North Energy at Nordic Energy Summit 2014 Oslo, Thursday 20 March by CFO Knut Sæberg

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1 North Energy at Nordic Energy Summit 2014 Oslo, Thursday 20 March by CFO Knut Sæberg

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3 Agenda North Energy in brief New financial situation New exploration tools and the companies behind Exploration status Outlook 3

4 North Energy Pure exploration exposure to the attractive Norwegian Continental Shelf The northernmost oil and gas company Headquartered in Alta in Finnmark, northern Norway Listed on Oslo Axess (ticker: NORTH) Market cap of ~NOK 500 million 27 licenses offshore Norway 40 employees Top awards in licensing rounds Portfolio development (# of licenses) March 2013 Barents Sea Norwegian Sea 135 North Sea Expanding drill queue Pursuing additional wells through farmins and licensing rounds Technology arbitrage 4

5 Solid basis established through 2013 Awarded six licenses in 22 nd licensing Round Awarded six licenses in APA 2013 Technology cooperation with EMGS and Rex Technology Management Favorable convertible loan agreements with TGS, Rex and EMGS Capital raise of NOK 360 million in Q

6 Agenda North Energy in brief New financial situation New exploration tools and the companies behind Exploration status Outlook 6

7 Net cash position before capital raise and convertible loans Net cash position of NOK 164 million Unused exploration loan facility of NOK 780 million Unused convertible loan facility of NOK 259 million Net cash* position Q Cash 2014 tax refund Net working capital Interest bearing debt 164 Net cash * Excluding convertible loan balance of NOK 40,7 millon towards TGS Nopec and Rex Technologies Management

8 The share issue in brief North raising NOK 285 million in a private placement Directed towards large North shareholders, close affiliates and other large investors Approved at North EGM 13 February Shares listed upon prospectus approval; primo March Share issue price of NOK 4 per share Premium of 7% compared to last trade prior to announcement million new shares issued in private placement New number of shares million, post issue Current shareholders controlling 62% of the shares New shareholders controlling 38% of the shares 8

9 Acquisition of EMGS Barents Sea library of EM data Convertible loan of NOK 75 million Six months duration Convertible between four to six months post issue Conversion price of NOK 4.15 per share Interest of 6.0 % p.a. Other commitments EMGS to provide North with services of NOK 15 million over 2 years North to pre-fund EM-data of NOK 10 million on other Barents Sea blocks 9

10 Share issue of 285 MNOK and convertible loan of 75 MNOK Current shareholders New financial / industrial shareholders EMGS friends Contribution EM data/competence Cash NOK 4 / share Contribution Cash NOK 4 / share NOK 0-200m of NOK 300m Contribution Cash NOK 4 / share Contribution Cash NOK 4 / share 95 MNOK 112 MNOK 65 MNOK 88 MNOK

11 Strong shareholder base post transaction Top 10 shareholders Strong support from existing shareholders New technology based shareholders Large investment funds Long term value creation Investor 1 THS Partners 2 Elliott International 3 Rex Technology Mgmt New 4 Odin New 5 Isfjorden 6 Rex International Holding New 7 EMGS New 8 Sundt New 9 JPB 10 SKS Eiendom Indicative per 18 Feb 2014

12 Technology and financial cooperation with Rex Technology Management Rex Virtual Drilling technology available the next 4 years Credit facility of MNOK 100 to cover Rex Virtual Drilling analysis No commitments or obligations 8% interest payable, no installments, but with repayment option 12 months net debt convertible once per year at NOK 8,- per share, i.e a substantial premium compared to current share price

13 Technology and financial cooperation with TGS Nopec Covering purchase of seismic data and services over 4 years Cash payment of 35% Credit facility of MNOK 200 No commitments or obligations 8% interest payable, no installments, but with repayment option 12 months net debt convertible once per year at NOK 8,- per share, i.e. a substantial premium compared to current share price

14 Fully funded for 8 12 wells post-transaction MNOK 800 Financing 2013 New financing Net cash Tax refund from TGS seismic acquisition Tax refund from Rex seismic interpretation Private placement Tax refund from EMGS EM acquisition, if converted Net cash, private placement and tax refund Tax refunds subject to purchase of seismic and services eligible for 78% tax refund throughout the convertible loan agreement. Interest expenses are excluded. 14

15 Agenda North Energy in brief New financial situation New exploration tools and the companies behind Exploration status Outlook 15

16 Dry Heilo in 2012 was a wake-up call. It raised a number of questions. It changed North Energy Was the migration through Heilo certain? North Energy decided to evaluate new technology New technology RVD from Rex based on low frequency seismic shows new picture Also Electromagnetic data from EMGS indicates that most of the industry was too optimistic RVD on Heilo. Migration route around dry prospects Using two sets of new technology provides more information before drilling

17 EM data - an effective exploration tool in the Barents Sea Powerful exploration tool in shallow hydrocarbon basins such as the Barents Sea To be integrated into North s exploration strategy Accurate volume indication Effective in combination with conventional seismic and RVD Technology proven effective in the Barents Sea Shown in the Wisting Central wildcat well 17

18 # of wells # of wells Predictive power of two independent geophysical tools EM Barents Sea RVD NCS Sub-commercial Commercial Dry Traces Commercial Sources of error Saving by not drilling dry wells 0 Small prediction Large Prediction 0 Oil prediction Dry prediction Matching results in 20 of 20 wells in the Barents region 13 predicted small or missing All sub commercial 7 predicted sizeable All had significant volumes 59 prospects; 41 drilled 16 predicted positive 11 Drilled with commercial oil 5 failures had weak anomalies 25 predicted negative 24 of 25 were dry (96%) 18

19 Prospect in North Energys drilling campaign seen from three independent perspectives Seismic data interpretation Resonnance (RVD) Rex EMGS modelling Sample, taken from 8-9hz

20 Rex, listed in Singapore, started first two drilling campaigns based on RVD last quarter Market cap NOK 3,2bn. Substantial contribution in North s private placement First drilling campaigns based on RVD started in US and Oman last quarter RVD found oil in Oman after first junk well North Energy plays a role in Rex First RVD well in US already producing oil

21 EMGS in brief Pioneered the EM industry Technology & market leader Delivered >700 surveys ~300 employees Worldwide experience Efficient & stable operations Listed on OSE March revenues: USD 201 million 2012 EBITDA: USD 56 million

22 Agenda North Energy in brief New financial situation New exploration tools and the companies behind Exploration status Outlook 22

23 12 licences awarded last year. Portfolio being refocused. Barents Sea 27 licences in total Farm-ins and relinquishments planned in 2014 New technology to screen out the dry wells and focus on high POS Drilling schedule will develop fast Norwegian Sea North Sea * TFO 2013 awards pending final approval

24 31 of 36 months spent on getting out of dry wells and building a new drilling portfolio No. of wells and 30 licenses 25 Old licences New licences Wells (acc.) Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Testing RVD Implementation Building portfolio Drilling of tested prospects Previous funds New money

25 Barents Sea in focus facing breakthrough with largest remaining potential Barents Sea licenses today Barents Sea awards since start-up Statoil North Energy OMV Eni Lundin Det norske GDF Suez Rocksource Wintershall Edison

26 Agenda North Energy in brief New financial situation New exploration tools and the companies behind Exploration status Outlook 26

27 Solid basis established through 2013 Awarded six licenses in 22 nd licensing Round Awarded six licenses in APA 2013 Technology cooperation with EMGS and Rex Technology Management Favorable convertible loan agreements with TGS, Rex and EMGS Capital raise of NOK 360 million in Q

28 Outlook 2014 Exploration well on PL 510 Exploration well on PL DoD decisions Farm-ins based on new technology Awards APA new RVD evaluations Screen and interpret EMGS library in preparation for 23 rd Round Utilize EMGS library to de-risk licence portfolio 28

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