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Gulfport Energy — Johnson Rice Energy Conference 2009

21 slides from Gulfport Energy's conference presentation, Oct 8, 2009

  1. Slide 1: Gulfport Energy Corporation

    Exhibit 99.1 Gulfport Energy Corporation Johnson Rice Energy Conference th October 8 , 2009

  2. Slide 2: Forward-Looking Statement

    Forward-Looking Statement This presentation includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). All statements, other than st

  3. Slide 3: Gulfport Today

    Gulfport Today Company Overview Map of Operations Ticker: Canadian Oil Sands Acreage: 127,941 Net Acres Bakken Shale Acreage: 900 Net Acres Market Cap¹: $342 MM Thailand 42.67 MM Shares x $8.01 Per Share Acreage: 4,000,000 Gross Acres Reserves: 3.5 Net BcfGas Permian Basin 19,000 Net BblsOil Acreage

  4. Slide 4: Key Investment Considerations

    Key Investment Considerations Gulfport has a diverse portfolio of oil-weighted assets Active in Southern Louisiana and the Permian, two of America’s most prolific oil producing basins OIL Long-term leases in the Canadian Oil Sands provide long-term optionallity in the largest oil play in the world o

  5. Slide 5: Balance Sheet

    Balance Sheet Declining Levels of Debt $120 ST & LT Debt $100 $80 $60 $95.9 $40 $70.7 $65.0 $64.8 $55.6 $20 $0 09/30/08 12/31/08 3/31/09 6/30/2009 9/30/09E 42% reduction in debt since 9/30/08 4

  6. Slide 6: Cost Environment

    Cost Environment The combined effect of increased commodity pricing and reduced drilling and completion costs has allowed Gulfport to resume drilling in earnest again SL340 #989 SL340 #981 (June 2009) (October 2008) % Decrease Mobilization/Demobilization $ 10,000 per job $ 35,000 per job -71% Drilli

  7. Slide 7: Valuing Gulfport

    Valuing Gulfport Gulfport is highly leveraged to oil and is presently trading Oil sands provide at a discount to its current PV-10 value which assigns no significant value to its position in the Canadian Oil Sands upside and are completely discounted Due to price from At year-end 2007 revisions at y

  8. Slide 8: Gulfport in the Scope of Canada's Oil Sands

    Gulfport in the Scope of Canada’s Oil Sands • Gulfport holds an interest in approximately 127,941 net acres¹ of oil sands leases • The Canadian oil sands of Alberta are the world’s largest oil play outside of Saudi Arabia with approximately 173 billion² barrels of oil proven to be recoverable using

  9. Slide 9: Unlocking Value in the Canadian Oil Sands

    Unlocking Value in the Canadian Oil Sands • On August 31, 2009 Athabasca Oil Sands Crop (AOSC) and PetroChina announced a deal whereby PetroChina will acquire 60% of AOSC’s Dover and MacKay River oil sands projects 1 AOSC - PetroChina Deal 180,000 Net Acres @ $9,650 Per Acre = $1.74 Billion NO PRODU

  10. Slide 10: Unlocking Value in the Canadian Oil Sands (cont.)

    Unlocking Value in the Canadian Oil Sands (cont.) 1,2,3 • ~50,000 acres net to Gulfport’s interest¹ are located in the direct vicinity of the AOSC – PetroChina acreage • This portion of acreage has well control from: ~278 wells on or within 1 section of the acreage ~578 wells on or within 3 sections

  11. Slide 11: Canadian Oil Sands Historical M&A

    Canadian Oil Sands Historical M&A Announcement Transaction Working Interest Transaction Acquiror Seller Target Date Value Lease Size Value US$mm Acres $/acre Pettrochina Athabasca Oil Sands 60% of Company 8/31/2009 $1,737 180,000 $9,650 Nexen OPTI Canada 15% Long Lake 12/17/2008 $735 38,880 $18,904

  12. Slide 12: Developing the Canadian Oil Sands

    Developing the Canadian Oil Sands Algar Lake Project Algar Lake is expected to be the site of Grizzly’s¹ first oil sands production facility Grizzly¹ plans to develop Algar Lake employing a method of in-situ extraction called Steam Assisted Gravity Drainage (SAGD) to produce the leasehold Expected c

  13. Slide 13: Canadian Oil Sands Economics

    Canadian Oil Sands Economics Generic SAGD Facility Economics¹ Pre-Tax Net Present Value Sensitivities to the Gross 100% Working Interest for First Phase SAGD Project Assumptions $350 $286 $300 WTI / NYMEX Gas Ratio 15-to-1 AECO Gas as % of Henry Hub 90% $250 $209 Wellhead Bitumen Price as % of WTI 7

  14. Slide 14: Permian Basin

    Permian Basin Gross Estimated Ultimate Recovery 2009 Activity Update GPOR: 110-145 MBOE Peers 3 • Currently hold 6,724 net acres CXO: 140-150 MBOE – Acquired an 2,127 net acres during 2Q’09 PXD: 120-150 MBOE DVN: 150 MBOE – Recently added an additional 287 net acres • Currently shooting seismic on m

  15. Slide 15: Permian Basin

    Permian Basin Generic Wolfberry Well Economics Reserves Net Reserves¹ 90,000 - 110,000 BOE Oil 64% Gas & NGLs 36% Drill & Complete Cost $ 1.2 MM WTI / NYMEX Gas Ratio 15-to-1 After Drill PV-10 Value Sensitivities Internal Rate of Return Sensitivities $4.5 200% 175% $4.0 180% $4.0 160% $3.5 140% $2.9

  16. Slide 16: West Cote Blanche Bay

    West Cote Blanche Bay 2009 Activity Update • Began 2009 drilling program on June 5 th • Plan to drill approximately 8 to 10 wells at West Cote during 2009 Inventory • Net proved reserves of 13.40 MMBOE¹ – 100% third party engineered West Cote Blanche Bay Production Facilities • Estimated YE’09 Reser

  17. Slide 17: Hackberry

    Hackberry 2009 Activity Update • Entered into a joint exploration agreement covering approximately 3,058 net acres adjacent to the East Hackberry field – Represents a significant increase in footprint at Hackberry, growing Gulfport’s acreage position by approximately 39% • Plan to drill approximatel

  18. Slide 18: Appendix

    Appendix 17 GULFPORT

  19. Slide 19: Hedged Production

    Hedged Production Gulfport Energy Corporation Gulfport Energy Corporation Fixed Price Contracts¹ Fixed Price Contracts¹ 2009 2010 Weighted Average Barrels Per Weighted Average Barrels Per Month Month Daily Price Day Daily Price Day July-09 $55.17 3,000 January-10 $54.81 3,000 August-09 $55.17 3,000

  20. Slide 20: Bakken Shale

    Bakken Shale • Based upon the identified geologic trends, • Bakken Shale Gulfport began actively pursuing acreage – ~900 net acres early in the play’s development, effectively achieving first mover advantages • Located in Montana, North Dakota, South • New technology is key to field development Dako

  21. Slide 21: Thailand

    Thailand Through an indirect equity investment in APICO, Gulfport has gained exposure to a natural gas play in northeast Thailand – Third party engineers Gaffney Cline credit wells producing in the Phu Horm gas field with approximately ½ TCF¹ of reserves Net to Gulfport’s interest, total proved rese

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