Attachment SESSTA2014010700008.

SESSTA2014010700008.

DECISION submitted by FCC

STA GRANT WITH CONDITIONS

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This document pretains to SES-STA-20140107-00008 for Special Temporal Authority on a Satellite Earth Station filing.

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E140005 SES—STA—20140107—00008 1B201400003 Anadarko Petroleum Corporation ° Approved by OMB 3060—0678 APPLICATION FOR EARTH STATION SPECIAL TEMPORARY AUTHORITY APPLICANT INFORMATIONEnter a description of this application to identify it on the main menu: STA for C—band Transmit/Receive Earth Station on Lucius Spar Petroleum Platform 1. Applicant Name: Anadarko Petroleum Corporation Phone Number: 832—636—1140 DBA Name: Fax Number: Street: Suite 500 West E—Mail: peter.dehart@anadarko.com 1001 G Street, NW City: Washington State: DC Country: USA Zipcode: 20001 & Attention: Peter DeHart \—Oppok

Applicant: Anadarko Petroleum Corporation Call Sign: E140005 File Number: SES—STA—20140107—00008 Special Temporary Authority (STA) Anadarko Petroleum Corporation is granted STA, under special operation conditions, for a period of 30 days. 1. Operation is located at 26 deg 07‘ 54.8" N.L./ 092deg 02‘ 25.1" W.L. on the Lucius Spar KC875 Offshore Oil Platform in the Gulf of Mexico. 2. Operations will transmit in the 5925—6425 MHz frequencies as uplink and receive in the 3700—4200 MHz frequencies as downlink to access Satmex 6 (82695) at orbital location 113 deg W.L. using a SeaTel 2.4 meter antenna model 9797 at antenna gain of 41.7 dBi at 6.175 MHz and 38.5 dBi at 3.950 MHz . 3. Emission designator of 7M66G7W with maximum effective isotropic radiated power (eirp) density will be 18.9 dBW/4kHz as listed in the application‘s submitted Frequency Coordination Report. 4. Operations, shall not cause harmful interference to, and shall not claim protection from, interference caused to it by any other lawfully operating station and it shall cease transmission(s) immediately upon notice of such interference. 5. Grant of this STA is without prejudice to any determination that the Commission may make pending application SES—LIC—20140107—00007. 6. Any action taken or expense incurred as a result of operations pursuant to this STA is solely at Anadarko Petroleum Corporation‘s risk. 7. This action is issued pursuant to Section 0.261 of the Commission‘s rules on delegated authority, 47 C.F.R. §0.261, and is effective immediately w %%&Q&m\\\{@,\@;);mg@%

2. Contact Name: Raul Magallanes Phone Number: 2813171397 Company: The Law Office of Raul Fax Number: : 2812718085 Magallanes Street: 3824 Cedar Springs Rd E—Mail: raul@rmtelecomlaw.com 801—2859 City: Dallas State: . TX Country: USA Zipcode: 75219 — Attention: Raul Magallanes Relationship: Other (If your application is related to an application filed with the Commission, enter either the file number or the IB Submission ID of the related application. Please enter only one.) 3. Reference File Number or Submission ID 1B2013002919 4a. Is a fee submitted with this application? @) IfYes, complete and attach FCC Form 159. If No, indicate reason for fee exemption (see 47 C.F.R.Section 1.1114). Governmental Enti Noncommercial educational licensee C3 C3 gy Other(please explain): 4b. Fee Classification CGX — Fixed Satellite Transmit/Receive Earth Station 5. Type Request g&y Use Prior to Grant g4 Change Station Location {3 Other 6. Requested Use Prior Date 01/10/2014

7. CityGulf of Mexico 8. Latitude (dd mm ss.s h) 26 7 54.8 N 9. State LA 10. Longitude (dd mm ss.s h) 92 2 25.1 W 11. Please supply any need attachments. Attachment 1: Cover Letter Attachment 2: Frequency Coordinati Attachment 3: Non—compliant statem 12. Description. (If the complete description does not appear in this box, please go to the end of the form to view it in its entirety.) Anadarko Petroleum Corporation seeks to request an Special Temporary Authorization for a C—band, transmit/receive earth station on their Lucius Spar oil platform, in the Gulf of Mexico. The earth station will provide voice and data services to the personnel in the oil platform. This antenna will be the only means of communication for the user. 13. By checking Yes, the undersigned certifies that neither applicant nor any other party to the application is Yes & No subject to a denial of Federal benefits that includes FCC benefits pursuant to Section 5301 of the Anti—Drug Act of 1988, 21 U.S.C. Section 862, because of a conviction for possession ordistribution of a controlled substance. See 47 CFR 1.2002(b) for the meaning of "party to the application" for these purposes. 14. Name of Person Signing 15. Title of Person Signing Peter DeHart Engineering Lead WILLFUL FALSE STATEMENTS MADE ON THIS FORM ARE PUNISHABLE BY FINE AND / OR IMPRISONMENT (U.S. Code, Title 18, Section 1001), AND/OR REVOCATION OF ANY STATION AUTHORIZATION (U.S. Code, Title 47, Section 312(a)(1)), AND/OR FORFEITURE (U.S. Code, Title 47, Section 503).

FCC NOTICE REQUIRED BY THE PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT The public reporting for this collection of information is estimated to average 2 hours per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the required data, and completing and reviewing the collection of information. If you have any comments on this burden estimate, or how we can improve the collection and reduce the burden it causes you, please write to the Federal Communications Commission, AMD—PERM, Paperwork Reduction Project (3060—0678), Washington, DC 20554. We will also accept your comments regarding the Paperwork Reduction Act aspects of this collection via the Internet if you send them to PRA@fce.gov. PLEASE DO NOT SEND COMPLETED FORMS TO THIS ADDRESS. Remember — You are not required to respond to a collection of information sponsored by the Federal government, and the government may not conduct or sponsor this collection, unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number or if we fail to provide you with this notice. This collection has been assigned an OMB control number of 3060—0678. THE FOREGOING NOTICE IS REQUIRED BY THE PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT OF 1995, PUBLIC LaAW 104—13, OCTOBER 1, 1995, 44 U.S.C. SECTION 3507.

3824 Cedar Springs Rd. 801 — 2859 Dallas, Texas 75219 The Law Office of (281) 317—1397 T. (281) 2r1—soss F 2 raul@rmtelecomiaw.com Raui Maga”anes www.rimtetecomlaw.com January 7, 2014 Paul Blais System Analysis Branch Satellite Division International Bureau Federal Communications Commission 445 12" Street SW Washington, DC 20554 Re: Request for Special Temporary Authority Dear Mr. Blais, Pursuant to Section 25.120(a) of the Rules and Regulations ("Regulations") of the Federal Communications Commission ("Commission"), Anadarko Petroleum Corporation. ("Andarko") seeks Commission consideration for a Special Temporary Authority ("STA") to operate a new earth station. According to Section 25.120(b)(3) of the Regulations, the Commission may grant temporary authority for a period not to exceed 60 days, if the STA request has not been placed on public notice, and the applicant plans to file a request for regular authority for the service. In the instant case, the STA request has not been placed on public notice and Anadarko has filed an application for regular authority‘. Therefore, Anadarko respectfully requests an STA for a period not to exceed 60 days. According to Section 25.120 (b)(1) of the Regulations, "The Commission may grant a temporary authorization only upon a finding that there are extraordinary circumstances requiring temporary operations in the public interest and that delay in the institution of these temporary operations would seriously prejudice the public interest." In the instant case, Anadarko plans to provide service to the Lucius Spar platform located in the KC875 block of the Gulf of Mexico. As such, it provides lifeline communications to the crew aboard the platform. The satellite link will be used extensively by crew members that depend on it for their voice and data needs. Therefore, it is in the public interest that communications to the platform continue uninterrupted. Anything potentially affecting the safety of platform personnel is in the public interest. Frequency coordination has been completed resulting in the conclusion that no harmful interference will be caused to fixed systems by the proposed satellite antenna. The antenna at issue is a Seatel 9797 which is in the FCC list of approved non—routine earth station antennas. The current application plans to use the Satmex 65\ (247E) satellite. In order to ensure timely communications to crew member of the platform, the requested date for prior use is January 10, 2014. In accordance to Section 25.120(a) of the Regulations, this STA is being filed at least 3 working days prior to the date of proposed operation. Because of the nature of operations in this platform, it is in the public interest that the proposed earth station be operational to accommodate the critical calls that are placed by platform personnel. In addition, should there be an emergency in this platform; this earth station would be used to place calls to communicate with the appropriate agencies. ‘ See Application Submission ID: 1B2013002919

FREQUENCY COORDINATION AND INTERFERENCE ANALYSIS REPORT Prepared for Anadarko Petroleum Corporation Lucius Spar, Gulf of Mexico (Oil Platform) Satellite Earth Station Prepared By: COMSEARCH 19700 Janelia Farm Boulevard Ashburn, Virginia 20147 December 17, 2013

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1. CONCLUSIONS An interference study considering all existing, proposed and prior coordinated microwave facilities within the coordination contours of the proposed earth station demonstrates that this site will operate satisfactorily with the common carrier microwave environment. Further, there will be no restrictions of its operation due to interference considerations. Frequency Coordination and Interference Analysis Report 12/17/2013 Page 3 of 10

2. SUMMARY OF RESULTS A number of great circle interference cases were identified during the interference study of the proposed earth station. Each of the cases, which exceeded the interference objective on a line—of—sight basis, was profiled and the propagation losses estimated using NBS TN101 (Revised) techniques. The losses were found to be sufficient to reduce the signal levels to acceptable magnitudes in every case. The following companies reported potential great circle interference conflicts that did not meet the objectives on a line—of—sight basis. When over—the—horizon losses are considered on the interfering paths, sufficient blockage exists to negate harmful interference from occurring with the proposed transmit—receive earth station. Company None No carriers reported potential interference cases. Frequency Coordination and Interference Analysis Report 12/17/2013 Page 4 of 10

3. SUPPLEMENTAL SHOWING Pursuant to Part 25.203(c) of the FCC Rules and Regulations, the satellite earth station proposed in this application was coordinated by Comsearch using computer techniques and in accordance with Part 25 of the FCC Rules and Regulations. Expedited coordination data for this earth station was faxed and sent to the below listed carriers with a letter dated November 22, 2013. An expedited revised coordination notice was faxed and sent on December 13, 2013. Company Comsearch Frequency Coordination and Interference Analysis Report 12/17/2013 Page 5 of 10

4. EARTH STATION COORDINATION DATA This section presents the data pertinent to frequency coordination of the proposed earth station that was circulated to all carriers within its coordination contours. Frequency Coordination and Interference Analysis Report 12/17/2013 Page 6 of 10

COMSEARCH Earth Station Data Sheet 19700 Janelia Farm Boulevard, Ashburn, VA 20147 (703)726—5500 http://www.comsearch.com Date: 12/17/2013 Job Number: 131213COMSIC10 Administrative Information Status ENGINEER PROPOSAL Call Sign Licensee Code S04815 Licensee Name Anadarko Petroleum Corporation Site Information LUCIUS SPAR, GULF of MEXICO Venue Name Oil Platform Latitude (NAD 83) 26° 7‘ 54.8" N Longitude (NAD 83) 92° 2 25.1" W Climate Zone B Rain Zone 1 Ground Elevation (AMSL) 0.0 m / 0.0 ft Link Information Satellite Type Geostationary Mode TR — Transmit—Receive Modulation Digital Satellite Arc 32° W to 139° West Longitude Azimuth Range 104.2° to 247.6° Corresponding Elevation Angles 18.4° / 30.3° Antenna Centerline (AGL) 33.53 m / 110.0 ft Antenna Information Receive Transmit Manufacturer Sea Tel Sea Tel Model 9797 9797 Gain / Diameter 38.5 dBi / 2.4 m 41.7 dBi / 2.4 m 3—dB / 15—dB Beamwidth 2.04° / 3.80° 1.40° / 2.64° Max Available RF Power (dBW/A4 kHz) —22.8 (dBW/MHz) 1.2 Maximum EIRP (dBW/4 kHz) 18.9 __— (dBW/MHz) 42.9 Interference Objectives: Long Term —156.0 dBW/MHz 20% —154.0 dBwW/4 kHz 20% Short Term —146.0 dBW/MHz 0.01% —131.0 dBW/4 kHz 0.0025% Frequency Information Receive 4.0 GHz Transmit 61 GHz Emission / Frequency Range (MHz) 2M29GZW — TMSSGZW / 3700.0 — 4200.0 2M29GTW — TMSSGZW / 5925.0 — 6425.0 Max Great Circle Coordination Distance 562.8 km / 349.7 mi 152.3 km / 94.6 mi Precipitation Scatter Contour Radius 585.0 km / 363.4 mi 100.0 km / 62.1 mi Frequency Coordination and Interference Analysis Report 12/17/2013 Page 7 of 10

COMSEARCH Earth Station Data Sheet 19700 Janelia Farm Boulevard, Ashburn, VA 20147 (703)726—5500 http://www.comsearch.com Coordination Values LUCIUS SPAR, GM Licensee Name Anadarko Petroleum Corporation Latitude (NAD 83) 26° 7‘ 54.8" N Longitude (NAD 83) 92° 2 25.1" W Ground Elevation (AMSL) 0.0 m / 0.0 ft Antenna Centerline (AGL) 33.53 m / 110.0 ft Antenna Model Sea Tel 9797 Antenna Mode Receive 4.0 GHz Transmit 6.1 GHz Interference Objectives: Long Term —156.0 dBW/MHz 20% _ —154.0 dBW/4 kHz 20% Short Term —146.0 dBW/MHz 0.01% —131.0 dBW/4 kHz 0.0025% Max Available RF Power —22.8 (dBW/4 kHz) Receive 4.0 GHz Transmit 6.1 GHz Horizon Antenna Horizon Coordination Horizon Coordination Azimuth (°) Elevation (°) Discrimination (°) Gain (dBi) Distance (km) Gain (dBi) Distance (km) 0 0.00 103.51 —10.00 412.20 —10.00 117.35 5 0.00 98.77 —10.00 412.20 —10.00 117.35 10 0.00 94.03 —10.00 412.20 —10.00 117.35 15 0.00 89.29 —10.00 412.20 —10.00 117.35 20 0.00 84.54 —10.00 412.20 —10.00 117.35 25 0.00 79.80 —10.00 412.20 —10.00 117.35 30 0.00 75.07 —10.00 412.20 —10.00 117.35 35 0.00 70.35 —10.00 412.20 —10.00 117.35 40 0.00 65.65 —10.00 412.20 —~10.00 117.35 45 0.00 60.97 —10.00 412.20 —10.00 117.35 50 0.00 56.33 —10.00 412.20 ~10.00 117.35 55 0.00 51.72 —10.00 412.20 —10.00 117.35 60 0.00 47 17 —9.84 41416 —9.84 117.77 65 0.00 42.70 —8.76 427 .87 —8.76 120.69 70 0.00 38.33 —7.59 443.25 —7.59 124.06 75 0.00 34.11 —6.32 460.52 —6.32 127.94 80 0.00 30.09 —4.96 479.17 —4.96 132.37 85 0.00 26.37 —3.53 500.33 —3.53 137.33 90 0.00 2311 —2.09 522.49 —2.09 142.61 95 0.00 20.51 —0.80 543.28 —0.80 147.64 100 0.00 18.85 0.11 558.40 0.11 151.22 105 0.00 18.40 0.38 562.83 0.38 152.32 110 0.00 19.24 —0.10 554.76 —0.10 150.33 115 0.00 21.21 116 537.38 ~1.16 146.21 120 0.00 24.03 —2.52 515.81 —2.52 141.01 125 0.00 27 45 —3.97 493.79 —3.97 135.79 130 0.00 31.27 —5.38 47315 —5.38 130.98 135 0.00 35.34 —6.71 455.20 —6.71 126.74 140 0.00 39.35 —7.87 439.47 —7.87 123.23 145 0.00 43.20 —8.89 426.24 —8.89 120.34 150 0.00 46.85 —9.77 415.09 —9.77 117.96 155 0.00 50.23 —10.00 412.20 —10.00 117.35 160 0.00 53.25 ~10.00 412.20 —10.00 117.35 165 0.00 55.81 ~10.00 412.20 —10.00 117.35 170 0.00 57.78 ~10.00 412.20 —10.00 117.35 175 0.00 59.03 —~10.00 412.20 —10.00 117.35 180 0.00 59.46 ~10.00 412.20 —10.00 117.35 185 0.00 59.03 —10.00 412.20 —10.00 117.35 Frequency Coordination and Interference Analysis Report 12/17/2013 Page 8 of 10

COMSEARCH Earth Station Data Sheet 19700 Janelia Farm Boulevard, Ashburn, VA 20147 {(703)726—5500 http://www.comsearch.com Coordination Values LUCIUS SPAR, GM Licensee Name Anadarko Petroleum Corporation Latitude (NAD 83) 26° 7 54.8" N Longitude (NAD 83) 92° 2 25.1" W Ground Elevation (AMSL) 0.0 m / 0.0 ft Antenna Centerline (AGL) 33.53 m / 110.0 ft Antenna Model Sea Tel 9797 Antenna Mode Receive 4.0 GHz Transmit 6.1 GHz Interference Objectives: Long Term —156.0 dBw/MHz 20% —154.0 dBW/4 kHz 20% Short Term —146.0 dBW/MHz 0.01% —131.0 dBW/4 kHz 0.0025% Max Available RF Power —22.8 (dBW/4 kHz) Receive 4.0 GHz Transmit 6.1 GHz Horizon Antenna Horizon Coordination Horizon Coordination Azimuth (°) Elevation (°) Discrimination (°) Gain (dBi) Distance (km) Gain (dBi) Distance (km) 190 0.00 57.78 —10.00 412.20 —10.00 117.35 195 0.00 55.81 —10.00 412.20 —10.00 117.35 200 0.00 53.25 —10.00 412.20 —10.00 117.35 205 0.00 50.23 —10.00 412.20 —10.00 117.35 210 0.00 46.85 —9.77 415.09 . —9.77 117.96 215 0.00 43.35 —8.93 425.76 —8.93 120.24 220 0.00 40.10 —8.08 436.78 —8.08 122.63 225 0.00 3716 —7.25 447.80 —7.25 125.07 230 0.00 34.62 —6.48 458.27 —6.48 127.43 235 0.00 32.58 —5.83 466.83 —5.83 129.52 240 0.00 3115 —5.33 473.79 —5.33 13113 245 0.00 30.39 —5.07 477.62 —5.07 132.01 250 0.00 30.37 —5.06 477.73 —5.06 132.04 255 0.00 31.08 —5.31 474.09 —5.31 131.20 260 0.00 32.49 —5.79 467.29 —5.79 129.63 265 0.00 34.49 —6.44 458.83 —6.44 127.56 270 0.00 37.00 ~7.21 448.41 ~7.21 125.21 275 0.00 39.92 —8.03 437.41 —8.03 122.77 280 0.00 4316 —8.88 426.37 —8.88 120.37 285 0.00 46.66 —9.72 415.65 —9.72 118.08 290 0.00 50.35 —10.00 412.20 —10.00 117.35 295 0.00 54.20 —10.00 412.20 —10.00 117.35 300 ©0.00 58.17 —10.00 412.20 —~10.00 117.35 305 0.00 62.24 —10.00 412.20 —10.00 117.35 310 0.00 66.38 —10.00 412.20 —10.00 117.35 315 0.00 70.58 ~10.00 412.20 —10.00 117.35 320 0.00 74.83 —10.00 412.20 —10.00 117.35 325 0.00 79.11 —10.00 412.20 —10.00 117.35 330 0.00 83.41 —10.00 412.20 ~10.00 117.35 335 0.00 87.72 —10.00 412.20 —10.00 117.35 340 0.00 92.04 —10.00 412.20 —10.00 117.35 345 0.00 96.35 —10.00 412.20 —10.00 117.35 350 0.00 100.65 —~10.00 412.20 —10.00 117.35 355 0.00 104.93 —10.00 412.20 —10.00 117.35 Frequency Coordination and Interference Analysis Report 12/17/2013 Page 9 of 10

5. CERTIFICATION I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT | AM THE TECHNICALLY QUALIFIED PERSON RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PREPARATION OF THE FREQUENCY COORDINATION DATA CONTAINED IN THIS APPLICATION, THAT | AM FAMILIAR WITH PARTS 101 AND 25 OF THE FCC RULES AND REGULATIONS, THAT 1 HAVE EITHER PREPARED OR REVIEWED THE FREQUENCY COORDINATION DATA SUBMITTED WITH THIS APPLICATION, AND THAT IT IS COMPLETE AND CORRECT TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE AND BELIEF. }%‘*@ E. Coryle»" Jeffrey E. Cowles Engineer II, Telecommunications COMSEARCH 19700 Janelia Farm Boulevard Ashburn, Va. 20147 DATED: December 17, 2013 Frequency Coordination and Interference Analysis Report 12/17/2013 Page 10 of 10

Anadarko Petroleum Corporation FCC FORM 312 December 2013 Non—Compliant Antenna Statement Re: 2.4 Meter Fixed Earth Station Fixed Satellite Service C—Band: 3700 — 4200 MHz and 5925.0 — 6425.0 MHz Anadarko Petroleum Corporation ("APC" or "Applicant") proposes to use a Sea Tel 9797, 2.4 meter antenna for its proposed earth station located in Lucius Spar, GOM at the coordinates of 26°07‘54.821"N, 92°02©25.07" W. The Sea Tel 9797 does not strictly comply with 25.209 of the FCC Rules and Regulations. Pursuant to the Part 25 Earth Station Fifth Report and Order, the International Bureau (Bureau) provides a List of Approved Non—Routine Earth Station Antennas. Specifically the website http://www.fee.gov/ib/sd/nresa lists non—routine earth station antennas licensed for use by one or more U.S. earth station operators since March 15, 2005. "The Commission has ruled that an Earth station applicant proposing to use an antenna on this list may no longer be required to attach antenna radiation plots as an exhibit to their applications, as required by Section 25.132 (b)(3) of the Commission‘s rules, 47 C.F.R. § 25.132 (b)(3). Rather, they need only to provide an attachment to their applications citing the particular non—routine earth station antenna they plan to use, and an application file number and call sign of a license in which that type of non—routine antenna has been previously approved." Accordingly, APC submits the application file number and call sign, File No. SES—LIC—20070216— 00237 (Call Sign: EO70030), of a previously licensed SeaTel 9797, 2.4 meter earth station which was licensed by the Commission for operation at 30.6dBW/4KHz maximum eirp density. The antenna that APC intends to license will operate at 18.8dBW/A4KHz maximum eirp density which is significantly lower than the cited application. Therefore, theAPC antenna will operate without conflict. The applicant agrees to accept any adjacent satellite interference in the 4 GHz receive band as a result of the performance of the antenna. The applicant understands that adjacent satellite interference protection applies only to the extent of the criteria set forth in §25.209. Should the use of this antenna cause interference to other systems; the applicant agrees to terminate transmission upon notice from the Commission.


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