The document summarizes Excelerate Energy's implementation of SAP using Capgemini's EnergyPath solution. Excelerate needed an ERP system that could scale with its growth plans. It chose SAP due to its comprehensive functionality and footprint in the oil and gas industry. Capgemini implemented SAP in phases, starting with core financial modules. The implementation was completed on time and on budget. Excelerate benefited from increased automation and financial controls through the new system. Lessons learned included taking a phased approach and being open to best practices.

1. Richard Hormann
Excelerate
Accelera'ng
the
Return
on
SAP
Investment
for
Excelerate
Energy
Harnessing
the
Power
of
the
Cloud
with
an
SAP
Cer6fied
Solu6on
Fabio Franco
Excelerate
Robert Stephens
Capgemini

2. Agenda
1. Introductions
2. Background
3. Business Issues … Why SAP?
4. Scope and Phasing
5. The Solution
6. Results and Lessons Learned
7. Questions?

3. Introductions
! More
than
ten
years
of
both
domes'c
and
interna'onal
experience
in
finance
and
accoun'ng
areas
such
as
general
ledger,
consolida'ons,
analysis,
financial
and
management
repor'ng
! Industries
such
as
chemical,
retail,
automa'on,
IT,
insurance,
power
genera'on/distribu'on,
emissions
allowances
and
LNG
transporta'on
and
trading
! Experience
in
implementa'on
and
enhancements
in
ERP
systems
such
as
SAP
(ECC/BPC)
and
other
ERP
and
consolida'on
packages
! Excelerate’s
Corporate
Controller
since
August
2008.
Prior
to
joining
Excelerate,
Richard
was
in
Audit
and
Transac'on
Advisory
Services
at
Ernst
&
Young
LLP,
and
worked
for
Private
Equity
Funds
on
IPO
and
M&A
transac'ons.
! Richard
graduated
from
Trinity
University
with
a
B.S.
in
Accoun'ng,
Finance
and
a
Master’s
degree
from
the
University
of
Houston.
! Robert
is
the
NA
Energy
and
Chemicals
Sector
Leader
for
Capgemini
! More
than23
years
experience
as
both
an
Oil
&
Gas
industry
professional
and
consul'ng
services
provider.
He
has
been
successfully
delivering
SAP
project
for
over
17
years.
! Robert
graduated
from
the
University
of
Memphis
with
a
B.S.
in
Electrical
Engineering
and
an
MBA
from
the
University
of
Houston.
Richard Hormann
Controller, Director of
Treasury, and Back Office
Excelerate Energy
Robert Stephens
Vice President – Energy
& Chemicals, Capgemini
Fabio Franco, CPA
Senior
Manager
–
Accoun6ng
Excelerate
Energy

4. Agenda
1. Introductions
2. Background
3. Business Issues … Why SAP?
4. Scope and Phasing
5. The Solution
6. Results and Lessons Learned
7. Questions?

5. We keep energy moving
Complete flexibility to fit your needs ‒ from FSRU to a complete gas delivery solution.
Excelerate Energy is the only floating LNG provider offering services across the entire midstream LNG chain.
LNG
TRADING
&
CHARTERING
We
bring
value
to
both
spot-­‐
and
long-­‐term
LNG
trading,
and
create
a
flexible
LNG
sourcing
solu'on
for
regasifica'on
projects.
FLOATING
LIQUEFACTION
Effec'vely
mone'ze
both
onshore
and
offshore
gas
reserves
with
Excelerate’s
Floa'ng
Liquefac'on
Storage
and
Offloading
(FLSO)
Vessel.
FLOATING
REGASIFICATION
A
fast-­‐track
LNG
import
solu'on
tailored
to
fit
most
any
environment.
STS
TRANSFER
OF
LNG
Enhances
the
capabili'es
of
FSRUs
by
allowing
for
con'nuous
supply
of
natural
gas
for
import,
and
enabling
small-­‐scale
LNG.
SHIPPING
&
OPERATIONS
Providing
for
the
safe,
efficient
flow
of
energy,
our
personnel
are
uniquely
qualified
to
manage
regasifica'on
vessels.

6. History of Innovation
At Excelerate Energy, we think of ourselves as a
work in progress, constantly evolving to meet
the changing needs of our customers and the
markets we serve.
“World’s
First
Commercial
LNG
Ship-­‐to-­‐Ship
Transfer”
FEBRUARY
2007
“World’s
First
Regas
Vessel”
JANUARY
2005
Excelsior
Delivered
“World’s
First
Deepwater
LNG
Port”
Gulf
Gateway
Commissioned
MARCH
2005
“World’s
First
GasPort”
Teesside
GasPort
Completed
FEBRUARY
2007
“Middle
East’s
First
LNG
ImportaVon
Facility”
Mina
Al
Ahmadi
GasPort
Commissioned
AUGUST
2009
“South
America’s
First
LNG
Import
Facility”
Bahía
Blanca
GasPort
Commissioned
JUNE
2008
“First
LNG
Facility
on
the
US
East
Coast
in
30
Years”
Northeast
Gateway
Commissioned
MAY
2008
“World’s
First
At-­‐the-­‐Dock
LNG
STS
Transfer”
Bahía
Blanca
GasPort
JUNE
2008
“100th
Ship-­‐to-­‐Ship
Transfer
of
LNG”
Over
12,600,000
m3
of
LNG
transferred
APRIL
2011
AUGUST
2011
SEPTEMBER
2013
“ArgenVna’s
Second
LNG
ImportaVon
Facility”
Escobar
GasPort
Commissioned
500th
STS
Transfer
of
LNG
JUNE
2011
“Israel’s
First
LNG
ImportaVon
Facility”
Hadera
Gateway
Commissioned
JANUARY
2013
“World’s
Largest
FSRU”
VT3*Contract
Executed
JANUARY
2005
Excelerate
Energy
First
Cargo
Delivered
JULY
2003
Excelerate
Energy
Formed

7. Agenda
1. Introductions
2. Background
3. Business Issues … Why SAP?
4. Scope and Phasing
5. The Solution
6. Results and Lessons Learned
7. Questions?

8. Business Issues … Why SAP?
Business Issues
! Excelerate needed a world-class system to support business
! A system that could be easily scale
! It had to start small, at low cost and be easily sustained or expanded
! It had to provide strong financial controls and a great deal of automation, so Excelerate could stay lean and remain efficient
Approach
! They considered a variety or ERP solutions and chose SAP for the following reasons:
– Needed a system that could scale up to growth plans
– Footprint in the industry
– Comprehensive, end to end, coverage (no surprises!)
– Commitment to organic, user initiated, change

9. Agenda
1. Introductions
2. Background
3. Business Issues … Why SAP?
4. Scope and Phasing
5. The Solution
6. Results and Lessons Learned
7. Questions?

10. Proposed Implementation Approach
M1
M2
M3
M4
M5
M6
M7
M8
M9 M10 M11 M12
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan’14
Feb
Mar
Apr
May Jun Jul Aug
ApplicaVon
Support
Desk
Phase-­‐1:
FoundaVon
! Finance
and
Controlling
! Project
Accoun'ng
&
Asset
Accoun'ng
! Procurement
! Integra'on
with
payroll
system
for
G/L
! BPC
ConsolidaVon
Post
Go-­‐Live
Post
Go-­‐Live
Phase-­‐
3:
Enable
! Argen'na
rollout
! Localiza'on
! Fiori
(more
apps)
Phase-­‐
2:
Enable
! BPC
Planning
! Electronic
bank
integra'on
using
files
! Sales
! Fiori
for
approvals
! BOBJ
AnalyVcs
! Document
management
integraVon
(SharePoint
)
Post
Go-­‐Live
Notes:
• 40 legal entities spread across 7 countries
• Global Chart of Accounts
• Vessel utilization and margin calculation
functionality
• One bank payment file across all countries
(except for Argentina)
• FIORI integration with 3rd party DMS

11. Agenda
1. Introductions
2. Background
3. Business Issues … Why SAP?
4. Scope and Phasing
5. The Solution
6. Results and Lessons Learned
7. Questions?

12. Capgemini’s OnePath Offering –One Hand to Shake Model
License
! SAP ERP
! Business Objects
! Business Planning and
Consolidation
Implement
! Finance
! Procurement
! Sales
! Business Planning and
Consolidation
! Business Intelligence
! DMS integration with
SharePoint
Application and
Infrastructure Management
! Application
Management
! Capgemini
Orchestration
Management PLatform
End To End
(COMPLETE) Cloud.
One Hand to Shake and Deal Structuring Model
" Capgemini’s
OnePath
Solu'on
is
SAP
Business
Suite
Sodware
Packaged
as
either
a
CapEx
or
OpEx
offering.
" Companies
can
take
advantage
of
all
the
benefits
of
the
SAP
environment
right
now,
yet
eliminate
up-­‐front
capital
" Complexity
is
drama'cally
reduced
by
the
bundling
of
sodware
and
services,
giving
customers
“one
hand
to
shake’
to
get
things
done.

13. Excelerate’s Implementation Approach
Excelerate’s
Competitive
Advantage + = Excelerate’s
+
COMPLETE
Cloud
Information
Plaform
Technology
Platform

14. Capgemini’s EnergyPath: Certified SAP All-in-One Solution
Industry Specific Layer (Capgemini IP)
! Ad-hoc reports
+
SAP Generic Products
(ECC 6.0, BW ,SRM, PI,Portal)
Technology Management
Integration, data conversion, AM, IM, Security, Reports
What is EnergyPath?
EnergyPath is Capgemini’s SAP-certified All-in-One ERP
solution that enables Oil & Gas companies to streamline
operations, providing greater visibility and control of core
business processes.
How was EnergyPath developed?
The EnergyPath solution was built over the past last six
years, based on leading practices and processes we’ve
refined during multiple implementations with Oil & Gas.
During each implementation, we’ve improved the solution
by adding additional functionality (Capgemini IP).
+
=
! Pre-integrated
! Pre-configured
! Speed to Value
Excelerate
Specific
EnergyPath
SAP
Best
PracVces
Core
SAP
FuncVonality
and analytics
! Mobility features
! Industry-specific transactions
! Improved user interface
(Sharepoint front end)

15. COMPLETE: Service Description
Capgemini Orchestration Management PLatform End To End
Service
Management
COMPLETE
Cloud
Plaform
Service
AutomaVon
Monitoring
High
Availability
Usage
and
AccounVng
! Detailed
Metering
and
Accoun'ng
for
Cloud
Services
! Usage
Based
Billing
by
Hour/
GB
! Chargeback
by
Service,
Division,
Business
Unit
! Resource
Tagging
Standards
Plaform
&
VirtualizaVon
Management
! Enhanced
Management
of
the
Virtual
Environment
! Ability
to
Scale
(Expand
and
Contract)
Security
&
Compliance
“Built
for
Purpose”
Cloud
SoluVons
! Monitor
Both
Physical
and
Virtual
Server
Environments
! Agent
Based
Solu'on
&
CloudWatch
! HW,
OS
&
Applica'on
Services
! Orchestra'on
of
Cloud
Opera'ons
via
Scripted
API
Calls
for
Launch,
Start,
Stop,
Snapshot
! Service
Catalog
and
Templates
! Automated
Provisioning
via
Cloud
Forma'on
Scripts
! Applica'on
Quick
Start
Templates
! Network
Security,
Firewall/Security
Groups
! Virtual
Private
Cloud
Segrega'on
! Corporate
Networks
Extended
with
VPN
or
Direc'on
Connec'ons
! Governance
! Management
SSL
VPN
! Mee'ng
Compliance
and
Regulatory
Needs
! Service
Level
Management
! Service
Desk
–
Incident/Requests
! Change
Management
! License
&
Asset
Management
! Capacity
Management
Review
! Redundancy
Built
In
or
Designed
for
High
Availability
Mee'ng
Specific
Service
Level
Requirements
! Load
Balancing
! Split
Availability
Zone
Solu'ons
Server,
Storage,
Network
HW
! On
Demand
Infrastructure
as
a
Service
from
AWS
for
“Virtual
Private”
Clouds
with
Ability
to
Expand
and
Contract
! Standard
AMI
OS
&
App
Templates
! Snapshots,
DB
Backups
! Public/Private
IPA
Management
! Rou'ng
Management
! Data
Import
! Fully
Managed
Solu'on

16. Agenda
1. Introductions
2. Background
3. Business Issues … Why SAP?
4. Scope and Phasing
5. The Solution
6. Results and Lessons Learned
7. Questions?

17. Lessons Learned
Results for Excelerate
Deploying
a
world
class
system
quickly,
at
low
cost,
with
likle
disrup'on
as
possible
Excelerate
benefiked
from
great
coordina'on
between
process
groups
Excelerate
was
willing
to
accept
best-­‐prac'ces
approach
Applicable Lessons for Others
A
phased
approach
is
key
to
seeing
early
benefits
EnergyPath
helped
us
to
deliver
the
project
with
no
increase
in
the
head
count
SAP
cer'fied
solu'ons
such
as
EnergyPath
is
scalable,
its
integrated,
comprehensive
with
low
TCO

18. Agenda
1. Introductions
2. Background
3. Business Issues … Why SAP?
4. Scope and Phasing
5. The Solution
6. Results and Lessons Learned
7. Questions?

19. Questions?

20. Contact information
Richard
Hormann
Corporate
Controller,
Director
of
Treasury
Excelerate
Energy
LP
Richard.Hormann@excelerateenergy.com
Excelerate
Energy
LP
1450
Lake
Robbins
Drive,
Suite
200
The
Woodlands,
TX
77380
Robert
Stephens
Vice
President
–
Energy
&
Chemicals
robert.stephens@capgemini.com
Capgemini
US
LLC
1331
Lamar
Street
Suite
1675
Houston,
TX
77010
Fabio
Franco,
CPA
Senior
Manager,
Accoun'ng
Excelerate
Energy
LP
Fabio.Franco@excelerateenergy.com
Excelerate
Office
1450
Lake
Robbins
Drive,
Suite
200
The
Woodlands,
TX
77380