Agreement

This agreement is made in triplicate this 7th day of March 2007, between The Minister of the Environment (the Minister) and Shell Canada Products (the Proponent)

Concerning

The Proponent’s proposal to construct and operate facilities in the Township of St. Clair to process crude oil and to operate on an integrated basis as an extension of facilities at the Proponent’s existing refinery located at Sarnia, Ontario known as the Sarnia Manufacturing Centre (SMC) (the Undertaking).

Whereas section 3.0.1 of the Environmental Assessment Act states:

A person, other than a person referred to in clause 3 (a), who carries out, proposes to carry out or is the owner or person having charge, management or control of an enterprise or activity or a proposal, plan or program in respect of an enterprise or activity may enter into a written agreement with the Minister to have this Act apply to the enterprise, activity, proposal, plan or program.

Whereas the Proponent is a person, other than a person referred to in clause 3 (a) of the Environmental Assessment Act, who carries out, proposes to carry out or is the owner or person having charge, management or control of an enterprise or activity or a proposal, plan or program in respect of an enterprise or activity which is described above as the Undertaking.

Whereas the Proponent has requested that the Environmental Assessment Act apply to the Undertaking.

Now, therefore

The Minister and the Proponent agree that the Environmental Assessment Act applies to the Undertaking.

Executed at the City of Toronto, in the Province of Ontario, by:

Original signed by:
Director
Environmental Assessment and Approvals Branch

Executed at Calgary by:

Original signed by:
A.S. Ahluwalia
Shell Canada Products, a general partnership by its managing partner, Shell Canada Products Limited
I have the authority to bind Shell Canada Products Limited and Shell Canada Products