2) weeks' prior written notice to the
          Borrower, setting forth in such notice the date upon which the Swing
          Line shall terminate, at which time all outstanding Swing Line
          Advances, plus interest accrued thereon and any fees incurred in
          connection therewith, shall be repaid in full. Upon the date of such
          payment all accrued but unpaid interest on the Swing Note to such date
          shall be due and payable by the Borrower to Agent. Upon the Agent's
          written request or upon the acceleration of the Maturity Date pursuant
          to this Credit Agreement, each Lender shall pay to Agent such Lender's
          pro rata share based on their respective Commitment Percentage of all
          outstanding Swing Line Advances as a Base Rate Advance under such
          Lender's Commitment, but in no event shall any Lender be obligated to
          fund more than its Commitment Percentage.

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       2.2  Section 2.1(e) is deleted in its entirety and the following shall be
     substituted in place thereof:

       "(e)  The Revolving Loan Commitment shall be reduced by seventy-five
            percent (75%) of the Net Proceeds of any Asset Sales."

       2.3  A new sentence is hereby added to Section 2.3(c) which reads as
     follows:

       "The LC Facility will be reduced by the face amount of any expiring,
       drawn  or canceled Tranche B Letters of Credit, excluding, however, those
       expiring Tranche B Letters of Credit with automatic renewals which are
       actually renewed."

     3. A new Section 5.1(e) is hereby added to the Credit Agreement, which
       reads as follows:

       "(e)  Notwithstanding anything herein contained to the contrary, from and
            after the Amendment Date, no Advance shall be a LIBOR Advance until
            the delivery to the purchaser of each and every vessel to be
            delivered under the Ocean Rig Contracts and the Petrodrill Rig
            Contracts."

     4. Section 9.1(b) is deleted in its entirety and the following added in
       substitution thereof:

       "(b)  The Borrower shall pay to the Agent for distribution to the Issuing
       Lender an annual letter of credit fee equal to the face amount of each
       Letter of Credit (including the Dollar Equivalent of the face amounts of
       outstanding Offshore Currency Letters of Credit) outstanding times (i)
       three percent (3%) per annum for the period from April 1, 2000 until the
       delivery to the purchaser of each and every vessel to be delivered under
       the Ocean Rig Contracts and the Petrodrill Rig Contracts, and (ii) the
       Applicable Margin Amount then in effect for LIBOR Advances for all other
       periods hereunder, each such fee to be payable quarterly in arrears;
       provided that the Agent shall deduct from such fee, for payment to the
       Issuing Lender, an amount equal to one-tenth of one percent (0.10%) of
       the face amount of each such Letter of Credit (including the Dollar
       Equivalent of the face amounts of outstanding Offshore Currency Letters
       of Credit).

     5. A new Section 9.1(d) is hereby added to the Credit Agreement, which
       reads as follows:

       "(d) The Borrower will pay to the Agent for ratable distribution to the
            Lenders, the Commitment Reduction Fee on the earlier of (a) the
            termination of the Commitment and (b) September 30, 2000."

     6.  Section 11 is hereby amended as follows:

       6.1  Section 11.1(a)(iv) shall be deleted in its entirety and the
            following shall be substituted in place thereof:

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            "(iv)  as soon as available and in any event within thirty (30) days
                    after the end of each month, a profit and loss report by
                    contract for projects where the total contract amount is in
                    excess of $10,000,000, in form and substance satisfactory to
                    the Agent."

       6.2  The following sentence is hereby added to Section 11.1(b) as the
            second sentence thereof:

            "The Agent may order audits and examinations by outside auditing or
            consulting firms that may include the review and testing of the
            Borrower's business plan and any items relating to its business plan
            including underlying contract assumptions, expense projections,
            revenue timing, Eligible Accounts (including, without limitation,
            test verifications, aging and reconciliations thereof, and trial
            balances therefor), Eligible Inventory and other related items, the
            costs of which shall be borne by the Borrower."

       6.3  A new Section 11.1(g) is hereby added to the Credit Agreement, which
            reads as follows:

             "(g)  The Borrower will furnish to the Agent, as soon as available
                    and in any event within thirty (30) days after the end of
                    each month, a statement of Borrower's consolidating cash
                    receipts for such month and a consolidating cash receipts
                    projection for the subsequent three months, setting forth by
                    contract the payments to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries
                    under each of their contracts for the repair, construction
                    and refurbishment of vessels and other equipment, and the
                    costs to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries of the goods and
                    services required thereunder for such period; provided that
                    such statement shall not include or take into account any
                    changes or adjustments to balance sheet items."

       6.4  A new Section 11.1(h) is hereby added to the Credit Agreement, which
            reads as follows:

             "(h)  Promptly upon the occurrence of each Contract Loss, and no
                    less than five (5) Business Days prior to the Borrower's or
                    any Subsidiary's entering into any Settlement, the Borrower
                    shall provide to the Agent a statement of projected expenses
                    and revenues of the Borrower (on a consolidated basis) for
                    the period following such occurrence or Settlement through
                    (1) the projected completion of the contract subject to the
                    Contract Loss or Settlement or (2) the subsequent twelve
                    (12) months, whichever period is greater, which statement
                    shall give effect to each Settlement (including without
                    limitation the proposed Settlement) and each Contract Loss."

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       6.5  A new Section 11.11 is hereby added to the Credit Agreement, which
            reads as follows:

            "11.11  Field Audits and Environmental Audits.  The Borrower shall,
            and shall cause each Subsidiary to, within thirty (30) days
            following the date of Amendment No. 2:

               (a) commence Phase I environmental audits for each parcel of real
               property owned by the Borrower or any domestic Subsidiary; and

               (b) cooperate fully with the Agent and the Lenders to commence an
               audit of the Borrower's and the Subsidiaries' books, records and
               accounts."

     7.  Section 12 is hereby amended as follows:

       7.1  Section 12.5(h) of the Credit Agreement shall be deleted in its
            entirety and the following shall be substituted in place thereof:

            "(h)  other Indebtedness not otherwise permitted by this Section
                    12.5 in the principal amount outstanding of up to USD
                    5,000,000 in any year, and up to an aggregate of USD
                    10,000,000 from the date hereof through the Maturity Date."

       7.2  Section 12.10 of the Credit Agreement shall be deleted in its
            entirety and the following shall be substituted in place thereof:

            "Sale of Fixed Assets or Accounts.  Sell, transfer or assign any
            fixed assets or any account receivable; provided, however, that the
            Borrower may sell, transfer or assign any assets in the ordinary
            course of business in an amount of up to an aggregate of USD
            5,000,000 from the date of this Credit Agreement through the
            Maturity Date; provided, further, that one hundred percent (100%) of
            the Net Proceeds from such sales shall be applied first to repay any
            amounts outstanding under the Swing line, second to repay any
            amounts outstanding under the Revolving Credit Facility and third to
            cash collateralize Tranche B Letters of Credit to the extent the
            aggregate face amount of such Letters of Credit exceeds eighty
            percent (80%) of the orderly liquidation value of the Equipment."

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       7.3  Section 12.11 of the Credit Agreement shall be deleted in its
            entirety and the following shall be substituted in place thereof:

            "Leverage Ratio. Permit the Leverage Ratio to be greater than the
            Required Ratio set forth below:

            Quarter Ending                      Required Ratio
            --------------                      --------------
            March 31, 2000                       4.50 to 1.00
            June 30, 2000                        4.00 to 1.00
            September 30, 2000                   4.00 to 1.00
            December 31, 2000                    3.00 to 1.00
            March 31, 2001                       3.00 to 1.00
            June 30, 2001 and                    2.25 to 1.00"
            each quarter thereafter

       7.4  Section 12.12 of the Credit Agreement shall be deleted in its
            entirety and the following shall be substituted in place thereof:

            "Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio. Permit its Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio
            to be less than the Required Ratio set forth below:

              Quarter Ending                  Required
                                                Ratio
              --------------                  --------
              March 31, 2000                     1.10
              June 30, 2000                      1.50
              September, 30, 2000                1.35
              December 31, 2000                  1.25
              March 31, 2001                     1.50
              June 30, 2001                      1.50
              September 30, 2001                 1.35
              December 31, 2001                  1.25
              March 31, 2002 and thereafter      1.50"

       7.5  Section 12.13 of the Credit Agreement shall be deleted in its
            entirety and the following shall be substituted in place thereof:

            "Net Worth.  Permit its Net Worth, as measured on a quarterly basis,
            to be less than the aggregate of (a) ninety-five percent (95%) of
            Net Worth at December 31, 1999, plus (b) seventy-five percent (75%)
            of positive net income for each fiscal quarter and (c) seventy-five
            percent (75%) of the Net Proceeds of future offerings of common
            stock or other equity of the Borrower."

       7.6  Section 12.15(a) shall be amended and revised such that the
            following shall be added to the end of the existing paragraph:

            "; provided further, that, until delivery to the purchaser of each
            and every vessel to be delivered under the Ocean Rig Contracts and
            the Petrodrill Rig Contracts, neither the Borrower nor any
            Subsidiary shall make any Acquisition."

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       7.7  Section 12.15(d) shall be deleted in its entirety and the following
            shall be substituted in place thereof:

            "(d)  present and future investments in joint ventures or similar
                  arrangements, including guarantees of joint venture
                  obligations, up to USD 13,000,000 in respect of any one such
                  investment, not to exceed USD 20,000,000 in respect of all
                  such investments; and"

       7.8  Section 12.15(e) shall be deleted in its entirety and the following
            shall be substituted in place thereof:

            "(e)  capitalized fixed asset additions, not to exceed USD
                  12,000,000 per calendar year; provided that, notwithstanding
                  anything herein to the contrary, neither the Borrower nor any
                  of its U.S. subsidiaries shall make advances or loans to any
                  one non-U.S. subsidiary in excess of USD 5,000,000 and to all
                  non-U.S. subsidiaries which exceed, in the aggregate, USD
                  10,000,000."

       7.9  Section 12.17 shall be deleted in its entirety and the following
            shall be substituted in place thereof:

            "Dividends.  Without the consent of the Majority Lenders, make any
            dividend payments (other than dividends payable in stock) or other
            distributions to its stockholders or redeem or otherwise acquire any
            of its stock."

     8. A new Section 13.1(l) is hereby added to the Credit Agreement, which
        reads as follows:

            "(l)  The Borrower or any Subsidiary incurs a Contract Loss or
                  enters into a Settlement, and after giving effect to such
                  Settlement or Contract Loss and all other Settlements and
                  Contract Losses, the cash flow projections of the Borrower in
                  any statement required to be delivered under Section 11.1(h)
                  indicate such Settlement or Contract Loss shall or is likely
                  to result in a Default or Event of Default under Sections 13.1
                  (a) through (h)."

     9. Conditions Precedent.

       9.1  Documents and Other Items Required as Conditions Precedent to
            Amendment No. 2. The effectiveness of the modifications to the
            Credit Agreement contemplated by this Amendment No. 2 is subject to
            the condition precedent that the Agent shall have received at or
            prior to the Amendment Date all of the following, each dated on or
            before the Amendment Date and each in form and substance
            satisfactory to the Agent and its counsel:

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            (a) Each of the following documents  (the "Amendment Documents")
       shall have been duly authorized and executed with original counterparts
       thereof delivered to the Agent:

               (i)  This Amendment No. 2;

              (ii)  Amendment No. 2 to the U.S. Preferred Fleet Mortgage;

             (iii)  Ratifications of Security Agreements;

              (iv)  Ratifications of Pledges;

               (v)  Ratification of Guaranty;

              (vi)  Legal Opinion of Jones Walker Waechter Poitevent Carrere &
                    Denegre L.L.P.;

             (vii)  Legal Opinion of Watkins & Eager;

            (viii)  Ratification by the Board of Directors of Friede Goldman
                    Halter, Inc.;

              (ix)  Leasehold Mortgages on properties designated by the Agent;

               (x)  A Borrowing Base Certificate with respect to the Borrowing
                    Base for the month ending February 29, 2000; and

              (xi)  such further documents as the Lenders may reasonably
                    request;

              (b) The Agent shall have received satisfactory evidence that the
       Borrower shall have paid all reasonable fees and expenses of Agent's
       counsel.

            (c) The Agent shall have received from the Borrower, for ratable
       distribution to the Lenders, payment of an amendment fee equal to 0.5% of
       the Commitment.

            (d) The representations and warranties contained in Section 10 of
       the Credit Agreement shall be true on the Amendment Date with the same
       effect as though such representations and warranties had been made on and
       as of such date, and no Event of Default specified in Section 13 of the
       Credit Agreement and no event which, with the lapse of time or the giving
       of notice and the lapse of time specified in Section 13 of the Credit
       Agreement, would become such an Event of Default, shall have occurred and
       be continuing.

            (e) The Leasehold Mortgages referenced in Section 9.1(a)(ix) above
       shall not be filed with respect to properties for which the applicable
       lease agreement contains a prohibition on the lessee's ability to
       mortgage its leasehold interests until such time as
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       the consent of the applicable lessor is obtained; provided that the
       Borrower shall use its best efforts to obtain each such consent within
       ninety (90) days from the date hereof.

       9.2  Waiver of Conditions Precedent. All of the conditions precedent
            contained in this Section 9 are for the sole benefit of the Agent
            and the Lenders and the Agent may waive any of them in its absolute
            discretion, and on such conditions as it deems proper.

     10.  Representations.  The Borrower represents and warrants that:

       (a) The Borrower is a corporation, duly organized and validly existing in
     good standing under the laws of the State of Mississippi, and has the
     requisite power and authority (i) to carry on its business as presently
     conducted; and (ii) to enter into and perform its obligations under the
     Amendment Documents.

       (b) The execution, delivery and performance by Borrower and the
     Guarantors of the Amendment Documents and any other instrument or agreement
     provided for by this Amendment No. 2 to which it is a party, have been duly
     authorized by all necessary corporate action, do not require stockholder
     approval other than such as has been duly obtained or given, do not or will
     not contravene any of the terms of its Certificate of Incorporation or
     Bylaws, or similar such organizational documentation, and will not violate
     any provision of law or of any order of any court or governmental agency or
     constitute (with or without notice or lapse of time or both) a default
     under, or result (except as contemplated by this Amendment No. 2) in the
     creation of any security interests, lien, charge or encumbrance upon any of
     its properties or assets pursuant to, any agreement, indenture or other
     instrument to which it is a party or by which it may be bound other than is
     in favor of the Agent; the Amendment Documents have been duly executed and
     delivered by the Borrower and the Guarantors and constitute the respective
     legal, valid and binding agreements, enforceable in accordance with the
     respective terms thereof as to which each of the Borrower and the
     Guarantors is a party. The enforceability of this Amendment No. 2, however,
     is subject to all applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization,
     moratorium, and other laws affecting the rights or creditors and to general
     equity principles.

       (c) Except as set forth on Schedule 10(c) hereto, there are no suits or
     proceedings pending or to its knowledge threatened against or affecting
     Borrower or any Guarantor which if adversely determined would have a
     material adverse effect upon its business, financial condition or
     operations.

       (d) Other than such as have been obtained, no license, consent or
     approval of any Governmental Agency or other regulatory authority is
     required for the execution, delivery or performance of this Amendment No. 2
     or any other Amendment Document or any instrument contemplated herein or
     therein.

       11.  Expenses. The Borrower agrees to promptly, whether or not the
            modifications to the Credit Agreement contemplated by this Amendment
            No. 2 become effective, (x) reimburse the Agent for all fees and
            disbursements of external counsel to the Agent and all reasonable
            out of pocket fees and disbursements of the Agent incurred in
            connection with the

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            preparation, execution and delivery of this Amendment No. 2 and all
            other documents referred to herein, and all amendments or waivers to
            or termination of this Amendment No. 2 or any agreement referred to
            herein; and (y) reimburse the Agent for all fees and disbursements
            of internal and external counsel to the Agent and all reasonable out
            of pocket fees, disbursements and travel-related expenses of the
            Agent incurred in connection with the protection of the rights of
            the Agent under this Amendment No. 2 and all other documents
            referred to herein, whether by judicial proceedings or otherwise.
            The obligations of the Borrowers under this Section 11 shall survive
            payment of the Loan.

       12.  Wherever and in each such place the term "Credit Agreement" is used
            throughout the Credit Agreement, such term shall be read to mean the
            Credit Agreement as amended by this Amendment No. 2.

       13.  Except as specifically amended by this Amendment No. 2, all of the
            terms and provisions of the Credit Agreement shall remain in full
            force and effect.

       14.  All capitalized terms used herein but not defined herein shall have
            the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.

       15.  THIS AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO CREDIT AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND
            CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF
            TEXAS.

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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have duly executed this Amendment
No. 2 to Credit Agreement on the date first written above.

                         BORROWER:

                         FRIEDE GOLDMAN HALTER, INC.

                         By: /S/ Emile J. Dumesnil
                            ----------------------
                         Name:   Emile J. Dumesnil
                         Title:  Senior Vice President and Treasurer

                         LENDERS:

                         WELLS FARGO BANK (TEXAS), NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

                         By: /S/ Joseph P. Maxwell
                         Name:  Joseph P. Maxwell
                         Title: Vice President

                         ROYAL BANK OF CANADA

                         By:

                         Name:

                         Title:

                         HIBERNIA NATIONAL BANK

                         By:

                         Name:

                         Title:

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                         BANK ONE, N.A.

                         By:

                         Name:

                         Title:

                         ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND CO-ARRANGER:

                         WELLS FARGO BANK (TEXAS), NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

                         By:/S/ Joseph P. Maxwell
                            ----------------------
                         Name:  Joseph P. Maxwell
                         Title: Vice President

                         SYNDICATION AGENT AND CO-ARRANGER:

                         BANC ONE CAPITAL MARKETS, INC.

                         By:

                         Name:

                         Title:

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