重点消息：
Central Petroleum Limited（简称“Central”）已与ADZ Energy（简称“ADZ”）签署具有约束力的买卖协议（SPA），以确保在奥特威盆地和库珀盆地陆上极具前景的常规勘探许可证范围内进行战略性的多盆地扩张。此次交易涉及计划于2026年和2027年初钻探的三至四口近期勘探井，以及随着许可证的成熟，通过其他油气前景带来的持续增长机会。

交易的关键条款如下：

Central将收购：
位于奥特威盆地陆上、维多利亚州的PEP169勘探许可证20%的权益。该许可证范围内已通过广泛的地震勘测，在众多重要的常规勘探前景中，发现了极具前景的Enterprise North（简称“EN”）天然气靶区。EN勘探井（成功后将成为生产井）计划于2026年中后期钻探；以及
在南澳大利亚州24个保留租约（PRL）和勘探许可证PEL677中49%的权益，该盆地油气资源丰富，广泛的地震勘测已确定了包括11个优先油气勘探目标在内的多个重要常规油气目标，计划于2026年底/2027年初钻探两到三口勘探井（成功后将成为生产井）。

收购对价：
o 交易完成后支付920万美元，外加Central公司参与特定回溯成本的权益份额；
o 计划在EN钻探的勘探井取得商业成功后，支付390万美元的成功付款；
o Central公司持有Cooper区块49%的权益，未来产量将获得5%的特许权使用费。ADZ

公司将继续担任作业者。
买卖协议的完成取决于Central公司融资方的同意以及ADZ公司在2026年1月16日之前获得某些担保解除。

陆上奥特威盆地 – PEP169 – Enterprise North
维多利亚州的奥特威盆地在陆上和海上油气发现方面有着悠久的历史。主要目标是Waarre组，这是一种具有世界级孔隙度和产能的高品质砂岩。PEP169

包含EN勘探区，这是澳大利亚最具前景的陆上目标之一。

地震勘探显示，EN位于2020年发现的Enterprise气田正北方向，是一个断块。Enterprise

气田目前正在向维多利亚州天然气市场供气，据推测其气田溢流至EN构造。 EN项目在Waarre A层和Waarre C层位均有地震振幅支持。

值得注意的是，Otway地区（陆上和海上）所有近期Waarre组的发现均有振幅支持，包括Annie-1（2019年）、Enterprise-1（2020年）、Artisan-1（2021年）和Essington-1（2025年）。Amplitude Energy公司报告称，在Otway海上17口有振幅支持的勘探井中，成功率高达94%。Conoco Philips、Beach Energy和Amplitude Energy公司正在Otway海上开展的钻探活动，其钻探目标也均有地震振幅支持。EN

项目地理位置优越，位于维多利亚州高价值天然气市场，并已获得靠近现有管道和三座现有天然气处理厂（Iona、Otway和Athena天然气处理厂）的土地使用权。鉴于该地区历史上的成功率很高，EN井将被设计成生产井，如果成功，就能迅速将天然气输送到市场。

因此，只需极少的井口设施即可将天然气投入生产。如果成功，Central公司的前期收购成本预计约为1美元/吉焦（仅基于预期的EN产量），相对于东海岸天然气价格而言极具吸引力。此外，在EN项目成功的情况下，Central公司的权益天然气产量预计（在首次产气后）将几乎翻一番。

除了EN项目之外，PEP169项目还具有巨大的增长空间，已探明18个常规勘探前景和潜在目标，其中包括几个靠近基础设施且振幅显著的目标。

库珀盆地——24个PRL和PEL677——库珀联合合资企业。
库珀盆地是一个成熟且资源丰富的石油产区，拥有众多历史和近期发现。库珀联合公司（Cooper Consolidated）的区块由24个保留租约（PRL）和勘探许可证PEL677组成，覆盖了盆地的大部分区域，勘探程度相对较低，其中PRL的暂停期于2025年才刚刚结束。该区块位于多个现有常规油气田附近，地理位置优越。

值得注意的是，该区块的大部分区域都拥有良好的地震数据覆盖，这得益于之前进行的二维和三维地震勘探。

迄今为止，已探明17个勘探目标和潜在油气藏，其中至少7个勘探目标已具备钻探条件（可能只需对地震数据进行重新处理即可）。库珀联合合资企业的初期重点将放在高价值的油气目标上，计划在2027年初之前选定两到三个优先勘探目标进行钻探。如果一切顺利，Central的收购成本预计低于每桶油当量1美元（基于这三个优先目标），考虑到其靠近油气管道和出口设施，这一成本极具吸引力。此外，仅一项油田发现就可能大幅提高Central的权益油气产量。

重要的是，库珀盆地的油气发现可以通过现有的天然气管道网络迅速投入生产，这些管道连接着高价值的东海岸天然气市场；此外，还可以通过现有的石油管道和运输走廊将油气输送到成熟的炼油厂和港口设施。

中央石油公司首席执行官莱昂·德瓦尼表示：“
此次战略收购对中央石油公司而言意义重大，标志着我们从一家专注于北领地市场的单一盆地生产商转型为一家充满活力、业务遍及多个盆地的油气勘探开发公司，拥有即刻的油气钻探前景和巨大的长期增长潜力。最重要的是，此举使我们能够直接进入高价值的东海岸天然气市场。

与ADZ的合作令人振奋。他们是一家灵活、低成本的陆上勘探公司，拥有强大的技术实力，是我们的理想合作伙伴。近期我们将钻探多口勘探井，其中任何一口井的成功都将显著降低我们许可证的风险，并带来产量和现金流的飞跃式增长。”

近几个月来，我们采取了多项重要的战略举措，以提升Central在澳大利亚不断变化的能源格局中的地位。我们与Power and Water Corporation签署了一份具有约束力的意向书，其中包含有条件的天然气供应条款清单。双方计划将这些条款清单转化为具有约束力的天然气销售协议，这将显著提高我们的产量，并确保到2034年稳定产量的长期承购。此外，我们与Georgina Energy达成的有条件协议将降低我们在南阿马迪厄斯盆地盐下勘探的成本，同时保留盐下氦气勘探带来的巨大收益。

现在，通过此次收购，我们将业务拓展到两个成熟的陆上盆地，这些盆地拥有低成本、近期即可进行钻探的机会。这些资产使我们能够更好地进入东海岸天然气市场，并为未来的增长提供了巨大的潜力。

展望2026年，我们对未来的发展充满期待。未来18个月，我们计划在梅里尼（Mereenie）和棕榈谷（Palm Valley）钻探四口生产井，并参与多达五口高影响力勘探井的开发，包括北部企业（Enterprise North）、库珀盆地（Cooper Basin）以及杰克钻孔/基蒂山（Jacko Bore/Mt Kitty）（通过乔治娜能源公司（Georgina Energy））。我们显然正步入中央能源公司历史上最具影响力的时期之一。

本公告已获董事总经理兼首席执行官莱昂·德瓦尼（Leon Devaney）批准并授权发布。

Highlights
Central Petroleum Limited (“Central”) has entered into binding Sale and Purchase Agreements (SPAs) with ADZ Energy (ADZ) to secure a strategic multi-basin expansion into highly prospective conventional exploration permits in the onshore Otway and Cooper Basins. The transaction involves three to four near-term exploration wells planned for drilling over 2026 and early 2027, along with significant ongoing growth opportunities through other oil and gas prospects as the permits are matured.

The key terms of the transaction are:

• Central to acquire a:
o 20% interest in the Victorian exploration permit PEP169 in the onshore Otway Basin where extensive seismic surveys have identified, among other substantial conventional prospects, the highly prospective Enterprise North (“EN”) gas target. The EN exploration well (to become a production well on success) is scheduled to be drilled in mid to late 2026; and
o 49% interest in 24 South Australian Retention Leases (PRLs) and exploration permit PEL677 in the prolific Cooper Basin, where extensive seismic surveys have identified, among other substantial conventional oil and gas targets, eleven priority oil leads, with two to three exploration wells (to become production wells on success) scheduled to be drilled in late 2026 / early 2027.

• Consideration for the acquisition:
o $9.2m upon completion plus Central’s participating interest share of specified back-costs;
o $3.9m success payment conditional on commercial success from the planned exploration well at EN; and
o A 5% royalty on future production from Central’s 49% interest in the Cooper acreage.

• ADZ to continue as operator.
• Completion of the Sale and Purchase Agreements is conditional on consent from Central’s financier and ADZ obtaining certain security releases, by 16 January 2026.

Onshore Otway – PEP169 – Enterprise North
The Otway Basin in Victoria has a long history of delivering significant discoveries, both onshore and offshore. The primary target is the Waarre Formation, a high-quality sand with world-class porosity and productivity.

PEP169 contains the EN prospect, one of the most prospective onshore targets in Australia.

EN is mapped on seismic as a fault block immediately to the north of the Enterprise gas field, discovered in 2020.

The Enterprise field, now producing into the Victorian gas market, is interpreted to spill into the EN structure. EN has seismic amplitude support at the Waarre A and Waarre C horizons.

Significantly, all recent Waarre Formation discoveries in the Otway (onshore and offshore) are amplitude supported, including Annie-1 (2019), Enterprise-1 (2020), Artisan-1 (2021) and Essington-1 (2025). Notably, Amplitude Energy reported a 94% success rate across 17 amplitude supported exploration wells in the offshore Otway. Drilling targets, supported by seismic amplitudes, are also the subject of ongoing and upcoming drilling campaigns in the offshore Otway being conducted by Conoco Philips, Beach Energy and Amplitude Energy.

EN is ideally located within the high value Victorian gas market, and land access has been secured close to existing pipelines and three existing processing facilities (Iona, Otway and Athena Gas Plants). Given the high historic success rates in the area, the EN well will be designed as a production well, enabling rapid delivery of gas to market in a success case.

Consequently, only minimal wellhead facilities will be required to bring the gas online. If successful, Central’s upfront acquisition cost is expected to be around $1/GJ (based only on anticipated EN volumes), which is very attractive relative to east coast gas prices. Further, Central’s equity gas production rates are anticipated to almost double (upon first gas) in an EN success case.

Beyond EN, PEP169 also has significant running room for further growth with 18 further conventional prospects and leads identified, including several significant amplitude supported targets in close proximity to infrastructure.

Cooper Basin – 24 PRLs & PEL677 – Cooper Consolidated JVs
The Cooper Basin is a mature and well-established petroleum province with numerous historic and recent discoveries. The Cooper Consolidated acreage, comprising 24 Retention Leases (PRLs) and exploration permit PEL677, covers a large portion of the basin and is relatively underexplored, with the PRLs only recently coming out of suspension in 2025. The acreage sits around, and is proximal to, multiple existing conventional discoveries, both gas and oil fields.

Significantly, much of the acreage has good seismic coverage via a combination of prior 2D and 3D surveys.

To date, 17 prospects and leads have been identified, with at least seven prospects considered drill-ready (potentially only requiring seismic reprocessing to mature). The initial focus of the Cooper Consolidated JVs will be on the higher value oil and gas targets, with plans to select two to three priority exploration targets to drill by early 2027. In a success case, Central’s acquisition cost is expected to be less than $1/boe (based on the three priority targets) which is very attractive given the proximity to oil and gas pipelines and export facilities. Further, just one oil discovery could substantially increase Central’s equity liquids production rates.

Importantly, discoveries in the Cooper Basin can quickly be brought online via a network of existing gas pipelines accessing the high value east coast gas market, and existing oil pipelines and trucking corridors to established refineries and port facilities.

Statement from Leon Devaney, CEO of Central Petroleum
This strategic acquisition marks a pivotal moment for Central Petroleum, shifting us from a single-basin producer focused on the Northern Territory market to a dynamic, multi-basin E&P company with immediate oil and gas drilling prospects and substantial long-term growth opportunities. Most importantly, this move gives us direct access to the high-value east coast gas market.

The partnership with ADZ is an exciting one. They are a nimble, low-cost, onshore explorer with strong technical expertise, making them an ideal partner for us. With several exploration wells in the near term, a successful outcome at any of these would significantly de-risk our permits and deliver a step-change in both production and cash flow.

In recent months, we’ve made several significant strategic moves to elevate Central’s position in Australia’s evolving energy landscape. We’ve secured a binding letter of intent with Power and Water Corporation with conditional gas supply term sheets which the parties intend on converting to binding Gas Sales Agreements that will significantly boost our production and secure long-term offtake for firm production through 2034. Additionally, our conditional agreement with Georgina Energy will reduce our exposure to sub-salt exploration costs in the Southern Amadeus Basin while retaining the significant upside associated with sub-salt helium exploration.

Now, with this acquisition, we will expand our footprint into two proven onshore basins with low-cost, near-term drilling opportunities. These assets give us excellent access to the east coast gas market and provide significant potential for future growth.

Looking ahead to 2026, we’re excited for what’s to come. Over the next 18 months, we plan to drill four production wells across Mereenie and Palm Valley and participate in up to five high-impact exploration wells including Enterprise North, the Cooper Basin, and Jacko Bore/Mt Kitty (via Georgina Energy). We are clearly entering one of the most impactful periods in Central's history.

This ASX announcement was approved and authorised for release by Leon Devaney, Managing Director and CEO.