Advertisement of Application to Put Company into Liquidation and Orders Pursuant to Section 174 of the Companies Act 1993 M. No. 1784/98 Take notice that on the 16th day of October 1998, an application for the winding up by the High Court of, and for orders pursuant to section 174 of the Companies Act 1993, in relation to Southern Petroleum (Services) Limited (a subsidiary of Fletcher Challenge Energy Limited) was filed in the High Court at Auckland. The application is to be heard before the High Court at Auckland on the 19th day of November 1998 at 10.45 a.m. Any person, other than Southern Petroleum (Services) Limited (the defendant company), who wishes to appear on the hearing of the application must file an appearance not later than the second working day before that day. The applicant is Southland Energy Resources Limited (a subsidiary of New Zealand Petroleum Company Limited), whose address for service is at the offices of Fraser Powrie, Solicitor, 5 Fenton Street, Eden Terrace (P.O. Box 108-132, Symonds Street or D.X. C.P. 28-512), Auckland. Telephone: (09) 366 0666. Facsimile: (09) 303 3600. Further particulars may be obtained from the office of the Court or from the applicant or the applicant's solicitor, or the applicant's counsel, Patricia Mills, 26 Saint Marys Road, Saint Marys Bay, Auckland. Telephone: (09) 376 9297. Facsimile: (09) 378 4048. FRASER POWRIE, Solicitor for the Applicant.