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Ptr Minerals — Petratherm — Shareholder Meeting (November 2009)

39 slides from Ptr Minerals's shareholder meeting presentation, Nov 26, 2009

  1. Slide 1: Chairman's Address and Managing Director's Presentation (ASX Release)

    ASX Release PETRATHERM LIMITED ABN 17 106 806 884 Chairman’s Address and Managing Director’s Presentation 2009 Annual General Meeting Chairman’s Address Petratherm Chairman Derek Carter today thanked shareholders for their attendance at the company’s Annual General Meeting and provided an overview o

  2. Slide 2: Paralana JV strengthened with TRUenergy's $57M Farm-In

    Paralana JV strengthened with TRUenergy’s $57M Farm-In The Paralana joint venture now includes TRUenergy Geothermal (internationally owned by China Light & Power) who is farmed into the project under an agreement for up to $57 million for 30% for the project, complementing the existing JV with Beach

  3. Slide 3: Outlook and closing remarks

    At Paralana, we intend completing temperature measurements before evaluating the site for a mini fracture in the first quarter and a multi-zone fracture in the second quarter. Drilling of the Paralana 3 deep producer well is scheduled for the third quarter followed by proof of concept late in the ye

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  5. Slide 5: Petratherm 2009 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders

    Petratherm 2009 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders Chairman‟s Address Derek Carter Company and Projects Update Presented by Managing Director Terry Kallis and Exploration Manager Peter Reid 26 November, 2009

  6. Slide 6: Disclaimer

    Disclaimer This presentation has been prepared by Any forward-looking statements included in Petratherm makes no representation or Petratherm Limited (Petratherm). The this document involve subjective judgment warranty as to the accuracy, reliability or information contained in this presentation is

  7. Slide 7: Presentation Overview

    Presentation Overview › Introduction – Paralana DVD › Chairman‟s Address › Company and Projects Update › Paralana JV project › East Gippsland › Spain – Madrid, Barcelona and Canary Islands › China › Outlook for 2010 and beyond › Background information slides

  8. Slide 8: Chairman's address

    Chairman’s address › Emerged from a challenging financial year in a strong position › Drilling commenced with Ministerial Launch and has now reached target depth of 4012 metres – casing is under way › TRUenergy signs as a joint venture partner › Paralana JV is awarded a $7 million geothermal drillin

  9. Slide 9: Chairman's address

    Chairman’s address › Paralana awarded $62.8 million Renewable Energy Demonstration Program Grant › $7.3 million raised in placement and Share Purchase Plan › Cooperative Agreement with Spanish Governments on the Geo-Madrid project › Exploration/assessments continue in Spain, China and Victoria

  10. Slide 10: Our company

    Our company Our company › Leading Australian geothermal exploration and development company › Projects spanning Australia, Spain and China › Flagship project – Paralana Other growth projects: › Madrid › Barcelona › Canary Islands, Tenerife › Victoria‟s East Gippsland Basin › China exploration agreem

  11. Slide 11: Corporate and financial

    Corporate and financial › Shares on Issue: 94.45 million Shares price over 2009 year › Share Price: $0.425 (25 Nov) Steady and improving despite › Market Cap: $40.2 m (25 Nov) uncertain market. Trading volume increased significantly › Cash Position: $8.7 m (23 Nov) › Shareholders: 3,424 shareholders

  12. Slide 12: Board of Directors

    Board of Directors Board An experienced board with a strong combination of commercial and technical skills › Financial management › Legal Derek Carter Simon O’Loughlin Richard Hillis Chairman Director Director › Marketing › Project Management › Corporate Governance › Exploration and development › Ge

  13. Slide 13: Our business model

    Our business model “To explore for and develop emission free geothermal energy projects that are commercially sustainable” › To develop a portfolio of quality geothermal energy projects › Explore both conventional and engineered geothermal systems – for power and heat › Find a favorable combination

  14. Slide 14: Geothermal energy technologies and cost drivers

    Geothermal energy technologies and cost drivers Cost Drivers › Temperature Madrid District Heating › Drilling Depth › Flow Rate Tenerife Volcanic › Network Connection › Generation Plant East Gippsland › High upfront costs – drilling, Paralana fracture stimulation, connection, plant Renmark? › Projec

  15. Slide 15: Renewable energy policy and geothermal

    Renewable energy policy and geothermal Strong Federal and State Government Strong industry networks support › $50 million geothermal drilling program - › Geothermal energy industry maximum $7m per project development framework › $300 million Renewable Energy › Australian Geothermal Energy Demonstrat

  16. Slide 16: Our Australian projects

    Our Australian projects › Paralana project › Drilling campaign of Paralana 2 well drilling finished at our site 600km north of Adelaide › Temperature measurements 4 weeks after casing completed › East Gippsland in Victoria › Awarded a 9,000km2 geothermal exploration permit to develop a Hot Sedimenta

  17. Slide 17: Paralana geothermal energy JV project - snapshot

    Paralana geothermal energy JV project - snapshot › Anecdotal evidence from the Paralana hot springs in the nearby Flinders ranges › High heat flow - 128 mW/m² › Measured temperature of 109˚C at 1807m › Mature basin, stable formations, no hydrocarbons › Inferred geothermal resource of 230,000 PJ – in

  18. Slide 18: Paralana 2 well drilling – key success factors

    Paralana 2 well drilling – key success factors › The well was terminated at a depth of 4,012m, took longer and cost more than originally planned – logging under way and to be cased. › Key success factors developed to guide Paralana project and incorporated in JV decision-making, GDP grant contract a

  19. Slide 19: Paralana joint venture arrangements

    Paralana joint venture arrangements › Beach Petroleum Farm-in (Jan 2007) for up to $30M for 36% › $5M first well and stimulation › $5M second well and stimulation – earns 21 % › After HEWI – Option to earn a further 15% for $20M › Plus equity share of project costs at every stage › TRUenergy Farm-in

  20. Slide 20: Joint Venture Contributions post HEWI

    Joint Venture Contributions post HEWI*(*assumes all options exercised and cost targets met) 30 MW Project costs to 2014 with REDP grant - almost free carry Forecast Beach TRU PTR Capital Contribution Contribution Contribution Cost ($m) ($m) ($m) ($m) Without REDP grant 7.5 MW (1 well plus $45m $29.0

  21. Slide 21: Paralana 2 – Drilling

    Paralana 2 – Drilling  New Weatherford Owned 2000HP Le Tourneau Lightning Rig  57 metres high ~ 10 Stories  Arrived at Port Pirie 11 May 09  85 Semi-Trailer Loads  Spudded June 30, 2009

  22. Slide 22: Paralana 2 - Operations

    Paralana 2 - Operations › Petratherm/Beach – extensive stakeholder and community consultation – Adnyamathanha Community, Beverley Uranium Mine , Epic gas pipeline, Arkaroola Village › Beach Petroleum – Manager of Drilling Operations › HSE - no lost time injuries › Only minor shake down issues › Hand

  23. Slide 23: Scenario Planning versus Murphy's Law

    Scenario Planning versus Murphy’s Law

  24. Slide 24: Paralana 2 – Drilling

    Paralana 2 – Drilling  Hard Rock Formations – slow ROP 1-3 m/hr  Tested several BHA arrangements to optimize ROP  Conservatively drilled to maximize likelihood of success

  25. Slide 25: Paralana 2 - Drilling Completed to 4012 M

    Paralana 2 - Drilling Completed to 4012 M – 9 Nov 2009 › First well designed following low-risk, standard operating methods › Steady but slow drilling due to hard formations › Conservatively drilled to ensure success › Wireline and LWD logging to be completed this week › Well is to be cased and ceme

  26. Slide 26: Paralana 2 – geothermal brines

    Paralana 2 – geothermal brines › Inflow zones from 3690m › Brine samples taken › Wireline and LWD Program Reservoir Characterisation! › Temperature › Permeability › Insitu stress field › Geology › Rock Properties

  27. Slide 27: Australia - East Gippsland, Victoria

    Australia - East Gippsland, Victoria › Petratherm has a 9,000km2 geothermal exploration permit for the East Gippsland Basin in Victoria › Hot Sedimentary Aquifer Project › Favorable transmission connection options to the National Electricity Market › Expect fluid in excess of 150˚C at economically v

  28. Slide 28: Spain

    Spain Madrid › Madrid District Geothermal Heating Project › Signed cooperative agreement with Spanish Federal and Madrid Regional governments Barcelona › Have four geothermal investigation permits – both engineered geothermal and district heating potential Canary Islands/Tenerife › Magnetotelluric s

  29. Slide 29: Spain – Madrid district heating project

    Spain – Madrid district heating project “Highlighted as one of six renewable energy projects of interest within the Madrid Regional Government’s Renewable Energy Cluster” › Large tenement 20km by 20km in the north of Madrid › Three shallow 2000m wells drilled › One deep 3.4km well drilled with 156˚C

  30. Slide 30: Spain - Barcelona

    Spain - Barcelona › Petratherm has four geothermal investigation permits covering areas within the Valles and Ebro Basins near the city of Barcelona › Close to major electricity transmission infrastructure › The geology and market characteristics make the area attractive for geothermal district heat

  31. Slide 31: Spain - Tenerife

    Spain - Tenerife › Active volcanic island with a population of one million › Studies suggest magma chamber 3km to 4km below surface › Targeting 50MW to 100MW development › Energy prices are over €90/MWh or AUD $150/MWh - three times prices in Australia › Commenced extensive magneto-telluric survey w

  32. Slide 32: China

    China › Exclusive Cooperative Agreement to identify high prospect geothermal energy projects in China with four Chinese Government Institutions › Chinese Geothermal Energy Society › Geological Survey of China › Chinese Academy of Sciences › China Institute of Geo-Environment Monitoring › Two areas i

  33. Slide 33: Outlook for 2010 and beyond: Paralana Joint Venture Project

    Outlook for 2010 and beyond Paralana Joint Venture Project › Complete logging, casing & temperature measurement, formation evaluation & fracture program design › 1st Qtr 2010: Mini fracture program/fracture stimulation design › 2nd Qtr 2010: Multi-zone fracture stimulation › 3rd Qtr 2010: drilling o

  34. Slide 34: Outlook for 2010 and beyond

    Outlook for 2010 and beyond › Complete Tenerife MT survey and progress JV negotiations – identify deep drill target in Q1 2010, develop work program › Continue Madrid GDH coordination with Federal & State Governments and progress JV opportunities complete Q1 2010 › Other projects – Barcelona GDH/EGS

  35. Slide 35: www.petratherm.com.au

    www.petratherm.com.au

  36. Slide 36: Paralana project – HEWI model and economic assumptions

    Paralana project – HEWI model and economic assumptions › Temp. of 170˚C to 200˚C at 3,600m to 4,000m › Flow rate of 75 litres per sec – conservative compared with other public announcements › Net output per production well of 3.75 MW based on flow and inclusive of parasitic loads › 20 year project l

  37. Slide 37: Paralana transmission plan

    Paralana transmission plan › Close to customer at the Beverley mine – only 10 kilometres away › Plans for mine expansions - Four Mile deposit and new areas under exploration › Longer term plan to supply large- scale base load power through entry points at Port Augusta and Olympic Dam › Potentially f

  38. Slide 38: Industry transmission plan – northern SA

    Industry transmission plan – northern SA › 2009 independent report by McLennan Magasanik & Associates (MMA) shows savings in linking geothermal projects in the northern part of South Australia early to the National Electricity Market (NEM) › MMA estimates benefits of $860 million for South Australia

  39. Slide 39: MMA Report

    MMA Report ” Assessment of the value of new 275 KV transmission line to connect Geothermal Resources to the NEM in South Australia” Paralana delivered price after paying for electricity transmission is estimated by MMA to be $83/MWh to Olympic Dam Table shows long term development path for PTR with

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