The company's purpose is: To acquire interests in all companies in Switzerland and abroad and to finance them in any form. The purchase, sale, rental, management, installation, production, distribution, planning, as well as consulting and assistance in the field of floating and fixed installations serving to transport, fill, unload, store and prospect oil and other liquids. Furthermore, it may undertake any activity that is not prohibited by Swiss law, in Switzerland or in any country, namely, in this context, any commercial, financial or industrial activity. Moreover, the company may provide financial assistance, including loans, advances, guarantees or securities of all kinds, to its subsidiaries, sister companies, parent company or any other affiliated company, against remuneration or free of charge. The company may also grant loans, advances, guarantees or securities of all kinds to third parties. It may also license, acquire and assign any license and intellectual property right. The company may carry out 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.