Petro Matad Limited

• 01/02/12

  Re-organisation of Nomad and Joint Broker

• 27/01/12

  Directorate Change

• 18/01/12

  Management change

• 02/12/11

  Total Voting Rights and Share Capital

• 21/11/11

  Issue of Equity and Directors Holding

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  22/09/11

  Small cap shares hold up well amid market turmoil

  Banks take a hit as the FTSE100 suffers a drop of almost five per cent. But small cap indices suggest that junior companies are proving more resilient in the latest round of panic

  
  

   

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  07/06/11

  Westhouse bullish on prospects for Petro Matad

  With a promising exploration programme underway and a highly able management team in place, things are looking up for oil group Petro Matad, analysts believe. 

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  12/04/11

  Petro Matad starts to make significant waves

  The shares hit an all-time high recently, so we take a closer look at a company which has delighted its growing fan base with a bullish operations update. 

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  01/11/10

  Petro Matad reports third oil find in eastern Mongolia

  Whilst Petro Matad has found oil in its third exploration well, the result did not confirm hydrocarbon continuity between the previous two discoveries. With the Mongolian winter looming on the horizon the company has now called an end to the successful 2010 exploration program.

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  27/01/10

  Petro Matad Audio Interview Transcript with Doug McGay

  Doug McGay, CEO of Petro Matad, talks about a 14,000 square kilometre
  production sharing contract adjacent to producing oilfields (100
  kilometres from China) a prospective resource of 147 million barrels on
  the most prospective area, two more exploration blocks covering 73,000
  square kilometres, and a drilling programme ready to go in Spring.

• 27/01/12

  Petro Matad's co-chairman Toll retires from board

• 18/01/12

  Petro Matad appoints Mark Zebrowitz as new COO

• 17/11/11

  Petro Matad confirms presence of working petroleum system in Block V, Mongolia

• 04/11/11

  Petro Matad: still scope to develop Davsan Tolgoi after well disappointment

• 17/10/11

  Petro Matad mulls stimulation programme for DT-8 well

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  02/12/2010

  Doug McGay, CEO of Petro Matad, talks about the company’s first 3 wells being in line with (or exceeding) expectations

  Doug McGay, CEO of Petro Matad, talks about the company’s first 3 wells being in line with (or exceeding) expectations, another 5 sub-basins to explore on the same block, an analogy with the 1 billion barrel field 8 kilometres north, plus 2 more blocks covering 71, 000 square kilometres
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  30/11/2010

  Stocktube video - Doug McGay of Petro Matad says it’s an exciting time to be in oil in Mongolia

  Doug McGay, CEO of Petro Matad, tells Proactive Investors that fears about poor infrastructure and extreme weather conditions in Mongolia shouldn’t deter anyone from looking at the country for investment returns. He says Petro Matad is well placed with planning to go through to full production and close neighbours there are already producing 3000 barrels a day. Petro Matad is also planning to introduce winterised rigs to enable them to drill 365 days a year.
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  05/01/2010

  Doug McGay, CEO of Petro Matad, talks to Proactiveinvestors
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  07/04/2009

  Petro Matad One2One Investor Presentation 7 April 2009 (PDF)

  Doug McGay of Petro Matad updates investors at the Proactiveinvestors One2One Forum on 7 April 2009.

Petro Matad is the parent company of a group focused on oil exploration, as well as future development and production in Mongolia. The Group’s principal asset is the Production Sharing Contract (PSC) over Matad Block XX, a petroleum block with an area of 14,250km2 in the far eastern part of Mongolia, near the Chinese border. Recently the company signed two more Production Sharing Contracts on Bogd Block IV and Ongi Block V, a total of approximately 71,000km² in central Mongolia. 

Petro Matad Limited’s shares were admitted to trading on AIM, London Stock Exchange, on May 1st, 2008. The company’s largest shareholder is Petrovis LLC, the largest importer and distributor of petroleum products in Mongolia. The company is the first substantially Mongolian owned company to have its shares admitted to trading on any major international stock exchange.

Since 2006, Petro Matad has carried out extensive exploration on Block XX. This has consisted of re-processing previous data and undertaking programmes of 2D and 3D seismic surveys. Petro Matad is now ready to advance to the next stages of exploration on Block XX and early stage exploration and appraisal of Blocks IV and V.

It is intended that exploration will primarily be carried out by applying modern data processing and interpretation techniques to geophysical information, acquiring additional geophysical data and then, subject to future financing, undertaking drilling programmes where warranted.

The Group also intends to seek new prospects and opportunities in the oil sector of Mongolia and to participate in the exploration and development of those areas.

Our Strategy

• Focus resources on further exploration and appraisal of Blocks IV, V and XX
• Seek new prospects and opportunities in the oil sector of Mongolia
• Maintain an active interest in projects which prove to be commercially viable
• Investigate possibilities for in-country downstream processing
• Build upon its strong associations in Mongolia, which includes its strategic shareholder Petrovis

Our Strengths

• Onshore low cost exploration and development
  The basin in Block XX is onshore with near flat topography and the targets are believed to be relatively shallow at between 500 metres and 2,050 metres.
• Proximity to the Chinese energy markets
  There is a ready market, at close to world prices, in China for any oil discovered in Block XX, and there is an established export route.
• Identified leads and prospects
  Interpretation of the 3,189kms of 2D data has identified 3 prospects and 11 leads on Block XX, on which economic analysis justifies further exploration activities.
• Adjacent to a proven hydrocarbon system
  Block XX borders Block XIX which contains producing oilfields operated by Daqing. There is strong evidence that the hydrocarbon system containing the oilfields extends into the north eastern part of Block XX.
• Near term development potential
  Subject to successful exploration, development can follow in the near term.
• Production Sharing Contract (PSC)
  The terms of the PSC on Block XX are internationally competitive.
• Experienced Board of Directors
  The Board of Directors and senior management team has a successful track record both within Mongolia and internationally. 

Block XX

History

Block XX was originally awarded to SOCO International plc (“SOCO”) along with Blocks XI, XIX, XXI and XXII. SOCO relinquished Blocks XI and XX, following the drilling of the 20-01 well on Block XX in 1998. SOCO then concentrated on developing Block XIX oil discoveries and funding further exploration. Petro Matad LLC applied for Block XX in December 2005 and it was subsequently awarded to Petro Matad LLC by the Mineral Resources and Petroleum Authority of Mongolia, effective from 19th July 2006, for a term of 5 years under a minimum work programme obligation.

Geology

Block XX lies in the far eastern part of Mongolia, 500km from the capital Ulaanbaatar and to the east of the Gobi Desert. The southern boundary of the block is within 30km of the border with China and the northern boundary is within 80km of China.

Block XX originally covered an area of 18,956km² and is located in the prospective Tamtsag Basin. The company relinquished 25% of the area of the block, as required by Mongolia law, in August 2008. Block XX is now 14,250km² in area. The Tamtsag Basin is the extension into Mongolia of the Hailar Basin in China. The basin extends into Block XX and contains an active and proven petroleum system which involves the generation and trapping of petroleum in structures containing sedimentary rocks that were deposited in river and lake environments. The Tamtsag Basin is geologically similar to adjacent productive regions such as the Erlian and Songlia Basins in China.

Petro Matad’s Block XX covers the south western extension of the Tamtsag Basin. Other less explored grabens exist within the north of Block XX. The main infrastructure is the Tolson Uul Oil Fields just to the north of Block XX and the oil export road, which runs through Block XX into China.

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Block IV

Through its subsidiary Central Asian Petroleum Corporation Limited (“Capcorp”), Petro Matad Limited was awarded Production Sharing Contract on Block IV on 8th July 2009.

Block IV lies in the southwest part of Mongolia, approximately 500 km southwest of the capital Ulaanbaatar, and covers an area of 39,011.27km².

Regional scale geological mapping and gravity and magnetic surveys gave a broad indication of the presence of sub-basins which appeared to contain sediments of Jurassic-Cretaceous age and hence may be prospective for oil.

Modern satellite gravity data was combined with geological surface mapping to define the depth and extents of the sub-basins to a reasonable level of accuracy. Careful calibration of the modelling was conducted in three sub-basins in Mongolia where accurate depth information was available from wells and seismic data.

The presence of source rocks in individual sub-basins cannot be proven without drilling wells; however, sub-basins with a depth to basement of less than 2,000 m are unlikely to have generated oil. On this basis, two of the three sub-basins in Block IV have potential for oil generation. The largest of the prospective sub-basins has a length of approx 400 km, a width of approx 30 km and a maximum depth of approx 10,000 m.

Block IV has sufficient potential to warrant the next step in exploration. Petro Matad is planning to acquire an extensive surface gravity and magnetics programme, a detailed surface geological mapping programme and a regional 2D seismic programme as part of its early exploration programme on the Block.

Block V

Through its subsidiary Central Asian Petroleum Corporation Limited (“Capcorp”), Petro Matad Limited was awarded Production Sharing Contract on Block V on 8th July 2009 together with Block IV. Block V lies in the central part of Mongolia, approximately 330km southwest of the capital Ulaanbaatar, and covers an area of 32,030km².

Regional scale geological mapping and gravity and magnetic surveys gave a broad indication of the presence of sub-basins which appeared to contain sediments of Jurassic-Cretaceous age and hence may be prospective for oil.

Modern satellite gravity data was combined with geological surface mapping to define the depth and extents of the sub-basins to a reasonable level of accuracy. Careful calibration of the modelling was conducted in three sub-basins in Mongolia where accurate depth information was available from wells and seismic data.

The presence of source rocks in individual sub-basins cannot be proven without drilling wells; however, sub-basins with a depth to basement of less than 2,000 m are unlikely to have generated oil. On this basis, all four of the sub-basins in Block V have potential for oil generation. The largest of the prospective sub-basins has a length of approx 180 km, a width of approx 30 km and a maximum depth of approx 6,000 m.

Block V has sufficient potential to warrant the next step in exploration. Petro Matad is planning to acquire an extensive surface gravity and magnetics programme, a detailed surface geological mapping programme and a regional 2D seismic programme as part of its early exploration programme on the Block.

The Board of Directors:

Gordon Leonard Toll, Non-Executive Co-Chairman

Dr. Janchiv Oyungerel, Non-Executive Co-Chairman

Douglas John McGay, Chief Executive Officer

Clyde Robert Evans, Finance Director

Sarangua Davaadorj, Non-Executive Director

Dr. John Campbell Robertson, Non-Executive Director

Mary Ellen Collins, Non-Executive Director

Davaanyam Enkhchimeg, Non-Executive Director

Senior management:

T. Amarzul, Executive Director of Capcorp Mongolia LLC and Petro Matad LLC

B. Dendevchuluun, General Manager of Petro Matad LLC

Rodney W Graham, Head of Operations of Petro Matad LLC

The Company's issued share capital consists of 183,931,806 Ordinary Shares of par value USD$0.01. The Company does not hold any Ordinary Shares in Treasury.

In so far as the Company is aware, the percentage of the Company's issued share capital that is not in public hands is 50.18%.

The Company is aware of the below shareholders who hold 3% or more of the Company’s issued share capital at 12 April 2011.

As the Company is not incorporated in the UK, the rights of the shareholders may be different from the shareholders in a UK incorporated company.

There are no restrictions on the transfer of AIM Securities.

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Updated 19th April 2011

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