Petrel Resources Plc April 2008 www petrelresources com

Petrel Resources Plc April 2008 www. petrelresources. com 1

Contents • • Who we are Iraq projects Latest developments Work program 2 www. petrelresources. com

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Why Iraq? • World’s largest remaining undeveloped petroleum province • Opportunity for re-developing known fields • Technical costs are the lowest worldwide • Hydrocarbon law allows foreign participation – Whether under existing or expected new law • Iraq needs help, but few are willing to take the risk. 4 www. petrelresources. com

Petrel Resources Who we are: background • Pure Exploration & Production (E&P) play focused on Southern Iraq • Irish company - listed in London Alternative Investment Market (AIM) • Highly experienced Iraqi and international team • Group leverages regional expertise adding complementary opportunities in neighbouring countries 5 www. petrelresources. com

Petrel chronology Technical cooperation Working agreement signed Established cooperation Petrel signed to explore Block 6 Iraq for Merjan fieldagreement with Itochu of Japan Established Sep 2006 2002 Oct 2005 1997 Today Jan 2006 1999 2000 Sept 2005 Entered Iraq. London AIMEPC contract awarded. JV signed with Iraqi Working up a risk Makman group to developsharing proposal to Petrel for upgrading Subba & Luhais fields for a giant field ($197 m) Iraq 6 www. petrelresources. com

Petrel top organization Chairman John Teeling Finance Director James Finn Iraq Country Mgr Mahmoud Ahmed MD David Horgan Director of Projects Shaun Hennessey Director Guy Delbès Project Manager Rod Mc. Innes Senior Geologist Dr Munim Al-Rawi Senior Geologist Dr Manouchir Takin Senior Geologist Dr Dave Naylor Fugro Itochu Geophysics GSE Director Stefano Borghi Chief Process Eng. Hany Sadek Oilfield Dev. Resources Trinity College UCD Director / Employee Long term contractor Business partner 7 www. petrelresources. com

Projects in Iraq Block 6 Merja n Dhufriya Subba & Luhai s www. petrelresources. com 8

Status of projects in Iraq • Block 6 (exploration) • Merjan field (technical cooperation) • Dhufriya field (technical cooperation) Extensive work completed – awaiting new law Follow-on 5/2008 Start 4/2008 Under development • Subba & Luhais (EPC) Under discussion • Development field www. petrelresources. com 9

Recent developments affecting Petrel • Downstream law agreed • Upstream law approved by Cabinet, awaiting ratification by Parliament • If law delayed the Government proposes to negotiate deals under the old law • Only western player working on the ground under current conditions – though solid supplier support continues • Discussions with Iraqi authorities on proposals to develop 2 oil projects on a risk-sharing basis – the details of which will be determined under the final provisions of the new law 10 www. petrelresources. com

Essence of Iraq upstream hydrocarbon law (draft) • State of the Art Law– comparable to best international practice • Indicative contractor production share 20% • Production Sharing Agreements basis for the model • Terms to be negotiated on a field by field basis • 12. 5% royalty • Authority of Ministry of Oil and Federal Government clear in the centre and south of Iraq, where Petrel operates www. petrelresources. com 11

Block 6 (exploration): introduction • Block 6 is considered one of the most prospective of the Iraqi Western Desert Blocks – 3 to 5 billion barrel recoverable potential • Large structures identified in Mesozoic (oilprone) and Paleozoic (gas/condensate prone) Formations • World class exploration opportunity www. petrelresources. com 12

Block 6 (exploration): base map www. petrelresources. com 13

Merjan field (technical cooperation agreement) Undeveloped discovery Opportunity to work with the Ministry, learn about Iraq’s regional geology. First official cooperation with Itochu (50% non-operating partner) Objective: Training and transfer of technology to technical personnel Ministry of Oil Progress to date • Seismic reprocessing • Stratigraphy & structures identified over the block area • Top geological maps compiled for the HARTHA & SAFAWI formations • Twenty four well logs have been digitized and being evaluated by Petro-physics group. Well test reports for the HARTHA formation being evaluated • Assessment being made of the Gross Rock Volumes (GRV’s) of the Structures along with the Porosity and Oil/water contact and saturation factors from the Logs • Finalise oil in place ranges, reservoir and drainage scenarios, draft development plans and budgets Near term plans • Advance to Technical Cooperation Agreement on Dhafriya oil & gas field (circa 225 mmbo + circa 5 tcf). Southern Iraq is easier to work in than central region. Also greater potential to add reserves. • Continue to monitor Merjan and provide technical support to Ministry. 14 www. petrelresources. com

Merjan field (technical cooperation agreement) Basic facts • Discovered 1983 (undeveloped) • Located near Block 6 • Oil In Place est. 760 million barrel (first estimates) • Well data available • 2 D seismic available • Completed 4/2007 ongoing follow-up www. petrelresources. com 15

Subba & Luhais (EPC contract) Project description • Working this project since 1999. At $197 million contract price, it is the biggest of the oil field development contracts issued so far by the Ministry of Oil. The project is located in Southern Iraq, where security challenges are manageable • There is an established infrastructure: site location is about two hours by road from Basra, whose port facilities can be supplemented, if necessary, by those in neighboring Kuwait • Plan is to boost oil production from current levels of under 50, 000 b/d to over 200, 000 b/d • Our contract has scope (at the Ministry’s option) for Petrel to become more involved in the field construction phase of the development plan as well as the responsibility for the commissioning and start up of both the Luhais Central and North and the Subba Central and North Stations and oil and gas export pipeline systems for handover to SCOP & SOC. 16 www. petrelresources. com

Subba & Luhais facilities (export infrastructure) Satellite image 17 www. petrelresources. com

Subba & Luhais EPC contract New development plan www. petrelresources. com 18

Subba & Luhais EPC contract New development plan www. petrelresources. com 19

Subba & Luhais EPC contract Project time table 20 www. petrelresources. com

Other regional opportunities: Jordan • As part of Petrel’s work on Arabian Desert, our staff collected data from Jordan, Syria, and Saudi Arabia. The cooperation of the Jordanian authorities encouraged Petrel to look at the Jordanian side of the Arabian Desert • In January 2005, Petrel signed a MOU with the Jordanian Natural Resources Authority on East Safawi block. PSA signed in May 2007, with King Abdullah in attendance. • This is a large exploration block bordering Syria and Saudi Arabia and is beside the producing Risha gas field operated by the Jordanian National Petroleum Company. • Petrel has not yet finalised drillable targets, but we believe there are shallow Triassic oil plays as well as deeper gas and condensate targets 21 www. petrelresources. com

Jordan: East Sawafi block Exploration • Block size 8750 km 2 • Terms of the PSA (60% to 35% share, depending on production) • 15% profits tax • No Parliamentary queries or press criticism. • No security problems • Agreement signed May 2007 www. petrelresources. com 22

Near term priorities for Petrel • Formalise contracts after ratification of Iraqi hydrocarbon law or under existing law. Confirm Block 6 exploration & development contract under new law. Negotiate development field contract. • Complete the Subba & Luhais EPC (Engineering, Procurement & Supervision of Construction) Project. 23 • Widen international institutional shareholding. www. petrelresources. com

Corporate Facts • Cash balance: c. $2. 0 million (January 2008) + c. $8 million due from SCOP for Subba & Luhais Basic Design • 69 m shares in issue – diluted 74 m • Current Market Cap. (fully-diluted): £ 69 m, € 87 m, $138 m • >1800 shareholders • 25% institutional share holders; including Swiss institutions • Broker/NOMAD : Blue Oar 24 www. petrelresources. com

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