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Investor Presentation November 2007
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Disclaimer
  • Please note that no formal resource nor reserve
    figures have yet been prepared under any of the
    accepted standards and that any figures quoted
    are sourced from the field operator and have not
    generally been independently verified by Black
    Rock Oil Gas Plc.
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    (Financial Promotion) Order 2005 (the "Order") or
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Black Rock Oil Gas Plc
  • AIM-quoted oil and gas exploration company
  • Principal interests in Colombia and the UK
    Southern North Sea
  • Recent heavy oil discovery in Colombia
  • Near production opportunities with significant
    exploration potential in Colombia
  • Exploration potential in Southern North Sea
  • Recent share capital reorganisation
  • Competent Persons Report underway

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Directors
  • Tony Baldry MP, Non-Executive Chairman
  • Member of Parliament for Banbury for over 20
    years
  • Former Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,
    Department of Energy
  • Jointly oversaw the privatisation of the
    Electricity Industry
  • Wealth of experience providing corporate
    strategic and financial advice
  • Dr John Cubitt, Managing Director
  • Chartered Geologist
  • 27 years experience in international oil gas
    exploration and production including Forest Oil
    International, Shell and Force Petroleum
  • Specialises in Board level strategic and
    operational direction, project management and
    asset evaluation
  • Peter Kitson, Finance Director
  • Fellow of Association of Certified Accountants
  • 15 years experience in Oil and Gas with BP and
    Elf
  • General management experience with, for example,
    Commonwealth
  • Development Corporation and BP
  • Chris Moore, Non-Executive Director
  • Over 30 years experience in the international
    upstream petroleum industry
  • Exploration, finance and asset management
    positions in BP, Tricentrol and ARCO
  • Specialises in upstream project evaluation,
    negotiation and execution
  • Adviser on strategic new venture development

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Current Capital Structure
  • Symbol Exchange BLR AIM
  • Market capitalisation 6.6 million
  • Price as at 28 October 2007 20.5p
  • High Low Share Price in 2007 18 55p
  • Shares issued 32,160,407
  • Options/warrants outstanding 577,018
  • (200,000 exercisable at 50p per share before
    18/04/2009
  • 377,018 exercisable at 25p per share before
    8/8/2010)
  • Fully diluted share capital 32,737,425
  • The company undertook a 50 for 1 share
    consolidation exercise in July 2007
  •  

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Corporate Strategy
  • Focus on generating near term cash flow
  • previously non-commercial or undeveloped
    discoveries
  • target bypassed pay and acreage adjacent to
    existing producing fields
  • acquire production
  • Balance low risk production with high quality
    exploration projects
  • acquire exploration acreage in hydrocarbon
    provinces with proven potential
  • seek significant equity interests to materially
    impact the company and maximise financial
    flexibility

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Progress on 2007 Targets
  • Realise the potential of the Colombian acreage
  • Acacia Este and Arce seeing activity in 2007
  • Drill and test Acacia Este
  • Discovered 16API oil
  • Tested at 101 bbls per day, 4 strokes per minute
  • Complete Arce Field steam injection test
  • Steam injection has commenced and we will be
    evaluating production rates for remainder of 2007
  • JV proceeding with appraisal on sole risk basis
  • Have an active drilling programme
  • Acacia Este drilled and 1 appraisal well on
    Acacia Este in Q4 2007
  • Begin process to book net reserves of 2.5-10
    million barrels of oil equivalent
  • Competent Persons Report commissioned
  • Diversify the portfolio of EP assets in Europe
    and the Americas
  • Continue to review opportunities to manage the
    portfolio
  • Concluded that North American opportunities
    inappropriate at this time in line with market
    sentiment
  • see disclaimer

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Targets for 2008
  • Build on the potential of the Colombian acreage
  • Acacia Este appraisal
  • Conduct a rapid appraisal programme including
    long-term production tests, additional appraisal
    well drilling and 2D/3D seismic acquisition
  • Submit a commerciality application to Ecopetrol
    and move towards development by year end
  • Obtain debt financing for development
  • Arce Field evaluation on going
  • Possible acquisition of additional 2D seismic
  • Possible appraisal well in 2H 2008
  • Have an active exploration drilling programme
  • On Las Quinchas, drill Acacia Este-3 appraisal
    plus possibly drill/test Baul and 1-3 extra
    exploration targets
  • On Alhucema, drill exploration wells Arriconada
    -1 in 1Q possibly one other
  • Book net reserves of 2.5-10 million barrels of
    oil equivalent
  • Diversify the portfolio of EP assets in Europe
    and Latin America
  • 1 projects in Colombia or Peru

see disclaimer
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Colombia
  • Proven oil producing region 1.9 billion barrels
    of discovered reserves in the Middle Magdalena
    Valley region
  • Colombia produces 556,800 bopd (2006)
  • BP, Occidental, Petrobras and Lukoil are all
    active in the country
  • Colombia is stable politically with President
    Uribe in his second 4 year term
  • Colombia is economically buoyant
  • Middle Magdalena Valley currently has limited
    criminal or terrorist activity
  • Excellent infrastructure close to our licences
    including pipelines, refinery, trucking station,
    paved roads and a small airport
  • Region consists primarily of rolling hills used
    for cattle rearing

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Colombia - Middle Magdalena Basin
50 joint venture with Kappa Resources Colombia
  • 2 licences
  • Las Quinchas Association Contract
  • Alhucema EP Contract
  • Las Quinchas - Acacia Este discovery and
    appraisal
  • 50 -150 mmbbl potential
  • Las Quinchas Arce Field continuing appraisal
    and testing
  • Alhucema - drilling Arrinconada-1 and possibly 1
    additional exploration well in 2008
  • see disclaimer

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Colombia fiscal models
  • Association Contracts (e.g. Las Quinchas)
  • Production sharing under shared risk terms
  • R factor (additional share of production
    allocated to Ecopetrol related to the ratio of
    revenue to costs but only applies to fields
    producing above 60 mmboe)
  • Ecopetrol 50 back-in potential at declaration of
    commerciality, but pays share of back costs out
    of production
  • Sliding scale royalty based on rate prevailing at
    time of discovery and 35 income tax
  • Independent oil company take on small heavy oil
    fields 40-60
  • EP Contracts (e.g. Alhucema)
  • With ANH (Colombian Government Agency) since
    2004. No back-in rights for Ecopetrol
  • Sliding scale royalty, fee of 30 of price
    exceeding benchmarks and 35 income tax
  • Independent oil company take ranges from 50-60

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Colombia - Acacia Este
  • Acacia Este oil discovery
  • Drilled in July-August 2007
  • Tested at 101 barrels of 16API oil per day
  • Large structure
  • Shallow depth
  • Operator estimated target 50-150 mmbbls
    recoverable heavy oil
  • 2 appraisal wells may be drilled in 2007/8
  • New 2D seismic to be acquired in 1H 2008
  • Long-term production tests to be conducted in
    2008
  • Commerciality submission in 2008
  • Development feasible in 2009
  • see disclaimer

Acacia Este prospect
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Colombia - Acacia Este
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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
  • Long term steam injection testing started in Q2
    2007. Ongoing
  • Operator estimated gross 10-20 mmbo recoverable
  • Commerciality statement was submitted in 2007 and
    JV allowed to proceed on a sole risk basis
  • Peak production could reach 3,000 bopd after 5
    years. 30-60 wells may be required

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Colombia - Arce Oil Field
Oil gathering station
Steam injection plant
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Colombia - Baul Oil Field
  • Shallow heavy oil, 100 net pay
  • Baul 3 produced 16,610 barrels of oil from a 14
    sand in 1960-61
  • Testing in 1Q 2008

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Colombia Exploration Opportunities
Las Quinchas Association Contract
  • Large number of drillable prospects, from shallow
    heavy oil to light oil targets in the deep
    Cretaceous
  • La Linda (37 mmbo in 2 separate fault block
    targets) heavy oil prospect
  • Rio Viejo/La Tolda (24 mmbo target) light oil,
    12,000-18,000 ft target depth
  • 50 relinquishment required in 2008
  • see disclaimer

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Colombia Exploration Opportunities
Alhucema EP Contract
  • Heavy and light oil prospects
  • Possible extension of Chicala / Arce oilfield
    trend
  • Juanes prospects
  • N Morroa Cretaceous light oil lead
  • 50 km 2D seismic acquired in 2H 2006
  • Arrinconada-1 well (previously known as Juanes
    SW) to be drilled in 1Q 2008
  • Exploration well possibly to be drilled in 2H 2008

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UK Southern North Sea
15 interest in Block 49/8c operated by
Wintershall
  • Carboniferous gas find, discovered in 1989 and
    flowed at 5 mmcf/day
  • Drilled 49/8c-4 in 2006 to appraise and 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
  • Now moved into second 4 year phase of licence
  • 50 relinquishment completed

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UK Southern North Sea
Monterey Gas Field
  • Operator estimated mean recoverable reserves -
    165 bcf
  • Recent positive economics for development based
    on horizontal well and fracture stimulation
    technology
  • Future studies include a seismic facies
    evaluation of the Carboniferous reservoirs,
    pre-development studies and economic screening.
  • Development possibly tied back to Cutter or
    Markham
  • Production possibly by 2009
  • Stinson Gas Prospect
  • Operator estimated mean recoverable reserves -
    147 bcf
  • see disclaimer

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Summary
  • Black Rock has turned a corner
  • Acacia Este potential company maker discovery
    in 2007
  • 50 -150 mmbbls recoverable
  • Tested at 101 barrels of 16API oil per day
  • 1 appraisal well to be drilled in November 2007
    and 1 in 2008
  • Long-term production tests in 2008
  • Commerciality submission in 2008
  • Development considered feasible in 2009
  • Arce Field steam injection test still continuing
  • Arce Field development allowed on a sole risk
    basis
  • Additional exploration opportunities on existing
    licences in Colombia
  • Economics for development of Monterey in UK
    improving
  • see disclaimer

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