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       UPSTREAM                            consisting of a 25% non-operating interest   MIDSTREAM
                                           in Eddy County, New Mexico, located in the
       TORC Oil & Gas announces            Wolfcamp shale of the Northern Delaware   Pembina Pipeline
                                           Basin. The investment was acquired at
       extension of bank line              a significant discount to its estimated   Corporation announces
                                           pre-COVID-19 valuation of $5.0mn and
       redetermination date                demonstrates HomeBound’s ability to quickly   closing of CAD500mn public
                                           acquire premium assets from distressed
       TORC Oil & Gas has executed an agreement   sellers. The investment was made on behalf   note offering
       with its syndicate of lenders to extend the   of an energy-focused investment fund,
       Company’s annual redetermination date   sponsored by HomeBound and managed   Pembina Pipeline Corporation is pleased to
       under its credit agreement to June 30, 2020.   by Resolute Capital Partners, that invests   announce that it has closed its previously
       The purpose of the extension is to permit   in productive regions with known oil and   announced offering of CAD500 mn of senior
       additional time to assess market dynamics,   gas fields that are too complex for small   unsecured medium-term notes. The offering
       including the proposed Export Development   companies and not large enough for many   was conducted in two tranches consisting of
       Canada and Business Development Bank   public companies.                 CAD400 mn in senior unsecured medium-
       programmes initiated by the federal   “At HomeBound, we work to take     term notes, series 16 having a fixed coupon
       government and develop a renewal that   advantage of market downturns and seek   of 4.67% per annum, paid semi-annually, and
       provides TORC with flexibility through the   opportunities in oil and gas acquisitions   maturing on May 28, 2050; and CAD100 mn
       current environment.                during times when other corporations   principal amount issued through a re-opening
         The extension includes an amendment to   are forced to sell,” said Stefan Toth, CEO   of the company’s 3.71% medium-term notes,
       require unanimous consent of the lenders for   of HomeBound Resources. “The wake of   series 7, due August 11, 2026. The gross
       any advance that would result in the aggregate   COVID-19 and the oil trade war has created   proceeds of the offering were CAD505 mn.
       principal amount outstanding under the   one of the best buying opportunities in   The net proceeds will be used to repay
       credit facility to exceed CAD425 mn. As at   modern history, and HomeBound intends to   indebtedness of the company under its
       March 31, 2020 TORC was drawn CAD309   take advantage of the discounted pricing. Our   unsecured CAD2.5bn revolving credit facility
       mn on the company’s CAD500 mn credit   highly-skilled and dynamic team, coupled   due May 2024 incurred in connection with
       facility.                           with advanced technology, enables us to   the acquisition of the U.S. portion of the
       TORC OIL & GAS, May 28, 2020        generate current positive cash-flows with   Cochin Pipeline system, as well as to fund
                                           potentials for high gains of profit during these   Pembina’s capital programme and for general
       HomeBound Resources                 times of unprecedented low energy prices.”   corporate purposes.
                                             The investment interests are located in the
                                                                                PEMBINA PIPELINE CORPORATION, May 28,
       announces $1.4mn                    Wolfcamp section of the northern Delaware   2020
                                           Basin, which along with the overlying Bone
       investment in the Northern          Spring shale hold an estimated 46.3bn   Taproot Energy Partners
                                           barrels of oil, according to a US Geological
       Delaware Basin, Eddy                Survey. The site consists of nine wells that are   adds additional acreage
                                           equipped with 2-mile Wolfcamp laterals. We
       County, New Mexico                  expect drilling to be complete in Q4 of 2020,   dedication to its midstream
                                           and the wells on-line by early 2021.
       HomeBound Resources announced today the   HOMEBOUND RESOURCES, May 27, 2020  infrastructure in the DJ
       company completed a $1.4mn acquisition,
                                                                                Basin

                                                                                Taproot Energy Partners, LLC announced
                                                                                today that its affiliate, Taproot Rockies
                                                                                Midstream, has secured a long-term acreage
                                                                                dedication from Mallard Exploration, an
                                                                                established crude oil and natural gas producer
                                                                                within the northeast extension of the DJ
                                                                                Basin. Taproot will provide Mallard with
                                                                                best-in-class crude oil and produced water
                                                                                midstream gathering and transportation
                                                                                services in exchange for an acreage dedication
                                                                                of approximately 60,000 acres.
                                                                                  Taproot’s existing Baja System and soon-to-
                                                                                be-completed Rattlesnake expansion include
                                                                                over 110 miles of crude oil, produced water
                                                                                and freshwater pipelines. Mallard’s acreage
                                                                                position is located near existing Bison Oil
                                                                                & Gas, Verdad Resources, and Bonanza
                                                                                Creek dedicated acreage and is a natural



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