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ELIXIR ENERGY LIMITED AGM Information 2010

Nov 22, 2010

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AGM Information

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Annual General Meeting 23 November 2010

Overview

  • Elixir is an international E&P company with a diversified portfolio of interests across the exploration, appraisal, development and production spectrum

  • Current geographic areas of activity include:

  • Development and Production from the shallow shelf Gulf of Mexico

  • Exploration and Appraisal activities in the UK North Sea and onshore France

  • Cash on hand - 30 June 2010 - $5.1m (30 Sep 2010 - $4.1m)

  • Ongoing receipts from production from High Island and Pompano

  • Cost cutting undertaken in 2009 has flown through into FY 2010 results

  • Elixir is debt free

  • Working steadily on proving up prospectivity of Moselle and pursuing new opportunities

  • Recently offered new block in the Central UK North Sea

Corporate Profile

Capital Structure
Exchange ASX:EXR
Ordinary Shares 188.9m
Unlisted Options 7.8m
No of Shareholders ~ 1,450
Top 20 Shareholders ~ 46%
Cash on Hand( at 30/9/10) ~ $4.1m
Cash Backing(per share) ~ $0.02
Trading Performance
Share Trading Range(prior 12 months) $0.04 – $0.12
Current Share Price $0.083
Market Capitalisation $15.7m
Avg Trading Volume(per day) ~440,000
Operating Performance 30/6/10 30/6/09
Production(Bcfe) 0.66 (-23%) 0.86
Sales Revenue(A$m) 2.6(-54%) 5.6

Operational Profile

Moselle - Overview

Location Onshore, NE France
Ownership 100%
Term 5 years
Expiry Feb 2014
Extensions Yes, 5 years
Area 5,360 km2
1,340,000 acres
2D Seismic ~2,500km
Wells on Block 24
Oil and/or gas show 46%
Prospectivity Tight gas, gas shale,
conventional oil/gas
Commitment €3,000,000

Moselle – Technical Workscopes

Activity Status
Acquisition and Digitising Well Logs
Petrophysics Analysis
Core Sampling
Core and Cuttings Analysis
(XRD, TOC, VR, Rock Eval, Hg Capillary
Pressures etc.)
Acquire and Integrate IFP GeoChem Data
Basin History Modeling
Hydrocarbon Expulsion Modeling
Seismic Purchase
Seismic Processing
Seismic Interpretation Near Completion
Volumetrics Near Completion

Paris Basin Transaction

  • In May 2010 Hess Corp farmed into 50% of Toreador’s oil shale permits in Paris Basin

  • Toreador hold 680,000 awarded acres (360,000 acres pending award)

  • Consideration paid by Hess to Toreador of up to US$265m

  • Spudding first well in six well programme in January 2011

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Upfront cash payment $15m
Moselle
Phase 1 Drilling $50m
Phase 2 Drilling $70m
Contingent Reserves Fee (up to) $80m
Contingent Production Fee (up to) $50m
Total $265m
Valuation - $260 - $510 / acre
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Unconventional Resources in Europe

  • The Majors and Independents are back in Europe pursuing unconventional resources
Name Target Country
ExxonMobil Tight and shale gas Germany and Poland
OMV Shale Gas Austria
ConocoPhillips Shale Gas Poland
Royal Dutch Shell Tight Gas, Shale Oil and Gas Ukraine and Sweden
Total Shale Oil and Gas France
BG Group Tight and Shale Gas France
Marathon Oil Shale Gas Poland
Hess Corp Shale Oil France
Talisman Energy Tight and Shale Gas Poland
RWE Dea Tight and Shale Gas Poland

• Drilling has commenced – Conoco in Poland (~3), Shell in Sweden (3), Exxon in Germany (~10), Hess in France (6), Aurelian in Poland (1)

Moselle - Summary

Asset Market Risks
�Operatorship and 100%
ownership
�Low sovereign risk, stable,
supportivegovernment
? Geology of unconventional not
yet well understood
�Very large acreage position �Large existing domestic gas
market
? Total potential resources in
Europe likely smaller in
aggregate than North America
�Working hydrocarbon system �Declining domestic gas
production
? More limited availability of
drilling/stimulation services
�Extensive existing well and
seismic database
�Increasing gas consumption
and imports
? Higher population densities
than US
�Multiple play potential �Concerns over security of
supply
? Stringent environmental
constraints to adhere to
�Onshore cost base �Historically robust commodity
pricing
? Relatively higher operating
costs than the US
�Low entry price �Attractive fiscal regime
�Modest work programme �Existingoil andgas industry
�Over 3 years term remaining �Extensive gas pipeline
infrastructure

Gulf of Mexico - Shallow Shelf

  • High Island (HIA-268, 30% WI, non-operated)

  • Gas and condensate discovery in Feb 07 - two wells on production since Sep 07

  • Total cumulative production to date 3.9 Bcf and 140,000 Bbls

  • Field producing at approx 100 Bbls/d condensate and minor amounts of gas (100% project)

  • Imminent workover of both wells to enable production from shallower horizons

  • Awaiting approval of regulator to workovers

  • Pompano (Brazos 446-L, 25% WI, non-operated)

  • Gas field re-development project - two wells on production since May 2008

  • Total cumulative production to date of 5.1 Bcf gas and 5,380 Bbls condensate

  • Field currently producing at approx 3.8 MMscf/d gas and minor amounts of condensate ( 100% project)

UK - Northern North Sea

  • Tiger Prospect (Block 211/12b, 100% WI, Operator)

  • Licence term 4 yrs – ‘drill-or-drop’ by 2012

  • Magnus sands play type located next to 1.5Bn Bbl+ Magnus field operated by BP

  • Down-dip well indicates hydrocarbons nearby

  • Marketed to industry in 2010 – offers by mid Q1, 2011

Project (100%) Low
(MMBbls)
ML
(MMBbls)
High
(MMBbls)
STOIIP 47 180 278
Recoverable
Resource Estimate
19 90 167

Source: Internal Estimate

  • Mulle (Block 211/22b & 27d, 40% WI, non-operated)

  • Mulle discovered by 1970’s vintage well - 17m gross oil column, drilled off crest, not tested

  • Mulle on trend and down dip from Causeway

Recoverable
Resource
Estimate
1C
(Boe)
2C
(Boe)
3C
(Boe)
Project (100%) 4 17 36
Elixir (40%) 1.6 6.8 14.4

Source: DNO ASA - Operator

  • Appraisal well and testing programme required – multiple export routes

  • Licence term through to October 2011

UK – Central North Sea

  • Dumas Prospects (Block 30-25, 100% WI, Operator)

  • Block awarded in October 2010 on 2 year licence, ‘drill-or-drop’ basis

  • Three prospects identified on block

    • Two Upper Cretaceous resedimented chalk targets analogous to, and on trend with, Fife and Flora

    • One Lower Cretaceous clastic target

  • Four wells have been drilled on the Block

  • Well 30/25-4 encountered Lower Cretaceous aged sands of moderate reservoir quality.

  • Remaining wells encountered thick upper Cretaceous chalk with moderate to good reservoir quality.

  • Further technical work required to de-risk the prospects, including the purchase of existing 3D data.

Summary

France

  • All technical workscopes nearing completion – promising results

  • Netherland Sewell retained to provide independent resource certification

  • Resource estimate expected to be published mid-Q1, 2011

  • Marketing of Moselle for farmout thereafter

  • Considering new acquisitions onshore Europe

GOM

  • Production continuing, gas prices in GOM have somewhat improved

  • Workover of High Island dependant on further depletion of existing horizons

  • Considering all options with respect to GOM interests

North Sea

  • Marketing of Tiger has occurred – offer period closes January 2011

  • Working with operator and others to develop a plan for appraisal of Mulle

  • Offer of Block 30/25 – licence to be signed by year end

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Important Notice and Disclaimer

This document has been prepared by Elixir Petroleum Limited (ABN 51 108 230 995) (“Elixir”) in connection with providing an overview of its business to interested analysts/investors.

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