Assets

Spark Exploration is focused on its 100% equity position on the prolific Rona Ridge in the West of Shetland (UKCS). The Rona Ridge is a long lasting regional structural high adjacent to a world class oil-rich petroleum system where 20+ billion bbls have been discovered to date.

The company holds two licences (and a pending 32^nd Round application) between multi-billion barrel accumulations (Hurricane Energy’s Lancaster - Halifax Field and BP’s Clair Field).

Spark's portfolio consists of an exciting mix of prospects across a number of plays, underpinned by an extensive database including the latest high quality 3D seismic.

Bader (mean recoverable volume 956 mmbbls, GPoS 44%, RPS Competent Persons Report Nov. 2019) is a continuation of a fractured basement mega-closure proven to contain producible hydrocarbons by Hurricane Energy’s Lancaster Field Early Production System and the 2017 Halifax discovery.

Ginger & Marmaduke are Devonian structural/stratigraphic prospects analogous to the Clair Field, currently in its third phase of development.

Cherry is a Lower Cretaceous Victory Sst stratigraphic trap against the Rona Ridge, updip of 205/20-1 where the sands were oil stained.

Tuck is an Upper Cretaceous stratigraphic prospect updip of two wells containing gas in Macbeth Sandstones. The prospect displays a strong far offset amplitude anomaly that is indicative of better quality gas bearing sandstones.

The West of Shetland

2nd largest oil play to emerge globally in the last decade

This established hydrocarbon region has produced substantial volumes over decades but recent discoveries are reinvigorating activity in the West of Shetland – and a major new play is opening up in the fractured basement of the Rona Ridge.

In fact, Westwood Global’s State of Exploration 2019 has identified the Rona Ridge fractured basement play as the second largest oil play (based on published 2C Resource estimates) to emerge globally over the last decade behind Guyana.

Board & Management

Matt Szwedzicki

(B Eng, B Comm, GAICD)

Managing Director

James Jordan

(B Sc, M Sc)

Director New Ventures & Strategic Partnerships

James is an Exploration Manager and practical exploration geophysicist with over 25 years experience in the global oil and gas exploration sector. He has a successful operational track record developed in the UK, Norway, Australia, Africa and SE Asia. He has worked within leading exploration companies Enterprise Oil, Shell International, Paladin Resources, Faroe Petroleum, Woodside Energy and Ophir Energy. During his career he has been instrumental in several significant oil & gas discoveries.

James started his career at Enterprise Oil and subsequently became Atlantic Margin Exploration Manager in 2007 for Faroe Petroleum, responsible for a large exploration portfolio in the West of Shetlands and several significant oil and gas discoveries.

In 2010 James joined Woodside Energy, leading the technical team responsible for the early entry into Myanmar and the subsequent gas discoveries in the Rakhine Basin. James also worked as East Africa Exploration Manager for Ophir Energy, responsible for frontier deep water operated activities.

James is currently a Director and co-founder of Jordan & Pay Exploration Consultants, providing innovative exploration support and advice to clients worldwide.

Mark Pay

(B Sc, M Sc, PhD)

Director Technical

Mark is an exploration geoscientist with over 22 years experience working for multi-national and independent E&P operators including Enterprise Oil, Shell, Faroe Petroleum, Woodside and Ophir Energy. He has held several senior management roles with extensive exploration experience across four continents, including many years working the UK Continental Shelf. Mark has a proven ability to create, evaluate and prepare exploration prospectivity for drilling, and has been involved in several material discoveries. As Exploration Manager, he has also overseen the planning and successful execution of operated drilling campaigns without incident and within pre-drill budgets. Mark is the Director and co-founder of Jordan & Pay Exploration Consultants, providing innovative exploration support and advice to clients worldwide.

Mark graduated from the University of Bristol with a BSc (1st Class) in Geology in 1994, holds an MSc in Petroleum Geology from Imperial College, London and a PhD on the petroleum geology of the Clair Field, West of Shetland.

Susan Jones

(B Law)

Director Legal & Commercial

Cameron Manifold

(B Eng)

Director Operations & HSE

Jim Mair

Advisor to the Board

HEALTH SAFETY & ENVIRONMENT

Spark considers that the protection and preservation of health, safety and the environment (“HSE”) is core to its business.

Spark understands the value in a robust HSE Management System which is why it has put in place the RESOLUTE Project Management Framework. This is a company wide Management System that includes specific modules for HSE. RESOLUTE is not just a system, it is the way Spark operates. Its core pillars are:

Risk Identification

Environment Protection

Safety Comes First

Operational and Asset Integrity

Leadership by All

Unconditional Support

Technology-led Innovation; and

Excellence

The RESOLUTE Business Management Framework is a comprehensive company wide manual on how we operate, make decisions, self audit and strive for continuous improvement

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