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                                                                    EXHIBIT 10.6

                                SALES ADDENDUM

This Sales Addendum (this "Addendum") is between Oracle Corporation ("Oracle"),
with its principal place of business at 500 Oracle Parkway, Redwood City,
California 94065, and Novistar, Inc. ("Novistar"), with its principal place of
business at 1331 Lamar Street, Suite 1600, Houston, Texas 77010.  This Addendum
shall be governed by the terms of the Software License and Services Agreement
between Novistar and Oracle (the "SLSA") dated February 18, 2000 and the terms
set forth below.  Except as otherwise specified in this Addendum, in the event
of conflict between this Addendum and the SLSA, the provisions of this Addendum
shall control.  This Addendum is effective as of February 18, 2000 (the
"Effective Date").

ARTICLE I - DEFINITIONS

1.1  CUSTOMER
     "Customer" means the customer to whom Oracle has granted a license for an
     Oracle Program, or to whom Novistar has granted a license for a Novistar
     Program or an Oracle Program, pursuant to the terms of this Addendum.

1.2  DISTRIBUTOR
    "Distributor" means, under the terms of this Addendum: (a) for Oracle, a
     third party that is appointed by Oracle or its Distributor to market and
     sublicense the Oracle Financial Programs, or (b) for Novistar, a third
     party that is appointed by Novistar or its Distributor to market and
     sublicense the Novistar Programs. The term "Distributor" shall include, but
     not be limited to, resellers, original equipment manufacturers, value-added
     relicensors, dealers, agents, and subdistributors.

1.3  INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
     "Intellectual Property Rights" means patents, copyrights, trade secrets,
     and any other intellectual property rights recognized by the law of each
     applicable jurisdiction.

1.4  NOVISTAR PROGRAMS
     "Novistar Programs" means (a) the computer programs owned or distributed by
     Novistar, formerly known as Oracle's Energy Upstream Applications listed on
     Exhibit A or any Novistar Program developed or existing in the future which
     includes substantially similar functionality, for use in connection with
     the Oracle Financial Programs; (b) the installation guides, user guides and
     manuals for use of such software ("Documentation"); and (c) Novistar's
     Updates. "Novistar Programs" means only the Object Materials for such
     programs (not Source Materials) unless otherwise expressly specified.

1.6  OBJECT MATERIALS
     "Object Materials" means materials, in machine-readable form, necessary to
     run the Oracle Financial Programs, the Novistar Programs or other products
     of Novistar including computer programming code, substantially or entirely
     in binary form, which is directly executable by a computer after suitable
     processing but without the intervening steps of compilation or assembly,
     and all help, message, and overlay files.

1.7  ORACLE
     "Oracle" shall mean Oracle; any other corporation, partnership, firm,
     association or any other person in which Oracle, directly or indirectly,
     holds a fifty percent (50%) or more ownership interest; and any entity
     which is the exclusive distributor of Oracle Financial Programs within a
     country.

1.8  ORACLE DATABASE PROGRAMS
     "Oracle Database Programs" means the computer programs owned or distributed
     by Oracle which are listed in Exhibit E or any Oracle Programs developed or
     existing in the future which include substantially similar functionality,
     and that are available in production release and listed in Oracle's Global
     Price List for use on the applicable computer/operating system
     combinations; the installation guides, user guides and manuals for use of
     such software ("Documentation"); and Oracle's Updates.  "Oracle Database
     Programs" means only the Object Materials for such Programs (not Source
     Materials) unless otherwise expressly specified.

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1.9  ORACLE FINANCIAL PROGRAMS
     "Oracle Financial Programs" means the computer programs owned or
     distributed by Oracle which are listed on Exhibit B or any Oracle Programs
     developed or existing in the future which include substantially similar
     functionality, and that are available in production release and listed in
     Oracle's Global Price List for use on the applicable computer/operating
     system combinations; the Documentation; and Oracle's Updates.  "Oracle
     Financial Programs" means only the Object Materials for such Programs (not
     Source Materials) unless otherwise expressly specified.

1.10 SOURCE MATERIALS
     "Source Materials" means the source code from which Object Materials, as
     applicable, are compiled, including without limitation the following, as
     may be reasonably necessary to enable each party to fulfill its obligations
     under this Addendum: fully commented source code; internal system
     documentation; design documentation; data models; help materials; tutorial
     programs; and appropriate debug code.  Each of the foregoing items shall
     include the applicable materials in electronic and hard-copy form, whether
     created by or for a party.

1.11 SUPPORTED LICENSE
     "Supported License" means a license for an Oracle Program or a Novistar
     Program for which the licensee has ordered Technical Support for the
     relevant time period.

1.12 TECHNICAL SUPPORT
     "Technical Support" means support, maintenance and enhancements for an
     Oracle Program or a Novistar Program provided under Oracle's or Novistar's
     policies, as applicable, in effect on the date Technical Support is
     ordered.

1.13 TERRITORY
     "Territory" means the world.

1.14 UPDATES
     "Updates" means a subsequent release of an Oracle Financial or Database
     Program or a Novistar Program, which is generally made available for
     Supported Licenses at no additional charge, other than media and handling
     charges. Updates shall not include any release, option or future product
     which Oracle or Novistar licenses separately and/or for which Oracle or
     Novistar charges.

ARTICLE II - MARKETING AND SALES TERMS

2.1  MARKETING AND SALES MODEL
     2.1.1  Marketing Plan. Within ninety (90) calendar days after the Effective
            Date, the parties shall cooperate in good faith to develop a written
            plan for cooperative marketing of the Oracle Financial Programs and
            the Novistar Programs ("Marketing Plan"). The parties shall split
            equally any costs of the Marketing Plan unless otherwise agreed to
            between the parties on a case-by-case basis. Except as mutually
            agreed and budgeted for in the Marketing Plan, neither party shall
            have any obligation to market the other's products or any product
            containing the other's products, and each party shall have full
            freedom and flexibility in the design and implementation of
            marketing its own products, and may discontinue marketing its own
            products at any time. Novistar will assign Tim McHugh as the
            Novistar Marketing Manager for the Marketing Plan, and Oracle will
            assign Lori Silva as the Oracle Marketing Manager for the Marketing
            Plan. A party may assign a new Marketing Manager upon notice to the
            other party.
     2.1.2  Sales Model. With respect to sales opportunities with Customers for
            Novistar Programs and Oracle Financial Programs, the parties will
            pursue such opportunities in good faith as follows:
            a. If a sale to a Customer involves only Oracle Financial Programs,
               then Oracle will be responsible for the entire sales cycle.
            b. If a sale involves only Novistar Programs, then Novistar will be
               responsible for the entire sales cycle.

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            c. If a sale involves both Oracle Programs and Novistar Programs in
               a traditional license environment (i.e. no Hosting Services or
               Outsourcing Services are involved), then Novistar and Oracle will
               jointly devise and agree upon a sales plan with Novistar
               providing pre-sales support for the Novistar Programs and Oracle
               providing pre-sales support for the Oracle Programs.
            d. If a sale involves both Oracle Programs and Novistar Programs in
               an offering including Hosting Services or Outsourcing Services,
               then Novistar will lead the entire sales cycle for the Programs
               with Novistar providing pre-sales support for the Novistar
               Programs and Oracle Programs. Oracle may, at its discretion, for
               key strategic accounts, provide pre-sales support for Oracle
               Programs where Novistar Programs and Oracle Programs are offered
               in a Hosting Services environment.
     2.1.3  Sales Coordination: Pipeline reviews (with applicable Sales Reports
            as described in Section 2.1.4 below), sales planning, and sales
            coordination will be addressed during a monthly sales meeting (or
            different frequency agreed upon by both parties) with the intention
            of (i) defining roles and responsibilities for each sale
            opportunity, (ii) for new sales opportunities, deciding on the
            appropriate "Sales Model" pursuant to Section 2.1.2 above given the
            particular sales opportunity, (iii) for existing sales
            opportunities, determining whether or not the current Sales Model is
            still the appropriate Sales Model, and (iv) resolving any sales
            issues. The agreed-upon information relating to the issues above
            shall be reflected in the Sales Pipeline reports described in
            Section 2.1.4 below. Novistar and Oracle will both assign a Sales
            Vice President or equivalent to act as the primary Sales Manager for
            sales issues, to attend such monthly meetings and to ensure
            execution of the applicable Sales Model. The Oracle Sales Manager
            will be responsible for assigning an appropriate Oracle person for
            sales opportunities outside of his or her direct supervision to be
            available to Novistar for executing the Sales Model and, if needed,
            for monthly sales meetings. Novistar will assign Tim McHugh as the
            Novistar Sales Manager and Oracle will assign Mark Tombridge as the
            Oracle Sales Manager. A party may assign a new Sales Manager upon
            notice to the other party.
     2.1.4  Sales Reports. Each month or quarter, as designated below (or as
            otherwise agreed to by the parties), Oracle or Novistar (as
            specified below) shall each provide a written report to the other
            specifying:
            a. Novistar Sales Pipeline.  Each month, Novistar shall provide to
               Oracle all pending or prospective Novistar Program sales in the
               360 day pipeline including the names of the prospective
               Customers; the products; the anticipated dollar amounts of the
               sales; the agreed-upon Sales Model pursuant to Section 2.1.2
               above; whether it is a traditional license sale or involved
               Hosting Services or Outsourcing Services; the anticipated sale
               closing date; probability of winning the sale; and description of
               any key sales issues.
            b. Oracle Financial Program Sales Pipeline:  Each month, Oracle
               shall provide to Novistar all pending or prospective Oracle
               Financial Program sales to companies engaged in the Upstream Oil
               & Gas Business (as defined below) in the 360 day pipeline
               including the names of the prospective Customers; the products;
               the anticipated dollar amounts of the sales; the agreed-upon
               Sales Model pursuant to Section 2.1.2 above; the anticipated sale
               closing date; probability of winning the sale; and description of
               any key sales issues.
            c. Existing Customer Status.  Each quarter, each party shall report
               to the other party the status of all existing Novistar Program
               licensee accounts in connection with Oracle Financial Programs
               for which the reporting party is the primary contact, including
               referenceability of the accounts and status of Novistar Program
               implementations.
            d. Deal Completion Report.  Each month, Novistar shall provide to
               Oracle a report of all orders for Novistar Program licenses
               signed during that month.  Novistar will use commercially
               reasonable efforts to provide such report within five (5) days
               after the end of each month.

2.2  SALES MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGEMENT
     2.2.1  The Sales Managers shall annually schedule a meeting with both
            parties' appropriate senior-level manager ("Administrative Manager")
            to conduct a strategic review of operation issues, sales issues, and
            the relationship of the parties under this Addendum.

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     2.2.2. Novistar will assign Nicole Parsons as the Novistar Administrative
            Manager and Oracle will assign Lori Silva as the Oracle
            Administrative Manager. A party may assign a new Administrative
            Manager upon notice to the other party.

2.3  DISPUTE RESOLUTION
     In the event of a dispute between the parties concerning the subject matter
     of this Addendum, the matter shall be referred to the applicable functional
     relationship manager (e.g., sales operations, consulting operations,
     development, technical support) who shall meet for the purpose of
     endeavoring to resolve such dispute, or negotiate for an adjustment to such
     provision.  If they cannot resolve the dispute to the parties' mutual
     satisfaction within 30 days after the dispute has been referred to them,
     then they shall refer the matter to each party's applicable executive
     sponsor.  No formal proceedings for judicial resolution of such dispute,
     except for the seeking of equitable relief, may begin until the dispute
     resolution procedure has been elevated to the parties' executive sponsors,
     and the executive sponsor of the aggrieved party in good faith concludes,
     after a good faith attempt to resolve the dispute, that amicable resolution
     through continued negotiation does not appear likely.

2.4  CUSTOMER ADVISORY BOARD AND ALIGNMENT MEETINGS
     For the six months following the execution of this Agreement, Novistar will
     invite the Oracle Sales Manager (or his/her designee) to all Novistar
     Customer advisory board meetings.  Novistar will make commercially
     reasonable efforts to ensure that all public statements made to the
     Novistar Customer advisory board regarding the Oracle Financial Programs
     and the Novistar Programs will be consistent with Oracle public statements.

ARTICLE III - DELIVERY

3.1  DELIVERY PLAN
     Novistar shall update Oracle on at least a quarterly basis on Novistar's
     delivery and development plans (e.g., the release schedule of the Novistar
     Programs, schedules for execution of the delivery plan, and content of each
     release).  Such information shall be subject to the provisions of Section
     10.1 of this Addendum.  The first of such plans shall be provided to Oracle
     on March 1, 2000.

3.2  DELIVERY RESPONSIBILITIES
     3.2.1  Delivery-Related Costs. Each party shall bear all costs incurred by
            it in the course of performing under this Addendum, except as
            otherwise expressly specified in this Addendum, or in another
            document signed by the parties.
     3.2.2  Novistar Responsibilities.  Novistar shall use commercially
            reasonable efforts to:
            a. Be responsible for ongoing development of the Novistar Programs
               and integration of the Novistar Programs with the Oracle
               Financial Programs, including providing resources for such
               development and integration.
            b. Provide domain expertise for the Novistar Programs to Oracle at
               Novistar standard rates.
            c. Provide at standard rates a senior-level database administrator,
               systems administrator, to assist in the initial installation of
               Novistar Programs at Oracle, and, in the course of such
               installation, to allow a reasonable number of Oracle development
               and database administration personnel to view and ask questions
               with respect to such installation.
            d. Perform integration of the Novistar Programs to the Oracle
               Financial Programs. Novistar shall integrate Novistar Programs
               (and Updates or upgrades thereto) with any upgraded releases of
               the Oracle Financial Programs (and Updates thereto) so that the
               integrated version of Novistar Programs is available in
               production release as soon as commercially reasonable, but prior
               to the de-support by Oracle of the prior release of the
               designated Oracle Financial Programs.
            e. Novistar will support the latest release of any Oracle product
               embedded in a Novistar application within one (1) year of a given
               release becoming generally available by upgrading to the latest
               version of the Oracle RDBMS and tools.

3.3  UPGRADES AND RELEASE MANAGEMENT
     3.3.1  Novistar Responsibilities.

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            Novistar shall not release the Novistar Programs as Oracle products,
            or identify versions of Novistar Programs released by Novistar as
            Oracle products. However, for nine (9) months from the Effective
            Date of this Addendum, Novistar shall be entitled to use the phrase,
            "formerly known as Oracle Energy Upstream" in referring to the
            Novistar Programs which Novistar acquired from Oracle.
     3.3.2  Mutual Responsibilities.
            a. Oracle and Novistar shall establish a customer issue resolution
               process which shall include, at a minimum, ensuring that a senior
               level engineer and a senior level functional person from Novistar
               is available via pager during any period when Customers are going
               live with Novistar Programs that have integration with the Oracle
               Financial Programs.
            b. Each party shall provide upgrade paths from existing releases to
               each successive release (including all ports and translations)
               that is designated in the Delivery Plan.

ARTICLE IV - LICENSES GRANTED

4.1  LICENSE TO NOVISTAR
     Oracle shall license the Oracle Financial Programs to Novistar for the
     purposes of marketing support as specified in this Addendum. Oracle grants
     to Novistar a nontransferable license to reproduce, install, and use the
     Oracle Financial Programs and Oracle Database Programs, including Updates
     for the foregoing, for the purpose of enabling Novistar to perform its
     technical support and integration responsibilities under this Addendum.

4.2  DEVELOPMENT, DEMONSTRATION LICENSE TO NOVISTAR
     Oracle shall use commercially reasonable efforts to deliver to Novistar a
     complete copy of the "beta" copy of any Update or future release of an
     Oracle Financial Program, including a complete set of the Object Materials
     and Documentation for such Update, at or about the time Oracle generally
     makes the beta release generally available to customers for beta testing.
     Oracle grants to Novistar a worldwide, royalty-free, non-exclusive,
     nontransferable right and license to execute, copy, reproduce, display,
     perform or otherwise use and/or maintain the Object Materials for the
     purposes of integrating and testing the Novistar Programs with the Oracle
     Financial Programs.

4.3  LICENSING, SHIPPING
     4.3.1  Licensing.  Each party shall license its respective programs to
            Customers pursuant to each party's respective license agreements.
     4.3.2  Shipment Right. Each party shall be responsible for shipping its own
            product, and all subsequent Upgrades, patches, etc. to Customers.

4.4  LICENSE OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
     Each party grants to the other a nonexclusive, nontransferable and paid-up
     license to all Intellectual Property Rights necessary to use the software,
     documentation and other materials licensed by the granting party to the
     other under this Addendum for the limited purposes stated in this Addendum.

4.5  ARCHIVAL COPIES; NO REVERSE ENGINEERING
     Each party shall have the right to copy for archival or backup purposes the
     software licensed to it under this Article IV; no other copies shall be
     made without the licensing party's prior written consent, except as
     expressly authorized herein.  All titles, trademarks, and copyright and
     restricted rights notices shall be reproduced in such copies.  All archival
     and backup copies of the software are subject to the terms of this
     Addendum.  Neither party shall cause or permit the reverse engineering,
     disassembly or decompilation of any Object Materials licensed or
     sublicensed to it by the other party under this Addendum, except as
     specified in the Delivery Plan for the purpose of achieving integration and
     interoperability.

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4.6  OWNERSHIP
     4.6.1. Novistar shall retain all right, title and interest to the
            Intellectual Property Rights in the Novistar Programs. Oracle shall
            retain all right, title and interest to the Intellectual Property
            Rights in the Oracle Financial Programs. Except as provided in
            Section 4.6.2 below, ownership rights relating to modifications,
            enhancements, or any other derivative works of each party's Programs
            shall be as set forth in the Services Subcontract Agreement attached
            as Exhibit D.
     4.6.2  Integration Code. It is the intent of the parties that each of them
            either own, or have a perpetual right to use, modify and distribute
            in any manner and for any purpose, all materials (including without
            limitation program code, designs, and Documentation) developed for
            the specific purpose of integrating or interfacing such party's
            products with the other party's programs, which are incorporated
            into versions of such party's products that it makes generally
            available to its customers. If a party distributes the integration
            code, the other party shall not have an obligation to provide
            technical support for such integration code.

ARTICLE V - SALES FEES; HOSTING AND OUTSOURCING

5.1  SALES FEES
     5.1.1  Amount of Sales Support Fees Payable relating to licensing of
            Novistar Programs.
            a.  For each license by Novistar, or its Distributor, of a Novistar
                Program (including any Novistar products which are renamed or
                repackaged from any Novistar Program), Novistar shall pay to
                Oracle a Sales Support Fee equal to one percent (1%) of the Net
                Customer License Fees (as defined below) payable to Novistar by
                Customers and by Distributors for such license.
            b.  For each license which includes Hosting Services (as defined
                below) by Novistar, or its Distributor, of a Novistar product
                (including but not limited to Novistar Programs), Novistar shall
                pay to Oracle a Sales Support Fee equal to one percent (1%) of
                the Net Customer Hosting Services Fees (as defined below)
                payable to Novistar by Customers and by Distributors for the
                first (1st) year of such Hosting Services. Novistar shall not be
                required to pay to Oracle any Sales Support or other Fees after
                the first (1st) year of such Hosting Services.
     5.1.2  Acquisition and Use of Oracle Financial Programs Licenses in
            Connection with Hosting Services and Outsourcing Services.
            a.  Purchase of Licenses by Novistar. If Novistar provides Hosting
                Services or Outsourcing Services for the Novistar Programs,
                Novistar may acquire from Oracle, and Oracle shall sell to
                Novistar, non-exclusive licenses for Oracle Financial Programs
                and Novistar shall have the right to provide Hosting Services or
                Outsourcing Services for such Oracle Financial Programs subject
                to the terms and conditions set forth herein. In order for
                Novistar to acquire and provide Hosting Services or Outsourcing
                Services for such Financial Programs:
                1. the Customer itself, or the actual subsidiary or division of
                   the Customer to which Novistar will be providing the Hosting
                   Services or Outsourcing Services must be a company primarily
                   engaged in the Upstream Oil & Gas Industry (as hereinafter
                   defined);

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                2. Novistar must be providing Hosting Services or Outsourcing
                   Services of Oracle Financial Programs simultaneously in
                   conjunction with providing Hosting Services or Outsourcing
                   Services for one or more of the Novistar Programs to the same
                   Customer;
                3. For each license of an Oracle Financial Program acquired by
                   Novistar which will be used to provide Hosting Services or
                   Outsourcing Services to a particular Customer, Novistar shall
                   pay to Oracle the applicable list license fees for such
                   Programs pursuant to Oracle's then current U.S. and/or Global
                   Price List, less a discount of one percent (1%), and (ii) the
                   applicable list technical support fees for such Programs
                   pursuant to Oracle's Technical Support fees and policies in
                   effect when such services are ordered. In addition, if
                   Novistar is Hosting such Oracle Financial Programs and not
                   providing Outsourcing Services to the Customer, Novistar
                   shall pay to Oracle a Sales Support Fee equal to two percent
                   (2%) of the Net Customer Hosting Service Fees (as hereinafter
                   defined) for Oracle Financial Programs payable to Novistar by
                   Customers and by Distributors for the first (1st) year of
                   such Hosting Services.
                4. Such licenses shall be governed by the terms of the
                   applicable Oracle Order Form between Oracle and Novistar,
                   provided that, such terms, shall include, without limitation,
                   the following: (i) Novistar agrees to be responsible and to
                   indemnify Oracle for all damages or losses resulting from the
                   breach by a Customer of this Addendum, the applicable Order
                   Form and the SLSA; (ii) Customer personnel and devices
                   accessing the Oracle Financial Programs Hosted or Outsourced
                   by Novistar shall be counted for purposes of licensing
                   limitations applying to the Oracle Financial Programs as
                   provided in the applicable Order Form; (iii) any licenses of
                   the Oracle Financial Programs being used to provide Hosting
                   Services or Outsourcing Services to a Customer may be used to
                   provide such Hosting Services or Outsourcing Services for
                   only such Customer, and may not be used for any other
                   Customer;
                5. In the applicable Order Form, Novistar shall provide to
                   Oracle the name of the Customer and the number of licenses of
                   each of the Programs being (i)accessed by such Customer for
                   Hosting Services or (ii) to be used by Novistar and/or the
                   Customer in performing Outsourcing Services;
                6. The Oracle Financial Program licenses acquired by Novistar
                   for the provision of Hosting Services or Outsourcing Services
                   for a Customer shall remain in effect until such time as the
                   Hosting Services or Outsourcing Services for the particular
                   Customer are terminated or otherwise cease, at which time
                   such licenses shall, unless transferred to the Customer,
                   terminate, and Novistar shall have no further right to use
                   such licenses for any purpose whatsoever; and
                7. Novistar shall promptly notify Oracle of the termination of
                   Hosting Services or Outsourcing Services provided to a
                   customer, the number of licenses which are to be transferred
                   or terminated as a result of such termination of Hosting
                   Services or Outsourcing Services and the Order Form pursuant
                   to which such licenses were acquired by Novistar.
                   Oracle shall have the right, where Customer desires Hosting
                   Services or Outsourcing Services for the Oracle Financial
                   Programs simultaneously in conjunction with Hosting Services
                   or Outsourcing Services for the Novistar Programs, to provide
                   pre-sales support for the Oracle Financial Programs. In
                   addition to the rights granted above, Oracle may consent in
                   writing to, on a deal by deal basis and in Oracle's sole
                   discretion, allowing Novistar to license in Novistar's name
                   the Oracle Financial Programs and to use such Oracle
                   Financial Program licenses to provide Hosting Services or
                   Outsourcing Services for a particular Customer. The terms of
                   such licensing shall be subject to such fees and Order Forms
                   as Oracle and Novistar shall agree.
            b.  Use of Licenses of Oracle Financial Programs Owned or Acquired
                by Customer. If Novistar provides Hosting Services or
                Outsourcing Services for the Novistar Programs

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                to a Customer who owns licenses for the Oracle Financial
                Programs or who is acquiring licenses for such Oracle Financial
                Programs in connection with Hosting Services or Outsourcing
                Services to be provided by Novistar, then Novistar may provide
                Hosting Services or Outsourcing Services for the Oracle
                Financial Programs owned or acquired by the Customer, subject to
                the terms and conditions set forth herein. In order for Novistar
                to provide Hosting Services or Outsourcing Services for such
                Financial Programs:
                1. the Customer itself, or the actual subsidiary or division of
                   the Customer which will be using the Programs, must be a
                   company primarily engaged in the Upstream Oil & Gas Industry;
                2. Novistar must be providing Hosting Services or Outsourcing
                   Services of Oracle Financial Programs simultaneously in
                   conjunction with providing Hosting Services or Outsourcing
                   Services for one or more of the Novistar Programs to the same
                   Customer;
                3. For each instance where Novistar provides Hosting Services
                   for the Oracle Financial Programs to a particular Customer
                   where Novistar is not providing Outsourcing Services to the
                   Customer, Novistar shall pay to Oracle a Sales Support Fee
                   equal to two percent (2%) of the Net Customer Hosting Service
                   Fees for Oracle Financial Programs payable to Novistar by
                   Customers and by Distributors for the first (1st) year of
                   such Hosting Services; and
                4. Such licenses shall be governed by the terms of the
                   applicable Order Form between Oracle and the Customer,
                   provided that: (i) Customer personnel and devices accessing
                   the Oracle Financial Programs Hosted by Novistar shall be
                   counted for purposes of licensing limitations applying to the
                   Oracle Financial Programs as provided in the applicable Order
                   Form between Oracle and the Customer; (ii) unless prohibited
                   in the Order Form or any other agreements between Oracle and
                   the Customer, Novistar shall have the right to use such
                   Customer's licenses of the Oracle Financial Programs for the
                   purpose of providing Hosting Services or Outsourcing Services
                   to such Customer pursuant to the terms and conditions in this
                   Addendum and the particular Order Form between Oracle and the
                   Customer; and (iii) when Hosting Services or Outsourcing
                   Services for a Customer are terminated or otherwise cease,
                   all of Novistar's rights to use licenses to Oracle Financial
                   Programs owned by the Customer for the purposes of providing
                   Hosting Services or Outsourcing Services shall be terminated;
                   and
                5. Novistar shall provide Oracle with a list of the Designated
                   Systems on which Novistar will be installing such Programs.
                   The Oracle Financial Program licenses licensed by the
                   Customer shall not be terminated as a result of the
                   termination of Hosting Services or Outsourcing Services
                   provided by Novistar to such Customer. Such Program licenses
                   shall remain in the name of such Customer after termination
                   of such Hosting Services or Outsourcing Services. In addition
                   to the rights granted above, Oracle may consent in writing
                   to, on a deal by deal basis and in Oracle's sole discretion,
                   allowing Novistar to provide Hosting Services or Outsourcing
                   Services for the Oracle Financial Programs for a particular
                   Customer who either (i) already owns licenses to such Oracle
                   Financial Programs, or (ii) is currently purchasing licenses
                   for such Oracle Financial Programs from Oracle or a
                   Distributor.
            c.  Fees Payable to Novistar. If Oracle licenses Oracle Financial
                Programs to a Customer in conjunction with Novistar's new
                licensing of Novistar Programs to such Customer, Oracle shall
                pay to Novistar a Sales Support Fee equal to one percent (1%) of
                the Net Customer License Fees payable to Oracle by such Customer
                for each license of the Oracle Financial Programs.
            d.  Other Fees Payable to Novistar. If Oracle licenses other Oracle
                Programs (including Oracle Financial Programs) to a Customer in
                the Upstream Oil and Gas Industry in conjunction with Novistar's
                new licensing of Novistar Programs to such Customer, and such
                Customer has been identified by Novistar to Oracle, and is
                registered pursuant to the Registration Process (as described
                below), Oracle shall pay to Novistar a Sales Support Fee equal
                to one percent (1%) of the Net Customer License Fees payable to
                Oracle by such Customer for each licnese of such Oracle
                Programs.

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     5.1.3  Database Programs, Licenses and Fees.
            a.  Database Programs Acquired by Novistar. If Novistar provides
                Hosting Services or Outsourcing Services for the Oracle
                Financial Programs (pursuant to the terms of this Addendum) or
                Novistar Programs, Novistar may acquire, in Novistar's name, and
                Oracle shall sell to Novistar, the appropriate licenses of
                Oracle Database Programs as needed for Hosting Services or
                Outsourcing Services and Novistar shall have the right to use
                such Oracle Database Programs in conjunction with providing such
                Hosting Services or Outsourcing Services. For each license of an
                Oracle Database Program to be used in conjunction with Novistar
                providing Hosting Services or Outsourcing Services as described
                herein, Novistar shall pay to Oracle (i) the applicable list
                license fees for such Database Programs pursuant to Oracle's
                then current U.S. and/or Global Price List, less the Applicable
                Discount, and (ii) the applicable list technical support fees
                for such Programs pursuant to Oracle's Technical Support fees
                and policies in effect when such services are ordered. The
                "Applicable Discount" means 30% for licenses acquired prior to
                the second anniversary of this Addendum, and thereafter the
                discount agreed from time to time by Oracle and Novistar. Such
                licenses shall be governed by the terms of the applicable Order
                Form between Oracle and Novistar, provided that, such terms,
                shall include, without limitation, the following:
                1. Novistar agrees to be responsible and to indemnify Oracle for
                   all damages or losses resulting from the breach by a Customer
                   of this Addendum, the applicable Order Form, and the SLSA.
                2. Customer personnel and devices accessing the Oracle Database
                   Programs shall be counted for purposes of licensing
                   limitations applying to the Oracle Database Programs as
                   provided in the applicable Order Form.
                3. Any licenses of the Oracle Database being used to provide
                   Outsourcing Services to a particular Customer may be used to
                   provide Outsourcing Services for only such Customer, and may
                   not be used for any other Customer.
                4. In the applicable Order Form, Novistar shall provide to
                   Oracle the name of the Customer and the number of licenses of
                   each of the Programs to be used by Novistar and/or the
                   Customer in performing Outsourcing Services.
                5. When Hosting Services or Outsourcing Services for a Customer
                   are terminated or otherwise cease, Novistar may (but shall
                   not be obligated to) transfer the Oracle Database Program
                   licenses to such Customer by paying to Oracle a fee equal to
                   20% of the then current list license fees for the licenses
                   being transferred.
            b.  Use of Database Programs Owned by Customers. If Novistar
                provides Hosting Services or Outsourcing Services for the Oracle
                Financial Programs (pursuant to the terms of this Addendum) or
                Novistar Programs to a Customer who owns licenses for the Oracle
                Database Programs or who is acquiring licenses for the Oracle
                Database Programs in connection with Hosting Services or
                Outsourcing Services to be provided by Novistar, Novistar may
                provide Hosting Services or Outsourcing Services for the
                Database Programs in connection with its Hosting Services or
                Outsourcing Services, provided that such use of the Oracle
                Database Programs shall be limited to use solely with the
                Novistar Programs and/or Oracle Financial Programs. Such
                licenses shall be governed by the terms of the applicable Order
                Form between Oracle and the Customer, provided that:
                1. Novistar and/or Customer personnel and devices accessing the
                   Oracle Database Programs Hosted or used in Outsourcing
                   Services shall be counted for purposes of licensing
                   limitation applying the Oracle Database Programs as provided
                   in the applicable Order Form between Oracle and the Customer;
                2. Novistar shall provide to Oracle the name of the Customer and
                   the number of licenses of each of the Programs being
                   (i) accessed by such Customer for Hosting Services or (ii) to
                   be used by Novistar and/or the Customer in performing
                   Outsourcing Services; and
                3. Unless prohibited by the Order Form or any other agreements
                   between Oracle and the Customer, Novistar shall have the
                   right to use such Oracle Database Programs for the purpose of
                   providing Hosting Services or Outsourcing Services so long as
                   it does so in accordance with the terms of this Addendum and
                   the particular Order Form between Oracle and the Customer.

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     5.1.4  Definitions.
            a.  Definition of Net Customer License Fees. For purposes of
                5.1.1.a, "Net Customer License Fees" means license fees payable
                to Novistar by Customers and by Distributors for licenses of the
                Novistar Programs, net of sales, use or other taxes paid. For
                purposes of Sections 5.1.2.d. and 5.1.3.a. "Net Customer License
                Fees" means license fees payable to Oracle by Customers and by
                Distributors for licenses of the Oracle Programs, net of sales,
                use or other taxes paid.
            b.  Definition of Hosting Services. "Hosting Services" means the
                provision by Novistar of data center hosting facilities and
                services only for Novistar Programs (or Oracle Financial
                Programs or Oracle Database Programs pursuant to the terms and
                conditions of this Addendum) which provides a Customer with the
                ability to remotely access and use such Novistar Programs (or
                Oracle Financial Programs or Oracle Database Programs) in the
                applicable territory for such Customer's business operations.
                Novistar may only provide Hosting Services with respect to the
                Oracle Financial Programs as specifically provided in Section
                5.1.2 above. Novistar agrees to be responsible for and to
                indemnify Oracle for all damages or losses resulting from the
                breach of this Addendum by Customer. Hosting Services for the
                Oracle Financial Programs may only be provided by Novistar to a
                Customer simultaneously in conjunction with providing Hosting
                Services for the Novistar Programs to the same Customer.
                Termination of Hosting Services with respect to Novistar
                Programs for a particular Customer shall automatically mean
                termination of Hosting Services for the Oracle Financial
                Programs for such Customer. Oracle shall have the right to audit
                Novistar to verify that such Hosting Services of Oracle
                Financial Programs for a particular Customer are being provided
                in conjunction with Hosting Services for Novistar Programs for
                the same Customer.
            c.  Definition of Hosting Services Fees. "Net Customer Hosting
                Services Fees" means services fees payable to Novistar by
                Customers and by Distributors for Hosting Services (including
                the built-in license fees for Novistar Programs with respect to
                Hosting Services for Novistar Programs), net of sales, use or
                other taxes paid. Net Customer Hosting Services Fees shall not
                include fees for implementation services or technical support
                services. With respect to Hosting Services for Novistar
                Programs, if Novistar decouples Hosting Services fees from
                license fees for such Programs, Novistar shall pay to Oracle
                both the fees as set forth in Section 5.1.1.a and 5.1.1.b above.
            d.  Definition of Outsourcing Services. Outsourcing by Novistar
                means that Novistar is providing a value-added service to the
                Customer (i.e. financial, data processing, etc.), employees of
                Novistar are using the Oracle Financial Programs to provide such
                value-added service, and Novistar is not merely providing
                Hosting Services of the Oracle Financial Programs for such
                Customer.
            e.  Definition of Upstream Oil and Gas Industry. "Upstream Oil and
                Gas Industry" means the acquisition, exploration, exploitation,
                development, and divestiture of oil and gas properties, and the
                production and marketing of oil and gas. The Upstream Oil and
                Gas Industry does not include, without limitation, downstream
                operations including refining, pipeline/transportation (other
                than local gathering systems), retail sales, or terminal
                business.
     5.1.5  Cumulative. The fees payable under Sections 5.1.1, 5.1.2 and 5.1.3
            are cumulative and not exclusive, except that the fees payable for
            Oracle Financial Programs in Sections 5.1.2.c and 5.1.2.d are
            exclusive and not cumulative.
     5.1.6  Registration Process.  Novistar and/or Oracle shall register with
            the other party, proposed transactions and/or entities with whom
            transactions may occur pursuant to mutual written agreement (e.g.,
            letter or email) of the applicable sales vice presidents of the
            parties. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the parties agree
            that the entities listed on Exhibit C (Pre-Registered Entities) and
            any transactions with such entities shall be deemed to have been
            registered pursuant to this process. The parties may add entities to
            Exhibit C upon written agreement (e.g., email or letter) of an
            executive of sales in each company (vice president and above).
     5.1.7  Hosting and Outsourcing upon Termination of the Financial Hosting
            Term. Notwithstanding the termination of the Financial Hosting Term,
            Novistar shall continue to have the right to provide Hosting
            Services or Outsourcing Services to existing Customers for whom
            Novistar is providing such Hosting Services or Outsourcing Services
            on the date of such termination. In addition, with respect to such
            Customers existing as of the termination of the Financial Hosting
            Term for whom Novistar is providing Hosting or Outsourcing Services,
            Novistar shall have the right to buy additional licenses of the
            Oracle Financial Program licenses only to provide such Hosting or
            Outsourcing Services for such Customer, provided that Novistar may
            purchase no more than 30% of the number of licenses Novistar was
            using to provide Hosting Services or Outsourcing Services for such
            Customer on the date of such termination of the Financial Hosting
            Term. Novistar's rights under this Section 5.1.7 shall continue to
            be governed by the terms and conditions set forth in Section
            5.1.2.a.1 through a.7 and Section 5.1.2.b.1 through b.5.

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     5.1.8  Access to Oracle Financial and Database Programs by Third Parties.
            Oracle agrees that in connection with Novistar providing hosting or
            Outsourcing Services to a Customer pursuant to the terms of this
            Addendum, employees of third party companies or employees of the
            Customer itself may access and use the Oracle Financial Programs
            and/or Oracle Database Programs to assist or participate in
            providing such Hosting or Outsourcing Services so long as Novistar
            ensures that such access and use by such employees is in accordance
            with the terms of the Agreement and this Addendum.
     5.1.9  Leasing of Third party Hardware/infrastructure servers. Oracle
            agrees that Novistar may install the Oracle Financial Programs
            and/or Oracle Database Programs on third party hardware servers
            provided that such third parties shall provide
            hardware/infrastructure services only and may not have any rights
            under this Addendum.

5.2  THIRD PARTY MATERIALS
     Each party shall have sole responsibility for payment of all royalties and
     other charges with respect to third party materials included in its
     software and documentation.

5.3  PAYMENT
     All Sales Support Fees and other fees under this Addendum payable by a
     party and which are described in this Article V shall be due and payable
     monthly within forty-five (45) days after the end of the month in which the
     applicable net fees were received by the applicable party.  License,
     technical support or other fees relating to Oracle Programs or Services
     obtained by Novistar from Oracle shall be due and payable in accordance
     with the SLSA.

5.4  REPORTING
     Within thirty (30) days of the last day of each month, each party shall
     send to the other party a report detailing, for that month, the applicable
     fees due to the other party under this Addendum as a result of such party's
     activities pursuant to the terms of this Addendum.

5.5  RECORDS; AUDIT
     Each party shall keep accurate books of account and records pertaining to
     its activities and revenues and those of its Distributors under the terms
     of this Addendum.  No more than once during any twelve (12) month period, a
     party (the "auditing party") may, at its sole expense, employ an
     independent Certified Public Accountant ("ICPA") who is not compensated
     based on the results of the audit, and who is acceptable to the party being
     audited (the "audited party").  The ICPA may inspect such books of account
     and records upon reasonable notice to the party being audited, and at a
     reasonable time during normal business hours, for the purpose of verifying
     the applicable fees payable, pursuant to this Addendum, to the party
     conducting the audit.

     If the audit reveals that the audited party has underpaid fees by more than
     ten percent (10%) of the total amount of such fees paid by the audited
     party over the past twelve (12) months, then the audited party shall
     reimburse the auditing party for the auditing party's reasonable costs of
     conducting the audit, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this
     Section.

     Unless necessary to establish in a court of law the auditing party's right
     to payment of fees hereunder (in which case the ICPA shall request a
     protective order), the ICPA (a) shall hold all information obtained in
     strict confidence; (b) shall not disclose such information to any other
     person or entity (except the auditing party) without the prior written
     consent of the audited party; and (c) shall not disclose to the auditing
     party any information regarding the business of the audited party, other
     than any noncompliance by the audited party with the fee payment provisions
     of this Addendum.

5.6  FREEDOM TO DETERMINE CUSTOMER PRICING
     Each party shall be free to determine unilaterally the pricing of all
     products (including without limitation the products described in this
     Addendum) and services that such party provides directly to its customers
     and distributors.  Novistar shall have no right to approve or influence the
     prices charged by Oracle for licenses granted by Oracle to Customers or
     Distributors for any products or for any services provided by Oracle to
     Customers or Distributors in connection with such products.  Oracle shall
     have no right to approve or influence the prices charged by Novistar for
     licenses granted by Novistar to its customers or distributors for any
     products, including without limitation Novistar Programs, or for any
     services provided by Novistar to its customers or distributor in connection
     with such products.

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ARTICLE VI - SERVICES AND TRAINING

6.1. SERVICES SUBCONTRACT AGREEMENT
     Any cooperative provision of implementation services by the parties shall
     be subject to the Services Subcontract Agreement attached as Exhibit D
     (Services Subcontract Agreement) hereto, except as otherwise agreed by the
     parties in writing.  Such Services Subcontract Agreement is deemed executed
     by virtue of execution of this Addendum. The parties may agree to attach
     addenda to such Services Subcontract Agreement to address local country
     legal issues where services are to be performed outside the United States.

6.2  METHODOLOGY
     Oracle shall, upon request from Novistar, provide Novistar with access to
     its Application Implementation Method ("AIM").  Oracle grants to Novistar a
     worldwide, nontransferable, nonexclusive, royalty-free license to use AIM
     for Novistar Programs licensed to Customers.  Oracle considers AIM to be
     highly confidential and to contain proprietary and trade secret information
     of Oracle.  In addition to Novistar's obligations under Section 10.1
     (Nondisclosure), Novistar agrees that AIM software and documentation will
     be kept and used only at Novistar's facilities and at locations where
     Novistar is providing implementation services to its customers.    This
     Section 6.2 shall also apply to any replacement or renamed Oracle
     application implementation methodology, except for any methodology for
     which Oracle is obligated to pay royalty fees to a third party.

6.3  RULES OF ENGAGEMENT
     6.3.1  Business Development. Each party's consulting organization shall
            provide reasonable assistance to the other in cooperative marketing
            programs, business development, and cooperative sales calls for
            implementations.
     6.3.2  Ongoing Information Exchange and Training. Each party will provide,
            in a timely manner, information to the other on new product
            releases, new product functionality and technical support offerings,
            and will offer training to the other's consultants on such new
            developments as early as is commercially reasonable, subject to
            Section 6.5.1 (Internal Training) below.
     6.3.3  Account Access.   Neither party shall impede the other's access to
            any Customer account or potential Customer account.
     6.3.4  Consulting Access.  With respect to consulting opportunities with
            Customers, the parties will pursue such opportunities in good faith
            as follows:
            a.  With respect to implementation services for Oracle Financial
                Programs not done in connection with Novistar Programs, whether
                or not Hosting Services are being provided in conjunction with
                such Programs, and whether or not such Hosting Services are
                being provided by Novistar or Oracle, Oracle will be given the
                first right to present a proposal to the Customer to perform
                such implementation services.
            b.  With respect to implementation services for both Novistar
                Programs and Oracle Financial Programs where no Hosting Services
                or Outsourcing Services are being provided in conjunction with
                such Programs, Oracle will be given the first right to present a
                proposal to the Customer to perform implementation services for
                the Oracle Financial Programs, and Novistar will be given the
                first right to present a proposal to the Customer to perform
                implementation services for Novistar Programs.

6.4  TRAINING
     6.4.1  Internal Training.
            a.  Novistar shall:
                       i.  Provide, using commercially reasonable efforts, up to
                           fifteen (15) days of instructor-led training on
                           Novistar Programs at Novistar's expense and at a
                           Novistar training site, which training shall be used
                           by Oracle within one (1) year of the Effective Date.

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                       ii. Provide to Oracle personnel a discount of twenty
                           percent (20%) off Novistar's education products.
            b.  Oracle shall:
                       i.  Provide, using commercially reasonable efforts, up to
                           fifteen (15) days of instructor-led training on the
                           Oracle Financial Programs at Oracle's expense and at
                           an Oracle training site, which training shall be used
                           by Novistar within one (1) year of the Effective
                           Date.
                       ii. Provide to Novistar personnel a discount of twenty
                           percent (20%) off Oracle's education products.
     6.4.2  Customer Training. Each party may provide training to Customers for
            its respective products.

ARTICLE VII - TECHNICAL SUPPORT

7.1  TECHNICAL SUPPORT FOR PROGRAMS
     7.1.1  Novistar Programs.  Novistar shall provide technical support to
            Customers for Novistar Programs.
     7.1.2  Oracle Financial Programs.  Oracle shall provide technical support
            to Customers for the Oracle Financial Programs.
     7.1.3  Bug Fixes.  The parties shall provide bug-fixes and patches for
            their respective programs in a manner consistent with the parties'
            respective support practices and systems.

7.2  INTERNAL DEVELOPER TECHNICAL SUPPORT
     During the term of this Addendum, Oracle shall provide Technical Support
     services, at Oracle's standard Technical Support fees for the Oracle
     Financial Programs, to Novistar internal development personnel via Oracle
     Worldwide Support services. In connection with Novistar's integration
     activities, Novistar shall provide Technical Support services, at
     Novistar's standard Technical Support fees for Novistar Programs, to Oracle
     internal development personnel. For any Technical Support Updates to the
     Oracle Financial Programs or Novistar Programs, each party shall ship to
     the address written in the preamble of this Addendum (or to such other
     address as the receiving party may designate in writing) one Technical
     Support Update copy for each operating system.

7.3  EXTENDED SUPPORT
     Each party shall provide Technical Support services for its products to its
     Customers for so long as there are commitments for Technical Support
     services to Customers.

ARTICLE VIII - TERM AND TERMINATION

8.1  TERM
     8.1.1  Financial Hosting Term. Sections 4.1, 4.2, 5.1.1, 5.1.2, 5.1.6 and
            Articles II, VI and VII of this Addendum ("Financial Hosting
            Sections") shall become effective on the Effective Date and shall
            remain in effect for three (3) years thereafter, unless sooner
            terminated as specified in Section 8.2 below (the "Financial Hosting
            Term"). The term of the Financial Hosting Term may be renewed by
            written agreement of the parties for successive one (1)-year terms.
            In that regard, Oracle and Novistar will meet on or before 10
            business days after the anniversary of this Addendum to discuss
            whether the Financial Hosting Term shall be extended for a
            successive one (1)-year term, and within 30 days after such meeting,
            each party shall jointly issue a memorandum of intent indicating
            whether or not they intend to renew the Financial Hosting Term for
            an additional one (1)-year term, and if either party's memorandum
            indicates an intent not to renew the Financial Hosting Term, then
            such Financial Hosting Sections shall terminate. If the Financial
            Hosting Term is renewed for an additional one (1)-year term, the
            parties shall meet again on or before 10 business days after the
            second anniversary of this Addendum to discuss whether the Financial
            Hosting Term shall again be extended, and such annual meetings shall
            continue as described above unless the Financial Hosting Term is
            terminated or will not be renewed pursuant to a prior meeting and
            memorandum. Any renewal shall be subject to Oracle's standard terms
            and fees in effect at such time. Upon termination of the Financial
            Hosting Term, the Financial Hosting Sections shall be terminated,
            except that the terms and conditions set forth in Section 5.1.2 a.1
            through a.7 and Section 5.1.2 b.1 through b.5 shall survive such
            termination for purposes of Section 5.1.7 above.
     8.1.2  Addendum Term. Except as provided in Section 8.1.1 above, this
            Addendum shall become effective on the Effective Date and shall
            remain in effect so long as Novistar owns the Novistar Programs and
            provides Hosting Services or Outsourcing Services for such Novistar
            Programs and uses the Oracle Database Programs in conjunction with
            providing such Hosting and/or Outsourcing Services, unless sooner
            terminated as specified in Section 8.2 below.

8.2  TERMINATION
     8.2.1  Termination for Cause. Either party may terminate the Financial
            Hosting Services or this Addendum for cause if it notifies the other
            in writing. A party may avoid termination after receiving such
            notice if it demonstrates within sixty (60) days after receiving
            such notice that (a) it has not materially breached this Addendum,
            (b) that the notifying party does not have cause under Section 8.2.2
            below, (c) that it has cured the

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            breach or cause, or (d) that it has commenced remedying the breach
            or cause in good faith within such 60-day period, and such party
            continues to make good-faith efforts to remedy the breach or cause.
            In no case may the recipient of a termination notice avoid
            termination if it fails to remedy a breach or cause within one
            hundred eighty (180) days after the written notice.
     8.2.2  Causes.  For purposes of this Section 8.2 only, "cause" shall
            be the following:
            a. Failure to fully and timely comply with any material provision
               of this Addendum or of any exhibit or attachment hereto.
            b. The filing of any voluntary or involuntary petition in
               bankruptcy, or any similar law, by or against a party, which is
               not dismissed within forty-five (45) days of filing.
            c. An infringement by either party of a third-party intellectual
               property right which impedes either party's ability to meet its
               obligations under this Addendum with respect to its programs, as
               specified in Section 9.2 (Infringement Indemnity) below.
            The parties shall endeavor to resolve any dispute over whether a
            material breach or cause has occurred in accordance with Section 2.3
            (Dispute Resolution) above. The parties agree that the failure to
            comply with the obligations in Article II will not be deemed a
            material breach hereunder so long as the party failing to comply
            uses commercially reasonably efforts to remedy such failure.
     8.2.3  Force Majeure. Neither party shall be liable to the other for
            failure or delay in the performance of a required obligation if such
            failure or delay is caused by riot, fire, flood, explosion,
            earthquake or other natural disaster, government regulation, or
            other similar cause beyond such party's control, provided that such
            party gives prompt written notice of such condition, and resumes its
            performance as soon as possible. The other party may terminate this
            Addendum if such condition continues for a period of one hundred
            eighty (180) days.

     8.2.4  Termination. This Addendum may be terminated by mutual written
            agreement of the parties hereto.

8.3  EFFECT OF TERMINATION
     Upon termination or expiration of this Addendum, all rights and obligations
     of the parties under this Addendum shall cease, except as provided in this
     Article VIII. Termination of this Addendum shall not limit either party
     from pursuing other remedies available to it, including injunctive relief,
     nor shall such termination relieve either party of its obligation to pay
     all fees that have accrued or are otherwise owed by it to the other party
     under this Addendum. The parties' rights and obligations under Articles
     VIII (Term and Termination), IX (Limited Warranty, Infringement Indemnity
     and Limitation of Liability) and X (General), and Sections 4.5 (Archival
     Copies; No Reverse Engineering), 4.6 (Ownership) and 5.2 (Third Party
     Materials), as well as those other Sections reasonably required to allow
     the parties to exercise their post-termination rights hereunder, shall
     survive expiration or termination of this Addendum.

8.4  APPLICABILITY
     This Article VIII shall not supersede Article IV of the SLSA, and shall
     apply to activities governed only by this Addendum.

ARTICLE IX - LIMITED WARRANTY, INFRINGEMENT INDEMNITY, AND LIMITATION OF
LIABILITY

9.1  LIMITED WARRANTIES AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDIES
     9.1.1  Limited Warranties.
            a.  Media Warranty.   Each party warrants the tapes, diskettes or
                other media to be free of defects in materials and workmanship
                under normal use for 90 days from delivery to the other party.
            b.  Services Warranty. Each party warrants that its technical
                support and consulting services will be performed consistent
                with generally accepted industry standards. This warranty shall
                be valid for 90 days from performance of service.
     9.1.2  DISCLAIMER. THE WARRANTIES ABOVE ARE EXCLUSIVE AND IN LIEU OF ALL
            OTHER WARRANTIES, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE IMPLIED
            WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

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     9.1.3. Exclusive Remedies. For any breach of the warranties contained in
            Section 9.1.1 (Limited Warranties) above, the warranting party's
            exclusive liability, and the other party's exclusive remedy, shall
            be:
            a.  For Media. The replacement of defective media.
            b.  For Services. The reperformance of the services, or if the
                warranting party is unable to perform the services as warranted,
                the other party shall be entitled to recover the fees paid to
                the warranting party for the unsatisfactory services. In
                addition, if a Customer notifies Oracle that consulting services
                performed in the course of services relating to the Novistar
                Programs fail to conform with a services warranty provided by
                Oracle to the Customer (similar to the services warranty stated
                in Section 9.1.1 (Limited Warranties) above), and Oracle and
                Novistar agree that the services provided by Oracle to the
                Customer fail to conform with such warranty and that such
                failure is caused by the failure of services provided by
                Novistar to conform with the warranty stated in Section 9.1.1
                (Limited Warranties) above), the parties shall cooperate in
                reperforming the services and Oracle shall be entitled to
                recover any costs incurred by it in assisting with such
                reperformance (including without limitation costs associated
                with Oracle's performance of non-billable or only partially
                billable services or reassignment of personnel). Any
                disagreements between the parties arising under this paragraph
                shall be referred to dispute resolution under Section 2.3
                (Dispute Resolution) above.

9.2  INFRINGEMENT INDEMNITY
     a.     Each party ("Provider") will defend and indemnify the other party
            ("Recipient") against a claim that any information, design,
            specification, instruction, software, data, or material ("Material")
            furnished by the Provider and used by the Recipient infringes a
            copyright or patent, provided that: (a) the Recipient notifies the
            Provider in writing within thirty (30) days after the Recipient
            becomes aware of the claim; (b) the Provider has sole control of the
            defense and all related settlement negotiations; and (c) the
            Recipient furnishes the Provider with the assistance, information,
            and authority reasonably necessary to perform the above. The
            Provider shall reimburse reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred
            by the Recipient in providing such assistance. b. The Provider shall
            have no liability for any claim of infringement resulting from: (a)
            the Recipient's use of a superseded or altered release of some or
            all of the Material, if infringement would have been avoided by the
            use of a subsequent unaltered release of the Material which is
            provided to the Recipient; or (b) any Material not furnished by the
            Provider.
     c.     In the event that some or all of the Material is held, or is
            believed by the Provider, to infringe, the Provider shall have the
            option, at its expense, (a) to modify the Material to be non-
            infringing; (b) to obtain for the Recipient a license to continue
            using the Material; or (c) if neither (a) nor (b) can be
            accomplished in a commercially reasonable manner, to terminate all
            licenses for the infringing Material, and require return of such
            Material from the Recipient. If such termination and return
            materially impede either party's ability to meet its obligations
            under this Addendum with respect to the Oracle Financial Programs or
            the Novistar Programs, then the infringement shall be deemed a
            material breach of this Addendum, and the Recipient may terminate
            this Addendum as set forth in Section 8.2 (Termination) above,
            subject to the Provider's right to cure as specified in that
            Section. THIS SECTION 9.2 STATES THE PARTIES' ENTIRE LIABILITY AND
            EXCLUSIVE REMEDY FOR INFRINGEMENT.

9.3  LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
     IN NO EVENT SHALL EITHER PARTY BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
     SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, OR DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, REVENUE
     INCURRED BY EITHER PARTY OR ANY THIRD PARTY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION IN
     CONTRACT OR TORT, EVEN IF THE OTHER PARTY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE
     POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.  NEITHER PARTY'S LIABILITY FOR DIRECT DAMAGES
     HEREUNDER SHALL EXCEED THE GREATER OF (A) ONE MILLION DOLLARS ($1,000,000)
     AND (B) ANY UNPAID FEES ACCRUED AND OWED TO A PARTY (INCLUDING THOSE
     ACCRUED AND OWING DURING THE PENDENCY OF ANY ACTION).

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     The provisions of this Article IX allocate the risks under this Addendum
     between Novistar and Oracle, and are an intrinsic part of the bargain
     between the parties.  The fees provided for in this Addendum reflect this
     allocation of risks and the limitation of liability specified herein.

     This Section 9.3 applies to limitation of liability under only this
     Addendum.  Liability by either party under the SLSA shall be governed by
     only Section 7.5 of the SLSA.

ARTICLE X - GENERAL

10.1 NONDISCLOSURE
     It is expected that the parties may disclose to each other certain
     information which may be considered confidential and trade secret
     information ("Confidential Information").  Confidential Information shall
     include:  (a) the Novistar Programs, any other Novistar programs licensed
     to Oracle hereunder, the Oracle Programs, the Oracle Method, the Oracle
     Application Implementation Method, the Oracle AIM for Vertical Markets, and
     other methodologies of either party; (b) any Documentation or other user or
     developer documentation to which either party may have access in connection
     with this Addendum; (c) product designs and specifications, release
     management and version control standards, localization support
     requirements, technical reference manuals and information concerning
     product strategy; (d) customer lists and marketing plans; (e) Confidential
     Information disclosed by either party in writing that is marked as
     confidential at the time of disclosure; or (f) Confidential Information
     disclosed by either party in any other manner, which is identified as
     confidential at the time of disclosure and is also summarized and
     designated as confidential in a written memorandum delivered to the
     receiving party within thirty (30) days of the disclosure.

     Notwithstanding the foregoing, Confidential Information shall not include
     information which: (a) is or becomes a part of the public domain through no
     act or omission of the other party; (b) was in the receiving party's
     possession before receipt from the party providing such Confidential
     Information; (c) is rightfully received by the receiving party from a third
     party without any duty of confidentiality; (d) is disclosed to a third
     party by the party providing the Confidential Information without a duty of
     confidentiality on the third party; (e) is independently developed by the
     other party; or (f) is disclosed under operation of law.
     All Confidential Information owned solely by one party and disclosed to the
     other party shall remain solely the property of the disclosing party.  The
     parties agree, both during the term of this Addendum and for a period of
     five (5) years after termination or expiration of this Addendum (except
     Source Materials, to which the obligations stated in this Section above
     shall apply perpetually) to hold each other's Confidential Information in
     confidence and to protect the disclosed Confidential Information by using
     the same degree of care to prevent the unauthorized use, dissemination or
     publication of the Confidential Information as they use to protect their
     own confidential information of a like nature.  The receiving party will
     limit disclosure of the disclosing party's Confidential Information to the
     receiving party's employees who have a need to know and who have signed
     written agreements enabling the receiving party to fully comply with its
     obligations hereunder.  The receiving party shall not make the disclosing
     party's Confidential Information available in any form to any third party,
     except third parties with a need to know and with which the receiving party
     has written agreements in place enabling the receiving party to fully
     comply with its obligations hereunder; contractors with a need to know and
     with which the receiving party has written agreements in place enabling the
     receiving party to fully comply with its obligations hereunder; legal
     counsel; and auditors.  Neither party will use the other's Confidential
     Information for any purpose other than the implementation of this Addendum.

10.2 INDEPENDENT DEVELOPMENT/FREEDOM OF ACTION
     Each party acknowledges that the other party is in the software development
     business. Except as otherwise provided in the Asset Purchase Agreement
     dated February 16, 2000 between the parties, neither party shall be
     precluded from developing, using, marketing, licensing, and/or selling any
     independently developed software which has the same or similar
     functionality as any product owned or distributed by the other, so long as
     such activities do not infringe the Intellectual Property Rights of the
     other party or Section 10.1 (Nondisclosure) above.

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10.3 PUBLICITY
     The parties will work together to coordinate the timing and content of
     their press releases and other public statements concerning this Addendum
     and related matters, to ensure that their message to the marketplace on
     such matters is unified and consistent.  In no case shall either party (i)
     disclose to any third party the pricing or fees or any other specific
     details of this Addendum without the prior written approval of the other
     party, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, except as
     required by law in order to enforce its rights under this Addendum, or (ii)
     issue a formal public statement using a Customer's name without the
     Customer's prior written consent.

10.4 EQUITABLE RELIEF
     Each party agrees that any breach of its obligations under this Addendum
     may cause the other party irreparable injury for which there are inadequate
     remedies at law and that, in such event, the non breaching party shall be
     entitled to equitable relief in addition to all other remedies available to
     it.

10.5 INTERPRETATION
     This Addendum, including any exhibits, addenda, schedules and amendments,
     has been negotiated at arm's length and between persons sophisticated and
     knowledgeable in the matters dealt with in this Addendum.  Each party has
     been represented by experienced and knowledgeable legal counsel. The
     provisions of this Addendum shall be interpreted in a reasonable manner to
     effect the purposes of the parties and this Addendum.

10.6 COUNTERPARTS
     This Addendum may be executed in several counterparts, each of which shall
     be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and
     the same instrument.

NOVISTAR, INC.                              ORACLE CORPORATION

By: /s/ Thomas M. Ray III                   By: /s/ Ian Thacker
   ----------------------------                -----------------------------
Name: Thomas M. Ray III                     Name: Ian Thacker
     --------------------------                  ---------------------------
Title: President and CEO                    Title: Senior Vice President
      -------------------------                   --------------------------

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                                                                    EXHIBIT 10.7

               SUBJECT TO ORACLE MANAGEMENT REVIEW AND APPROVAL

                                 AMENDMENT TWO
                                    to the
                                  ORDER FORM
                                    between
                              ORACLE CORPORATION
                                      and
                          TORCH ENERGY ADVISORS, INC.

This document ("Amendment Two") amends the Order Form (the "Order Form") dated
August 26, 1998 placed in accordance with the Network License Order Form dated
May 12, 1998 between Torch Energy Advisors, Inc. ("Customer") and Oracle
Corporation ("Oracle").  The parties hereby agree to amend the Order Form as
follows:

1.   With respect to the 250 Full Use/Concurrent Device licenses of the Oracle
     Energy "Financial" Bundle Programs in Section A of the Order Form ("250
     Financial Program Licenses"), Oracle, Customer and Novistar, Inc.
     ("Novistar") agree that Section C.4 (added to the Order Form pursuant to
     Amendment One dated August 31, 1998 to the Order Form) is deleted and
     instead the parties agree as follows:

     (a) As of the Effective Date of this Amendment Two, such 250 Financial
         Program licenses shall be assigned to Novistar. In that regard,
         Novistar hereby agrees to be bound by the terms of the Order Form and
         the Software License and Services Agreement ("SLSA") dated February 18,
         2000 between Oracle and Novistar. Novistar agrees that such 250
         Financial Program licenses shall be goverened by the terms of the SLSA.
     (b) Novistar shall be entitled to use such 250 Financial Program licenses
         to provide "Hosting Services", as defined in the Sales Addendum dated
         February 18, 2000 to the SLSA between Novistar and Oracle ("Sales
         Addendum") to a customer of Novistar ("End-User"), provided such
         Hosting Services are, at all times, provided simultaneously in
         conjunction with Novistar providing Hosting Services with respect to
         Alliance Member Programs to the same End-User. Novistar shall provided
         the names of each End-User and the number of licenses of each of the
         Financial Programs being accessed by each such End-User for such
         Hosting Services within 30 days of commencing such Hosting Services.
         Notwithstanding the foregoing, the provisions of Section 5.1.2(a)(6)
         and 5.1.2(a)(7) providing for termination of licenses upon termination
         of Hosting Services or Outsourcing Services shall not apply to such 250
         Financial Program Licenses.
     (c) End-User personnel and devices accessing the Financial Programs for
         which such Hosting Services are being provided by Novistar shall be
         counted towards the 250 Full Use/Concurrent Device licensing limitation
         in the Order Form.
     (d) Novistar agrees to be responsible and to indemnify Oracle for all
         damages or losses resulting from the breach of the Order form or
         Agreement by an End-User.

2.  Section C.1 of the Order Form is hereby deleted.

3.  Novistar shall be entitled to the following:

    Additional Programs. For a period of 2 years from the Effective Date of this
    Amendment Two, Novistar may add the Programs in the Categories specified
    below to this Order Form if such Programs are available in production
    release and are listed on Oracle's U.S. Price List for installation on the
    Designated Systems types as of the Effective Date. Such Programs shall only
    be used for Novistar's internal business operations and may not be used to
    provide Hosting Services. The license fee for such Programs shall be at the
    discounts, specified below, off Oracle's standard applicable list license
    fees in effect as of the Effective Date. Upon Novistar's exercise of this
    option, Oracle shall ship the Programs to Novistar pursuant to the
    Miscellaneous section above. Novistar may acquire Technical Support from
    Oracle for such Programs under Oracle's Technical Support fees and policies
    in effect when an order is placed.
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               SUBJECT TO ORACLE MANAGEMENT REVIEW AND APPROVAL

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                                                                             Discount off Oracle's
Categories (see attached exhibit)      License Level      License Type       List License Fees
------------------------------------   -------------   -------------------   ---------------------
<S>                                    <C>             <C>                   <C>
 Database Programs                     Full Use        Named or Concurrent           30%
 Tools Programs                        Full Use        Named or Developer            30%
 Education Applications                Full Use        Named                         30%
</TABLE>

Subject to the modifications herein, the Order Form shall remain in full force
and effect.

The Effective Date of this Amendment Two is February 18, 2000.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

TORCH ENERGY ADVISORS, INC.                     ORACLE CORPORATION                            NOVISTAR, INC.
<S>                                             <C>                                          <C>
BY: /s/ Roland E. Sledge                        BY: /s/ Shelley S. Curtis                    BY: /s/ Michael B. Smith
   -------------------------                       -----------------------------                -----------------------------
NAME: Roland E. Sledge                          NAME: Shelley S. Curtis                      NAME: Michael B. Smith
     -----------------------                          --------------------------                  ---------------------------
TITLE: Managing Director                        TITLE: Assistant General Counsel             TITLE: Vice-President
      ----------------------                          --------------------------                   --------------------------
</TABLE>

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