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COOK INLET REGION INC. An Alaska Native corporation 1

About CIRI CIRI (Cook Inlet Region Inc.) is an Alaska Native corporation Key Facts:  One of 12 Alaska-based regional corporations established by the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act of 1971 to benefit Alaska Natives who had ties to the Cook Inlet region  Owned by more than 7,500 Alaska Native shareholders of Athabascan and Southeast Indian, Inupiat and Yup’ik Eskimo, Alutiiq and Aleut descent  Based in Anchorage and has interests across Alaska, the United States and abroad  Overall portfolio: tourism, real estate, wireless communications, traditional and alternative energy  Substantial ownership of surface and subsurface land around cook Inlet and Southcentral Alaska 2

Need for new energy Southcentral Alaska faces imminent shortages of local natural gas for heat and electricity CIRI is developing diverse, environmentally- responsible energy solutions Underground coal gasification (UCG) is a timely and local energy solution 3

CIRI’s project 4

CIRI’s UCG project Underground coal gasification (UCG) project sized to fuel a new 100-MW combined-cycle power plant Located on CIRI lands on the west side of Cook Inlet Create syngas (also know as a synthesis gas), which can be used to generate electricity or upgraded to synthetic natural gas or clean liquid fuels Committed to carbon capture and sequestration by way of enhanced oil recovery Integrated carbon capture and sequestration (UCG + CCS is a world-first project) 5

CIRI project area 6 CIRI has substantial land holdings on the west side of Cook Inlet, in Alaska CIRI is evaluating UCG development sites near Beluga area natural gas fields and infrastructure Area is remote and largely unpopulated near existing infrastructure and development

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Underground Coal Gasification 8

What is Underground Coal Gasification (UCG)? UCG is a proven technological process that harnesses the energy potential of coal in the ground without mining Coal + H O 2 + heat = H 2 + CO + CO 2 + methane gases Product is “syngas,” also known as a synthesis gas Process occurs deep underground without mining 9

Syngas UCG produces ‘syngas’ (or synthesis gas) This energy-rich gas product can be: Handled and used like natural gas Used to fuel a turbine to generate electricity Upgraded or converted to make synthetic natural gas or liquid fuels 10

As clean as natural gas UCG-produced syngas using pre-combustion carbon capture: Can result in lower CO 2 emissions than a combined-cycle natural gas power plant Has emissions of other tracked compounds (SO x, NO x, etc.) comparable to natural gas 11

Drill two wells and create a connection between the wells At one well, inject an oxidant such as air Start a combustion reaction Heat and pressure gasify the coal Second well produces gas to surface 12 The Process Ground level Soil and rock Fresh water aquifer Impermeable overburden Coal seam Underlying rock Not to scale

Ash and other byproducts remain underground Processing and clean-up at the surface prepares gas for near-site use or transport Carbon capture and sequestration 13 The Process Ground level Soil and rock Fresh water aquifer Impermeable overburden Coal seam Underlying rock Not to scale

More than 650 feet deep Below and isolated from the fresh water aquifer Strong and impermeable overlying rock layers Ongoing study, testing and monitoring throughout process 14 Site characteristics Ground level Soil and rock Fresh water aquifer Impermeable overburden Coal seam Underlying rock Not to scale

Mitigating Hazards Manage surface subsidence and groundwater contamination with careful site selection, site characterization, project design and operation, and subsequent monitoring Process pressure is carefully managed to contain contaminates in the process cavity Operators control or halt the process by managing oxygen supply Natural water influx quenches the reaction, eliminating the possibility of unwanted coal-seam fires Technology provider has a proven track record Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory is CIRI’s independent technology consultant 15

Why UCG? 16

Practical, reliable energy Proven energy technology to access an abundant local resource Produces syngas (synthesis gas) that can generate electricity or be converted to other products such as synthetic natural gas Provides a secure domestic energy supply and a bridge fuel for the future Very efficient process 17

Safe and proven The reaction is controlled and can be stopped at any time Risks are mitigated by careful site selection and characterization, project design and operation, and ongoing monitoring More than 50 test and commercial projects completed worldwide A “here-now” technology that responsibly harnesses an abundant energy resource 18

Environmental Benefits 19

Low-impact energy production Requires minimal surface infrastructure Eliminates environmental risks/problems associated with coal mining, handling, transport and waste Leaves most coal byproducts safely contained deep underground Enables carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) Highly efficient at producing energy content of coal resource 20

Enables CCS UCG process produces syngas at temperatures and pressures that allow relatively easy, low-cost carbon removal at the surface, prior to burning UCG with carbon capture and sequestration leaves a carbon footprint that is far smaller than coal and similar to natural gas CO 2 is easily separated from syngas using existing scrubbing technologies for underground sequestration Commercial-scale carbon capture has successfully removed CO 2 at surface coal gasification plants 21

Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) Proven method of carbon sequestration Economically-preferred method of sequestration Extends productive life of existing oil fields 22

Environmental benefits of EOR Maximizes use of existing oilfield infrastructure Environmental impact of development already realized by legacy oil development Reduces pressure to explore and develop additional areas 23

UCG is not coal mining No open pits, mountaintop removal or tailing piles No surface water pollution or impact Reduces or eliminates pollutants that accompany coal mining No surface ash and slag waste handling Project site is small and easily restored upon project completion Not coal bed methane extraction 24

UCG is not coal mining 25 Underground reaction process On-site gas cleanup Gas piping Combined Cycle Gas Turbine Emissions cleanup Mining Transport Benefication Mine stockpile Reclamation and transportation Power station stockpile Reclamation and transportation Mill and combust Emissions cleanup Ash capture and storage

CIRI’s commitment CIRI will only begin building a UCG facility after a deliberate, thoughtful process Performing all necessary due diligence, Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) and securing all necessary permits Reaching agreements with world-class technology partners Evaluating input from local and national stakeholders 26

Timeline 27

Preliminary timeline 28 Dec. 2009: Feb. 2010: Mar. 2010: Aug. 2010: Nov. 2010: Nov. 2012: Jan. 2013: Jan. 2014: Resource Assessment drilling begins Preliminary Resource Assessment results; Preliminary site selection Pre-feasibility drilling begins Site characterization drilling begins Project permit application preparation begins Project permits received Above-ground project construction begins Commercial operations begin