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April 2014 Discussion with CEO Peter Ntephe

In April 2014, ERHC President and CEO Peter Ntephe sat down for a discussion about Company activities. The following is a transcript: What is ERHC’s back story? ERHC Energy Inc. was formed in 1986 as an American public company focused on environmental remediation. In 1995, the Company decided to change its focus to oil exploration. It started with one asset in São Tomé and Príncipe. ERHC was the first company to have an exclusive agreement with the Government of São Tomé and Príncipe for oil exploration and hydrocarbon development. The oil exploration business that resulted from those agreements with São Tomé and Príncipe became the Company’s sole focus from 1995 to2010. The Company was completely focused on oil exploration and divested itself of all other businesses and operations. So even though ERHC is currently known best for its Kenya asset, …


ERHC Featured in Logistic Update Africa

"East Africa is the New Emerging Petroleum Province" Dr. Peter Thuo, general manager of ERHC Energy Kenya, was prominently featured in the article, "Africa's oil and gas boom," in the latest issue of Logistics Update Africa. Download the article by clicking the image of the cover. In the article, Dr. Thuo is quoted as saying: "East Africa is the new emerging petroleum province. There have been spectacular exploration successes in teh Tertiary Rift basins of Uganda and Kenya where oil and gas has been discovered as well as in the continental margin off Mozambique and Tanzania where multi-trillioncubic feet of gas has been discovered." Dr. Thuo also discussed the options for getting oil discovered throughout the region to market, saying he expects one such option to be the construction of a refinery in Uganda to serve the domestic and regional …


Third Quarter 2013 Update from ERHC Energy Inc.

ERHC Shareholders: ERHC is pleased to present highlights of the Company's recent progress. Greater detail is available in the Company's quarterly 10-Q filing, which can be read at http://erhc.com/secfilings/. São Tomé and Príncipe Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) ERHC has concluded negotiations with the National Petroleum Agency (ANP-STP) on the EEZ Block 4 and 11 Production Sharing Contracts (PSCs). Translations, final legal review and certain approvals will precede signature. Republic of Kenya Block 11A Negotiations continue with an international operator interested in farming into the Block following a Letter of Intent entered into in May 2013. ERHC awarded a contract to Bell Geospace to acquire an airborne Full Tensor Gravity Gradiometry (FTG) survey of the Block. ERHC conducted community outreach with government and local leaders to precede of the Company's exploration program. Republic of Chad ERHC has contracted ASAT (Archeologie et …


Interview Regarding Rights Offering and Other Matters with ERHC Energy Inc. Vice President and Controller Sylvan Odobulu

This week ERHC Energy continues its series of interviews with Company management to provide insight into initiatives that are underway. Today's interview is with Sylvan Odobulu, ERHC Vice President, Administration and Controller. Mr. Odobulu played a leadership role in executing the successful Production Sharing Contract negotiations of ERHC’s portfolio assets in the Republic of Chad. He is responsible for identifying and developing new Sub-Saharan African indigenous upstream oil and gas interests and business opportunities through mergers and acquisitions.  Q: How confident are you that ERHC will have the financial resources needed to proceed with its exploration work programs in Kenya and Chad? Sylvan Odobulu, Vice President, Administration and Controller: The rights offering has always been intended as an initial step – it is not the only step by any means. We have several other steps planned, including possible registered direct offerings to …


Interview at NAPE Expo with ERHC Energy Inc. President and CEO Peter Ntephe

This week ERHC Energy exhibited at the International Pavilion of NAPE Expo, the world's largest E&P (upstream) expo, which drew approximately 20,000 attendees and exhibitors to highlight producing properties and prospects from around the world, capital formation and services and technologies. We took the opportunity to talk with ERHC Energy President and CEO Peter Ntephe about the Company’s activities in Africa and priorities for the coming months. Question: Why have you been quiet in recent months regarding Production Sharing Contract (PSC) negotiations related to ERHC’s offshore assets in the São Tomé and Príncipe Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ)? Peter Ntephe, President and CEO of ERHC Energy: We’ve actually put out quite some news on it. At the end of December, we filed our Annual Report on Form 10-K and announced that while we had hoped to conclude the PSC by the …


Management Presentation from Special Meeting of Shareholders

View a video playlist from the October 9th management presentation by clicking here or by visiting our Videos Page.  Below are the slides from the management presentation that followed the Special Meeting of Shareholders on October 9, 2012. Management Presentation from October 9, 2012 Special Meeting of Shareholders from Dan Keeney


Correspondence from CEO Peter Ntephe

TO OUR SHAREHOLDERS: We are writing to confirm and again cordially invite you to attend a special meeting of our shareholders to be held at The Renaissance Houston Hotel, 6 Greenway Plaza East, Houston, Texas 77046 on October 9, 2012, at 3:00 p.m. local time.  Unfortunately a communication error occurred during the printing of our proxy cards which state that the special meeting is to be held October 2, 2012.  For the avoidance of doubt, we confirm that the special meeting date is October 9, 2012, and we hope that the error and this letter are in no way an inconvenience. Further please note the following:  The proxy card which incorrectly states that the special meeting date is October 2, 2012 is still acceptable for mailed delivery; All mailed proxies must be received by the Company’s stock transfer agent on …


Management Presentation from Q3 Conference Call

2012 First Quarter ERHC Energy Conference Call   To view the webcast of the conference call, click to http://www.visualwebcaster.com/event.asp?id=88912 and complete the registration form. To listen to a replay of the conference call via phone, dial 888-632-8973, or 585-295-6791 (international) and punch in replay code 87940214, followed by the # sign. Special features: 1 Rewind 2 Pause 3 Fast Forward 8 Resume Management Presentation Script (Dan Keeney) Good morning and thank you for joining us for the ERHC Energy Third Quarter 2012 Conference Call. Statements during this conference call may concern ERHC Energy Inc.’s future operating milestones, future drilling operations, the planned exploration and appraisal program, future prospects, future investment opportunities and financing plans, future shareholders’ meetings as well as other matters that are not historical facts or information.  Such statements are inherently subject to a variety of risks, assumptions and uncertainties …


July 2012 Update from CEO Peter Ntephe

To ERHC Shareholders: On behalf of the entire ERHC Energy team, I want to wish you a happy Fourth of July holiday. Our business continues on many fronts and I am pleased to update the investment community and other interested parties on the Company’s recent progress. Growth Strategy The third quarter of ERHC’s financial year has just ended. Within that quarter, we advanced our business development in Africa to the point once again where we appear to be on the cusp of the allocation of exciting new acreages. We expect to have more information about these activities in the next two weeks. Republic of Chad During the quarter, we have engaged extensively with the Chadian Ministry of Petroleum and the national oil company, SHT. We have agreed upon the majority of administrative processes and permits necessary for the commencement of …


Management Presentation Following 2012 Annual Meeting of Shareholders

Download the accompanying slides as a PDF here. (Dan Keeney) We now turn to a brief presentation by management that will be followed by a Question and Answer session. Statements during this presentation may concern ERHC Energy Inc.’s future operating milestones, future drilling operations, the planned exploration and appraisal program, future prospects, future investment opportunities and financing plans, future shareholders’ meetings as well as other matters that are not historical facts or information. Such statements are inherently subject to a variety of risks, assumptions and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated, projected, expressed or implied.  A discussion of the risk factors that could impact these areas and the Company’s overall business and financial performance can be found in the Company’s reports and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. These factors include, among …