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September 2010
UNLOCKINGAFRICA’SOIL & GASPOTENTIAL
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Presenters
• Appointed CEO in October 2009
• 22 years of Global E&P Experience – 12 years with Shell, 10 years
with Independents (Hunt, Pioneer)
• Spent last 5 years in North Africa primarily focused on S.Tunisia
• Regional Manager of Pioneer, responsible for concessions of Jenin
Nord, Cherouq, Adam (Non-Op), BEK, & Anaguid
• Instrumental in growing production from 1,500 to 30,000 BOPD
(gross) during tenure
• Strong technical background BS & MS degrees in Petroleum
engineering (Colorado School of Mines) & financial skills with an
MBA (SMU)
Paul Welch, CEO
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Company Listing & Trading Information
Listing: AIM, London
Ticker Symbol: CHAR
Admission to AIM: 19th May 2008
Offering Size: £45m
No. of Shares in issue: 144m
Current Market Cap: £161m
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Chariot - At a Glance
Enviable position
in Namibia
• One of last frontiers for oil and gas exploration
• 2nd largest acreage position in country – 30,504km2
• Licences in 3 geologically distinct basins
Significant
investment to
date
• Exceeded work programme commitments
• Largest exploration programme undertaken offshore to date
• Exploration spend – US$79MM
Comprehensive
Work Programme
• Undertaken across all blocks of interest totalling:
– 4500 km2 of 3D seismic
– 3000 km of 2D seismic acquisition
Notable success
to date
• Increased gross mean prospective resources from 3.9 billion barrels to
10.1 billion barrels
• Attracted major partner in Petrobras
• Significant share price appreciation
Highly
Experienced
Management
• Strong Technical and Corporate Team
• Wealth of knowledge of both Namibian geology and operating in
country
• Complete skill set in-house, G&G, Engineering & Commercial
Clear Strategy
and Goals
• Continue to develop Namibian assets – unlock huge potential
• Secure further farm-in partners
• Take steps to add nearer term production assets into the portfolio to
balance risk profile – bring first oil date forward
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Namibia – Large Acreage Position
• 9 exploration wells have been drilled
across the entire Namibian margin to date
• The Namibian margin is comparable in
area to the North Sea
Namibia vs. North Sea
Large block allocations in Namibia
relative to other oil and gas regions
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Chariot/Enigma
– 5th Largest Acreage Holder in West Africa
5th largest
acreage holder in West Africa
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PetroSA
Ophir Energy
Namcor
Premier
Chariot Oil & Gas
Oranto
Tullow Oil
BHP Billiton
Shell
Sonangol P&P
Canadian Natural Resources
Hyperdynamics
Sungu Sungu Petroleum
Encore Oil & Gas
Arcadia Petroleum
Anadarko
Petrobras
First Australia Resources
Young Energy Prize
Dana Petroleum
Net Block Acreage (km²)
Top 20 acreage holders offshore West Africa
Source: Wood Mackenzie pathfinder database, July 2010Total of 248 companies reviewed.
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NAMIBIAN GEOLOGY
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Putting Namibia in Geologic Context
• Exploration in the South Atlantic has traditionally has focused on the “Salt Basins”.
• Recent discoveries confirm that prolific source rocks extend both north and south of these salt basins into underexplored
areas such as Namibia
• Geochemical analyses of Kudu gas indicate an over-mature oil prone, lacustrine source rock is the origin of the gas – oil
may be expected from the same source rocks in areas where maturity is lower
Reconstruction of the South Atlantic in the Early Cretaceous –a narrow lake formed between Africa and South America accumulating rich source rocks
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Charge Maturity of Basins
Charge data indicates that Chariot‟s licences are situated in the oil window
Generalized Stratigraphic Column modified from Bray et al 1998.
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Chariot’s Position in Namibia
Chariot’s Position:
• 8 offshore blocks, all 100% owned except 2714A (50%
with Petrobras), in 3 geologically distinct basins
8offshore blocks
Completed seismic acquisition programmes:
• Northern Blocks – 1,500km2 of 3D
• Central Blocks – 3,000 line km of 2D
• Southern Blocks – 3,000 km2 of 3D
Resource Potential Identified:
• 11 prospects and 6 leads identified to date
• Un-risked gross prospective resource potential of
10.1 billion barrels
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Northern Area (Blocks 1811 A & B)
Proven rich oil prone
Cenomanian/Turonian
Source in well with
associated oil shows
Current Activity
• Source rock extent & kitchen mapping;
• Prospect Inventory Build (reserves and risking)
• Existing Inventory
5 Prospects
2 Leads
Total: 2,257 MMbbls
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Northern Area (Blocks 1811 A & B)
N
Draped anticlines
with seismic
Amplitudes
Preliminary
Amplitude
Extractions Show
Brights on Highs
(DHI‟s)
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Cretaceous Basin floor fan / channel complexes
Cretaceous Basin
floor fan / channel
complexes
Cenozoic
Cenomanian-
Turonian
source intervalAptian source
interval Barremian synrift
source interval?
Top synrift
Thick sands in Cretaceous of shelf wells
Large fans
mapped in
Cretaceous
Basement
gas
hydrates?
Thick sands in Cretaceous of shelf wells
Thick sands
in Cretaceous
of shelf wells
Central Area (2312 A & B, 2412 A & B North)
Current Activity
• Source rock extent & kitchen mapping;
• Prospect Inventory validation - Completed
• Existing Inventory
3 Leads 4,061 MMbbls
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Central Area (2312 A & B, 2412 A & B North)
Lead Mapping produced by Integrating Depth Map (Black Contours)
and Sand Isopach to define Combination Traps
Planned work to mature Leads to Prospects
Potential acquisition of 3D seismic survey, area 2500km2 approx.
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Southern Area (2714 A & B)
Current Activity
• Petrobras as Partner with 50% interest;
• Processing PSTM/PSDM over entire cube;
• Sedimentological and Geochemical Analyses;
• Petroleum Basin Modeling;
• Regional Geological and Geophysical Integration.
• Existing Inventory Reminder
16 Leads 2,705 MMbbls
Aptian
Source
Interval
BasementBarremian?
Source Interval
Lower Cretaceous
stratigraphic pinch-
out traps
Upper
Cretaceous basin
floor fans
Sub-Aptian
stratigraphic pinchout
traps - Kudu
Lower
Cretaceous
sands with high
amplitudes
Current Activity
• Petrobras as Partner with 50% interest;
• Sedimentological and Geochemical Analyses;
• Petroleum Basin Modeling;
•Existing Inventory
6 Prospects
1 Lead
Total 3,742 MMbbls
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Southern Area (2714 A & B)
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Probabilistic Prospective Resource Volumes
Gross attributable to Licence in MMbbls Net attributable to Group MMbbls
Probabilistic Volume Method Low Best High Low Best High Working
Region Status (Monte Carlo Simulation) Estimate Estimate Estimate Estimate Estimate Estimate Risk Interest Operator
P90 P50 P10 Mean P90 P50 P10 Mean Factor (%)*** (%)
North Prospect Tapir N 321 409 514 414 321 409 514 414 11% 100% Enigma
North Prospect Tapir 167 208 255 210 167 208 255 210 11% 100% Enigma
North Prospect Tapir S 126 165 215 168 126 165 215 168 11% 100% Enigma
North Lead Tapir NE 367 500 671 511 367 500 671 511 10% 100% Enigma
North Prospect Tapir S Fan 171 260 383 270 171 260 383 270 13% 100% Enigma
North Prospect Zamba N 39 90 192 105 39 90 192 105 14% 100% Enigma
North Lead Zamba 247 518 999 581 247 518 999 581 15% 100% Enigma
Total Northern Block Oil* 1,845 2,223 2,714 2,257 1,845 2,223 2,714 2,257 100% Enigma
South Prospect A Structural 77 108 150 112 39 54 75 56 18% 50% Enigma
South Prospect B Structural 281 373 484 379 141 187 242 190 18% 50% Enigma
South Prospect C Structural 260 351 460 356 130 176 230 178 18% 50% Enigma
South Lead C Stratigraphic 752 1,107 1,550 1,133 376 554 775 567 10% 50% Enigma
South Prospect G Structural 693 917 1,189 932 347 459 595 466 20% 50% Enigma
South Prospect H Structural 136 188 254 191 68 94 127 96 18% 50% Enigma
South Prospect K Structural 408 602 845 617 204 301 423 309 18% 50% Enigma
Total Southern Block Oil* 3,220 3,718 4,298 3,742 1,610 1,859 2,149 1,871 50% Enigma
Central Lead Klipspringer 902 1,909 3,732 2,153 902 1,909 3,732 2,153 5% 100% Enigma
Central Lead Hartebeest 467 1,220 2,643 1,425 467 1,220 2,643 1,425 5% 100% Enigma
Central Lead Oryx 197 422 836 480 197 422 836 480 5% 100% Enigma
Total Central Block Oil* 2,291 3,855 6,168 4,061 2,291 3,855 6,168 4,061 100% Enigma
Namibia Total Northern, Central and Southern** 7,356 9,796 13,180 10,060 5,746 7,937 11,031 8,189 Enigma
* Total resource numbers are probabilistically summed and therefore the figures do not add arithmetically
** Arithmetic sum of statistical block totals
*** Many of the prospects and leads in the Northern and Southern blocks have multiple horizons with independent chances of success. For example, Tapir North has a
consolidated risk factor of 26% for finding hydrocarbons. The stated risk factors; however, are consistent with the given volumes.
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Overall Programme
Current Activity
Securing Additional Blue Chip Partners
Data Room open in London
Summary of Commitments
o Initial Exploration Period:
• Geological and Geophysical Studies – Complete
• Seismic Acquisition
2D Seismic
Commitment: 2500 km
Actual: 3000 km
Difference: +500 km
3D Seismic
Commitment: 700 km2
Actual: 4,500 km2
Difference: +3,800 km2
• Expenditures
Commitment: $29.40 MM
Actual: $79.00 MM
Difference: +$49.60 MM
o Results:
8,536 MMbbls of Resource Potential Identified
Attracted a Blue Chip Major Operator
Significantly raised the oil exploration potential
profile of Namibia
Summary of Commitments
o Initial Exploration Period:
• Geological and Geophysical Studies – Complete
• Seismic Acquisition
2D Seismic
Commitment: 2500 km
Actual: 3000 km
Difference: +500 km
3D Seismic
Commitment: 700 km2
Actual: 4,500 km2
Difference: +3,800 km2
• Expenditures
Commitment: $29.40 MM
Actual: $79.00 MM
Difference: +$49.60 MM
o Results:
10.1 Bbbls of Resource Potential Identified
Attracted a Blue Chip Major Operator
Significantly raised the oil exploration potential
profile of Namibia
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PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT
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Development of Portfolio - Strategy
New Business Development Activities Accelerating
• Key priority to introduce cash flows into the Group
Objective:
• Reduce the exploration risk in the portfolio
• Identify undervalued near-producing / producing assets
• Bring „first production‟ date forward
• Lower cost profile as most areas are on-shore
Numerous opportunities identified and under evaluation
• Screened over 80 opportunities to date
• Several in advanced stages of discussion
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Production &
Development opportunities
Low risk, exploration &
production opportunities
Higher risk, high value
exploration opportunities
Higher risk, low cost
exploration opportunities
New Venture Search – Africa 2010
APPROACH:
Maximise focus
• High grade countries
• Screen opportunities
Target range of opportunity types
• See map and legend
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TRADING COMPARABLES
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Trading Comparables – AIM Listed Explorers
CompanyMarket Cap
US$M
Cash
US$M
Debt
US$M
Enterprise
Value
US$M
Unrisked
Net
Prospective
Resources
(MMbbls)
EV/Unrisked
Resources
US$/bbl CoS (%)
Net Risked
Resources
MMbbls
EV/Risked
Resources
US$/bbl
Dominion Petroleum$57.4 $50.0 $28.0 $35.4 1715 $0.02 10% 172 $0.21
Falkland Oil & Gas$261.6 $80.4 $0.0 $181.2 3087 $0.06 10% 309 $0.59
Borders & Southern$479.1 $170.7 $0.0 $308.4 1000 $0.31 10% 100 $3.08
Desire Petroleum$487.4 $88.0 $0.0 $399.4 3000 $0.13 10% 300 $1.33
Africa Oil$80.1 $36.1 $1.3 $45.3 5723 $0.01 10% 572 $0.08
BPC Ltd$37.0 $1.3 $0.0 $35.7 5500 $0.01 10% 550 $0.06
Energulf Resources$19.4 $3.3 $0.0 $16.1 300 $0.05 10% 30 $0.54
Tower Resources$48.1 $1.9 $0.0 $46.2 1700 $0.03 10% 170 $0.27
Chariot Oil & Gas (120p)$262.0 $16.2 $0.0 $245.8 10060 $0.02 10% 1006 $0.24
AVERAGE $0.07 $0.71
Chariot Oil & Gas (335p)$739.8 $24.7 $0.0 $504.5 10060 $0.07 10% 1003 $0.71
Chariot still significantly undervalued relative to its peers
Figures as of 06.09.2010
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$200
$2,000
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Unrisked Prospective Resources (MMbls)
Trading Comparables - AIM Listed Explorers
Figures as of 06.09.10
Chariot-335p
Chariot-120p
Average EV/Resource: US$ 0.07/bblAbove the line = more expensiveBelow the line = less expensive Desire
Falklands
Africa Oil
BPC
Tower
Energulf
Borders & Southern
Dominion
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Summary
Significant Progress Made • Completed current work programme commitments
• Remain debt free with cash on hand
• Moving into an exciting period in development cycle
• Northern and Southern Blocks - Completion of interpretation of the 3D seismic
• Gross prospective resources increased to 10.1 Bbbls
Namibia – Going Forward
• Full CPR completed 4th Qtr
• Dataroom open - Multiple expressions of interest received to review processed 3D seismic data
• Expect to secure 1 additional farm-in partner in 2010 (likely 4th Qtr)
Strategy – Going Forward
• Maximise value from position in Namibia and mature prospects for drilling
• Reduce exploration risk and bring first oil production date forward
Share Price – Still Undervalued Relative to Peer Group
High impact offshore potential in Namibia to be underpinned by development and
producing asset acquisitions
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APPENDICES
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Chariot Oil & Gas Limited (incorporated in Guernsey) +
Chariot Oil & Gas Invests (Namibia) Limited
(incorporated in Guernsey)
Enigma Oil & Gas Exploration (Pty) Limited
(incorporated in Namibia)
Company History and Corporate Structure
2007:
– Guernsey based Company formed to acquire 2 exploration businesses with Namibian licences
– Initial exploration work commences
2008:
– Listed on AIM in May, raised £45million
– Reprocessing produces 1 prospect, 22 leads
– 2D and 3D seismic acquisition programmes commenced across all offshore blocks
2009:
– Petrobras farms into Block 2714A
– Completion of seismic acquisition programmes
– Appointment of CEO, Paul Welch, from Royal Dutch Shell, Hunt Oil & Pioneer Natural Resources
– Progressed additional opportunities
2010 to date:
- Completed acquisition of 3,000 Km of 2D seismic and 4,500 Km sq of 3D
- Dataroom opened in London
- Increase in gross prospective resources, up 62% to 8.5 Bbbls
- First Renewal Phase approved
- 11 Prospects and 6 Leads identified from 3D datasets
- Further increase of gross prospective resources up 18% to 10.1 Bbbls
Enigma is ultimately wholly owned and controlled
by Chariot. Enigma is the operator and holds the
petroleum agreements and licences.
+ Quoted Investment Company
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Adonis Pouroulis, Non-Executive Chairman
• Extensive experience in the exploration and mining sector, primarily on the African continent
• Expertise lies in the discovery and exploration of natural resources and bringing them into production
• Founded and listed Petra Diamonds (AIM: PDL) in 1997 – now the largest diamond company on AIM
James Burgess, Commercial Director
• 20 years working in broking sector in London working with Hoare Govett which is now part of RBS.
• Set up Everett Financial Management in 1992 which he sold in 2003
• Involved in the fund raising for and listing of a number of companies in the energy and resource sectors on AIM
Heindrich Ndume, Country Director, Namibia
• Namibian national with wide-ranging mining exploration experience throughout sub-Saharan Africa
• Developed Namibia‟s mining & energy strategies including National Energy Council Secretary and World Energy Council
• Representative for the Namibian Ministry of Mines & Energy
George Canjar, Non-Executive Director
• 30 years with Shell and then Carrizo supervising exploration & seismic operations; deep offshore W. Africa and the Gulf of Mexico
• Expertise in the exploration and development of E&P projects and bringing them into production
• Specific expertise in deal structuring, portfolio development, risk analysis and strategic modelling.
• Broad experience in the E&P sector as well as a variety of corporate activity
Philip Loader, Non-Executive Director
• Over 27 years experience in the upstream oil and gas industry, core strengths in international exploration and business development.
• Currently Senior Vice President of Exploration for Mubadala Oil & Gas, accountable for their exploration inventory across the Eastern
Hemisphere
• Spent over 10 years with Anadarko Petroleum Corporation in a variety of positions, latterly as Vice President of International Exploration
• Worldwide exploration experience; responsible for discoveries in Tunisia, Algeria and Equatorial Guinea
Robert Sinclair, Non-Executive Director
• Partner and Managing Director of Artemis Trustees Limited, a Guernsey-based fiduciary services group
• Over 37 years experience in finance and accountancy, of which 27 have been spent in the Guernsey financial services industry
• Extensive experience of offshore trusts and corporate entities and financial planning for both individuals and corporations
Other Board Members
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Matthew Taylor, Director of Exploration
• A petroleum geologist with 30 years of industry experience
• Began his career with BP Exploration and has held senior geologist posts with BHP Petroleum and Triton Energy
• Consulted and advised a range of clients including Chevron, Dana Petroleum and Marathon Oil on New Venture projects, both
identifying targets and providing detailed prospect and basin evaluations and opportunity assessments.
Played a major role in the acquisition of exploration acreage in Namibia, Oman, Senegal, Togo and Western Europe for Hunt Oil
Julia Kemper, Senior Staff Geophysicist
• Specialises in the development, interpretation and evaluation of 2D and 3D seismic programmes as well as the assessment of
new opportunities
• 25 years of experience in the oil and gas industry, worked as a geophysicist for both BP and Shell and more recently as senior
geophysicist with Hunt Oil and MND Exploration & Production
• Has been involved in all aspects of geophysical work throughout her career and has been a formative part of, and had key roles in,
New Venture divisions
Martin Richards, Chief Reservoir Engineer
• Over 30 years in the oil and gas industry with an in-depth experience of all aspects of subsurface management, reservoir
engineering and petroleum economics
• Worked as both a Chief and Senior Reservoir Engineer for a variety of companies, including Petro-Canada, Suez Oil Company,
Deminex and Mobil
• Particular expertise in operational and functional reservoir management, leading multi-disciplinary reservoir studies, asset
management and reserves reporting - numerous exploration and drilling successes
Alex Green, Commercial Manager
• Over 20 years experience in business development and commercial and financial analysis in the upstream oil and gas sector
• Previously worked for Clyde Petroleum, BG Plc, Paladin Resources and Stratic Energy
• Wide range of experience in developing corporate business models, evaluating acquisition opportunities and negotiating
successful joint ventures
Senior Management
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Company Information
Number of shares in issue: 144,330,245
Fully diluted: 149,820,245
NOMAD: Ambrian Partners Limited
Joint Brokers: Ambrian Partners Limited
: RBC Capital Markets
Broker Target Price: 262p (Ambrian June „10)
Significant Shareholders: %
Westward 15.8
Protech Namibia 14.8
Citigroup 13.7
Generali 5.5
Baillie Gifford 5.0
Libra Advisors 3.4
Board 1.9
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Namibia - Licence Details of Chariot Blocks
Summary of licence period terms:
Exploratory 4 year period – evaluation geology & geophysics
Two, 2 year renewal periods – drilling & drilling evaluation
Asset Licence Operator Interest % Status Phase Licence Renewal Date Licence Area Km²
Offshore Basins
Block 1811A&B 14 Enigma 100 Exploration 27 October 2012 5,481
Block 2312A&B 19 Enigma 100 Exploration 31 August 2011
N/2 of Block 241A&B 19 Enigma 100 Exploration 31 August 2011
Block 2714 A 20 Enigma 50 Exploration 31 August 2011 5,481
Block 2714 B 15 Enigma 100 Exploration 27 October 2012 2,741
16,801
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Namibia – Investment Climate
GDP: US$9.145 billion (2009 estimate)
Annual Growth: 0.7% (2009 estimate)
Population: 2.1 million
Inflation: 8.8% (2009 estimate)
Major Industries: Mineral production, game and cattle
ranching, fishing, tourism.
- Mining is 2nd largest industry (20% of GNP): copper,
diamonds, uranium, zinc
Major trading partners: South Africa, UK, Spain, Japan,
China and USA.
Taxation of oil production:- 5% State Royalty / 35%
corporation tax / no capital gains
Existing presence: BHP, Anglo, Areva, DeBeers, Rio Tinto
• Stable democracy
• Good relations with neighbours
• Encouraging international foreign investment
• Country risk profile of BBB = Brazil and South Africa
Source: CIA Factsheet / The Economist
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West African – Fiscal Terms Comparison
Source: Wood Mackenzie – July 2010
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