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November 28, 2007
Kyushu Electric Power Company Inc.
Conclusion of Sale and Purchase Agreement of LNG in Western Australia
Kyushu Electric Power Company Incorporated has discussed a contract extension on liquefied natural gas (LNG) sales with six sellers of LNG in Western Australia and concluded the Sale and Purchase Agreement (SPA) on November 28th, 2007.

This SPA applies to sales from April 2009 as the current contract to purchase approximately 1,050 thousand tons of LNG per year from the Western Australia LNG project will expire at the end of March 2009.

The contract volume after this contract extension is approximately 700 thousand tons per year and the expanded contract in effect since last fiscal year accounts for approximately 500 thousand tons (average) per year. We will therefore purchase approximately 1,200 thousand tons of LNG per year from Western Australia in total.

We believe this contract extension to purchase from Western Australia LNG project will contribute to our stable procurement of LNG considering its proven performance of stable supply of LNG to us in the past.

The outline of the SPA concluded today and the signing ceremony are as follows.

<Outline of Sale and Purchase Agreement>

(1) Seller (6 companies) BHP Billiton Petroleum (North West Shelf) Pty., Ltd.
BP Developments Australia Pty., Ltd.
Chevron Australia Pty., Ltd.
Japan Australia LNG (MIMI) Pty., Ltd.
Shell Development (Australia) Pty., Ltd.
Woodside Energy Ltd.
(2) Contract Volume Approximately 700,000 tons per year
(3) Contract Term From April 2009 to March 2017 (8 years)
(4) Conditions Free on Board (FOB)* [Kyushu EPCO's first adoption]
*FOB: Terms of delivery meaning buyer arranges shipping and the transfer of the title to the buyer occurs when the goods pass the ship's rail at the port of shipment.

<Outline of the signing ceremony>
Location: Perth, Western Australia, Commonwealth of Australia
Date: November 28th, 2007
Signatory: Kyushu Electric Power: Chairperson Shingo Matsuo
Sellers: Representative from each of six sellers
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