The company's purpose is the purchase, sale, rental, management, installation, production, distribution, planning, as well as consulting and provision of assistance in the field of floating and fixed installations serving to transport, fill, unload, store and prospect oil and other liquids. The acquisition of participations in all companies in Switzerland and abroad and their financing, in whatever form. Furthermore, it may undertake any activity that is not prohibited by Swiss law, in Switzerland or in any country, i.e., in this context, any commercial, financial or industrial activity. In addition, the company may grant loans and other forms of financing to other group companies (including shareholder companies (direct or indirect) of the company and companies directly or indirectly held by them), as well as grant guarantees in favor of these same companies for all kinds of commitments, in particular in the form of sureties, guarantees, pledges or fiduciary transfers of the company's assets. It may also license, acquire and assign any license and intellectual property right. The company may perform all operations and acts that seem conducive to the achievement of its purposes or that are compatible with these purposes. Finally, it may create subsidiaries and branches, and acquire real estate in Switzerland and abroad.