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Pentanova Energy Announces Farmout Agreement on Colombian Gas Property
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Jun 21, 2018, 23:00 ET

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VANCOUVER, June 21, 2018 /CNW/ - PentaNova Energy Corp. (the "Company" or "PentaNova") (TSXV: PNO), is pleased to announce the signing of the SN-9 Farm Out Agreement (the "Agreement") with Panacol Oil & Gas ("Panacol"), a wholly owned subsidiary of LATAM Oil & Gas. Under the terms of the Agreement, Panacol will fully fund the Company's commitments during the first phase of the SN-9 Exploration and Production Contract for the amount of US$22.29 million, which will give Panacol the right to earn up to a 40% economic beneficial interest in the SN-9 Block from the Company's 80% economic beneficial interest. Assignment of working interests for both parties is subject to approval from the National Hydrocarbon Agency of Colombia. The Agreement is expected to close within the next 30 days during which time Panacol will be required to place US$3.0 million in escrow to fund near-term activities. In addition, Panacol is required to provide a standby letter of credit for US$3.0 million to guarantee further payments into the escrow account and pay approximately US$650,000 in past costs. Under the terms of the Agreement, Panacol will recover 50% of the funds invested from 70% of the proceeds of the Company's net production.

Ralph Gillcrist, President and CEO, commented:

"The SN-9 block has all the hallmarks of being an exceptional core asset for PentaNova being adjacent to the prolific Canacol Energy Ltd. ("Canacol") gas producing assets. By entering into this Agreement with Panacol, PentaNova is in a position to execute the exploration program required to confirm the gas potential of the block. We look forward to leveraging the abundant experience of the Panacol team to complement the PentaNova team and accelerating our operational activities."

SN-9 Block

The 313,638 acre SN-9 block is located in the northern province of Cordoba, in the Lower Magdalena Basin of Colombia directly adjacent to, and west of, the major gas producing area operated by Canacol. Canacol produces 88% of its 106 million cubic feet per day ("MMscfd") gas production from this area and reported aggressive expansion plans in their Q1 2018 investor update on May 16, 2018, reflected in their 1Q 2018 Conference Call Transcript published on the Canacol website (www.Canacolenergy.com). PentaNova believes that the gas play being developed by Canacol extends into the south eastern portion of the SN-9 block. The SN-9 block has over 736 km of 2D seismic lines and one discovery well, Hechizo-1, drilled in 1992 that tested a combined rate of 10.3 MMscfd, confirming the likely extension of the gas play from Canacol's area into SN-9. Given the proximity to the gas infrastructure that supplies the north of Colombia, the south eastern structures of the SN-9 block will be the focus of immediate activities for the Company.

SN-9 Future Planned Activities

The Company anticipates completing the prior consultation process required to acquire seismic in the block by the end of June 2018 and plans to issue tenders for the acquisition of 140km2 of 3D seismic, and related services, over the next two weeks. The Company expects to acquire the 3D seismic in October and November of 2018.

The prior consultation and permitting process required for drilling on the block is expected to start in July 2018, as soon as the prior consultation for seismic is complete. On completion of this process, anticipated for mid 2019, civil works will be initiated with a view to spudding the first exploration well midyear 2019.

About PentaNova

PentaNova is investing in proven leadership and technology to develop oil and natural gas fields it has acquired in areas surrounding some of the key energy producing areas in Colombia and Argentina. With decades of proven experience in Latin America and global energy development, PentaNova's leadership is working with local partners and service providers, including YPF, Argentina's respected energy producer, to deliver the energy for Latin America's future.

Forward-Looking Information

This news release contains "forward-looking statements" and "forward-looking information" (collectively referred to herein as "forward-looking statements") within the meaning of applicable securities legislation. Such forward-looking statements include, without limitation, forecasts, estimates, expectations and objectives for future operations that are subject to a number of material factors, assumptions, risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond the control of the Company.

Forward-looking statements are statements that are not historical facts and are generally, but not always, identified by the words "expects", "plans", "anticipates", "believes", "intends", "estimates", "continues", "projects", "forecasts", "potential", "budget" and similar expressions, or are events or conditions that "will", "would", "may", "could" or "should" occur or be achieved. This news release contains forward-looking statements, pertaining to, among other things, the following: Panacol's funding of the Company's commitments during the first phase of the SN-9 Exploration and Production Contract for the full amount of US$22.29 milllion, the expected closing date for the Agreement, Panacol's recovery of the Company's share of the investment from 70% of the proceeds of the Company's net production, the quality of the SN-9 block as an exceptional core asset for the Company, the Company's ability to execute the exploration program required to confirm the gas potential of the SN-9 block, the Company's leveraging of the experience of the Panacol team to complement its own team, the Company's plans to accelerate its operation activities, the extension of the gas play from Canacol's gas producing area adjacent to the SN-9 block into the SN-9 block, the Company's intention to focus on the south eastern structures of the SN-9 block in the immediate term, the Company's completion of the prior consultation process required to acquire seismic in the SN-9 block by the end of June 2018 and plans to issue tenders for the acquisition of 140km2 of 3D seismic, and related services, over the next two weeks, the Company's expectations regarding the timing of receipt of such 3D seismic data, the Company's intention to start the prior consultation and permitting process required for drilling on the SN-9 block in July 2018 and the timing thereof, the Company's plans regarding the initiation of civil works and the timing thereof, and the Company's plans regarding the timing for the spudding of the first exploration well on the SN-9 block.

Although the Company believes that the material factors, expectations and assumptions expressed in such forward-looking statements are reasonable based on information available to it on the date such statements are made, undue reliance should not be placed on the forward-looking statements because the Company can give no assurances that such statements and information will prove to be correct and such statements are not guarantees of future performance. Since forward-looking statements address future events and conditions, by their very nature they involve inherent risks and uncertainties.

Actual performance and results could differ materially from those currently anticipated due to a number of factors and risks. These include, but are not limited to: known and unknown risks, including those set forth in the Company's Management's Discussion and Analysis for the year ended December 31, 2017 (a copy of which can be found under PentaNova's profile on SEDAR at www.sedar.com); the risks associated with the oil and gas sector, including current and expected oil and natural gas prices; exploration and development costs and delays; reserves discovery and decline rates; pipeline and transportation capacity; weather, health, safety and environmental risks; integration of acquisitions, competition, and uncertainties resulting from potential delays or changes in plans with respect to acquisitions, development projects or capital expenditures and changes in legislation including, but not limited to, tax laws, royalties, incentive programs and environmental regulations; stock market volatility and the inability to access sufficient capital from external and internal sources; operations in foreign jurisdictions; general economic, market or business conditions; global economic events; changes to PentaNova's financial position and cash flow; the availability of qualified personnel, management or other key inputs; currency exchange fluctuations; changes in political and security stability; risks and uncertainty related to distribution and pipeline constraints; and other unforeseen conditions which could impact the Company. Accordingly, readers should not place undue importance or reliance on the forward-looking statements. Readers are cautioned that the foregoing list of factors is not exhaustive.

Statements, including forward-looking statements, contained in this news release are made as of the date they are given and the Company disclaims any intention or obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, unless so required by applicable securities laws. The forward-looking statements contained in this news release are expressly qualified by this cautionary statement.

Additional information on these and other factors that could affect the Company's operations and financial results are included in reports on file with applicable securities regulatory authorities and may be accessed under PentaNova's profile on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.

Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

SOURCE PentaNova Energy Corp.

For further information: PentaNova Energy Corp., Ralph Gillcrist, CEO & President; Chris Reid, CFO, Tel: (604) 609-6110, E-mail: info@pentanovaenergy.com

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Billionaire Investors Backing An Oil Price Turnaround

By James Burgess - Jul 30, 2017, 6:30 PM CDT

Here’s something few energy investors know...`

The Latin American energy sector is at its most lucrative turning point ever.

In Argentina, while all the supermajors are tied up in the Vaca Muerta shale, massive heavy oil opportunities are up for grabs.

In Colombia, demand for gas is dangerously outpacing supply, and the country’s largest gas field is declining rapidly. They need 65MMscf to come online every year just to keep pace. And gas in Colombia fetches attractively higher prices than the well-known Henry Hub.

One oil story in particular has an enormous profit potential, led by some of the smartest energy investors out there--a team that is renowned for being in the right place at the right time.

This company has massive early mover advantage in Argentina’s heavy oil, and it’s got Colombia cornered as well, with drill-ready natural gas developments.

They’re also looking at $30 million per year in immediate free cash flow from producing and near-term producing assets.

This team has already created a line-up of billion-dollar-plus companies --- and now they’re spearheading another huge opportunity.

This team of geological experts is backed by legendary mining money that has so far turned almost every project it has touched into gold.
Now this dream team (see below) is preparing to do it again with PentaNova Energy Corp. (TSX:PNO.V; OTC:PENYF) where they’re leveraging their high-value-creation track record in Latin America, in some of the richest oil and gas fields with proven reserves.

This is a billionaire-backed management plan, and the key people behind it are the same ones who took Pacific Rubiales from rags to riches in just a few years.

One is a famous Canadian mining maverick who requires no introduction—the legendary Frank Giustra, who has made his billions thinking big when others have been thinking small. He is the master of impeccable timing.

The other is the mastermind of an oil resource that went from 9,000 barrels per day to over 300,000 bpd in just three years.

Their modus operandi is simple: Identify grossly undervalued oil and gas plays in proven grounds and then create shareholder value through an acquire/optimize/exploit model.

And they don’t do anything small. They build big plays from small beginnings but with enormous growth runways. So investors should pay careful attention....

Here's why you should keep an eye on PentaNova (TSX:PNO.V; OTC:PENYF)

1) Billionaire-backed Team of Legends
Let’s start with the people behind PentaNova first, because this is an incredible management play.

Giustra and Serafino Iacono made a fortune in Colombia once—and now, they’re planning on doing it again. But this time they’re widening their net to include some phenomenal heavy oil assets in Argentina as well.
Giustra has already created tens of billions in shareholder value:

• He built up giant Goldcorp. (NYSE:GG) in 2000, and today it’s one of the world’s largest gold-mining companies, trading at a market cap of nearly $11 billion.

• He’s also behind the 20-oscar-winning entertainment company Lion’s Gate, which raked in $2.4 billion in revenue in 2015.

Iacono’s already created billion-dollar value in Colombian oil & gas.

• Giustra and Iacono built Petroamerica, a Colombian oil and gas company in 2010. They grew it from 150 bpd to over 9,000 bpd in just two years.

• In 2008, Giustra financed Iacono’s Pacific Stratus Energy with $5 million in capital. It grew into Pacific Rubiales Energy, the biggest non-state-owned oil company in Colombia. It’s worth $6.4 billion. Pacific Rubiales went from $7 a share in 2009 to $36 a share in 2011. That’s a 414% gain.

Iacono was one of the first to take advantage of Colombia’s resource sector and he’s been around the block here—very successfully. He is even said to have had the country’s line-up of presidents on speed dial. As the CEO of PentaNova, he’s got the financial backing of Giustra—which almost guarantees that capital will follow the company around.

Giustra and Iacono also own Blue Pacific, which is building ports in Cartagena and Barranquilla, and owns power plants, farms, mines and a myriad of infrastructure assets across Colombia.

As a journalist who interviewed Iacono recently noted after talking with the legend: “One of my biggest takeaways from Colombia is that if you want to be a real resource developer – and not just a promoter of moose pasture—you need the vision and the guts to chase the impossible. But more than anything, you need the right people around you.”

Giustra doesn’t put his money into anything short of a dream team, and PentaNova’s got it—even beyond Iacono:

• CEO Luciano Bondi has served in senior positions at top oil and gas companies in South America. He is a former CEO of PetroMagdalena, which was sitting on 19 properties in Colombia and producing 3.6 Mboe/d when it was acquired by Pacific Rubiales in 2012 for $225 million. He managed over 1 million bbls/day while heading up Venezuela’s state oil company Maraven. Bondi also served as VP of operations for Venezuela-based CPVEN, an oil well cementing and services company.

• CFO Chris Reid is a Canadian public market expert who is not only strong with finance but was instrumental in salvaging Petro Dorado when he became CEO and restructured the company – selling off assets and regaining around $40 million for investors.

• President Gregg Vernon is a professional engineer with over 38 years of experience in the petroleum industry, managing operations from Colombia to China.

• Warren Levy, president of PentaNova’s Argentine operations, has over 20 years of experience in upstream and downstream projects from Latin America to Vietnam.

What really matters in this business is an excellent first-hand grasp of the nature of the business plus healthy interpersonal relations with key figures--and this team has it in spades.

#2 Back to the Scene of Success: Massive Opportunities in Colombia
PentaNova (TSX:PNO.V; OTC:PENYF) has already enjoyed good drilling returns in the Pacific Reserves where its management team has established an enviable growth track-record.

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And now the company has shifted its attention to the oil- and gas-rich fields of Colombia, just next to the prolific Chuchupa Block, which accounts for 40 percent of the country’s entire gas output.

They have several prized gems in their crosshairs…to acquire, develop, exploit and unlock their full potential.

The company has already secured three acquisition opportunities in Colombia:

• Maria Conchita: A gas field right next to the Chuchupa Block, which has been in production for 35 uninterrupted years and is currently owned by supermajors Chevron (NYSE:CVX) and Ecopetrol SA (NYSE:EC). The dry and sparsely populated terrain makes for simple and inexpensive logistics. Some of its key features include:
• 2P Net Reserves of 15.0MMBoe (99 percent Gas).

• 2P After-Tax IRR (Internal Rate of Return) of 54 percent
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• 2 gas fields already in development.

Maria Conchita will require an estimated $70 million in capex to develop the field at a high working interest rate of 80 percent, meaning potentially high ongoing returns on investment.

• Tiburón: This wildly promising field has an Estimated Total Exploratory Resources of 267 MMBoe (100 percent Gas). It’s in the same basin as the Chuchupa, and is close to the Chuchupa gas pipeline hub for quick access to Colombian gas markets.

Tiburón requires US$430 million capex to develop but with a potentially high IRR of 109 percent.

• Sinu-9: A block with an estimated 2P Gross Recoverable asset of 29.4 MMBoe (100 percent Gas) and an estimated Exploratory Gross Resources 40.7 MMBoe (91 percent Gas).

The block is very close to the Caribbean export terminal. That means it’s served by excellent infrastructure and open access to Canacol’s oil and gas pipelines. Bottom line: This is likely to lead to high well-head netback prices.

# 3 Huge Heavy Oil Potential in Argentina

But Colombia is just one of PentaNova’s plays...again, this dream team doesn’t do anything small. PentaNova has established a footprint in Argentina, and the heavy oil it’s gunning for is even more spectacular than its Colombia assets.

The team behind PentaNova (TSX:PNO.V; OTC:PENYF) has been among the lucky few to obtain permits to produce in the famous Argentine ‘Pipeline Block’.

This region went from zero to 30,000 barrels of oil per day in five years—and there’s no better place to be right now. That’s half a billion dollars... possibly the fastest ramp up in history... and it’s just getting started.

It's one of the first regions to implement CHOPS (Cold Heavy Oil Production with Sand) technology to enable easy extraction of heavy oil deposits.

And is located conveniently close to the Argentine Pipeline.

The company has targeted 3 blocks for acquisition in the region.

• Llancanelo: a heavy oil field with resources which partner YPF pegs at over 3 billion bbls OOIP. This field is currently producing under cold flow and is ready for immediate and large-scale development.

• KM-8: with an Estimated Total Gross Resources of 5 Million bbls (3 to 5 percent Gas). Located in the San Jorge basin, this block has 8 active wells, with another 50 workover candidates and 14 PUD locations with a range of 1,500 ft to 3,000 ft. Among the attractive economics, we’re also looking at low-cost re-development.

• Santa Cruz Land of Giants: When it comes to heavy oil, this is a monster, with Estimated Total Gross Resources Potential of 500 MM BOE+.

• Southern Argentina play: PentaNova is also eyeing a light oil and gas play in southern Argentina with an Estimated Total Gross Resources of 15 MMBoe (75 percent Gas).

PentaNova has picked the right time to invest in these massive resources since oil and gas sales in the country are quickly moving to world pricing.

#4 Great Return Potential, Near-Term Positive Cash Flow
In sum, the three Colombian oil and gas fields hold a total of 303.8 MMBoe, with a Net Present Value of $1.6 billion and a healthy combined IRR of 32 percent.

The near-term financial outlook looks great, with operations in the three fields expected to be free cash flow positive as early as 2020.

Meanwhile, the three Argentinian assets hold about 515 MMBoe in Estimated Exploratory Gross Resources worth about $8.78 billion at current prices and another 5 million bbls worth another $229 million.

#5 Undervalued with World-Class Assets

PentaNova Energy Corp (TSX:PNO.V; OTC:PENYF) is a $192-million market cap company that's sitting on assets potentially worth billions.
The company has only issued shares worth $155 million in the secondary market... so there’s room for over 5,000 percent growth.
It's a very attractive model, with minimal cash going into SG&A and capex to maintain infrastructure. The company expects production to hit 50Mboe/d by 2019-2021, nearly 10 times current production.
With such a dramatic production potential, it isn’t unreasonable to expect the company's shares to make strong gains in the coming months and years.

BIG Announcement coming soon...

Investors will want to get in position now.
That’s because PentaNova entered into a mutual agreement with PMI Resources Limited (TSXV:PMI) in January 2017 for a reverse takeover (RTO)..

The transaction involves PMI acquiring all of PentaNova's outstanding shares in exchange for PMI common shares. The RTO was approved at the end of March, and PentaNova's ticker was changed to PL.
The new acquisitions in Argentina, which will bring a very fundamental, material change to the size, scale and scope of the company.

The company expects to come off the halt sometime towards the end of July 2017.

Given the scale of asset acquisitions by the company and the relatively low valuation of its shares, investors who buy now and hold the shares for the long-haul could end up realizing very attractive returns in the years to come.

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