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Victoria Oil & Gas Plc
                     Annual Report & Accounts 2012




                               Growing
                               Production
                               Output




            Clean and
            Reliable Energy
            Supply




Measuring
Progress
About Us

Victoria Oil & Gas is an oil and gas exploration and
production company with projects in Africa and the FSU.
The Group’s assets are 95% of the Logbaba gas and
condensate field in Cameroon and 100% of the West
Medvezhye oil and gas project in Siberia. Both projects are
operated by Victoria. The Company’s flagship development
asset is Logbaba, which commenced continuous production
operations in July 2012, located in the eastern suburbs of
Douala, the economic capital of Cameroon.
Since 2009, Victoria has invested over $100 million into the
Logbaba project including two wells, production facilities
and a pipeline reaching the main customer hub in the
economic capital of Douala. Production is set to ramp-up
significantly throughout the remainder of 2012 and during
2013. The Company anticipates cash flow break-even going
forward for the Group by the end of 2012.




Contents
Highlights                                                1
Objectives & Strategy                                     2
Logbaba Production Growth                                 2
Key Points                                                3
Map of Logbaba Operational Area                           4
Cameroon: Process & Customers                             4
Map of West Medvezhye                                     5
Progress                                                  5
Chairman’s Statement                                      6
Logbaba: Project History & Market Discussion              7
Review of Operations                                     11
West Medvezhye: History & Market Context                 14
Directors’ Biographies                                   16
Senior Management Biographies                            17
Directors & Other Information                            18
Directors’ Report                                        19
Statement of Directors’ Responsibilities                 23
Independent Auditor’s Report                             24
Consolidated Income Statement                            25
Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income           25
Consolidated Balance Sheet                               26
Company Balance Sheet                                    27
Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity              28
Company Statement of Changes in Equity                   29
Consolidated Cash Flow Statement                         30
Company Cash Flow Statement                              31
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements           32
Notice of Annual General Meeting                         63
Notes to the Notice of Annual General Meeting            64
Glossary



Victoria Oil & Gas Plc Annual Report and Accounts 2012
Highlights

Logbaba Operational Highlights




                                                                                                                                                  Review
Continuous production operations commence at Logbaba in July 2012
Current peak production in excess of 1 mmscf/d
Production forecasted to reach 5 mmscf/d by the end of 2012
Commissioning of the process plant and 13.2km of pipeline to and




                                                                                                                                                  Governance
around Central Douala
Company increases participation in Logbaba to 95%
VOG becomes the first gas producer ever in Cameroon to supply the
industrial market
19 Gas Sales Agreements signed to raise steam/heat at $16/mmbtu




                                                                                                                                                  Accounts
($16/mcf)
13 Power Proposals delivered to customers of which 6 have advanced
to LOIs
The Phase 1 pipeline area (red route on map on page 4) is now complete




                                                                                                                                                  Other information
Independent CPR on the Logbaba gas and condensate field confirms a
50% increase in total 1P Reserves and 1C Contingent Resources
Independent Douala gas market study provides positive assessment of
Logbaba demand and supply considerations




Financial & Other Highlights
$16.4 million of equity finance and $5.5 million of debt raised in the year
$22.8 million invested in Logbaba project
Strengthening of senior management team with appointment of a
Director of Projects and additional sales staff
Macquarie Capital (Europe) Limited appointed as joint corporate broker
Senior secured debt facility expected to close in Q4 2012




Recent Milestones
 2008                        2009                        2010                      2011                         2012
 Victoria Oil & Gas enters   In September, VOG           The two-well drilling     The President of the         Commencement of
 Cameroon in December        spuds the first well,       programme was             Republic of Cameroon,        continuous gas and
 and becomes operator of     La-105, the first onshore   completed successfully;   S.E. President Biya, signs   condensate production
 Logbaba.                    well in Cameroon since      well La-105 tested at     the Exploitation Licence     operations in July.
                             the 1950s.                  55 mmscf/d and La-106     on 29 April.
                                                                                                                Year-end expected
                                                         tested at rates up to
                                                                                   First delivery of gas in     production rate of
                                                         22 mmscf/d.
                                                                                   December.                    5 mmscf/d.




                                                                                     Victoria Oil & Gas Plc Annual Report and Accounts 2012   1
Objectives & Strategy

                                                             Logbaba: 2011-12 Progress          Logbaba: 2013-14 Aims

Become a mid-size E&P player by 2015                         Flow 1 mmscf/d in July 2012
                                                                                                Flow 20 mmscf/d by end of 2013
                                                             Flow 5 mmscf/d at end of 2012
through organic growth and acquisition
                                                                                                Supply 40 customers in Douala
                                                             First gas to power in country
Focus on core area of West Africa                                                               and surrounding area
                                                             Pipeline Phase 2 commences         Complete Pipeline Phases 2 & 3
Build on cash flow from Logbaba to fund
                                                             Attain positive cash flow from     Introduce new technologies such
further exploration and development                          operations                         as compressed natural gas
opportunities
                                                             West Med: 2011-12 Progress         West Med: 2013-14 Aims
Become a leading player in new thermal and                   Processing of new well data and    Aim to secure Farm-in partner in
power projects in Cameroon                                   surveys completed                  2013

Acquisition of opportunistic, undervalued                    Submitted drilling candidate
                                                             locations for next drilling        Complete winter road and drill pad
assets/distressed sellers                                    programme
                                                             Announced 300 million boe
                                                             increase in gross prospective      Complete drilling design project
                                                             resources to 1.4 billion boe
                                                             Obtained approval from Russian
                                                                                                Plan for drilling to start in Q4
                                                             Ministry for development plan of
                                                                                                2013
                                                             an Early Production Scheme




Logbaba Production Growth with Attractive Margins
from Sales to Industry
Independent Assessment of Forecast Peak Production




2   Victoria Oil & Gas Plc Annual Report and Accounts 2012
Key Points

Logbaba




                                                                                                                                   Review
                                                                                      Customer Specific Benefits
                                                                                      (Thermal)
First natural gas supplier in Cameroon                                                 Energy demand is met by high-
                                                                                       cost liquid fuels (diesel and fuel
95% interest and operatorship in the Logbaba gas and condensate field                  oil) priced off international
                                                                                       benchmarks
Located in the heart of a substantial industrial and energy-hungry region
                                                                                       Natural gas supply contracts
Own and operate whole gas supply chain from wellhead to customer                       create approximately 30% total




                                                                                                                                   Governance
                                                                                       cost savings
Excellent relationships with strong government support                                 Improved boiler efficiencies and
                                                                                       longer life through reduction of
Diverse industrial customer base within 10km of wellhead                               scaling and soot
                                                                                       Reduced pumping, storage and
19 thermal gas sales agreements (“GSAs”) signed including multi-nationals              heating costs of liquid fuels

GSAs have 20-year exclusive gas supply arrangement with price fixed at                 Reduced maintenance costs and




                                                                                                                                   Accounts
                                                                                       less downtime
US$16/mmbtu ($16/mscf or $96/boe) for first 5 years
6 Letters of Intent signed for power                                                  Customer Specific Benefits
                                                                                      (Power)
Field production anticipated to reach 5 mmscf/d by year-end 2012                       Cameroon industry challenged
                                                                                       with constant blackouts and
Forecast gross production to increase to 20 mmscf/d by year-end 2013                   brownouts hampering expansion
                                                                                       Natural gas-fired power solutions




                                                                                                                                   Other information
Current condensate yield of 18 bbls/mmscf                                              will increase control and reliability
                                                                                       of energy delivery
Gross 2P reserves of 212 bcf of gas + 4 mmbbls condensate
                                                                                       Customers can expect significant
                                                                                       cost savings with a reliability
Outstanding potential in other areas of the Logbaba licence area                       premium
Additional 1 tcf gross best estimate prospective resources
                                                                                      Benefits for Cameroon
                                                                                       Advance of gas will pave the way
                                                                                       for increased industrial expansion
                                                                                       and foreign direct investment
                                                                                       Environment benefits: gas energy
                                                                                       of choice with fewer emissions




West Medvezhye
Major potential with best estimate prospective resources of 1.4 billion boe
Classical prolific West Siberian geology; targeting structural and
stratigraphic traps
2013 drilling programme catalyst for re-rating of VOG
4 wells drilled, one discovery well (Well-103)
Well-103 has C1+C2 Reserves estimated at 14.4 million boe
Recoverable Resources (C3) estimated at 170.6 million boe
Approval of Early Production Scheme by Russian Ministry of National
Resources
Early production facility to truck oil to Nadym, located 40km away, with
$60/bbl achievable




                                                               Victoria Oil & Gas Plc Annual Report and Accounts 2012          3
Map of Logbaba Operational Area


    Total Existing and Potential Identified Customer Base




Cameroon: Process & Customers
                                                              Signed Thermal Customers and
                                                              Power LOIs
                                                              Gas for customers heat and power
                                                              requirements represents a market
                                                              anticipated to be in excess of 50 mmscf/d
                                                              over the medium term

                                                              Thermal GSAs
                                                              Food Processors           Metallurgical
                                                              Imperial Foods 7          Coulée Continue 1
                                                              BSF             8         Laminoir      n/a*
                                                              Camlait I     10          Prometal         3
                                                              Camlait II    23          Metafrique       6
                                                              Parlite Foods 27
                                                                                        Other
                                                              Chemical Industry         SOLICAM        2
    The gas processing facility drops
    the pressure of the gas from the                          Plasticam      15         CICAM         12
    well conditions to the sales gas                          HACC           18         Pack Industry 28
    specification by separating and                           Unalor         19
    stabilising the condensate and
    water produced. VOG has                                   LGCCA          21         Power LOIs
    developed a local market for gas                          CCC*           51         Camlait         10
    for heat/steam generation and                                                       CICAM           12
    gas-fired power.
                                                              Breweries                 Plasticam       15
                                                              SABC I            9       Biopharma I     30
                                                              Guinness         13       Biopharma II    30
                                                                                        CCC             51

                                                              * New customer – spur line to be constructed




4    Victoria Oil & Gas Plc Annual Report and Accounts 2012
Map of West Medvezhye




                                                                                                                                                                     Review
                                                                                                                                                                     Governance
                                                                                                                                                                     Accounts
                                                                                                                                                                     Other information
Progress
                                                          Reserves                              Reserves
                          Survey          Drilling 1      estimate 1         Drilling 2         estimate 2         Construction   Production     Supply
Logbaba

West Medvezhye




Net Proved and Probable Reserves                                                    Net Prospective Resources
                                    Oil & Condensate         Gas       Total                                             Oil & Condensate        Gas         Total
                                            (mmbbls)        (bcf)   (mmboe)                                                      (mmbbls)       (bcf)     (mmboe)

Reserves                                                                            Prospective Resources
Logbaba Field                                   4.0      201.4         37.6         Logbaba Area(2)                                19.0        950.0       177.3
                                   (1)                                                                       (3)
West Med 103 Discovery                        11.8         15.6        14.4         West Med Block                                721.5     3,902.3     1,416.6
Total Reserves                                15.8       217.0         52.0         Total Prospective Resources                   740.5     4,852.3     1,593.9
(1)                                                                                 (2)
      Victoria’s West Med Reserves, as approved by the Russian Ministry of                Blackwatch estimate (2012).
                                                                                    (3)
      Natural Resources, are classified as C1 and C2 reserves according to                Mineral estimate (2011).
      Russian convention and are broadly comparable to the Society of
      Petroleum Engineers proved, probable and possible reserves Western
      classification.

Note:
In addition, in September 2012, the Company announced an independent
CPR on the Company’s proved reserves only where ERC Equipoise Limited
assessed 1P reserves of 39.1 bcf plus 32.7 bcf of 1C contingent proved
resources.




                                                                                                      Victoria Oil & Gas Plc Annual Report and Accounts 2012    5
Chairman’s Statement


Turning on the Taps

There have been a number of very positive developments on our
projects in 2012, most notably the commencement of continuous
production at the Logbaba Field, Cameroon (“Logbaba”) in July
2012. We are very proud of what we have achieved over the course
of three years. We landed the first onshore rig for over fifty years in
country and successfully completed two wells. Today we have a                                   A boiler house at SABC. VOG is substituting
cornerstone project with robust and increasing domestic demand for                              heavy fuel oil and waste oil used in raising heat
                                                                                                with natural gas.
our gas and the supply capability to meet it. These key elements have
been independently verified as part of due diligence requirements for
a debt financing package that is close to being finalised. Our key
priority remains to ramp up gas off-take volumes through
conversions of existing contracted customers, in order to strengthen
the financial position of the Company and attain positive cash flow
for the Group.


Review of the Markets                              to move from an exploration and              and around central Douala. We have
Throughout 2012, the global economy                development company into one with            installed nine pressure reduction and
has continued to slow with a mixture of            continuous production and cash flow.         metering stations (“PRMS”) at our
an austerity constrained Euro-zone and             We have now achieved this and, in            customers’ premises. The PRMS units
lower growth in emerging economies                 doing so, have distinguished ourselves       reduce the gas pressure in accordance
and China in particular. The US has                from the majority of our peers which         with the customer’s acceptance
shown some green shoots of recovery                are solely reliant on the equity capital     requirements and measure the volume
having performed better than other                 markets for funding.                         of gas transmitted. This data is then fed
major developed economies, but further                                                          back to our control room at the
                                                   Production and cash flow from our
rounds of quantitative easing, high                                                             production plant. We have since ordered
                                                   flagship Logbaba project are set to
levels of unemployment and                                                                      an additional 20 PRMS units which are
                                                   ramp-up significantly over the coming
forthcoming cuts to the federal budget                                                          expected to arrive in country before the
                                                   months as contracted customers
indicate that confidence will be fragile                                                        end of November 2012. These units
                                                   continue to come on line. This will
in the global economy in 2013.                                                                  have been produced to individual
                                                   provide a solid platform for growth and
                                                                                                customer requirements and reflect our
Despite this, Africa has become a “hot             the foundations upon which I believe we
                                                                                                platform for continued production
address” for investors this year with a            can progress this Company into a
                                                                                                growth over the coming months.
considerable amount of corporate                   mid-market integrated E&P company.
activity in both East and West Africa.             On a broad scale, one of Africa’s most       Completion of the downstream works
However, many junior exploration                   critical problems is provision of reliable   culminated in our announcement of
companies continue to see depressed                energy. We believe that we have              continuous production operations in July
share prices as investors’ price in                established a strategically important        2012, by which time our first three
funding difficulties in the absence of             solution for the provision of locally        customers had completed their own
cash flow from production. I believe               sourced energy. Furthermore, we believe      conversion requirements downstream of
that during these challenging economic             that this model, and our expertise, can be   their PRMS unit and were able to accept
times, the now-producing Logbaba                   exported to many other countries within      gas. We currently have four customers
Project is an exceptional project, as it is        Africa, potentially forming a significant    connected, with an aggregate peak off-
local conditions rather than global                part of our future business strategy.        take of in excess of 1 million standard
factors that will ensure its success and, in                                                    cubic feet per day (“mmscf/d”) and
                                                   Operational progress at Logbaba was
turn, the performance of this Company.                                                          average daily volumes (7 day week) of
                                                   maintained at a steady rate throughout
                                                                                                0.7 mmscf/d.
                                                   the financial year, with completion of all
Logbaba, Cameroon
                                                   of the key downstream elements of the        Since July 2012, customer conversions
RDL 95% operated interest
                                                   project. This included the re-opening        have not advanced at a rate I would
I am very satisfied with the progress
                                                   and commissioning of wells La-105 and        have hoped for or expected, but I would
achieved by the Group throughout the
                                                   La-106, installation of the production       like to reassure you that this does not
financial period and to date. In this
                                                   facilities and the completion and            unduly concern me or impact on the
financial climate, it was essential for us
                                                   commissioning of 13.2km of pipeline to       long-term fundamentals of this project.


6   Victoria Oil & Gas Plc Annual Report and Accounts 2012
Logbaba: Project History & Market Discussion

Logbaba is located in the city of Douala, onshore Cameroon.           highlighted that industry in Douala is beset with chronic power




                                                                                                                                                   Review
The field was discovered in the 1950s by Elf SEREPCA with             shortages and suggested that firms faced 128 outages in 2009
four wells that encountered gas and condensate in multiple            which represented a total of at least 16 days. It is the
reservoir layers. No gas-water contacts were detected in any of       unplanned nature of the outages when the grid overloads from
the sands encountered. The gas bearing reservoir sands are of         excessive demand that causes the greatest disruption and
Campanian and Santonian age of the Logbaba Formation.                 cost to many industries as raw materials in process at the time
Exhibit 1 is a time structure map on top upper Logbaba.               get thrown to waste. Therefore, customer benefits will be both
                                                                      contracted monetary savings versus the local power supply
VOG owns and operates, through its subsidiary RDL, a 95%




                                                                                                                                                   Governance
                                                                      charges, as well as savings resulting from less disruption costs
interest in the Logbaba gas and condensate project. Since
                                                                      and the lost productivity that they regularly experience.
the beginning of September 2009, VOG has drilled two
appraisal wells which were completed as producers, installed          The Company’s power contract prices will be individually
2 x 20 mmscf/d gas processing trains and installed 13.2km of          tailored to each individual customer given that they will require
pipeline to deliver gas to industrial centres in and around           different technical solutions and have different operating
central Douala. The Logbaba field is located onshore, on the          regimes i.e. days worked per week and hours worked per day.
doorstep of the industrial city of Douala (approximately 4km          Factors that will influence contract pricing include the quality of




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from the city centre) and has gross proved and probable               the generator required, monthly load factor and daily variable
reserves of 212 bcf which is sufficient to supply an average of       load of the customer, operating regime and the desirable
30 mmscf/d (approximately 5,000 boe per day) to the market            contract term. In addition, VOG is requiring some level of ‘take
for the next 20 years. The proximity of the reserves to our           or pay’ commitment in the contract in order to justify the
market, the industrial customers in Douala, represents a              investment in the gas-fired generators which the Company will
distinct competitive advantage enabling infrastructure build out      pay for unless the buyer wishes to own and operate their own
to deliver the gas to customers at significantly reduced cost.        mini-plant/generator. Each contract where VOG is contracted
The initial target markets for Logbaba's natural gas are              to sell power will have three pricing elements:




                                                                                                                                                   Other information
industrial customers in Douala for:                                   > A monthly fixed charge to cover the cost of the generator
> Substitution of heavy fuel oil and waste oil used to generate           over the contracted term;
   heat with natural gas (thermal); and                               > A monthly O&M charge to cover the cost of maintaining the
> Power generation at customer sites using natural gas                    generator based on kwh consumed; and
   displacing grid power (on-site power).                             > A monthly volume charge to cover the cost of the gas
                                                                          utilised in generating electrical power.
Douala, the economic capital of Cameroon, is an energy
intensive city with a great variety of light and heavy industry. It   The total contracted price to the customer will vary but is
also serves as the principal deep water port for all of the six       estimated to be similar to thermal contract pricing. The volume
member states of Central Africa. Examples of                          charge to the customer will once again vary depending on the
Cameroon/Central African industry that reside here include            efficiency of the electrical conversion process but is estimated
breweries, metallurgical foundries, food processing plants,           to be in the range of $10-$16/mmbtu ($10-$16/mcf) on a gas
chemical plants, textile and packaging industries.                    equivalent basis. In the short term, to expedite the sale of
                                                                      power and meet with clients wishes to replace grid power
VOG has secured a large local market to replace liquid fuels
                                                                      provision as soon as possible, VOG will supply power to some
consumption to generate heat, including heavy fuel oil and
                                                                      customers with the employment of rental power generators.
waste oil. These ‘competing’ fuels are priced according to
                                                                      When the permanent power units become available, VOG will
international indices and are currently estimated to cost the
                                                                      swap out the rental equipment with the permanent fixtures
customer on average in excess of 30% more than VOG’s
                                                                      under the same contract. The standard contract terms being
contracted gas price. The Company has entered into ‘pay-as-
                                                                      discussed with the customers are for ten years.
you-go’ gas sales agreements with customers to sell gas at
$16/mmbtu (ca. $16/mcf) with prices fixed for five years and the      VOG has publicly declared production targets of 5 mmscf/d
contract term lasting 20 years. After conclusion of the first five    day for year-end 2012 and 20 mmscf/d for year-end 2013.
year period, prices are fully re-negotiable between the seller
and the buyer. The buyer has no minimum contractual volumes
stipulated in his contract but is economically incentivised to
take our gas over more expensive liquid fuel alternatives.            Exhibit 1: Well location map, Logbaba Field, on Top Upper Logbaba time
                                                                      structure (TWT).
A recent independent study on pricing in Cameroon,
commissioned by VOG, estimated that the dated Brent
benchmark for crude would need to fall to a price below
$63/bbl to make competing liquid fuels more attractive.
In addition to gas for thermal heat requirements, VOG is
signing power contracts with industrial customers. The
Company has secured LOIs to replace power sourced from the
local grid, the primary power source of electrical energy, with
the employment of gas-fired power generators on the
customer premises. These generators will deliver a more
reliable power supply than the existing grid network where
power demand from the network far outstrips supply causing
significant problems for the customer. The pricing of VOG’s
power contracts will represent a significant saving for the
customer but a reduced saving compared to thermal contracts.
The principal attraction and focus of the customer is the
significantly increased reliability of this energy solution. For
example, a World Bank report on Cameroon in 2011




                                                                                   Victoria Oil & Gas Plc Annual Report and Accounts 2012      7
Chairman’s Statement continued

                                                                                                We also have a highly prospective market
                                                                                                for the direct supply of power. The lack
                                                                                                of a reliable power supply in Douala is a
                                                                                                major concern cited by industries in the
                                                                                                region, as it limits expansion plans and
                                                                                                causes major operational and production
                                                                                                issues including wastage, equipment
                                                                                                damage and cost overruns. The Company
                                                                                                has an established independent
                                                                                                distribution network (with Phase 1 of
                                                                                                the pipeline completed) that will allow
                                                                                                us to deliver a ‘total energy solution’ to
                         VOG has two wells, 2 x 20 mmscf/d
                                                                                                industrial customers to fulfil all their heat
                         production trains to condition and
                                                                                                and power requirements.
                         separate the gas and condensate, its
                         own pipeline distribution network and is                               While the gas to power market represents
                         rapidly developing a market with over 60                               a larger and more lucrative opportunity
                         identified customers for gas and/or                                    over the medium term, the Company has
                         power. 25 have already signed                                          only recently engaged in contractual
                         contracts/LOIs and we expect a very                                    discussions with customers regarding the
                         high conversion rate for the remainder.                                provision of power, as the capital cost to
                                                                                                the customer is higher, relative to thermal
                                                                                                conversion costs. Each solution must also
Under the terms of our gas sales                   > Contracting burner commissioning           be individually tailored to a customer’s
agreements, the customer’s                           agents from one of three principal         needs and generic solutions cannot be
responsibility is to complete all works              manufacturers in a timely fashion has      pre-ordered. This is explained more fully
required downstream of the PRMS                      proved challenging. These companies        in the Logbaba History and Market
unit. This involves a cost to them on                had a limited presence in Cameroon         Discussion on page 7. With the Company
average of $50,000-$100,000 including                and we are working hard to rectify this.   having had continuous production
project management costs, engineering                                                           operations for approximately four
                                                   Throughout this process, however, we
design and installation of a dual fuel gas                                                      months, our customers are now able to
                                                   have gained valuable experience with
burner and a gas spur line from the                                                             witness a reliable gas distribution network
                                                   respect to customer conversion
boiler to the PRMS unit. The payback                                                            in place, which we anticipate will help
                                                   requirements and in-country contractor
for all signed customers is estimated to                                                        facilitate their investment decision on
                                                   competencies, and we are now taking a
be less than six months. The challenges                                                         committing to a gas generator through
                                                   greater role in assisting clients to
that we have encountered include the                                                            our proposed payment structure.
                                                   connect to our gas network. There have
following factors:
                                                   been two instances where we have             We have recently sent 13 power offers to
> Not all customers have the skills
                                                   completed the prerequisite works for         customers, of which six have been
    required to undertake pipe work,
                                                   our customers and now that we have           converted to Letters of Intent (“LOI”s),
    burner and boiler specification,
                                                   continuous production operations and         and we expect the first contract to be
    construction work and project
                                                   satisfied customers, there is a backlog of   signed in November 2012. With this
    management.
                                                   additional customers waiting to be           first power coming on line, together
> Some customers employed local
                                                   connected to the grid. I am confident        with the thermal gas demand outlined
    contractors who were not sufficiently
                                                   that we will have a minimum of 15            above, the Company anticipates year-end
    qualified to undertake the works and
                                                   customers taking in excess of 3 mmscf/d      production of 5 mmscf/d.
    as a result failed the inspection and
                                                   of thermal gas by the end of 2012.
    integrity tests set by Bureau Veritas,                                                      I am very optimistic about the
    our pipe work inspectors. As a                 Our gas sales and marketing team have        remainder of 2012 and our Company’s
    company, we have a commercial                  identified over 60 suitable thermal          prospects into 2013. Logbaba is a
    interest, and a duty of care, to ensure        and/or power customers in the region,        fantastic project to be involved with. We
    all works are performed in a safe and          as represented in the map on page 4 of       are in a privileged position to have a
    robust manner and we have therefore            this report. To date, we have signed 19      project which is neither demand nor
    become much more involved in                   gas sales agreements (“GSAs”) for the        supply constrained for the foreseeable
    contractor qualification and selection.        provision of thermal gas and the team is     future. Both of these statements have
> While customer awareness for the                 very much focussed on finalising contracts   recently been independently verified
    project is high, there has been a              in the Phase 1 pipeline area to maximise     through third-party competent person’s
    degree of hesitation in converting to          revenue opportunities until we are in a      reports produced by Challenge Energy
    a new energy source and paying for             financial position to embark on Phases 2     Limited (“Challenge”) and ERC
    the alteration work.                           and 3 of the pipeline construction.          Equipoise Limited (“ERCE”).



8   Victoria Oil & Gas Plc Annual Report and Accounts 2012
Chairman’s Statement continued

                                            To date the Company has                        road in preparation for construction of




                                                                                                                                              Review
                                            exported five tankers of
                                            condensate to the Limbe
                                                                                           a drilling pad planned for Q1 2013. We
                                            refinery, located 60km                         will then look to qualify and finalise a
                                            from the city of Douala.
                                                                                           selection of contractors for the next
                                                                                           drilling programme over the coming
                                                                                           months as well as contractors to
                                                                                           perform the logging and well-test




                                                                                                                                              Governance
                                                                                           operations. The Company will then
                                                                                           commence drilling during the winter of
                                                                                           2013/2014 in targeted locations which
                                                                                           have been defined by the Mineral study
                                                                                           in the Well-103 area.

VOG owns and operates the entire supply                                                    Based on our recent geotechnical work,




                                                                                                                                              Accounts
                                                                                           the Company believes that Well-103
chain from the wellhead to the final                                                       was drilled on the edge of a significant

consumer. We feel this is a considerable                                                   structure. Our next drilling campaign, if
                                                                                           in line with management expectations,
achievement and offers us a strategic                                                      could lead to a very significant reserve

advantage.                                                                                 upgrade for the Company in the Upper




                                                                                                                                              Other information
                                                                                           Jurassic as well as the Lower Cretaceous
                                                                                           Achimov layers.

                                                                                           In light of the enhanced prospectivity of
A Gas Market Study, undertaken by           extremely hard to meet our publicly
                                                                                           the asset, we would have liked to finance
Challenge, a leading advisory               stated targets and are confident that
                                                                                           this drilling programme ourselves.
consultancy group to the oil and gas        these targets will be achieved.
                                                                                           However, the Company is planning to
industry, highlights a very positive
                                                                                           farm-out a portion of its interest in West
assessment of the Logbaba project,          West Medvezhye
                                                                                           Med to preserve capital and forge ahead
concluding: “VOG’s strategy to              100% operated interest
                                                                                           on the infrastructure roll-out and
displace refined products consumed by       Progress at West Medvezhye (“West
                                                                                           customer expansion at Logbaba. We
industrial customers for thermal heat       Med”) during the financial period and
                                                                                           have begun this process with some
generation and substituting grid power      to date has been very pleasing and we
                                                                                           selected screening of potential candidates
in the major industrial centre of Douala    have made two very notable
                                                                                           and anticipate concluding a farm-out
is robust and reasonable with few           advancements on the project.
                                                                                           process by Q4 2013. We do not intend
material risks.” Challenge’s assessment
                                            I have always maintained that West Med         to use cash flow from Logbaba to fund
of gas and gas-to-power market
                                            has the potential to become a company-         exploration in West Med.
performance and growth split by phase
                                            maker. Whilst we have a fairly modest
is highlighted on page 2.                                                                  I often feel that West Med is overlooked
                                            discovery to date of 14.4 mmbbls of oil,
                                                                                           to some degree by investors in our overall
In October 2012, we announced an            there is very exciting geological potential
                                                                                           asset portfolio but its significance should
independent reserves estimate completed     on the block and this was confirmed by
                                                                                           not be forgotten. Our first production
by ERCE on the Company’s proved             an independent geological modelling
                                                                                           from West Med is currently estimated to
reserves. This was commissioned by the      study and resource audit carried out by
                                                                                           begin in 2016 and should provide a
Company in relation to a debt funding       Mineral LLC (“Mineral”). Following
                                                                                           strong platform for production growth
proposal that we are advancing. ERCE        completion of their report in August
                                                                                           and cash flow over the medium term.
concluded a 50% increase in total 1P        2011, the Company announced an
Reserves and 1C Contingent Resource         increase in best estimate unrisked
                                                                                           Management Changes
gas volumes with 1P (“Proven”) Reserves     prospective resources in excess of
                                                                                           VOG has strengthened its senior
of 39.1 billion cubic feet (“bcf”), plus    300 million barrels of oil equivalent
                                                                                           management this year with the addition
32.7 bcf of 1C Contingent Resources         (“boe”) to over 1.4 billion boe.
                                                                                           of a new Director of Projects, Neil
leading to a total potential 71.8 bcf of
                                            The second notable achievement was the         Kendrick, a professionally qualified
producible gas (gross), plus 1.14 million
                                            approval of the development plan for an        Mechanical Engineer and Project
barrels (“mmbbls”) of condensate. This
                                            early production scheme by the Ministry        Manager who has held a number of
endorses our supply capability for the
                                            of Natural Resources in August 2012 for        senior management and executive level
foreseeable future.
                                            Well-103 and the surrounding area. We          positions over the past 25 years with
I look forward to the coming months         are making good progress at West Med           both publicly and privately held
and years with genuine optimism. We         with a well defined project and scope of       companies in the oil and gas sector. As
have made great progress on the             works for the next three years.                Director of Projects, Neil is responsible
Logbaba project during the financial                                                       for all aspects of project delivery and is
                                            We have commenced building a winter
period and beyond. We are working                                                          currently concentrating on leading the


                                                                                 Victoria Oil & Gas Plc Annual Report and Accounts 2012   9
Chairman’s Statement continued


 VOG turned on the taps for the first time
 in December 2011 when it commissioned
 the process plant and the first 4.5km
 section of pipeline. This was the first
 ever commercial application of natural
 gas in Cameroon.




customer conversion effort in Logbaba              which may require additional funding in     As anticipated in last year’s accounts,
and growing the business in Cameroon.              the future. During the financial period     RSM Production Corporation (“RSM”)
                                                   the Company successfully raised             has initiated arbitration proceedings in
Under the leadership of Jonathan Scott
                                                   £10.1 million in equity to continue to      relation to the forfeiture of their
Barrett, Managing Director of RDL, the
                                                   fund the development of its projects in     interest in Logbaba. Since the initial
Company has expanded its sales and
                                                   Cameroon and Russia and for the             Request for Arbitration was made by
marketing team in Douala with the
                                                   Group’s working capital requirements.       RSM there have been significant delays
addition of dedicated professionals to
                                                   In addition, the Company drew down          in the selection of the arbitrators and
help lead the effort in country. The team
                                                   $5.2 million under a short-term             finalisation of the terms of reference,
has done an excellent job having signed
                                                   unsecured $8 million loan note facility.    which were only agreed in final form
up 25 customers to date, including power
                                                   By the end of the period VOG has            between the parties on 19 October
LOIs, and has identified a total of over
                                                   invested a total of $103.7 million in       2012 and are expected to be signed
60 existing customers and prospects.
                                                   Logbaba and $41.6 million in West Med.      shortly. We will vigorously defend the
Philip Rand stepped down as Non-                                                               claims and our UK and US lawyers view
                                                   Subsequent to the financial year-end,
Executive Director this year to pursue                                                         is that the forfeiture should be upheld.
                                                   the Company raised a further
another opportunity that requires a                                                            The arbitration is currently expected to
                                                   £3.15 million in equity. These
greater degree of international travel                                                         take place in June of next year.
                                                   additional funds were drawn as a bridge
and a full-time commitment. We are
                                                   to positive cash flow from operations at    I would like to thank all VOG employees,
grateful for Philip’s service to the
                                                   Logbaba. The Company expects to             my fellow Directors and contractors who
Company over a number of years and
                                                   reach positive cash flow for the Group      have participated in our progress this year.
wish him well in his future endeavour.
                                                   going forward before the end of the year.   We have had some really notable
Going forward, we are also looking to                                                          achievements and I look forward to
                                                   In addition, the Company is currently
strengthen the Board with the expected                                                         carrying on our work together to
                                                   negotiating a large senior secured
addition of one or two directors in the                                                        continue to optimise our asset base going
                                                   revolving credit facility with a top-tier
near future, including an active search                                                        forward. I would also like to thank all our
                                                   financial institution to fund its ongoing
for a CEO to lead the Company into its                                                         shareholders for your continued support
                                                   capital requirements at Logbaba and to
next growth phase.                                                                             of the Company. I believe the next 12
                                                   support the Group’s working capital.
                                                                                               months will bring some very exciting
                                                   VOG’s strategy for the next 12-18
Corporate                                                                                      news flow and developments and I
                                                   months is to complete Phases 2 and 3 of
The Board seeks to maximise                                                                    sincerely hope you will continue to
                                                   the pipeline for Logbaba and achieve
shareholder returns when considering                                                           support us as we make this happen.
                                                   sales volumes of 20 mmscf/d. The
financial solutions for its ongoing capital
                                                   Company also hopes to announce within
requirements. The Company constantly
                                                   this time frame a farm-out of West Med
reviews asset and corporate investment                                                         Kevin Foo
                                                   to cover the next drilling programme
opportunities that will increase our                                                           Chairman
                                                   anticipated in the winter of 2013/2014.
exploration and production portfolio


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Ground-breaking Gas and Power in




                                                                                                                                              Review
Cameroon
VOG has pioneered the first ever onshore gas delivery network to
industry in Cameroon. Having completed production drilling,




                                                                                                                                              Governance
conceptual design and FEED, VOG set about implementing the
downstream elements of the Logbaba project in financial year 2012.
The Logbaba project involves taking high pressure gas from the                             The pipeline route of way has been selected to
wells, processing it to clean it, removing condensate and then                             minimise disruption to the population with the
                                                                                           majority of the pipeline running parallel to the
distributing it through a low pressure pipeline network to our                             state railway line or along public highways.




                                                                                                                                              Accounts
customers. Meanwhile, appraisal of VOG’s West Med discovery took
a big step forward with the completion of its Early Production
Scheme project plan and its approval by the relevant authorities.
This scheme will pave the way to realising the full potential of the
1.4 billion barrels of oil equivalent prospective resources in VOG’s




                                                                                                                                              Other information
West Med licence area.


Logbaba, Cameroon                            July and 900mm of rain in August. By          VOG required a minimum daily average
95% interest                                 September 2011, the production tree           throughput of 0.5 mmscf/d. While total
                                             assembly work for the wells had been          gas thermal and power demand at the
Downstream Operational
                                             completed and we had installed the first      Magzi estate is anticipated to be in
Achievements
                                             1.2km section of pipeline. At the site,       excess of 5 mmscf/d over the next two
The financial year ended 31 May 2012
                                             36 of the foundation piles were               years, sufficient customers were neither
marked a period of tremendous
                                             completed to a depth of 10 metres.            converted nor ready at this time to take
operational progress on the ground.
                                             Meanwhile, our gas plant contractor,          gas so the Company put the process
You will recall that the Company was
                                             Expro, had completed testing of the           plant into standby mode after
awarded its Exploitation Authorisation
                                             majority of the equipment at their base       commissioning.
for Logbaba via Presidential Decree in
                                             including process plant vessels, flow
April 2011, just before the last financial                                                 VOG continued the pipeline expansion
                                             lines and ancillary equipment.
year end. This enabled the Company to                                                      northward to the city of Douala and
                                             Specifications and sizing of PRMS units
embark on the downstream elements of                                                       completed the Phase 1 pipeline area of
                                             for the first 20 customers had also been
the project which consisted of:                                                            13.2km in May 2012 which is shown as
                                             completed and the first nine units were
> Re-opening wells La-105 and                                                              the red line on the map on page 4.
                                             being shipped into country.
   La-106;                                                                                 In July 2012, the Company announced
> Trenching, jointing, installation and      After the end of the rainy reason, work       that the first three customers had
   commissioning of the gas pipeline         continued at a more rapid pace and by         completed their gas conversion
   network;                                  December 2011, VOG had fully                  requirements and were taking gas
> Installation and commissioning of          installed and commissioned the process        with an average daily demand of
   the process plant; and                    plant, commissioned the wells and             0.7 mmscf/d.
> Installation of pressure reduction,        completed the first 4.5km of pipeline.
                                                                                           Recently, the Company received the
   metering stations and boiler              This enabled the Company to deliver
                                                                                           results of an independent gas market
   conversions on customer premises.         first gas to a customer on the Magzi
                                                                                           study carried out by Challenge. This was
                                             estate by the end of December 2011
In June 2011, pipeline and civil                                                           commissioned at the request of a
                                             during the commissioning process. This
contractors were mobilised, excavation                                                     financial institution as part of a financing
                                             was a very creditable achievement for a
works commenced on our site for the                                                        package that is currently under
                                             Company of our size and the result of
processing facilities and work began on                                                    negotiation. This report was a
                                             hundreds of thousands of VOG
the production trees and baseline                                                          tremendous endorsement of
                                             employee and contractor man hours.
caliper logs to prepare the wells for                                                      management’s projections and strategy
commissioning.                               To satisfy the minimum throughput             and outlined a very robust demand curve
                                             conditions of the processing plant, sized     for gas and gas-fired power. Challenge
The works progressed satisfactorily over
                                             at 20 mmscf/d for each of two                 also referred to successful analogues in
the next few months despite very tough
                                             production trains, and to operate safely      Tanzania and Ivory Coast and concluded
and almost unprecedented weather
                                             and commercially on a continuous basis,       that the Company is competitively well
conditions with 1,600mm of rain in


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                                                                                               Logbaba Gas Reserves, 100% Basis (bcf)

                                                                                               Category                           Oct 10
                         Health and safety is a key driver of the                              Logbaba Field
                         Group’s operational performance. In                                   Logbaba Proved Reserves (1P)             49
                         2012, the Company has recorded over                                   Proved + Probable Reserves (2P)       212
                         500,000 man hours from VOG employees                                  Proved + Probable + Possible
                                                                                               Reserves (3P)                         350
                         and contractors with just two lost-time
                                                                                               Entire Logbaba Block
                         incidents.                                                            Prospective Resources              >1,000



placed vis-a-vis other gas exploration and         did not test the fourth well when it        had calculated 1P reserve volumes of
appraisal activity in Cameroon.                    encountered further gas as it was           39.2 bcf of gas and 0.62 mmbbls of
                                                   targeting oil).                             condensate and 1C resources of
As of today’s date, we have four
                                                                                               32.7 bcf of gas and 0.52 mmbbls of
customers taking gas with a combined               There is considerable resource potential
                                                                                               condensate. ERCE employed standard
demand in excess of 1 mmscf/d and by               in the remaining areas of the Logbaba
                                                                                               petroleum evaluation techniques,
December 2012, we are forecasting a                Block which are thought to share the
                                                                                               following the guidelines outlined in the
year-end production rate of 5 mmscf/d.             same geology. This potential has been
                                                                                               2007 Petroleum Resources Management
This will include the first gas to power           in part confirmed by results of our
                                                                                               System. The Logbaba Formation is
units in country.                                  passive seismic survey which provided
                                                                                               divided into Upper and Lower sections,
                                                   the first new geophysical information to
We have also completed installation of                                                         and ERCE has assigned most of the
                                                   be acquired over Logbaba since the
the tanker loading facility which was                                                          proved reserves to the Upper Logbaba
                                                   discovery was made in the 1950s. These
installed at the Logbaba production                                                            formation. ERCE has assigned the
                                                   survey findings are in line with our
plant for export of condensate. Tankers                                                        additional recoverable volumes it has
                                                   geological understanding of the
with a 36,000 litre capacity export                                                            calculated for the Lower Logbaba as 1C
                                                   Logbaba reservoir sands and correlate
condensate to the Limbe refinery                                                               Contingent Resources pending the
                                                   well with data from the four old wells
located 60km away. To date, we have                                                            outcome of a satisfactory remediation and
                                                   and the newly drilled wells, La-105 and
exported five tanker loads to the refinery.                                                    testing programme which demonstrates
                                                   La-106. Of particular interest, the
                                                                                               that improved flow rates can be
                                                   results highlight a major potential
Subsurface and Geology                                                                         achieved from the Lower Logbaba.
                                                   hydrocarbon accumulation around 2km
The Company holds a 95% working
                                                   from the new wells surface location.        Despite a reduction in the currently
interest and is operator in the Logbaba
                                                   This exploration prospect, which lies       bookable 1P Reserves, ERCE’s
Block. The Company’s internal reserves
                                                   entirely within the Company’s licence       independent assessment represents a
and resources estimates at Logbaba
                                                   block, could be substantially larger than   50% increase in aggregated 1P Reserves
were reconfirmed in 2012 by
                                                   the existing discovery and has not been     and 1C Contingent Resource gas
Blackwatch Petroleum Services Limited,
                                                   seen in any previous subsurface studies,    volumes compared to the Company’s
(“Blackwatch”), the Company’s
                                                   due to the lack of geophysical data.        internal estimate, which comprises
retained consultants. The Proved and
                                                                                               Technical 1P Reserves of 46.7 bcf in the
Probable (2P) gas reserves in the                  Separately, as part of ongoing
                                                                                               Upper and Lower Logbaba, but carries
Logbaba field are contained in                     discussions with a financial institution
                                                                                               no 1C Contingent Resources.
Campanian and Santonian age sands of               regarding a senior secured debt facility,
the Logbaba Formation. All six of the              VOG was requested to carry out an           A summary of the estimated reserves
wells drilled to date in the Logbaba               independent CPR of the Company’s            and resources under different
block have encountered significant gas             proved reserves. The Company                classifications that the Company is
intervals and all of the five wells that           contracted ERCE and in October 2012,        carrying for Logbaba is highlighted in
were tested flowed gas to surface (Elf             the Company announced that ERCE             the table above.



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                                                                                                                                                   Review
                                                                                                                                                   Governance
At West Med, further to approval of the                                                         Consultants at Mineral leading the VOG technical
                                                                                                team through their seismic reprocessing and
Early Production Scheme by the Russian                                                          geological modelling study findings.

Ministry of Natural Resources in August




                                                                                                                                                   Accounts
2012, we have a well-defined project and
scope of works for the next three years and
the Company is gearing up for an exciting
period ahead.




                                                                                                                                                   Other information
West Medvezhye, Russia                      2012 and a work programme including                 well design as well as studies of the
100% interest                               a two-well drilling campaign was                    terrain, soil mechanics, access and
The West Med block is located near the      approved by the authorities. The wells              ecological issues.
Yamal Peninsula, North West Siberia, in     are set to target the Jurassic discovery
                                                                                                During the period, work continued on
one of the most prolific gas producing      horizons successfully encountered by
                                                                                                conceptual screening and development
areas in the world and is adjacent to the   Well-103 and also new hydrocarbon
                                                                                                studies to monetise West Med’s large
giant Medvezhye and Urengoy fields.         potential horizons in the Lower
                                                                                                prospective resources and to exploit the
The Company holds a licence for West        Cretaceous Achimov layers (Exhibit 2)
                                                                                                Well-103 discovery to generate cash
Med covering 1,224km2, and has a            identified by Mineral as highly
                                                                                                flow. In January 2012, VOG contracted
discovery well, Well-103, with ‘C1 plus     prospective.
                                                                                                LLC Nefteproject, based in Tyumen,
C2’ reserves of 14.4 million boe under
                                            The drilling design contract for these              Russia to develop a project plan for an
the Russian classification system.
                                            planned wells was awarded to CJSC                   early production scheme for the
Operational progress during the             “TjumenNIPIneft” in March 2012.                     discovery area around Well-103. This
financial year was excellent. Following a   The scope of work includes detailed                 project was completed and agreed by
seismic reprocessing and geological
modelling study commissioned in
February 2011, the Company reported         Exhibit 2: A Schematic of Formation of the Achimov Strata Deposits.
in September 2011, that independent
reserve auditors, Mineral had confirmed
a 300 million boe increase in gross
prospective resources to 1.4 billion boe,
comprising 670 mmbbls of oil and
730 million boe of gas and condensate.

Mineral is a leading consultant in Russia
for this specialised geological work and
has an excellent proven track record in
Siberia where our West Med block is
located. We believe its updated
assessment of over 1.4 billion boe is of
major significance and demonstrates the
very high exploration potential of our
West Med block.

This programme was presented to the
Yamal District regional petroleum
authorities in Salekhard in February


                                                                                      Victoria Oil & Gas Plc Annual Report and Accounts 2012 13
West Medvezhye: History & Market Context

   VOG completed its acquisition of ZAO SeverGas-Invest (“SGI”)        While the 103 discovery well proved hydrocarbons in the
   which owns a 100% interest in West Medvezhye in 2005. In            Jurassic formation in a small area of the licence, there remains
   2006, independent reserve auditors DeGolyer and                     large hydrocarbon potential in other parts of the licence area
   MacNaughton attributed best estimates for the total                 yet to be explored. In 2008, VOG’s new technical team
   prospective recoverable resource volumes for the 1,224km2           launched a studies and data acquisition programme integrating
   licence of approximately 1.1 billion boe.                           the Company’s existing seismic and well data with additional
                                                                       data from conventional and new advanced technologies.
   Following an unsuccessful three-well drilling programme in
   2005/2006 where VOG, under previous stewardship, targeted           This programme comprised direct Hydrocarbon Indication
   the shallow gas horizons on the north east flank of the licence     technologies including passive seismic Infrasonic Passive
   where large discoveries had been proved in the neighbouring         Differential Spectroscopy (IPDS), usually referred to as Passive
   Medvezhye licence area (SGI found hydrocarbon presence but          Seismic, and Gas Tomography which is primarily based on
   in non-commercial quantities), discovery Well-103 was drilled       surface geochemistry. This technology programme was
   in 2006/2007 in a more central location of the licence area, to a   implemented in two stages over two years. This new data was
   total depth of around 3,900 metres and intersecting two             correlated with the data from the existing wells and seismic in
   hydrocarbon-bearing intervals in the Jurassic (J2) and              order to re-map structures and re-model the subsurface geology.
   Bazhenov at depths of between 3,718 and 3,794 metres.               Both stages were completed successfully and the results showed
                                                                       strong correlation with the 2D seismic and Well-103 data.
   This was a major step forward for the Company as the
   presence of an operating petroleum system enabled VOG to            Further to these positive results, in February 2011, the
   successfully apply for exploitation status of the licence.          Company commissioned a seismic reprocessing and
   However, the discovery Well-103 intersecting the very edge of       geological modelling study to be carried out by a Russian
   the reservoir was relatively modest enabling us to book C1 and      geoscience consulting institute, Mineral.
   C2 reserves in 2008 of 14.4 million boe. This was approved by
   the Russian Ministry of Natural Resources under the Russian
   Classification system (C1 and C2 being broadly analogous to         Exhibit 3: 103 discovery area and previous drill targets in north east flank
   Proved Probable and Possible Reserves under Western                 of the licence area.
   conventions).




     There exists several routes for the commercialisation of the
     West Med hydrocarbons. The neighbouring town of Nadym
     is located 44km away with access by all-weather road
     where there exists a domestic market for crude and
     condensate. The Chircha railroad station is located within
     the south west boundary of the licence and the river port
     and loading terminal of Old Nadym are located 22km away.
     From the river port, crude can be barged to the Obskaya
     Bay and shipped in the summer season via tanker to
     Rotterdam. For gas, one of Gazprom’s principal gas
     transmission pipelines in the area runs along the eastern
     border of the licence and the nearest Central Gas
     Processing Unit is located 18.5km from West Med.




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                                                                                                                                              Review
 West Med is located near the Yamal
 Peninsula, in North West Siberia, in
 one of the most prolific gas producing
 areas in the world




                                                                                                                                              Governance
                                                                                                                                              Accounts
                                                                                                                                              Other information
the Company in April 2012. Further to        > Screening, qualification and final
submission of the report to the Russian        selection of contractors including
Ministry of Natural Resources, the             drilling companies, well logging and
project plan was approved in August            facilities companies; and
2012. The scheme established costs and       > Acquisition of all necessary consents
schedules for oil, gas and condensate          and permits for drilling.
production facilities and supporting
                                             Based on this preliminary assessment
infrastructure. The gathering and
                                             work on the Well-103 discovery, the
distribution network design and
                                             Company is currently planning for first
engineering will be phased with facilities
                                             oil sales via an early production scheme
design, starting with fast track
                                             in 2016. Following the Company’s
development of the Well-103 discovery.
                                             decision to farm-out a portion of its
Work has continued on the drilling           interest in West Medvezhye, a data
design project but the current estimate      room has been prepared and initial
for completion of this project, which        potential candidates have been screened
includes public consultations and            in anticipation of concluding a farm-out
permitting approvals, is not anticipated     by Q4 2013.
until February 2013. This will not give
the Company sufficient time to mobilise
drilling operations in the coming winter     Radwan Hadi
period. As a result, the Company now         Chief Operating Officer
anticipates postponing its two-well          (Radwan Hadi is also a Director of
drilling programme until the winter of       Blackwatch)
2013/2014.
                                             Neil Kendrick
Notwithstanding this, the Company
                                             Director of Projects
will continue to advance the West Med
early production project over the
coming 6-12 months. Works
outstanding prior to the next drilling
campaign include:
> Completion of the drilling design
   project estimated in Q1 2013;
> Completion of a winter road and a
   drill pad in Q1 2013;




                                                                                  Victoria Oil & Gas Plc Annual Report and Accounts 2012 15
Directors’ Biographies

Kevin Foo MSc, DIC, Dip Met, MIMMM                 Grant Manheim                               Austen Titford ACA
Chairman                                           Deputy Chairman                             Executive Director
Kevin Foo has had a 40-year career in              Grant Manheim has extensive financial       Austen Titford is a Chartered
all aspects of mining, including                   experience in the City of London,           Accountant with more than 20 years’
technical, operational and project                 gained over 38 years at a top-tier          financial and commercial experience
management and has run several public              investment bank. In addition to his         working for FTSE 100 and AIM-
companies. He has worked on five                   financial experience, he also has           quoted natural resource companies,
continents including 20 years in                   knowledge of the oil and gas sector         including: Lonrho plc, LASMO plc,
Kazakhstan and Russia and is a specialist          having been the Chairman of the             BHP Billiton plc and Celtic Resources
in the development of mines in the                 executive committee of a company            Holdings plc. He has worked on
FSU. He was formerly the Chairman of               whose business was investment in, and       projects in Africa, Iran, Russia and
Bramlin Limited, Eureka Mining plc                 development of, oil and gas properties      Central Asia and brings a broad mix of
and Managing Director of Celtic                    in the United States.                       financial experience, covering both the
Resources Holdings plc, all AIM-                                                               project development and operational
quoted resource companies. He helped               Robert Palmer FCA                           phases.
build Celtic from a sub-£1 million                 Finance Director
market capital company in 1999 to the              Robert Palmer is a Chartered
point where it was taken over by a                 Accountant. He combines his role as
Russian group in 2007 for £170 million             Finance Director with his position as a
cash.                                              senior partner in a consultancy-based
                                                   accountancy practice where he
                                                   specialises in providing financial advice
                                                   to small- and medium-sized enterprises.
                                                   He holds a number of directorships in
                                                   private companies.




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Senior Management Biographies




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Radwan Hadi                                Martin Devine                                 Eckhard Müller
Chief Operating Officer                    Commercial Manager, London                    General Manager, Russia
Radwan Hadi is a petroleum/reservoir       Martin Devine has over 12 years’ oil          Eckhard Müller has 35 years’ experience
engineer with over 30 years’ experience    and gas experience, including four            in exploration and production,
in the upstream oil and gas industry. He   years’ investment banking as a Senior         including four years as Chief Geologist
has worked on a broad range of             Associate with JP Morgan Chase. He            for KazGerMunay and six years as a
integrated projects including reserves     has substantial Mergers and                   senior geologist with Gaz de France.




                                                                                                                                           Governance
estimation, development planning and       Acquisitions transactional experience, as     He has been responsible for
asset valuation. Hadi has worked on        well as debt advisory and oil and gas         development projects in Germany,
numerous projects in the Middle East,      client coverage exposure. Devine has          Mongolia, Kazakhstan and Russia and
Europe, South East Asia, and Africa.       also held senior positions with Dana          has held the position of General
Specifically in Africa, he has worked on   Petroleum plc and El Paso Energy Inc.         Manager, Russia with Victoria for over
projects in the Cameroon, Equatorial                                                     five years.




                                                                                                                                           Accounts
Guinea, Ghana, Mauritania, Mali and        Honoré Mbouombouo Daïrou
Ethiopia.                                  Deputy Managing Director, Cameroon            Vladimir Andreyev
                                           Honoré Mbouombouo Daïrou has over             Chief Engineer, Russia
Jonathan Scott-Barrett                     13 years’ oil and gas industry                Vladimir Andreyev has over 30 years’
Managing Director, Cameroon                experience as a petroleum engineer.           oil and gas industry experience.
Jonathan Scott-Barrett is a Chartered      Daïrou has graduated with a Master of         Andreyev graduated from Kuybishev




                                                                                                                                           Other information
Surveyor with substantial natural          Science degree in Petroleum                   Polytechnic (Oil Faculty) as a Mining
resources expertise. He is a former        Geosciences from the University of            Engineer. He began his career as a
Executive Director of Celtic Resources     Aberdeen; a Master of Science degree in       drilling operator in a large Russian
Holdings plc and a former Chief            Mining and Petroleum Geology from             drilling organisation where he worked
Executive Officer of the London AIM-       the University of Yaoundé 1,                  his way to the position of Chief
listed mining company Eureka Mining        Cameroon; and a Master of Philosophy          Engineer. Andreyev also spent over 20
plc. Scott-Barrett was formerly a          in Environmental Management from              years as Production Manager for
non-executive director of the              the University of Stellenbosch, South         Rosneft (formerly YuKos), before
$13 billion conglomerate Hanson plc.       Africa. Daïrou has worked on numerous         joining the Company as Chief Engineer
Having previously held the position of     international exploration, production         in 2007.
Commercial Director in Victoria’s          and environmental operations as a
London office, Scott-Barrett, a fluent     consultant prior to joining the
French speaker, has taken on the           Company in 2009.
Country Manager position in
Cameroon since the beginning of 2011.      Divine Mofa
                                           Operations Manager, Cameroon
Neil Kendrick                              Divine Mofa has more than 17 years of
Director of Projects, London               oil and gas industry experience. A
Neil Kendrick is a professionally          graduate from Prairie View A&M
qualified Mechanical Engineer and          University in the USA, he has led
Project Manager. Kendrick has held         various engineering projects
several senior management and              accountable as project manager and
executive level positions over the past    engineer for the technical, financial and
25 years with both public and private      commercial aspects of offshore and
companies in the oil and gas sector. His   onshore field exploration and
most recent role was as project manager    development operations. Mofa has held
for Expro where he was responsible for     senior positions with J Ray McDermott,
the on-time supply, installation and       Oceaneering and Alseas.
commissioning of Victoria’s Logbaba
gas plant in 2011.




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  • 1. Victoria Oil & Gas Plc Annual Report & Accounts 2012 Growing Production Output Clean and Reliable Energy Supply Measuring Progress
  • 2. About Us Victoria Oil & Gas is an oil and gas exploration and production company with projects in Africa and the FSU. The Group’s assets are 95% of the Logbaba gas and condensate field in Cameroon and 100% of the West Medvezhye oil and gas project in Siberia. Both projects are operated by Victoria. The Company’s flagship development asset is Logbaba, which commenced continuous production operations in July 2012, located in the eastern suburbs of Douala, the economic capital of Cameroon. Since 2009, Victoria has invested over $100 million into the Logbaba project including two wells, production facilities and a pipeline reaching the main customer hub in the economic capital of Douala. Production is set to ramp-up significantly throughout the remainder of 2012 and during 2013. The Company anticipates cash flow break-even going forward for the Group by the end of 2012. Contents Highlights 1 Objectives & Strategy 2 Logbaba Production Growth 2 Key Points 3 Map of Logbaba Operational Area 4 Cameroon: Process & Customers 4 Map of West Medvezhye 5 Progress 5 Chairman’s Statement 6 Logbaba: Project History & Market Discussion 7 Review of Operations 11 West Medvezhye: History & Market Context 14 Directors’ Biographies 16 Senior Management Biographies 17 Directors & Other Information 18 Directors’ Report 19 Statement of Directors’ Responsibilities 23 Independent Auditor’s Report 24 Consolidated Income Statement 25 Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income 25 Consolidated Balance Sheet 26 Company Balance Sheet 27 Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity 28 Company Statement of Changes in Equity 29 Consolidated Cash Flow Statement 30 Company Cash Flow Statement 31 Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements 32 Notice of Annual General Meeting 63 Notes to the Notice of Annual General Meeting 64 Glossary Victoria Oil & Gas Plc Annual Report and Accounts 2012
  • 3. Highlights Logbaba Operational Highlights Review Continuous production operations commence at Logbaba in July 2012 Current peak production in excess of 1 mmscf/d Production forecasted to reach 5 mmscf/d by the end of 2012 Commissioning of the process plant and 13.2km of pipeline to and Governance around Central Douala Company increases participation in Logbaba to 95% VOG becomes the first gas producer ever in Cameroon to supply the industrial market 19 Gas Sales Agreements signed to raise steam/heat at $16/mmbtu Accounts ($16/mcf) 13 Power Proposals delivered to customers of which 6 have advanced to LOIs The Phase 1 pipeline area (red route on map on page 4) is now complete Other information Independent CPR on the Logbaba gas and condensate field confirms a 50% increase in total 1P Reserves and 1C Contingent Resources Independent Douala gas market study provides positive assessment of Logbaba demand and supply considerations Financial & Other Highlights $16.4 million of equity finance and $5.5 million of debt raised in the year $22.8 million invested in Logbaba project Strengthening of senior management team with appointment of a Director of Projects and additional sales staff Macquarie Capital (Europe) Limited appointed as joint corporate broker Senior secured debt facility expected to close in Q4 2012 Recent Milestones 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Victoria Oil & Gas enters In September, VOG The two-well drilling The President of the Commencement of Cameroon in December spuds the first well, programme was Republic of Cameroon, continuous gas and and becomes operator of La-105, the first onshore completed successfully; S.E. President Biya, signs condensate production Logbaba. well in Cameroon since well La-105 tested at the Exploitation Licence operations in July. the 1950s. 55 mmscf/d and La-106 on 29 April. Year-end expected tested at rates up to First delivery of gas in production rate of 22 mmscf/d. December. 5 mmscf/d. Victoria Oil & Gas Plc Annual Report and Accounts 2012 1
  • 4. Objectives & Strategy Logbaba: 2011-12 Progress Logbaba: 2013-14 Aims Become a mid-size E&P player by 2015 Flow 1 mmscf/d in July 2012 Flow 20 mmscf/d by end of 2013 Flow 5 mmscf/d at end of 2012 through organic growth and acquisition Supply 40 customers in Douala First gas to power in country Focus on core area of West Africa and surrounding area Pipeline Phase 2 commences Complete Pipeline Phases 2 & 3 Build on cash flow from Logbaba to fund Attain positive cash flow from Introduce new technologies such further exploration and development operations as compressed natural gas opportunities West Med: 2011-12 Progress West Med: 2013-14 Aims Become a leading player in new thermal and Processing of new well data and Aim to secure Farm-in partner in power projects in Cameroon surveys completed 2013 Acquisition of opportunistic, undervalued Submitted drilling candidate locations for next drilling Complete winter road and drill pad assets/distressed sellers programme Announced 300 million boe increase in gross prospective Complete drilling design project resources to 1.4 billion boe Obtained approval from Russian Plan for drilling to start in Q4 Ministry for development plan of 2013 an Early Production Scheme Logbaba Production Growth with Attractive Margins from Sales to Industry Independent Assessment of Forecast Peak Production 2 Victoria Oil & Gas Plc Annual Report and Accounts 2012
  • 5. Key Points Logbaba Review Customer Specific Benefits (Thermal) First natural gas supplier in Cameroon Energy demand is met by high- cost liquid fuels (diesel and fuel 95% interest and operatorship in the Logbaba gas and condensate field oil) priced off international benchmarks Located in the heart of a substantial industrial and energy-hungry region Natural gas supply contracts Own and operate whole gas supply chain from wellhead to customer create approximately 30% total Governance cost savings Excellent relationships with strong government support Improved boiler efficiencies and longer life through reduction of Diverse industrial customer base within 10km of wellhead scaling and soot Reduced pumping, storage and 19 thermal gas sales agreements (“GSAs”) signed including multi-nationals heating costs of liquid fuels GSAs have 20-year exclusive gas supply arrangement with price fixed at Reduced maintenance costs and Accounts less downtime US$16/mmbtu ($16/mscf or $96/boe) for first 5 years 6 Letters of Intent signed for power Customer Specific Benefits (Power) Field production anticipated to reach 5 mmscf/d by year-end 2012 Cameroon industry challenged with constant blackouts and Forecast gross production to increase to 20 mmscf/d by year-end 2013 brownouts hampering expansion Natural gas-fired power solutions Other information Current condensate yield of 18 bbls/mmscf will increase control and reliability of energy delivery Gross 2P reserves of 212 bcf of gas + 4 mmbbls condensate Customers can expect significant cost savings with a reliability Outstanding potential in other areas of the Logbaba licence area premium Additional 1 tcf gross best estimate prospective resources Benefits for Cameroon Advance of gas will pave the way for increased industrial expansion and foreign direct investment Environment benefits: gas energy of choice with fewer emissions West Medvezhye Major potential with best estimate prospective resources of 1.4 billion boe Classical prolific West Siberian geology; targeting structural and stratigraphic traps 2013 drilling programme catalyst for re-rating of VOG 4 wells drilled, one discovery well (Well-103) Well-103 has C1+C2 Reserves estimated at 14.4 million boe Recoverable Resources (C3) estimated at 170.6 million boe Approval of Early Production Scheme by Russian Ministry of National Resources Early production facility to truck oil to Nadym, located 40km away, with $60/bbl achievable Victoria Oil & Gas Plc Annual Report and Accounts 2012 3
  • 6. Map of Logbaba Operational Area Total Existing and Potential Identified Customer Base Cameroon: Process & Customers Signed Thermal Customers and Power LOIs Gas for customers heat and power requirements represents a market anticipated to be in excess of 50 mmscf/d over the medium term Thermal GSAs Food Processors Metallurgical Imperial Foods 7 Coulée Continue 1 BSF 8 Laminoir n/a* Camlait I 10 Prometal 3 Camlait II 23 Metafrique 6 Parlite Foods 27 Other Chemical Industry SOLICAM 2 The gas processing facility drops the pressure of the gas from the Plasticam 15 CICAM 12 well conditions to the sales gas HACC 18 Pack Industry 28 specification by separating and Unalor 19 stabilising the condensate and water produced. VOG has LGCCA 21 Power LOIs developed a local market for gas CCC* 51 Camlait 10 for heat/steam generation and CICAM 12 gas-fired power. Breweries Plasticam 15 SABC I 9 Biopharma I 30 Guinness 13 Biopharma II 30 CCC 51 * New customer – spur line to be constructed 4 Victoria Oil & Gas Plc Annual Report and Accounts 2012
  • 7. Map of West Medvezhye Review Governance Accounts Other information Progress Reserves Reserves Survey Drilling 1 estimate 1 Drilling 2 estimate 2 Construction Production Supply Logbaba West Medvezhye Net Proved and Probable Reserves Net Prospective Resources Oil & Condensate Gas Total Oil & Condensate Gas Total (mmbbls) (bcf) (mmboe) (mmbbls) (bcf) (mmboe) Reserves Prospective Resources Logbaba Field 4.0 201.4 37.6 Logbaba Area(2) 19.0 950.0 177.3 (1) (3) West Med 103 Discovery 11.8 15.6 14.4 West Med Block 721.5 3,902.3 1,416.6 Total Reserves 15.8 217.0 52.0 Total Prospective Resources 740.5 4,852.3 1,593.9 (1) (2) Victoria’s West Med Reserves, as approved by the Russian Ministry of Blackwatch estimate (2012). (3) Natural Resources, are classified as C1 and C2 reserves according to Mineral estimate (2011). Russian convention and are broadly comparable to the Society of Petroleum Engineers proved, probable and possible reserves Western classification. Note: In addition, in September 2012, the Company announced an independent CPR on the Company’s proved reserves only where ERC Equipoise Limited assessed 1P reserves of 39.1 bcf plus 32.7 bcf of 1C contingent proved resources. Victoria Oil & Gas Plc Annual Report and Accounts 2012 5
  • 8. Chairman’s Statement Turning on the Taps There have been a number of very positive developments on our projects in 2012, most notably the commencement of continuous production at the Logbaba Field, Cameroon (“Logbaba”) in July 2012. We are very proud of what we have achieved over the course of three years. We landed the first onshore rig for over fifty years in country and successfully completed two wells. Today we have a A boiler house at SABC. VOG is substituting cornerstone project with robust and increasing domestic demand for heavy fuel oil and waste oil used in raising heat with natural gas. our gas and the supply capability to meet it. These key elements have been independently verified as part of due diligence requirements for a debt financing package that is close to being finalised. Our key priority remains to ramp up gas off-take volumes through conversions of existing contracted customers, in order to strengthen the financial position of the Company and attain positive cash flow for the Group. Review of the Markets to move from an exploration and and around central Douala. We have Throughout 2012, the global economy development company into one with installed nine pressure reduction and has continued to slow with a mixture of continuous production and cash flow. metering stations (“PRMS”) at our an austerity constrained Euro-zone and We have now achieved this and, in customers’ premises. The PRMS units lower growth in emerging economies doing so, have distinguished ourselves reduce the gas pressure in accordance and China in particular. The US has from the majority of our peers which with the customer’s acceptance shown some green shoots of recovery are solely reliant on the equity capital requirements and measure the volume having performed better than other markets for funding. of gas transmitted. This data is then fed major developed economies, but further back to our control room at the Production and cash flow from our rounds of quantitative easing, high production plant. We have since ordered flagship Logbaba project are set to levels of unemployment and an additional 20 PRMS units which are ramp-up significantly over the coming forthcoming cuts to the federal budget expected to arrive in country before the months as contracted customers indicate that confidence will be fragile end of November 2012. These units continue to come on line. This will in the global economy in 2013. have been produced to individual provide a solid platform for growth and customer requirements and reflect our Despite this, Africa has become a “hot the foundations upon which I believe we platform for continued production address” for investors this year with a can progress this Company into a growth over the coming months. considerable amount of corporate mid-market integrated E&P company. activity in both East and West Africa. On a broad scale, one of Africa’s most Completion of the downstream works However, many junior exploration critical problems is provision of reliable culminated in our announcement of companies continue to see depressed energy. We believe that we have continuous production operations in July share prices as investors’ price in established a strategically important 2012, by which time our first three funding difficulties in the absence of solution for the provision of locally customers had completed their own cash flow from production. I believe sourced energy. Furthermore, we believe conversion requirements downstream of that during these challenging economic that this model, and our expertise, can be their PRMS unit and were able to accept times, the now-producing Logbaba exported to many other countries within gas. We currently have four customers Project is an exceptional project, as it is Africa, potentially forming a significant connected, with an aggregate peak off- local conditions rather than global part of our future business strategy. take of in excess of 1 million standard factors that will ensure its success and, in cubic feet per day (“mmscf/d”) and Operational progress at Logbaba was turn, the performance of this Company. average daily volumes (7 day week) of maintained at a steady rate throughout 0.7 mmscf/d. the financial year, with completion of all Logbaba, Cameroon of the key downstream elements of the Since July 2012, customer conversions RDL 95% operated interest project. This included the re-opening have not advanced at a rate I would I am very satisfied with the progress and commissioning of wells La-105 and have hoped for or expected, but I would achieved by the Group throughout the La-106, installation of the production like to reassure you that this does not financial period and to date. In this facilities and the completion and unduly concern me or impact on the financial climate, it was essential for us commissioning of 13.2km of pipeline to long-term fundamentals of this project. 6 Victoria Oil & Gas Plc Annual Report and Accounts 2012
  • 9. Logbaba: Project History & Market Discussion Logbaba is located in the city of Douala, onshore Cameroon. highlighted that industry in Douala is beset with chronic power Review The field was discovered in the 1950s by Elf SEREPCA with shortages and suggested that firms faced 128 outages in 2009 four wells that encountered gas and condensate in multiple which represented a total of at least 16 days. It is the reservoir layers. No gas-water contacts were detected in any of unplanned nature of the outages when the grid overloads from the sands encountered. The gas bearing reservoir sands are of excessive demand that causes the greatest disruption and Campanian and Santonian age of the Logbaba Formation. cost to many industries as raw materials in process at the time Exhibit 1 is a time structure map on top upper Logbaba. get thrown to waste. Therefore, customer benefits will be both contracted monetary savings versus the local power supply VOG owns and operates, through its subsidiary RDL, a 95% Governance charges, as well as savings resulting from less disruption costs interest in the Logbaba gas and condensate project. Since and the lost productivity that they regularly experience. the beginning of September 2009, VOG has drilled two appraisal wells which were completed as producers, installed The Company’s power contract prices will be individually 2 x 20 mmscf/d gas processing trains and installed 13.2km of tailored to each individual customer given that they will require pipeline to deliver gas to industrial centres in and around different technical solutions and have different operating central Douala. The Logbaba field is located onshore, on the regimes i.e. days worked per week and hours worked per day. doorstep of the industrial city of Douala (approximately 4km Factors that will influence contract pricing include the quality of Accounts from the city centre) and has gross proved and probable the generator required, monthly load factor and daily variable reserves of 212 bcf which is sufficient to supply an average of load of the customer, operating regime and the desirable 30 mmscf/d (approximately 5,000 boe per day) to the market contract term. In addition, VOG is requiring some level of ‘take for the next 20 years. The proximity of the reserves to our or pay’ commitment in the contract in order to justify the market, the industrial customers in Douala, represents a investment in the gas-fired generators which the Company will distinct competitive advantage enabling infrastructure build out pay for unless the buyer wishes to own and operate their own to deliver the gas to customers at significantly reduced cost. mini-plant/generator. Each contract where VOG is contracted The initial target markets for Logbaba's natural gas are to sell power will have three pricing elements: Other information industrial customers in Douala for: > A monthly fixed charge to cover the cost of the generator > Substitution of heavy fuel oil and waste oil used to generate over the contracted term; heat with natural gas (thermal); and > A monthly O&M charge to cover the cost of maintaining the > Power generation at customer sites using natural gas generator based on kwh consumed; and displacing grid power (on-site power). > A monthly volume charge to cover the cost of the gas utilised in generating electrical power. Douala, the economic capital of Cameroon, is an energy intensive city with a great variety of light and heavy industry. It The total contracted price to the customer will vary but is also serves as the principal deep water port for all of the six estimated to be similar to thermal contract pricing. The volume member states of Central Africa. Examples of charge to the customer will once again vary depending on the Cameroon/Central African industry that reside here include efficiency of the electrical conversion process but is estimated breweries, metallurgical foundries, food processing plants, to be in the range of $10-$16/mmbtu ($10-$16/mcf) on a gas chemical plants, textile and packaging industries. equivalent basis. In the short term, to expedite the sale of power and meet with clients wishes to replace grid power VOG has secured a large local market to replace liquid fuels provision as soon as possible, VOG will supply power to some consumption to generate heat, including heavy fuel oil and customers with the employment of rental power generators. waste oil. These ‘competing’ fuels are priced according to When the permanent power units become available, VOG will international indices and are currently estimated to cost the swap out the rental equipment with the permanent fixtures customer on average in excess of 30% more than VOG’s under the same contract. The standard contract terms being contracted gas price. The Company has entered into ‘pay-as- discussed with the customers are for ten years. you-go’ gas sales agreements with customers to sell gas at $16/mmbtu (ca. $16/mcf) with prices fixed for five years and the VOG has publicly declared production targets of 5 mmscf/d contract term lasting 20 years. After conclusion of the first five day for year-end 2012 and 20 mmscf/d for year-end 2013. year period, prices are fully re-negotiable between the seller and the buyer. The buyer has no minimum contractual volumes stipulated in his contract but is economically incentivised to take our gas over more expensive liquid fuel alternatives. Exhibit 1: Well location map, Logbaba Field, on Top Upper Logbaba time structure (TWT). A recent independent study on pricing in Cameroon, commissioned by VOG, estimated that the dated Brent benchmark for crude would need to fall to a price below $63/bbl to make competing liquid fuels more attractive. In addition to gas for thermal heat requirements, VOG is signing power contracts with industrial customers. The Company has secured LOIs to replace power sourced from the local grid, the primary power source of electrical energy, with the employment of gas-fired power generators on the customer premises. These generators will deliver a more reliable power supply than the existing grid network where power demand from the network far outstrips supply causing significant problems for the customer. The pricing of VOG’s power contracts will represent a significant saving for the customer but a reduced saving compared to thermal contracts. The principal attraction and focus of the customer is the significantly increased reliability of this energy solution. For example, a World Bank report on Cameroon in 2011 Victoria Oil & Gas Plc Annual Report and Accounts 2012 7
  • 10. Chairman’s Statement continued We also have a highly prospective market for the direct supply of power. The lack of a reliable power supply in Douala is a major concern cited by industries in the region, as it limits expansion plans and causes major operational and production issues including wastage, equipment damage and cost overruns. The Company has an established independent distribution network (with Phase 1 of the pipeline completed) that will allow us to deliver a ‘total energy solution’ to VOG has two wells, 2 x 20 mmscf/d industrial customers to fulfil all their heat production trains to condition and and power requirements. separate the gas and condensate, its own pipeline distribution network and is While the gas to power market represents rapidly developing a market with over 60 a larger and more lucrative opportunity identified customers for gas and/or over the medium term, the Company has power. 25 have already signed only recently engaged in contractual contracts/LOIs and we expect a very discussions with customers regarding the high conversion rate for the remainder. provision of power, as the capital cost to the customer is higher, relative to thermal conversion costs. Each solution must also Under the terms of our gas sales > Contracting burner commissioning be individually tailored to a customer’s agreements, the customer’s agents from one of three principal needs and generic solutions cannot be responsibility is to complete all works manufacturers in a timely fashion has pre-ordered. This is explained more fully required downstream of the PRMS proved challenging. These companies in the Logbaba History and Market unit. This involves a cost to them on had a limited presence in Cameroon Discussion on page 7. With the Company average of $50,000-$100,000 including and we are working hard to rectify this. having had continuous production project management costs, engineering operations for approximately four Throughout this process, however, we design and installation of a dual fuel gas months, our customers are now able to have gained valuable experience with burner and a gas spur line from the witness a reliable gas distribution network respect to customer conversion boiler to the PRMS unit. The payback in place, which we anticipate will help requirements and in-country contractor for all signed customers is estimated to facilitate their investment decision on competencies, and we are now taking a be less than six months. The challenges committing to a gas generator through greater role in assisting clients to that we have encountered include the our proposed payment structure. connect to our gas network. There have following factors: been two instances where we have We have recently sent 13 power offers to > Not all customers have the skills completed the prerequisite works for customers, of which six have been required to undertake pipe work, our customers and now that we have converted to Letters of Intent (“LOI”s), burner and boiler specification, continuous production operations and and we expect the first contract to be construction work and project satisfied customers, there is a backlog of signed in November 2012. With this management. additional customers waiting to be first power coming on line, together > Some customers employed local connected to the grid. I am confident with the thermal gas demand outlined contractors who were not sufficiently that we will have a minimum of 15 above, the Company anticipates year-end qualified to undertake the works and customers taking in excess of 3 mmscf/d production of 5 mmscf/d. as a result failed the inspection and of thermal gas by the end of 2012. integrity tests set by Bureau Veritas, I am very optimistic about the our pipe work inspectors. As a Our gas sales and marketing team have remainder of 2012 and our Company’s company, we have a commercial identified over 60 suitable thermal prospects into 2013. Logbaba is a interest, and a duty of care, to ensure and/or power customers in the region, fantastic project to be involved with. We all works are performed in a safe and as represented in the map on page 4 of are in a privileged position to have a robust manner and we have therefore this report. To date, we have signed 19 project which is neither demand nor become much more involved in gas sales agreements (“GSAs”) for the supply constrained for the foreseeable contractor qualification and selection. provision of thermal gas and the team is future. Both of these statements have > While customer awareness for the very much focussed on finalising contracts recently been independently verified project is high, there has been a in the Phase 1 pipeline area to maximise through third-party competent person’s degree of hesitation in converting to revenue opportunities until we are in a reports produced by Challenge Energy a new energy source and paying for financial position to embark on Phases 2 Limited (“Challenge”) and ERC the alteration work. and 3 of the pipeline construction. Equipoise Limited (“ERCE”). 8 Victoria Oil & Gas Plc Annual Report and Accounts 2012
  • 11. Chairman’s Statement continued To date the Company has road in preparation for construction of Review exported five tankers of condensate to the Limbe a drilling pad planned for Q1 2013. We refinery, located 60km will then look to qualify and finalise a from the city of Douala. selection of contractors for the next drilling programme over the coming months as well as contractors to perform the logging and well-test Governance operations. The Company will then commence drilling during the winter of 2013/2014 in targeted locations which have been defined by the Mineral study in the Well-103 area. VOG owns and operates the entire supply Based on our recent geotechnical work, Accounts the Company believes that Well-103 chain from the wellhead to the final was drilled on the edge of a significant consumer. We feel this is a considerable structure. Our next drilling campaign, if in line with management expectations, achievement and offers us a strategic could lead to a very significant reserve advantage. upgrade for the Company in the Upper Other information Jurassic as well as the Lower Cretaceous Achimov layers. In light of the enhanced prospectivity of A Gas Market Study, undertaken by extremely hard to meet our publicly the asset, we would have liked to finance Challenge, a leading advisory stated targets and are confident that this drilling programme ourselves. consultancy group to the oil and gas these targets will be achieved. However, the Company is planning to industry, highlights a very positive farm-out a portion of its interest in West assessment of the Logbaba project, West Medvezhye Med to preserve capital and forge ahead concluding: “VOG’s strategy to 100% operated interest on the infrastructure roll-out and displace refined products consumed by Progress at West Medvezhye (“West customer expansion at Logbaba. We industrial customers for thermal heat Med”) during the financial period and have begun this process with some generation and substituting grid power to date has been very pleasing and we selected screening of potential candidates in the major industrial centre of Douala have made two very notable and anticipate concluding a farm-out is robust and reasonable with few advancements on the project. process by Q4 2013. We do not intend material risks.” Challenge’s assessment I have always maintained that West Med to use cash flow from Logbaba to fund of gas and gas-to-power market has the potential to become a company- exploration in West Med. performance and growth split by phase maker. Whilst we have a fairly modest is highlighted on page 2. I often feel that West Med is overlooked discovery to date of 14.4 mmbbls of oil, to some degree by investors in our overall In October 2012, we announced an there is very exciting geological potential asset portfolio but its significance should independent reserves estimate completed on the block and this was confirmed by not be forgotten. Our first production by ERCE on the Company’s proved an independent geological modelling from West Med is currently estimated to reserves. This was commissioned by the study and resource audit carried out by begin in 2016 and should provide a Company in relation to a debt funding Mineral LLC (“Mineral”). Following strong platform for production growth proposal that we are advancing. ERCE completion of their report in August and cash flow over the medium term. concluded a 50% increase in total 1P 2011, the Company announced an Reserves and 1C Contingent Resource increase in best estimate unrisked Management Changes gas volumes with 1P (“Proven”) Reserves prospective resources in excess of VOG has strengthened its senior of 39.1 billion cubic feet (“bcf”), plus 300 million barrels of oil equivalent management this year with the addition 32.7 bcf of 1C Contingent Resources (“boe”) to over 1.4 billion boe. of a new Director of Projects, Neil leading to a total potential 71.8 bcf of The second notable achievement was the Kendrick, a professionally qualified producible gas (gross), plus 1.14 million approval of the development plan for an Mechanical Engineer and Project barrels (“mmbbls”) of condensate. This early production scheme by the Ministry Manager who has held a number of endorses our supply capability for the of Natural Resources in August 2012 for senior management and executive level foreseeable future. Well-103 and the surrounding area. We positions over the past 25 years with I look forward to the coming months are making good progress at West Med both publicly and privately held and years with genuine optimism. We with a well defined project and scope of companies in the oil and gas sector. As have made great progress on the works for the next three years. Director of Projects, Neil is responsible Logbaba project during the financial for all aspects of project delivery and is We have commenced building a winter period and beyond. We are working currently concentrating on leading the Victoria Oil & Gas Plc Annual Report and Accounts 2012 9
  • 12. Chairman’s Statement continued VOG turned on the taps for the first time in December 2011 when it commissioned the process plant and the first 4.5km section of pipeline. This was the first ever commercial application of natural gas in Cameroon. customer conversion effort in Logbaba which may require additional funding in As anticipated in last year’s accounts, and growing the business in Cameroon. the future. During the financial period RSM Production Corporation (“RSM”) the Company successfully raised has initiated arbitration proceedings in Under the leadership of Jonathan Scott £10.1 million in equity to continue to relation to the forfeiture of their Barrett, Managing Director of RDL, the fund the development of its projects in interest in Logbaba. Since the initial Company has expanded its sales and Cameroon and Russia and for the Request for Arbitration was made by marketing team in Douala with the Group’s working capital requirements. RSM there have been significant delays addition of dedicated professionals to In addition, the Company drew down in the selection of the arbitrators and help lead the effort in country. The team $5.2 million under a short-term finalisation of the terms of reference, has done an excellent job having signed unsecured $8 million loan note facility. which were only agreed in final form up 25 customers to date, including power By the end of the period VOG has between the parties on 19 October LOIs, and has identified a total of over invested a total of $103.7 million in 2012 and are expected to be signed 60 existing customers and prospects. Logbaba and $41.6 million in West Med. shortly. We will vigorously defend the Philip Rand stepped down as Non- claims and our UK and US lawyers view Subsequent to the financial year-end, Executive Director this year to pursue is that the forfeiture should be upheld. the Company raised a further another opportunity that requires a The arbitration is currently expected to £3.15 million in equity. These greater degree of international travel take place in June of next year. additional funds were drawn as a bridge and a full-time commitment. We are to positive cash flow from operations at I would like to thank all VOG employees, grateful for Philip’s service to the Logbaba. The Company expects to my fellow Directors and contractors who Company over a number of years and reach positive cash flow for the Group have participated in our progress this year. wish him well in his future endeavour. going forward before the end of the year. We have had some really notable Going forward, we are also looking to achievements and I look forward to In addition, the Company is currently strengthen the Board with the expected carrying on our work together to negotiating a large senior secured addition of one or two directors in the continue to optimise our asset base going revolving credit facility with a top-tier near future, including an active search forward. I would also like to thank all our financial institution to fund its ongoing for a CEO to lead the Company into its shareholders for your continued support capital requirements at Logbaba and to next growth phase. of the Company. I believe the next 12 support the Group’s working capital. months will bring some very exciting VOG’s strategy for the next 12-18 Corporate news flow and developments and I months is to complete Phases 2 and 3 of The Board seeks to maximise sincerely hope you will continue to the pipeline for Logbaba and achieve shareholder returns when considering support us as we make this happen. sales volumes of 20 mmscf/d. The financial solutions for its ongoing capital Company also hopes to announce within requirements. The Company constantly this time frame a farm-out of West Med reviews asset and corporate investment Kevin Foo to cover the next drilling programme opportunities that will increase our Chairman anticipated in the winter of 2013/2014. exploration and production portfolio 10 Victoria Oil & Gas Plc Annual Report and Accounts 2012
  • 13. Review of Operations Ground-breaking Gas and Power in Review Cameroon VOG has pioneered the first ever onshore gas delivery network to industry in Cameroon. Having completed production drilling, Governance conceptual design and FEED, VOG set about implementing the downstream elements of the Logbaba project in financial year 2012. The Logbaba project involves taking high pressure gas from the The pipeline route of way has been selected to wells, processing it to clean it, removing condensate and then minimise disruption to the population with the majority of the pipeline running parallel to the distributing it through a low pressure pipeline network to our state railway line or along public highways. Accounts customers. Meanwhile, appraisal of VOG’s West Med discovery took a big step forward with the completion of its Early Production Scheme project plan and its approval by the relevant authorities. This scheme will pave the way to realising the full potential of the 1.4 billion barrels of oil equivalent prospective resources in VOG’s Other information West Med licence area. Logbaba, Cameroon July and 900mm of rain in August. By VOG required a minimum daily average 95% interest September 2011, the production tree throughput of 0.5 mmscf/d. While total assembly work for the wells had been gas thermal and power demand at the Downstream Operational completed and we had installed the first Magzi estate is anticipated to be in Achievements 1.2km section of pipeline. At the site, excess of 5 mmscf/d over the next two The financial year ended 31 May 2012 36 of the foundation piles were years, sufficient customers were neither marked a period of tremendous completed to a depth of 10 metres. converted nor ready at this time to take operational progress on the ground. Meanwhile, our gas plant contractor, gas so the Company put the process You will recall that the Company was Expro, had completed testing of the plant into standby mode after awarded its Exploitation Authorisation majority of the equipment at their base commissioning. for Logbaba via Presidential Decree in including process plant vessels, flow April 2011, just before the last financial VOG continued the pipeline expansion lines and ancillary equipment. year end. This enabled the Company to northward to the city of Douala and Specifications and sizing of PRMS units embark on the downstream elements of completed the Phase 1 pipeline area of for the first 20 customers had also been the project which consisted of: 13.2km in May 2012 which is shown as completed and the first nine units were > Re-opening wells La-105 and the red line on the map on page 4. being shipped into country. La-106; In July 2012, the Company announced > Trenching, jointing, installation and After the end of the rainy reason, work that the first three customers had commissioning of the gas pipeline continued at a more rapid pace and by completed their gas conversion network; December 2011, VOG had fully requirements and were taking gas > Installation and commissioning of installed and commissioned the process with an average daily demand of the process plant; and plant, commissioned the wells and 0.7 mmscf/d. > Installation of pressure reduction, completed the first 4.5km of pipeline. Recently, the Company received the metering stations and boiler This enabled the Company to deliver results of an independent gas market conversions on customer premises. first gas to a customer on the Magzi study carried out by Challenge. This was estate by the end of December 2011 In June 2011, pipeline and civil commissioned at the request of a during the commissioning process. This contractors were mobilised, excavation financial institution as part of a financing was a very creditable achievement for a works commenced on our site for the package that is currently under Company of our size and the result of processing facilities and work began on negotiation. This report was a hundreds of thousands of VOG the production trees and baseline tremendous endorsement of employee and contractor man hours. caliper logs to prepare the wells for management’s projections and strategy commissioning. To satisfy the minimum throughput and outlined a very robust demand curve conditions of the processing plant, sized for gas and gas-fired power. Challenge The works progressed satisfactorily over at 20 mmscf/d for each of two also referred to successful analogues in the next few months despite very tough production trains, and to operate safely Tanzania and Ivory Coast and concluded and almost unprecedented weather and commercially on a continuous basis, that the Company is competitively well conditions with 1,600mm of rain in Victoria Oil & Gas Plc Annual Report and Accounts 2012 11
  • 14. Review of Operations continued Logbaba Gas Reserves, 100% Basis (bcf) Category Oct 10 Health and safety is a key driver of the Logbaba Field Group’s operational performance. In Logbaba Proved Reserves (1P) 49 2012, the Company has recorded over Proved + Probable Reserves (2P) 212 500,000 man hours from VOG employees Proved + Probable + Possible Reserves (3P) 350 and contractors with just two lost-time Entire Logbaba Block incidents. Prospective Resources >1,000 placed vis-a-vis other gas exploration and did not test the fourth well when it had calculated 1P reserve volumes of appraisal activity in Cameroon. encountered further gas as it was 39.2 bcf of gas and 0.62 mmbbls of targeting oil). condensate and 1C resources of As of today’s date, we have four 32.7 bcf of gas and 0.52 mmbbls of customers taking gas with a combined There is considerable resource potential condensate. ERCE employed standard demand in excess of 1 mmscf/d and by in the remaining areas of the Logbaba petroleum evaluation techniques, December 2012, we are forecasting a Block which are thought to share the following the guidelines outlined in the year-end production rate of 5 mmscf/d. same geology. This potential has been 2007 Petroleum Resources Management This will include the first gas to power in part confirmed by results of our System. The Logbaba Formation is units in country. passive seismic survey which provided divided into Upper and Lower sections, the first new geophysical information to We have also completed installation of and ERCE has assigned most of the be acquired over Logbaba since the the tanker loading facility which was proved reserves to the Upper Logbaba discovery was made in the 1950s. These installed at the Logbaba production formation. ERCE has assigned the survey findings are in line with our plant for export of condensate. Tankers additional recoverable volumes it has geological understanding of the with a 36,000 litre capacity export calculated for the Lower Logbaba as 1C Logbaba reservoir sands and correlate condensate to the Limbe refinery Contingent Resources pending the well with data from the four old wells located 60km away. To date, we have outcome of a satisfactory remediation and and the newly drilled wells, La-105 and exported five tanker loads to the refinery. testing programme which demonstrates La-106. Of particular interest, the that improved flow rates can be results highlight a major potential Subsurface and Geology achieved from the Lower Logbaba. hydrocarbon accumulation around 2km The Company holds a 95% working from the new wells surface location. Despite a reduction in the currently interest and is operator in the Logbaba This exploration prospect, which lies bookable 1P Reserves, ERCE’s Block. The Company’s internal reserves entirely within the Company’s licence independent assessment represents a and resources estimates at Logbaba block, could be substantially larger than 50% increase in aggregated 1P Reserves were reconfirmed in 2012 by the existing discovery and has not been and 1C Contingent Resource gas Blackwatch Petroleum Services Limited, seen in any previous subsurface studies, volumes compared to the Company’s (“Blackwatch”), the Company’s due to the lack of geophysical data. internal estimate, which comprises retained consultants. The Proved and Technical 1P Reserves of 46.7 bcf in the Probable (2P) gas reserves in the Separately, as part of ongoing Upper and Lower Logbaba, but carries Logbaba field are contained in discussions with a financial institution no 1C Contingent Resources. Campanian and Santonian age sands of regarding a senior secured debt facility, the Logbaba Formation. All six of the VOG was requested to carry out an A summary of the estimated reserves wells drilled to date in the Logbaba independent CPR of the Company’s and resources under different block have encountered significant gas proved reserves. The Company classifications that the Company is intervals and all of the five wells that contracted ERCE and in October 2012, carrying for Logbaba is highlighted in were tested flowed gas to surface (Elf the Company announced that ERCE the table above. 12 Victoria Oil & Gas Plc Annual Report and Accounts 2012
  • 15. Review of Operations continued Review Governance At West Med, further to approval of the Consultants at Mineral leading the VOG technical team through their seismic reprocessing and Early Production Scheme by the Russian geological modelling study findings. Ministry of Natural Resources in August Accounts 2012, we have a well-defined project and scope of works for the next three years and the Company is gearing up for an exciting period ahead. Other information West Medvezhye, Russia 2012 and a work programme including well design as well as studies of the 100% interest a two-well drilling campaign was terrain, soil mechanics, access and The West Med block is located near the approved by the authorities. The wells ecological issues. Yamal Peninsula, North West Siberia, in are set to target the Jurassic discovery During the period, work continued on one of the most prolific gas producing horizons successfully encountered by conceptual screening and development areas in the world and is adjacent to the Well-103 and also new hydrocarbon studies to monetise West Med’s large giant Medvezhye and Urengoy fields. potential horizons in the Lower prospective resources and to exploit the The Company holds a licence for West Cretaceous Achimov layers (Exhibit 2) Well-103 discovery to generate cash Med covering 1,224km2, and has a identified by Mineral as highly flow. In January 2012, VOG contracted discovery well, Well-103, with ‘C1 plus prospective. LLC Nefteproject, based in Tyumen, C2’ reserves of 14.4 million boe under The drilling design contract for these Russia to develop a project plan for an the Russian classification system. planned wells was awarded to CJSC early production scheme for the Operational progress during the “TjumenNIPIneft” in March 2012. discovery area around Well-103. This financial year was excellent. Following a The scope of work includes detailed project was completed and agreed by seismic reprocessing and geological modelling study commissioned in February 2011, the Company reported Exhibit 2: A Schematic of Formation of the Achimov Strata Deposits. in September 2011, that independent reserve auditors, Mineral had confirmed a 300 million boe increase in gross prospective resources to 1.4 billion boe, comprising 670 mmbbls of oil and 730 million boe of gas and condensate. Mineral is a leading consultant in Russia for this specialised geological work and has an excellent proven track record in Siberia where our West Med block is located. We believe its updated assessment of over 1.4 billion boe is of major significance and demonstrates the very high exploration potential of our West Med block. This programme was presented to the Yamal District regional petroleum authorities in Salekhard in February Victoria Oil & Gas Plc Annual Report and Accounts 2012 13
  • 16. West Medvezhye: History & Market Context VOG completed its acquisition of ZAO SeverGas-Invest (“SGI”) While the 103 discovery well proved hydrocarbons in the which owns a 100% interest in West Medvezhye in 2005. In Jurassic formation in a small area of the licence, there remains 2006, independent reserve auditors DeGolyer and large hydrocarbon potential in other parts of the licence area MacNaughton attributed best estimates for the total yet to be explored. In 2008, VOG’s new technical team prospective recoverable resource volumes for the 1,224km2 launched a studies and data acquisition programme integrating licence of approximately 1.1 billion boe. the Company’s existing seismic and well data with additional data from conventional and new advanced technologies. Following an unsuccessful three-well drilling programme in 2005/2006 where VOG, under previous stewardship, targeted This programme comprised direct Hydrocarbon Indication the shallow gas horizons on the north east flank of the licence technologies including passive seismic Infrasonic Passive where large discoveries had been proved in the neighbouring Differential Spectroscopy (IPDS), usually referred to as Passive Medvezhye licence area (SGI found hydrocarbon presence but Seismic, and Gas Tomography which is primarily based on in non-commercial quantities), discovery Well-103 was drilled surface geochemistry. This technology programme was in 2006/2007 in a more central location of the licence area, to a implemented in two stages over two years. This new data was total depth of around 3,900 metres and intersecting two correlated with the data from the existing wells and seismic in hydrocarbon-bearing intervals in the Jurassic (J2) and order to re-map structures and re-model the subsurface geology. Bazhenov at depths of between 3,718 and 3,794 metres. Both stages were completed successfully and the results showed strong correlation with the 2D seismic and Well-103 data. This was a major step forward for the Company as the presence of an operating petroleum system enabled VOG to Further to these positive results, in February 2011, the successfully apply for exploitation status of the licence. Company commissioned a seismic reprocessing and However, the discovery Well-103 intersecting the very edge of geological modelling study to be carried out by a Russian the reservoir was relatively modest enabling us to book C1 and geoscience consulting institute, Mineral. C2 reserves in 2008 of 14.4 million boe. This was approved by the Russian Ministry of Natural Resources under the Russian Classification system (C1 and C2 being broadly analogous to Exhibit 3: 103 discovery area and previous drill targets in north east flank Proved Probable and Possible Reserves under Western of the licence area. conventions). There exists several routes for the commercialisation of the West Med hydrocarbons. The neighbouring town of Nadym is located 44km away with access by all-weather road where there exists a domestic market for crude and condensate. The Chircha railroad station is located within the south west boundary of the licence and the river port and loading terminal of Old Nadym are located 22km away. From the river port, crude can be barged to the Obskaya Bay and shipped in the summer season via tanker to Rotterdam. For gas, one of Gazprom’s principal gas transmission pipelines in the area runs along the eastern border of the licence and the nearest Central Gas Processing Unit is located 18.5km from West Med. 14 Victoria Oil & Gas Plc Annual Report and Accounts 2012
  • 17. Review of Operations continued Review West Med is located near the Yamal Peninsula, in North West Siberia, in one of the most prolific gas producing areas in the world Governance Accounts Other information the Company in April 2012. Further to > Screening, qualification and final submission of the report to the Russian selection of contractors including Ministry of Natural Resources, the drilling companies, well logging and project plan was approved in August facilities companies; and 2012. The scheme established costs and > Acquisition of all necessary consents schedules for oil, gas and condensate and permits for drilling. production facilities and supporting Based on this preliminary assessment infrastructure. The gathering and work on the Well-103 discovery, the distribution network design and Company is currently planning for first engineering will be phased with facilities oil sales via an early production scheme design, starting with fast track in 2016. Following the Company’s development of the Well-103 discovery. decision to farm-out a portion of its Work has continued on the drilling interest in West Medvezhye, a data design project but the current estimate room has been prepared and initial for completion of this project, which potential candidates have been screened includes public consultations and in anticipation of concluding a farm-out permitting approvals, is not anticipated by Q4 2013. until February 2013. This will not give the Company sufficient time to mobilise drilling operations in the coming winter Radwan Hadi period. As a result, the Company now Chief Operating Officer anticipates postponing its two-well (Radwan Hadi is also a Director of drilling programme until the winter of Blackwatch) 2013/2014. Neil Kendrick Notwithstanding this, the Company Director of Projects will continue to advance the West Med early production project over the coming 6-12 months. Works outstanding prior to the next drilling campaign include: > Completion of the drilling design project estimated in Q1 2013; > Completion of a winter road and a drill pad in Q1 2013; Victoria Oil & Gas Plc Annual Report and Accounts 2012 15
  • 18. Directors’ Biographies Kevin Foo MSc, DIC, Dip Met, MIMMM Grant Manheim Austen Titford ACA Chairman Deputy Chairman Executive Director Kevin Foo has had a 40-year career in Grant Manheim has extensive financial Austen Titford is a Chartered all aspects of mining, including experience in the City of London, Accountant with more than 20 years’ technical, operational and project gained over 38 years at a top-tier financial and commercial experience management and has run several public investment bank. In addition to his working for FTSE 100 and AIM- companies. He has worked on five financial experience, he also has quoted natural resource companies, continents including 20 years in knowledge of the oil and gas sector including: Lonrho plc, LASMO plc, Kazakhstan and Russia and is a specialist having been the Chairman of the BHP Billiton plc and Celtic Resources in the development of mines in the executive committee of a company Holdings plc. He has worked on FSU. He was formerly the Chairman of whose business was investment in, and projects in Africa, Iran, Russia and Bramlin Limited, Eureka Mining plc development of, oil and gas properties Central Asia and brings a broad mix of and Managing Director of Celtic in the United States. financial experience, covering both the Resources Holdings plc, all AIM- project development and operational quoted resource companies. He helped Robert Palmer FCA phases. build Celtic from a sub-£1 million Finance Director market capital company in 1999 to the Robert Palmer is a Chartered point where it was taken over by a Accountant. He combines his role as Russian group in 2007 for £170 million Finance Director with his position as a cash. senior partner in a consultancy-based accountancy practice where he specialises in providing financial advice to small- and medium-sized enterprises. He holds a number of directorships in private companies. 16 Victoria Oil & Gas Plc Annual Report and Accounts 2012
  • 19. Senior Management Biographies Review Radwan Hadi Martin Devine Eckhard Müller Chief Operating Officer Commercial Manager, London General Manager, Russia Radwan Hadi is a petroleum/reservoir Martin Devine has over 12 years’ oil Eckhard Müller has 35 years’ experience engineer with over 30 years’ experience and gas experience, including four in exploration and production, in the upstream oil and gas industry. He years’ investment banking as a Senior including four years as Chief Geologist has worked on a broad range of Associate with JP Morgan Chase. He for KazGerMunay and six years as a integrated projects including reserves has substantial Mergers and senior geologist with Gaz de France. Governance estimation, development planning and Acquisitions transactional experience, as He has been responsible for asset valuation. Hadi has worked on well as debt advisory and oil and gas development projects in Germany, numerous projects in the Middle East, client coverage exposure. Devine has Mongolia, Kazakhstan and Russia and Europe, South East Asia, and Africa. also held senior positions with Dana has held the position of General Specifically in Africa, he has worked on Petroleum plc and El Paso Energy Inc. Manager, Russia with Victoria for over projects in the Cameroon, Equatorial five years. Accounts Guinea, Ghana, Mauritania, Mali and Honoré Mbouombouo Daïrou Ethiopia. Deputy Managing Director, Cameroon Vladimir Andreyev Honoré Mbouombouo Daïrou has over Chief Engineer, Russia Jonathan Scott-Barrett 13 years’ oil and gas industry Vladimir Andreyev has over 30 years’ Managing Director, Cameroon experience as a petroleum engineer. oil and gas industry experience. Jonathan Scott-Barrett is a Chartered Daïrou has graduated with a Master of Andreyev graduated from Kuybishev Other information Surveyor with substantial natural Science degree in Petroleum Polytechnic (Oil Faculty) as a Mining resources expertise. He is a former Geosciences from the University of Engineer. He began his career as a Executive Director of Celtic Resources Aberdeen; a Master of Science degree in drilling operator in a large Russian Holdings plc and a former Chief Mining and Petroleum Geology from drilling organisation where he worked Executive Officer of the London AIM- the University of Yaoundé 1, his way to the position of Chief listed mining company Eureka Mining Cameroon; and a Master of Philosophy Engineer. Andreyev also spent over 20 plc. Scott-Barrett was formerly a in Environmental Management from years as Production Manager for non-executive director of the the University of Stellenbosch, South Rosneft (formerly YuKos), before $13 billion conglomerate Hanson plc. Africa. Daïrou has worked on numerous joining the Company as Chief Engineer Having previously held the position of international exploration, production in 2007. Commercial Director in Victoria’s and environmental operations as a London office, Scott-Barrett, a fluent consultant prior to joining the French speaker, has taken on the Company in 2009. Country Manager position in Cameroon since the beginning of 2011. Divine Mofa Operations Manager, Cameroon Neil Kendrick Divine Mofa has more than 17 years of Director of Projects, London oil and gas industry experience. A Neil Kendrick is a professionally graduate from Prairie View A&M qualified Mechanical Engineer and University in the USA, he has led Project Manager. Kendrick has held various engineering projects several senior management and accountable as project manager and executive level positions over the past engineer for the technical, financial and 25 years with both public and private commercial aspects of offshore and companies in the oil and gas sector. His onshore field exploration and most recent role was as project manager development operations. Mofa has held for Expro where he was responsible for senior positions with J Ray McDermott, the on-time supply, installation and Oceaneering and Alseas. commissioning of Victoria’s Logbaba gas plant in 2011. Victoria Oil & Gas Plc Annual Report and Accounts 2012 17