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WWW.ZARGON.CA

Corporate Presentation May 14, 2012

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Advisory – Forward-Looking Information

Forward-Looking Statements - This presentation offers our assessment of Zargon's future plans and operations as at May 14, 2012, and contains forward-looking statements. Such statements are generally identified by the use of words such as "anticipate", "continue", "estimate", "expect", "forecast", "may", "will", "project", "should", "plan", "intend", "believe" and similar expressions (including the negatives thereof). In particular, this presentation contains forward-looking information as to Zargon’s corporate strategy and business plans, Zargon’s oil exploration project inventory and development plans, Zargon’s dividend policy, Zargon’s expectation for uses of funds from financing, Zargon’s capital expenditure program and the allocation and the sources of funding thereof, Zargon’s cash flow and dividend model and the assumptions contained therein and the results there from, 2012 production and other guidance and the assumptions contained therein, estimated tax pools, Zargon’s reserve estimates, Zargon’s hedging policies, Zargon’s drilling and development plans and projects and the results there from and Zargon’s ASP project costs and rates of return. By their nature, forward-looking statements are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties, some of which are beyond our control, including such as those relating to results of operations and financial condition, general economic conditions, industry conditions, changes in regulatory and taxation regimes, volatility of commodity prices, escalation of operating and capital costs, currency fluctuations, the availability of services, imprecision of reserve estimates, geological, technical, drilling and processing problems, environmental risks, weather, the lack of availability of qualified personnel or management, stock market volatility, the ability to access sufficient capital from internal and external sources and competition from other industry participants for, among other things, capital, services, acquisitions of reserves, undeveloped lands and skilled personnel. Risks are described in more detail in our Annual Information Form, which is available on our website. Forward-looking statements are provided to allow investors to have a greater understanding of our business.

You are cautioned that the assumptions, including, among other things, future oil and natural gas prices; future capital expenditure levels; future production levels; future exchange rates; the cost of developing and expanding our assets; our ability to obtain equipment in a timely manner to carry out development activities; our ability to market our oil and natural gas successfully to current and new customers; the impact of increasing competition; our ability to obtain financing on acceptable terms; and our ability to add production and reserves through our development and acquisition activities used in the preparation of such information, although considered reasonable at the time of preparation, may prove to be imprecise and, as such, undue reliance should not be placed on forward-looking statements. Our actual results, performance, or achievement could differ materially from those expressed in, or implied by, these forward-looking statements. We can give no assurance that any of the events anticipated will transpire or occur, or if any of them do, what benefits we will derive from them. The forward-looking information contained in this presentation is expressly qualified by this cautionary statement. Our policy for updating forward-looking statements is that Zargon disclaims, except as required by law, any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

Barrels of Oil Equivalent - Natural gas is converted to a barrel of oil equivalent (“Boe”) using six thousand cubic feet of gas to one barrel of oil. In certain circumstances, natural gas liquid volumes have been converted to a thousand cubic feet equivalent (“Mcfe”) on the basis of one barrel of natural gas liquids to six thousand cubic feet of gas. Boes and Mcfes may be misleading, particularly if used in isolation. A conversion ratio of one barrel to six thousand cubic feet of natural gas is based on an energy equivalency conversion method primarily applicable at the burner tip and does not represent a value equivalency at the wellhead. Given that the value ratio based on the current price of crude oil as compared to natural gas is significantly different from the energy equivalency of 6:1, utilizing a conversion ratio on a 6:1 basis may be misleading as an indication of value.

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Highlights(As at May 11, 2012 unless otherwise stated)

• Founded in 1993

• Listed on Toronto Stock Exchange (Symbols: ZAR; ZAR.DB)

• Common Shares Outstanding: 29.47 million (basic)

• Market Capitalization: $348 million

• Annualized Dividend: $1.20/share (10% yield) (1)

• Q1 2012 Oil Weighting: 62%

• 2P Reserves (Dec 31/11): 34.3 million boe (RLI: 10.1 years)

• NAV/Share (Dec 31/11): $16.45 (basic shares)

• Tax Pools (Mar 31/12): $349 million

• Net Undev. Land (Mar 31/12): 411 thousand acres

• Net debt (Mar 31/12): $124.3 million on a $180 million bank line

(1) Based on a current monthly dividend rate of $0.10/share using May 11, 2012 closing share price of $11.80.

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Financial & Operational Highlights(Quarter ended March 31, 2012)

• Q1 2012 Financial Highlights

• Funds flow – $0.46/diluted share ($13.5 million)

• Dividends – $0.30/share ($7.5 million net of the DRIP)

• Capex – $21 million, focused entirely on oil exploitation strategy

• Net debt – $124.3 million (March 31, 2012)

– Approximately $56 million of available credit facilities

• Initiated cost cutting initiatives, with ultimate goal of lower per boe G&A and operating costs

• Q1 2012 Production Highlights

– Average Production 8,834 boe/d

• Oil: 5,496 bbl/d (62% of production)

• Gas: 20.03 mmcf/d

• Year End 2011 Reserves

– McDaniel Proved and Probable Reserve Estimate (76 percent developed producing)

• Oil & Liquids: 24.1 mmbbl (11.7 year reserve life index)

• Gas: 61.4 bcf (7.7 year reserve life index)

• Equivalent: 34.3 mmboe (70 percent oil and liquids)

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Convertible Subordinate Debenture Offering

• Bought Deal financing announced April 11/12, closed May 1/12.

• Aggregate original principal amount: $50.0 million.

• Over-allotment option: $7.5 million fully exercised, closed May 4/12.

• Maturity Date: June 30, 2017.

• Interest rate: 6.0%, paid semi-annually, commencing Dec 31/12.

• Conversion price: $18.80/share redeemable on or after June 30/15.

• Proceeds from the offering will be initially used to reduce bank

indebtedness, which in turn provides additional financial flexibility for our

oil exploitation initiatives.

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Mission Statement

“Zargon Oil & Gas Ltd. seeks to deliver superior long term

financial returns through focused oil exploitation

programs while working in a partial cash flow

distributing business model.”

This objective is to be achieved by developing a long-life

portfolio of low-decline, profitable oil exploitation

projects. Our projects are:

Alberta Plains North: Hamilton Lake, Killam and Bellshill Lake

Alberta Plains South: Taber South and Little Bow ASP

Williston Basin: Midale drainage, Frobisher, Multi-frac and tight oil

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Focused Oil Exploitation Strategy

Oil Exploitation

• Increase oil recovery factors in existing pools by horizontal drilling, production

optimizations, waterflood implementations and now, tertiary Alkaline Surfactant Polymer

(“ASP”) methods.

Focused

• Capital is being allocated to eight discrete and technically complex, but very profitable oil

exploitation projects.

• Long term projects will provide a stable oil production profile, with ASP related production

growth commencing in 2014.

Risk Management

• Protect investor’s underlying asset base with conservative hedging, debt and financing

practices.

Disciplined

• Disciplined cash flow dividend model encourages efficiencies and returns.

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Growing Oil Production

In Q3 2007, a strategic decision was made to focus solely on oil exploitation projects and

subsequently:

• oil and liquids production has increased 53%.

• oil and liquids production weighting has increased from 42% to 62% on a 6:1 basis

(64% projected in 2012).

• 2012 oil and liquids production guidance of 5,400 barrels per day, significant ASP oil

production volumes to come in 2014.

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Dividends/Distributions and Tax Pool History

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Distributions ($million) 11 37 36 37 39 46 47 38

2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

Zargon built a significant Canadian tax shelter by operating in the tax efficient trust format for

78 months and at March 31, 2012 had $349 million of tax pools of which approximately 45

percent are high quality non capital losses or CEE pools.

Our forward looking models indicate that our Canadian operations will not be taxable until

2016 or later.

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Stability History (from an oil perspective)

Q1 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004

2P reserves (bbl/share) n/a 0.82 0.79 0.77 0.84 0.79 0.82 0.81 0.77

Avg. production

(bbl/d per million shares) 186 190 213 211 207 187 198 197 184

Avg. base cash dividend/distribution

($/share/month) 0.10 0.13 0.18 0.18 0.18 0.18 0.18 0.15 0.14

Reserve life index (2P) (years) n/a 11.7 10.7 10.0 11.0 11.7 11.5 10.4 10.9

Stability (from an oil perspective) while making dividends and

distributions:

Over the last eight years, Zargon has been able to maintain oil reserves and oil

production on a per share basis, while returning $15.68 per share of dividends and

distributions to our shareholders (as at May 11/12).

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Business Plan

Oil Exploitation (increasing reservoir oil recovery factors)

• Increase oil production, reserves and ultimate recoveries from existing oil pools through waterfloods, development drilling and other production optimization methods that now include ASP tertiary recovery projects.

• The business plan’s feedstock are underdeveloped oil-in-place assets. We are working on eight complex, discrete but very profitable projects with 200 to 1,500 barrels of oil per day of incremental potential.

Accretive Corporate and Property Acquisitions (2008-2010)

• During the 2008-2010 period, we acquired and expanded our oil exploitation project base through acquisitions.

Execution Phase and Non-Strategic Property Dispositions (2010-2012+)

• Zargon’s acquisition phase is now complete and we are focusing on oil exploitation project execution. With the non-strategic properties we are working to simplify our property footprint and concentrate on cost containment initiatives. Non-strategic assets will be sold when attractive valuations can be realized.

Dividend Policy

• Zargon is committed to deliver steady, but supportable dividends. Dividend payout levels are ultimately targeted to be 35% of cash flow and should not significantly exceed 50% of cash flow for an extended period of time.

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Successful Oil Acquisition and Disposition Strategy

In 2008-2010, we completed five corporate acquisitions and one significant property acquisition that brought oil exploitation opportunities:

– Rival Energy Ltd. (public TSX) $47.8 million for 1,020 boe/d; Jan. 2008 – oil at Bellshill Lake

– Newpact Energy Corp. (private) $12.0 million for 350 boe/d; May 2008 – oil at St. Anne

– Masters Energy Inc. (public TSX) $40.0 million for 1,275 boe/d; April 2009 – oil at Little Bow

– Churchill Energy Inc. (public TSX) $16.3 million for 400 boe/d; Sept. 2009 – tax pools, oil at Brazeau and Grand Forks

– Little Bow property acquisition $25.0 million for 350 boe/d; May 2010 – oil at Little Bow

– Oakmont Energy Ltd. (private) $9.4 million for 280 boe/d; Sept. 2010 – oil at Taber and Grand Forks

In 2010-2011, we worked to improve our property footprint through focused property disposition programs:

– 2010 property high-grades $30.9 million 400 boe/d; 2010 – oil at Pinto, Moose Valley, etc., Saskatchewan

– 2011 net property dispositions $23.4 net million 260 bbl/d; Summer 2011 – oil at Antler and Manor, Saskatchewan, undeveloped land at Whitecourt, Alberta; offset by 1.3 mmcf/d of Jarrow acquisitions

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Oil Exploitation Properties

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Oil Exploitation Projects: Many Years of Drilling

Large inventory of oil exploitation opportunities135+Total Available

High-Graded Program

Daly, Truro, Virden, Workman

Weyburn, Steelman, Mackobee

Elswick, Midale, Weyburn, Ralph, Steelman

Project

Implement & optimize ASP

Expand & enhance waterflood

Develop new pool

Increase fluid withdrawal

Multi-frac horizontals

Project

High-graded program will promote better returns100

Multi-frac horizontals concurrently developed with waterflood; large upside, but early days

30+Tight Oil

Undrained seismically defined horizontal targets15+Frobisher

Horizontal drainage wells; pressure support required in some cases

30+Midale Drainage

CommentsNet

LocationsWilliston Basin

Phases 1 and 2 only require well reactivationsNilLittle Bow

Expand waterflood; includes Taber Southeast pool10Taber South

Implement waterflood concurrently with development15Killam Glauconite

Facility Optimization; Infills and step-outs5Bellshill Lake

Will require waterflood re-implementation, large upside30+Hamilton Lake

CommentsNet

LocationsAlberta Plains

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Production Guidance (May 14, 2012 Update)

• Oil and liquids:- Q3 2011 5,200 barrels per day (delivered 5,330 bbl/d) - Q4 2011 5,400 barrels per day (delivered 5,619 bbl/d) - Q1 2012 5,400 barrels per day (delivered 5,496 bbl/d)

- 2012 avg. 5,400 barrels per day, reflects a net $45 million 2012 field capital budget after $10 million of property dispositions

• Natural gas: - Q3 2011 22.0 million cubic feet per day (delivered 22.1 mmcf/d)- Q4 2011 21.6 million cubic feet per day (delivered 22.0 mmcf/d)- Q1 2012 18.6 million cubic feet per day (delivered 20.0 mmcf/d)

- 2012 avg. 18.6 million cubic feet per day after non-economic shut-ins

• 2012 Capital Assumptions:- Net capital budget of $45 million focused on seven quality oil exploitation projects- ASP capital expenditures of $21 million to permit Summer 2013 ASP project start-up

• 2012 Cost Assumptions:- Operating Costs less than $17 per boe- G&A Costs less than $5 per boe (excluding one time items)

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Key Valuation Parameters (May 11, 2012)

• Enterprise Value (EV) as of May 11, 2012 – $472 million

– 29.47 million shares at $11.80 per share or $348 million

– Using approximate net debt of $124 million (March 31, 2012)

• EV of production – $53,400 per barrel of oil equivalent per day

– 8,834 barrels of oil equivalent per day (Q1 2012 actuals)

• 5,496 barrels of oil and liquids per day

• 20.0 million cubic feet of natural gas per day

• EV of McDaniels’ proved and probable reserves – $13.77 per barrel of oil equivalent

– 34.3 million barrels of oil equivalent (effective December 31, 2011)

• 24.1 million barrels of oil and liquids

• 61.4 billion cubic feet of natural gas

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Net Asset Value Calculation (2011 Year End)

Proved + Prob. McDaniel Est. (PVBT 10%) $559 million

– Undeveloped Land $33 million

– Net Working Capital & Bank Debt ($109 million)

– Net Asset Value $483 million

Zargon Proved + Prob. Net Asset Value $16.45 per share

Total Proved McDaniel Est. (PVBT 10%) $412 million

– Undeveloped Land $33 million

– Net Working Capital & Bank Debt ($109 million)

– Net Asset Value $336 million

Zargon Total Proved Net Asset Value $11.44 per share

Proved + Prob. Producing McDaniel Est. (PVBT 10%) $484 million

– Undeveloped Land $33 million

– Net Working Capital & Bank Debt ($109 million)

– Net Asset Value $408 million

Zargon Proved + Prob. Producing Net Asset Value $13.90 per share

(Based on the McDaniel January 1, 2012 price forecast and 29.36 million basic Zargon shares as of December 31, 2011)

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Hedging Strategy

• Zargon uses hedges as a risk management tool to assist in the funding of dividends and capital programs in the event of significant commodity price declines. Our policies allow for the sale of:

– up to a 50 percent maximum of our estimated oil production

– up to a maximum 24-month period

• Current Forward Oil Sales:

– Q2 2012: 2,700 bbl/d at $90.58 US/bbl (WTI)

– H2 2012: 2,500 bbl/d at $97.96 US/bbl (WTI)

– H1 2013: 1,450 bbl/d at $101.95 US/bbl (WTI)

– H2 2013: 600 bbl/d at $103.30 US/bbl (WTI)

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Key Takeaways at Current Share Price (May 11, 2012)

• Zargon oil exploitation business provides considerable potential.

– Zargon has simplified its business to focus on the exploitation of eight profitable oil projects.

• Hamilton Lake, Killam, Bellshill Lake, Taber, Williston Basin (Midale, Frobisher and Multi-frac oil waterfloods) provide a three year inventory of profitable oil exploitation projects.

– These projects are economic to pursue at considerably lower oil prices.

• The Little Bow ASP project is very significant for Zargon.

– Little Bow success will lead to significant follow-on projects at Little Bow and other Zargon properties.

• Zargon shares represent good value at current share price.

– Investors buy Zargon at a 15 percent discount to the proved and probable developed producing year-end 2011 “blowdown” net asset value of $13.90 per share (basic). No value is ascribed to our rich inventory of oil exploitation projects (neither booked undeveloped reserves or “unbooked potential” reserves.

• Zargon provides a long dated call option on future oil prices and pays a 10% dividend in the interim.

– Downside is protected by a strong balance sheet.

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Oil Exploitation Projects

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Alberta Plains North Orientation Map

Jarrow

Bellshill Lake

Hamilton Lake

Killam Glauc

StettlerProvost

Camrose

Wainwright

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Hamilton Lake VikingMulti-stage Frac Development

Horizontal Wells Remaining 2012 Drilling Program Follow up locations

Viking B Sand TrendViking C Sand Contours

Ironhorse wells

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Hamilton Lake Viking Horizontal Wells Production History

Hamilton Lake Viking Horizontal Oil Rate

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Killam Glauconite – Waterflood Development

26 Degree API sweet crude

Zargon drilled 7 Hz producers

100% WI in four sections

Significant waterflood upside

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Bellshill Optimization

- Battery expansion

- Leduc disposal well

- Double battery fluid throughput

2012 Q3 - Q4 Program

- 3 hz re-entry candidates

Bellshill Lake – Stable Oil from Exploitation

Optimization

& Infill

Drilling

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Alberta Plains South Orientation Map

Little Bow

Taber

Grand ForksRetlaw

Lethbridge

Taber

Enchant

Vauxhall

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Taber South – Sunburst Hz Oil Development

• Potential 2012 Activities

• Complete drilling in south half of section 1 and offset 15-11 (Q1 2012) – 2 wells

• Monitor voidage in Phase 1 of Hz waterflood – Frac’d 8-36 hz injector, frac other 2 injectors later in 2012

• Expand Hz waterflood to Phase 2 (1 conversion - 02/06-01 hz – awaiting ERCB approval)

• Increase water handling capacity at 14-11 battery (FWKO & Injection well)

• Future Activities

• Drill 8-10 more horizontal wells over 2013 –2015

• Convert 2-4 additional wells to water injection to expand Sunburst waterflood

• Connect batteries 14-11 & 15-36 to optimize fluid handling and waterflood

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Taber South – Sunburst Hz Oil Development

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Williston Basin Orientation Map

North Dakota

Saskatchewan Manitoba

Haas

Truro

Mackobee Coulee

Virden

Daly

Frys

Steelman

Ralph

Elswick

Weyburn

WorkmanEstevan

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Williston Basin Mississippian Stratigraphy

• Cross Section of Target Formations

– Multiple Conventional Oil Bearing Members:

• Midale Drainage (Marly, Vuggy, State A)

• Frobisher (Halbrite, Huntoon)

• Multi-Frac & Tight Oil (Bluell, Glenburn, Wayne, Lodgepole)

WEYBURN AREA

STEELMAN NORTH DAKOTA

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Williston Basin – Projected Type Curves

Note this is an average Generic Analysis & IP rates are dependant on area & pressure regimes

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Williston Basin – Multi-year Project Inventory

Mississippian Oil Play Targets

Midale Drainage High Porosity & Low Permeability. Waterflood Potential - SE Saskatchewan

Frobisher Low Porosity & High Permeability. High Fluid Handling - SE Saskatchewan & North Dakota

Tight Oil Low Porosity & Low Permeability. Large OOIP - SE Saskatchewan, Manitoba & North Dakota

Play Type Project Area Wells Comments

Midale Drainage Elswick, Midale, Weyburn, Ralph, Steelman 30+ Horizontal drainage wells; pressure support required in some cases

Frobisher Weyburn, Steelman, Mackobee 15+ Undrained seismically defined horizontal targets

Tight Oil Daly, Truro, Virden, Workman 30+ Multi-frac horizontals concurrently developed with waterflood; large upside, but early days

_____________________________________________________________________________Total Available 75+ Large inventory of oil exploitation

opportunities

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Little Bow Alkaline Surfactant Polymer Flood

• High Quality Upper Mannville Reservoir

• Zargon WI: 100 %

• Permeability: 1500 mD (Avg.)

• Depth: 3600 ft

• Porosity: 23% (Avg.)

• Net Oil Pay: 37 ft

• Oil Gravity: 21° API

• First Production: 1974

• Waterflood initiated: 1983

• Current Oil Rate: 395 bopd @ 2.9% oil cut

• Cumulative Oil: 12.9 mmbbl

Little Bow “I” Pool

“MM” Unit

“U&W” Unit“C8C” Pool

Little Bow “I” Pool

“MM” Unit

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Zargon Land

Zargon Wells

Zargon Land

Zargon Wells

“P” Pool

ASP Phase 1

ASP Phase 2

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Alkaline Surfactant Polymer (“ASP”)Chemical Flood Recovers Bypassed Oil

Alkaline

• Alters properties of reservoir rock to increase surfactant efficiency

• Reacts with oil to form natural surfactants

Surfactant

• Reduces interfacial tension between oil and water, mobilizing trapped oil

Polymer

• Thickening agent. This increases the sweep efficiency of the process

1) ASP formula injected to mobilize trapped oil. 2) Polymer injection displaces mobilized oil to

producing wells. 3) Water injection continues the displacement.

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Little Bow ASP Facility Site

16-31 Battery

08-29 Battery

04-13 Battery

Phase 1 Outline

Travers Gas PlantZargon 16-31

BatteryFuture ASP Facility

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Taber Mannville B – Strong Analog Performance

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Taber S Mannville ‘B’ Pool OOIP 43.1 mmbbl (Alberta Energy Resources Conservation Board

Original Oil-In-Place Data)

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Zargon ASP: Followup Targets

Phase 1 & 2

8100Little Bow “P” Pool

Followup

781C8C / X8X

1968U&W Unit

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* Alberta Energy Resources

Conservation Board Original

Oil-In-Place Data

ASP Phase 1 & 2

“MM” Unit

“U&W” Unit“C8C/X8X” Pool

Zargon Land

Zargon Wells

15-018W415-019W4

14-018W414-019W4

McDaniel has assigned 3.8 million barrels

(approx. 10% recovery) of probable oil

reserves to Zargon’s interest in phase 1 and

2 of the Little Bow ASP project.

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Little Bow ASP: Capital and Chemical Cost

ASP Project Capital Costs (Constant 2011 $ - Millions)

Phase 1 Phase 2 Total

Facilities and Batteries 29.6 1.0 30.6

Pipelines 1.0 1.7 2.7

Subsurface 1.8 1.8 3.5

Chemical 30.0 30.0 60.0

Total 62.4 34.5 96.8

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Zargon ASP: Future Phases

ASP Development Forecast

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