Oil Basins Limited

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Oil Basins Limited Company Summary

Oil Basins Limited (ASX:OBL) is engaged in the investment in selected exploration production and development opportunities in the upstream oil and gas sector. Oil Basins Limited was listed on the ASX on 23 August 2006 and is involved in exploration for oil and gas initially in the offshore Gippsland Basin waters of south-eastern Australia and the onshore Canning Basin of Western Australia. Since listing the Company has increased its leverage across all of its assets and has increased its exposure to attractive and prospective areas with the Canning Basin.

DIRECTORS / OFFICERS

Mr Kim W McGrath - BEc(Hons) LLB FAICD FTIA CPA Non-Executive Chairman Mr McGrath is an internationally experienced resources finance and investment banking executive. He is the Managing Director of Delta Corporate Finance Pty Limited a specialist advisory group based in Sydney with active business interests in Australia and the UK. His prior positions in Australia have included legal roles with Comalco and ICL, General Counsel and Company Secretary of Bank of America Australia, General Counsel with Bell Resources responsible for negotiating international lines of finance and business acquisitions, and in strategy and development as General Manager, Strategy and Planning with Industrial Equity. Mr Neil F Doyle - BEng MEngSc MSPE, MSME Non-Executive Director Neil Doyle is an energy specialist with both significant upstream and investment banking experience in the sector. He is a qualified engineer with post-graduate qualifications in geomechanics (Monash University) with significant operations experience covering both the upstream (onshore and offshore) oil and gas sector notably with BHP Petroleum & Esso Exploration and Production Australia and also in the downstream refining products / LPG sector with Shell Australia. Subsequently, he has held senior management roles at commercial, technical and business development levels with a number of diversified resources groups and investment banks – specialising in energy related merger and acquisition and capital raising transactions. Mr Nigel Harvey - BA (Hons) Non-Executive Director Mr Harvey has worked two decades in the financial and commodity markets for the international energy banks The Chase Manhattan Bank, Barclays Bank and JPMorganChase (Director - Head of Asia Pacific Energy Derivatives) and more recently Macquarie Bank (Division Director - Energy Markets). He worked initially in credit and corporate finance but mainly in treasury divisions. There he gained extensive crude oil and energy products markets, derivatives, risk management and wider commodity and financial derivatives and markets experience. He focussed on delivering tailored risk management and hedging solutions for producers, airlines and other clients across the Asia Pacific. He has since developed an independent market risk consulting practice. His previous background of almost a decade in business journalism covering the Middle East, its oil sector and related topics equipped him with strong industry knowledge. Ms Melanie J Leydin - B.Bus CA Company Secretary Ms Leydin is a Chartered Accountant and principal in a chartered accounting firm specialising in audit and company secretarial services. Ms Leydin has 15 years experience in the accounting profession and is a director and company secretary for a number of junior mining and exploration entities listed on the Australian Stock Exchange. Mr Geoff Geary - B.Sc (Geology), MPESA Geological Consultant Geoff Geary is a consultant petroleum geologist (formerly with Oil Company of Australia and Mobil Oil) of 26 years standing and has a Technical Services Agreement through his company Focus on Australia Pty Ltd. He has had significant experience in company mergers, acquisitions, acreage promotion and farmouts in his career, both with smaller national companies and with major multi-nationals. He is experienced in sedimentary basin analysis, sequence stratigraphy, structural geology, seismic interpretation, basin modeling and oil and gas field evaluation and development.

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PRESENTATIONS

COMPANY DATA

	Headquarters	Level 4
		100 Albert Road
		South Melbourne Vic 3205
		Australia
	Telephone	+61-3-9692-7222
	Fax	+61-3-9077-9233
	Principal Sector	Energy
	Principal Industry	Energy
	Homepage	www.oilbasins.com.au

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Key Developments: Oil Basins Limited

	Oil Basins Limited (ASX:OBL) New Equity Research Report prepared by Gordon Capital FEB 15, 2013 16:41 - Article Views: 525 Oil Basins Limited (ASX:OBL) wishes to make the following announcement as a matter of record. A new research report prepared by Gordon Capital is available at the Shareholder Centre / Research section of the Company's website www.oilbasins.com.au
	Oil Basins Limited (ASX:OBL) Derby Block Update: OBL Offers Farmin Participation to Backreef Oil FEB 6, 2013 14:16 - Article Views: 706 The Directors of Oil Basins Limited (ASX:OBL) are pleased to make the following ASX announcement. Oil Basins Limited has advised Octanex N.L. (ASX:OXX) that, with the National Native Title Tribunal determination on 1 February 2013, OBL has successfully completed the first requirement of the farmin for a 25% interest in the Derby Block (after grant) to OXX as previously announced on 24 January 2013.
	Oil Basins Limited (ASX:OBL) 5/07-8 EP Derby Block Update FEB 4, 2013 09:13 - Article Views: 482 The Directors of Oil Basins Limited (ASX:OBL) are pleased to make the following ASX announcement. The Company advises that late on Friday 1 February 2013 it received the formal arbitration determination of the future act, namely allowing the grant of petroleum exploration permit 5/07-8 EP (Derby Block), under the Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) from the National Native Title Tribunal (NNTT).
	Oil Basins Limited (ASX:OBL) December 2012 Quarterly Activities Report JAN 31, 2013 16:06 - Article Views: 654 Oil Basins Limited (ASX:OBL) is pleased to present its December 2012 Quarterly Report.
	Oil Basins Limited (ASX:OBL) Strategic Share Placement/Divestment of 25% Derby Block JAN 24, 2013 09:00 - Article Views: 652 Oil Basins Limited (ASX:OBL) anticipates that it will soon be awarded at least 50% of petroleum exploration permit 5/07-8EP (Derby Block), refer to Figures 1 & 2, OBL has arranged a modest capital raising, with the funds so raised to be used by OBL as general 'top-up' working capital and to assist the Company's initial funding of its interest in the Derby Block.
	Oil Basins Limited (ASX:OBL) Update on Derby Block JAN 15, 2013 12:47 - Article Views: 803 The Directors of Oil Basins Limited (ASX:OBL) are pleased to make the following ASX announcement as a matter of record so as to keep the market fully informed. Derby Block - Status; The Company advises that all submissions from stakeholders have on 21 December 2013 now been received by the National Native Title Tribunal ("NNTT") and the Company expects a formal determination by the NNTT under section 35 of the Native Title Act allowing possible award of the permit later this month.
	Oil Basins Limited (ASX:OBL) Cyrano Oil Field R3/R1 Independent Review Confirms Significant Increase in Barrow Group Resources DEC 18, 2012 09:21 - Article Views: 1,127 The directors of Oil Basins Limited (ASX:OBL) are pleased to make the following ASX and Media Announcement. OBL holds 100% of Retention Lease R3/R1 in the offshore Carnarvon Basin. The lease covers approximately 80 km2 in relatively shallow water (~15m). There are four wells in the permit: Cyrano-1 and Cyrano-2, Fennel-1 and Lindsay-1. The two Cyrano wells define an oil field containing heavy biodegraded oil (22.8 degree API) with a relatively high oil viscosity (3.95 cp) within Mardie Greensand and Barrow Group reservoirs.
	UPCOMING WEBCAST: Oil Basins (ASX:OBL) MD Neil Doyle To Present at Investorium on November 26th, 2012 in Sydney NOV 17, 2012 01:37 - Article Views: 602 Oil Basins Limited's (ASX:OBL) recent announcement of the Fortescue Metals Group's (ASX:FMG) immediate Strategic Placement comprising 120 million new fully paid OBL ordinary shares will be of great interest to investors at the upcoming Investorium in Sydney on November 26th.
	Fortescue Metals (ASX:FMG) To Become a Strategic Cornerstone Investor in Oil Basins Limited (ASX:OBL) NOV 15, 2012 08:56 - Article Views: 958 Oil Basins Limited (ASX:OBL) is pleased to advise the Australian Stock exchange that it has secured a Strategic Cornerstone Investment in the Company by Fortescue Metals Group Ltd (ASX:FMG).
	Oil Basins Limited (ASX:OBL) September 2012 Quarterly Activities Report OCT 31, 2012 17:04 - Article Views: 852 The Company continued work on advancing a number of projects in its portfolio including a Cyrano contingent resources upgrade, preparations to drill East Blina-1 in the Canning Basin, and furtherance of native title arbitration concerning petroleum exploration permit application 5/07-8 EP in the Canning Basin.

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