Melbana Energy Limited · ASX:MAY

Melbana Energy — Investor Presentation (July 2016)

26 slides from Melbana Energy's investor presentation, July 2016

  1. Slide 1: Corporate Presentation

    Corporate Presentation July 2016

  2. Slide 2: Disclaimer

    Disclaimer Forward-looking Statements and Resources Summary of information: This presentation contains general and background information about MEO’s activities current as at the date of the presentation and should not be considered to be comprehensive or to comprise all the information that an inve

  3. Slide 3: Corporate Overview

    Corporate Overview 3

  4. Slide 4: Company Overview

    Company Overview • ASX listed (ASX: MEO) petroleum exploration company • Identified potential in Cuba Block 9 for over 8 billion barrels of oil-in-place with Prospective Resources of 395 million barrels just in one play (unrisked Best Estimate, 100% basis)* • Seeking early drilling opportunities in

  5. Slide 5: Corporate Snapshot

    Corporate Snapshot Capital Structure Share Price Share price (as at 6 July 2016) A$0.015 Volume Share Price Shares on issue 891.2m 2.5 14.00 Options on issue (exercise price $0.50) 3.7m 2 12.00 Share Performance Rights 26.3m 10.00 Millions 1.5 Cents 8.00 Market capitalisation A$13.8m 1 6.00 Net cash

  6. Slide 6: Board & Management

    New Leadership Under MD Peter Stickland and New Board Board & Management Board of Directors Peter Stickland Andrew Purcell Michael Sandy Managing Director Non-Executive Non-Executive & CEO Chairman Director Senior Team Colin Naylor Robert Zammit Errol Johnstone Dean Johnstone CFO & Exec Manager – Ch

  7. Slide 7: Cuba

    7 MEOAustralia

  8. Slide 8: Cuba Block 9 - Positioned in oil rich highly prospective area

    Cuba Block 9 - Positioned in oil rich highly prospective area On trend with existing producing fields, very significant oil potential Positioning • Block 9 PSC (2,380 km2 or 588,000 acres) located onshore and close to infrastructure • MEO (100%*) awarded Block 9 PSC in September 2015 for 25 year ter

  9. Slide 9: Cuba Oil and Gas Potential - Untapped region of the Gulf of Mexico

    Cuba Oil and Gas Potential - Untapped region of the Gulf of Mexico MEO has early mover advantage into this significantly under explored region Format?? Cuba – Significant Undiscovered Potential • The Gulf of Mexico is one of the world’s great petroleum mega provinces - Cuba represents the under-expl

  10. Slide 10: Cuba Block 9 – Resource Potential

    Cuba Block 9 – Resource Potential Multi-billion barrel oil potential identified so far in just 1 of 3 oil plays Technical Assessment Havana Bolanos-1 (1991) recorded a recovery Cuba • Identified the following three play types: Varadero Field is the largest oil field of 22° API oil from Upper Sheet i

  11. Slide 11: Potential of A2 Lead at the Lower Sheet

    Potential of A2 Lead at the Lower Sheet 222 million barrel high side potential with an estimated 25% chance of success • Large structure (up to 44km2) at Lower Sheet objective Depth B B’ m • Reservoir is a conventional, fractured carbonate Bolanos‐1 Guadal‐1 0 • Recoverable volumes conservatively es

  12. Slide 12: Marti-5 highlights potential of Lower Sheet in Western Area of Block 9

    Marti-5 highlights potential of Lower Sheet in Western Area of Block 9 Old well drilled off structure points to potential of nearby leads • Marti-5 (drilled 1984) recovered light oil (24°API) Depth A A’ and had oil shows over a 390 metre gross interval m Marti-5 from the Lower Sheet 0 Tertiary • Lat

  13. Slide 13: Cuba - Re-emerging as an investment destination

    Cuba - Re-emerging as an investment destination Internal changes and start of normalization of relations with US having positive impact • Cuba has implemented an attractive fiscal regime - New Law of Foreign Investment in 2014, including 8 year profit tax exemption • In December 2014 US President Ob

  14. Slide 14: Cuba Block 9 - Value drivers & Next steps

    Cuba Block 9 - Value drivers & Next steps Substantial resource potential – investigate potential for early drilling Value Drivers • Proven oil trend • MEO’s resource assessment identifies very significant resource potential for high quality oil in only one prospective play • Located onshore, close t

  15. Slide 15: Australia & New Zealand Portfolio

    Australia & New Zealand Portfolio 15

  16. Slide 16: Onshore New Zealand - PEP51153 (MEO 30%, non-operator)

    Onshore New Zealand - PEP51153 (MEO 30%, non-operator) Analysing production and exploration opportunities • Tag Oil subsidiary recently appointed operator Puka PEP 51153 • Considering potential operational synergies with nearby Tag producing Waihapa assets to reduce break-even oil production costs •

  17. Slide 17: Northern Australia Acreage and Projects

    Northern Australia Acreage and Projects Discrete upstream projects adjacent to proven hydrocarbons ABADI GREATER SUNRISE BAROSSA Kupang Kupang EVANS SHOAL      Joint Petroleum BLACKWOOD CALDITA Development HERON Area BAYU‐UNDAN Tassie Shoal Projects Concept TSMP2 TSMP1 TSLNG Darwin Darwin 

  18. Slide 18: WA-488-P (MEO 100%) – Beehive giant oil prospect

    WA-488-P (MEO 100%) – Beehive giant oil prospect Beehive being upgraded with recent seismic reprocessing before farmout Darwin • Significant, multi billion barrel oil prospect • Potentially the largest undrilled oil prospect offshore Australia PETREL • Shallow water, suitable for lower cost jack-up

  19. Slide 19: Corporate & Activity Pipeline

    Corporate & Activity Pipeline 19

  20. Slide 20: Fiscal Discipline

    Fiscal Discipline Major cost reduction initiatives implemented & new capital raised • 2016: 20% reduction in cash component of annual salaries for CEO and senior staff, exchanged for exercisable performance rights: • Savings of ~$280,000 per annum • Exercisable Performance Rights build stronger alig

  21. Slide 21: MEO Indicative Activity Pipeline

    MEO Indicative Activity Pipeline Actively managing program to optimise value 2016 2017 Indicative Permit Activity Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Cuba (Block 9) • Data gathering, studies and reprocessing • “Lower Sheet” prospectivity & resource assessment • Assessment of additional prospectivity • Assessmen

  22. Slide 22: Investment Summary

    Investment Summary Refocused strategy targeting projects with appropriate risk reward profile New leadership team - expertise in relevant petroleum geology & experience in international jurisdictions Unique Cuban leverage with early mover advantage Cuba has excellent oil & gas prospectivity and demo

  23. Slide 23: Appendix

    Appendix Peter Stickland Managing Director / CEO +61 3 8625 6000 Peter.Stickland@meoaustralia.com.au

  24. Slide 24: AC/P50 & AC/P51 (MEO 100%*): Multiple oil targets

    AC/P50 & AC/P51 (MEO 100%*): Multiple oil targets MEO fully carried through 3D seismic reprocessing • Identified material Ramble On and Jur’maker oil prospects in proven petroleum system defined on modern 3D seismic data • Suitable for lower cost jack-up drilling rig • Potential highlighted by Aurig

  25. Slide 25: Tassie Shoal Projects

    Tassie Shoal Projects Shallow water site, innovative low cost development paths for regional stranded gas • 100% owned by MEO • Region has substantial undeveloped high CO2 gas that needs a low cost development solution • Methanol manufacturing uses gas with high CO2 (up to Tassie Shoal Projects Conc

  26. Slide 26: Appendix – MEO Group Assets

    Appendix – MEO Group Assets Country Asset MEO % 2016 Work Program Value Driver Cuba Onshore Block 9 PSC 100%* 200km 2D reprocessing  Proven oil trend with very significant Studies prospective oil resource identified  Investigating potential for near term drilling New Onshore Taranaki 30% Subject t

Melbana Energy — Investor Presentation (July 2016) on 6ix