NEW STAR ENERGY LTD. PLACES GREAT VALUE ON ITS RELATIONSHIP WITH ITS VENDORS, SUPPLIERS AND CONTRACTORS.

New Star Energy Ltd. has implemented an electronic invoicing solution to improve operational efficiencies with our vendors. Our e-invoicing system is powered by Cortex Business Solutions. New Star Energy's e-invoicing is an innovative approach to improving our business processes. As a New Star Energy supplier, you can expect the following benefits:

• Greater efficiencies in invoice creation and submission for faster processing cycles, including a
  Buyer-specific data reference system ensuring accurate invoice data.
• Faster routing of invoices for review, coding and approval within New Star Energy resulting in overall reduction in cycle time from receipt to payment.
• Ability to view and track real-time invoice status, reducing invoice related calls.
• Improved invoice dispute resolution and direct messaging.
• An electronic record showing invoice history, and enhanced functionality associated with searching,
  archiving and storing invoices.
• A reduction in paper handling to ease field operations workload.
• Cost reductions in shipping, data entry, invoice storage and scanning.
• Choice of connection methods to best suit your business needs, from web-based portal to partial or
  fully integrated.
• Networking opportunity to grow your business through the Cortex Network.

NEW STAR ENERGY LTD. STRONGLY ENCOURAGES ALL SUPPLIERS TO REGISTER AND CONNECT WITH CORTEX BUSINESS SOLUTIONS AS THIS IS NOW THE STANDARD TO DO WORK WITH NEW STAR ENERGY. PLEASE DO NOT SUBMIT BOTH MANUAL AND ELECTRONIC COPIES OF INVOICES.

To start the process of connecting your company, please contact Cortex in one of the following ways:

Web: www.cortex.net and click 'Join Now'

Email: orderdesk@cortex.net

Phone: 1-866-716-6272 (extension 2)

Cortex company information: www.cortex.net

If you require support or technical assistance with Cortex, please contact:

Web: www.cortex.net/customer-support

Email: support@cortex.net

Phone: 1-866-716-6272 (extension 1)

For Cortex training materials, refer to Cortex Help - Training Videos

PLEASE NOTE: New Star Energy will not accept paper invoices from registered Cortex suppliers after their sign-on date.

Questions or concerns?
Please contact: accountspayable@newstarenergy.ca