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Advantage Energy — Advantage Oil & Gas — Investor Presentation (August 2011)

27 slides from Advantage Energy's investor presentation, August 2011

  1. Slide 1: August 2011

    August 2011 August 2011 Page 1

  2. Slide 2: Corporate Highlights

    Corporate Highlights • Advantage now a „pure play‟ Montney natural gas resource company • Advantage production ~23,700 boe/d Q2 2011 • Oil weighted assets sold to Longview Oil Corp. (AAV 63% ownership) • Capex program focused on Montney development at Glacier • In ~3 years: Grew 2P reserves to 1 Tcf

  3. Slide 3: Capital Budget to Grow Corporate Production 24%

    Capital Budget to Grow Corporate Production 24% • Capital Budget $216 million for 12 months ended June 30, 2012 • Capital program focused on Montney Phase IV development at Glacier • $200 million (93%) allocated to Glacier with 2 key objectives: i. Increase Glacier throughput to 140 mmcf/d $155 mill

  4. Slide 4: Advantage – Pure Play Natural Gas Focus

    Advantage – “Pure Play” Natural Gas Focus Company Total Montney Unconventional June Exit Production : 23,400 boe/d June Exit Production : 15,700 boe/d Gas/Oil % : 100/0 Gas/Oil % : 94/6 Avg. W.I. : 93% Liquids Rich Multi-zone CBM + Colorado Group June Exit Production : 4,200 boe/d 2011 June Producti

  5. Slide 5: Glacier Development Driving Organic Production Growth & Lower Operating Costs

    Glacier Development Driving Organic Production Growth & Lower Operating Costs Advantage Production Growth (1) Advantage Operating Costs boe/d $/boe 138% Production Growth (1) Comprised of the three core areas in Advantage August 2011 Page 5

  6. Slide 6: Glacier Growth Creates Low Corporate Operating Cost Structure

    Glacier Growth Creates Low Corporate Operating Cost Structure $/boe (1) $25.00 Advantage is one of the lowest cost $20.00 producers among the Canadian intermediate oil and gas sector $15.00 $10.00 AAV $5.00 $0.00 (1) Based on Scotia Capital Inc. estimated 2012 operating & transportation costs for Ca

  7. Slide 7: Glacier Phase IV Development Program

    Glacier Phase IV Development Program • Project cycle July 2011 to June 2012 • Capital program of $200 million is comprised of: • Drill, complete & equip 30 Montney wells (100% W.I.) $176 million • 11 wells to sustain 100 mmcf/d base • 19 wells (including 7 to evaluate Lower & Middle Montney) to fill

  8. Slide 8: Glacier – Location & Area Land Holders

    Glacier – Location & Area Land Holders CNRL ARC PENGROWTH SHELL ARC CNRL BIRCHCLIFF Shale MURPHY Tupper W ENCANA SWAN AAV MURPHY GLACIER DEVON ENCANA CNRL AAV Glacier CNRL APACHE Silt Sand APACHE Deep Basin BC AB August 2011 Page 8

  9. Slide 9: Glacier's Location Provides Technical & Economic Benefits

    Glacier‟s Location Provides Technical & Economic Benefits BC AB Glacier is located in Alberta and is within the over-pressured and extremely thick Montney siltstone fairway with Upper, Middle & Lower Montney Potential A 100 km A‟ 09-36-79-20W6 05-09-76-13W6 01-21-77-11W6 c-42-F 93-P-09 A Upper Montn

  10. Slide 10: Significant Future Drilling Potential at Glacier

    Significant Future Drilling Potential at Glacier Only 60 net wells drilled to date at Glacier. Drill Inventory could exceed 900 locations Current Inventory # Net Wells of Future Drilling Drilled/Tested to Date Locations (1) Upper Montney 52 300 – 350 2 (partially tested as Middle Montney 300 – 400 p

  11. Slide 11: Glacier - Drilling Results & Upside Potential Support Future Growth

    Glacier - Drilling Results & Upside Potential Support Future Growth Phase III Upper Montney Test Rates mmcf/d(1) Glacier Production History Recent delineation drilling results confirm high quality reservoir across our land block 7.7 5.2 8.9 Glacier Development Phases 9.8 (mmcf/d) 8.7 10.6 Phase I Ph

  12. Slide 12: Glacier Improved Well Production Enhances Economics

    Glacier Improved Well Production Enhances Economics 32 recent wells with >9 fracs/well 1 year cumulative 0.9 bcf 12 initial wells with <8 fracs/well 1 year cumulative 0.6 bcf August 2011 Page 12

  13. Slide 13: Glacier Montney Well Economics 80% ROR at $5.00/mcf Cdn

    Glacier Montney Well Economics 80% ROR at $5.00/mcf Cdn (1) Based on $5.8 million/well, IP30 5 mmcf/d, EUR 5 Bcf (2) Flat real pricing – natural gas price escalated at 2% & costs escalated at 2% August 2011 Page 13

  14. Slide 14: Glacier Gas Plant Expansion

    Glacier Gas Plant Expansion • Glacier gas plant (100% W.I.) will be expanded to 140 mmcf/d capacity by Q2 2012 for $13 million • Cost effective expansion due to optimization of existing equipment • Expansion beyond 140 mmcf/d will require: • Additional processing equipment • Expansion of gas plant •

  15. Slide 15: Glacier – Strong Operating Netbacks & Recycle Ratios

    Glacier – Strong Operating Netbacks & Recycle Ratios Glacier Operating Netbacks at: 100 mmcf/d 140 mmcf/d Revenue ($Cdn/mcf) $4.00(1) $4.00(1) Royalties (@ Royalty Rate 5.0%) $(0.20) $(0.20) Operating Costs $(0.30) $(0.20) Operating Netback ($/mcf) $3.50 $3.60 (2) Recyle Ratio at $1.54/mcf F&D 2.3x

  16. Slide 16: Glacier Expansion to 140 MMCFD Increases Free Operating Cash Flow

    Glacier Expansion to 140 MMCFD Increases Free Operating Cash Flow Annualized Operating $184 Million* Cash Flow $128 Million* $84 Million Free Operating Cash Flow $58 Million Capital required to $100 Million maintain production $70 Million level Glacier 100 MMCFD Glacier 140 MMCFD *Annualized operati

  17. Slide 17: Significant Debt Reduction Provides Balance Sheet Strength

    Significant Debt Reduction Provides Balance Sheet Strength Advantage‟s Q2 2011 Balance Sheet Strength: $807 million • Total debt reduced by 69% since 2008 • Credit facility is 37% drawn ($103 million drawn on a $275 million facility) • 63% ownership of Longview Oil Corp shares valued at $336 million

  18. Slide 18: Advantage Guidance – 12 Months ending June 2012

    Advantage Guidance – 12 Months ending June 2012 Guidance H2 2011 H1 2012 12 Months Production Average (boe/d) 22,900 - 23,400 27,100 - 27,600 25,000 - 25,500 Royalty Rate (%) 10% - 12% 10% - 12% 10% - 12% Operating Costs ($/boe) $6.50 - $6.80 $5.75 - $6.25 $6.12 - $6.50 Capital Expenditures ($Millio

  19. Slide 19: Advantage Summary

    Advantage Summary • Corporate production to grow 24% to 29,000 boe/d (H1 2012 exit) • Glacier growth to 140 mmcf/d increases cash flow & improves cost structure • Further evaluation of Lower & Middle Montney layers could add significant resource & reserves growth • Glacier drilling inventory could e

  20. Slide 20: Advantage Contact Information

    Advantage Contact Information Investor Relations 1.866.393.0393 [email protected] Andy Mah, P.Eng. President & Chief Executive Officer Craig Blackwood, C.A. Vice-President, Finance www.advantageog.com TSX:AAV NYSE:AAV Advantage Oil & Gas Ltd. Suite 700, 400 – 3rd Avenue SW Calgary, Alberta T2P 4H2

  21. Slide 21: Appendix

    Appendix @ayantage August 2011 Page 21 ‘Oil & Gas Lid

  22. Slide 22: Thick Montney Siltstone Supports Higher Reserve Recoveries

    Glacier – Thick Montney “Siltstone” Supports Higher Reserve Recoveries Unconventional Marcellus Shale Horn River Shale Barnett “Shaley” silts Haynesville Arc Silt Shell Birchcliff Most active drilling area in Glacier Montney “Tight” sand Conventional Encana AAV Glacier the Montney Murphy Devon Silt

  23. Slide 23: Recent M&A Activity

    Recent M&A Activity Recent M&A Activity: CNRL PENGROWTH ARC • CNRL / Talisman • ARC / Storm SHELL ARC • Pengrowth / Monterey CNRL MURPHY BIRCHCLIFF • Apache / BP Tupper W ENCANA • Murphy / Cequence SWAN AAV MURPHY GLACIER DEVON ENCANA CNRL CNRL APACHE APACHE Deep Basin BC AB August 2011 Page 23

  24. Slide 24: Montney Horizontal Well Production Range and Type Curve

    Montney Horizontal Well Production Range and Type Curve Data includes Glacier, Swan, Tupper, Pouce Coupe South & Groundbirch The IP30 range and average type curve based on 320 wells with up to 48 months of production history 30 Day IP Distribution Source: Based on public data through IHS/Accumap and

  25. Slide 25: Top Quartile Initial Production Rates (30 day) at Glacier

    Top Quartile Initial Production Rates (30 day) at Glacier To date results at Glacier prove up a Glacier Production Growth to significant amount of acreage across the land 50 mmcfd in 20 months block and IP‟s are comparable to EnCana Swan wells EnCana Swan EnCana Swan Advantage Glacier Advantage IP 3

  26. Slide 26: Montney – Reserves/Well Could Exceed Expectations due to Silt/Sand Reservoir

    Montney – Reserves/Well Could Exceed Expectations due to Silt/Sand Reservoir Barnett Shale Horizontal vs Montney Horizontal Montney type well @ Swan (based on 50 wells that have the longest production history) Barnett Shale type wells by operator Source: Facts are Stubborn Things, Oct. 25, 2009, Art

  27. Slide 27: Advisory

    Advisory The information in this presentation contains certain forward-looking statements, including within the meaning of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements relate to future events or our future intentions or performance. All statements other than s

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