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Filed by Automated Filing Services Inc. (604) 609-0244 - Exploration Drilling International Inc. - Exhibit 10.44

LOAN AGREEMENT 

between 

EDI Exploration Drilling International Holding GmbH

represented by the managing director 
Günter Thiemann 
Goethestrasse
59, 45721 Haltern am See 

- in the following referred to as
lender -

and 

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

- in the following referred to as
borrower -

§ 1 Granting of loan 

	1. 	
      The lender grants the borrower a loan in the amount
    of

Euro 10,000.00 
(in words: Euro ten thousand) 

	2. 	
      The loan will be paid out by transfer into the borrower’s
      account at the National-Bank, branch code 360 200 30, account 110
    5167.

§ 2 Interest, term and repayment of loan 

	1. 	
      The annual interest payable on the loan shall be 5.0
      %.

	 	 
	2. 	
      The term of the loan shall be 12 months, ending on
      14/08/2008.

	 	 
	3. 	
      The loan shall be repaid on 14/08/2008 into the lender’s
      account.

§ 3 Early repayment 

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

§ 4 Extraordinary right of cancellation 

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

§ 5 Securities 

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

§ 6 Supplementary agreements, amendments, severability,
executed copies 

	1. 	
      There are no supplementary agreements. Amendments,
      additions as well as deletions of individual provisions of this agreement
      must be made in writing in order to be effective.

	 	 
	2. 	
      Should individual provisions of this agreement be
      invalid, the remainder of the agreement shall not be affected. In this
      case, the parties to the agreement are required to assume that a
      replacement provision has been agreed to, which fulfils the economic
      purpose of the invalid provision as much as possible.

	 	 
	3. 	
      This contract shall be issued in duplicate. The lender
      and the borrower shall each receive a copy signed by both parties to the
      agreement.

 

	Haltern, August 12, 2007 	  
	  	  
	  	  
	  	  
	Signature 	Signature 
	________________________________________	________________________________________  
	EDI Exploration Drilling International Holding GmbH 	EDI Exploration Drilling International GmbH
  
	Managing director, Günter Thiemann 	Managing director, Rainer Rotthäuser 
	- Lender - 	- Borrower - 

2Filed by Automated Filing Services Inc. (604) 609-0244 - Exploration Drilling International Inc. - Exhibit 10.45

LOAN AGREEMENT 

between 

EDI Exploration Drilling International Holding GmbH

represented by the managing director 
Günter Thiemann 
Goethestrasse
59, 45721 Haltern am See 

- in the following referred to as
lender -

and 

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

- in the following referred to as
borrower -

§ 1 Granting of loan 

	1. 	
      The lender grants the borrower a loan in the amount
    of

Euro 15,000.00 
(in words: Euro fifteen thousand). 

	2. 	
      The loan will be paid out by transfer into the borrower’s
      account at the National-Bank, branch code 360 200 30, account 110
    5167.

§ 2 Interest, term and repayment of loan 

	1. 	
      The annual interest payable on the loan shall be 5.0
      %.

	 	 
	2. 	
      The term of the loan shall be 12 months, ending on
      22/08/2008.

	 	 
	3. 	
      The loan shall be repaid on 22/08/2008 into the lender’s
      account.

§ 3 Early repayment 

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

1 

§ 4 Extraordinary right of cancellation 

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

§ 5 Securities 

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

§ 6 Supplementary agreements, amendments, severability,
executed copies 

	1. 	
      There are no supplementary agreements. Amendments,
      additions as well as deletions of individual provisions of this agreement
      must be made in writing in order to be effective.

	 	 
	2. 	
      Should individual provisions of this agreement be
      invalid, the remainder of the agreement shall not be affected. In this
      case, the parties to the agreement are required to assume that a
      replacement provision has been agreed to, which fulfils the economic
      purpose of the invalid provision as much as possible.

	 	 
	3. 	
      This contract shall be issued in duplicate. The lender
      and the borrower shall each receive a copy signed by both parties to the
      agreement.

	Haltern, August 20, 2007 	  
	  	  
	  	  
	  	  
	Signature 	  
	________________________________________________	________________________________________________ 
  
	EDI Exploration Drilling International Holding GmbH 	EDI Exploration Drilling International GmbH
  
	Managing director, Günter Thiemann 	Managing director, Rainer Rotthäuser 
	- Lender - 	- Borrower - 

2Filed by Automated Filing Services Inc. (604) 609-0244 - Exploration Drilling International Inc. - Exhibit 10.46

LOAN AGREEMENT 

between 

EDI Exploration Drilling International Holding GmbH

represented by the managing director 
Günter Thiemann 
Goethestrasse
59, 45721 Haltern am See 

- in the following referred to as
lender -

and 

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

- in the following referred to as
borrower -

§ 1 Granting of loan 

	1. 	
      The lender grants the borrower a loan in the amount
    of

Euro 35,000.00 
(in words: Euro thirty-five thousand) 

	2. 	
      The loan will be paid out by transfer into the borrower’s
      account at the National-Bank, branch code 360 200 30, account 110
    5167.

§ 2 Interest, term and repayment of loan 

	1. 	
      The annual interest payable on the loan shall be 5.0
      %.

	 	 
	2. 	
      The term of the loan shall be 12 months, ending on
      31/08/2008.

	 	 
	3. 	
      The loan shall be repaid on 31/08/2008 into the lender’s
      account.

§ 3 Early repayment 

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

1 

§ 4 Extraordinary right of cancellation 

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

§ 5 Securities 

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

§ 6 Supplementary agreements, amendments, severability,
executed copies 

	1. 	
      There are no supplementary agreements. Amendments,
      additions as well as deletions of individual provisions of this agreement
      must be made in writing in order to be effective.

	 	 
	2. 	
      Should individual provisions of this agreement be
      invalid, the remainder of the agreement shall not be affected. In this
      case, the parties to the agreement are required to assume that a
      replacement provision has been agreed to, which fulfils the economic
      purpose of the invalid provision as much as possible.

	 	 
	3. 	
      This contract shall be issued in duplicate. The lender
      and the borrower shall each receive a copy signed by both parties to the
      agreement.

	Haltern, August 30, 2007 	  
	  	  
	  	  
	  	  
	Signature 	  
	______________________________________________	______________________________________________ 

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

2Filed by Automated Filing Services Inc. (604) 609-0244 - Exploration Drilling International Inc. - Exhibit 10.47

Addendum to the loan agreement dated 28/10/2006 

Extension 

LOAN AGREEMENT 

between 

EDI Exploration Drilling International Holding GmbH

Goethestrasse 61 
45721 Haltern am See 

- in the following referred to as
lender -

and 

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

- in the following referred to as
borrower -

The loan agreement, to which this addendum applies, is changed,
effective immediately, in § 2 paragraphs 2 and 3 and as follows: 

§ 2 Interest, term and repayment of loan 

	2. 	
      The term shall be extended by approx. 7 months, thus
      ending on 30/06/2008.

	 	 
	3. 	
      The loan shall be repaid on 30/06/2008 into the lender’s
      account.

All of the other provisions of the agreement remain unchanged
and valid. 

	Haltern, on September 1, 2007 	  
	  	  
	  	  
	Signature 	Signature 
	_________________________________________	_________________________________________  
	EDI Holding GmbH 	EDIU GmbH 
	Günterh Thiemann 	Managing director, Rainer Rotthäuser 
	- Lender - 	- Borrower -

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