Valeura Energy Inc. · TSX:VLE

Valeura Energy — Investor Presentation (October 2011)

50 slides from Valeura Energy's investor presentation, October 2011

  1. Slide 1: Building Momentum in Turkey Corporate Presentation October 2011

    A GLOBAL ENERGY COMPANY FOCUSED ON EXCEPTIONAL VALUE CREATION BUILDING MOMENTUM IN TURKEY CORPORATE PRESENTATION OCTOBER 2011

  2. Slide 2: Profile

    PROFILE Valeura Energy Inc. (VLE – TSX) Canada-based oil and gas E&P company with assets in Turkey and Western Canada Executed agreements for five transactions in Turkey since Sept 2010 (1): − AME-GYP farm-in (minimum US$8.8MM): oil in SE Anatolian Basin − Otto asset acquisition ($1.9MM): natural

  3. Slide 3: Why Turkey?

    WHY TURKEY? Prospective TBNG-PTI TBNG-PTI acquisition  Proven petroleum systems Acquisition (natural gas & light/heavy oil)  Under-explored & under-exploited conventional opportunity & unconventional plays  Opportunity to deploy modern technology  Anatolian Basin main oil producing region in Zag

  4. Slide 4: Valeura Lands in Turkey

    VALEURA LANDS IN TURKEY PETROLEUM LEASES & LICENCES GROSS AREA VALEURA NET AREA TRANSACTION DISTRICT (#) (acres) (acres) (1) THRACE BASIN TBNG-PTI – Onshore (2) I (MARMARA) 9 507,851 203,140 TBNG-PTI – Offshore (2) I (MARMARA) 5 715,217 227,024 Marhat/TransAtlantic (3) I (MARMARA) 3 364,000 243,000

  5. Slide 5: Thrace Basin Lands

    THRACE BASIN LANDS Bulgaria Otto asset purchase (35% WI) 3839 TBNG-PTI asset purchase (40% onshore; 15-35% offshore) Turkey Greece 2926 Marhat farm-in 3659 (100% WI) 3861 3860 3734 Istanbul 4126 4201 3858 3931 3934 4532 4324 4094 4322 4323 4460 4459 TransAtlantic farm-in (50% WI) 50 km 5

  6. Slide 6: Thrace Basin TBNG-PTI Acquisition

    THRACE BASIN TBNG-PTI ACQUISITION TURKEY AME-GYP FARM-IN Kahta 17 Well Tekirdag Processing Station 7 6

  7. Slide 7: TBNG-PTI Assets

    TBNG-PTI ASSETS Large acreage position with interests in 19 leases & licences (1): - 1,223,068 gross acres (430,164 net) in Thrace Basin (onshore & offshore) - 609,826 gross acres (158,555 net) in SE Anatolian Basin Established shallow gas production and marketing business in Thrace Basin: - 169 p

  8. Slide 8: TBNG-PTI Shallow Gas Business

    TBNG-PTI SHALLOW GAS BUSINESS Kazanci/ Hayrabolu Osmanli Kilavuzlu/ Bekirler Karaevli Tatarli Kayi Yagci/ Nustratli Gazi Aydede Tekirdag Evrenbey-1 (planned spud late Oct ‘11) 10 km 10 km  Estimated sales 19.4 MMcf/d (gross) or 7.8 MMcf/d (net) in 3rd Cumulative Proved + Probable quarter 2011 Field

  9. Slide 9: Unconventional Gas Opportunity

    UNCONVENTIONAL GAS OPPORTUNITY Thick Tertiary-aged sediments in Thrace Basin prospective for unconventional tight sands and shale gas exploitation: - Thermally mature source rocks exist in deeper parts of basin (depth to basement up to 9,000 m) - Existing well control indicates Mezardere, Ceylan an

  10. Slide 10: WCSB Montney Analogy

    WCSB MONTNEY ANALOGY Edirne licence B’ A’ A B Mezardere Prospective Area Area = 20,000 km2 50 km TBNG Area = 7,000 km2 Avg. H = 225 m lands Avg. H = 1,500 m BRV = 4,500 km3 BRV = 10,500 km3 Source: Canadian Discovery Ltd., April 9, 2010; and IHS Energy Group 2011 10

  11. Slide 11: WCSB Montney X-Section

    WCSB MONTNEY X-SECTION 250 km B B’ FORMATION MONTNEY PARAMETER LOW HIGH Depth (m) 1,500 2,500 Gross H (m) 150 300 Net pay H (m) 30 90 ф (%) 3 10 K (md) 0 2 TOC (%) 2 4.5 Pressure Gradient 0.52 0.63 Montney 260 m (psi/ft) Area (km2) 20,000 Avg Bulk Rock 4,500 Volume (km3) Source: Canadian Discovery L

  12. Slide 12: Southern Thrace Basin Mezardere X-Section

    SOUTHERN THRACE BASIN MEZARDERE X-SECTION FORMATION MEZARDERE PARAMETER LOW HIGH A A’ Depth (m) 1,000 3,500 Aydede-1 Yagci-8 BTD-1 BTD-2 DTD-3 DTD-7 DTD-9 Kuzey Kayi-1 Gross H (m) 500 2,500 Gross sand H (m) 240 900 Net pay H (m) 32 120 Ф (%) 3 15 DTD-7,9 K (md) 0 2 Frac’d Mezardere Perforations TOC

  13. Slide 13: Tight Gas - Proof-of-Concept Program Phases

    TIGHT GAS - PROOF-OF-CONCEPT PROGRAM PHASES 1. RECOMPLETION FRACS (750-2,000 m DEPTH) Identify zones which are gas bearing in Mezardere that require fracs to achieve commercial rates focusing initially on areas within structural closure Up to six well re-entries with at least a single-stage frac i

  14. Slide 14: BTD-2 Frac Success

    BTD-2 FRAC SUCCESS Frac Design and Results  Third well in proof-of-concept frac program  Single-stage frac completed on Oct 3, 2011  29 metre gross interval in Teslimkoy sands in Mezardere formation at depth of 980 metres  Interpreted 9.0 metres net pay and 16% porosity  Limited frac size to 22

  15. Slide 15: Otto Acquisition Thrace Basin

    THRACE BASIN OTTO ACQUISITION Edirne Gathering Facilities 15

  16. Slide 16: Edirne Licence 3D Seismic Coverage

    EDIRNE LICENCE 3D SEISMIC COVERAGE – 200 KM2 Kayapa-1 Ortakci -4 Ikihoyuk field Ortakci field D&A Gas Well Ortakci field Ikihoyuk field Follow-up locations on original Follow-up 3D locations on original 3D Arpaci-2 Prospects and leads Workover Dokuztepe-1 Kirmizihoyuk Karayusuf-1 field on western Pr

  17. Slide 17: SE Anatolian Basin Lands

    SE ANATOLIAN BASIN LANDS GAZIANTEP KARAKILISE Source: IHS Energy Group 2010 17

  18. Slide 18: TBNG-PTI Lands - Gaziantep Area

    TBNG-PTI LANDS - GAZIANTEP AREA Kinali Keklik well Siratas-1 (small oil discovery) (planned spud Nov ’11) 4656 4607 4638 4648 Turkey 4649 15 km Syria 18

  19. Slide 19: AME-GYP Farm-in - Karakilise Licences 2674 & 2677

    AME-GYP FARM-IN - KARAKILISE LICENCES 2674 & 2677 Karakilise-1 recompletion (currently producing TPAO Kastel field 40-50 bopd) EUR: 15 MMbbl Mardin Play Fairway Altinakar-1 drill well (Mardin oil discovery) AME Arpatepe field (currently producing 500-600 bopd) Bedinan Play Fairway Valeura Farm-in La

  20. Slide 20: Licence 2674 – Bedinan Prospects & Leads

    LICENCE 2674 – BEDINAN PROSPECTS & LEADS  119,265 gross acres N  10+ Bedinan prospects & leads identified 2674 with new 2D seismic (tilted fault blocks)  Altinakar-1 discovered heavy oil in Mardin Altinakar-1  GDPA on Sept 18, 2011 approved 3-year Bedinan drill well extension of Licence 2674 to

  21. Slide 21: Turkey Indicative Well Economics

    TURKEY INDICATIVE WELL ECONOMICS PHYSICAL PARAMETERS PER WELL PV10 ATAX (6) RECYCLE PROGRAM IP (2) ATAX ($MM) RATIO (7) RESERVES (1) CAPEX (3) F&D COST (5) (MMcf/d or Netback (4) (Bcf or Mbbl) ($MM) ($/BOE) bbl/d) ($/BOE) Thrace Basin Gas Shallow Gas Drilling 0.4 0.7 0.7 25.68 11.64 0.6 2.2 Tight Ga

  22. Slide 22: Turkey Indicative Budget 2011

    TURKEY INDICATIVE BUDGET 2011 (1) DRILLING NON DRILLING TOTAL BUSINESS SEGMENT GROSS WELLS NET WELLS WI AMOUNT WI AMOUNT WI AMOUNT (#) (#) (US$MM) (US$MM) (US$MM) TBNG-PTI Acquisition 13 5.2 4.3 7.3 11.6 Otto Acquisition 4 1.4 1.1 0.3 1.4 Marhat/TransAtlantic Farm-in 1 1.0 1.5 1.0 2.5 AME-GYP Farm-i

  23. Slide 23: Capital Structure September 30, 2011

    CAPITAL STRUCTURE SEPTEMBER 30, 2011 (POST 10:1 CONSOLIDATION) Basic shares outstanding at September 30, 2011 46,406,135 Common shares purchasable pursuant to: Financial warrants outstanding ($5.50 exercise price per share) 13,269,217 Performance warrants outstanding ($2.00 wt’d average exercise pri

  24. Slide 24: Summary

    SUMMARY Closing of TBNG-PTI acquisition in Turkey has transformed Valeura: - Boosted estimated production to 1,630 BOE/d in 3rd quarter 2011 - Acquired an established shallow gas production & marketing business currently realizing wellhead prices of approximately US$7.00/Mcf - Increased exposure to

  25. Slide 25: Disclaimer/Forward Looking Information

    DISCLAIMER/FORWARD LOOKING INFORMATION Certain information contained herein constitutes forward-looking information under applicable securities legislation. Such forward- looking information is provided for the purpose of providing information about management's current expectations and plans relati

  26. Slide 26: Disclaimer/Forward Looking Information (Cont'd)

    DISCLAIMER/FORWARD LOOKING INFORMATION (CONT’D) inherent in pursuing oil and gas opportunities in foreign countries; the state of the capital markets; the ability of the Corporation to obtain financing on acceptable terms; the ability of the Corporation to obtain qualified staff, equipment and servi

  27. Slide 27: Oil and Gas Terms and Advisories

    OIL AND GAS TERMS AND ADVISORIES OIL AND GAS TERMS: "reserves" are estimated remaining quantities of oil and natural gas and related substances anticipated to be recoverable from known accumulations, as of a given date, based on analysis of drilling, geological, geophysical and engineering data; the

  28. Slide 28: Supplementary Information

    A GLOBAL ENERGY COMPANY FOCUSED ON EXCEPTIONAL VALUE CREATION SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

  29. Slide 29: Our Heritage

    OUR HERITAGE Senior Management Board of Directors 29

  30. Slide 30: Recent Successes of Management & Board

    RECENT SUCCESSES OF MANAGEMENT & BOARD Sold 2009 $360 mm Market Cap 3x ROI (’04-’09) ~$903 mm CAGR 22% Market Cap at Trust Conversion Sold in 2008 $916 mm $202 mm 35x ROI (‘94-’03) 4x ROI (’05-’08) CAGR 51% CAGR 89% Sold in 2006 Sold in 2005 $306 mm $122 mm 1.4x ROI (’03-’06) 3x ROI (’02-’05) CAGR 1

  31. Slide 31: Organization Structure

    ORGANIZATION STRUCTURE BOARD OF DIRECTORS Abby Badwi Jim McFarland Bill Fanagan Ken McKay Claudio Ghersinich Ron Royal Stephanie Stimpson, Corporate Secretary PRESIDENT & CEO Jim McFarland ASSISTANTS Kumari Campbell Shari Lemon MANAGER MANAGER VP VP CFO BUSINESS GEOSCIENCES ENGINEERING OPERATIONS DE

  32. Slide 32: Management - Officers

    MANAGEMENT - OFFICERS President & CEO: Jim McFarland, P. Eng. 39 years Oil & Gas Experience Former President & CEO, director and co-founder, Verenex Energy (successful Libya oil and gas explorer)  Former Managing Director, Southern Pacific Petroleum (Australian shale oil)  Former President & COO,

  33. Slide 33: Management - Officers (Cont'd)

    MANAGEMENT - OFFICERS (CONT’D) VP Engineering: Don Shepherd, P. Eng. 40 years Oil & Gas Experience  Former General Manager, Verenex Energy Area 47 Libya based in Tripoli  Former VP Engineering & Operations, Calvalley Petroleum (Yemen) 13 years with Saudi Aramco as Asset Management Team Leader and

  34. Slide 34: Senior Technical Employees

    SENIOR TECHNICAL EMPLOYEES Manager Business Development: Barry Wihak, P. Geol. 30 years Oil & Gas Experience Former President & CEO, director and co-founder, Cangea Energy (private, Colombia focus) 5 years with Vermilion Energy Trust as Business Development Advisor (acquisitions in France, Netherl

  35. Slide 35: Board of Directors

    BOARD OF DIRECTORS Abby Badwi, P. Geol. President & CEO, Bankers Petroleum Ltd. Geological background Bill Fanagan, CA (Chair) Former Chairman, Verenex Energy Inc. Former President & CEO, Gulf Indonesia Resources Limited Financial background (Audit Chair) Claudio Ghersinich, P. Eng. Co-founder & for

  36. Slide 36: Valeura's Corporate Strategy

    VALEURA’S CORPORATE STRATEGY  Target creation of large global E&P company in 5 - 7 years - Goal to achieve NAV growth rate of 20 - 25% per annum Build E&P portfolio in 1 or 2 other regions of the world - MENA /Mediterranean Basin/Central Europe region of prime interest currently and may pursue opp

  37. Slide 37: Financial Highlights at June 30, 2011

    FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS AT JUNE 30, 2011 3 MONTHS ENDED 6 MONTHS ENDED RESULTS JUNE 30, 2011 JUNE 30, 2011 Production Crude oil & NGLs (bbl/d) 57 55 Natural gas (Mcf/d) 3,810 2,219 BOE/d (@6:1) (1) 692 425 Financial ($ except per boe amounts) P & NG revenues (net) 2,707,193 3,269,325 Funds flow from op

  38. Slide 38: TBNG-PTI Acquisition

    TBNG-PTI ACQUISITION Transaction with TransAtlantic Petroleum Ltd. ("TransAtlantic") to take 40% of TransAtlantic’s acquisition of all of the shares of Thrace Basin Natural Gas Turkiye Corporation ("TBNG") and Pinnacle Turkey, Inc. ("PTI"): - Total purchase price for 100% of TBNG-PTI was US$100MM c

  39. Slide 39: TBNG-PTI Land Schedule

    TBNG-PTI LAND SCHEDULE VALEURA PARTICIPATING EXPIRY DATE GROSS AREA LEASE/LICENCE NO. INTERESTS (3) (D/M/Y) (acres) (%) (acres) THRACE BASIN – PETROLEUM DISTRICT I MARMARA Production leases 2926, 3659, 3860, 3861 8/6/2017 to 2/12/2023 17,401 40 6,961 Exploration licences – onshore 3734, 3858, 3931,

  40. Slide 40: TBNG-PTI Shallow Gas Reserves Summary

    TBNG-PTI SHALLOW GAS RESERVES SUMMARY (1) BTAX RESERVES (2) PV @ 10% (3) CATEGORY 40% WI 40% WI 40% WI (Bcf) ( MMboe) ( US$MM) PROVED PDP 4.96 0.83 23.8 PNP 1.94 0.32 6.2 PUD 1.42 0.24 5.3 TOTAL PROVED 8.32 1.39 35.3 PROBABLE 1.73 0.29 3.5 TOTAL PROVED PLUS PROBABLE (4) 10.1 1.68 38.8 (1) W.D. Von G

  41. Slide 41: Thrace Basin Seismic

    THRACE BASIN SEISMIC 10 km  Drilling to date on 2D seismic only Legacy 2D Seismic (5,100 km)  2P reserves estimate (1) includes 12 drilling and 11 fracturing (3,514 km onshore; candidates in conventional reservoirs 1,586 km offshore)  3D seismic acquisition underway (461 km2) to extend pool bound

  42. Slide 42: Otto Producing Asset Purchase

    OTTO PRODUCING ASSET PURCHASE Definitive agreement signed Dec 14, 2010 to acquire 35% interest in Edirne Licence 3839 in Thrace Basin held by Edirne Enerji (wholly owned by Australia-based Otto Energy Ltd.) Purchase price US$3.1MM (including taxes) with effective date Oct 1, 2010 Acquisition clos

  43. Slide 43: Ortakci Producing Field Example

    ORTAKCI PRODUCING FIELD EXAMPLE Lower Danismen Time Structure – Legacy 3D Seismic Opportunities on Edirne Licence 1 km  Bright spots on seismic key exploration tool  Shallow conventional gas targets in Osmancik sands at ~300 m (10+ prospects & leads)  Deeper conventional (reef) & unconventional t

  44. Slide 44: Licence 2674, 2677 & 2678 – Earning Program

    LICENCE 2674, 2677 & 2678 – EARNING PROGRAM Seismic  Completed 227 km 2D seismic shoot N  US$2.7MM (net – 100% basis) cost 2678  Identified 20+ prospects & leads on 2674 & 2677 2678 Karakilise-1 2D seismic grid New 2D seismic grid in Bedinan and Mardin formations recompletion  Licence 2678 relin

  45. Slide 45: Natural Gas Infrastructure

    NATURAL GAS INFRASTRUCTURE 45

  46. Slide 46: Oil Infrastructure

    OIL INFRASTRUCTURE Map of Turkey’s Oil Infrastructure, 2008 ed or " r GREECE i P : ee __!sta + AKS fray YAAN 162 1.4 mb/d ( SS Eis r Black Sea ~<a é ig SOS 3 ee RUSSIA BULGARIA % ‘ La ~~ ds \\ GEORGIA ee 2 Kirktareli ai ) air a Samsun ®/ Oe go ee eSakarya Rnasya Ordu Trabzon ARMENIA ae ¥ e yae Gumts

  47. Slide 47: Thrace Basin Turkey - Stratigraphic Column

    THRACE BASIN TURKEY - STRATIGRAPHIC COLUMN  Tertiary basin  9,000 m of tertiary age sediments  Depositional environment  Deltaic sands  Turbidite sands  Reef development on Paleozoic highs  Key reservoirs  Danismen - gas  Osmancik – gas Mezardere - gas  Ceylan – gas  Sogucak – oil  Hami

  48. Slide 48: SE Turkey - Stratigraphic Column

    SE TURKEY - STRATIGRAPHIC COLUMN Reservoirs  Sinan/Garzan reefs (Tertiary/U Cretaceous)  Karabogaz & Mardin (Mid Cretaceous)  Bedinan (Ordovician) Source Rocks  Karabogaz (Cretaceous)  Dadas (Silurian) Seals  Germav (U Cretaceous)  Dadas (Silurian) Play Types  Structural - Reverse and normal

  49. Slide 49: Verenex Energy Inc. Share Price Performance

    VERENEX ENERGY INC. SHARE PRICE PERFORMANCE $100MM financing $20 Amalgamated 10.0 Confirmed 1st Libya Offshore France Prairie Fire. Libya non-consent discovery well D&A $31MM financing. Strategic to CNPC deal Commenced alternatives review 8.0 $15 trading on TSXV $30MM financing CNPC acquisition @ $2

  50. Slide 50: Verenex Experience in Libya

    VERENEX EXPERIENCE IN LIBYA  "Go where the oil is"  Seek out first mover advantage  Operate and choose partners wisely  Invest in good science, data capture and quality of technical analysis  Aggressively apply "western" technology and work processes in operations  Ensure experienced, on-the-g

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