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Page 1: ERHC Energy Inc. 3rd Quarter Conference Call

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Cautionary StatementCautionary Statement

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, response to U.S. governmental authority and related proceedings, 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 others, those relating to the Company’s ability to exploit its commercial interests in the JDZ and the exclusive territorial waters of São Tomé and Príncipe, general economic and business conditions, changes in foreign and domestic oil and gas exploration and production activity, competition, changes in foreign, political, social and economic conditions, regulatory initiatives and compliance with governmental regulations and various other matters, many of which are beyond the Company’s control. Given these concerns, investors and analysts should not place undue reliance on these statements. Each of the above statements speaks only as of the date of hereof. The Company expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statement to reflect any change in the Company’s expectations with regard thereto or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any of the above statements is based.

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Today’s PresentersToday’s Presenters

• Peter Ntephe, president and chief executive officer

• Sylvan Odobulu, ERHC’s vice president in charge of operations and financial matters.

• Gertjan van Mechelen, ERHC’s senior geoscientist and exploration manager

• Dr. Ken Seymour, ERHC’s senior petroleum engineer

• Mike Shafie, ERHC’s senior geoscientist.

• Dr. Peter Thuo, ERHC’s geoscientist and resident Kenya technical expert

• And Reginald Sewell, ERHC’s legal counsel who practices with Warner & Associates

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• As of June 30th, 2012, ERHC had cash and cash equivalents totaling about $8.4 million.

• Management believes that these cash assets are sufficient to keep the company going for more than 12 months.

• During the third quarter, ERHC's general and administrative expenses totaled slightly over one million dollars, which represented a slight increase compared to the third quarter of 2011.

• Detailed financial results are contained in our quarterly report, form 10Q, which was filed on August 8th, 2012. The report is accessible through the investor center on our website.

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I. ERHC’s Interests in the I. ERHC’s Interests in the Republic of KenyaRepublic of Kenya

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Briefing:Briefing:East AfricaEast Africa

• Emerging as one of the world’s most exciting, new oil provinces

• An estimated 2,000 MMBOE discovered in Lake Albert Rift Basin in Uganda’s Block 1 (EA1)

• Large gas discoveries, including the recent Zafarani find, offshore Tanzania

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Kenya Block 11AKenya Block 11A

• Encompasses 11,950 square kilometers or 2.95 million acres

• Situated on Kenya’s border with South Sudan to the north, Block 11B and Lake Turkana to the east and near Kenya’s border with Uganda to the west

• In the vicinity of recent significant discoveries

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Similar to Uganda FindsOperator Tullow estimates the discoveries may be similar in size to the Lake Albert Rift Basin in Uganda, which are estimated at 2,000 MMBOE

Regional GeologyThe area is dominated by the Cretaceous Central Africa Rift System (CARS) and the Tertiary East Africa Rift System (EARS) with the associated basin depositional trends

Northwest KenyaThe proximity and in-trend relationship between the Lotikipi plain and the Abu Gabra Rift basins of southern Sudan suggest high oil and gas prospectivity

Recent Exploration Success•Eliye Springs well is in the adjacent Block 10BA •Loperot and Ngamia-1 wells in Block 10BB are also nearby

Regional GeologyGravity data enabled the delineation of a sedimentary basin within the Block 11A area below the Lotikipi plain with a basin-fill believed to be in excess of 5,000 meters

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Republic of KenyaRepublic of Kenya

• Eliye Springs well is in adjacent Block 10BA

• The Loperot and Ngamia-1 wells in Block 10BB are nearby

• The Loperot well recovered light paraffinic oil sourced from an excellent type 1 oil-prone lacustrine shale

• The Ngamia-1 well has encountered significant oil columns

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II. ERHC’s Interests in the II. ERHC’s Interests in the Republic of ChadRepublic of Chad

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Briefing:Briefing:Republic of ChadRepublic of Chad

• One of sub-Saharan Africa’s significant crude oil producers

• Shares borders with oil producing nations Nigeria, Libya, Sudan and Cameroun

• U.S. companies have invested $3.7 billion to develop oil reserves - estimated at 1 billion barrels

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NigerCNPC largest playerCurrent Production: ~17,000 bbl/dUnconfirmed EUR: 1.0 BlnbblContinue to explore

Ndjamena RefineryOperator: CNPCCapacity: 20,000 bbl/d expandableto 60,000 bbl/dOnline Date: June 2011Supply: Block H Area II (CNPC)

Block H Area IIOperator: CNPC (Former EnCana)Expected Production: ~17,000 bbl/dReserves (remaining): 85 MMbblOOIP: 700 mmbbl (CNPC)Continue to explore

Chad/Cameroon PipelineOperator: ExxonCapacity: 225,000 bbl/dUtilization: 115,000 bbl/dDistance: 1,070 kmPort: Cameroon loadingExpandable by adding pump stations

Republic of Chad•Proven Reserves are 1.5 Billion Bbls

Source International Petroleum Encyclopedia

•Undeveloped Discoveries are 2.6 Billion Bbls, and 14.6 TCF of Gas

Source USGS, World Petroleum Resources Project

Sudan All FieldsKey Operators: CNPC & ConsortiumsCurrent Production: 465,000 bbl/dPeak Production: 538,000 bbl/d (2011)Reserves (remaining): 1.96 Bln bblsEUR: 3.0 Bln bblsKey basins: Muglad, MelutWells Drilled: 300Commercial & Technical Success: 60%

Greater Nile Oil ProjectOperator: GNPOC (Formerly Arakis)Current Production: 203,000 bbl/dPeak Production: 300,000 bbl/d (2004)Reserves (remaining): 662 MMbblEUR: 1.49 Bln bbl

Chari Ouest - Doba BasinOperator: Exxon (Esso)Current Production: 115,000 bbl/dPeak Production: 220,000 (2004)Reserves (remaining): 462 MMbblEUR: 795 mmbbl

ERHC BLOCKS

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ERHC’s Exploration ERHC’s Exploration Blocks in ChadBlocks in Chad

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Block Sq. Km. Acres Working Interest

Chari-Ouest III 4,500 1,111,974 50%

BDS 2008 16,360 4,042,644 100%

Manga 6,77 1,600,501 100%

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Adjacent to Doba Adjacent to Doba Basin OilfieldBasin Oilfield

Chari-Ouest 3 • Consortium led by U.S. majors ExxonMobil and ChevronTexaco

• In 2010, had an average daily production of 122,500 barrels of crude oil

BDS 2008

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ERHC Blocks

BDS 2008CHARI-QUEST III

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Prospectivity of Prospectivity of ERHC BlocksERHC Blocks

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• Focus area extends 260 km. and is on trend and east of OPIC discovery and north of Esso discoveries

• The ERHC team expects to find at least three prospects with a 30 percent chance of success on ERHC’s blocks

• ERHC estimates a combined mean potential of 63 MMBOE and the upside exceeds 332 MMBOE

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III. São Tomé & Principe III. São Tomé & Principe Exclusive Economic ZoneExclusive Economic Zone

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São Tomé & São Tomé & Principe EEZPrincipe EEZ

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IV. Nigeria - Sao Tome & IV. Nigeria - Sao Tome & Principe Joint Principe Joint

Development ZoneDevelopment Zone

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ERHC’s JDZ InterestsERHC’s JDZ Interests

JDZ Block Current ERHC Interest

Block 2 22.0%

Block 3 10.0%

Block 4 19.5%

Block 5 15.0%

Block 6 15.0%

Block 9 20.0%

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JDZ ExplorationJDZ Exploration

JDZ

• Five-well drilling campaign completed in January 2010

• Over $300m expended• Biogenic methane gas

discovered• Analysis continuing

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IV. Growth through IV. Growth through Strategic AcquisitionsStrategic Acquisitions

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Exile ResourcesExile Resources

• In July, the remaining regulatory hurdles related to the reverse takeover by Oando Exploration and Production had been cleared

• The company has been renamed Oando Energy Resources Inc. and admitted to trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the ticker ‘OER’

• ERHC continues to hold an interest in the re-formed company

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IV. Fund RaisingIV. Fund Raising

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Fund Raising: Fund Raising: RationaleRationale

• Exploration activities in Kenya and Chad will require considerable investment

• The EEZ is also expected to come into the frame of exploration within a few months

• Exploration is expected to significantly increase the prospectivity and value of our assets and have a positive effect on shareholder value

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Fund Raising PlansFund Raising Plans

• The Board and management, in conjunction with our financial and legal advisers, have carefully considered ERHC’s available options and formulated a funding strategy that is expected to involve the following:– Rights issuances to existing shareholders – Direct placements to new shareholders or strategic investors– Farm-outs of part of our interests in the assets to interested E&P

companies or strategic investors

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Fund Raising: GoalsFund Raising: Goals

• ERHC is simultaneously continuing work on farm-outs– Involve selling some of the interests in our PSCs to raise money and spread

risk by reducing ERHC’s financial obligations on the work programs

• We have more exciting assets in view across Africa– Our goal: to become one of the largest holders of exploration acreage on the

continent and one of the most successful in exploiting them

• We are rapidly making the transition from a passive holder of deep offshore licenses concentrated in one area to a company with a diversified portfolio of onshore and offshore assets across many different countries

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Q&ATo ask a question, call 888-669-0676 (US & Canada) or

201-604-0467 (international)

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