I am writing you on behalf of Shell Offshore, Inc. and Shell Gulf of Mexico, Inc. (collectively

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1 STOEL 600 Universlly Street. Suite 3600 I". I \ r r~ ^ Seattle, Washington \ I V t J main fax SO0 ATTORNEYS AT LAW May 14,2015 Ryan P. Steen Direct (206) ryan.steen@stoel.com Greenpeace International Ottho Heldrlngstraat AZ Amsterdam The Netherlands MA^ Arctic Sunrise Captain Ame Sorensen or Current Vessel Master Re: Notice of Preliminary Injunction - Greenpeace Direct Action Campaign Against Shell's Alaska Exploration Activities and Assets Dear Greenpeace International, and Captain Ame Sorensen or Current Vessel Master: I am writing you on behalf of Shell Offshore, Inc. and Shell Gulf of Mexico, Inc. (collectively "Shell") to provide you with notice of the Order Granting Motion for Preliminary Injunction ("Preliminary Injunction") entered on May 8, 2015 against Greenpeace, Inc., its officers, agents, servants, employees, and attorneys ("Greenpeace USA"), and all others who are in active concert or participation with Greenpeace USA (collectively "Greenpeace"), by the United States District Court in Anchorage, Alaska. A copy ofthe Preliminary Injunction is attached. Please note that it prohibits Greenpeace from taking unlawful actions against the vessels Polar Pioneerand Noble Discoverer, as well as ^ supporting vessels (as listed in the Preliminary Injunction), while on the high seas, within the Exclusive Economic Zone ofthe United States ("EEZ") (i.e., within 200 miles of the baseline shore), in United States navigable and territorial waters, and when located in port within the United States. In addition, the Preliminary Injunction establishes safety zones around the Polar Pioneer, the Noble Discoverer, and supporting vessels when underway on the high seas, within the EEZ and within the territorial waters ofthe United States, as well as during drilling operations and while completing drilling operations in the Chukchi Sea. The Preliminary Injunction prohibits Greenpeace USA and all others who are in active concert or participation with it from entering into these safety zones. Finally, the Preliminary Injunction establishes airspace safety zones around the Noble Discoverer, Polar Pioneer, and other specified vessels, and prohibits the use of drones anywhere within the Burger Prospect in the Chukchi Sea from June 25, 2015 through October 31, 2015, except as expressly allowed by courtorder. The full termsof the court's injunction orderare detailed in the attachment to this letter. Sincerely, Ryan IvanT/Steen Attachment: Order Granting Motion for Preliminary Injunction Alaska California Idaho Minnesota Oregon Utah Washington and Washington. D.C.

2 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SHELL OFFSHORE, INC., a Delaware corporation, and SHELL GULF OF MEXICO INC., a Delaware corporation. FOR THE DISTRICT OF ALASKA V. Plaintiffs, GREENPEACE. INC., a California corporation, and JOHN and JANE DOES 1-20, Case No. 3:15-cv SLG Defendants. ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION Plaintiffs Shell Offshore, Inc. and Shell Gulf of Mexico, Inc. (collectively "Shell") filed a Motion for a Temporary Restraining Order and a Preliminary Injunction on April 8, 2015.'' After a hearing on April 10, 2015 at which both Shell and Greenpeace, Inc. ("Greenpeace USA") participated, this Court entered a Temporary Restraining Order ("TRO") on April 11, 2015 which enjoined Greenpeace USA and those acting in concert with it from engaging in certain illegal or tortious acts against three vessels, the Blue Marlin, the Noble Discoverer, and the Polar Pioneer, an arctic drilling vessel that had been loaded on the Blue Marlin.^ The TRO also established safety zones around each of those vessels. ^ Docket 17 (Preliminary Injunction Mot.). 2Docket 34 (Order re TRO). Case 3:15-cv SLG Document 111 Filed 05/08/15 Page 1 of 19

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