EX-10.21 28 file28.htm ASSET TRANSFER AGREEMENT 31 JAN 2007

ASSET TRANSFER AGREEMENT THIS AGREEMENT (this "Agreement") is made and executed in Wuxi, Jiangsu Province, P. R. C. on the 31st day of January, 2007 by and between: Asset Transferor (Party A): HAILONG DRILL PIPE (WUXI) CO., LTD. Address: Lot C, Chengnan Road, New District, Wuxi Legal representative: Zhang Jun Telephone: 010-65309087 Fax: 010-65309085 Asset Transferee (Party B): WUXI SEAMLESS OIL PIPES COMPANY LIMITED Address: Legal representative: Abdul Halim Bin Harun Telephone: Fax: Whereas: 1. Party A is a Sino-foreign joint venture duly organized and validly existing under the laws of the People's Republic of China. Based on the demands of production and operation and with the approval of its Board of Directors, Party A intends to conditionally transfer to Party B its own assets - the equipment comprising a drill pipe production line (hereinafter referred to as the "Drill Pipe Production Line") owned by Party A. 2. Party B fully acknowledges the risk of the transferred assets, accepts the terms and conditions offered by Party A and with the approval of its Board of Directors, intends to receive the transfer of the Drill Pipe Production Line owned by Party A on the basis of agreed terms and conditions. NOW, THEREFORE, after friendly consultation in all aspects, the Parties hereby agree as follows: ARTICLE 1 DEFINITIONS 1.1 Transfer of assets. The "transfer of assets" in this agreement means the Drill Pipe Production Line and its relevant materials (including but not limited to the purchase contracts, drawings, users' manual, qualification certificate, maintenance cards and acceptance materials) listed in Appendix 1 of this Agreement, which Appendix includes details regarding the equipment of the Drill

Pipe Production Line. 1.2 Risks. The "risks" in this agreement means the economic losses of Party B caused by the purchase of such transferred assets due to changes in the actual situation, or a failure to bring the expected economic benefits for Party B, including but not limited to the following situations: (1) technical upgrades in the industry that result in the transferred assets becoming obsolete; (2) the transferred assets have various technical defects that negatively impact the production process; (3) the transferred assets are partially or completely damaged or destroyed due to unforeseen and uncontrollable causes such as natural disasters, national requisitions or war. 1.3 Reference date of transfer. The "reference date of transfer" means the date on which Party A transfers ownership and risk of ownership in the transferred assets to Party B. 1.4 Legal and valid commercial invoices. Party A shall issue to Party B legal and valid commercial invoices specifying the same assets as listed in Appendix 1. ARTICLE 2 TRANSFER PRICE AND PAYMENT TERMS OF TRANSFERRED ASSETS 2.1 Party A shall transfer the assets to Party B at the agreed price of RMB thirty-eight million ((yen)38,000,000.00). 2.2 Party B shall fully accept the above-mentioned price and agree to pay to Party A as follows: 2.2.1 Party B shall pay RMB 18 million to Party A by February 3, 2007. 2.2.2 On the day of asset delivery, Party B shall pay the remaining RMB 20 million to Party A. 2.3 Both parties agree that the transferred assets in this agreement refer only to the Drill Pipe Production Line, not including raw materials, semi-finished products, finished products, spare parts or other production equipment related to the Drill Pipe Production Line. If Party B needs raw materials, semi-finished products, finished products, spare parts or other production equipment, it may negotiate with Party A regarding purchase prices based on the above-mentioned market prices. ARTICLE 3 CONDITIONS OF ASSETS TRANSFER Both parties agree that Party A shall transfer the assets subject to the following preconditions: 1. Party B agrees that, after the successful transfer of assets, it shall rent the transferred assets to Party A for production purpose. 2. The rental period of transferred assets shall not exceed 7 months, which shall be April 1, 2007 to October 31, 2007. 3. The rental fee for transferred assets during such rental period shall be RMB 3 million. 4. Upon the expiry of the rental period, in case Party A intends to extend the

rental period, it shall notify Party B of this intent two months in advance; under this circumstance, Party B shall consider the rental requirements of Party A as a priority and the rental fee shall be determined through friendly negotiation. ARTICLE 4 RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES 4.1 Rights and obligations of Party A 4.1.1 Party A undertakes that it has full ownership of the transferred assets and there are no co-ownership relationships with any third party, no guaranty has been provided to a third party and no other issues exist that may impact this asset transfer. 4.1.2 From the signing date of this agreement to the completion date of the asset takeover, Party A shall not engage in any activities that may damage the transferred assets. 4.1.3 Party A shall have the right to receive the agreed price for transferred assets in accordance with this Agreement. 4.1.4 Party A shall have the right to continue to rent such assets for production purposes in accordance with this Agreement after the asset transfer. 4.2 Rights and obligations of Party B 4.2.1 Party B shall undertake to make the agreed payments to Party A at the agreed prices and times specified by this Agreement. 4.2.2 Party B shall assist Party A with the formalities of the asset takeover. 4.2.3 Party B shall undertake to rent the transferred assets to Party A for production purposes in accordance with this agreement. ARTICLE 5 REFERENCE DATE OF TRANSFER AND TAKEOVER OF TRANSFERRED ASSETS 5.1 The reference date of transfer is March 31, 2007. 5.2 Immediately after Party A delivers the assets to Party B, Party B shall pay to Party A the remaining RMB 20 million. 5.3 Delivery method of transferred assets by Party A: authorized representatives from both Parties shall check the transferred assets on site; after making sure that there are no errors, the authorized representatives from Party A shall transfer the takeover formalities to their counterparts at Party B, and the signing of takeover confirmation letters by the authorized representatives from both Parties shall conclude the takeover process. Prior to the takeover, the ownership and risks of the transferred assets shall be borne by Party A; after the takeover, the ownership and risks of the transferred assets shall be borne by Party B. 5.4 At the time of takeover, Party A shall transfer to Party B the commercial invoices and technical materials of the transferred assets in accordance with this agreement. 5.5 Party B shall endeavor to assist Party B in the takeover. ARTICLE 6 BREACH

6.1 In case Party B fails to make the agreed payment to Party A in accordance with Article 2 in this Agreement, Party A shall have the right to charge Party B 0.3% of the payable but unpaid balance each day as a penalty until the date when the payment is finally made. 6.2 In case Party B fails to make the agreed payment to Party A for over 30 days, Party A shall have the right to cancel the Agreement. If Party A cancels this Agreement, Party B shall pay to Party A 5% of the transfer price as a penalty. 6.3 In case Party B has made full payment to Party A, but Party A fails to deliver the assets to Party B in accordance with Articles 4 and 5 in this Agreement, Party A shall pay to Party B 0.3% of the agreed price of the Drill Pipe Production Line each day as a penalty. In case Party A delays in delivering the assets and relevant documents (including but not limited to technical materials and legal and valid commercial invoices) for over 30 days, Party B shall have the right to cancel this Agreement. If Party B cancels this agreement, Party A shall pay to Party B 5% of the transfer price as a penalty. In case Party A fails to deliver the assets to Party B in accordance with Articles 4 and 5 in this Agreement due to the actions of Party B, the takeover date shall be extended and the risks shall be borne by Party B from 12 o'clock noon of the referenced transfer date. 6.4 In case Party B violates Article 3 in this agreement, i.e., Party B refuses to rent the transferred assets to Party A for production purposes, or the rental period is less than 6 months, or within the rental period specified by this agreement, Party B requests to increase the rental price without the approval of Party A, Party A shall have the right to cancel this agreement. If Party A cancels this Agreement, Party B shall return the transferred assets to Party A in good condition within 3 days from the cancellation date and pay to Party A 5% of the transfer price as a penalty. 6.5 Unless otherwise specified by this Agreement, in case either Party cancels this Agreement without the approval of the other Party after the signing of this agreement, such Party shall pay RMB 2 million to the other party as a penalty. ARTICLE 7 DISPUTE RESOLUTION 7.1 Any disputes arising from or in connection with this Agreement shall be settled by both Parties through friendly consultations. 7.2 If the Parties fail to settle any disputes through friendly consultations, such disputes shall be submitted to the Shanghai Arbitration Commission for arbitration. The arbitration results shall be final and binding on both parties. ARTICLE 8 EFFECTIVENESS 8.1 The Parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed by their legal representatives or authorized representatives on the signing date. 8.2 The appendixes to this agreement shall be of equal force with this Agreement. 8.3 The Parties hereto may have additional consultations about affairs not mentioned herein.

Party A: HAILONG DRILL PIPE (WUXI) CO., LTD. (Seal) Authorized Representative: /s/ -------------------- Party B: WUXI SEAMLESS OIL PIPES COMPANY LIMITED (Seal) Authorized Representative: /s/ --------------------

UFPm20070109152559 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Appendix: List of Product Equipment in Hilong Drill Pipe (Wuxi) Co.,Ltd Asset name Size and Model Original Value Steel stack 20180 Steel stack 20180 Steel stack 20180 Steel stack 20180 Steel stack 20180 Steel stack 20180 Steel stack 20180 Steel stack 20180 Steel stack 22500 Steel stack 22500 Steel stack 22500 Steel stack 20180 Steel stack 22500 Steel stack 22500 Steel stack 22500 Steel stack 22500 Steel stack 22500 Machine equipment 22500 Steel stack 22500 Steel stack 20180 Steel stack 20180 Steel stack 20180 Steel stack 20180 Steel stack 20180 Steel stack 20180 Steel stack 20180 Sawing machine SHARK280 29000 Magnetic powder detection machine SMT-CEW-4000GZL 184000 NC Lathe QK1319 349000 NC Lathe QK1319 348813.12 NC Lathe CK7840 868000 NC Lathe CK7840 868000 Ipsen Industries Furnaces 4953216.2 Pressure straightening machine Y32-250T 242081.14

Pressure straightening machine Y32-250T 242081.14 Pressure straightening machine Y32-250T 242081.14 Magnetic powder detection machine SMT-CEW-2000ZZ 122000 Crossing electric flat machine and 5T 128743.15 installation Metal band sawing machine GW4028B 12500 Metal band sawing machine GW4028B 12500 Wire Cutting Discharge Electric Cutting 30C 18000 Machine Common lathe + front air spider Q1319 223788.12 NC large-sized-bore spindle lathe + 346870 large-stroke air spider (2 sets) Lathe CA6140A/1000 39200 Tube-end upsetting machine 800T 7862773.17 Drilling machine Z3040*13 44500 Self priming pumps 2.4T100WFB-CD 19000 Flat belt grinding machine M7130H 70500 10KV transformer station 2968138 Common lathe + front air spider Q1319 223788.12 Internal scrap-absorbing equipment 245000 Pipe thread lathe Q1319-1A 158991.45 Pipe thread lathe Q1319-1A 158991.45 Pipe thread lathe Q1319-1A 158991.45 Pipe thread lathe Q1319-1A 158991.45 Pipe thread lathe Q1319-1A 158991.45 Friction welder CG-160 8706309.51 Grinder and auxiliary machines 196369.17

Grinder and auxiliary machines 244689.6 Power distribution box 0.4KV 150156 Friction welding spindle CG-1600 460000 Medium-frequency induction 154000 annealing furnace in the welding area Milling machine X5032 68000 Temperature regulating device of oil 89000 liquid cooling Pipe thread lathe + front air spider Q1319-1A 241000 Medium-frequency induction quenching 213000 furnace Medium-frequency induction quenching 213000 furnace Medium-frequency induction tempering 111305 furnace Medium-frequency induction tempering 111305 furnace Simple NC lathe (improved) QK1319 257011.07 Internal weld boring machine + front air Q1319 268000 spider + mobile bores Bellow support 230087.12 Internal scrap-absorbing equipment 269590.36 Vibration bag filter 6500 Bellow support 190000 Bellow support 190000

Hydraulic machine (bending tester) Y41-160T 327909.9 Automatic sorting machine of steel 18800 materials Single instrument 0 Laser marking machine JMJB-100 125000 Pneumatic marking machine JMQD-120 55000 Length and weight operating station 28000 Display card of working machine 12493.6 Ultrasonic detector XTX-9002PLUX 45816 Ultrasonic detector CF-IX 310000 Magnetic powder detection machine SMT-CZD-ZZ 92000 Weight-measuring equipment 1T 66000 Electromagnetic chuck (auxiliary 75660 equipment for gantry crane) Injection equipment PJ-IB 460000 Painting equipment 40000 Crane for packaging 2T 68100 Portable analyzer LT1000 9000 Screw compressor LGD-10/0.8-X 86000 Vertical single-stage pump KQL100/315-11/4 11400 Vertical single-stage pump KQL50/160-3/2 3700 LV switchgear GCK 46203 Controlling box 32000 Screw compressor LGD-10/0.8-X 86000 Gas storage tank 1/0.8/0.6/0.8 6650 Gas storage tank 1/0.8/0.6/0.8 6650 Gas storage tank 1/0.8/0.6/0.8 6650 Gas storage tank 1/0.8/0.6/0.8 6650 Cooling tower 15T 4800 Cooling tower 30T 7600 Cooling tower 50T 12000 Crane 345219.65

Balance crane PDJ125 7000 Balance crane PDJ125 7000 Balance crane PDJ125 7000 Balance crane PDJ125 7000 Balance crane PDJ125 7000 Electric fork FB16 114000 Nitrogen filling vehicle CDZ-35Y1 13500 Drilling pipe power tongs 209800 Crane 345219.65 Crane 345219.65 Crane 345219.65 Crane 345219.65 Crane 345219.65 Crane 345219.65 Crane 345219.65 Balance crane PDJ125 7000 Platform system of production line 3521180.18 Steel clipper station 7000 Total 43095053.26