Annual Meeting Presentation to Shareholders, December 9, 2009.

Forward-Looking Statements

Except for historical information, this presentation contains forward looking

statements and information with respect to net reserve valuations and sums, gas sales

in Australia and its valuation, oil development projects, expense reduction plans and

other potential development projects, exploration and drilling plans. These statements

are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially

from those expressed or implied from such information.

The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) permits oil and gas

filings with the SEC to disclose only proved reserves that a company has demonstrated

by actual production or conclusive formation tests to be economically and legally

producible under existing economic and operating conditions. Investors are urged to

consider closely the disclosures in Magellan’s periodic filings with the SEC available

from us at the company’s website www.magellanpetroleum.com

Earnings Profile

Earnings Comparison

2009 Fiscal Year versus 2008 Fiscal Year

Financial Comparison

000s

Q1 FY 2010

FY 2009

FY 2008

Summary figures

Revenue

8,879

28,191

40,895

Pre Tax Operating Income

(599)

2,863

5,439

Pre Tax Operating Income before non-operating charges

1,941

***

Net Income

(1,297)

665

(8,892)

Cash Flow from Operations

1,997

9,239

5,496

Cash and cash equivalents (end of period)

44,784

35,686

36,323

Market Capitalization

70,316

46,065

67,230

** As of 08Dec, market cap is $90.8 million. Market cap basis does not include 4.347 million warrants

*** ($1.4) million warrant revaluation, ($1.0) million employee termination, ($0.44) million PIPE closing,

($1.0) million exchange loss on US dollar accounts at MPAL (offset to US equity account), $1.3 million gain on sale of equity investment

Includes

ATO

Tax

Settlement

and

Interest

Recent Developments

•

New Ventures

Acquired oil field for $7/bbl (proven developed)

•

Initial entry into North America

Poplar

Dome,

Roosevelt,

Co.,

Montana

800

mmboe

OOIP

(original

oil

in-place)

23,000 acres of structural closure (36 square miles)

Multiple

pay

zones

(Judith

River

(gas),

Tyler

(oil),

Charles

(oil),

Bakken

(oil),

Niscu

(oil),

and

Red

River

(oil)

Cumulative oil recoveries to-date total to 7% of oil in-place

•

Measured

infill

development

planned

along

with

Bakken

farm-out

Sold*

Australian Cooper Basin fields for $31/bbl (proven developed)

= subject to actual closing completion

•

9.7

million

less

fees

and

adjustments

A$9.4

million

net

US$

8.7

million

•

Somewhat fragmented interest better held by Partners

•

Five separate buyers

•

Proceeds to be redeployed elsewhere in Australia or in US

Equity Investing

•

$2.1 million gain on position in strategic Company, now sold

Fit with strategic plan, but withdrew based on execution delay, further transactions planned

Other, similar activity contemplated

Recent Developments

•

New Ventures (cont.)

Completed Methanol Evaluation Heads of Agreement and Supply

Exclusivity Agreement

•

Major Methanol Player

Actively discussing logistics, plant construction, offshore gathering

•

Submitted Application/Bid on attractive offshore gas lead in recent Australian bid

round.

Entered negotiations toward major acquisition of offshore gas supply

•

Substantive reserves to feed Methanol and other developments

Recent Developments

•

Operations

Australia -

Expense

Reduction program initiated

•

Operator budget draft suggesting 30% reduction in-hand

•

Discussing Basin-wide efficiencies and synergy to achieve further expense reduction

Montana

–

Infill

and

Commercial

programs

targeted

•

Contingent Infill sites (several sites available subject to initial well performance)

•

Utilization of Railroad and direct sales to area Refineries

•

Third

Party

gathering

oil

addition

equity

volumes

(Elm

Coulee

–

Bakken)

•

Natural Gas tie-in discussions: Northern Border Pipeline (4 miles away)

Montana

–

CO2

pilot

study

initiated

•

Partner discussions

•

Reservoir review, study of miscible pressure versus max reservoir pressure

•

Commercial discussions ongoing

Recent Developments

•

Development

Mereenie

redevelopment on the docket

•

Up to

350

million

barrels

OOIP

(original

oil

in-place)

low

recovery

to-date

•

Underdrilled

western field segment

•

Planning now for longer-term, new development effort

•

Investment in gas injection & lift operations to increase oil production

•

Considering investment in propane + extraction plant.

Two-well

program

planned

–

early

2010

•

Markwells

Wood pad complete, targeting Q1 2010

•

Actual

date

function

the

Operator

plan

–

Northern

Petroleum

•

License

has

“must-complete”

drilling

end

date

the

coming

year

Challenges

•

Australia

Area Gas Sales flow beyond 2010

•

Gas sales under a new Mereenie

Sales Agreement (MSA5) to Power and Water -

Darwin

•

Discussions continue on ways to ensure supply diversity and supplement Blacktip

•

Blacktip

forecast

(most

recent

update)

fully

operational

around

December,

2009

Revenue / Expense matching

Significant oil remains at Mereenie, but when can the investment be made given gas

delivery uncertainty?

Oil flow can increase with natural gas injection

Oil flow can increase with gas lift operations

Propane can now be extracted if gas doesn’t flow

Western Mereenie

can be developed strategically

Do we lower or increase expense?

Should we invest for more gas sales?

Challenges

•

United Kingdom

Prospective well schedule

•

Two

sites

targeting

mmbbls

each

(net

400,000

each)

•

Contrast Montana, where there are multiple drill site targets

•

Well

spud

date

discussions

with

Northern

exceptionally

protracted.

Reservoir

properties

(formation

may

low-permeability

tight)

•

North America

Reservoir properties

•

High water

cut

and

produced

water

management

–

deep

edge

water

drive

•

Reservoir temperature

•

Reservoir wettability

•

Surface marketing (oil pipeline capacity and quality caps)

Closest Supply

Magellan Business Model

Pacific

Develop “discovered”

resource for Asia

Redevelop underdrilled, existing assets

Reserves Available

Entry costs from US$ .05/mcf and up

(proven undeveloped)

LNG and Methanol technologies usable

Methanol Needed

US$12 per

mmbtu

equivalent delivered

Correlated to oil

Methanol

the

“Ethanol”

China.

used

as vehicle

fuel supplements there by

Government order.

Strategic Overview

•

Plan –

Pacific

Acquire & develop significant natural gas into Asia

•

Mechanism is Methanol

Heads of Agreement and Exclusivity signed with major Methanol player

Methanol is a significant CO2 sink

Methanol

fuel

substitute

China

–

used

Ethanol

America

M85 for trucks, buses and similar

M10 for regular fuel usage

Dimethyl

Ether as propane system augmentation

Restructure and redevelop existing fields

•

Effort ongoing

Synergistic solution for the Amadeus Basin operations

Augment existing oil production (gas injection & lift, well reconfiguration)

Begin stripping propane +

Drill west end of Mereenie

oil field and connect Dingo

AFE

for

seismic

work

Mereenie

approved

with

Increased oil recover (IOR) project 98% complete

Major oil development project AFE issued by Operator

Recent Developments

•

Mereenie

–

up to 350 mmboe

OOIP

(original

oil

–

place)

OOIP is proven, probable, and possible sum

Appraisal of sparsely drilled NW reservoir

Analogues show better understanding

possible of structural and reservoir

characteristics is likely with new program

Full secondary recovery plan to follow

Strategic Overview

•

Plan –

America

Redevelop overlooked domestic oil fields

•

Build infill, development and CO2 injection/sequestration partnerships

800 mmboe

OOIP (original oil in-place) structure …. Montana

Multiple oil pay zones (Tyler, Charles A, B, C, Bakken, Niscu, Red River)

Existing infrastructure for both Oil and gas are present within the Unit

Northern Border (Gas), Bridger and Enbridge (Oil)

BN Railroad is also adjacent

Examine additional fields amenable to CO2/Infill programs

Montana, North Dakota, Saskatchewan

Develop Bakken

Strategy

23,000 ac of Bakken

•

Tyler Sand Isopach

(Poplar)

Example infill possibilities

Subject to well performance of initial drill plan

Orange = calculated swept reservoirs

Green shades = calculated unswept

reservoirs ranging from 1 to 2.5 mmbbls

in place per Qtr-Qtr section

•

Charles B-1 Sand Isopach

(Poplar)

Example infill possibilities

Subject to well performance of initial drill plan

Orange = calculated swept reservoirs

Green shades = calculated unswept

reservoirs

ranging

from

2.5

mmbbls

place per Qtr-Qtr section

Closest Supply

Magellan Business Model

Pacific

Develop “discovered”

resource for China

Redevelop underdrilled, existing assets

Reserves Available

Entry costs from US$ .05/mcf and up

(proven /possible undeveloped)

LNG and Methanol technologies usable

Methanol Needed

US$12 per

mmbtu

equivalent delivered

Correlated to oil

Methanol is the “Ethanol”

China. It is used as vehicle

fuel supplements there by

Government order.

Abadi 10-14.5 TCF

Evans Shoal 8 TCF

Heron /Blackwood 1.5 TCF

Greater Sunrise 6+ TCF

Black Tip 500 BCF

Petrel & Tern 2 TCF

Caldita -

Barossa 6 TCF

Turtle/Barnett (Undeveloped Oil)

Chuditch 700 BCF

Bayu Undan 8 TCF

Ichthys 14 TCF

Kelp 700 BCF

Montara 2 TCF

Saratoga & Prometheus 1.5 TCF

Crux, Padthaway Complex 2 TCF

Brewster 800 BCF

Scott Reef & Brecknock 18 TCF

Darwin

Lynedoch 1 TCF

Vienta, Waggon Creek, Weaber (Gas)

Mapped; 82 TCF

Frigate Deep 500 BCF

Evans Shoal South 500 BCF

Business Potential

•

Opportunities & Value

Expense Reduction & Restructuring effort

•

Existing fields

•

Significant impact

•

Consolidation may require additional capital

New Ventures

•

Entry into material, proven but undeveloped fields offshore North Australia

•

Development of new reserves in currently owned oil field

•

Position in the Pacific Methanol growth trade

Equity Valuations

•

Value with further investment(s) in undercapitalized small cap entities

•

Small-cap valuations at below $3/boe

•

Share –based acquisition(s)

•

In North America and Australia

150

225

300

US$ millions (net to Magellan)

$375mm

Market Cap

Liquidation (no gas value)

Sale of gas to Customer A, B, or C

Methanol Development

((Second option –

lower value)

Cash

Deduct “New”

Admin Cost

Gas sale Value

Note : Each module represents results of Excel economic evaluation

Methanol Value

Cash Position and

Valuation

Future growth

•

Mereenie Redevelopment

•

Offshore Gas Entry

•Montana Development

•

Equity Acquisition

•

UK Discovery

Gain on Recent Acquisition

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$ 2 per share

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