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operational management plans and will inuence our social investment program. POSITIVE IMPACTS In addition to investing in communities Kosmos hires locally whenever possible. Although we do not yet have drilling operations in Suriname our ofce in Paramaribo currently has four employees three of whom are Surinamese. We regularly provide training and skills development opportunities for our local employees. For example Harvey Bijnaar our Health Environment Safety and Security Ofcer in Suriname has rotated through our ofce in Ghana to gain exposure to oil and gas production at the Jubilee eld as well as through our ofces in Mauritania and Morocco to observe and assist with exploration drilling operations. As we analyze seismic data and rene our exploration plans we continue to implement social investment projects that impact a wide range of beneciaries. Guided by a Kosmos- initiated needs assessment we have designed our social programs in close collaboration with Staatsolie the national oil company. In Suriname we primarily focus on improving science and technical education for youth as well as job skills training and national workforce development. When we learned that the Geology department at Anton de Kom University the only university in Suriname and the school from which many people in the extractives industry have graduated needed laboratory improvements to enhance classroom- based education and provide additional courses Kosmos stepped forward to help. Throughout 2014 we worked with university faculty to develop a Geology lab that meets students needs and enables hands-on learning and research. The laboratory is scheduled to be completed in 2015. Kosmos also sponsored students from the Geology department to attend the inaugural Suriname International Mining Energy Petroleum Conference and Exhibition SURIMEP in June 2014. Suriname is still in the early stages of exploration. What we are witnessing in our offshore is positive and there is clear forward momentum. We are pleased that we could attract a company like Kosmos because they can play an important role in helping to unlock the geological puzzle that seems to mirror the Tano basin offshore Ghana where Kosmos and others have had success. Like Staatsolie Kosmos is planning for exploration success. Our ultimate aim is to ensure that the true potential of oil and gas resources will be realized for the benefit of Suriname. Kosmos is strongly supporting efforts to increase the technical skills of the future oilfield workforce. Mrs. Marny Daal-Vogelland Manager Petroleum Contracts Staatsolie Maatschappij Suriname N.V. State Oil Company Suriname N.V. Since joining Kosmos in 2012 as the HSES officer in Suriname I have had several professional development opportunities inside and outside the company. These opportunities have helped build my skills knowledge and expertise. I have completed training rotations in the U.S. Ghana Mauritania and Morocco to learn the best practices of my colleagues. I have also worked with external stakeholders in Suriname through monthly HSES meetings with offshore operators participated in the Suriname National Oil Spill Response Plan working group NOSCP and served as a member of the Steering Committee for the Regional Activity Center in Oil Spill Combatting for the Wider Caribbean RACREIMPEICT. The global culture and perspective at Kosmos Energy has been critical to my success . Harvey Bijnaar Health Environment Safety and Security Officer Kosmos Energy Suriname Kosmos is committed to transparency and active promotion of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative EITI wherever we work even when the nation has not yet become an EITI candidate country. In Suriname we are continuing discussions with government stakeholders regarding the benets of EITI implementation. For example as part of our engagement we presented the Surinamese government with a white paper commissioned from the Ghana EITI coordinator on Ghanas experience with EITI process including benets of implementation and lessons learned. We will continue to advocate for increased transparency in the extractive industries and to offer support based on our experiences with the EITI in the implementing countries in which we operate. Students at the Saramacca Technical School conduct a laboratory experiment on electrical currents. Kosmos has supported the school by providing electrical science tools and other classroom equipment thus enabling the students to have increased hands-on experience prior to seeking employment. 31