Title: MAY 2006 UPDATE
1MAY 2006 UPDATE
2OVERVIEW
- TSX listing symbol SEO.
- Explorco company with 900 Boe/d formed from sale
of Storm Energy Ltd. to Harvest Energy Trust July
1, 2004. - 40.0 million shares (42.0 million fully diluted).
- Market capitalization 250 million (6.25/share).
- Management and Board ownership 27 (31 FD).
- Production currently 4,500 Boe/day (81 gas).
3MANAGEMENT Brian Lavergne, President CEO
(VP Operations COO with Storm Energy, joined
Dec/98) Don McLean, VP Finance CFO (VP
Finance and CFO with Storm Energy, joined
Sep/01) Eric Blakely, VP Exploration (Mgr,
Exploration with Storm Energy, joined Dec/98)
Rob Tiberio, VP Operations COO (VP Production
with Storm Energy, joined Dec/01) Harry Ediger,
VP Land (VP Land with Storm Energy, joined
May/99)
4BOARD OF DIRECTORS Matt Brister, Chairman
CEO, Storm Ventures International Inc
John Brussa Partner, Burnet
Duckworth Palmer Mark Butler
President, WestPac Terminals Inc Stuart Clark
Chairman, Focus Energy Trust Brian
Lavergne CEO, Storm Exploration
Inc. Henry Lawrie Former Chief
Accountant, Alberta Securities Commission
Gregory Turnbull Partner, McCarthy
Tetrault P. Grant Wierzba
Director, Storm Ventures International Inc
5GROWTH STRATEGY
- Growth through
- Exploration
- Exploitation
- Acquisitions
- Focus on per share growth by
- Using cash flow to fund exploration and
exploitation - Using debt and equity to fund acquisitions
- Operating practices emphasize
- Diversify drilling program
- Constantly high grade projects
- Continuously work at reducing cost structure
6MAJOR OPERATING AREAS
Total undeveloped land is 266,500 net acres.
Peace River Arch, Alberta BC -46,800 net
undeveloped acres. Brazeau/Pembina, Alberta-
14,000 net undeveloped acres.
Cabin/Kotcho/Junior, NE B.C. - 28,200 net
undeveloped acres. Red Earth, Alberta -
105,800 net undeveloped acres. Other Areas -
71,700 net undeveloped acres.
7PEACE RIVER ARCH (PRA)
- Natural gas light oil.
- Charlie Lake, Doig, Halfway,
- Bluesky, Montney formations.
- 46,800 net undev acres (64 WI).
- Typical well
- - 120 Boe/d (05 actual).
- - 250 Mboe PPA reserves.
- Well costs
- - 500 to 1,200M drill,
- complete.
- Production
- - 1,870 Boe/d 05 average.
- - 2,625 Boe/d current estimate.
- 2005 Results
- - 18 wells drilled (11.6 net).
- - 78 successful.
- 2006 Activity
- - 30 wells (19.8 net).
- - 35 MM capex.
8PRA PARKLAND PROPERTY
9PRA PARKLAND WELL PRODN
10PRA - TEEPEE/LA GLACE PROPERTY
11PRA POUCE COUPE PROPERTY
- Belloy, Doig, Gething, Cadomin,
- Halfway.
- Typical well
- - 50 to 500 Boe/d.
- - 250 Mboe reserves (05 PPA)
- Well costs 500 to 1,300 M
- drill, complete.
- Production
- - 230 Boe/d average in 2005.
- - 650 Boe/d current estimate.
- 2005 Results
- - 5 wells drilled (2.7 net).
- - 60 successful.
- 2006 Activity
- - 7 wells (4.4 net)
12CABIN/KOTCHO/JUNIOR
- Natural gas.
- Slave Point, Debolt formations.
- 28,200 net undev acres (60 WI).
- Typical well
- - 400 Boe/d (3 mmcf/d raw gas).
- - 700 Mboe PPA reserves.
- Well costs
- - 2,000 M drill, complete.
- Production
- - 800 Boe/d 05 average.
- - 1,000 Boe/d current estimate.
- Winter 2004 - 2005 Results
- - 4 wells drilled (1.8 net).
- - 25 successful.
- Winter 2005 - 2006 Activity
- - 3 wells (1.4 net)
- - 100 successful.
- - 8 MM capex.
- - 3-Ds at Cabin, Junior
13RED EARTH
- Light oil and natural gas.
- Granite Wash (primary), Slave Point, Basal
Cretaceous formations. - 105,800 net undev acres (93 WI).
- Typical well
- - 75 Boe/d (Granite Wash).
- - 150 Mboe PPA reserves.
- Well costs
- - 350 to 900 M drill, complete.
- Production
- - 40 Boe/d 05 average.
- - 275 Boe/d current estimate.
- 2005 Results
- - 3 wells drilled (1.8 net).
- - 67 successful.
- 2006 Activity
- - 8 Granite Wash wells (4.8 net).
- - 4 shallow gas wells (3.1 net).
- - 6 MM capex.
14BRAZEAU/PEMBINA
15PRODUCTION
16RESERVES AT DECEMBER 31, 2005
172005 RESULTS
18Q1 2006 RESULTS
19OPERATING NETBACKS
20RECENT ACTIVITY
- Drilled 13 wells in Q1 2006 with 77 success.
- 10 oil and gas wells (5.4 net), 3 DA (1.4 net).
- 100 success at Cabin drilling 3 wells (1.3 net).
- Four wells (2.3 net) remain to be completed and
tied in during Q2 and Q3. - Current production 4,500 Boe/d.
- Q2 and Q3 production will be affected by plant
turnarounds. - On track to achieve 2006 exit rate of 5,000
Boe/d. - Asset Acquisition for 40,000,000.
21ASSET ACQUISITION HIGHLIGHTS
- Effective May 1, closing June 15.
- 1,000 Boe per day (75 natural gas).
- 600 Boe per day in Peace River Arch.
- 400 Boe per day in Cabin/Kotcho/Junior.
- Undeveloped land totals 13,000 net acres.
- PPA reserves 2.23 million Boe based on
internal evaluation. - 17.00/boe net of 2 MM undeveloped land value.
- Operating netbacks same as Storms existing
properties. - Adds 10 drilling locations and 5 workovers.
- Storms forecast 2006 exit rate increases to
5,900 Boe per day.
222006 OUTLOOK
23STORM VENTURES INTERNATIONAL
- Storm holds 4.1 MM shares or 16 ownership.
- Last equity issue at 4/share private placement
October, 2005. - One onshore and one offshore block in Tunisia
1.25 million acres each. First onshore well
recovered non-commercial quantities of oil.
Offshore 3-D planned for 2007. Continuing to
evaluate geological leads with second onshore
well in 2007. - 50 ownership of company with farm-in in the
Viking Fields area of the UK North Sea. Eight to
ten gt50 BCF prospects identified. First well
discovered a new gas pool development plan
pending full analysis of well data.
24SUMMARY
- Strong per share growth in 2005.
- Excellent results to date in 2006.
- Focus on maximizing capital efficiency.
- Inventory of 75 drilling locations on large
undeveloped land base. - Similar in quality to what was successful in
2005. - Diversified portfolio, not dependent on any one
play type - for success.
- 16 investment in Storm Ventures International.
25Disclaimer
- Certain information regarding Storm, set
forth in this presentation, including
managements assessment of future plans and
operations, contains forward-looking statements.
These forward-looking statements are subject to
numerous risks and uncertainties, certain of
which are beyond Storms control, including the
impact of general economic conditions, industry
conditions, volatility of commodity prices,
currency fluctuations, imprecision of reserve
estimates, environmental risks, competition from
other producers, the lack of available personnel
or management, stock market volatility and
ability to access sufficient capital from
internal and external sources. Storms actual
results, performance or achievement could differ
materially from those expressed in, or implied
by, these forward-looking statements and,
accordingly, no assurance can be given that any
events anticipated by the forward-looking
statements will transpire or occur, or if any of
them do so, what benefits Storm will derive
therefrom.
26STORM EXPLORATION INC
- For further information please contact
- Brian Lavergne, President and Chief Executive
Officer - Donald McLean, Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer - Address
- 3250, 205 5th Avenue SW, Phone (403) 264
3520 - Calgary, Alberta, T2P 2V7 Fax (403) 264
3552 - E-mail info_at_stormexploration.com
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- Website www.stormexploration.com