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       UPSTREAM                            MIDSTREAM                              Pin Oak Midstream’s Appalachian Basin
                                                                                position consists of nearly 1,200 miles
       Rising Phoenix Royalties            Pin Oak Midstream                    of pipeline assets; 13 interstate pipeline
                                                                                interconnections; gathering, processing and
       announces another                   acquires assets from Laurel          transportation dedications on more than
                                                                                150,000 dedicated net deep acres (Marcellus
       Marcellus shale natural gas  Mountain Midstream in NW                    and Utica) and current flowing volumes more
                                                                                than 15 MMcf/d.
       mineral acquisition                 Pennsylvania                         PIN OAK MIDSTREAM, September 09, 2020

       Rising Phoenix Royalties (RPR) announces   Pin Oak Midstream, a wholly owned   Black Bear Transmission
       a 100% natural gas mineral acquisition in   subsidiary of Pin Oak Energy Partners,
       the Marcellus Shale, Washington County, PA   announces the closing of a transaction with   closes bolt-on acquisition
       from a private seller. This acquisition is RPR’s   Laurel Mountain Midstream, a joint venture
       second Appalachian Basin transaction in   between Williams Laurel Mountain and   of natural gas transmission
       2020.                               Chevron Northeast Upstream, to acquire
         CNX Resources Corporation is the well   LMM’s Jackson Center assets. Jackson   assets from Third Coast
       site operator of the producing royalty interest   Center includes over 1,050 miles of natural
       RPR has acquired with its operations based   gas gathering pipelines and five gathering   Midstream
       in Appalachian Basin major shale formations.    compressor stations with a gathering capacity
       The corporation is one of the United States’   of over 50 MMcf/d and multiple interstate   Black Bear Transmission today announced
       most expansive natural gas exploration,   pipeline interconnects (both National Fuel   that it has completed the previously
       production, and development companies with   Gas and Tennessee Gas Pipeline) with total   announced bolt-on acquisition of a portfolio
       access to 8.43 trillion cubic feet equivalents of   interconnect capacities of almost 100 MMcf/d.  of Natural Gas Transmission assets from a
       natural gas reserves.               The transaction adds to Pin Oak Midstream’s   subsidiary of Third Coast Midstream.
         “At Rising Phoenix Royalties, we strive   growing asset base within the Appalachian   Black Bear is a portfolio company of the
       to provide the highest possible value to our   Basin.                    second Basalt fund. This transaction marks
       clients. We recognise the uniqueness of each   Brent Breon, president of Pin Oak   Black Bear’s second bolt-on acquisition,
       acquisition and work with landowners, as   Midstream and chief commercial officer   having acquired the Ozark system from
       well as industry professionals to understand   of Pin Oak Energy Partners, stated: “These   Enbridge in April 2020.
       their specific targets,” says Janie Widman, Vice   assets in Mercer, Lawrence, and Crawford   The NGT Assets include six intrastate
       President of Rising Phoenix Royalties. “With   counties of Pennsylvania are a great fit to   natural gas pipelines spanning approximately
       all the changes we have endured this year,   our expanding footprint and further bolster   1,400 miles in Alabama, Louisiana and
       RPR has remained committed to providing   the Company’s midstream assets in the oil   Mississippi. The system has total capacity of
       valuable insight and opportunities to mineral   and wet gas windows of the Utica play in   more than 800 MMcf per day and benefits
       owners.”                            northwestern Pennsylvania. The Jackson   from significant interconnectivity to major
         In May 2020, RPR established Rising Fund   Center assets currently gather conventional   long-haul pipelines, providing reliable, cost-
       IV, the company’s fourth royalty fund. The   and unconventional gas from third party   advantaged gas supply to utilities and other
       offering was created for investors seeking   operators in the area and will allow Pin Oak   key end-users.
       alternative asset portfolio diversification.   Energy to connect and produce Utica wells   “We are very pleased to finalise this
       It follows a series of three other successful   currently waiting on pipelines. Additionally,   purchase of additional pipelines from Third
       placements from RPR.                Pin Oak remains committed to our ongoing   Coast Midstream,” said Rene Casadaban, chief
       RISING PHOENIX ROYALTIES, September 03,   efforts of executing our growth strategy   executive officer of Black Bear Transmission.
       2020                                through acquisitions even during these   “These assets are a perfect fit with Black Bear
                                           difficult times.”                    because they strengthen our footprint of
                                                                                high-quality, demand-driven gas pipelines
                                                                                that are well-positioned to capture increasing
                                                                                natural gas demand in the Southeast United
                                                                                States. A team of seasoned operations and
                                                                                business development personnel will be
                                                                                coming to Black Bear with the assets, allowing
                                                                                us to maintain our focus on providing
                                                                                safe and reliable service to our customers.
                                                                                We appreciate all the work on the part of
                                                                                Third Coast Midstream for making this a
                                                                                successful transaction, and we look forward to
                                                                                completing a smooth transition.”
                                                                                  “We are excited about the follow-on sale
                                                                                of the NGT Assets to Black Bear,” stated Matt
                                                                                Rowland, president and chief executive officer
                                                                                of Third Coast Midstream. “This transaction
                                                                                represents one of the final pieces of Third



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