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  • Creating value and efficiency for heavy oil resources

    Corporate Presentation June 2013

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    Disclaimer

    Confidential Business Summary

    THIS DOCUMENT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER TO SELL, OR THE SOLICITATION OF AN OFFER TO BUY, SECURITIES IN ANY JURISDICTION TO ANY PERSON TO WHOM IT IS UNLAWFUL TO MAKE SUCH OFFER OR SOLICITATIONS IN SUCH JURISDICTION.

    The Confidential Business Summary is being supplied to you solely for your information. No reliance may be placed for any purposes whatsoever on the information contained in this document or on its completeness. No representation or warranty, express or implied, is given by or on behalf of Fractal Systems Inc. (Fractal) as to the accuracy or completeness of the information or opinions contained in the attached document.

    This document does not constitute or form part of any offer or invitation to sell or issue, or any solicitation of any offer to purchase or subscribe for, any securities, nor shall any part of it nor the fact of its distribution form part of or be relied on in connection with any contract or investment decision relating thereto, nor does it constitute a recommendation regarding the securities of Fractal.

    Information for U.S. Residents This document is confidential and has been prepared and submitted for use in the United States solely in

    connection with the consideration of the possible investment by a limited group of sophisticated United States accredited investors. The use of this document for any other purpose is not authorized and this document may not be reproduced, transferred to any other person or used without the consent of Fractal.

    The contents of this document should not be considered to constitute legal or tax advice and each prospective investor should consult with its own legal counsel and advisers as to all matters concerning an possible investment in Fractal. Each investor must rely on its own evaluation of the investment, including the merits and risks involved, in making an investment decision. An offer will only be made when a purchaser properly completes and executes a subscription agreement.

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    Investment highlights Fractal Systems Inc.

    Developing field solutions to heavy oil challenges Canadian company - offices in Calgary, Alberta & Sherbrooke, Qubec Currently commercializing first technology JetShear Developing new, value creating technologies for heavy oil

    JetShear Technology

    A proprietary technology that has a significant cost advantage over alternatives in the transportation of extra heavy oil

    Technology has been successfully piloted in Canada; also operated 1,000 bpd capacity facility in 2012 on heavy oil site in eastern Alberta

    Received product patent in May 2011 and process patent in January 2012 Completed feasibility study on large capacity, commercial plant for SAGD

    with multi-national producer in 2012

    Executed technology development agreement with major oil sands producer in January 2013; commercial demo agreement executed in May 2013

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    Investment highlights (contd)

    Experienced team with proven track record Joe Gasca, CEO

    30+ years of industry experience, most recently serving as CEO of Ivanhoe Energy

    21 years in major leadership positions at Texaco Dr. Esteban Chornet, Founder

    Inventor of JetShearTM technology Professor of Chemical Engineering at Universit de Sherbrooke (Qubec,

    Canada), affiliation with NREL Michel Chornet, VP Engineering

    14+ years of engineering and technology development experience in the oil & gas and renewable energy sectors

    Shell and H-Power Marcel Matte, VP-Projects/Operations

    23 years of process engineering and project management experience Most recently established and led Calgary office for Fransen Engineering

    Committed investors with energy domain experience Rho Ventures and Braemar Energy Ventures

  • Bitumen and heavy oil challenges 1. Difficult to transport to market due to high viscosity

    Once the oil is to the surface, it cools and the high viscosity becomes a challenge; producers use diluent (very light oil; typically condensate) to blend with the heavy oil

    2. Priced lower than conventional (light) oil Due to the heavier, longer chain molecules in heavy oil, it is

    more costly to refine into products such as gasoline and jet fuel

    3. Difficult to get out of the ground due to high viscosity

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    The Bottom Line Netback to producer Cost of gas for steam generation (challenge 3) Other operating costs Royalties to Canadian govt Transportation expense (challenge 1) Heavy oil differential (challenge 2)

    Excerpt from Alberta Oil Sands Presentation July 2011

    Basis WTI = $89/barrel

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    Focus of JetShear Technology Challenge 1 Difficult to transport Diluent* required for transportation of heavy oil is expensive

    DilBit - sold

    @ blend price less tariff

    Bitumen/ Heavy oil - produced

    Diluent - purchased @ C5+ price plus tariff

    * Diluent is a light hydrocarbon (typically a natural gas liquid or condensate C5+) that is used to dilute the heavy oil in order to improve its transportation characteristics (lower viscosity)

    Bitumen & Heavy Oils are dense (

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    Without Jetshear With JetShear

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    API Gravity Viscosity

    Pipeline Specifications

    May 2010 Monthly Average Results

    cSt

    density (inverse)

    7.5 API feedstock, 70 API ~25% blending ratio

    ~2.5 API increase ~91%

    reduction

    Bitumen-Diluent blend provided by a SAGD producer

    Results from pilot facility bitumen Dramatic reduction in viscosity

    JetShear reduces diluent by ~40%

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    oil sands mine

    blending terminal

    refinery

    truckers

    integrated upgrader

    Pipeline Key Bitumen/HO Diluent Upgraded oil

    Heavy oil industry value chain

    blending terminal heavy oil producer

    Integrated producer/upgrader

    heavy oil producer

    Upstream Midstream Downstream

    JetShear application

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    Lloydminster/Provost Heavy Oil Region

    Athabasca Oil Sands Region

    Cold Lake Oil Sands Region

    Peace River Oil Sands Region

    SAGD Projects (currently 13)

    Thermal Oil Sands in-situ

    Conventional Heavy Oil (cold)

    Mining Projects (currently 4)

    Edmonton

    Hardisty

    Fort McMurray

    Thermal Oil Sands in-situ

    Conventional Heavy Oil (cold)

    The Canadian heavy oil market

    8-9 API

    10 API

    12+ API

    10 API

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    Canada - A growing oil sands market Target volume to more than double in 5 years

    From Canadian Assoc. of Petroleum Producers June 2012

    Bitumen blend is primary target of business development

    Upgraded oil does not need Fractal technology

    There are a limited number of potential opportunities in the conventional heavy oil market

    * - 2012 avg. diluent (condensate) price in Canada = $100.79/barrel

    Leads to growing diluent demand Nearly C$10 billion* market in 2012

    000

    barr

    els

    per

    day Enbridge Forecast

    July 2011

    Supplied from Canadian natural gas industry

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    A very simple system Process utilizes heat + cavitation

    Simplified process flow diagram

    Heavy Oil Pump

    Heater

    Diluent Pump

    Flue Gas

    Fuel

    Air

    Filter to Pipeline

    Heat Recovery

    Transfer Pump

    Heavy Oil

    Diluent

    Jet NozzleAssembly

    Densitometer Viscometer

    Flowmeter TemperatureCooler

    Transfer Pump

  • Various pictures 1000 bpd DEMO

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    Commercializing JetShear Demonstrating progress

    Facility cap

    acity (barrels o

    il per d

    ay)

    10

    100

    1,000

    10,000

    100,000

    1,000 bopd Commercial Demo Operations during

    1H 2012

    300 bopd Pilot Facility Successfully validated lab results (Aug 09); processed bitumen

    blend (May-June 10)

    3-30 bopd Lab Facility in

    Sherbrooke

    Time

    Typical commercial

    opportunities

    Completed preliminary

    designs

    Feasibility Study

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    Value of reducing diluent Simplified value proposition assuming 50% reduction

    Sell DilBit

    @ LLB price less tariff

    Produce Bitumen or Heavy Oil

    Purchase Diluent

    @ C5+ price plus tariff

    +

    7 barrels 3 barrels 10 barrels

    7 barrels 1.5 barrels 8.5 barrels

    Conventional blending

    JetShear (50% diluent reduction)

    Three components of value add: Diluent savings per bbl ={1.5 barrels x (cost of diluent per bbl price of dilbit)}/7 Tariff savings per bbl = {(1.5 barrels x dilbit tariff) + (1.5 barrels x cond tariff)}/7 Savings reduced by JetShear opex

    Assuming: Dilbit = $60.00/bbl1; Diluent = $80.00/bbl2; Dilbit tariff = $2.00/bbl; Diluent tariff = $1.00/bbl; JetShear opex = $0.80/bbl

    Diluent savings = {1.5 x (80.00 60.00)}/7 = $ 4.29/bbl Tariff savings = {(1.5 x 2.00) + (1.5 x 1.00)}/7 = $ 0.64/bbl Less JetShear opex = ($0.80/bbl) Value add per bbl = $ 4.13/bbl

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    Fractal is a private Canadian corporation with offices in Calgary, Alberta and Sherbrooke, Qubec

    JetShearTM process adds value by Improving viscosity Improving density Scalable, cost-effective

    JetShearTM commercialization on target Pilot facility successfully operated in field Commercial demo in field Technology and demo agreement with large oil sands

    producer Feasibility study completed on large commercial project with

    large producer

    R&D program developing new, value adding technologies New developments to expand on benefits of JetShear

    Summary

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    Appendix

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    Heavy Oil

    Destructured Heavy Oil

    JetShear process Using complex technology

    * Solvation * Temperature - facilitates molecular mobility * Cavitation - liberates kinetic energy to chemical energy

    * Near sonic velocities * High shear forces

    Conventional Blend

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    Protecting and enhancing value

    Two JetShear patents: Patent No. US 8,105,480 issued January 2012

    Process for treating heavy oils Patent No. US 7,943,035 B2 issued May 2011

    Treated oils having reduced densities and viscosities

    Filing countries: Canada and USA National Filings

    Brazil, Ecuador, Colombia, Mexico, EU, Oman, China PCT application

    Work underway for new patent(s)