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Title: Black Rock Oil


1
Black Rock Oil Gas PLC
Annual General Meeting
January 29th 2007
2
2006 Highlights
  • Black Rock reported a loss of 1.66m for 2005/6
    compared to 1.46m for 2004/5 in line with
    expectations
  • Raised 2.1m in financial period 2005/6 and a
    further 3.1m post period in difficult conditions
    for the AIM market
  • Participated in the drilling and testing of 2
    wells
  • Arce 4 in Colombia which was a successful heavy
    oil field appraisal
  • 49/8c-4 in the UK Southern North Sea, which
    although suspended as a gas discovery, had
    disappointing flow rates
  • Conducted one work over on Arce 2 in Colombia
  • Initiated a long-term steam injection test on the
    Arce Field after a delay of 6 months due to
    difficulties with delivery of the steam generator
    from the USA
  • Resolved dispute with our Colombian operator,
    Kappa
  • Board of Directors has been restructured and the
    management team strengthened

3
2006 Highlights
  • Balanced our portfolio of assets and risks by
  • withdrawing from the Northern North Sea high
    risk, high cost exploration blocks 22/8a, 22/14b
    and 22/19b
  • completing our withdrawal from 2 Australian
    assets and seeking potential buyers for the
    remaining EP-325 and EP-364 licences
  • not renewing our offshore Ireland option blocks
    following technical evaluation
  • Seeking new low risk exploration and production
    opportunities that compliment our near-production
    Colombian and UK assets

4
Corporate Transformation
Over the past 24 months, Black Rock Oil Gas
PLC has transformed itself from a cash shell to
an exploration company with significant potential
by
  • Adopting a low risk exploration strategy
  • Creating a balanced portfolio in terms of
    geographical spread and near-term production with
    exploration upside
  • Farming-in to acreage in South America (Colombia)
    and UK that meets these criteria.
  • Building an experienced management team to
    implement this growth strategy

5
New Management Team
6
Corporate Strategy
  • To focus on generating near term cash flow by
  • acquiring production or previously non-commercial
    or undeveloped discoveries
  • targeting bypassed pay and acreage adjacent to
    existing producing fields
  • To balance low risk production with high quality
    exploration projects by
  • acquiring exploration acreage in known
    hydrocarbon provinces
  • avoiding high risk basins and countries
  • working with successful operators with
    established track record and local
    knowledge/expertise
  • seeking significant equity interests to
    materially impact the company and maximise
    financial flexibility, yet limit risk exposure

7
Asset Summary
Colombia Middle Magdalena Basin Potential near
term cash flow 50-50 joint venture with Kappa
Resources
2006 Highlights
  • Arce 4 appraisal completed and flowed at 30.5
    bopd in July 2006
  • Arce 2 reworking
  • Arce long-term steam testing in started in 4Q
    2006 and is expected to run until 1Q/2Q 2007
  • Resolution of dispute with Kappa
  • 50 km seismic acquisition on Alhucema

8
Colombia - Arce Oil Field
  • Discovered 1984, heavy oil at depths of around
    3000 feet
  • 4 wells drilled, 30 feet net pay
  • Arce 3 4 tested 30 bopd
  • Steam flood is the proven stimulation technology
    in the region (see Chicala Field)
  • Increase in recovery of between 3 and 5 times
    should be expected
  • Steam injection testing in Q4 2006/Q1 2007

9
Colombia - Arce Oil Field
  • Estimated gross recoverable reserves of 5-10 mmbo
  • Recent remapping suggests significant upward
    growth in reserves
  • If successful, a development plan should be
    submitted to Ecopetrol in the summer 2007 and
    subject to approval Arce could be in production
    around the end of 2007
  • Peak production from Arce could reach gt3,000 bopd
    after 3 years

10
Colombia - Baul Oil Field
  • Discovered 1960, shallow heavy oil, 5 wells
    drilled, 100 net pay
  • Baul 3 produced 16,610 barrels of oil from a 14
    sand in 1960-61
  • Estimated recoverable reserves of 2-3 mmbo of
    which 1mmbo is contained in the proven 14 sand
  • Testing in 2007

11
Colombia Exploration Opportunities (1)
Las Quinchas Association Contract
  • Prospective block containing a number of
    opportunities, ranging from shallow heavy oil to
    light oil targets in the deep Cretaceous
  • Acacia (50-100mmbo) heavy oil prospect
  • Lalinda (10 mmbo) heavy oil prospect
  • Rio Viejo/La Tolda (49 mmbo) light oil,
    12,000-18,000 ft target depth
  • Morroa another deep Cretaceous play

Operator estimated mean reserves
12
Colombia - Acacia Este
  • Acacia Este exploration well to be drilled in Q1
    2007
  • 40 chance of success
  • Large structure similar to Arce and Chicala
  • 50-100 mmbbls mean estimated recoverable reserves
    of heavy oil
  • Shallow prospect at lt3500 feet
  • If successful, may require one or more appraisal
    wells before development

Acacia Este prospect
13
Colombia - Acacia Este
  • Payment for this well completes Black Rocks
    farm-in to the Las Quinchas Block and, subject to
    Ecopetrols approval, will confirm our rights to
    a beneficial ownership of 50 of the Block.

14
Colombia Exploration Opportunities (2)
Alhucema EP Contract
  • Awarded in September 2005 as a result of farm-in
    agreement with Kappa
  • Similar geology to Las Quinchas heavy and light
    oil prospects
  • Possible extension of Chicala oilfield trend
  • Northern extension of Morroa lead
  • 50 km 2D seismic acquired in 2H 2006. Prospect
    generation ongoing.

15
Asset Summary
Colombia Middle Magdalena Basin 50 joint
venture with Kappa Energy
2007 Planned activities
  • Arce heavy Oil Field Steam testing in 4Q 2006/1Q
    2007
  • Drilling of low-risk Acacia Este exploration well
    in Q1 2007. Access 50-100 mmbbl potential
    reserves.
  • Earn farm-in rights to 50 of Las Quinchas Block
    subject to Ecopetrol approval.
  • Arce Field potentially producing 2H 2007
  • Testing Baul Field

16
Asset Summary
UK Southern North Sea
Prospective acreage adjacent to existing oil and
gas fields 15 interest in Block operated by
Wintershall
  • 2006 Highlights
  • Drilled 49/8c-4 to test the Monterey gas field
  • Drilling was very successful but technical
    difficulties during testing meant that flow rates
    were lt1mmscfd
  • Gas was recognised from several zones in the
    Carboniferous
  • Reservoir quality was slightly lower than 49/8-2
    but connectedness was established

17
UK Southern North Sea
Monterey Gas Field
  • Significant Carboniferous gas find, discovered
    1989 and flowed at 5 mmcf/day
  • Operator estimated mean recoverable reserves of
    165 bcf
  • Development possibly as hydraulically fractured
    horizontal wells and a small platform connected
    via pipeline probably to Windermere
  • Production possibly by 2009 - 2010
  • Prospect Stinson, on 49/8c operator estimated
    mean recoverable reserves of 147 bcf

18
Asset Summary
UK Southern North Sea
15 interest in Block operated by Wintershall
  • 2007 Planned activities
  • Technical review of 49/8c-4
  • Undertake dynamic fracture modelling and seismic
    facies study
  • If the results are favourable, possibly sidetrack
    or drill new appraisal well (contingent)
  • Implement a development plan in 2007/8

19
Expectations for 2007
  • To realise some of the potential the Colombian
    acreage has to transform Black Rock into a
    significant independent by completing our farm-in
    to the Las Quinchas Block
  • To drill and test in Q1 2007 Acacia Este, a low
    risk 50-100 mmbbl exploration prospect in
    Colombia
  • To generate some cash flow from a steam injection
    test of the Arce Field in Colombia in Q1/2 and
    from production in Q4 2007. Potentially the
    company could become cash positive in 2008
  • To have an active drilling programme in 2007 to
    book net reserves of 2.5-10 million barrels of
    oil equivalent in 2007 from successful
    development of the Arce oil Field and tests of
    the Baul Field in Colombia and Monterey Gas Field
    in the UK
  • To complete a full valuation of our assets
  • To diversify the portfolio of EP assets in NW
    Europe and South America
  • To increase the share price and materially
    increase Black Rocks market capitalisation

20
Black Rock Oil Gas PLC Reserves
21
Black Rock Oil Gas PLC Assets
22
Disclaimer
  • Black Rock Oil and Gas PLC hereby represents and
    warrants that it has the right and authority to
    disclose the information contained herein,
    however, the directors make no representations or
    warranties, express or implied, as to the
    quality, accuracy and completeness of the
    information disclosed herein, and the recipient
    and any reader of this information expressly
    acknowledges the inherent risk or error in the
    accusation, processing and interpretation of
    geophysical and geological data. Black Rock Oil
    and Gas PLC, its directors, their officers and
    employees shall have no liability whatsoever with
    respect to the use or reliance upon information
    contained herein.
  • This presentation may contain forward looking
    statements that are subject to risk factors
    associated with oil and gas businesses. It is
    believed that the expectations reflected in these
    statements are reasonable but they may be
    affected by a variety of variables and changes in
    underlying assumptions which could cause actual
    results or trends to differ materially, including
    but not limited to price fluctuations, actual
    demand, currency fluctuations, drilling and
    production results, reserve estimates, loss of
    market, industry competition, environmental
    risks, physical risks, legislative, fiscal and
    regulatory developments, economic and financial
    market conditions in various countries and
    regions, political risks, project delay or
    advancement, approvals and cost estimates
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