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       UPSTREAM                            of CAD4.3mn. The aggregate gross proceeds   corporate direction and resolute mission.
                                           from the Equity Financing and concurrent   As a result of the acquisition, United
       Topaz Energy closes                 private placement totalled approximately   Energy adds immediate production of
                                           CAD177.4mn, with the proceeds used to fund
                                                                                approximately 1,000 mcfd and approximately
       previously announced                a portion of the Weyburn Royalty Acquisition   30 bod. This asset base includes hundreds
                                                                                of opportunities to restore production
                                           purchase price.
       Weyburn Royalty                     TOPAZ ENERGY, October 26, 2021       through re-work of existing wellbores,
                                                                                recompletions of behind pipe formations,
       acquisition and equity              United Energy announces              water-floods of existing oil fields, and new
                                                                                drilling opportunities of proven undeveloped
       financing including                 update to major acquisition          locations to offset existing production.
                                                                                Combined with its reactivation of several
       exercise in full of over-           Today United Energy announces it has   compressor sites and leases from its existing
                                                                                assets, United Energy is confident the
                                           reached an agreement to acquire the
       allotment option                    remaining 51% of properties located in   company will reach its production target of
                                           Nowata, Washington, Rogers, and Tulsa
                                                                                2,500 mcfd by Q4.
       Topaz Energy is pleased to announce it has   Counties in Oklahoma and Montgomery   UNITED ENERGY, October 27, 2021
       completed its previously announced bought-  County in Kansas, also known as the
       deal equity financing of common shares   Cherokee Basin. “This acquisition gives
       and acquisition of a newly  created 5% gross   United Energy 100% control of its   DOWNSTREAM
       overriding royalty interest on Whitecap   operations and was a key essential step in
       Resources’ working interest in the Weyburn   our developmental plans and growth in   PBF Energy announces
       Unit for CAD188.0mn in cash.        shareholder value,” Brian Guinn, UE CEO.
         Pursuant to the equity financing, Topaz   On October 4, United Energy announced it   third-quarter 2021 results
       issued 10,120,000 common shares, including   had acquired 49% non-operated ownership in
       1,320,000 common shares issued pursuant to   200,000 acres of oil and natural gas leasehold   PBF Energy today reported third quarter
       the exercise in full of an over-allotment option   in Northeastern Oklahoma and Southeastern   2021 income from operations of $100.9mn
       granted to the underwriters. The common   Kansas including approximately 2,200 wells   as compared to loss from operations of
       shares were issued at a price of CAD17.10   and 1,000 miles of natural gas pipelines and   $342.7mn for the third quarter of 2020.
       per common share for total gross proceeds   gathering systems.           Excluding special items, third quarter 2021
       of CAD173.1mn. The equity financing was   The majority of these assets were   income from operations was $101.0mn
       made through a syndicate of underwriters   purchased by Constellation Energy Partners   as compared to a loss from operations of
       co-led by Peters & Co. Limited and National   from Newfield Exploration Company for   $374.2mn for the third quarter of 2020.
       Bank Financial Inc. and included BMO   $128mn in 2007. The newly acquired assets   PBF Energy’s financial results reflect the
       Nesbitt Burns, Scotia Capital, RBC Dominion   once reached peaked production of 20,000   consolidation of PBF Logistics, a master
       Securities, ATB Capital Markets, Desjardins   mcfd in 2005 and peak oil production of 325   limited partnership of which PBF Energy
       Securities, Raymond James, Stifel Nicolaus   bopd in 2014.               indirectly owns the general partner and
       Canada and TD Securities.             The dynamic of rising natural gas demand   approximately 48% of the limited partner
         Concurrent with the closing of the Equity   and historic low inventories makes United   interests as of quarter-end.
       Financing and Weyburn Royalty Acquisition,   Energy’s entry into this region a significant   The company reported third quarter
       certain directors, officers and employees of   strategic decision. Natural gas prices have   2021 net income of $78.7mn and net income
       the Company and their associates purchased   doubled in recent months which continue   attributable to PBF Energy Inc. of $59.1mn
       a total of 251,490 Common Shares at a   to prove the company’s value proposition.   or $0.49 per share. This compares to net loss
       price of CAD17.10 per common share on a   Profitability. Responsibility. Sustainability.   of $397.8mn, and net loss attributable to
       private placement basis for gross proceeds   These are the hallmarks of United Energy’s   PBF Energy Inc. of $417.2mn or $(3.49) per
                                                                                share for the third quarter 2020. Non-cash
                                                                                special items included in the third quarter
                                                                                2021 results, which increased net income by a
                                                                                net, after-tax benefit of $45.6mn, or $0.37 per
                                                                                share, consisted of a gain on extinguishment
                                                                                of debt related to the repurchase of a portion
                                                                                of the outstanding unsecured notes, a net
                                                                                tax benefit on remeasurement of deferred
                                                                                tax assets, and change in fair value of
                                                                                the contingent consideration associated
                                                                                with earn-out provisions related to both
                                                                                the Martinez Acquisition and PBFX CPI
                                                                                Operations LLC acquisition. Adjusted fully
                                                                                converted net income for the third quarter
                                                                                2021, excluding special items, was $14.0mn,
                                                                                or $0.12 per share on a fully exchanged, fully
                                                                                diluted basis, as described below, compared to



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