Crown Point Provides Update on Acquisition of El Tordillo, La Tapera & Puesto Quiroga Concessions and Discloses Reserve Information

CALGARY, AB, Sept. 30, 2025 /CNW/ - (TSXV: CWV): Crown Point Energy Inc. ("Crown Point", the "Company", "we" or "our") today announced certain reserve information for the El Tordillo, La Tapera and Puesto Quiroga hydrocarbons exploitation concessions (the "Concessions") for the year ended December 31, 2024.  As previously announced on June 9, 2025, the Company's wholly-owned subsidiary, Crown Point Energía S.A., entered into agreements with each of Tecpetrol S.A., YPF S.A. and Pampa Energía S.A. (the "Sellers") to acquire all of the Sellers' right, title and interest in the Concessions and certain related infrastructure (the "Acquisitions"). 

Completion of the Acquisitions remains subject to, among other things, the receipt of all necessary regulatory and Provincial approvals, including the approval of the TSX Venture Exchange ("TSXV"), and the satisfaction of other customary closing conditions. The acquisition of assets from Pampa Energía S.A is expected to close in early October and the acquisition of assets from Tecpetrol S.A. and YPF S.A. is expected to close later in the fourth quarter of 2025.  The Company is currently in the process of obtaining the approval of the Province of Chubut and arranging the necessary financing to fund the purchase price.

The Company's common shares were halted on June 5, 2025 until the Company provided the TSXV with applicable documentation.  The Company has been advised by the TSXV that the halt will be lifted and the Company's common shares will commence trading on or about the first week of October.

GaffneyCline energy advisory ("GCea"), an independent qualified reserves engineer, audited the oil and natural gas reserves attributable to the Sellers' working interests in the Concessions as at December 31, 2024 based on forecast prices and costs and in accordance with National Instrument 51-101 ("NI 51-101") and the Canadian Oil and Gas Evaluation Handbook (the "COGE Handbook"). GCea's audit report (the "GCea Report") also presents the estimated net present value of future net revenue associated with the reserves. A summary of the Concessions' crude oil and natural gas reserves, as audited by GCea, and the associated net present value of future net revenue before and after tax associated therewith as at December 31, 2024 is presented below. All dollar figures are expressed in United States dollars ("USD" or "US$") unless otherwise stated, and "MMUS$" means millions of USD.

The following table presents, in the aggregate, the gross and net proved and probable reserves attributable to the Sellers' working interests in the Concessions, estimated using forecast prices and costs, by product type and in total (in barrels of oil equivalent), as of December 31, 2024.

SUMMARY OF RESERVES AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2024
(Forecast Prices & Costs)

The following tables disclose, in the aggregate, the net present value of the future net revenue attributable to the reserves categories in the table above, estimated using forecast prices and costs, before and after deducting future income tax expenses, and calculated without discount and using discount rates of 5%, 10%, 15% and 20%.

SUMMARY OF NET PRESENT VALUE OF FUTURE NET REVENUE
AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2024
(Forecast Prices & Costs)

SUMMARY OF NET PRESENT VALUE OF FUTURE NET REVENUE
AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2024
(Forecast Prices & Costs)

The following table sets forth, for each product type, the pricing assumptions used by GCea in estimating the reserves data disclosed herein as at December 31, 2024.

SUMMARY OF PRICING ASSUMPTIONS
AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2024 (Forecast Prices & Costs)

About Crown Point

Crown Point Energy Inc. is an international oil and gas exploration and development company headquartered in Buenos Aires, Argentina, incorporated in Canada, trading on the TSX Venture Exchange and operating in Argentina. Crown Point's exploration and development activities are focused in four producing basins in Argentina, the Golfo San Jorge basin in the Province of Santa Cruz, the Austral basin in the province of Tierra del Fuego, and the Neuquén and Cuyo basins in the province of Mendoza. Crown Point has a strategy that focuses on establishing a portfolio of producing properties, plus production enhancement and exploration opportunities to provide a basis for future growth.

Oil and Gas Advisories

Barrels of oil equivalent ("BOE") may be misleading, particularly if used in isolation. A BOE conversion ratio of six thousand cubic feet (6 Mcf) to one barrel (1 bbl) is based on an energy equivalency conversion method primarily applicable at the burner tip and does not represent a value equivalency at the wellhead. In addition, given that the value ratio based on the current price of crude oil in Argentina as compared to the current price of natural gas in Argentina is significantly different from the energy equivalency of 6:1, utilizing a conversion on a 6:1 basis may be misleading as an indication of value.

"MBOE" means thousands of barrels of oil equivalent.  "Mcf" means thousand cubic feet.  "MMcf" means million cubic feet.  "bbl" means barrel.  "Mbbl" means thousands of barrels. 

The reserves estimates contained in this news release represent the gross and net reserves attributable to the Sellers' working interests in the Concessions as at December 31, 2024.  Gross reserves are defined under NI 51-101 as the working interest (operating or non-operating) share before deduction of royalties and without including any of the royalty interests.  Net reserves are defined under NI 51-101 as the working interest (operating or non-operating) share after deduction of royalty obligations, plus the royalty interests in reserves.  It should not be assumed that the present worth of estimated future net revenues presented in the tables above represents the fair market value of the reserves. There is no assurance that the forecast price and cost assumptions will be attained and variances could be material. The recovery and reserves estimates of the crude oil and natural gas reserves provided herein are estimates only and there is no guarantee that the estimated reserves will be recovered. Actual crude oil and natural gas reserves may be greater than or less than the estimates provided herein.

All future net revenues are estimated using forecast prices arising from the anticipated development and production of the reserves, net of the associated royalties, operating costs, development costs, and abandonment and reclamation costs and are stated prior to provision for interest and general and administrative expenses. Future net revenues have been presented on a before and after tax basis. 

The estimates of reserves and future net revenue for individual properties may not reflect the same confidence level as estimates of reserves and future net revenue for all properties, due to the effects of aggregation.

Forward Looking Statements

Certain information set forth in this document is considered forward-looking information, and necessarily involves risks and uncertainties, certain of which are beyond Crown Point's control.  Forward-looking information herein includes: our expectations regarding the terms, conditions and timing for closing the proposed Acquisitions; and the forecast pricing assumptions set forth herein.  In addition, information relating to the reserves attributable to the Sellers' working interests in the Concessions is deemed to be forward-looking information, as it involves the implied assessment, based on certain estimates and assumptions, that the reserves described can be economically produced in the future.  Such risks include but are not limited to: that the Company is unable to complete the proposed Acquisitions on the terms described herein or at all, whether due to the inability of the Company to obtain financing to fund the purchase price, obtain requisite regulatory or governmental approvals, satisfy applicable conditions precedent, or otherwise; the risks that pandemics and outbreaks of communicable disease such as COVID-19 pose to the oil and gas industry generally and our business in particular; risks associated with oil and gas exploration, development, exploitation, production, marketing and transportation, including the risk that the infrastructure on which we rely to produce, transport and sell our products breaks down and requires parts that are not readily available or repairs that cannot be made on a timely basis, and which impair our ability to operate and/or sell our products; risks associated with operating in Argentina, including risks of changing government regulations (including the adoption of, amendments to, or the cancellation of government incentive programs or other laws and regulations relating to commodity prices, taxation, currency controls and export restrictions, in each case that may adversely impact Crown Point), risks that new government initiatives will not have the consequences the Company believes (including the benefits to be derived therefrom), expropriation/nationalization of assets, price controls on commodity prices, inability to enforce contracts in certain circumstances, the potential for a hyperinflationary economic environment, the imposition of currency controls, risks associated with a default on Argentine government debt, and other economic and political risks; volatility of commodity prices; currency fluctuations; imprecision of reserve estimates; environmental risks; competition from other producers; inability to retain drilling services; incorrect assessment of value of acquisitions and failure to realize the benefits therefrom; delays resulting from or inability to obtain required regulatory approvals; the lack of availability of qualified personnel or management; stock market volatility; inability to access sufficient capital from internal and external sources; the need to shut-in, flare and/or curtail production as a result of a lack of infrastructure and/or damage to existing infrastructure; and economic or industry condition changes. Actual results, performance or achievements could differ materially from those expressed in, or implied by, the forward-looking information and, accordingly, no assurance can be given that any events anticipated by the forward-looking information will transpire or occur, or if any of them do so, what benefits that Crown Point will derive therefrom. With respect to forward-looking information contained herein, the Company has made assumptions regarding: that the Company will complete the proposed Acquisition on the terms described herein on a timely basis, including the ability of the Company to obtain the requisite financing to fund the purchase price on acceptable terms, obtain all requisite regulatory and governmental approvals and satisfy all applicable conditions precedent; the impact of increasing competition; the general stability of the economic and political environment in Argentina; the timely receipt of any required regulatory approvals; the ability of the Company to obtain qualified staff, equipment and services in a timely and cost efficient manner; drilling results; the costs of obtaining equipment and personnel to complete the Company's capital expenditure program; the ability of the Company to obtain financing on acceptable terms when and if needed; the ability of the Company to service its debt repayments when required; field production rates and decline rates; the ability to replace and expand oil and natural gas reserves through acquisition, development and exploration activities; the timing and costs of pipeline, storage, transportation and facility repair, construction and expansion and the ability of the Company to secure adequate product transportation; future oil and natural gas prices; costs of operational activities in Argentina; currency, exchange, inflation and interest rates; the regulatory framework regarding royalties, commodity price controls, currency controls, import/export matters, taxes and environmental matters in Argentina; and the ability of the Company to successfully market its oil and natural gas products.  Additional information on these and other factors that could affect Crown Point are included in reports on file with Canadian securities regulatory authorities, including under the heading "Risk Factors" in the Company's most recent annual information form, and may be accessed through the SEDAR+ website (www.sedarplus.ca). Furthermore, the forward-looking information contained in this document are made as of the date of this document, and Crown Point does not undertake any obligation to update publicly or to revise any of the included forward looking information, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be expressly required by applicable securities law. 

Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this news release.

SOURCE Crown Point Energy Inc.