EX-99.1 2 dex991.htm TRANSATLANTIC PETROLEUM LTD. INVESTOR PRESENTATION DATED JUNE 28, 2010 TransAtlantic Petroleum Ltd. Investor Presentation dated June 28, 2010
Permian Basin, TX ‘38
SE Basin, Turkey ‘10
Applying old lessons to new frontiers
June ‘10
Exhibit 99.1


Disclaimer
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Forward-Looking Statements
Outlooks, projections, estimates, targets, and business plans in this presentation or any related subsequent discussions are forward-looking
statements. Actual future results, including TransAtlantic Petroleum Ltd.’s own production growth and mix; financial results; the amount and mix
of capital expenditures; resource additions and recoveries; finding and development costs; project and drilling plans, timing, costs, and capacities;
revenue enhancements and cost efficiencies; industry margins; margin enhancements and integration benefits; and the impact of technology
could differ materially due to a number of factors. These include changes in long-term oil or gas prices or other market conditions affecting the
oil, gas, and petrochemical industries; reservoir performance; timely completion of development projects; war and other political or security
disturbances; changes in law or government regulation; the outcome of commercial negotiations; the actions of competitors; unexpected
technological developments; the occurrence and duration of economic recessions; unforeseen technical difficulties; and other factors discussed
here and under the heading  “Risk Factors" in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009 and our Quarterly Report 
quarter
TransAtlantic’s 2009 audited financial statements and the accompanying management discussion and analysis. Forward-looking statements are
based on management’s knowledge and reasonable expectations on the date hereof, and we assume no duty to update these statements as of
any future date.
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ended
March
31,
2010
available
at
our
website
at
www.transatlanticpetroleum.com
and
www.sec.gov.
See
also
TransAtlantic’s
2009


Introduction to
Chairman Malone Mitchell, A Best-In-Class Operator
$10.5
Riata
Energy
EBITDA CAGR +72.2%
$92.6
‘85
‘91
‘94
‘08
‘06
Malone
Mitchell
3    founded
Riata
Energy
with
$500
Acquired interest in Pakenham
Field (West Texas). Birth of vertical integration.
After drilling 34 wells, sold Pakenham
Field to Chevron for $97mm
Purchased >200,000 prospective acres in Pinon
Field
Refined vertical integration strategy
Mr. Mitchell sold controlling stake to Chesapeake Energy (NYSE: CHK) Co-
Founder for $500mm. Riata
Energy is renamed SandRidge
Energy (NYSE: SD). 
Mr. Mitchell & Family sold an additional $500mm stake in SandRidge
(NYSE: SD)
’99 –‘06
‘95
USD in mm
3
Survived and Thrived In Many Cycles
WTI $/bbl
EOT
rd
EBITDA
Revs


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Built
prior
company
(Lariat
Services)
to:
$175mm in assets
$139mm in 3     party sales
$33mm in 3     party net income
Key takeaways:
Lower cost / stretches dollars
Boost operational flexibility
Profit from 3     party work
* Page F38, ‘08 SandRidge
Energy (NYSE: SD)  Annual Report
3yr Avg
F&D Cost
($/Mcfe)
Mean: $1.25
Riata was the
low cost
leader in finding reserves
Riata
As of 12/31/04
John S. Herold
Database
Wells Drilled CAGR +49.5%
Net Production CAGR +38.4%
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115
Pinon Field
Wells Drilled
Pinon Field
Annual MMcf
Vertical Integration –
“We’ve Done This
Before”
rd
rd
rd


Capitalize A Good Idea
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Identify
Greater, conventional opportunities exist internationally
Big, contiguous acreage blocks
Good fiscal terms
Opportunity for high rate wells
Target Countries
Large net importers of oil & gas
Under-explored
Known petroleum systems
Good fiscal terms
Respect for Rule of Law
Acquire
Management/technical team with international experience
acquiring attractive onshore acreage
Fund
Mitchell Group delivers capital, management, and technical
expertise
Execute
Achieving scale and reproducing Riata’s
vertically integrated
drilling & services business is key to success


TransAtlantic
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Prepared For Growth
Mar09
Jun09
Apr08-
May08
Dec08
Jul09
Nov09
Capital invested (CDN)     
$187.3mm
Common share ownership
156.1mm
Ownership      51.3%
Zorlu
bridge loan commitment  $100.0mm
Commitment to Execute
Ownership includes Mitchell Group & associates
Excludes 296,666 of open market purchases and option exercises.
Mr. Mitchell does not have voting or investment control over
shares held by associates.
Mar10
May10
Jan10
TransAtlantic
Petroleum is a vertically
integrated, international exploration &
production company focused on Turkey,
Morocco, and Romania
Key statistics (as of 6/23/10)
Exchange / Ticker
Toronto / TNP
NYSE-AMEX / TAT
$/share
(US)
$3.49
Shares outstanding
304.4mm
Market cap (US)
$1,062mm
Float
147.0mm shares
% of shares outstanding
48%
52 week range
$1.50 -
$4.10
Average daily volume
~600,000
Mr. Mitchell and former Riata
Energy executive Mr. Matthew
McCann are appointed Chairman and Director, respectively
Acquired rigs & equipment. Vertical integration begins.
Acquired production when oil was at < $40/bbl oil (Selmo
oil field
and Thrace Basin)
Raised CDN $162mm
Acquired Energy Operations Turkey, LLC (Paleozoic Trend)
Raised CDN $115mm
Appointed Gary Mize as Chief Operating Officer
Cash and undrawn revolver of $38mm and $30mm, respectively
Announced US $100mm acquisition of Zorlu’s
E&P operations


Why Turkey?
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Crude Oil Consumption
vs. Production
Royalty
12.5%
Tax
20.0%
Investment in Turkey
increasing:
Chevron
Exxon
Petrobras
’08 Avg. BOPD
Consumption   696k
Production
42k
Net Imports
654k
000
BOPD
Turkey imports >70%
of its gas consumption
from Russia
Gas priced at ~$8/mcf
Known petroleum
systems and attractive
geology
Opportunity for
modern technology to
make a difference
No stimulation history


Becoming Turkey’s Best Public Oil & Gas
Company
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Land
Over 7mm gross acres*
Development & exploration balance
Oil & Gas balance
Investment Thesis
Technology
3D seismic
PDC & directional drilling
Fracture stimulation
Integration
Oil field services
Midstream capacity
Cost
availability
value
capture
Sivas Basin
Apricot Basin
Paleozoic Trend
Diyarbakir
Southeast Basin
Thrace Basin
Istanbul
Salt Lake
Basin
Ankara
Selmo
4175


Introduction to
Thrace Basin
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Black Sea
Marmara Sea
Istanbul
office
Edirne wells
Zorlu-Amity yard
TransAtlantic
acreage  
Gross/Net 1.7mm 1.1mm
Prolific Tertiary gas basin, Turkey’s
most productive onshore gas
province
Shallow and deep gas potential


Thrace Shallow Gas (55% Interest)
3D is Key
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Current activity
Ortakci-2 discovery
Bademlik-1 rig up
Commenced 3D on Zorlu
acreage
3D is Key
o
100% success on initial 14
prospects from 3D
o
>200km
²
of
3D
seismic,
of
which
100km
²
is
ready
for
interpretation
o
8 locations mapped
Superior Economics
o
Quick to drill
o
Capex/well $0.7m
o
IPR 1,200-1,500 MCF/d
o
2-6 months payout (@ $8/MCF)
Reserves
o
Net 2P reserves: 21 BCF (1)


Thrace Deep Gas
Fracing
Unlocks The Potential
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N –
S Regional Cross-Section
of Western Thrace Basin
Thick sedimentary basin with tremendous
upside from fracture stimulation of tight sands
and “show wells”
Fracture stimulation equipment arrives mid-
year
Technology delivers value
2,000 ft.
Horizontal
Well
100 ft.
Vertical Well
2,000 ft.
Horizontal
Well
222 ft²
of contact
20 x vertical
270 x vertical
13.5 x horizontal
1,013 x vertical
50 x horizontal
Reservoir Contact From Various Types of
Wells
and
Fracing
(1)
100 ft.
Vertical Well
(1) -
Schlumberger


Shallow & Deep Gas
Acquisition of Zorlu’s
E&P
Operations
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Thrace Basin Formations
Terms
$100mm, of which $20mm will be allocated
to future gas distribution networks
Financed via bridge loan from Company
Chairman, Malone Mitchell
Expected closing in 3Q, following regulatory
approval
Key Assets
Zorlu
as a strategic partner
Increase prospective acreage in the Thrace
Basin from 0.2mm to 1.7mm gross acres
Targets include shallow and deeper gas,
both conventional and unconventional
Current production of 7mmcf/d
Additional production of 10mmcf/d
awaiting connection to a pipeline
Upside
Fracture stimulation
Numerous re-entry candidates
Deep prospects with large structural
closures
Extension of shallow gas play


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TransAtlantic
& TPAO
Explore For Unconventional
Resources
Partner Summary
Agreement with the National Oil Company of Turkey
Initial Phase –
participate in 2 licenses (3791 and 3165) in
Thrace Basin and SE Turkey
Targeting tight sands and shale formations
Initial work program targets several structures with old
show wells
TransAtlantic
operates through facilities, TPAO operates
production
Molla
License
Abdul Aziz-1
Black
Sea
Marmara
Sea
Thrace -
Re-Entries Identified
                         SE Turkey  –  First Re-Entry


Introduction to
Southeast Turkey
IRAQ
SYRIA
TURKEY
IRAN
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TransAtlantic
Application
Exposure to over 2.1mm and 1.6mm gross/net acres, respectively
Southeast Turkey is the northern extension of the Arabian Basin
Large anticlines hold large opportunities in Turkey, Syria, and Iraq


Introduction to
Selmo
Oil Field (100% Interest)
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Current activity
Drilling S-55
Completing S-69
Reduced water production by over 50%
Optimizing drilling and completion methods
Selmo
Pay
Zone
Feet
Description
MSD
75
Dolomite
LSL
250
Limestone
LSD
75
Dolomite
History
Discovered by Mobil in 1964 and located near the
prolific Zagros fold belt, which encompasses the oil
fields of Iran and Iraq
Second largest oil field in Turkey (by cumulative
production) and is estimated to have greater than
600
mmbls
of
oil
in
place,
with
~
85
mmbls
produced to date. API of 34°
Upside Opportunity –
“Drill Baby Drill”
2P reserves:  19.7mmbls (1)
Plan to down-space to 40-acre spacing (~250k per
well)
Vertically integrated to reduce costs by half
o
Acidizing equipment to provide upside
completion opportunity
o
Drilling campaign kicked off in Q3:09
(production up 30%+)
o
Currently drilling 10th
infill well
o
~18 infill wells in ‘10
(1) - DeGolyer & MacNaughton Reserve Report, effective 12/31/09 


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Western Flank: Focus Area
Good well spacing, under developed
Low BS+W area
Targeting MSD,LSL & LSD Horizons
Completions improved by utilising
TA’s own equipment 
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Eastern Flank: Producing
horizons limited to MSD
and very upper part of LSL
only.
Northern Flank: 
Under developed
Good well spacing area
55 Targeting complete
MSD and LSL horizons
SWEET SPOT:  Good potential
from MSD & Top LSL horizons.
S-69  is under completion.
44 ST:  Good potential from
MSD & Top LSL horizons.
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61
Flowed
450bopd
45 ST
62
54
69
58
72
48
64
57
70
68
KEY:
Wells Drilled
Next
Wells to be drilled
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60
56
71
Enhancing Productivity By Drilling In The North & West


Introduction to
Paleozoic Trend
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History
Acquired Energy Operations Turkey, LLC ("EOT") for $7.75
million.
50% interest in License 3118 (“Arpatepe”)
Purchase included the Arpatepe-1 and Arpatepe-2 wells
Wells flowed naturally from Bedinan
sandstones at 440
and 190 gross bopd
from limited perforations
Acidized Arpatepe-1 in early March resulting in a
production increase to 500 BOPD (now at 350 BOPD)
Activities (Current and Future)
Completed Arpatepe-3 (50%) on line soon ~100 bopd
Completed Arpatepe-2 (50%), ~100 bopd
Evaluating
Goksu-1 re-entry (100%)
Completing Pinabarsi-1 (50%)
3D Acquisition in
Q3 (to optimize well locations)
6+ planned wells in 2010/Q1 2011
post 3D
Modern acidizing equipment working in July
Fracture stimulation equipment mid-year
Resource potential from Dadas
shale
Top of
Mardin
Top of
Mardin
Top of
Bedinan
Top of
Bedinan
Paleozoic Trend Geologic Column


Paleozoic Trend
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Block  4173
Block  4173
100%
100%
Block  4174
Block  4174
100%
100%
Block  3118
Block  3118
50%
50%
LEGEND
Field Prospect
Exploration
40 Acres
Goksu
Molla
oil field
(Mardin)
Kastel
oil field
(Mardin)
Tested oil
(75 bopd)
(Bedinan)
Source
Kitchen
Migration
Ambarcik
Tested Oil
(Bedinan)
Arpatepe
1, 2, 3
Strategy
3D seismic is desirable to identify sweet
spots for optimum well placement
Potential NNE-SSW favorable depositional
trends
270 sqkm
acquisition to commence in Q3
Find more wells like Arpatepe-1
Possible
Outline of 3D
Seismic Survey
2010
Objectives
Bedinan
sandstone (primary)
Hazro
sandstone (secondary)
Dadas
shale (Woodford equivalent)
Modern completions unlock value


2010 Exploration Upside -
4175
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4175
IRAQ
Karatcho
Karatcho
Rumilan
Rumilan
Sazaba
Sazaba
Souedieh
Souedieh
DNO-Tawke
DNO&#45; Tawke
-Tawke
Tawke
Field
Field
TURKEY
Interest
100%
Acres
117,691
Location
Near the town of Cizre, close to the Iraq border
Play Type
Anticline –
Paleozoic / Mesozoic / Cenozoic
Opportunity
-
Giant oil fields of the Zagros fold belt extend from NW Iraq into
NE Syria and SE Turkey
-
~100 km from the DNO Tawke
discovery
Activity
-
Processed 2D seismic, which indicated large
structure
consistent with the Kerberan
surface
anticline
-
Kaletepe
prospect is anticipated to contain both Mardin
and
Paleozoic aged formations
-
Currently rigging up on Kaletepe-1


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Bakuk
License Overview
& Neighbor Fields
Leads from 2D Seismic
Bakuk-1
Bakuk-101
3D Seismic Area


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Bakuk-101A
TransAtlantic 50%
Twin of Bakuk-1
Encountered gas in marly
Sst
of
Germav
Fm.
Testing gas at clearly
commercial rates
Bakuk-1  w/ Bakuk-101A Casing
7”
Casing Shoe
@ 3148’
(960m)
Bakuk-1 (~3.2 MMscfd)
Bakuk-101A
Sinan
Fm.
Germav
Fm.
Bakuk-1 (~1 MMscfd)


SURFACE ELEVATION
Bakuk Surface Elevation
Bakuk-1
Bakuk-101


Romania
Exploration


Romania Exploration
Gas Prone
Gas Prone
Bulgarian Jurassic Oilfields
Oil Prone
Oil Prone
Coyote / Wolf                   
(Jurassic oil play)
Shale Gas potential
TransAtlantic’s
Acreage: 1.4
million
gross
/
0.7
million
net


Morocco Exploration


Morocco
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Basin
Structures
(numerous
gas fields)
Oil
Oil Trend
3D
Atlantic Ocean
TransAtlantic’s
Acreage:
4.2
million
gross
/
2.5
million
net
East Area
Basin
Structures
Gas Pipeline
Thrusted
Structures
West Area
Ouezzane-Tissa
HKE-1 exploratory
encountered gas; will be re-
drilled
Tselfat
3D defined prospects
Drilled BTK-1
Currently drilling GUW-1
Meknes
Mediterranean
Oil fields
3D
Rabat
Spain
Asilah
Permit:
Area of recently
shot 2D seismic
Recent
discoveries
BTK-1,
GUW-1
HKE-1


10 Km
20 Km
Morocco –
Oil Trend
3D Arb
Line
NW
SE
Time:
Sec.
Depth
Ft.
900
1200
1500
1800
2000
2400
2600
2900
3200
T
T
UJ Zone
Producing
Zone
H Field
LJ Zone
Producing
Zone
BD Field
UJ
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0
History
Discovered first oil in the 1910s
In
2008,
TransAtlantic
shot
175
²
km
of
3D
seismic
Status
Defined multiple prospects revealed by 3D
seismic and existing 2D seismic
BTK-1 first 3D prospect that has been drilled
GUW-1 is the second
Primary production may originate from
Tertiary clastics
(TR), Upper Jurassic clastics
(UJ), Lower Jurassic carbonates (LJ), and
Triassic
clastics
(T)


Viking International


“We’ve Done This Before”
Packenham Field
Grew production
from 40 mcf/d to
30,000 mcf/d
Pinon Field
’85
’90
’95
’00
’05
‘10
Riata Energy
Malone Mitchell 3
founded Riata
Energy with $500
TransAtlantic
Established
new vision
Vertical Integration Strategy
Since beginning our vertical integration strategy with a single tubing
trailer, we’ve constructed over 50 rigs and drilled thousands of wells
rd


We’ve Done This Before –
Encore
Development
Maximizing returns by reducing drilling and operating costs
Pursuing projects that permit development from existing cash flow,
without the need to tie up excessive capital “building reserves”
Exploration
Prioritizing opportunities, balancing risk with reward and near-term with
longer-term projects, resulting in advancing projects with asymmetric
upside
Working to
reduce
costs
by
utilizing
our
own
equipment,
planning
for
“scale,”
and partnering out risk
Joint Venture Opportunities
Seek to lower risk and accelerate activity
Expand our opportunities
GOAL
Create a fully funded, international, vertically integrated E&P company
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