Investor Presentation • Sep 26, 2006
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This presentation contains certain "forward-looking statements" as defined by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including, without limitation, expectations, beliefs, plans and objectives regarding the potential transactions and ventures discussed in this presentation.
Among the important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements are the risks inherent in oil & gas exploration, the need to obtain additional financing, the availability of needed personnel and equipment for the future exploration and development, fluctuations in gas prices, and general economic conditions.
Investors are cautioned that any such statements are not guarantees of future performance and that actual performance and financial results may differ materially from any estimates or projections.

Fueling the Future

Mr. Buschmann joined Ignis following his tenure with Booz Allen Hamilton where he provided management consulting services to numerous Fortune 500 companies and governments. His expertise is in the fields of finance, technology, project management and startups.
Prior to working at Booz Allen Hamilton, Mr. Buschmann acted in the capacity of project manager for Razorfish, where he was involved in consulting for financial institutions. As a bi-lingual German/English speaker, Mr. Buschmann was instrumental in growing Razorfish's European presence during their start-up phase.
He experienced the massive growth from a single office, 120-employee firm to an international, multi-office, 2,500-employee organization. Mr. Buschmann holds an MBA from the London Business School and a B.A. from Tufts University (cum laude).




• Oil & Gas are used across a diverse industry mix
• Demand is increasing globally, especially in China and India
• New technology and high petroleum prices make unconventional oil 'plays' economic





-Ignis Petroleum Business Plan 2005

| The "Wildcatter" | The "Explorer" | The "Developer" | The "Producer" | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strategy | Place few, large bets on high-risk, high-potential exploratory plays |
Place multiple, medium size bets, on high-to moderate-risk exploration plays |
Place multiple, medium to small bets on mod erate / low risk in-field developments |
Place large-to-medium bets on purchases of proved reserves at market/premium rates |
|
| How value is created |
Exemplary G&G expertise and luck |
Outstanding interpretation of geological and geophysical data |
Access to deal flow in prolific producing plays; outstanding G&G and engineering expertise |
Access to large amounts of capital; outstanding engineering and financial expertise |
|
| Relative geological risk (chance of failure) |
High – drill based on seismic data only |
High / moderate – drill based on seismic and subsurface data |
Moderate / low – drill based on seismic and subsurface data and production history in nearby wells |
Low to very low – many wells are producing |
|
| Relative value creation |
Low - get rich or go broke; not sustainable over the long run |
Moderate - returns can be high, even at low prices, but must limit number of dry holes to payoff |
Moderate / high – repeat chance of success is high even at low prices; sustainable with access to deal flow |
Moderate / low – premiums paid for known reserves can offset returns due to reservoir risk and/or price decreases |
|
| Ignis' strategy is to earn "Explorers'" returns with "Developers'" risk |
| December 2004 | 2005 | October 2006 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| - Founded Company - Initial projects |
- Management hired - Acquired initial 2 projects |
- Raised \$5m in convertible debt with warrants for additional ~\$10m |
|
| identified | - Drilled 5 wells | ||
| - Went public by means of reverse merger (OTCBB:IGPG) - Raised ~\$3m in seed funding |
- 4 wells warrant completion | ||
| - expanded team by 2 | |||
| permanent members | |||
| - Acquired 25% in JV with leading oil and gas independent KMG - Immediate drilling |
- announced Barnett Shale Acquisition - plan to expand team by 2 more |
||
| - Raised ~\$1.5m in additional seed funding - First well successful - First Revenues |


Ignis follows a successful partnership model that emphasizes a lean executive team. The aim of the model is to reduce shareholder risk by contracting with industry leaders, giving Ignis the benefit of their scale and vast experience


Michael Piazza is a highly-experienced professional with track record of more than 25 years in the petroleum industry. His expertise includes senior executive and financial leadership roles, management consulting and engineering. He has worked for both blue-chip multinational and independent companies.
Graduating from MIT with a B.S. degree in Engineering and UCal, Berkeley with an M.S. degree in Engineering, Mr. Piazza joined Exxon as an engineer in their offshore production division, earning two patents during his tenure. After six years, Mr. Piazza elected to expand on his engineering background and obtained an MBA in Finance (with distinction) from NYU-Stern. Amerada Hess acquired the services of Mr. Piazza, where he worked in its corporate planning group as well as its upstream and downstream operations.
Mr. Piazza went on to join McKinsey & Company where he served as a senior management consultant in its petroleum practice for over five years, delivering substantial increases in corporate growth and performance to clients worldwide.

Mr. Kulpecz is highly respected in the energy sector and has over 30 years experience, gained at the most senior levels of the international petroleum industry.
Mr. Kulpecz began his career during the drilling boom of the 1970's with Shell in their Onshore Production Division where he selected and drilled wells in the Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama Gulf Coast areas finding significant quantities of oil and gas.
Mr. Kulpecz worked his way up to the position of Executive Director of Shell International Gas, Power, and Coal, and he led the reorganization of the Company's global E&P business. He is currently President of the Omega Group, a consultancy of senior executives providing top advisory and managerial support to prestigious private equity, banking and energy clients in both the upstream and downstream industries.

Mr. Stein is an accomplished petroleum engineer and operations manager with over 35 years of senior experience working for Shell Oil Company and Pennzoil/Devon Energy, where he developed and ran oil and gas fields, both onshore and offshore, in the domestic and international arenas.
Over an illustrious 25 year career with Shell, his responsibilities ranged from production, reservoir, drilling and petrophysical engineering to direct management of drilling and field operations. During a successful 10-year tenure with Pennzoil/Devon Energy, Mr. Stein had both technical and operations management responsibilities over a variety of international projects in over a dozen countries with the largest project being the giant Chirag/Azeri field in Azerbaijan.
Mr. Stein's diverse areas of expertise include drilling and production operations management, oil and gas transportation design and negotiations, reserves evaluation and reservoir performance management, well planning and facility design, and safety.
Mr. Stein graduated with honors with an engineering degree from the University of Wisconsin.

Mr. Gittelman is a widely recognized industry professional with over 35 years of international experience in oil and gas exploration, development and operations. Among his credentials, Mr. Gittelman enjoyed a stellar 27-year career with Shell Oil Company, serving in a variety of senior technical, operations and management capacities.
During his tenure with the Shell organization, Mr. Gittelman's leadership positions included: General Manager of Geophysics, General Manager of Exploration and General Manager of Exploration & Production Research.
From 1988 to 1994, Mr. Gittelman served as General Manager of Shell Western Exploration & Production where he was responsible for spearheading Shell's US onshore exploration program, including Alaska
Since 1995, Mr. Gittelman has served as President of U.S. based Danlier, Inc., a specialized consulting firm which provides high-quality services to exploration companies and institutional investors, including screening of exploration projects for technical quality, risk and hydrocarbon potential.
Mr. Gittelman holds a B.S. degree in Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania, an M.S degree in Engineering from New York University, and a Ph.D degree in Engineering from the University of Michigan.

Eric Hanlon has over 15 years energy experience gained in various capacities as an executive and consultant to Fortune 100 companies.
Mr. Hanlon was recently Vice President and General Manager of Strategy and Markets Analysis for Royal Dutch Shell in London. Prior to that, Mr. Hanlon served as a Principal with McKinsey & Company, Inc. where he led senior executives, in various sectors of the energy industry, on issues critical to their businesses.
During his career Mr. Hanlon has led organizations on understanding of their key markets and development of integrated corporate strategies. He has advised major oil companies on M&A activity including an assessment of the value of a large integrated oil companies for the purpose of acquisition. He has also worked with private equity companies to evaluate acquisitions of and investments in energy companies and programs.
Mr. Hanlon served for five years in the United States Navy as a Lieutenant aboard a nuclear-powered submarine. He holds a BA in Physics from the University of California, Berkeley and an MBA from the University of Texas at Austin where he graduated at the top of his class.

| Project | Status | WI | wells | Play | Pot. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acom A6 | Producing | 25.0% | 1 | Frio sands | Proprietary |
| Powell #1 | Completing | 12.5% | 1 | Barnett shale |
Proprietary |
| Powell #2 | Completing | 12.5% | 1 | Barnett shale |
Proprietary |
| Inglish Sisters #3 | Producing | 12.5% | 1 | Barnett shale |
Proprietary |
| Sherburne Field | awaiting completion |
15% | NA | Existing Field Re Drill |
Proprietary |
| Crimson Bayou | Drilling scheduled Q1 2007 |
25.0% | Up to 5 | Frio sands | Up to 32 Bcfge |
| North Wright | Planning, looking for partners |
75.0% | Up to 4 | Marg. Tex sands |
Up to 120 Bcfge |



• Ignis Petroleum announced the intended purchase of 45% of a large, already producing 8,000 acre field in the Barnett Shale

• We love it!


| IGPG | |
|---|---|
| Shares Outstanding | ~\$50,000,000 |
| Average Trading Volume | ~ 60,000 shares |
| 52 Week Range | \$.32 / \$2.74 |
| Float | 19,000,000 |
| % Held by Institutions | 15.26% |
| Market Capitalization | \$16.5m |
| Fiscal Year End | June 30th |
| Exchanges | OTC:BB IGPG, Frankfurt WKN AOETNY |

"Most people in the industry already know that independents dominate Texas drilling action, but the extent of their dominance is surprising. Independents produced 90% of the oil and 86% of the gas and they drilled 96% of the wells last year. Obviously, the majors still have pipelines and refineries in Texas, but you have to get out there and drill or you won't have anything to go into those facilities."

-September 2006 Alex Mills, Texas Alliance of Energy Producers President
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