NEW STANDARD ENERGY The New Energy Frontier ASX Small to Mid Cap Conference Singapore and Hong Kong May 2012 Sam Willis Executive Director Dr Mark Hagan Technical Director March 2008
Page 1 Corporate Overview Capital Structure Overview Emerging Oil & Gas explorer listed on ASX New Standard Energy ASX:NSE Ordinary shares 292.5m Core focus on Western Australian onshore shale Unlisted options 24.7m and tight gas…
Page 2 Experienced Board and Management Experienced Board Management and Execution Team Arthur Dixon, AM - Chairman Senior management and experienced execution teams Engineer, 40 years with Shell with 20+ in LNG deepened over the…
Page 3 Diversified Portfolio with Emerging Unconventional Focus New Standard Energy ASX: NSE Direct Projects Equity Holdings Australian Unconventional USA Conventional 7% Equity 13.7% Equity 32.5% - 38% WI 25% WI* 100%…
Page 4 New Standards Strategic Focus Dominant acreage portfolio focused on onshore Western Australia Owner of one of the largest shale and tight gas exploration acreages in Australia* Portfolio of 3 attractive projects diversified…
Page 5 WA Energy Market Attractive Exploration Environment WA Onshore Gas Demand-Supply Equation Favourable Onshore Outlook Sustained upward pressure on WA TJ/day gas prices 1600 Limited existing supply side 1400…
Page 6 Well Positioned for WA Energy Market Large Acreage Position in Strong, Growing Market Substantial acreage position, ahead of the curve West Australian focus dominant land position with total acreage of 14 million gross…
Page 7 New Standard: 12 Month Activity Schedule 2Q 2012 3Q 2012 4Q 2012 1Q 2013 Goldwyer Project Pre-Drill Planning and site/access preparation Initial 3 well drilling and coring program COP Farm-in - Phase 1 Exploration…
Page 8 New Standard Portfolio Core Projects Sam Willis Executive Director Dr Mark Hagan Technical Director March 2008
Page 9 Goldwyer Project: Overview 45,000km2 (11m gross acres) located in Canning Basin, WA Dominant, well located acreage in Kidson sub-basin Goldwyer is a marine shale providing prospective liquids rich shale acreage Open…
Page 10 Goldwyer Formation: Multiple Potential Targets Blanket marine shale of Ordovician age underlying permits Liquids prospectivity Four distinct shale units with total thickness of between 200m and 700m Multiple horizons…
Page 11 Goldwyer Project: Independent Assessments Highlight Scale Independent assessments of Goldwyer shale in Canning Basin provide strong support for New Standards focus: US Department of Energy World Shale Gas Resources…
Page 12 Goldwyer Project: Well Located According to US EIA Report New Standards Canning Basin permits (light blue line) are highly correlated to the north Kidson sub basin prospective area (red shading) identified in US…
Page 13 Goldwyer Project: Benefits of ConocoPhillips Partnership Funding Global Shale Expertise Proprietary technology and knowledge Improved relationships with service providers Technical services agreement Largest North American…
Page 15 Goldwyer Project: Drilling Rig Secured Contract secured with MB Century for multi well program using Rig 14 in very tight rig market Contract for 5 firm wells plus 6 optional wells exercisable at New Standards election…
Page 16 Goldwyer Project: Phase 1 Drill Locations Three prospective areas selected Nicolay, Gibb Maitland and Blatchford All targeting the potential liquids rich maturity windows within the Goldwyer formation Varying depths…
Page 17 Goldwyer Project: Phase 1 Drilling Program The three Phase 1 vertical wells and the target zones for the Goldwyer formation
Page 18 Merlinleigh Project: Overview 100% equity in 5,500km2 (1.36 million gross acres) in onshore Carnarvon Basin Ideal location for domestic gas market Immediately adjacent to Dampier to Bunbury pipeline infrastructure…
Page 19 Merlinleigh Project: Evaluation Prospective for both unconventional and conventional gas Multiple conventional gas targets with potential for up to 500 Bcf GIIP Substantial regional resource potential within shale…
Page 20 Laurel Project: Overview Located in Canning Basin, WA south-east of Fitzroy Crossing Large footprint in Fitzroy Trough EP417: 3,150km2 equivalent to 778,000 gross acres (50% NSE) Seven Lakes SPA: 2,750km2 equivalent…
Page 21 New Standard Portfolio Additional Interests Sam Willis Executive Director Dr Mark Hagan Technical Director March 2008
Page 22 Buru Investment Growing Canning Momentum Buru Energy Investment: New Standard has 6.4% equity investment in Buru Energy (ASX: BRU) BRU also has a cross shareholding in New Standard of 6.4% Initial investment was at 17c…
Page 23 Elixir Investment Onshore European Acreage Elixir Petroleum Investment: Early stage, onshore projects with Investment offers exposure to 100% owned Moselle Project in low entry costs Paris Basin, France Known or…
Page 24 US Conventional Project: Overview The Colorado County and Wharton County projects are located in the onshore Texas Gulf Coast region Major asset is Heintschel field in Colorado County, Texas 3 Heintschel field wells…
Page 25 The New Energy Frontier New Standard Energys strategic position: Primary focus - seizing the shale gas advantage in Australia Leading shale acreage position in the Canning and Carnarvon Basins Functional, scalable…
NEW STANDARD ENERGY The New Energy Frontier For Further Information Contact: Sam Willis Managing Director ph: +618 9481 7477 web: www.newstandard.com.au Sam Willis Executive Director Dr Mark Hagan Technical Director March…