Accelerating Return on SAP Investment for Excelerate Energy: Harnessing the Power of the Cloud and SAP's Certified Solution

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Accelerating Return on SAP
Investment for Excelerate Energy
Harnessing Power of Cloud and SAP’s Certified Solution
June 5, 2014

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

Introductions
!  Excelerate’s Corporate Controller
since August 2008. Prior to joining
Excelerate, Mr. Hormann was in Audit
and Transaction Advisory Services at
Ernst & Young LLP, and worked for
Private Equity Funds on IPO and M&A
transactions.
!  Mr. Hormann graduated from Trinity
University with a B.S. in Accounting,
Finance and a Master’s degree from
the University of Houston.
!  More than ten years of both domestic
and international experience in finance
and accounting areas such as general
ledger, consolidations, analysis,
financial and management reporting
!  Industries such as chemical, retail,
automation, IT, insurance, power
generation/distribution, emissions
allowances and LNG transportation
and trading
!  Experience in implementation and
enhancements in ERP systems such
as SAP (ECC/BPC) and other ERP
and consolidation packages
!  Sowmi specializes in delivering SAP
implementations within the Energy
and Utilities industries and is
responsible for Capgemini’s
proprietary EnergyPath solution
!  He is responsible for the successful
delivery of Oilfield Services,
Midstream and Utilities projects in
North America
!  More than 15 years experience in
applied program and project
management focused on large,
complex technology projects with an
emphasis on predictability, usability
and speed to value
Richard Hormann
Controller, Director of
Treasury, and Back Office
Excelerate Energy
Fabio Franco
Senior Manager –
Accounting
Excelerate Energy
Sowmi Jagadeeshi
Principal – Energy &
Utilities, Capgemini

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 solution for
regasification projects.
FLOATING LIQUEFACTION
Effectively monetize both
onshore and offshore gas
reserves with Excelerate’s
Floating Liquefaction
Storage and Offloading
(FLSO) Vessel.
FLOATING REGASIFICATION
A fast-track LNG import
solution tailored to fit most
any environment.
STS TRANSFER OF LNG
Enhances the capabilities
of FSRUs by allowing for
continuous supply of
natural gas for import, and
enabling small-scale LNG.
Providing for the safe,
efficient flow of energy, our
personnel are uniquely
qualified to manage
regasification vessels.
SHIPPING & OPERATIONS

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” Excelsior
Delivered
JANUARY 2005
“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 Importation 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
500th STS Transfer of LNGSEPTEMBER 2013
“Argentina’s Second LNG Importation Facility”
Escobar GasPort Commissioned
JUNE 2011
“Israel’s First LNG Importation Facility”
Hadera Gateway Commissioned
JANUARY 2013
“World’s Largest FSRU” VT3*Contract
Executed
AUGUST 2011
JANUARY 2005 Excelerate Energy First Cargo Delivered
JULY 2003 Excelerate Energy Formed

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

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
Application Support Desk
Phase-1: Core Applications
!  Finance and Controlling
!  Project Accounting & Asset Accounting
!  Procurement
!  Integration with payroll system for G/L
!  BPC Consolidation
Post
Go-Live
Post
Go-Live
Phase- 3:
!  Argentina rollout
!  Localization
!  Fiori (more apps)
Phase- 2:
!  BPC Planning
!  Electronic bank integration using files
!  Sales
!  Fiori for approvals
!  BOBJ Analytics
!  Document management integration
(SharePoint )
Post
Go-Live

Capgemini’s OnePath Offering –One Hand to Shake Model for
Excelerate
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 Solution is SAP Business Suite Software 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 dramatically reduced by the bundling of software and services, giving customers “one hand to
shake’ to get things done.

Capgemini’s EnergyPath: Certified SAP All-in-One Solution
Technology Management
Integration, data conversion, AM, IM, Security, Reports
SAP Generic Products
(ECC 6.0, BW ,SRM, PI,Portal)
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
EnergyPath
SAP Best Practices
Core SAP Functionality
Excelerate Specific
Industry Specific Layer (Capgemini IP)
!  Ad-hoc reports
and analytics
!  Mobility features
!  Industry-specific transactions
!  Improved user interface
(Sharepoint front end)

Excelerate’s Implementation Approach
Excelerate’s
Competitive
Advantage
+ =

COMPLETE: Service Description
Capgemini Orchestration Management PLatform End To End
Service Automation
Monitoring
High Availability
Usage and Accounting
! Enhanced Management of the
Virtual Environment
! Ability to Scale (Expand and
Contract)
Platform & Virtualization Management
Security & Compliance
“Built for Purpose”
Cloud Solutions
Service Management
COMPLETE Cloud Platform
! Monitor Both Physical and
Virtual Server Environments
! Agent Based Solution &
CloudWatch
! HW, OS & Application
Services
! Orchestration of Cloud Operations
via Scripted API Calls for Launch,
Start, Stop, Snapshot
! Service Catalog and Templates
! Automated Provisioning via Cloud
Formation Scripts
! Application Quick Start Templates
! Network Security, Firewall/Security Groups
! Virtual Private Cloud Segregation
! Corporate Networks Extended with VPN or
Direction Connections
! Governance
! Management SSL VPN
! Meeting Compliance and Regulatory Needs
! Detailed Metering and
Accounting for Cloud
Services
! Usage Based Billing by
Hour/GB
! Chargeback by Service,
Division, Business Unit
! Resource Tagging
Standards
! Service Level Management
! Service Desk – Incident/Requests
! Change Management
! License & Asset Management
! Capacity Management Review
! Redundancy Built In or Designed for High
Availability Meeting Specific Service Level
Requirements
! Load Balancing
! Split Availability Zone Solutions
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
! Routing Management
! Data Import
! Fully Managed Solution

Lessons Learned
Results for Excelerate
Deploying a world class system quickly, at low cost, with little disruption as possible
Excelerate benefitted from great coordination between process groups
Excelerate was willing to accept best-practices 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 certified solutions such as EnergyPath is scalable, its integrated, comprehensive with low
TCO

Questions?

Contact information
Richard
Hormann
Corporate Controller, Director of Treasury
Excelerate Energy LP
Richard.Hormann@excelerateenergy.com
Excelerate Office
1450 Lake Robbins Drive, Suite 200
The Woodlands, TX 77380
Sowmi
Jagadeeshi
Principal – Energy & Utilities
sowmithri.jagadeeshi@capgemini.com
Capgemini Office
201 East John Carpenter Freeway
Suite 700
Irving, TX 75062
Fabio
Franco
Senior Manager, Accounting
Excelerate Energy LP
Fabio.Franco@excelerateenergy.com
Excelerate Office
1450 Lake Robbins Drive, Suite 200
The Woodlands, TX 77380

The information contained in this presentation is proprietary.
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