Oil States International Inc
According to its Annual Report filed with the SEC for fiscal year 2013: "The Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012, signed into law by President Obama on August 10, 2012, added a new Section 13(r) to the Exchange Act, which requires us to disclose whether the Company or any of its affiliates has engaged in certain Iran-related activities during the reporting period. All of the transactions referenced below involved the supply by our wholly-owned Singaporean subsidiary, Oil States (Asia) Ptd Ltd ("Oil States (Asia)"), of riser pipes and associated material for use in the development of the South Pars Gas Field, development of which is controlled and mandated by Pars Oil & Gas Co, which was designated in December 2010 by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) as being owned or controlled by the Government of Iran. Since the completion of the transactions described below, Oil States (Asia) has wound down all of its Iran-related business, and voluntary self-disclosures have been submitted to OFAC and the State Department about these transactions.
Transaction with Petroleum Pipe Middle East (FZE)
This transaction involved the sale of riser pipe and associated material by Oil States (Asia) to Petroleum Pipe Middle East (FZE) ("PPME"). PPME is a company in the United Arab Emirates ("UAE") and a subsidiary of Petroleum Pipe Company, a company incorporated in the Jersey Islands. Oil States (Asia) was aware that PPME was placing the order for an intermediate customer, Dana Kish Drilling Company ("Dana Kish"). Dana Kish ultimately used the products in question for the development of the South Pars Gas Field, which is controlled and mandated by Pars Oil & Gas Co. The PPME transaction began with discussions and quotations to PPME in February 2012 and resulted in Oil States (Asia)'s acceptance of PPME's order on August 20, 2012, which was subsequently revised and ultimately finalized on January 7, 2013. Oil States (Asia) made two shipments to PPME in the UAE, on November 29, 2012 and March 8, 2013. The total value of PPME's order was approximately $4.2 million, for which Oil States (Asia) received an estimated net profit of $0.4 million.
Transactions with Integrated Energy Systems Trading FZC
These transactions involved the sale of riser pipe and associated material by Oil States (Asia) to Integrated Energy Systems Trading FZC ("IEST"). IEST is a company in the UAE and a subsidiary of Integrated Energy Systems Holdings, a Russian company. IEST was placing the orders for an intermediate customer, Petro Karan Shafagh Kish ("PKSK"), an Iranian entity. PKSK ultimately used the products in the development of the South Pars Gas Field.
This transaction consisted of two orders. Oil States (Asia) accepted both orders from IEST on October 10, 2011, which were subsequently revised and ultimately finalized on April 9, 2012. Oil States (Asia) made two shipments to IEST in Iran on May 18, 2012 and December 24, 2012. The total value of IEST's orders were approximately $11.7 million, for which Oil States (Asia) received an estimated net profit of $1.3 million.
Transaction with Petropars International FZE
This transaction involved the sale of riser pipe and associated material by Oil States (Asia) to Petropars International, FZE (“Petropars”). Petropars is a UAE entity that was designated in June 2010 by OFAC as ultimately owned or controlled by the Government of Iran. Oil States (Asia) issued invoices in December of 2011 and received payment of approximately $4.3 million in January of 2012 for an estimated net profit of approximately $0.5 million."
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According to its Quarterly Report filed with the SEC for fiscal year 2012: "The Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012, signed into law by President Obama on August 10, 2012, added a new Section 13(r) to the Exchange Act, which requires us to disclose whether the Company or any of its affiliates has engaged in certain Iran-related activities during the reporting period. In the second quarter of 2013, our wholly-owned Singaporean subsidiary, Oil States (Asia) Ptd Ltd (Oil States (Asia)), received two payments in connection with a prior transaction for the sale of riser pipe and associated material to a United Arab Emirates company, for ultimate use in the South Pars Gas Field. This field is controlled and mandated by Pars Oil & Gas Co, an entity designated in December 2010 by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) as being owned or controlled by the Government of Iran. The transaction that is the subject of this disclosure commenced at a time when Oil States (Asia) was not subject to the Iranian Transactions and Sanctions Regulations, 31 C.F.R. Part 560 (ITSR). The total value of Oil States (Asia)’s transaction was approximately $4.2 million, for which it received an estimated net profit of $0.4 million. The two payments that Oil States (Asia) received during the reporting period totaled approximately $2.2 million. Except for the receipt of these two final payments from its customer during April 2013, Oil States (Asia) completed the transaction in accordance with and during the validity period of the wind-down general license at ITSR Section 560.555, which expired on March 8, 2013. Oil States (Asia) has wound down its Iran-related business, and the Company has submitted voluntary self-disclosures to OFAC and the State Department about this transaction."
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