Petro River Oil Corporation · OTC:PTRC

Petro River Oil — Investor Presentation (April 2014)

57 slides from Petro River Oil's investor presentation, Apr 23, 2014

  1. Slide 1: Petro Spring April 2014

    © petro spring 2014 | petrospring TECHNOLOGY * SOLUTIONS * CAPITAL * EXPERTISE APRIL 2014

  2. Slide 2: Disclaimer

    © petro spring 2014 Disclaimer Forward Looking-Statements Certain statements in this presentation contain "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 including, without limitation, expectation

  3. Slide 3: The world is facing an unprecedented energy and environmental crisis

    © petro spring 2014 The world is facing an unprecedented ENERGY 2 ENVIRONMENTAL CRISIS World energy consumption 8 —o | = Coal — Gas — Hydro — Nuclear renewable a Energy, 1000 TWh per year 3 ° 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 Year Source: BP Statistical Review of World Energy, 2013 Workbook

  4. Slide 4: Low-emission and renewable alternatives will be too slow, too expensive

    © petro spring 2014 Low-emission and renewable alternatives will be TOO SLOW 2 TOO EXPENSIVE

  5. Slide 5: However, we can unlock natural gas and unconventional resources

    © petro spring 2014 However, we can unlock NATURAL GAS ? UNCONVENTIONAL RESOURCES

  6. Slide 6: Energy revolution in North America

    © petro spring 2014 Which is already fueling an ENERGY REVOLUTION : NORTH AMERICA ce: U.S, Energy Information Administration

  7. Slide 7: Reversing production trends

    © petro spring 2014 Tight Gas Lower 48 Onshore Conventional Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration Annual Energy Outlook 2012 REVERSING PRODUCTION TRENDS After decades of continuous decline

  8. Slide 8: Improving emissions picture

    © petro spring 2014 US Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Energy Consumption (Million Metric Tons) Actual -® Actual/98 Forecast ee os 06 07 on Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration IMPROVING = EMISSIONS PICTURE In stark contrast to other growing economies

  9. Slide 9: Creating jobs

    © petro spring 2014 U.S. Employment: Oil and Gas Extraction Thousands January 1988 to March 2013 Carpe Diem Blog 1995 2000 2005 2010 Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CREATING JOBS With more to follow as natural gas fuels a new industrial base

  10. Slide 10: Energy independence a reality

    © petro spring 2014 Cumulative 5-Year Change in imports — Net Natural Gas Imports “35% — Net Crude Oil and Petroleum imports 33% 40% 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration Short Term Energy Outlook 2011 And, as imports are reduced, making ENERGY INDEPENDENCE A REALIT

  11. Slide 11: Unconventional resources are being proven around the globe

    © petro spring 2014 UNCONVENTIONAL RESOURCES Are being proven all around the globe Unconventional Gas Resources [trillion cubic feet] Source: BP Statistical Review of World Energy 2013 NIL

  12. Slide 12: The key lies in transferring technology and expertise

    © petro spring 2014 The key to addressing other countries’ challenges lies in TRANSFERING TECHNOLOGY z EXPERTISE

  13. Slide 13: Keeping top talent locked up in North America

    © petro spring 2014 But most companies won't send their senior executives overseas KEEPING TOP TALENT LOCKED UP = NORTH AMERICA

  14. Slide 14: Petro River has created Petro Spring

    © petro spring 2014 & In order to capitalize on these opportunities, Oetroriver has created: To bring four key advantages to this opportunity: petrospring x TECHNOLOGY x SOLUTIONS x CAPITAL x EXPERTISE ou

  15. Slide 15: Preferred advisor and manager for high-impact opportunities

    © petro spring 2014 ~~ petrospring This uniquely positions To be the preferred ADVISOR z MANAGER for carefully selected HIGH-IMPACT OPPORTUNITIES

  16. Slide 16: Leveraging a differentiated business model

    © petro spring 2014 Leveraging aDIFFERENTIATED BUSINESS MODEL Financial Experts & Venture Capitalists Academic Oil & Gas Experts and PhDs Network Technology Technology Advisory Solutions Committee Team Global Oil & Gas Clients in Need of Technology Solutions

  17. Slide 17: Technology

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  18. Slide 18: Technology development strategy

    © petro spring 2014 TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY To bring differentiated reservoir solutions to the global market Identify Solution > Leverage Technology Sourcing Network to find cutting edge technologies > Partner with existing relevant technology companies > Develop Proprietary technology solut

  19. Slide 19: Actively recruiting and negotiating with top experts

    © petro spring 2014 ACTIVELY RECRUITING 2 NEGOTIATING With top experts in commercial academic research “+ =F ¢F d GEOLOGY & DRILLING & STIMULATION SIMULATION & FLUID GEOPHYSICS COMPLETION & PRODUCTION SMART FIELDS TREATMENT These individuals have expertise spanning a WIDE RANGE « TECHNICAL DOMAINS

  20. Slide 20: Proposed top candidates

    © petro spring 2014 PROPOSED TOP CANDIDATES § TECHNICAL ADIVSORY NETWORK + @ ¢F GEOLOGY & DRILLING & STIMULATION SIMULATION & FLUID GEOPHYSICS COMPLETION & PRODUCTION SMART FIELDS TREATMENT Prof. J. Rector Prof. G. Cooper Marcelo Laprea-Bigott. Dr. H. Kuzma Prof. N. Sitar Note: The individuals liste

  21. Slide 21: Proposed advisory candidates

    © petro spring 2014 PROPOSED ADVISORY CANDIDATES Donald Paul = Professor Emeritus, Civil Environmental Engineering at University of California Berkeley a = Former UK Physical Lab (UK), Union Carbide (Belgium), Atlas Copco (Switzerland), Castolin (Switzerland) Drilling & = Former Director of Schlumbe

  22. Slide 22: A unique incentive structure

    © petro spring 2014 Retainer Fee Expert earns a retainer for: = Advice and time = Evaluating technology companies = Answering general inquiries from Petro Spring and partners Ad Hoc Project Compensation Engagement of in-network Professionals for projects beyond their retainer Separate compensation f

  23. Slide 23: Differentiated access to emerging and proven technology

    © petro spring 2014 Our network of trusted advisors has differentiated access to EMERGING z PROVEN TECHNOLOGY NL

  24. Slide 24: Our model is attractive to top industry talent

    © petro spring 2014 Our model is attractiveto TOP INDUSTRY TALENT Being inadvertently lost by MAJOR COMPANIES RELOCATING Ss ae Top research staff have retired from Chevron rather than relocate to Texas... Petro Spring has direct, personal access to these experts!

  25. Slide 25: Capital available to fund early-stage development

    © petro spring 2014 » S © E Q 2 oO > o a Introduction Capital available to FUND EARLY-STAGE DEVELOPMENT NS

  26. Slide 26: Unlock stranded technologies

    Ppa aa Set Leveraging our strategic relationships, corporate structure Partner with E&P corporate venture groups to uncover & unlock technology “stuck in the lab” stranded by companies’ . limited ability, connections, & capital knowledge and foresight to deploy effectively into the market operated a

  27. Slide 27: Access to Petro River assets for accelerated field evaluation

    © petro spring 2014 Access to Petro River assets for proof of concept and ACCELERATED FIELD EVALUATION NL

  28. Slide 28: A bridge across the valley of death

    © petro spring 2014 As a result we can provide a bridge ACROSS : “VALLEY OF DEATH” [ Product launch | launch VALLEY OF DEAT Cumulative profit/loss NB

  29. Slide 29: Address specific opportunities

    © petro spring 2014 And tailor the application of these technologies to ADDRESS SPECIFIC OPPORTUNITIES

  30. Slide 30: Solutions

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  31. Slide 31: Evaluating technology gaps and opportunities

    © petro spring 2014 Our technical solutions teams will evaluate TECHNOLOGY GAPS z OPPORTUNITIES petrospring TECHNICAL DATA AND SOLUTIONS DEFINED TEAM NEEDS , RESOURCE PLAY IN NEED OF TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS NB

  32. Slide 32: Local and global knowledge

    petro spring 2014 Exploiting the essential combination of LOCAL z GLOBAL KNOWLEDGE

  33. Slide 33: Identifying analogs and proven solutions

    © petro spring 2014 Apparent best match... se P RABBI BERS Sn a Y Using multivariate analysis to identify ANALOGS 2 PROVEN SOLUTIONS Prioritize transferring technologies an best practices applied at “US Play 1” id

  34. Slide 34: Integrated technical solutions

    © petro spring 2014 Where necessary, combining multiple technologies into INTEGRATED TECHNICAL SOLUTIONS

  35. Slide 35: Projects with local service providers

    © petro spring 2014 We will look to structure mutually beneficial projects with LOCAL SERVICE PROVIDERS NE

  36. Slide 36: Dominate their target market

    © petro spring 2014 Equipping them with world-class solutions to DOMINATE THEIR TARGET MARKET

  37. Slide 37: Commercial development of unconventional resources

    © petro spring 2014 Facilitating and accelerating the COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT s UNCONVENTIONAL RESOURCES

  38. Slide 38: Rejuvenation of mature under-exploited assets

    © petro spring 2014 As well as the REJUVENATION « MATURE 2 UNDER-EXPLOITED ASSETS

  39. Slide 39: Access to Capital

    © petro spring 2014 ACCESS ° CAPITAL

  40. Slide 40: Understands the importance of access to capital

    © petro spring 2014 (—\ UNDERSTANDS : IMPORTANCE psvossing ~— § ACCESS TO CAPITAL

  41. Slide 41: Service company joint ventures

    © petro spring 2014 oetrospring Petro Spring is actively seeking to co-invest with partners to create SERVICE COMPANY JOINT VENTURES NL

  42. Slide 42: Working interest in international opportunities

    © petro spring 2014 And taking an active working interest in INTERNATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES

  43. Slide 43: Expertise

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  44. Slide 44: Technical and commercial expertise

    © petro spring 2014 In the end, solutions and capital are worth nothing without TECHNICAL 2 COMMERCIAL EXPERTISE -

  45. Slide 45: Highly experienced team

    © petro spring 2014 - | petrospring Employs a highly experienced, team, intimately connected with: ENTREPRENEURS INVESTORS OPERATORS GOVERNMENTS

  46. Slide 46: Accomplished industry leaders

    © petro spring 2014 : y 4 } Scot Cohen Luis Vierma Matt Bell Jamie Rector + ICO FUND PDVSA+t SHELL + UC BERKELEY v Ruben Alba Daniel Smith Matt Hull Jonathan Rudney HALLIBURTON + XTO+ BLACKSTONE + CENTURY + A small, versatile team built from ACCOMPLISHED INDUSTRY LEADERS + Indicates former company a

  47. Slide 47: Experienced dynamic team

    © petro spring 2014 Employing an EXPERIENCED 2 DYNAMIC TEAM Scot Cohen Executive Chairman Petro River Oil James Rector Chief Technology Advisor Matthew Bell Chief of Operations Luis Vierma EVP Geophysics & Geology Petro River Oil Jonathan Rudney Senior Advisor Over 20 years experience in institution

  48. Slide 48: Experienced and dynamic team

    © petro spring 2014 Formulates an EXPERIENCED AND DYNAMIC TEAM Daniel Smith EVP Operations Petro River Oil Jesse Crews Operations and Geology Ruben Alba EVP Unconventional Petro River Oil Tony Amor Senior Technology Advisor Matt Hull Business Development Over 17 years experience in the Oil and Gas i

  49. Slide 49: Technical advisory committee

    detro spring 2014 © Technologies and solutions are recommended by the TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE Ss TECHNOLOGIES IN NEED OF a yISORY INVESTMENT & APPLICATION Or ARATTEE MAD,

  50. Slide 50: Relationships with industry leaders and government agencies

    © petro spring 2014 Members of the team have worked in = 50 COUNTRIES Company management has relationships with INDUSTRY LEADERS 2 GOVERNMENT AGENCIES a

  51. Slide 51: Carefully selected projects

    © petro spring 2014 Well connected with current and former IOC 2 NOC STAFF 2 RESEARCHERS (— only engages in carefully selected pelrospring _ Projects that meet multiple criteria: x MUTUALLY BENEFICIAL x HIGHLY SCALABLE x SUSTAINABLE x LEGAL 2 ETHICAL NL

  52. Slide 52: Structured knowledge transfer

    © petro spring 2014 To ensure a sustainable solution is delivered, we require STRUCTURED KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER HIGHER EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP JOINT VENTURE petrospring COMPANIES “4 NB

  53. Slide 53: Coupling people, brainpower and technology

    © petro spring 2014 Optimal oil & gas extraction requires coupling PEOPLE, BRAINPOWER z TECHNOLOGY x Technology Alone Technology alone may not be enough to optimize oil and gas recovery rates v Brainpower & Training & Technology a Expertise Education Petro Spring is in the process of formalizing its

  54. Slide 54: A fully-integrated offering

    © petro spring 2014 A FULLY-INTEGRATED OFFERING Investment Capital Scientific and Technical Expertise Cutting-Edge Operational Technology Experience NE

  55. Slide 55: Strength and depth

    © petro spring 2014 WITH STRENGTH 2 DEPTH Investment Capital Deep experience in financial markets, access to capital, and providing financing to technology companies Selim renale-laes World Class leadership team with extensive technical experience and Expertise geological expertise, that has partici

  56. Slide 56: Positioning to be the partner of choice

    © petro spring 2014 Positioning i to be the PARTNER OF CHOICE c\ OILFIELD SERVICE | VENTURE CAPITAL MAJOR OIL INDEPENDENT OIL ADVANTAGE COMPANIES & PRIVATE EQUITY COMPANIES COMPANIES petrospring CUTTING-EDGE ) 2 TECHNOLOGY & SOLUTIONS ef s ASSETS FOR FIELD TESTING | ? | INDUSTRY & ACADEMIC ) EXPERTI

  57. Slide 57: How can Petro Spring help you?

    © petro spring 2014 HOW CAN (— | petrospring HELP YOU ?

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