tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-48636665715315783112024-02-07T00:56:02.103-08:00H Oil GroupH Oil Group. Private corporation dedicated to upstream and downstream oil & gas activities, mineral exploration and capital goods import/export.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863666571531578311.post-31291898305582151052007-12-18T08:29:00.001-08:002007-12-18T08:29:30.074-08:00* Repsol YPF Background Information:<ul><li>Founded 1986</li><li>Oil & gas operations in over 30 countries worldwide</li><li>One of world’s 10 largest private oil companies</li><li>Total assets approx US$ 60bn (2005)</li><li>Oil Reserves > 1.16 billion boe (2005)</li><li>Oil Production 531,000 bopd (2005)</li><li>>35,000 employees worldwide</li><li>Major investor in environmental, education, cultural, social and sporting initiatives</li></ul>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863666571531578311.post-77697609670380512782007-12-18T08:28:00.000-08:002007-12-18T08:29:02.691-08:00Equity Partners<span style="font-weight: bold;">Mr. Alfonso Cortina</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Former CEO of Repsol YPF *</span><br /><ul><li>Nine years as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Repsol YPF (‘96 – ‘05)</li><li>Professional private investor in African upstream oil & gas exploration</li><li>One of the foremost Spanish corporate executives</li><li>Senior Advisor of Texas Pacific Group Fund in Spain</li><li>Past & Present Chairman and CEO of numerous Spanish multinationals including Inmobilaria Colonial, S.A., Banco Central Hispano, FCC et. al.</li><li>Masters in Engineering and Economics, Madrid</li></ul>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863666571531578311.post-12870372617489583352007-12-18T08:26:00.000-08:002007-12-18T08:28:06.024-08:00Equity Partners<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguORAJX1kp1ldvFU0NTl8hJ1kNaDcI90q7MRUdaGD1hloNFj_hbYeQqy31DoCh9QmM0PZpm0DaLGA-bNuVOO9RH35IJ1ieHOt_ocM3dANuTVYhIUaTYbgil5INJemmEF6qV7weQy6R19w/s1600-h/sonangol-2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguORAJX1kp1ldvFU0NTl8hJ1kNaDcI90q7MRUdaGD1hloNFj_hbYeQqy31DoCh9QmM0PZpm0DaLGA-bNuVOO9RH35IJ1ieHOt_ocM3dANuTVYhIUaTYbgil5INJemmEF6qV7weQy6R19w/s400/sonangol-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5145350517744561762" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><ul><li>Founded in 1976 as Angola’s state-owned energy corporation</li><li>Overall management of Angola's petroleum and natural gas reserves</li><li>Annual Revenues of US$ 9.5 bln (2005)</li><li>Oil Reserves > 3.6 bln boe (Q3 2006 estimate)</li><li>Oil Production 496,000 bopd (2005)</li><li>5,500 employees worldwide</li><li>Operations throughout Angola & offices in Congo, China, USA, UK and Singapore</li><li>Over 30 subsidiaries including Shipping, Telecoms, Airlines, Banking, Logistics and Retailing</li><li>Sponsors of the Arts / Sports and Humanities throughout Africa </li></ul>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863666571531578311.post-12918825926757713532007-12-18T08:15:00.000-08:002007-12-18T08:26:32.101-08:00Strategic Partners<ul><li>H Oil often conducts its oil exploration, trading and infrastructure projects in joint venture with global industry leaders</li><li>H Oil has a strategic relationship in upstream in oil & gas activities with:</li></ul><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg92xKoJgREmwCoCY4NTllwXVVKDuIHyMZehzRzwbQ0ZOOAkGotENW6NZF54wbY447ceJH04l9pMIc70y_BfXA4EbyROKkQWpJPJq4kf79aNt0H5WEOgjdxhDwUW_76HmmvSc5OJIS18uI/s1600-h/sonagol.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg92xKoJgREmwCoCY4NTllwXVVKDuIHyMZehzRzwbQ0ZOOAkGotENW6NZF54wbY447ceJH04l9pMIc70y_BfXA4EbyROKkQWpJPJq4kf79aNt0H5WEOgjdxhDwUW_76HmmvSc5OJIS18uI/s400/sonagol.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5145349843434696258" border="0" /></a><br /><ul><li>H Oil’s strategic partners for import/export of capital goods and infrastructure projects include:</li></ul><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqpTzqBxb2DXIL5wXJlvsjJFIy_8kJoiI4BXA3lq7JZ7lksSAodkfE_mHZzpL5SiQObsorHvYyHxS03Ji-R_CyMnoY9OoUyCEDAfpzaWTq_5IxzBJoUTXmZRNC-asuGJwJb7wUpk1sL1A/s1600-h/alcatel.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqpTzqBxb2DXIL5wXJlvsjJFIy_8kJoiI4BXA3lq7JZ7lksSAodkfE_mHZzpL5SiQObsorHvYyHxS03Ji-R_CyMnoY9OoUyCEDAfpzaWTq_5IxzBJoUTXmZRNC-asuGJwJb7wUpk1sL1A/s400/alcatel.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5145350101132734034" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863666571531578311.post-68412129254901777502007-12-18T08:12:00.000-08:002007-12-18T08:13:12.280-08:00DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO - H Oil African History and Presence<ul><li>H Oil Group is newly installed in DRC</li><li>Office facilities opened in Nov 2007</li><li>Applications with Ministry of Hydrocarbons for two exploration blocks of exceptionally high potential</li><li>Products supply to La Congolaise des Hydrocarbures under discussion</li></ul>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863666571531578311.post-49783059867866048972007-12-18T08:11:00.000-08:002007-12-18T08:12:31.162-08:00NIGERIA - H Oil African History and Presence<ul><li>H Oil Group in Nigeria since 1970</li><li>One of first export cargoes of crude oil from Nigeria was purchased by H Oil’s President while at Glencore</li><li>Partners with El Shaddai Petroleum Ltd., an important indigenous firm, with an option to acquire OPL-294 (est. unrisked reserves of 400m boe), awarded in the 2007 Bid Round</li><li>Lifted 100,000 bbl/day of Oso Condensate, Forcados and Pennington during the 1990s</li><li>Supplied 600,000MT of petroleum products annually to PPMC during the 1990s</li><li>Won tender for OPL-246 on behalf of Petrobras and Total in 1998</li></ul>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863666571531578311.post-79816994442766632012007-12-18T08:07:00.000-08:002007-12-18T08:11:27.629-08:00ANGOLA - H Oil African History and Presence<ul><li>H Oil Group in Luanda since 2001</li><li>Joint venture with Grupo Gema, important indigenous group, for oil & gas exploration (Chairman is former Secretary of Council of Ministers and Head of Civil Branch of Government)</li><li>Reviewing licence awards in the upcoming Kwanza Basin (onshore) round (2007/2008)</li><li>$400M Contract for upgrading of Luanda backbone telephone network (2007)</li><li>$170M hospital design & construction contract (2007)</li><li>$200M network upgrade for Radio Nacional de Angola (2005/2006)</li></ul>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863666571531578311.post-40919552984405256722007-12-18T08:05:00.000-08:002007-12-18T08:06:43.376-08:00SOUTHERN SUDAN - H Oil African History and Presence<ul><li>H Oil presence in Southern Sudan commenced in early 2005 with meetings between our President and Dr. Riek Machar, First Vice President of the Government of Southern Sudan (“GOSS”)</li><li>H Oil applied for and was allocated Block Ea in Southern Sudan by GOSS & Nile Petroleum Corporation in late 2005</li><li>H Oil opened a permanent Juba Office in mid-2006 to commence its activities with respect to Block Ea</li></ul>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863666571531578311.post-44982128785006862092007-12-18T08:04:00.000-08:002007-12-18T08:05:25.729-08:00Selected Exploration, Development & Production History<p style="line-height: 115%; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.38in; text-indent: -0.38in; text-align: left; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black; font-weight: bold;">1. Algeria</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black;"> (1973-1976) </span></p> <p style="line-height: 115%; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.13in; text-align: left; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black;"><span style=""> </span>2 Blocks in </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black;">Ghadames</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black;"> Basin </span></p> <p style="line-height: 115%; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.38in; text-indent: -0.38in; text-align: left; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black; font-weight: bold;">2. Angola</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black;"><span style=""> </span>(1992) </span></p> <p style="line-height: 115%; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.19in; text-align: left; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black;">Blocks 3/95 and 3/91</span></p> <p style="line-height: 115%; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.38in; text-indent: -0.38in; text-align: left; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black; font-weight: bold;">3. Argentina</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black;"> (1985) </span></p> <p style="line-height: 115%; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.19in; text-align: left; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black;">Neuquen</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black;"> Basin </span></p> <p style="line-height: 115%; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.38in; text-indent: -0.38in; text-align: left; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black; font-weight: bold;">4. Ireland </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black;">(1994) </span></p> <p style="line-height: 115%; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.19in; text-align: left; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black;">6 Offshore Blocks </span></p> <p style="line-height: 115%; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.19in; text-align: left; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black;">(1983-1987)</span></p> <p style="line-height: 115%; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.19in; text-align: left; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black;">2 Blocks</span></p> <p style="line-height: 115%; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.38in; text-indent: -0.38in; text-align: left; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black; font-weight: bold;">5. Bolivia </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black;">(1975-1976)</span></p> <p style="line-height: 115%; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.19in; text-align: left; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black;">One onshore Block</span></p> <p style="line-height: 115%; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.38in; text-indent: -0.38in; text-align: left; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black; font-weight: bold;">6. </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black; font-weight: bold;">Brazil</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black;"> (1978-1982) </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black;"> </span></p> <p style="line-height: 115%; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.19in; text-align: left; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black;">Four offshore blocks: Amazon, </span></p> <p style="line-height: 115%; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.19in; text-align: left; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black;">Barreirinhas, Espírito Santo, Santos</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black;"> </span></p> <p style="line-height: 115%; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.38in; text-indent: -0.38in; text-align: left; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black; font-weight: bold;">7. Colombia </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black;">(1987-1990) </span></p> <p style="line-height: 115%; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.19in; text-align: left; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black;">Llanos basin: 5 Blocks, 5 successful wells </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(210, 160, 0); font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">1,200M </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(210, 160, 0); font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">boe</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(210, 160, 0); font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"> discovered</span></p> <p style="line-height: 115%; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.38in; text-indent: -0.38in; text-align: left; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black; font-weight: bold;">8. Equatorial Guinea</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black;"><span style=""> </span>(1991)</span></p> <p style="line-height: 115%; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.38in; text-indent: -0.38in; text-align: left; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black;"><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black;">Alba Offshore & </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black;">Malaba</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black;"> Field Development</span></p> <p style="line-height: 115%; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.38in; text-indent: -0.38in; text-align: left; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black; font-weight: bold;">9. Egypt </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black;">(1973 )</span></p> <p style="line-height: 115%; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.19in; text-align: left; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black;">3 Blocks Western Desert Basin + Field Development</span></p> <p style="line-height: 115%; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.38in; text-indent: -0.38in; text-align: left; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black; font-weight: bold;">10. Greenland (Denmark) </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black;">(1977-1978)</span></p> <p style="line-height: 115%; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.19in; text-align: left; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black;">One Block – </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black;">Disko</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black;"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black;">Island</span></p> <p style="line-height: 115%; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.38in; text-indent: -0.38in; text-align: left; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black; font-weight: bold;">11. Indonesia </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black;">()</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black;"> </span></p> <p style="line-height: 115%; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.19in; text-align: left; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black;">Operator Offshore Blocks Sumatra + Java</span></p> <p style="line-height: 115%; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.38in; text-indent: -0.38in; text-align: left; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black; font-weight: bold;">12. </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black; font-weight: bold;">Iran </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black;">(2003)</span></p> <p style="line-height: 115%; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.25in; text-align: left; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black;">Buyback Projects </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black;">Nowrooz</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black;">,</span></p> <p style="line-height: 115%; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.25in; text-align: left; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black;">Soroosh</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black;">, Persian LNG Phase 13</span></p> <p style="line-height: 115%; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.38in; text-indent: -0.38in; text-align: left; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black; font-weight: bold;">13. </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black; font-weight: bold;">Libya </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black;">(1991-2000)</span></p> <p style="line-height: 115%; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.25in; text-align: left; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black;">Murzuk</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black;"> Basin: Blocks 186,187,190, 115,M1 </span></p> <p style="line-height: 115%; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.25in; text-align: left; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black;">Sirtie</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black;"> Basin: Blocks 09, 010, 536 </span></p> <p style="line-height: 115%; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.25in; text-align: left; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black;">Kufra</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black;"> Basin: two Blocks </span></p> <p style="line-height: 115%; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.25in; text-align: left; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(210, 160, 0); font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">1,150M </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(210, 160, 0); font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">boe</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(210, 160, 0); font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"> discovered </span></p> <p style="line-height: 115%; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.38in; text-indent: -0.38in; text-align: left; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black; font-weight: bold;">14. </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black; font-weight: bold;">Netherlands </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black;">(1973)</span></p> <p style="line-height: 115%; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.25in; text-align: left; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black;">One Block Central Gas Basin</span></p> <p style="line-height: 115%; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.38in; text-indent: -0.38in; text-align: left; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black; font-weight: bold;">15. </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black; font-weight: bold;">Norway</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black;"> (1977-1996) </span></p> <p style="line-height: 115%; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.25in; text-align: left; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black;">One operated Block</span></p> <p style="line-height: 115%; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.38in; text-indent: -0.38in; text-align: left; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black; font-weight: bold;">16. </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black; font-weight: bold;">Peru </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black;">(1975-1976) </span></p> <p style="line-height: 115%; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.25in; text-align: left; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black;">One Onshore </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black;">Block</span></p> <p style="line-height: 115%; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.38in; text-indent: -0.38in; text-align: left; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black; font-weight: bold;">17. </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black; font-weight: bold;">Southern Sudan </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black;">(2005-2007)</span></p> <p style="line-height: 115%; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.38in; text-indent: -0.38in; text-align: left; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black;"><span style=""> </span>Block Ea - </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black;">Operator</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black;"> </span></p> <p style="line-height: 115%; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.38in; text-indent: -0.38in; text-align: left; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black; font-weight: bold;">18. </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black; font-weight: bold;">Spain </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black;">(1973-2005)</span></p> <p style="line-height: 115%; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.25in; text-align: left; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black;">Gaviota</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black;"> Underground Gas Storage</span></p> <p style="line-height: 115%; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.25in; text-align: left; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black;">& Gas Field Development: 1,600M m3 </span></p> <p style="line-height: 115%; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.25in; text-align: left; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black;">Prestige Fuel Recovery (2004)</span></p> <p style="line-height: 115%; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.25in; text-align: left; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black;">Calypso Permit – 2 Offshore wells </span></p> <p style="line-height: 115%; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.25in; text-align: left; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black;">(1400m depth) </span></p> <p style="line-height: 115%; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.25in; text-align: left; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black;">Chipiron</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black;"> Field Development ( 15,000 </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black;">bopd</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black;">)</span></p> <p style="line-height: 115%; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.25in; text-align: left; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black;">Poseidon Gas Field Development </span></p> <p style="line-height: 115%; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.25in; text-align: left; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black;">Albatross</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black;"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black;">Field</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black;"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black;">Development</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black;"> </span></p> <p style="line-height: 115%; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.38in; text-indent: -0.38in; text-align: left; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black; font-weight: bold;">19. </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black; font-weight: bold;">United</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black; font-weight: bold;"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black; font-weight: bold;">Kingdom</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black; font-weight: bold;"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black;">(1977-1996)</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black;"> </span></p> <p style="line-height: 115%; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.25in; text-align: left; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black;">34 </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black;">Operated</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black;"> + Non-</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black;">operated</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black;"> Blocks in </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black;">the</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black;"> </span></p> <p style="line-height: 115%; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.25in; text-align: left; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black;">North Sea</span><u style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black; font-weight: bold;"> </span></u><u style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black; font-weight: bold;"> </span></u></p> <p style="line-height: 115%; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.38in; text-indent: -0.38in; text-align: left; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black; font-weight: bold;">20. </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black; font-weight: bold;">United</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black; font-weight: bold;"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black; font-weight: bold;">States</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black; font-weight: bold;"> of </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black; font-weight: bold;">America</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black; font-weight: bold;"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black;">()</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black;"> </span></p> <p style="line-height: 115%; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.25in; text-align: left; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black;">Operator</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black;"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black;">Gulf</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black;"> of </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black;">Mexico</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black;"> </span></p> <p style="line-height: 115%; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.25in; text-align: left; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black;">34 Blocks</span><u style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black;"> </span></u></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863666571531578311.post-48611053546292863092007-12-18T07:57:00.000-08:002007-12-18T08:00:30.357-08:00Oil & Gas Exploration Team Operations History<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilYeixYA4xI2mKMxHXIhgzb7sjI7bX2XQnmo9HVhQGjK6r60st4hdf_zvOpB5KLGNCXL4CIq-KWj3zL8fVtY2G2sL4t6BPZskqi9YvKgIb8b1vSpRy-6hU2pOwxvt9fH0_p3iRVEnoePM/s1600-h/gasexploration.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilYeixYA4xI2mKMxHXIhgzb7sjI7bX2XQnmo9HVhQGjK6r60st4hdf_zvOpB5KLGNCXL4CIq-KWj3zL8fVtY2G2sL4t6BPZskqi9YvKgIb8b1vSpRy-6hU2pOwxvt9fH0_p3iRVEnoePM/s400/gasexploration.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5145343383803883058" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><ul><li>Countries in blue are where H Oil’s Operating & Technical team have operated oil & gas concessions</li><li>For detailed information on selected country see following pages</li></ul>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863666571531578311.post-76430927541437367292007-12-18T07:47:00.000-08:002007-12-18T07:52:38.560-08:00H Oil Network<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcrmiON1Uzf1otzdMPYDmSjFjecKY0l8-juCF0W-VEt4GqiV6MfZzqkgvo4OJgsPZKViZfHFYjmLQf4XgD8z6lXvzekIYH4ydActKOa3WHkzfCtiNPyTx6E5PaeuRPJT4BcOfX0F-P19c/s1600-h/network.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcrmiON1Uzf1otzdMPYDmSjFjecKY0l8-juCF0W-VEt4GqiV6MfZzqkgvo4OJgsPZKViZfHFYjmLQf4XgD8z6lXvzekIYH4ydActKOa3WHkzfCtiNPyTx6E5PaeuRPJT4BcOfX0F-P19c/s320/network.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5145341382349123106" border="0" /></a><br />Headquarters and technical team based in Madrid, Spain<br /><br />Regional offices:<br /><ul><li>Juba (S. Sudan)</li><li>Luanda (Angola)</li><li>Lagos (Nigeria)</li><li>Kinshasa (DRC)</li><li>Paris</li><li>London (under formation)</li></ul><br />Representative offices and networks include:<br /><ul><li> Kenya</li><li> Algeria</li><li> Morocco</li><li> Serbia</li><li> Croatia</li><li> Bosnia</li><li> Iraq</li><li> Jordan</li><li> Iran</li><li> Cyprus</li><li> UK</li><li> Montenegro</li></ul>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863666571531578311.post-57259575914415782942007-12-18T07:44:00.000-08:002007-12-18T07:45:06.781-08:00H Oil Strategic Objectives<ul><li>Persistent and continuous investment in local business development and partnerships to achieve awards of exploration assets that can quickly be revalued through application of G+G expertise</li><li>Operate through the G+G phases</li><li>Farm-out to majors at exploration drilling stage and retain substantial carried interests</li><li>Sell smaller stakes to financial investors and specialist funds on an opportunistic basis</li><li>Partial exits through special dividends on farm-outs</li><li>Evolve into operatorship for exploitation of world-class hydrocarbon assets</li></ul>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863666571531578311.post-19268339425571436352007-12-18T07:43:00.000-08:002007-12-18T07:44:31.291-08:00Where We Play for Advantage<ul><li>High quality exploration assets in politically difficult and/or sensitive countries</li><li>Indigenous partnerships (Nigeria, Angola, etc.)</li><li>Marginal fields</li><li>Production improvement opportunities</li><li>Distressed and bankruptcy situations</li><li>Opportunistic, strategic trading opportunities</li></ul>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863666571531578311.post-80814837837242823052007-11-07T07:07:00.000-08:002007-12-18T07:41:39.021-08:00H Oil Group<span><br /></span><ul><li><span>Private corporation dedicated to upstream and downstream oil & gas activities (H Oil & Minerals) and infrastructure development (H.O.M.T.)</span></li><li><span>Founded in Switzerland and Madrid in 1987 by a former founding member of Glencore International AG and other senior members of Glencore*</span></li><li><span>Specialist in Africa and the Balkans</span></li><li><span>Over 200 years combined senior management oil industry expertise, with previous discoveries in excess of 1.9 billion boe of hydrocarbons</span></li><li><span>Focused on early stage acquisitions & equity investment in high quality upstream oil & gas exploration assets in Africa</span></li><li><span>Historic trading volumes of up to 100,000 bbl/day</span></li><li><span>Promotion, development and financing of infrastructure projects in Africa of > US$380 million in 2007</span></li></ul><a href="http://alvarohachuel.blogspot.com/">Álvaro Hachuel</a><br /><a href="http://jacqueshachuel.blogspot.com/">Jacques Hachuel</a><br /><span><br /></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863666571531578311.post-85557585934452594382007-12-18T07:38:00.000-08:002007-12-18T07:40:36.701-08:00H Oil & Minerals Competitive AdvantageH Oil & Minerals, the specialist E&P company of the H Oil Group, was established in early 2006 upon award of Block Ea in South Sudan<br /><br /><ul><li>Company achieved a successful start due to its competitive advantages:</li><li>World-class exploration acreage</li><li>Almost 40 years of continuous business and contact network development throughout Africa</li><li>World class, proven exploration and development team</li><li>Proven transaction structuring and execution expertise</li><li>Strategic alliance with Sonangol Pesquisa & Produçao for Africa</li><li>Ability to substantially reduce financial and technical risks in E&P</li><li>Ability and opportunity to cross-sell infrastructure projects (HOMT)</li></ul>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0