Scripts: Elephant Oil

WHAT: Produce a 2m30sec script for a promotional video to run alongside investor presentation for Elephant Oil - a new oil & gas exploration company focused on under-explored areas in onshore West Africa.

HOW: Worked with video agency LemonLight to produce creative brief including providing detail on brand personality, target audience, viewers’ call to action, creative preferences and musical references. Then: I interviewed Elephant Oil key players, wrote script, fact checked and delivered to client. Result.

VOICE OVER: Elephant Oil is an oil & gas exploration company focused on under-explored areas in onshore West Africa.

Visuals:

On screen text: Who we are and what we do

Animated version of company logo

Drone video footage of the project

Map of Benin with labels for other projects.

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Visual:

On screen text: Matthew Lofgran, Elephant Oil Founder and CEO

Interviewer (off camera): Tell me who you are and tell me a little bit about Elephant Oil.

Suggested response:

‘I’m Matthew Lofgran and I am the CEO and founder of Elephant Oil.

We are an oil company focused on underexplored areas in West Africa.

And we have an incredible opportunity in Benin, where Elephant Oil has a large onshore licence estimated to contain over 3.3 billion barrels of oil.

It’s called Block B.

And the best bit is, we’re ready to get drilling.’

Interviewer (off camera): Tell us a bit more about Block B.

Matthew Lofgran suggested response:

‘Block B is a large onshore licence in Benin.

‘It’s right in the middle of a VERY successful oil producing region - between the Onshore Niger Delta, the Onshore Dahomey and the Onshore Ivory coast and Tano.’

Visuals: SHOW BLOCK B BENIN map and drone footage of project or stock roll of area etc + map

Matthew Lofgran: ‘Block B is in a fantastic location which has GREAT accessibility. The area is very close to local refineries. It’s a 1 hour drive from the airport – where there are daily flights from major European cities And it’s about an hour from the seaport to Allada, which is a leading exporter in the region.’

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Interviewee: Ian Bulley

Visual: on screen text Ian Bulley, Lead Geologist: 35 years exploration and development experience

Interviewer (off camera): Ian, tell us about yourself

Ian Bulley suggested response: ‘I’m Ian Bulley and I’m Elephant Oil’s lead geologist.

I’ve been finding oil for over 35 years now.

I was part of the team that discovered the East Africa Rift Oil province – where the US government estimated there was 13.4 billion barrels of oil and 4.6 trillion cubic feet of gas.

I was also a leading member of the team of geologists who found Mauritania’s first producible hydrocarbons.’

And I was principal geologist at Cain Energy New Ventures with a leading role in their entry into all of the Cote d’Ivoire licences and into entry into Mauritania’

Interviewer (off camera): Ian, talk more about the location (Block B) and what excites you about it.

Ian Bulley: ‘The really exciting thing for me as a geologist is that Block B sits right next door to Nigeria, which is a HUGELY successful oil producing region.

So we know there’s a lot of oil there.

And of course, geographical country borders don’t respect what’s under the earth.’

Visuals: (footage / pictures )

1991-2011 More than 275 wells drilled when West Africa discovered oil.

On screen Text

Nigeria oil refineries

Dangote Refinery

Lagos Nigeria

Produces 650,000 bbl/d (barrels per day)

On screen text: Port Harcourt Refinery, Nigeria

Produces 210,000 bbl/d (barrels per day)

Interviewer (off camera): Tell us about the potential of finding oil here.

Ian Bulley suggested response: ‘RISC has already identified 5 plays here for us. And the data suggests there is the potential of 3.3 billion barrels of oil here as well as 1.25 TCF of gas.’

Visual: report

On screen text: RISC Competent Person’s Report – April 2021

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Interviewee Peter Elliott – Director

Interviewer (off camera): Tell me about yourself.

Peter Elliott – Director suggested response: ‘I’m Peter Elliot and I’m a Director at Elephant oil.

I’m a trained geologist and I specialise in Sub Saharan Africa.

And I’ve spent the past 30 years in the international oil, gas and energy industry and I help companies develop their business, by identifying and securing growth assets in Africa.’

On screen text: Peter Elliott - Director

Question: Peter, Tell us about the market conditions here?

Peter Elliot: ‘The market conditions here in Benin and West Africa are very strong.The oil and gas market here is expected to continue to grow at a very healthy rate over the next few years.’
TEXT Oil and Gas market in West Africa - CAGR 6.7% - 2020-2025.

Question: And tell me what excites you about the elephant oil opportunity?

Peter Elliot: “One of the great positives about Benin – when it comes to drilling for oil and hydrocarbons – is that it is a really stable and friendly country.

The government here has been democratically elected since 1991 and they are more than happy for us to be exploring here.

In fact they have a 13 per cent buy back option on our site.’

Visuals : Footage of Benin

Question: Matthew Lofgran, tell us why you’re so excited about being the first here?

Matthew Lofgran: ‘Elephant oil are pioneers here in Benin.

This area has NEVER been drilled onshore before.

We’re first to the table here, we’ve been here since 2013, the government is happy for us to be here, we’re making great connections and relationships in the local community and we’re planning to be here for a long time,

So we’re proud to be helping Benin build itself a better future whilst we do that.

Visuals Show pictures of Elephant Oil’s ESG efforts – building schools, helping communities etc’

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On screen text: “Why Invest”

VOICE OVER:

‘Demand for oil is still growing and will be significant as the world transitions to other forms of energy over the next quarter of a century.

Our onshore site in Benin sits in a prime position surrounded between some of West Africa’s most prolific oil producing regions.

Elephant Oil has completed its initial pre-drilling work surveys and is ready to bring in the rigs.

Data by RISC shows that Block B has potential resources of over 3 billion barrels of oil - and 1.25 TCF of gas.

Our strong, talented team of some of the most experienced oil finders in the world are dedicated to ensuring Elephant Oil’s work moves forward, driving shareholder value.

Learn more today.

ON SCREEN TEXT:

Learn more today.

LOGO: ELEPHANT OIL

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TEXT: www.elephant-oil.com

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The information provided in this video is intended solely for discussion purposes and is not intended as, and does not constitute, an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any security, and should not be relied upon in evaluating the merits of investing in any securities. The Company believes the information in this video to be reliable but makes no warranty or representation and assumes no legal liability for the accuracy, completeness or usefulness of any information disclosed. Any estimates, investment strategies, and views expressed in this video are based upon current market conditions and/or data and information provided by unaffiliated third parties and is subject to change without notice. This video may contain “forward-looking statements”, which include, but are not limited to, statements about strategic plans, including the Company’s ability to implement its business development strategy. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual financial results, performance or achievements to be materially different from the estimated future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by those forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements contained in this video are given as of the publication date and are based upon the opinions and estimates of management and information available to management as of that date. Except as required by law, the Company disclaims any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, events or otherwise. Viewers are cautioned not to put undue reliance on these forward-looking statements.

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