Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited (EEPGL), hereinafter referred to as the "Permit Holder", is hereby authorised by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) hereinafter referred to as the Agency, in accordance with the Environmental Protection Act, 1996, the Environmental Protection (Amendment) Act, 2005, and the Environmental Protection Regulations, 2000, to undertake Phase 1 of the Liza Development Project, herein after referred to as the "Project", which includes but is not limited to, drilling of subsea development wells, installation and operation of subsea equipment, use of a Floating Production, Storage, and Offloading (FPSO) vessel to process, store, and offload the recovered oil during production operations, within the Stabroek PPL, as well as the use of shorebase facilities and marine/aviation services to support these activities, in the manner indicated in the Application submitted on July 5, 2016, the approved Environmental Impact Assessment dated June 1, 2017, and the Environmental and Socioeconomic Management Plan dated June 1, 2017, which includes the Revised Oil Spill Response Plan and Wildlife Response Plan, dated June 1, 2017, and are subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein and any existing regulations and standards relevant to this project.

Pursuant to Regulation 14 of the Environmental Protection (Authorisations) Regulations, this Environmental Permit, issued on June 01, 2017, was modified on May 12, 2021.