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                       TECHNICAL SERVICES AGREEMENT

                                  between

                      SHELL CAPITAL SERVICES LIMITED

                                    and

                      CLOSED TYPE JSC KARAKUDUKMUNAY

                           Dated 8 February 2000

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                               White & Case
                               7-11 Moorgate
                                  London
                                 EC2M 6HH

                       TECHNICAL SERVICES AGREEMENT

     THIS AGREEMENT made this 8th day of February, 2000 between:

1.   SHELL CAPITAL SERVICES LIMITED, a limited liability company organised
     and existing under the laws of England, having its registered office
     at Shell Capital Centre, London SE1 7 NA, England ("SHELL CAPITAL");
     and

2.   CLOSED TYPE JSC KARAKUDUKMUNAY, a joint-stock company organised under
     the laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan having its registered office at
     Microdistrict 3, Building 82, Aktau, Republic of Kazakhstan (the
     "COMPANY").

PREAMBLE:

     (A)  KazakOil, Korporatsiya Mangistau Terra International and Central
Asian Petroleum (Guernsey) Limited ("CAP(G)") entered into a Foundation
Agreement on June 12, 1997 pursuant to which CAP(G) agreed to make certain
investments in the Company for the purpose of funding the exploration,
development, production and sale of hydrocarbons from the Agreement Field
(as defined therein) (the "PROJECT").

     (B)  CAP(G)'s parent company, Chaparral Resources, Inc. ("CRI"), has
agreed certain funding arrangements with Shell Capital pursuant to which
Shell Capital will arrange for loans to be made available to CRI in an
aggregate principal amount not exceeding $24,000,000 for investment in the
Company through CAP(G).

     (C)  As one of the conditions to the availability of such loans, the
Company has agreed to accept, and cooperate with Shell Capital in, the
provision of the Services (as herein defined) to the Company and the
Project which Shell Capital may at its sole discretion provide to the
Company and the Project from time to time.

NOW THEREFORE, the parties hereto agree as follows:

1.   DEFINITIONS

1.1  The following terms shall have the meaning set out below, unless the
     context otherwise requires:

     "Agreement"                   means the subject agreement and any
                                   agreement made by the parties in
                                   furtherance thereof.

     "Chaparral Group"             means Chaparral Resources, Inc., Central
                                   Asian Petroleum, Inc., Central Asian
                                   Petroleum (Guernsey) Ltd., Road Runner
                                   Services Company, Inc., Chaparral
                                   Acquisition Corp. and the Company.

     "Confidential Information"    means any knowledge or data disclosed by
                                   Shell Capital or any of its Consultants
                                   to the Company under this Agreement
                                   whether in writing, in drawings, in
                                   computer programs or in any other way as
                                   well as all data derived therefrom, to
                                   the extent that at the time of such
                                   disclosure the knowledge or data in
                                   question is not:

                                   (i)  already in the unrestricted
                                        possession of the Company, or

                                   (ii) part of the public knowledge or
                                        literature.

     "Confidential Record"         means any manual, report, letter, telex,
                                   drawing, computer program or any other
                                   material containing Confidential
                                   Information.

     "Conscious Recklessness"      means wilful misconduct or wantonly
                                   reckless disregard for avoidable and
                                   harmful consequences which should have
                                   been reasonably anticipated by a person
                                   of ordinary prudence.

     "Consultant"                  means any affiliate of Shell Capital or
                                   any other person to whom Shell Capital
                                   delegates the performance of any or all
                                   of the Services to be provided to the
                                   Company or the Project under this
                                   Agreement from time to time.

     "Dollar", "US$", "$"          means the legal currency of the United
                                   States of America.

     "LIBOR"                       means

                                   (i)  the offered rate per annum for six-
                                        month deposits in US Dollars which
                                        appears on Telerate page 3750 (or
                                        such other page as may replace that
                                        page for the purpose of displaying
                                        offered rates of lending banks for
                                        London interbank deposits) at or
                                        about 11:00 am London time, on the
                                        first day on which the commercial
                                        banking institutions in London,
                                        England are open for business of
                                        each month (other than a Saturday
                                        or Sunday) ("Business Day"), or, if
                                        more than one such rate appears on
                                        such page on such day, the
                                        arithmetic mean of such rates
                                        (rounded upward to the nearest five
                                        decimal places); or

                                   (ii) if no such rate appears on Telerate
                                        page 3750 (or any such replacement
                                        page) the arithmetic mean (rounded
                                        upward to the nearest five decimal
                                        places) of the offered rates per
                                        annum as quoted by the principal
                                        London offices of Barclays Bank
                                        PLC, Deutche Bank AG and Banque
                                        Nationale de Paris (or their
                                        successors in interest) at which
                                        deposits in US Dollars for six
                                        months are being offered by such
                                        banks (or their successors in
                                        interest) to prime banks in the
                                        London interbank market at or about
                                        11:00 am (London time) on the first
                                        Business Day of each month; or

                                   if none or only one of the banks
                                   referred to in paragraph (ii) above are
                                   offering rates for deposits on the terms
                                   referred to in that paragraph, the rate
                                   per annum quoted by such bank as the
                                   Parties may select from time to time at
                                   which deposits in US $ for six months
                                   are being offered by such bank to prime
                                   banks in the London Interbank market at
                                   or about 11:00 am (London time) on the
                                   first Business Day of each month.

     "Loss or Damage"              as used in Articles 8.3 and 8.5 and,
                                   subject to the exclusion of any
                                   consequential or indirect Loss or
                                   Damage, as used in Article 8.2 and 8.6
                                   means loss or damage of any nature
                                   whatsoever, including injury or death
                                   suffered by the Company, its personnel
                                   or any other third party, howsoever
                                   caused, including negligence on the part
                                   of Shell Capital or any Consultant.

     "Party"                       means any person party to this
                                   Agreement.

     "Project"                     has the meaning assigned to it in
                                   Recital (A).

     "Services"                    means such technical and other services
                                   to the Company and the Project as Shell
                                   Capital considers appropriate including
                                   without limitation:

                                   (i)  the appraisal of development and
                                        operational plans in connection
                                        with the Project (this also
                                        includes the study and preparation
                                        of economic evaluations);

                                   (ii) the study of the results of the
                                        activities of the operator of the
                                        Project and the furnishing of
                                        appropriate comments and
                                        recommendations;

                                   (iii) the attendance at technical
                                        and management committee meetings
                                        of the Project (including the
                                        preparation of these meetings);

                                   (iv) information, computing and
                                        laboratory services in relation to
                                        the services described above;

                                   (v)  investigating the availability of,
                                        and, if required, arranging for the
                                        provision of, certain specialised
                                        services by other parties; and

                                   (vi) identification of suitable field
                                        and management personnel from the
                                        human resources database of Shell
                                        Capital or any Consultant.

1.2  INTERPRETATION

     Unless otherwise stated or unless the context otherwise requires, in
this Agreement:

     (a)  The titles or headings of the articles of this Agreement have
          been included solely for ease of reference and shall not be
          considered in the interpretation or construction of this
          Agreement.

     (b)  References to the singular shall include the plural and vice
          versa wherever the context so admits or requires.

     (c)  Where a word or phrase is defined, other parts of speech and
          grammatical forms of that word or phrase shall have corresponding
          meanings.

     (d)  References to the recitals, articles, sub-articles and Schedules
          shall be references to the recitals, articles, sub-articles and
          Schedules of this Agreement.

     (e)  References to this Agreement shall mean and include an
          appropriate reference to the Schedules.

2.   OBJECT AND SCOPE

     The object of this Agreement is the provision by Shell Capital and its
Consultants of Services to the Company in support of the Company's
interests in the Project if Shell Capital determines, in its sole opinion,
that the Company or the Project requires such Services.

3.   PERFORMANCE

3.1  If Shell Capital determines (in its sole opinion) from time to time
that the Company or the Project requires any Services, it shall notify the
Company of such determination, the Services that it considers are required
and the steps that it intends to take in the utilisation of such Services.

3.2  Shell Capital may perform any or all of such Services or, at its sole
discretion, delegate the performance of any or all of such Services to a
Consultant who shall perform such Services on behalf of Shell Capital.

3.3  The Company will co-ordinate and cooperate with Shell Capital and its
Consultants in respect of any Services so provided and the Company will
ensure that its personnel, consultants and advisers and other contractors
to the Project so cooperate with Shell Capital and its Consultants as and
to the extent so directed by Shell Capital.

3.4  It is understood and agreed that Shell Capital and its Consultants are
independent contractors and nothing in this Agreement shall be construed so
as to constitute Shell Capital or any of its Consultants as an agent,
partner or representative of the Company or any other member of the
Chaparral Group or make Shell Capital or its Consultants in any way
subordinate to or dependent upon the Company or any other member of the
Chaparral Group.

3.5  The provision of any Services by Shell Capital or its Consultants
shall, at Shell Capital's sole discretion, include the provision of all
equipment necessary for the performance of such Services.

3.6  Notwithstanding the provisions of this Agreement, neither Shell
Capital nor any of its Consultants shall at any time be obliged to perform
or arrange the performance of any such Services and any participation in
the performance or arrangement of such Services shall be entirely at the
sole discretion of Shell Capital and, as the case may be, its Consultants.

4.   REMUNERATION

4.1  In respect of Services to be rendered by or on behalf of Shell
Capital, the Company agrees to pay or reimburse Shell Capital for all costs
and expenses incurred by it in connection with the performance of such
Services (including any fees, costs and expenses payable by Shell Capital
to its Consultants in respect of any such Services).  Such fees, costs and
expenses shall be computed in accordance with the customary accounting
practices of Shell Capital and shall include without limitation:

     (i)  the salaries and related expenses for the staff of Shell Capital
     directly involved in rendering any such Services, including overheads;

     (ii) charges for other resources used (if any) of Shell Capital;

     (iii)     office rental, personnel, communication and travel expenses
     including hotel expenses and living allowances (if any);

     (iv) the fees, costs and expenses of any Consultant appointed by Shell
     Capital to carry out such Services; and

     (v)  other third party charges (if any).

5.   TERMS OF PAYMENT

5.1  Shell Capital shall invoice the Company from time to time for the
payments to be made by the Company under this Agreement.

5.2  Within 30 (thirty) days of receipt of each invoice, the Company shall
pay, in the currency denominated in such invoice, all amounts due in the
manner, at the place and into the account nominated by Shell Capital.  The
Company shall be responsible for, and carry the risk of obtaining, all
necessary permits and approvals to enable the Company to make the required
payments under this Agreement.

5.3  Any overdue payment hereunder shall bear interest, from the date it
falls due until such time that Shell Capital has received the payment from
the Company, at a rate equal to LIBOR on the date the payments fall due, or
the previous business day if payments fall due on a non-business day, plus
four per cent.

5.4  Any taxes, levies or charges of whatsoever nature payable in
Kazakhstan which, during the currency of this Agreement or after its
termination, the Company may be required to withhold or Shell Capital or
the Company may be required to pay in respect of any amount due to Shell
Capital under this Agreement, or in respect of the execution of this
Agreement, shall be for the account of the Company and the Company shall
pay such a sum as to yield to Shell Capital a net amount equal to the
amount that, but for such taxes, levies or charges, would have been
received by Shell Capital.

5.5  In respect of payments made by Shell Capital in currencies other than
Dollars, the conversion of such other currencies into Dollars, shall be
made at the relevant selling rates of exchange quoted by a first class bank
in England on the date the Company's account is charged in Shell Capital's
books.

6.   AUDIT CERTIFICATE

6.1  If the Company requires verification of the payments due under this
Agreement in any calendar year, Shell Capital shall, for the account of the
Company, furnish a certificate by Shell Capital's statutory auditors
confirming that the costs of the Services rendered have been calculated in
accordance with the provisions of this Agreement. Such certificate, absent
manifest error, shall be conclusive as to the amounts certified.

6.2  Any request for such verification shall be made not later than two
years after the year concerned.

7.   CONFIDENTIALITY

7.1  The Company undertakes:

     (a)  to preserve and cause its personnel to preserve the secrecy of
any Confidential Information; and

     (b)  not to disclose to any third party any Confidential Information
except with Shell Capital's prior written consent (which shall not be
withheld unreasonably if such disclosure is necessary for the furtherance
of the Company's interests in the Project) in which event the Company shall
require from such third party an undertaking in writing that it shall abide
by stipulations equivalent to those contained in this Article 7.1.

     The foregoing undertakings shall continue, both during the currency of
this Agreement and after its termination, in so far and for so long as the
Confidential Information in question has not:

     (i)  become part of the public knowledge or literature; or,

     (ii) been disclosed to the Company without restriction on use or
     disclosure by a third party (other than a Consultant) who could
     lawfully do so and who did not derive such Confidential Information
     from Shell Capital or a Consultant.

7.2  The copyright in any Confidential Record supplied by Shell Capital or
any Consultant under this Agreement, shall, in the absence of any express
provision to the contrary thereon, vest in Shell Capital or such
Consultant.

7.3  The Company shall be entitled to use any Confidential Information only
while this Agreement is in force. Upon termination of this Agreement, the
Company shall, if so requested by Shell Capital, return all Confidential
Records supplied by Shell Capital or, as the case may be, the Consultant
under this Agreement as well as any copies made thereof by the Company.

8.   LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

8.1  Notwithstanding the ensuing provisions of this Article 8, the Company
may require Shell Capital to re-perform, at no extra cost to the Company, a
particular Service which proves deficient due to faulty work by Shell
Capital or any Consultant.

8.2  Except as stated in Article 8.1, Shell Capital shall not be liable in
contract or at law for any Loss or Damage arising out of or relating to
this Agreement except for direct Loss or Damage for which Shell Capital
shall be liable if and to the extent that the Company establishes that such
direct Loss or Damage has been caused by an act or an omission to act which
constitutes Conscious Recklessness on the part of directors or senior
supervisory staff of Shell Capital while acting within the course of their
function. Direct Loss or Damage as used in this Article 8.2 shall exclude
any consequential or indirect Loss or Damage such as, but not limited to,
loss of product, loss of production, loss of use, loss of revenues or
profit, loss of interest, cost of delays or any Loss or Damage resulting
therefrom.

8.3  Except for the obligations of Shell Capital pursuant to Article 8.1,
any and all liability of Shell Capital arising out of or relating to this
Agreement shall be limited in aggregate to 25 per cent of the aggregate
amount due to Shell Capital under Article 4 for the calendar year in which
such Loss or Damage becomes apparent (excluding the repayment by the
Company of any disbursements made by Shell Capital to any Consultant), or
in the event such Loss or Damage becomes apparent after the termination of
this Agreement, for the last full calendar year of the term of this
Agreement.

8.4  Any obligation or liability of Shell Capital for faulty work or for an
act (including an omission to act) which constitutes Conscious Recklessness
shall expire two years after the date on which such faulty work or act
occurred and no claim, demand, action or proceeding shall be brought or
instituted by the Company against Shell Capital thereafter.

8.5  The Company undertakes to hold Shell Capital harmless from and
indemnified against any demand, claim, action or proceeding brought or
instituted by any third party (including personnel of the Company and any
other member of the Chaparral Group) for any liability in contract or at
law for Loss or Damage arising out of or relating to this Agreement except
if and to the extent that the Company establishes Shell Capital's liability
therefor in accordance with the provisions of Articles 8.2 and 8.3.

8.6  Except as stated in Article 8.1, Shell Capital shall not be liable in
contract or at law for any Loss or Damage arising out of or relating to
this Agreement for which any of its Consultants may be liable.

8.7  For the purposes of Articles 8.2, 8.3, 8.4 and 8.5 the expression
Shell Capital shall be deemed to include and mean Shell Capital and any
Consultant and their respective directors and senior supervisory staff.
Such directors and staff shall not be liable in person and the Company
hereby waives any action whatsoever against them.

9.   FORCE MAJEURE

9.1  Neither Shell Capital nor any of its Consultants shall be liable for
any failure to fulfil any obligation under this Agreement, if, and for so
long as, fulfilment has been interfered with, hindered, delayed or
prevented by any circumstances whatsoever which are not reasonably within
the control of Shell Capital or its Consultants.

9.2  Shell Capital shall promptly notify the Company of the circumstances
concerned and the effect on its performance.

10.  ASSIGNMENT AND DELEGATION

     The Company shall not transfer any or all of its rights or obligations
under this Agreement without the prior written consent of Shell Capital.

11.  DURATION

11.1 Subject to Article 11.2, this Agreement shall be effective as from the
date of this Agreement and shall remain in force until the date upon which:
(i) the loans referred to in Recital (C) have been repaid in full; and (ii)
the Company and the other members of the Chaparral Group have discharged
all their obligations and liabilities (whether actual or contingent) to
Shell Capital and the syndicate of financial institutions under the terms
of the financing agreements relating to such loans.

11.2 Shell Capital may terminate this Agreement at any time with immediate
effect.

12.  ARBITRATION AND APPLICABLE LAW

12.1 Any dispute between the parties, whether resulting from a claim in
contract or at law, which may arise out of or in connection with this
Agreement or its implementation (including but not by way of limitation,
the validity, breach or termination of this Agreement or any provision
thereof) shall be finally and exclusively settled by arbitration in The
Hague, the Netherlands, under the Uncitral Rules of Arbitration by three
arbitrators appointed in accordance with the said Rules. The appointing
authority shall be the ICC Court of Arbitration. The arbitration
proceedings shall be conducted in the English language.

12.2 The substantive law of this Agreement and the substantive law to be
applied in any dispute as referred to in Article 12.1 shall be English law.

13.  SEVERABILITY

     In the event that any one or more of the provisions contained in this
Agreement are held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the Company and
Shell Capital shall negotiate an equitable adjustment in the provisions of
this Agreement with a view to achieving the purpose thereof, and the
validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions contained
herein shall not be affected thereby.

14.  MISCELLANEOUS

14.1 RIGHTS CUMULATIVE

     All rights granted to the Parties under this Agreement shall be
cumulative and no exercise by either Party of any right shall restrict or
prejudice the exercise at any time of any other right granted by this
Agreement or otherwise available to it.

14.2 AMENDMENTS

     The provisions of this Agreement may be amended only by a written
instrument signed by each Party hereto and may be waived only by a written
instrument signed by the Party entitled to the benefit hereof.

14.3 WAIVER OF IMMUNITY

     The Parties acknowledge and agree that the execution, delivery and
performance of this Agreement, and of all agreements ancillary and
subsidiary hereto, constitute the commercial acts of each of the Parties.
Each of the Parties hereby irrevocably agrees that, to the extent that it
or any of its respective assets has acquired or hereafter may acquire any
right of immunity related to or arising from the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement or any agreement ancillary or subsidiary hereto, whether
characterised as sovereign immunity or otherwise, from any legal
proceedings, whether in the Republic of Kazakhstan, England or elsewhere,
from enforcement of or collection upon any liability or obligation related
to or arising from the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby,
including, without limitation, immunity from service of process, immunity
from jurisdiction or judgment of any of its assets or property from
attachment prior to any entry of judgment, or from attachment in aid of
execution upon a judgment, it hereby expressly and irrevocably waives any
such immunity.

14.4 NOTICES

     Any notice required to be given under this Agreement shall be given in
writing or by facsimile.  Any such notice shall be deemed given if in
writing, when delivered and if by facsimile, when the answerback is
received. The address and facsimile number of the parties are as follow:

     Shell Capital:      Shell Capital Limited, Shell Centre
                         London, SE1 7NA
                         Attention:  Financial Controller
                         Facsimile:   44 207 934 7058

     The Company:        Closed Type JSC KarakudukMunay
                         Microdistrict 3, Building 82
                         Aktau, Republic of Kazakhstan
                         Facsimile:   (7-3292) 518 336

     Such address or facsimile may be amended by a Party giving written
     notice thereof to the other Party.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF the Parties have caused this Agreement to be executed in
duplicate original by their duly authorised corporate officers, as follows:

                                   SHELL CAPITAL SERVICES LIMITED

                                   by: /S/ MARK L.G. TURNER
                                      -------------------------------
                                   Name:  Mark L.G. Turner
                                   Title: Attorney-in-Fact

                                   In the presence of:

                                   /S/ ZURINA SABAN
                                      -------------------------------
                                   Witness:
                                   Name: Zurina Saban

                                   CLOSED TYPE JSC KARAKUDUKMUNAY

                                   by: /S/ NIKOLAI D. KLINCHEV
                                      -------------------------------
                                   Name:  Nikolai D. Klinchev
                                   Title:  General Director

                                   by: /S/ RICHARD J. MOORE
                                      -------------------------------
                                   Name:  Richard J. Moore
                                   Title: Finance Director

                             TABLE OF CONTENTS

                                                                       PAGE
1.   DEFINITION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  1
2.   OBJECT AND SCOPE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  4
3.   PERFORMANCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  4
4.   REMUNERATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  5
5.   TERMS OF PAYMENT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  5
6.   AUDIT CERTIFICATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  6
7.   CONFIDENTIALITY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  6
8.   LIMITATION OF LIABILITY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  7
9.   FORCE MAJEURE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  8
10.  ASSIGNMENT AND DELEGATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  8
11.  DURATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  8
12.  ARBITRATION AND APPLICABLE LAW. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  8
13.  SEVERABILITY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  9
14.  MISCELLANEOUS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  9Form 234 KGT 9-87A SP2
                                        OPIC Contract of Insurance No. F158

                  OVERSEAS PRIVATE INVESTMENT CORPORATION

                  CONTRACT OF INSURANCE (the "Contract")

                                  Against

                             Inconvertibility
                               Expropriation
                            Political Violence
                       Interference with Operations,

                             as defined below,

                                between the

             Overseas Private Investment Corporation ("OPIC")

                                    and

                    Chaparral Resources, Inc.
                    16945 Northchase Drive, Suite 1440
                    Houston, Texas  77060,

                                                           (the "Investor")

                    a corporation organized and existing under the laws of
                    the State of Delaware,

                    investing through its wholly-owed subsidiaries Central
                    Asia Petroleum, Inc ("CAPD"), a corporation organized
                    and existing under the laws of Delaware, and Central
                    Asia Petroleum (Guernsey) Limited ("CAPG"), a
                    corporation organized and existing under the laws of
                    the Isle of Guernsey

                 (CAPD and CAPG together, the "Intermediate Subsidiaries").

                            TABLE OF CONTENTS*

TITLE                                                                  PAGE
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Table of Defined Terms                                                  iii

Article I - Subject of Insurance and Exchange of Promises

     1.01   Subject                                                     I-1
     1.02   Promises                                                    I-1
     1.03   Maximum Aggregate Compensation Amount                       I-2
     1.04   Full Faith and Credit                                       I-2
     1.05   Term                                                        I-2
     1.06   Premiums and Coverage Elections                             I-2
     1.07   Contingent Coverage Premium                                 1-3

Article II - Inconvertibility - Scope of Coverage

     2.01   Inconvertibility                                           II-1
     2.02   Exclusions                                                 II-1

Article III - Inconvertibility - Amount of Compensation

     3.01   Rate of Compensation for Inconvertibility                 III-1
     3.02 Adjustments                                                 III-2
     3.03 Limitations                                                 III-2

Article IV - Expropriation - Scope of Coverage

     4.01   Total Expropriation                                        IV-1
     4.02   Partial Expropriation                                      IV-2
     4.03   Exclusions                                                 IV-3

Article V - Expropriation - Amount of Compensation

     5.01   Total Expropriation                                         V-1
     5.02   Expropriation of Funds                                      V-1
     5.03   Expropriation of Covered Property                           V-1
     5.04   Adjustments                                                 V-2
     5.05   Limitations                                                 V-3

Article VI - Political Violence - Scope of Coverage

     6.01   Loss Due to Political Violence                             VI-1
     6.02   Exclusions                                                 VI-1

________________________
*/   This Table of Contents applies to all coverages offered by OPIC
     whether or not all of those coverages are provided in this Contract.

Article VII - Political Violence - Amount of Compensation

     7.01   Basis of Compensation                                     VII-1
     7.02   Adjustments                                               VII-2
     7.03   Limitations                                               VII-3
     7.04   Appraisal                                                 VII-3
     7.05   Estimated Compensation                                    VII-3

Article VIII - Interference with Operations - Scope of Coverage

     8.01   Interference with Operations                             VIII-1
     8.02   Resumption of Project Operations                         VIII-1

Article IX - Interference with Operations - Amount of Compensation

     9.01   Basis of Compensation                                      IX-1
     9.02   Adjustments                                                IX-1
     9.03   Limitations                                                IX-2

Article X - Procedures

     10.01  Application for Compensation                                X-1
     10.02  Assignment to OPIC                                          X-1
     10.03  Security                                                    X-2
     10.04  Excess Salvage Value                                        X-2
     10.05  Arbitration                                                 X-3
     10.06  Election of Covered Amount and Termination of Coverage      X-3
     10.07  Terminations                                                X-3
     10.08  Refund of Premiums                                          X-3
     10.09  Legal and Miscellaneous                                     X-4
     10.`0  Notices                                                     X-4

Article XI - Investor's Duties

     11.01  Duties                                                     XI-1
     11.02  Default                                                    XI-5
     11.03  Non-Waiver                                                 XI-6
     11.04  Cure                                                       XI-6

Article XII - Miscellaneous                                           XII-1

                          TABLE OF DEFINED TERMS
                          (in alphabetical order)

TERM                                                  SECTION
----                                                  -------

Book Value of the Investment                          5.01
Book Value of the Loan                                5.01
CAPG                                                  Cover Page
Claim Rescission Amount                               8.02
Contract                                              Cover Page
Co-venturer                                           2.02.4
Covered Amount                                        10.06
Covered Payment                                       2.01
Covered Property                                      4.02.2
Effective Date                                        1.05
Environmental Impact Assessment                       11.01.18(b)
Expected Monetary Value of the Reserves               5.05.6
Foreign Currency                                      5.05.5
Foreign Enterprise                                    1.01.1
Foreign Governing Authority                           1.01.3
Historical Cost                                       5.03.1(b)
Initial Contingency Period                            1.07
Insured Portion                                       1.01.2
Intermediate Subsidiaries                             Cover Page
Investment                                            1.01.2
Investor                                              Cover Page
Investor's Share                                      5.03.1(b)
KKM                                                   1.01.1
Liability                                             5.01(a)
Loan                                                  1.01.2(b)
Local Currency                                        2.01.2(a)(i)
Maximum Aggregate Compensation Amount                 1.03
Offshore Account                                      2.01.1
Offshore Account License                              2.01.1
Operative Date                                        1.07
OPIC                                                  Cover Page
Other Insurance                                       11.01.4
Petroleum                                             1.01.1
Political Violence                                    6.01
Premium Due Date                                      1.06.1
Project                                               1.01.1
Project Agreement                                     1.01.1
Project Country                                       1.01.1
Proved Reserves, Probable Reserves, and Possible      5.05.6
Reserves
Replacement Cost                                      7.01(b)
Second Contingency Period                             1.07
Shares                                                1.01.2(a)
Subsequent Amendments                                 11.01.8
Waiting Period                                        2.01.2(a)
World Bank Guidelines                                 11.01.17

        ARTICLE I - SUBJECT OF INSURANCE AND EXCHANGE OF PROMISES.
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1.01   SUBJECT.

     1.   PROJECT.  The Investor, through a fifty percent (50%)
shareholding in Karakuduk-Munay, Inc. ("KKM" or the "Foreign Enterprise"),
a closed joint stock company organized and existing under the laws of the
Republic of Kazakhstan, has undertaken a project in the Republic of
Kazakhstan (the "Project Country"), consisting of the development and
production of hydrocarbons ("Petroleum") from the Karakuduk oil field as
described in the Karakaduk Field Development Study dated May 1999 (as so
described, the "Project").  The Project has been undertaken pursuant to an
agreement dated August 30, 1995, as amended by Amendment No. 1, dated
September 17, 1995, between the Ministry of Oil and Gas Industry and KKM,
entitled "Agreement for Exploration, Development and Production of Oil in
Karakuduk Oil Field in Mangistau Oblast of the Republic of Kazakhstan" (the
"Project Agreement"), to which CAPG is not a party, but in which CAPG is
named as the "Investor".

     The Investor represents and warrants that it has provided OPIC with
true and complete copies of the Project Agreement and other related Project
documentation.

     2.   INVESTMENT. For the sole purpose of implementing the Project, the
Investor has contributed or will contribute, through the Intermediate
Subsidiaries, to KKM up to US$105,939,000, consisting of:

          (a)  US$100,000 in exchange for fifty percent (50%) (100,000
               shares) (the "Shares") of the 200,000 shares of capital
               stock, constituting the initial equity of KKM, and

          (b)  up to US$105,839,000 as a loan (the "Loan") to be made to
               and repaid by KKM as provided in the Project Agreement

               (such contributions together with all retained earnings on
               the Shares hereinafter the "Investment").

Ninety percent (90%) (the "Insured Portion") of the Investment is insured
under this Contract.

     3.   FOREIGN GOVERNING AUTHORITY.  The term "Foreign Governing
Authority" means the federal government of Kazakhstan and its agencies and
instrumentalities exercising governmental (as distinguished from
commercial) functions, local and municipal governments, and agencies and
instrumentalities through which governmental functions are exercised,
provided that the actions of such local and municipal governments and
agencies and instrumentalities thereof are attributable under principles of
international law to the federal government.

1.02   PROMISES.

     1.   OPIC promises that if acts occur during the term of this Contract
which satisfy the requirements for coverage in Articles II, IV, VI, or
VIII, OPIC will pay the Investor the amount of compensation provided in
Articles III, V, VII or IX in accordance with the procedures in Article X.

     2.   The Investor promises to follow the procedures in Article X and
comply with the duties in Article XI.  If the Investor fails to follow the
procedures or perform any its obligations under this Contract, the Investor
may lose rights, including the right to compensation.

1.03   MAXIMUM AGGREGATE COMPENSATION AMOUNT.

     OPIC will not pay compensation under this Contract in an aggregate
amount that exceeds $50,000,000 (the "Maximum Aggregate Compensation
Amount").

1.04   FULL FAITH AND CREDIT.

     The full faith and credit of the United States is pledged to secure
the full payment by OPIC of its obligations under this Contract.

1.05   TERM.

     This Contract shall enter into force on the date upon which it has
been signed by OPIC (the "Effective Date") and shall terminate 20 years
afterward.

1.06   PREMIUMS AND COVERAGE ELECTIONS.

     1.   TIMING AND RATES. The annual premium rate shall be 2.07% of the
Covered Amount (as defined herein).  On or before the Operative Date (as
defined in Section 1.07), and thereafter on or before the first day of each
three-month anniversary of the Operative Date (the Operative Date and each
such anniversary, a "Premium Due Date") the Investor shall

          (a)  elect amounts of coverage (Section 10.06) and

          (b)  pay the greater of

               (i)  the premium due for the coverage period that commences
                    on such date, and

               (ii) the contract administrative fee due for that period.

The contract administrative fee is 0.25% of the Investment (Section 1.01.2)
per annum.

Covered Amount means the U.S. dollar amount of coverage, which amount shall
be elected by the Investor in accordance with the provisions of Section
10.06.

     2.  INITIAL ELECTION.  The Covered Amount and the premium due for the
first three-month period shall be:

     Covered Amount                                                $0
       x Quarterly Premium Rate                               0.5163%
                                                          ===========
       = Premium Due                                               $0

1.07   CONTINGENT COVERAGE PREMIUM.  Prior to the Operative Date (as
hereinafter defined), the Investor shall pay, on or before the Effective
Date of this Contract a contingent coverage premium in the amount of
$15,625 for the period from the Effective Date of this Contract through
December 31, 1999 (the "Initial Contingency Period").  The unearned portion
of the $15,625 commitment fee which was previously paid to OPIC by the
Investor for the period from October 1, 1999, through December 31, 1999,
shall be applied to the contingent coverage premium for the Initial
Contingency Period on a pro rata basis for the period from the Effective
Date of this Contract through December 31, 1999.  If the Operative Date has
not occurred prior to December 31, 1999, the Investor shall pay an
additional $5,208 for the period from January 1, 2000, through January 30,
2000 (the "Second Contingency Period").

OPIC shall have no liability under this Contract until the Operative Date
which shall be the date, if any, upon which OPIC shall have received from
the Investor the Investor's election of the Covered Amount for the first
three-month coverage period (Section 1.06) which election shall be in
accordance with Section 10.06.

OPIC shall promptly acknowledge receipt of such notice and election of the
Coverage Amount from the Investor and shall notify the Investor of the
additional premium amount due for the first three-month coverage period
calculated by applying the premium rate set forth in Section 1.06.2 to the
Covered Amount elected by the Investor.  Such amount shall be calculated
net of the pro rata portion of any unearned contingent coverage premium
paid and shall be payable within 30 days of the date of OPIC's notification
to the Investor of the additional premium due.

If the Investor fails to pay the additional premium due by such date or if
the Operative Date does not occur prior to January 30, 2000, this Contract
shall automatically terminate and be of no further force or effect.

            ARTICLE II - INCONVERTIBILITY - SCOPE OF COVERAGE.
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2.01   INCONVERTIBILITY.  Subject to the exclusions (Section 2.02) and
limitations (Section 3.02), CAPG or the Foreign Enterprise shall be deemed
unable to make  a payment in U.S. dollars of earnings on or returns of the
Investment (a "Covered Payment") and compensation shall be payable only if:

   1.   CAPG or the Foreign Enterprise is not permitted by the Foreign
        Governing Authority to retain in U.S. dollars outside of the
        Project Country in an account owned and controlled by CAPG or the
        Foreign Enterprise (the "Offshore Account") in accordance with the
        terms of License No. 51 for Opening an Offshore Bank Account
        issued by the National Bank of the Republic of Kazakhstan, dated
        September 28,1999 (the "Offshore Account License"), U.S. dollar
        proceeds derived from the sale for export of Petroleum produced by
        the Project ("Export Proceeds") from which Covered Payments may be
        made; and

   2.   CAPG or the Foreign Enterprise:

        (a)   (i) is required by the Foreign Governing Authority to
               convert Export Proceeds into the lawful currency of the
               Project Country ("Local Currency") to be held in a Local
               Currency account in the Project Country and (ii) during the
               120 successive days following the date that either CAPG or
               the Foreign Enterprise attempts to make a Covered Payment
               (the "Waiting Period"), is unable to convert sufficient
               Local Currency to make a Covered Payment in U.S. dollars
               through any readily available legal channel, whether direct
               or indirect (including a parallel market), except at rates
               which are less favorable than the rate described under
               Section 3.01.2; or

        (b)   (i) is required by the Foreign Governing Authority to hold
               Export Proceeds in the Project Country and (ii) during the
               Waiting Period, is unable legally to transfer to the United
               States amounts in U.S. dollars as a Covered Payment.

2.02   EXCLUSIONS.  No compensation under Section 2.01 shall be payable:

     1.   PRE-EXISTING RESTRICTIONS.  If

          (a)  notwithstanding the provisions of Section 2.01, on the date
               of this Contract a company or an investor, in circumstances
               comparable to those of the Foreign Enterprise or the
               Investor on said date, including a foreign enterprise or
               investor holding a license substantially the same as the
               Offshore Account License, would have been legally restricted
               from receiving and maintaining in an offshore account Export
               Proceeds or making a payment substantially the same as a
               Covered Payment; and

          (b) the Investor knew or should have known about the restriction.

     2.   INVESTOR DILIGENCE.  Unless, prior to a final claim determination
          by OPIC, the Investor and the Foreign Enterprise have made all
          reasonable efforts to convert the Local Currency into U.S.
          dollars or to transfer U.S. dollars through all customary legal
          channels for payments substantially the same as a Covered
          Payment;

     3.   RECONVERSIONS.  If the Local Currency represents Export Proceeds
          which were previously converted voluntarily by either the Foreign
          Enterprise or CAPG into a currency other than the Local Currency;

     4.   PROVOCATION.  If the preponderant cause of the inability to make
          a Covered Payment is unreasonable action attributable to the
          Investor, the Foreign Enterprise, or any other entity, other than
          an entity of the Foreign Governing Authority, which has an equity
          interest in the Project, including any successor to or assignee
          thereof (each such entity being a "Co-venturer"), including
          corrupt practices;  or

     5.   USE RESTRICTED BY EXPROPRIATION.  If the use of U.S. dollars or
          Local Currency is restricted by an expropriatory action (Section
          4.02.1).  A claim for such loss may be made under Article IV.

     6.   OFFSHORE ACCOUNT LICENSE.  If, notwithstanding any other
          provision of this Article II, the claim arises out or by reason
          of the fact that the Foreign Governing Authority fails to approve
          or otherwise provide for the extension of the Offshore Account
          License or the replacement thereof with a license affording the
          Investor rights no less favorable than the rights provided by the
          Offshore Account License.

         ARTICLE III - INCONVERTIBILITY - AMOUNT OF COMPENSATION.
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3.01   RATE OF COMPENSATION FOR INCONVERTIBILITY.

     1.   ASSIGNMENT.

          (a)  If the requirements of Article II are satisfied, then,
               subject to the limitations (Section 3.02), OPIC shall pay
               compensation in U.S. dollars

               (i)  on delivery by the Investor of the inconvertible Local
                    Currency (Section 2.01.2(a)) or nontransferable U.S.
                    dollars (Section 2.01.2(b)) (in cash or, at OPIC's
                    option, by draft subject to collection) constituting
                    the Insured Portion of a Covered Payment, or

               (ii) if the Investor is unable legally to deliver the
                    inconvertible Local Currency or nontransferable U.S.
                    dollars or, if OPIC so requests, on prior assignment of
                    the Investor's right to receive the Insured Portion of
                    a Covered Payment (or, if OPIC so chooses, a beneficial
                    interest in such right).

          (b)  If the Investor delivers Local Currency, compensation shall
               be the U.S. dollar equivalent of the Local Currency at the
               exchange rate (Section 3.01.2) in effect 120 days before
               OPIC receives the completed application for compensation
               (Section 10.01).

          (c)  If the Investor delivers non-transferable U.S. dollars or an
               assignment, on terms satisfactory to OPIC, of the Investor's
               right to receive the Insured Portion of the Covered Payment
               or a beneficial interest in such right, compensation shall
               be the amount of such U.S. dollars or the U.S. dollar amount
               of the right so assigned, as the case may be.

     2.   EXCHANGE RATE.

          (a)  The exchange rate shall be the official exchange rate
               applicable to a payment substantially the same as a Covered
               Payment.

          (b)  If, however,

               (1)  U.S. dollars were not generally available at the
               applicable official exchange rate; and

               (2)  exchanges of Local Currency for U.S. dollars to make
               payments substantially the same as a Covered Payment were
               effected legally and normally through another channel,

          then the exchange rate shall be the effective rate obtained
          through that channel.

          (c)  If on any date neither of the above methods of computation
               yields a result, then the exchange rate shall be determined
               by applying such methods on the first date thereafter on
               which such methods of computation do yield a result.

          (d)  In any case, the applicable exchange rate shall be net of
               all deductions ordinarily charged or levied by the Foreign
               Governing Authority for the exchange of Local Currency for
               U.S. dollars, such as taxes and commissions.

3.02   ADJUSTMENTS.

     1.   UNDERINSURANCE.  If the Investor has elected a Covered Amount
that is less than $50,000,000, and

          (a)  if the lesser of (i) the Insured Portion of the Book Value
               of the Investment (as defined in Section 5.01) and (ii) the
               Investor's Share (as defined in 5.03.1(b)) of the Expected
               Monetary Value of the Reserves (as defined in 5.05.6) is an
               amount greater than $50,000,000, then the amount of OPIC's
               compensation under Article III shall be reduced to an amount
               calculated by multiplying the amount of compensation
               otherwise due by a percentage equal to the quotient of the
               Covered Amount elected by the Investor divided by
               $50,000,000; or

          (b)  if the lesser of (i) the Insured Portion of the Book Value
               of the Investment and (ii) the Investor's Share of the
               Expected Monetary Value of the Reserves is an amount that is
               less than $50,000,000, then the amount of OPIC's
               compensation under Article III shall be reduced to an amount
               calculated by multiplying the amount of compensation
               otherwise due by a percentage equal to the quotient of the
               Covered Amount elected by the Investor divided by the lesser
               of (a) the Investor's Share of the Expected Monetary Value
               of the Reserves and (b) the Insured Portion of the Book
               Value of Investment, determined as of the date the Investor
               first attempted but was unable to convert or transfer
               (Section 2.01.2).

3.03   LIMITATIONS.

     1.   COVERED AMOUNT.  Compensation under this Article II shall not
exceed the Covered Amount in effect  120  days before OPIC receives the
application for compensation.

     2.   QUARTERLY CLAIMS CAP.  The Investor shall not file applications
for compensation hereunder, and OPIC shall have no liability for claims
under Inconvertibility coverage (Articles II and III), in excess of
$8,000,000 in any 91-day period.

     3.   MAXIMUM COMPENSATION.  Aggregate compensation under this Contract
shall not exceed an amount equal to the lesser of (a) the Insured Portion
of the Book Value of the Investment and (b) the Investor's Share (as
defined in Section 5.03.1(b)) of the Expected Monetary Value of the
Reserves (as defined in Section 5.05.6).

              ARTICLE IV - EXPROPRIATION - SCOPE OF COVERAGE.
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4.01   TOTAL EXPROPRIATION.  Subject to the exclusions (Section 4.03),
adjustments (Section 5.04), and limitations (Section 5.05), compensation is
payable for total expropriation (Section 5.01) if an act or series of acts
satisfies all of the following requirements:

     1.   the acts are attributable to a Foreign Governing Authority which
     is in DE FACTO control of the part of the Project Country where the
     Project is located;

     2.   the acts are

          (a)  violations of international law (without regard to the
               availability of local remedies) or

          (b)  an abrogation, repudiation, or material breach of the
               Project Agreement;

     provided, however, that no compensation shall be payable for total
     expropriation or expropriation of funds (Section 4.02) for acts that
     are an abrogation, repudiation or material breach of Sections 4.1.16,
     4.1.17, or the eighth paragraph of Section 4.1.20 of the Project
     Agreement unless such acts are a violation of international law;

     3.   the acts directly prevent

          (a)  the Investor from receiving timely payment in the currency
          specified of amounts owed to it by the Foreign Enterprise or from
          disposing of the Investment or any rights accruing therefrom; or

          (b)  the Foreign Enterprise from receiving timely payment in the
          currency specified of amounts owed to it in respect of the
          Project, except for acts which are the subject of Section 4.02.1
          below; or

          (c)  either the Investor or the Foreign Enterprise from
          effectively exercising its fundamental rights or performing its
          duties as set forth in the Project Agreement or with respect to
          the Project; or

          (d)  the Foreign Enterprise from exercising effective control, to
          the extent provided in the Project Agreement, over a substantial
          portion of the Covered Property or from constructing or operating
          the Project; or

          (e)  the Foreign Enterprise from disposing of its interest in the
          Project Agreement in accordance with the terms of the Project
          Agreement; and

     4.   the violations of law or abrogation, repudiation or material
     breach of the Project Agreement are not remedied (Section 11.01.14)
     and the expropriatory effect continues without interruption for six
     months.

4.02   PARTIAL EXPROPRIATION.  Subject to the exclusions (Section 4.03),
adjustments (Section 5.04), and limitations (Section 5.05);

     1.   EXPROPRIATION OF FUNDS.  Compensation is payable for an
expropriation of Local Currency or U.S. dollars paid or payable to the
Investor which constitutes a Covered Payment if an act or series of acts

          (a)  satisfies the governmental action, illegality, and duration
               requirements (Section 4.01.1, Section 4.01.2(a) and Section
               4.01.4); and

          (b) directly prevents the Investor or the Foreign Enterprise from
               effectively controlling such currency or U.S. dollars in the
               Project Country.

     2.   EXPROPRIATION OF COVERED PROPERTY.  Compensation is payable for
the expropriation of Covered Property (as defined herein), if an act or
series of acts satisfies the government action, illegality, and duration
requirements (Section 4.01.1, Section 4.01.2 and Section 4.01.4).

          Covered Property means tangible assets

          (a)  used, intended to be used or produced in connection with the
          Project (excluding reserves of any kind);

          (b)  in which the Foreign Enterprise has an ownership interest;
          and

          (c)  which are located in the Project Country at the time the
          expropriation occurs.

4.03   EXCLUSIONS.  No compensation for expropriation shall be payable:

     1.   PROVOCATION.  If the preponderant cause of the expropriation is
unreasonable action attributable to the Investor, the Foreign Enterprise,
or a Co-venturer, including corrupt practices; or

     2.   GOVERNMENT ACTION.  For any repudiation or breach by the Foreign
Governing Authority of any obligation to furnish funds or other property or
services of value to or in respect of the Project if the action is taken by
the Foreign Governing Authority in its capacity or through its powers as a
purchaser, supplier of goods or services, creditor, shareholder, director
or manager of the Foreign Enterprise; or

     3.   AGREEMENTS.  For any action validly and legally taken by the
Foreign Governing Authority in accordance with any agreement voluntarily
made by the Investor, the Foreign Enterprise, or any Co-venturer acting
within the scope of its authority with respect to the Project.

     4.   EXCLUDED COVERED PROPERTY.  For loss of the following Covered
Property:

          (a)  precious metals, gems, works of art, money, documents,
               securities or evidence of property ownership; or

          (b)  any oil wells which a prudent operator would not continue to
               drill, develop or operate for production purposes absent the
               expropriation.

     5.   MINIMUM LOSS.   If the amount of compensation otherwise payable
would be less than $50,000;

     6.   OFFSHORE ACCOUNT LICENSE.  If, notwithstanding any other
provision of Section 4.02.1(a), the claim arises out or by reason of the
fact that the Foreign Governing Authority fails to approve or otherwise
provide for the extension of the Offshore Account License or the
replacement thereof with a license affording the Investor rights no less
favorable than the rights provided by the Offshore Account License.

            ARTICLE V - EXPROPRIATION - AMOUNT OF COMPENSATION.
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5.01   TOTAL EXPROPRIATION.  Subject to the adjustments (Section 5.04) and
limitations (Section 5.05), for total expropriation (Section 4.01), OPIC
shall pay compensation in U.S. dollars in the amount of the Insured Portion
of the Book Value of the Investment (as defined herein).  Compensation is
determined as of the date the expropriatory effect began (Section 4.01.3)
and is based on financial statements maintained by the Investor in
accordance with Section 11.01.11.

Book Value of the Investment means (i) the book value of the Shares plus
(ii) the Book Value of the Loan (as defined herein).

The book value of the Shares shall be determined from the financial
statements of the Foreign Enterprise (Section 11.01.11), maintained
utilizing the full cost method of accounting.  In determining the book
value of the Shares, OPIC may audit and make adjustments to the financial
statements of the Foreign Enterprise to make the adjustments described in
Section 5.04.

The Book Value of the Loan means the lesser of

     (a)  the aggregate unpaid balance of the amount thereof actually
          received by the Foreign Enterprise in accordance with the Project
          Agreement, as evidenced by CAPG - KKM Loan Agreement, or other
          documentation satisfactory to OPIC in the reasonable exercise of
          its discretion, together with unpaid interest accrued thereon
          (the "Liability"), reduced by the amount of any provision for
          uncollectibility of the Liability on the books of the Investor,
          and

     (b)  the amount of the Liability that would be recoverable by the
          Investor as a liability of the Foreign Enterprise, in accordance
          with the priority of the Liability among the creditors of the
          Foreign Enterprise, if the assets of the Foreign Enterprise were
          liquidated at book value, determined in accordance with U.S.
          generally accepted accounting principles, immediately prior to
          the date the expropriatory effect commences (Section 4.01), the
          loss due to political violence (Section 6.01), or the
          interference with operations (Section 8.01),

5.02   EXPROPRIATION OF FUNDS.  Subject to the adjustments (Section 5.04)
and limitations (Section 5.05), for expropriation of funds (Section
4.02.1), OPIC shall pay compensation in the amount of the U.S. dollar
equivalent of the Insured Portion of the expropriated funds at the exchange
rate determined by Section 3.01.2, computed as of the date the
expropriation began.

5.03   EXPROPRIATION OF COVERED PROPERTY.  Subject to the adjustments
(Section 5.04) and limitations (Section 5.05);

     1.   For the expropriation of Covered Property, other than produced
Petroleum, OPIC shall pay compensation in the amount of the lesser of

          (a)  the Insured Portion of the Book Value of the Investment, as
               determined as of the date the expropriation began; and

          (b)  the Insured Portion of the Historical Cost (as defined
               herein) of the Covered Property, determined as of the date
               the expropriation began.

          Historical Cost means the Investor's Share (as defined below) of
          the least of

          (i)    the original cost;

          (ii)   fair market value; and

          (iii)  the reasonable cost to repair the Covered Property,

          less anything of value received by the Investor on account of the
          Covered Property lost, (excluding compensation payable under
          other insurance policies except to the extent necessary to
          prevent the Investor from recovering more than the amount of the
          loss recognized under any of the policies under which
          compensation is due, without regard to policy limits), and less
          the Investor's Share (as defined below) of any such receipts by
          the Foreign Enterprise.

     Investor's Share means the percentage equal to the proportion of the
     Book Value of the Investment to the total equity and debt of the
     Foreign Enterprise.

     2.   For expropriation of produced Petroleum, OPIC shall pay
compensation in the amount of the U.S. dollar equivalent (Section 3.01.2 or
Section 5.05.5) of the value of such produced Petroleum, determined in
accordance with the terms of the Project Agreement governing the sale of
such produced Petroleum.

5.04   ADJUSTMENTS.

     1.   INVESTMENTS OF PROPERTY.  Non-cash items contributed as part of
the Investment shall be adjusted to the original cost of the items
furnished (not to exceed fair market value in the United States at the time
of transfer to the Foreign Enterprise and adjusted, if necessary, to
reflect abnormal deterioration), plus freight and other reasonable direct
costs incurred in delivering the items to the Project.

     2.   NON-INSURED CONTRIBUTION.  Any direct or indirect additional
amount contributed to the Foreign Enterprise by the Investor in excess of
the Investment shall reduce compensation payable by OPIC in the proportion
that such additional amount bears to the aggregate of the Investment and
any such additional amount.

     3. SPECIAL ACCOUNTING RULES.  Dealings among related parties shall be
adjusted to the standard of arm's length dealing, and forgiveness of
obligations shall be disregarded.  Each entity shall be accounted for as if
it were a separate person for income tax purposes, and the effect of tax
shifting arrangements shall be disregarded.  Obsolescence or permanent
reduction in recoverable values of assets shall be recognized by adjusting
the book value thereof to realizable value.  OPIC may adjust financial
statements to reflect the effect of events of loss that occur before the
expropriation effect began, if such events of loss are later confirmed.

     4. OTHER COMPENSATION, RETAINED PROPERTY, AND UNPAID OBLIGATIONS.
OPIC may reduce compensation for

     (a)  compensation or payments received from other sources on account
     of the expropriation (excluding compensation payable under other
     insurance policies, except to the extent necessary to prevent the
     Investor from recovering more than the amount of the loss recognized
     under any of the policies under which compensation is due, without
     regard to policy limits);

     (b)  in the case of total expropriation (Section 5.01), the book value
     of commercially valuable property which remains subject to the
     Investor's effective disposition and control after the expropriation
     begins (unless OPIC requires the Investor to assign the property
     (Section 10.02)); and

     (c)  any obligation of which the Investor is relieved as a consequence
     of the expropriation.

     The reduction shall be proportionate to the extent that these items
are attributable to the Insured Portion of the Investment.

     5.   UNDERINSURANCE.  If the Investor has elected a Covered Amount
that is less than $50,000,000, and

     (a)  if the lesser of (i) the Insured Portion of the Book Value of the
          Investment and (ii) the Investor's Share (as defined in Section
          5.03.1(b)) of the Expected Monetary Value of the Reserves (as
          defined in Section 5.05.6) is an amount greater than $50,000,000,
          then the amount of OPIC's compensation under Article V shall be
          reduced to an amount calculated by multiplying the amount of
          compensation otherwise due by a percentage equal to the quotient
          of the Covered Amount elected by the Investor divided by
          $50,000,000; or

     (b)  if lesser of (i) the Insured Portion of the Book Value of the
          Investment and (ii) the Investor's Share of the Expected Monetary
          Value of the Reserves is an amount that is less than $50,000,000,
          then the amount of OPIC's compensation under Article V shall be
          reduced to an amount calculated by multiplying the amount of
          compensation otherwise due by a percentage equal to the quotient
          of the Covered Amount elected by the Investor divided by the
          lesser of (a) the Investor's Share of the Expected Monetary Value
          of the Reserves and (b) Insured Portion of the Book Value of the
          Investment, determined as of the time the expropriatory act or
          acts (Section 4.01) began.

5.05   LIMITATIONS.

     1.   COVERED AMOUNT.  Compensation shall not exceed the Covered Amount
(Section 10.06) on the date the expropriatory effect began;

     2.   INSOLVENCY.  If the liabilities of the Foreign Enterprise exceed
its assets immediately prior to the date the expropriatory effect
commences, compensation shall not exceed the amount that the Investor would
have been entitled to receive in insolvency proceedings if the assets of
the Foreign Enterprise had been liquidated at book value on that date;

     3.   SELF-INSURANCE.  Compensation shall not exceed the maximum amount
which could be received by the Investor from OPIC without breaching Section
11.01.3;

     4.   LOCAL CURRENCY PAYMENTS.  In the event of a claim under Section
4.02.2, if Local Currency is tendered by the Foreign Governing Authority as
compensation for requisitioned produced Petroleum, compensation shall not
exceed the purchase price of the requisitioned produced Petroleum,
determined in accordance with the Project Agreement governing the sale of
such produced Petroleum and the U.S. dollar amount at which the amount of
the Local Currency is valued, the latter to be determined by converting
such Local Currency at the exchange rate (Section 3.01.2) in effect on the
date such Local Currency is tendered.

     5.   FOREIGN CURRENCY PAYMENTS. In the event of a claim under Section
4.02.2, if a currency other than Local Currency or U.S. dollars ("Foreign
Currency") is tendered by the Foreign Governing Authority as compensation
for requisitioned produced Petroleum, compensation shall not exceed the
U.S. dollar equivalent of the purchase price in Foreign Currency of the
requisitioned produced Petroleum determined in accordance with the Project
Agreement governing the sale of such produced Petroleum, the U.S. dollar
equivalent to be determined by converting such Foreign Currency at the
exchange rate determined by notionally converting the amount of such
Foreign Currency into U.S. dollars at the rate quoted by the Reuters WRLD
Screen for buying U.S. dollars with such Foreign Currency at 12 noon New
York time on the date such Foreign Currency is tendered.  If the exchange
rate cannot be established from the source described above, the exchange
rate shall be the rate determined to be equitable for such transactions by
a third party acceptable to OPIC and the Investor.

     6.   MAXIMUM COMPENSATION.  Aggregate compensation under this Contract
shall not exceed an amount equal to the lesser of (a) the Insured Portion
of the Book Value of the Investment and (b) the Investor's Share of the
Expected Monetary Value of the Reserves (as defined herein).

Expected Monetary Value of the Reserves means, on any date, the value of
the Petroleum reserves of the Project, which shall be calculated in U.S.
dollars, based upon the after-tax cash flow forecasts for each category of
reserves of Petroleum, including Proved, Probable and Possible Reserves (as
defined below), respectively, by utilizing the relevant prevailing
published oil and gas prices, without adjustment for future inflation and
discounted at rates equal to the yield to maturity of United States
Treasury securities for the term comparable to the estimated life of each
of the respective reserves.  The cash flow forecasts shall be adjusted for
the probability of producing such reserves and account for all costs borne
by the Investor or the Foreign Enterprise, including but not limited to
storage, processing, freight, or insurance.  The cash flow forecasts shall
be further adjusted for each of the respective categories of reserves of
Petroleum by applying the following probability factors:

     CATEGORY                 PERCENT OF CASH FLOW FORECAST
     Proved Reserves          90%
     Probable Reserves        50%
     Possible Reserves        10%

If OPIC determines it to be necessary, the Expected Monetary Value of the
Reserves shall be determined by a qualified, certified independent
petroleum engineer acceptable to OPIC in its sole discretion.  The expense
of such determination shall be borne equally by the Insured and OPIC.

Proved Reserves, Probable Reserves, and Possible Reserves shall have the
meanings and definitions as published by the Society of Petroleum
Engineers.

           ARTICLE VI - POLITICAL VIOLENCE - SCOPE OF COVERAGE.
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6.01   LOSS DUE TO POLITICAL VIOLENCE.  Subject to the exclusions (Section
6.02), adjustments (Section 7.02), and limitations (Section 7.03),
compensation is payable if political violence is the direct and immediate
cause of the permanent loss (including loss of value by damage or
destruction) of Covered Property. Political Violence means a violent act
undertaken with the primary intent of achieving a political objective, such
as declared or undeclared war, hostile action by national or international
armed forces, civil war, revolution, insurrection, civil strife, terrorism
or sabotage.  However, acts undertaken primarily to achieve labor or
student objectives are not covered.

6.02   EXCLUSIONS.  Regardless of any other provision of this Contract, no
compensation shall be payable for political violence if

     1.   EXCLUDED COVERED PROPERTY.  The loss is of the following Covered
Property:

          (a)  precious metals, gems, works of art, money, documents,
               securities or evidence of property ownership; or

          (b)  any oil wells which a prudent operator would not continue to
               drill, develop or operate for production purposes absent the
               political violence.

     2.   MINIMUM LOSS.  The amount of compensation payable would be less
than $50,000;

     3.   REASONABLE PROTECTIVE MEASURES.  The loss results from the
failure of the Investor, or the Foreign Enterprise, or any Co-venturer to
take reasonable measures to protect or preserve the property; or

     4.   PROVOCATION.  The preponderant cause of the loss is the
unreasonable actions attributable to the Investor, the Foreign Enterprise,
or any Co-venturer, including corrupt practices.

        ARTICLE VII - POLITICAL VIOLENCE - AMOUNT OF COMPENSATION.
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7.01   BASIS OF COMPENSATION.  Subject to the adjustments (Section 7.02)
and limitations (Section 7.03), if the requirements of Article VI are
satisfied, OPIC shall pay compensation in U.S. dollars for any item of
Covered Property lost.

     1.   For the loss of Covered Property, other than produced Petroleum,
OPIC shall pay  compensation in the amount of

          (a)  Historical Cost, or

          (b)  If the Investor elects to repair or replace the Covered
               Property within three years of the loss, the reasonable cost
               to repair any item of Covered Property lost or to replace it
               with equivalent new property ("Replacement Cost"), less
               anything of value received by the Investor or the Foreign
               Enterprise on account of the Covered Property lost,
               (excluding compensation payable under other insurance
               policies except to the extent necessary to prevent the
               Investor from recovering more than the amount of the loss
               recognized under any of the policies under which
               compensation is due, without regard to policy limits).  Such
               compensation shall not exceed 200% of the item's original
               cost.  This section Section 7.02 does not apply to oil or
               gas wells which have been plugged and abandoned.

     2. For the loss of produced Petroleum, OPIC shall pay compensation in
the amount of the U.S. dollar equivalent, determined in accordance with the
terms of the Project Agreement governing the sale of such produced
Petroleum.

7.02   ADJUSTMENTS.

     1.   INVESTMENTS OF PROPERTY.  Non-cash items contributed as part of
the Investment shall be adjusted to the original cost of the items
furnished (not to exceed fair market value in the United States at the time
of transfer to the Foreign Enterprise and adjusted if necessary to reflect
abnormal deterioration), plus freight and other reasonable direct costs
incurred in delivering the items to the Project.

     2.   NON-INSURED CONTRIBUTION.  Any direct or indirect additional
amount contributed to the Foreign Enterprise by the Investor in excess of
the Investment will reduce compensation payable by OPIC in the proportion
that such additional amount bears to the aggregate of the Investment and
any such additional amount.

     3.   SPECIAL ACCOUNTING RULES.  Dealings among related parties shall
be adjusted to the standard of arm's length dealing, and forgiveness of
obligations shall be disregarded.  Each entity shall be accounted for as if
it were a separate person for income tax purposes, and the effect of tax
shifting arrangements shall be disregarded.  Obsolescence or permanent
reduction in recoverable values of assets shall be recognized by adjusting
the book value thereof to realizable value.  OPIC may adjust financial
statements to reflect the effect of events that occur before the property
is lost, if such events of loss are later confirmed.

     4.   UNDERINSURANCE.  If the Investor has elected a Covered Amount
that is less than $50,000,000, and

          (a)  if the lesser of (i) the Insured Portion of the Book Value
               of the Investment and (ii) the Investor's Share of the
               Expected Monetary Value of the Reserves is an amount greater
               than $50,000,000, then the amount of OPIC's compensation
               under Article VII shall be reduced to an amount calculated
               by multiplying the amount of compensation otherwise due by a
               percentage equal to the quotient of the Covered Amount
               elected by the Investor divided by $50,000,000; or

          (b)  if the lesser of (i) the Insured Portion of the Book Value
               of the Investment and (ii) the Investor's Share of the
               Expected Monetary Value of the Reserves is an amount that is
               less than $50,000,000, then the amount of OPIC's
               compensation under Article VII shall be reduced to an amount
               calculated by multiplying the amount of compensation
               otherwise due by a percentage equal to the quotient of the
               Covered Amount elected by the Investor divided by the lesser
               of (a) the Investor's Share of the Expected Monetary Value
               of the Reserves and (b) the Insured Portion of the Book
               Value of the Investment, determined immediately before the
               loss caused by political violence.

7.03   LIMITATIONS.  Regardless of any other provision of this Contract,
the following limitations shall apply in computing compensation for
political violence:

     1.   COVERED AMOUNT.  Compensation shall not exceed the Covered Amount
on the date of the loss.

     2.   INSOLVENCY. If the liabilities of the Foreign Enterprise exceed
its assets as of the date of the loss, compensation shall not exceed the
amount that the Investor would have been entitled to receive in insolvency
proceedings if the assets of the Foreign Enterprise had been liquidated at
book value on that date.

     3.   SELF-INSURANCE.  Violation of the duty to be self-insured
(Section 11.01.3) shall result in a corresponding reduction of compensation
otherwise payable under this Contract.

     4.   AGGREGATE HISTORICAL COST COMPENSATION.  Aggregate compensation
for Covered Property to be compensated at Historical Cost shall not exceed
the lesser of:

          (a)  the Insured Portion of the Book Value of the Investment, and

          (b)  the Investor's Share of the Expected Monetary Value of the
               Reserves

          at the time of loss.

     5.   REPLACEMENT COST LIMIT.  Compensation for any item to be
compensated at Replacement Cost shall not exceed 200% of the Investor's
Share of the amount calculated under Section 7.01.1(b).

     6.   MAXIMUM COMPENSATION.  Aggregate compensation under this Contract
for Covered Property to be compensated at Historical Cost shall not exceed
an amount equal to the lesser of (a) the Insured Portion of the Book Value
of the Investment and (b) the Investor's Share of the Expected Monetary
Value of the Reserves.

7.04   APPRAISAL.  If OPIC determines that compensation is payable, but
OPIC and the Investor are unable to agree on a question of valuation,
either may demand the appointment of an impartial appraiser.  If the
parties are unable to agree on the appraiser, the appointment shall be made
by the American Arbitration Association.  The appraiser's itemized
appraisal shall be binding.  Appraisal costs shall be borne equally by OPIC
and the Investor.

7.05   ESTIMATED COMPENSATION.  If OPIC determines that compensation is
payable, but conditions in the Project Country preclude reasonable efforts
by OPIC to determine the precise amount due, OPIC may pay estimated
compensation based on the information then available.  Upon determination
of the precise amount due, OPIC shall recover any excess amount paid or pay
any additional amount due.

     ARTICLE VIII - INTERFERENCE WITH OPERATIONS - SCOPE OF COVERAGE.
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8.01.  INTERFERENCE WITH OPERATIONS.  Subject to the adjustments (Section
9.02) and limitations (Section 9.03), OPIC shall pay compensation for
interference with operations if operation of the Project in accordance with
the terms of the Project Agreement is prevented for a period of six
consecutive months as a direct result of conditions created by political
violence (Section 6.01) in the Project Country which make it impossible or
unreasonably hazardous to carry on the operation of the Project.  In
determining what conditions would make it impossible or unreasonably
hazardous to carry on the operation of the Project, OPIC will consider
whether it would be reasonable under the circumstances for the Foreign
Enterprise to continue the operation of the Project.

8.02.  RESUMPTION OF PROJECT OPERATIONS.  If, within 5 years from the date
on which the application for compensation based upon interference with
operations is submitted to OPIC, the operation of the Project under the
Project Agreement is, or could reasonably be, resumed by the Investor or
the Foreign Enterprise, the Investor may require that the claim settlement
be rescinded by reassignment to the Investor of all interests and claims
previously assigned by the Investor to OPIC (Section 10.02) and the
Investor shall pay to OPIC an amount equal to all of the compensation paid
by OPIC to the Investor for claim(s) under this Article VIII plus OPIC's
reasonable expenses incurred to maintain the Project (in the aggregate, the
"Claim Rescission Amount").  OPIC may, at any time, by notice to the
Investor, require the Investor to elect either to rescind the claim
settlement or to irrevocably waive the right to rescind the claim
settlement.  If the Investor does not elect to rescind the claim settlement
within 90 days of receipt of OPIC's notice requesting that the claim
settlement be rescinded or fails to pay OPIC the Claim Rescission Amount
promptly following the exercise of the election to rescind the claim
settlement, then OPIC shall be free to sell the Project to any other party
and shall have no further obligation to the Investor and the Investor shall
have no further rights under this Section 8.02.  If this Contract is in
effect at the time of such rescission, OPIC shall restore to the Maximum
Aggregate Compensation Amount, and Covered Amount all amounts subtracted
therefrom in connection with the interference with operations compensation
payment.

    ARTICLE IX - INTERFERENCE WITH OPERATIONS - AMOUNT OF COMPENSATION.
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9.01   BASIS OF COMPENSATION.  Subject to the adjustments (Section 9.02)
and limitations (Section 9.03), if the requirements of Article VIII are
satisfied, OPIC shall pay compensation as follows:

     1.   If the claim is based only on interference with operations, OPIC
shall pay compensation in U.S. dollars in the amount of the lesser of the
Insured Portion of the Book Value of the Investment and the Investor's
Share of the Expected Monetary Value;

     2.   If the event on which the claim is based also gives rise to a
valid political violence claim, OPIC shall pay compensation in the amount
described in Section 9.01.1, less the amount of compensation paid by OPIC
for the political violence loss.

     Compensation shall be computed as of the date upon which the
interference with operations commences (Section 8.01) and based on
financial statements maintained by the Investor in accordance with Section
11.01.11.  OPIC may, however, audit and make adjustments to the financial
statements (i) to conform them to principles of accounting generally
accepted in the United States; and (ii) to make the adjustments (Section
9.02).

9.02   ADJUSTMENTS.

     1.   INVESTMENTS OF PROPERTY.  Non-cash items contributed as part of
the Investment shall be adjusted to the original cost of the items
furnished (not to exceed fair market value in the United States at the time
of transfer to the Foreign Enterprise and adjusted if necessary to reflect
abnormal deterioration), plus freight and other reasonable direct costs
incurred in delivering the items to the Project.

     2.   NON-INSURED CONTRIBUTION.  Any direct or indirect additional
amount contributed to the Foreign Enterprise by the Investor in excess of
the Investment shall reduce  compensation payable by OPIC in the proportion
that such additional amount bears to the aggregate of the Investment and
any such additional amount.

     3.   SPECIAL ACCOUNTING RULES.  Dealings among related parties shall
be adjusted to the standard of arm's length dealing, and forgiveness of
obligations shall be disregarded.  Each entity shall be accounted for as if
it were a separate person for income tax purposes, and the effect of tax
shifting arrangements shall be disregarded.  Obsolescence or permanent
reduction in recoverable values of assets shall be recognized by adjusting
the book value to realizable value.  OPIC may adjust financial statements
to reflect the effect of events of loss that occur before the interference
with operations begins, if such events of loss are later confirmed.

     4.   OTHER COMPENSATION, RETAINED PROPERTY AND UNPAID OBLIGATIONS.
OPIC may reduce compensation for

           (a) compensation received from other sources on account of the
               interference with operations (excluding compensation payable
               under other insurance policies, except to the extent
               necessary to prevent the Investor from recovering more than
               the amount of the loss recognized under any of the policies
               under which compensation is due, without regard to policy
               limits);

          (b)  the book value of commercially valuable property which
               remains subject to the Investor's effective disposition and
               control after the interference with operations commences
               (unless OPIC requires the Investor to assign the property
               (Section 10.02)); and

          (c)  any obligation of which the Investor or the Foreign
               Enterprise (to the extent of the Investor's Share  of such
               obligation) is relieved by virtue of the interference with
               operations.  The reduction shall be proportionate to the
               extent that these items are attributable to the Insured
               Portion of the Investment.

     5.   UNDERINSURANCE.  If the Investor has elected a Covered Amount
that is less than $50,000,000, and

          (a)  if the lesser of (i) the Insured Portion of the Book Value
               of the Investment and (ii) the Investor's Share of the
               Expected Monetary Value of the Reserves is an amount greater
               than $50,000,000, then the amount of OPIC's compensation
               under Article IX shall be reduced to an amount calculated by
               multiplying the amount of compensation otherwise due by a
               percentage equal to the quotient of the Covered Amount
               elected by the Investor divided by $50,000,000; or

          (b)  if the lesser of (i) the Insured Portion of the Book Value
               of the Investment and (ii) the Investor's Share of the
               Expected Monetary Value of the Reserves is an amount that is
               less than $50,000,000, then the amount of OPIC's
               compensation under Article IX shall be reduced to an amount
               calculated by multiplying the amount of compensation
               otherwise due by a percentage equal to the quotient of the
               Covered Amount elected by the Investor divided by the lesser
               of (a) the Investor's Share of the Expected Monetary Value
               of the Reserves and (b) the Insured Portion of the Book
               Value of the Investment, determined as of the date upon
               which the interference with operations commences (Section
               8.01).

9.03   LIMITATIONS.

     1.   COVERED AMOUNT.  Compensation shall not exceed the Covered Amount
on the date the interference with operations began;

     2.   INSOLVENCY.  If the liabilities of the Foreign Enterprise exceed
its assets as of the date the interference with operations began,
compensation shall not exceed the amount that the Investor would have been
entitled to receive in insolvency proceedings if the assets of the Foreign
Enterprise had been liquidated at book value on that date;

     3.   SELF-INSURANCE.  Compensation shall not exceed the maximum amount
which could be received by the Investor from OPIC without breaching Section
11.01.3; or

     4.   MAXIMUM COMPENSATION.  Aggregate compensation under this Contract
shall not exceed an amount equal to the lesser of (a) the Insured Portion
of the Book Value of the Investment and (b) the Investor's Share of the
Expected Monetary Value of the Reserves.

                          ARTICLE X - PROCEDURES.
                          -----------------------

10.01  APPLICATION FOR COMPENSATION.  An application for compensation shall
demonstrate the Investor's right to compensation in the amount claimed.
The Investor shall provide such additional information as OPIC may
reasonably require to evaluate the application.  The Investor may withdraw
an application for compensation, but the right to recover compensation will
be lost for any acts covered by that application.

     (a)  There is no time limit on application for inconvertibility
     compensation (Article III); however, Section 3.03.1 provides that
     compensation shall not exceed the Covered Amount in effect 120 days
     before OPIC receives the application.

     (b)  An application for expropriation compensation (Article V) must be
     filed within six months after the Investor has reason to believe that
     all requirements of Article IV have been satisfied.

     (c)  A notice demonstrating the Investor's entitlement to political
     violence compensation (Article VII) must be filed within six months of
     the loss.  The notice, together with proof of the amount of
     compensation due, will be considered a completed application, which
     must be filed within three years of the loss.  The Investor may
     request Historical Cost compensation and later amend the application
     within three years of the loss to elect Replacement Cost compensation.

     (d)  An application for compensation for interference with operations
     (Article IX) must be filed within six months after the Investor has
     reason to believe that all requirements of Article VIII have been
     satisfied.

     (e)  OPIC shall have a reasonable time within which to complete
     processing of any application for compensation.  In the event the
     Investor files an application that is not complete, OPIC will use its
     best efforts to inform the Investor as soon as possible (i) that the
     application is incomplete and (ii) what action must be taken to
     complete the application.

10.02  ASSIGNMENT TO OPIC.  Within sixty days after OPIC notifies the
Investor of the amount of compensation which OPIC will pay under
expropriation, political violence or interference with operations coverage,
and, concurrently with such payment, the Investor shall transfer to OPIC:

     1.   With respect to a claim under Section 4.01 or Section 8.01, all
interests attributable to the Insured Portion of the Investment,

     2.   With respect to a claim under Section 4.02.1, all interests
attributable to the expropriated funds,

     3.   With respect to a claim under Section 4.02.2, all interests
attributable to the Insured Portion of the Covered Property,

     4.   With respect to a claim under Section 6.01, all claims arising
out of the loss due to political violence.

     In the event of a transfer under Section 10.02.1, Section 10.02.2, or
Section 10.02.3, the interests to be transferred shall be determined as of
the date the related compensable event commenced and shall include, in the
case of an expropriation, claims arising out of the expropriation.

     If OPIC, in connection with an assignment under section 10.02.1,
requires the Investor to transfer to OPIC a beneficial interest in the Loan
and related rights, in exchange for reimbursement of reasonable out-of-
pocket expenses, OPIC may require the Investor to take any action with
regard to such Loan and related rights as OPIC may reasonably direct,
provided that such action is unlikely to result in a substantial detriment
to the Investor's interests.  In such event the Investor shall not consent
to any rescheduling of the Loan without OPIC's consent.

     The Investor shall transfer the interests and claims free and clear
of, and shall indemnify OPIC against, all claims, defenses, counterclaims,
rights of setoff, and other encumbrances (except defenses relating to the
expropriation, political violence, and or interference with operations).

     In connection with an inconvertibility claim, immediately upon receipt
of instructions from OPIC, the Investor shall deliver the Local Currency to
OPIC (in cash or, at OPIC's option, by draft subject to collection) or the
Investor's rights to receive or obtain U.S. dollars (Section 2.01).

     OPIC may decline all or any portion of the Investor's interests or
claims.  If OPIC so declines, the Investor's right to compensation shall be
affected only as provided in Section 5.04.4(b).

10.03  SECURITY.  As a condition for the payment of compensation, OPIC may
require the Investor to provide reasonable security, satisfactory to OPIC,
for repaying compensation (as may be required, for example, by Section
7.05), except with respect to compensation payable under Article VIII.

10.04  EXCESS SALVAGE VALUE.  With respect to compensated expropriation and
political violence claims, OPIC shall pay to the Investor any amounts OPIC
realizes in U.S. dollars from the rights transferred (Section 10.02) in
excess of

     (a)  the compensation paid by OPIC; plus

     (b)  reasonable interest; plus

     (c)  OPIC's out-of-pocket expenses incurred in maintaining and
     realizing funds from the transferred property.

However, this provision shall not in any way restrict OPIC's discretion to
deal with the rights transferred.  OPIC shall have no obligation to take
action with respect to the rights transferred and shall incur no liability
to the Investor for any actions taken or not taken after the transfer.

10.05  ARBITRATION.  Any controversy relating to this Contract shall be
settled by arbitration in Washington, D.C. according to the then prevailing
Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association.
Unless the Investor initiates arbitration, OPIC's liability shall expire
one year after OPIC notifies the Investor of its determination concerning
an application for compensation.  A decision by arbitrators shall be final
and binding, and any court having jurisdiction may enter judgment on it.

10.06  ELECTION OF COVERED AMOUNT AND TERMINATION OF COVERAGE.  By prior
notice to OPIC, effective as of the Premium Due Date (Section 1.06), the
Investor may increase or decrease the Covered Amount or decrease the
Maximum Aggregate Compensation Amount for the remainder of the Contract
term, subject to the following limitations:

     1.   The Covered Amount shall be the least of:

          (i)    the Insured Portion of the Book Value of the Investment,

          (ii) the Maximum Aggregate Compensation Amount, and

          (iii) the Investor's Share of the Expected Monetary Value of the
                 Reserves;

     PROVIDED, however, that if the Investor wishes to elect a Covered
     Amount that is lower than the least of (a) the Insured Portion of the
     Book Value of the Investment, the Maximum Aggregate Compensation
     Amount and (b) the Investor's Share of the Expected Monetary Value of
     the Reserves, then the Maximum Aggregate Compensation Amount shall be
     automatically reduced to such Covered Amount elected by the Investor
     and the Investor may not subsequently elect a higher Maximum Aggregate
     Compensation Amount or Covered Amount without OPIC's prior written
     consent.

     2.   The Covered Amount shall not exceed the Maximum Aggregate
Compensation Amount or the Investor's Share of the Expected Monetary Value
of the Reserves, whichever is less.

     3.   The Maximum Aggregate Compensation Amount shall be reduced
automatically by compensation paid by OPIC; the Covered Amount shall also
be reduced by such compensation for the remainder of the election period.

10.07  TERMINATION. The Investor may terminate this Contract by notice to
OPIC effective as of any Premium Due Date unless the premium for the
Contract period commencing on such date has already been paid, in which
case the Contract will terminate on the next succeeding Premium Due Date.
However, if the Investor terminates this Contract within three years from
the Operative Date, the Investor shall pay to OPIC a termination fee equal
to $2,500,000 minus the sum of all premiums paid up to the date of
termination, except, if the Investor terminates this Contract prior to
January 30, 2000, the termination fee shall be not apply. Termination shall
not affect any rights or obligations of either party relating to prior
periods.

10.08  REFUND OF PREMIUMS.  Upon timely request, OPIC will refund premiums
PRO RATA if

     (a)  excess coverage is maintained while a valid claim for
     compensation is pending; or

     (b)  the Investor becomes ineligible for coverage or ceases to hold
     all or a portion of the Investment.

10.09  LEGAL AND MISCELLANEOUS.  This Contract shall be governed by the
laws of the District of Columbia, its conflict of laws rules excepted.
This Contract constitutes the complete agreement between the parties,
superseding any prior understandings.  This Contract may be modified, or
its terms waived only in writing.

10.10  NOTICES.  Notices must be in writing and shall be effective when
received.  Notices shall be given to the Investor at the address on the
title page (unless changed in writing) with a copy to Shell Capital
Services Limited, Attn: The Controller, Shell Centre, London SE1 7NA,
provided, however, that the receipt of such copy shall not be a condition
to the effectiveness of notice, and to OPIC at

     Overseas Private Investment Corporation
     1100 New York Avenue, N.W.
     Washington, D.C.  20527
     ATTENTION   Vice-President, Insurance

                      ARTICLE XI - INVESTOR'S DUTIES.
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11.01  DUTIES.

     1.   REPRESENTATIONS AND PROJECT EXECUTION.

          (a)  The Investor understands that OPIC has issued this Contract
               based on statutory duties and policy goals (22 U.S.C.
               Section 2191), as well as underwriting considerations.  All
               statements made by the Investor to OPIC in connection with
               this Contract are true and complete, and the Investment in
               the Foreign Enterprise and the Project shall be carried out
               as described.

          (b)  The Investor represents and warrants that, as of the
               Effective Date of this Contract, there are no outstanding or
               incipient disputes among the Investor, the Foreign
               Enterprise, or any Co-venturer and the Foreign Governing
               Authority.

     2.   OWNERSHIP AND ELIGIBILITY.  The Investor shall at all times
remain the beneficial owner of the Investment and shall remain eligible for
OPIC insurance as

          (a)  a citizen of the United States; or

          (b)  a corporation or other association created under the laws of
          the United States, its states, or territories or the District of
          Columbia, of which more than 50% of both the total interest and
          of each class of shares is beneficially owned by citizens of the
          United States; or

          (c)  a corporation created under foreign law which is 95% owned
          by entities eligible under (a) or (b); or

          (d)  an entity created under foreign law which is wholly owned by
          entities eligible under (a) or (b).

     3.   SELF-INSURANCE.  The Investor shall continue to bear the risk of
loss of at least 10% of the Investment.

     4.   OTHER INSURANCE.  The Investor has notified OPIC of any existing
arrangements for insurance from any other party covering the Investment
against the risks insured hereunder (`Other Insurance') and shall not
obtain additional Other Insurance without OPIC's prior written consent,
which consent shall not be withheld, provided OPIC obtains arrangements
satisfactory to it regarding sharing of salvage with such other insurer.

     5.   PRO RATA COMPENSATION.  Should the Investor have Other Insurance
in effect at the time a claim arises hereunder, notwithstanding any
provision of this contract to the contrary, OPIC's obligation to pay
compensation in respect of any claim hereunder shall not exceed that
portion of the loss as recognized under any of the policies (without regard
to policy limits) that the active amount in effect for the coverage under
which compensation is sought from OPIC bears to the sum of such active
amount plus the equivalent compensation limit or limits in respect of the
coverage provided by such Other Insurance in respect of such risk.

     6.   CLAIMS COOPERATION AGREEMENT.  The Investor consents to the
disclosure by OPIC to the providers of any Other Insurance with which OPIC
has entered into a claims cooperation agreement, and by the other parties
to any such agreement to OPIC, of any and all information that the Investor
has provided or may provide to any of them in connection with the
Investor's application for such insurance, the administration and
management thereof, the processing of any claim thereunder, or any salvage
efforts in connection therewith.

     7.   OTHER COMPENSATION.  The Investor shall not enter into any
agreement with any Foreign Governing Authority with respect to compensation
for any acts that may fall within the scope of coverage (Articles II, IV,
VI or VIII) without OPIC's prior written consent.

     8.   CHANGES IN PROJECT AGREEMENT.  The Investor shall not permit the
Foreign Enterprise to make any material changes in the Project Agreement or
to enter into any additional agreements with respect to the Project, which
changes or agreements may materially affect OPIC's rights or obligations
under this Contract ("Subsequent Amendments"), unless OPIC has given its
prior written consent.  The Investor shall promptly notify OPIC in writing
of any proposed Subsequent Amendments.  Subsequent Amendments shall
automatically invalidate or nullify the coverage provided by this Contract,
unless OPIC has notified the Investor in writing of its acceptance of such
proposed Subsequent Amendments within 60 days from the date OPIC receives
true and complete copies of the proposed Subsequent Amendments from the
Investor.  OPIC reserves the right to modify the terms of coverage and
premium rates charged to provide coverage as a consequence of such proposed
Subsequent Amendments.  If OPIC has accepted any Subsequent Amendments, the
Investor shall provide OPIC, within 90 days of execution, with executed
copies thereof.

     9.   ASSIGNMENT.  The Investor shall not assign this Contract, or any
of its rights, without OPIC's written consent, which consent will not be
withheld unreasonably.

     10.  PREMIUMS.  The Investor shall pay the premiums for this Contract
in accordance with Section 1.06.  In the event that premiums are not paid
when due, the Investor shall be in default, but may cure this default
within sixty days by paying the premiums plus interest at a rate of 12% per
annum.

     11.  ACCOUNTING RECORDS.

          (a)  The Investor shall maintain in the United States the
          accounting records  necessary to compute and substantiate
          compensation, including

               (i)    records documenting the Investment;

               (ii)   annual balance sheets of the Foreign Enterprise;

               (iii)  annual statements of income, retained earnings,
                      changes in financial position, and related
                      footnotes, of the Foreign Enterprise;

          (b)  Accounting records of the Foreign Enterprise shall be
          maintained in U.S. dollars in accordance with principles of
          accounting generally accepted in the United States (including
          principles of currency translation), as modified by the special
          accounting rules (Section 5.04.3, Section 7.02.3, and Section
          9.02.2).

          (c)  The books of account and records of the Foreign Enterprise
          shall be maintained using the full cost method of accounting.

          (d)  Except as provided in (c) above, and as otherwise provided
          herein Section 5.04, Section 7.02, and Section 9.02, OPIC shall
          be bound by the Investor's and the Foreign Enterprise's
          application of generally accepted accounting principles, unless
          such choice results in a substantial overstatement of the fair
          market value of the Investment or the Foreign Enterprise as an
          independent entity.

          (e)  The Investor shall retain all accounting records until

               (i)    the deadline for filing an application for
                      compensation has expired (Section 10.01); or

               (ii)   final action on an application for compensation has
                      been taken (including arbitration and judicial
                      appeals).

          If compensation has been paid, however, the accounting records
          shall be retained for six years after the Investor receives the
          compensation.

     12.  REPORTS AND ACCESS TO INFORMATION.  In order that OPIC may
perform its statutory duties, including settling claims and reporting to
the Congress (22 U.S.C. Section 2200a), the Investor shall furnish OPIC
with such information as OPIC may reasonably request, including

          (a)  making available for interviews any persons subject to the
          Investor's practical control (including employees of the Investor
          and the Foreign Enterprise and independent accountants);

          (b)  making available for inspection and copying all documents
          and accounting records subject to the Investor's practical
          control relating to the Project (including workpapers of
          independent accountants);

          (c)  subject to the Investor's practical control, permitting OPIC
          to inspect the Project; and

          (d)  furnishing available information concerning the effects of
          the Project on the economy of the United States and the
          environment and on the economic and social development of the
          Project Country.

     The Investor's duties under this paragraph shall continue for the
periods specified for retention of accounting records (Section
11.01.11(e)).

     13.  COMPULSORY NOTICES.  The Investor shall notify OPIC promptly of
any act or threats to act in a manner which may cause the rescission of the
Offshore Account License or if it has reason to believe that CAPG or the
Foreign Enterprise would not be able to convert Local Currency or transfer
U.S. dollars to the United States to make a Covered Payment.  The Investor
shall promptly notify OPIC of any acts or threats to act in a manner which
may come within the scope of the expropriation, political violence, or
interference with operations coverage (Articles II, IV, VI and VIII) and
shall keep OPIC informed as to all relevant developments relating thereto
of which it has knowledge.

     14.  PRESERVATION, TRANSFER AND CONTINUING COOPERATION.  At OPIC's
request, the Investor shall promptly assign rights with respect to the
Investment, as required by Section 10.02.  Prior to the assignment of
rights required by Section 10.02, the Investor shall use its best efforts
to ensure that KKM takes all reasonable measures to preserve property, to
pursue available administrative and judicial remedies, and to negotiate in
good faith with the Foreign Governing Authority and other potential sources
of compensation.  After a transfer of rights or delivery of Local Currency,
in exchange for reimbursement of reasonable out-of-pocket expenses the
Investor shall take all actions reasonably requested by OPIC to assist OPIC
in preserving the property and rights transferred to OPIC and in
prosecuting related claims.

     15.  AGREEMENTS REGARDING INVESTMENT DISPUTES.  If any rights
transferable to OPIC (Section 10.02) are subject to agreements providing
for arbitration in a forum limited to non-governmental parties (such as the
International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes), the Investor
shall act, and shall use its best efforts to cause the Foreign Enterprise
to act, as necessary to protect OPIC's interests in such manner as OPIC
reasonably directs.

     16.  LEGALITY.  The Investor has implemented and shall implement the
Investment and the Project in compliance in all material respects with all
applicable and publicly available laws, decrees, regulations,
administrative determinations, and procedures of the Foreign Governing
Authority.

     17.  WORKER RIGHTS.  The Investor shall not take actions to prevent
employees of the Foreign Enterprise from lawfully exercising their right of
association and their right to organize and bargain collectively.  The
Investor shall, and shall cause the Foreign Enterprise, not to interfere
with or coerce an employee of the Foreign Enterprise on the basis of trade
union activities or membership.  The Investor shall, and shall cause the
Foreign Enterprise, not to take any action on the basis of such activities
or membership which may result in the termination, suspension, demotion, or
transfer of said employee by the Foreign Enterprise, or by an officer,
agent or other representative thereof.  The Investor shall cause the
Foreign Enterprise to perform all Project activities in accordance with
occupational health and safety standards that meet or exceed the World Bank
Environment, Health and Safety Guidelines for Onshore Oil and Gas
Development, dated May 12, 1994 ("World Bank Guidelines") (attached hereto
as Exhibit A).  The Investor shall, and shall cause the Foreign Enterprise,
to allow employees of the Foreign Enterprise to avoid or remove themselves
from dangerous work situations without jeopardy to continued employment.
The Investor shall, and shall cause the Foreign Enterprise, to observe
applicable laws relating to a minimum age for employment of children,
acceptable conditions of work with respect to minimum wages, hours of work,
and occupational health and safety, and not to use forced labor.  Neither
the Investor nor the Foreign Enterprise is responsible under this paragraph
for the actions of a foreign government.

     18.  ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE.  The Investor represents and warrants
that the Project shall be constructed and operated in compliance, in all
material respects, with the more stringent of the regulations of the
Foreign Governing Authority and the World Bank Guidelines.  In addition,
the Investor shall:

          (a)  Deliver to OPIC, within 45 days following the end of the
          annual fiscal period of the Foreign Enterprise, reports
          summarizing the environmental performance of the Project over the
          preceding year.  Such reports shall provide OPIC with sufficient
          information to monitor the performance of the Project with
          respect to environmental protection and shall include summaries
          of

               (i)    the results of environmental monitoring or sampling
                      activity,

               (ii)   accidents impacting the environment or resulting in
                      the loss of life, and

               (iii)  environmental deficiencies identified by the local
                      environmental regulatory authorities and any
                      remedial actions taken.

          (b)  Comply and cause all contractors and other authorized
          persons occupying the Project to comply with and implement, in
          all material respects, the wellfield practices and mitigation
          measures specified in the "Environmental Impact Assessment",
          dated October 30, 1995.

          (c)  Submit to OPIC any material environmental reports or
          documents concerning the Project that are prepared under the
          Investor's direction.  The environmental reports submitted to
          OPIC under this requirement shall include, but shall not be
          limited to

               (i)    results of any environmental audits,

               (ii)   a final version of the Environmental Impact
                      Assessment,

               (iii)  a final version of the emergency response/spill
                      contingency plans, and

               (iv)   any supplemental environmental studies completed in
                      order to satisfy the regulatory requirements of the
                      Foreign Governing Authority.

11.02  DEFAULT.  Material breach or misrepresentation by the Investor shall
constitute a default hereunder, and OPIC may

          (a)  refuse to make payments to the Investor;

          (b)  recover payments made; and

          (c)  terminate this Contract, effective as of the date of the
          breach, by giving notice to the Investor.

11.03  NON-WAIVER.  Neither OPIC's failure to invoke its rights nor its
acceptance of premiums shall constitute waiver of any of its rights, even
though OPIC knows of the Investor's breach.

11.04  CURE.  OPIC may permit the Investor to cure a default in a manner
satisfactory to OPIC, but shall have no obligation to allow defaults to be
cured.

                        ARTICLE XII - MISCELLANEOUS
                        ---------------------------

12.01  The issuance by OPIC of this Contract shall not constitute an
acknowledgment or assurance by OPIC of the validity of any agreement or
arrangement constituting or relating to the Investment under the laws of
the Project Country.

12.02  The Investor at all times shall be solely responsible for ensuring
that it can freely transfer rights as required by Section 10.02,
"ASSIGNMENT TO OPIC".  If, in the event of claim under expropriation
(Section 4.01) or interference with operations coverage (Section 8.01), the
Investor is unable to effect the required transfer, no payment shall be
made under the Contract.

12.03  Notwithstanding any other provision of this Contract, OPIC shall
have no liability for any claim arising out or by reason of the fact that
the license, dated June 28, 1995, issued by the Ministry of Geology and
Protection of the Subsurface for KKM, entitled "License for the Right to
Use the Subsurface No. MG 249 Oil", makes reference only to that certain
agreement, dated July 1, 1993, between the Ministry of Energy and
Subsurface Resources and KKM, and not to the Project Agreement.

12.04  Notwithstanding any other provision of this Contract, OPIC shall
have no liability for any claim arising out or by reason of the fact that
the Investor, the Foreign Enterprise or the Foreign Governing Authority is
unable to export petroleum produced by the Project via pipelines or any
other transportation or marketing facilities outside of the Project
Country.

12.05  Notwithstanding any other provision of this Contract, OPIC shall
have no liability for any claim under Article II if the Investor or the
Foreign Enterprise has not obtained and complied with all approvals and
licenses necessary under the laws of the Project Country to make effective
the provisions of Sections 4.1.16, 4.1.17, and 4.1.20 of the Project
Agreement.

12.06  The Investor (i) represents and warrants that each of the Foreign
Enterprise and the Intermediate Subsidiaries has been established for the
sole purpose of undertaking the Project and (ii) covenants that each of
their operations shall remain so limited as long as this Contract is in
effect.

12.07  All references in Articles II through X of this Contract to
"Investor" (except those in this Section 12.06) shall be interpreted to
mean and include the Intermediate Subsidiaries as follows:

     (i)    All representations of the Investor shall be deemed to be made
            on its own behalf and on behalf of the Intermediate
            Subsidiaries, and any knowledge of the Intermediate
            Subsidiaries shall be deemed to be knowledge of the Investor;

     (ii)   Any requirement that, as a condition to coverage or payment of
            compensation, the Investor take an action, shall be deemed to
            be a requirement that the Investor take such action or cause
            the Intermediate Subsidiaries to take such action;

     (iii)  Any requirement that, as a condition to coverage or payment of
            compensation, the Investor not take, or be unable to take, an
            action, or be deprived of a right, shall be deemed to be a
            requirement that neither the Investor nor the Intermediate
            Subsidiaries shall have taken or be able to take such action
            or retain such right;

     (iv)   Any adjustments to compensation for amounts received by the
            Investor shall be determined based on the aggregate amounts
            received by the Investor and the Intermediate Subsidiaries;

     (v)    The Investor must perform all duties, obligations and
            procedures required of the Investor under this Contract
            (including without limitation those set forth in Articles X
            and XI) and must cause the Intermediate Subsidiaries to do so;
            PROVIDED, however, that the Intermediate Subsidiaries shall
            not have any payment obligation with respect to this Contract;

     (vi)   All rights of the Investor under this Contract (including
            without limitation all rights to make coverage elections, to
            receive notices, to make claims, and to receive payments) are
            rights of the Investor alone, and the Intermediate
            Subsidiaries shall not have or may not exercise any such
            right; and

     (vii)  All references to rights of the Investor with respect to the
            Foreign Enterprise or other parties shall be deemed to be
            references to rights of the Investor or the Intermediate
            Subsidiaries with respect to the Foreign Enterprise or such
            other parties.

CHAPARRAL RESOURCES, INC.

By /S/ MICHAEL B. YOUNG     Date December 29, 1999
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Michael B. Young, Treasurer
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(Name and Title)

OVERSEAS PRIVATE INVESTMENT CORPORATION

By /S/ AUDRY A. ZUCK         Date December 29, 1999
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Audry A. Zuck
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(Name and Title)

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