US/Namibia: 88 Energy provides summary of activities for the quarter ended 31 December 2025

88 Energy has provided the following summary of activities for the quarter ended 31 December 2025. 

Alaskan Portfolio Highlights

Expanded North Slope Footprint at 100% WI

Fourteen new leases covering 34,560 acres with existing 3D seismic coverage secured in the North Slope Fall 2025 Bid Round, materially expanding the Company's operated footprint across two high-potential areas[1]:

• South Prudhoe: Seven leases covering approximately 16,640 acres immediately south of the Prudhoe Bay Unit, the largest oilfield in North America, leveraging proximity to the existing 88E leases, formally known as Project Leonis and existing North Slope infrastructure.
• Kad River East: Seven leases covering approximately 17,920 acres east of the Trans Alaska Pipeline System (TAPS)

South Prudhoe (100% WI)

South Prudhoe acreage consolidated with Project Leonis to form a contiguous 52,269-acre position covering one of the most prolific hydrocarbon fairways on the Alaskan North Slope.  

• Targeting the Ivishak Formation, a high-quality, clean sandstone reservoir, with predicted porosity of 20% and 50-100 mD permeability supported by offset well and core data.
• Multiple low-capital intensity development pathways, including potential tie-back to Pump Station 1 or direct hot-tap connection into TAPS.
• Farm-out discussions and planning underway for a multi-zone exploration well, with identified Ivishak potential providing greater scope for additional drilling locations.

Kad River East (100% WI)

Provides longer term optionality in an under-explored region east of TAPS

• Soon to be released Kad River 3D seismic data, together with historical well logs are expected to provide significant technical insights and opportunities in 2026.
• Kad River East leases introduce longer-term upside across an underexplored position to the east of TAPS, further adding to the growth pipeline and regional optionality

Project Phoenix (~75% WI)

Farm-Out Activity and Work Program Progressing:

• JV partner Burgundy Xploration LLC (Burgundy) advanced its funding strategy and commenced operational spend to support a 2026 drilling program.
• Draft registration statement for Burgundy's proposed initial public offering (IPO) confidentially lodged with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
• The prolonged U.S. government shutdown in 2H 2025 has delayed SEC review timelines. 88 Energy granted Burgundy an extension under the Participation Agreement until 30 April 2026 to complete its obligations in the farm-out agreement.
• Burgundy declared successful bidder in the recent North Slope Fall 2025 Bid Round for a further 82,080 acres adjacent to the Toolik River Unit. 88 Energy has secured the right to participate up to a 25% working interest until 1 October 2026 at cost (bid bonus and rentals only).
• In conjunction with the extension of the Participation Agreement, 88 Energy executed an agreement in November 2025, whereby Burgundy is required to pay a total of US$2,400,000 to 88 Energy for access to the Icewine 3D seismic data which covers a portion of the new leases recently secured by Burgundy, with US$150,000 paid on 1 December 2025, and the balance due within 60 days of a successful IPO.

Namibian Portfolio

PEL93 (20% WI)

Licence Extension and Pre-Drill De-Risking Underway:

• Namibian Ministry of Mines and Energy granted a 12-month extension to the PEL 93 First Renewal Exploration Period, now expiring in October 2026.
• A high-resolution gravity survey is planned for Q1 CY26, covering the southern area of PEL 93 where multiple structural leads have been identified.
• Regional activity continues to build, with positive results announced by nearby operator ReconAfrica for its Kavango West-1X exploration well in December 2025, a well that shares similar geological characteristics with Lead 9 in southern PEL 93[2].

Corporate Activity

• Cash balance of A$6.8 million as at 31 December 2025.
• The Small Holding Share Sale Facility closed on 1 August 2025. Sales of parcels valued at less than A$500 remained in progress at quarter end, with proceeds to be distributed upon completion of all sales. Subject to market liquidity, completion is anticipated in Q1 2026.
• The Company relinquished its historical Peregrine and Umiat leases during the quarter as part of its ongoing portfolio optimisation strategy. The relinquishment removes the requirement to lift the two-year suspension due to expire at the end of 2025.This action reduces future annual lease holding costs by approximately A$0.7 million and ensures capital and technical effort remain focused on assets with superior subsurface characteristics, proximity to infrastructure and strong near-term value potential.

Alaskan Portfolio Detail

Acquisition of New Alaskan Leases

In November 2025, through its wholly owned subsidiary Captivate Energy Alaska, Inc., 88 Energy secured fourteen additional leases as part of the North Slope Areawide 2025W Oil and Gas Lease Sale. These newly acquired leases expand 88 Energy's strategic landholding by 34,560 acres across two high-potential areas to the east and west of the Trans Alaskan Pipeline System (TAPS), complemented by the existing fourteen leases formally known as Project Leonis (see Figure 1 and refer to the ASX announcement on 19 November 2025 for full details).

South Prudhoe Project

Strategic Expansion Adjacent to World Class Producers

The expanded South Prudhoe leases cover 52,269 acres and positions 88 Energy within one of the most prolific hydrocarbon fairways on the North Slope, immediately south of the Prudhoe Bay Unit and Kuparuk River Unit. The new acreage secured in November 2025 complements the existing leases formally known as Project Leonis to create a dual-hub development concept with a strong strategic position across a corridor of proven reservoirs complemented by ready access to existing infrastructure.

A Proven Reservoir with Strong Technical Support

• The Ivishak reservoir has produced over 13 billion barrels of oil from the Prudhoe Bay Unit and is considered one of the world's premier conventional reservoirs[3].
• Multiple fault-block closures have been mapped on the modern Storms 3D seismic within 88 Energy's South Prudhoe acreage, supported by petrophysical analysis and oil shows in key regional wells including[4]:
  • Hemi Springs State-1: Oil recovered from Ivishak and Kuparuk; DST flowed 101-385 BOPD (26°-34° API) from Kuparuk, together with 450-1770 MCF/D gas and 12-143 BWPD.
  • Hailstorm-1: Confirmed Ivishak pay with 19.4% porosity and 13 ft oil column.
  • Hurl St 5-10-13: Maximum oil flow rate from the Ivishak of 2,060 BOPD, with 24° API oil and 226cu ft/bbl GOR.
• The Ivishak reservoir offers high-quality, clean sandstone reservoir across the entire prospective area, with predicted 20% porosity and 50-100 mD permeability supported by offset well and core data[5]; unlike the shallower and typically more shaley Brookian reservoirs such as the USB.
• Together with data from nearby producing fields[6], this confirms high-quality reservoir characteristics and robust charge potential across the newly acquired acreage.

Kad River East Project

Expanding into a High-Potential, Under-Explored Region

The new leases covering 17,920 acres east of TAPS provide a new entry into an exploration frontier area where historical wells and modern seismic data indicate a multi-reservoir petroleum system.

Technical Indicators of Prospectivity

The Kad River 3D seismic survey, scheduled for licensing and reprocessing in Q1 2026, together with historical well data, identifies multiple reservoir targets:

• Jacobs Ladder C and Lake Fed 79-1 (within leases): Mud logs show fluorescence, petroleum odour, and hydrocarbon shows across Ivishak, Seabee and Canning intervals.
• Kadler St 15-09-11 and Toolik Fed 1 (adjacent): Oil shows recorded in Mikkelsen, Lower Sag, USB, Kuparuk equivalent, and Ivishak/Lisburne reservoirs.

These datasets confirm the presence of an active, multi-reservoir petroleum system across the Kad River East area.

Forward Work Program:

• License, evaluate and reprocess the Kad River and Schrader Bluff 3D seismic datasets in H2 2026.
• Integrate historical well data and update Prospective Resource estimates

Project Phoenix (~75% WI)

Burgundy Joint Venture Update

Burgundy continued to progress its funding program for the Franklin Bluffs-1H horizontal well and extended production test during the fourth quarter. Supported by sophisticated energy investors, Burgundy has invested more than US$26 million into Project Phoenix and has met all cash call requirements since the Farmout Participation Agreement was executed in February 2025.

On 15 October 2025 Burgundy announced that it had confidentially submitted a draft registration statement on Form S-1 with the SEC relating to the proposed initial public offering (IPO) of common stock. The IPO is expected to occur after the SEC completes its review process, subject to market and other conditions. Unfortunately, the prolonged United States government shutdown in 2H 2025 extended usual SEC review timelines. Consequently, in November 2025, 88 Energy granted Burgundy an extension under the Participation Agreement until 30 April 2026 to complete its obligations in the farm-out agreement.

Burgundy's operational readiness to drill also advanced during the fourth quarter. Fairweather LLC was appointed to support project execution, and planning is underway to secure the Franklin Bluffs 3D seismic dataset. In addition, Burgundy strengthened its "in-state" presence through the appointment of a dedicated Alaska-based company engineer. During the fourth quarter, the Burgundy team undertook meetings in Alaska with government agencies, key vendors and other stakeholders to advance permitting and logistical preparations.

In the November 2025 North Slope Bid Round, Burgundy was declared the successful bidder for a further 82,080 acres adjacent to the Toolik River Unit, with 88E securing the right to participate up to 25% working interest until 1 October 2026 at cost (bid bonus and rentals paid only).

In conjunction with the extension of the Participation Agreement, 88 Energy executed an agreement in November 2025, whereby Burgundy is required to pay a total of US$2,400,000 to 88 Energy for access to the Icewine 3D seismic data which covers a portion of the new leases recently secured by Burgundy, with US$150,000 paid on 1 December 2025, and the balance due within 60 days of a successful IPO.

Namibia PEL 93 (20% WI)

JV partner and Operator, Monitor Exploration will conduct an airborne geophysical survey over PEL 93 in 2026. The program will acquire high-resolution magnetic and gravity data to enhance subsurface imaging, better define basin geometry and identify structural features critical to hydrocarbon prospectivity. This work is expected to materially improve prospect mapping and support the maturation of drill ready targets ahead of future exploration drilling.

The JV's forward plan also includes:

• Defining prospective resource potential of identified leads within PEL 93.
• Progressing discussions with potential farm in partners to support the next phase of exploration.
• Preparing for future seismic acquisition and finalising drilling targets.

Regional Activity: ReconAfrica Kavango West 1X Well

On 3 December 2025, ReconAfrica announced positive results from the Kavango West 1X well on PEL 73, located within the same Damara Fold Belt play fairway as PEL 93. Key results included[7]:

• ~400 metres of gross hydrocarbon bearing section identified in the Otavi carbonate sequence.
• 64 metres of net hydrocarbon pay confirmed by wireline logs and supported by mud log anomalies.
• Additional hydrocarbon shows within deeper fractured limestone intervals.
• A production testing program planned for Q1 2026 to evaluate reservoir deliverability.

ReconAfrica's evaluation and forward testing plans underscore the potential of the Otavi carbonate reservoir system, a key play type across the broader Damara Fold Belt. Structural trends for the carbonate reservoir targets intersected at Kavango West 1X are interpreted to extend into PEL 93, which lies approximately 200 kilometres to the east. The confirmation of meaningful net pay, additional hydrocarbon shows and the decision to progress to production testing all reinforce the potential for Otavi hosted structural closures within PEL 93, a play type directly comparable to the eleven mapped leads in PEL 93.

Non-Core Assets

Consistent with the Company's ongoing portfolio evaluation and optimisation strategy, in November 2025, 88 Energy relinquished its historical Peregrine and Umiat acreage positions. These lease positions have been in suspension for approximately 2 years and with the suspensions due to be lifted at year-end 2025 and annual lease payments commencing immediately of ~A$0.7 million, the Board deemed the assets non-core to the business. The land use bond covering these assets will be returned to the Company in Q1 2026 of ~A$0.45 million.  

Relinquishment ensures capital and technical effort is concentrated on assets offering superior subsurface characteristics, proximity to existing infrastructure and strong potential for near-term value generation.

Corporate

At 31 December 2025, the Company's cash balance was A$6.8 million (US$4.4 million). The attached ASX Appendix 5B sets out the Company's cash flow for the fourth quarter.

Material cash flows for the period include:

• Exploration and Evaluation Expenditure: ~A$0.4 million (September 2025 quarter A$0.6 million) related to well permitting and planning, analysis of new leases secured during the North Slope bid round and PEL 93 work program costs.
• Staff and Administration Costs ~A$0.9 million corporate costs (September 2025 quarter A$1.1 million) and includes fees and consulting fees paid to Directors of A$0.2 million.
• 20% deposit on the new leases acquired of ~A$0.2 million.

Small Holding Sale Facility Update

Small Holding Share Sale Facility (SHSF) closed on 1 August 2025 for shareholders with parcels valued under A$500 (less than marketable parcels) that did not complete a notice of retention form. The sale facility remained ongoing at quarter end and when completed, proceeds will be provided to participating shareholders. The SHSF was undertaken to streamline registry management and reduce Company administration costs.

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