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Strategic Combination Establishing the Premier Pure-Play Pipestone Montney Company Sustainable long-term condensate growth OCTOBER 2018 Funded growth and increased scale Blackbird Energy Inc. (Blackbird) and Pipestone Oil Corp.


  1. Strategic Combination Establishing the Premier Pure-Play Pipestone Montney Company Sustainable long-term condensate growth OCTOBER 2018

  2. Funded growth and increased scale Blackbird Energy Inc. (“Blackbird”) and Pipestone Oil Corp. (“Pipestone Oil”) have agreed to combine to form Pipestone Energy Corp. (“Pipestone Energy”) • • Pro forma ownership of 45.1% for Pipestone Oil will receive 103.75 million common shares of Pipestone Energy (1) Blackbird shareholders (or 50.8%, inclusive of all dilutive securities exercised) (1,037.5 million common shares of Blackbird) • Insiders and GMT Capital Corp. (“GMT”), representing 17% ownership • Canadian Non-Operated Resources (“CNOR”) (2) has agreed to support and of Blackbird, support and will vote in has approved the transaction favour of the arrangement All-share combination structured as a plan of arrangement • Commitment from CNOR to invest $85 million $111 million Equity Financing (3) • Commitment from GMT to invest $26 million • $169 million two-year term loan $199 million • $20 million letter of credit facility Debt Financing • $10 million revolving credit facility Superior Market Positioning Material Synergies Attractive Financial Terms Uplifting Transaction Structure 1. After adjustment for the proposed 10:1 share consolidation. 2. Pipestone Oil is a wholly-owned subsidiary of CNOR, a private energy investment platform managed by Grafton Asset Management. 1 3. The new directors and officers of Pipestone Energy are anticipated to contribute an additional amount of equity (up to $4.4 million), on a private placement basis.

  3. Strategic rationale for Blackbird Unique opportunity to enhance Blackbird shareholder exposure to top-tier Montney assets and secure $310 million in equity and debt financing (the “Financings”) to fund development Superior Market Positioning Material Synergies  Creates the premier Montney growth  Increased and high-graded top tier story with superior economics drilling inventory  Compelling value on integration,  Interlocking lands, integration facilitates relative to area transaction precedents improved development efficiencies  World class scale, wider appeal to  Optimization of diversified infrastructure attract industry / institutional interest and egress solutions  Corporate, G&A and regulatory savings Attractive Financial Terms Uplifting Transaction Structure  De-risked access to lower cost capital  Continued participation for for development to reach free cash shareholders in a stronger company flow (1)  Accretive on all independent reserve,  Superior alternative to stand-alone resource and NAV fundamentals equity or debt financing options  Tax friendly transaction  Accelerated development plans add net  Aligned views to maintain and build on present value to shareholders established social license 2 Free cash flow, as referred to throughout this presentation is a non- IFRS measure. See “Non - IFRS Measures” for more details. 1.

  4. Introducing Pipestone Energy Corp. Canada’s newest intermediate condensate -rich producer Transformative Business Combination Pro Forma Perspectives Exit 2019E Net Montney 2P Reserves (1) Sales Processing Business Combination Highlights acres Capacity ~22,500 • Canada’s next high growth condensate producer 165 >98,000 boe/d MMboe net acres • Committed funding to achieve 2019E exit rate of 14,000 to 16,000 boe/d with $145-165 million of run-rate NOI (2) 72,640 • net acres De-risked value proposition through improved business flexibility, access to capital, midstream diversification, operating synergies, scale and liquidity 59 • Continuity of leadership and social license with Blackbird ~6,500 MMboe Energy Inc. Chairman, CEO and President, Garth Braun and boe/d Paul Wanklyn, President & CEO of Pipestone Energy Corp., to serve on the new seven member board of directors Pro Forma Capitalization Blackbird Pipestone Blackbird Pipestone Blackbird Pipestone Energy Energy Energy Common Shares Outstanding 1.9 billion (3) Material increase in 180% increase to Increased inventory processing capacity proved + probable of top tier Montney Listed Warrants Outstanding 175.2 million (3) acreage at Pipestone supporting reserve volumes near-term growth Est. Adjusted Net Debt (Cash) (September 30, 2018) $(60) million (4) 1. Based on Blackbird’s reserve volumes as at July 31, 2018 per McDaniel & Associates Consultants Ltd. and Pipestone Energy’s es timated pro forma reserve volumes as at August 1, 2018 per McDaniel & Associates Consultants Ltd. Flat US$65/bbl WTI, C$1.90/GJ ($2.00/Mcf) AECO, 0.775 CADUSD. NOI, as referred to throughout this presentation is a non-IFRS mea sure. See “Non - IFRS Measures” for more details. 2. 3. Before adjustment for the proposed 10:1 share consolidation. 3 Includes estimated transaction costs and proceeds from the Financings. Adjusted net debt, as referred to throughout this presentation is a non- IFRS measure. See “Non - IFRS Measures” for more details. 4.

  5. Experienced management and board Pipestone Energy will have leadership continuity through board representation and will be led by a team with extensive experience in the Grande Prairie region Board of Directors Leadership Team Paul Wanklyn President and CEO Garth Braun Blackbird nominee Senior Partner at Grafton Asset Management; President & CEO at President, CEO and Chairman at Blackbird Cequence Energy Ltd.; and CEO at Temple Exploration Inc. Bill Lancaster Blackbird nominee Bob Rosine COO President at GMT Exploration Company LLC COO at Grafton Asset Management; President & CEO at OMERS Energy Inc.; and Executive Vice President, Business Development at Pengrowth Energy Corporation Geeta Sankappanavar CNOR LP nominee Co-Founder & President at Grafton Asset Management Dave Allen Geoscience VP Geosciences at Grafton Asset Management; and Vice President, Robert Tichio CNOR LP nominee Exploration at Pengrowth Energy Corporation Partner at Riverstone Holdings Darcy Erickson Operations Paul Wanklyn CNOR LP nominee VP Operations & Production at Grafton Asset Management; and Director, Joint Ventures and Drilling & Completions at Pengrowth President and CEO at Pipestone Energy Energy Corporation + two additional independent nominees Dan van Kessel Corporate Development process ongoing to identify two of the board of directors, one of which Vice President at Grafton Asset Management; and Investment will serve as the Chairperson of the Pipestone Energy board of directors Banking Associate at a global investment bank Note: Current CFO of Blackbird (Travis Belak) and CFO / VP Finance at Pipestone Oil (Eva Kiefer) will continue in their capacities during the interim period while an executive search for a permanent CFO is completed. 4

  6. Investment highlights of Pipestone Energy A premier high growth pure-play condensate rich Montney company Dominant pure- play Pipestone Montney company in the “sweet spot” of the condensate fairway • Over 98,000 net acres of contiguous Montney lands in the condensate-rich corridor of the Alberta Montney at Pipestone • Montney formation is thick and laterally continuous across land base, with four prospective development horizons • 2P Reserves of ~165 MMboe (~$1.2 billion before tax NPV 10%) and 2C Risked Resource of ~221 MMboe (~$0.8 billion before tax NPV 10%), with 555 booked 2P and 2C drilling locations (1) Fully funded to realize peer-leading growth profile • Committed funding to achieve 14,000 to 16,000 boe/d by the end of 2019 • 20 wells will be tied into new facilities by year end 2019 • Development expenditures fully funded by the Financings and forecast cash flow from operations • Forecast 2019 exit annualized NOI of ~$145 to $165 million ($28 per boe netback) (2) Superior economics • Strong initial test results with rates of 900 to 3,100 boe/d (average ~1,800 boe/d) and condensate gas ratios of up to 300 bbl/MMcf (average ~170 bbl/MMcf) (3) • Half-cycle IRRs greater than 95% with a payout period of ~13 months at flat pricing (2)(4) Positioned for significant long-term growth • 16 wells to be drilled and 14 completed from October 1, 2018 to year end 2019 • Current restricted production behind pipe of ~9,000 boe/d to support near-term growth • Contracted natural gas processing and egress solutions to support production growth to 30,000 boe/d by 2022E • Sustained production potential of over 50,000 boe/d from two Montney development intervals, with upside from the Montney A and Lower Montney Decades of drilling inventory • Up to 1,450 potential drilling locations identified across four prospective Montney horizons • Land base is well delineated with 31 horizontal wells drilled, completed and tested across the property • Currently delineating Lower Montney development horizon 1. Based on McDaniel & Associates Consultants Ltd. reserves and resource evaluations effective August 1, 2018, utilizing the McDaniel July 1, 2018 price deck. Flat US$65/bbl WTI, C$1.90/GJ ($2.00/Mcf) AECO, 0.775 CADUSD. IRR and operating netback, as referred to throughout this presentation is a non- IFRS measure. See “Non - IFRS Measures” for more d etails. 2. 3. Represents production over the last 24 hours of a production test. 5 4. Type curve represents the McDaniel VRGC2 Montney B type curve, assuming a 2,500 metre lateral length. Capital costs reflect current internal estimates based on recent drilling and completion activities.

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