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1. What is GeoPetro’s business?
2. Where is GeoPetro located?
3. What year was GeoPetro founded?
4. When did GeoPetro go public?
5. On which exchange does GeoPetro trade and what is the ticker symbol?
6. What is GeoPetro's principal producing project?
7. What is GeoPetro's involvement in Indonesia?
8. When does GeoPetro's fiscal year end?
9. What are the strengths of GeoPetro?
10. How many shares of stock are outstanding?
11. Who is GeoPetro's transfer agent?
12. Who are GeoPetro's outside legal counsel?
13. Who is GeoPetro's public accounting firm?
1. What is GeoPetro’s business?

Our business is the exploration and the development of oil and natural gas reserves on a worldwide basis. We currently have projects in the United States, Canada and Indonesia.

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2. Where is GeoPetro located?

Our principal executive offices are located at One Maritime Plaza, Suite 700, San Francisco, CA 94111. Our telephone number is (415) 398-8186.

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3. What year was GeoPetro founded?

GeoPetro Resources Company was incorporated in June 1996, as a successor company to GeoPetro Company, founded in August 1994.

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4. When did GeoPetro go public?

GeoPetro went public on March 30, 2006.

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5. On which exchange does GeoPetro trade and what is the ticker symbol?

On February 15, 2007, our common stock commenced trading on the American Stock Exchange under the symbol "GPR". Our common stock previously traded in the United States over-the-counter market in the Pink Sheets under the symbol "GPRC". Our common stock is also listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol "GEP".

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6. What is GeoPetro's principal producing project?

Our principal producing project is our Madisonville Project, located in East Texas. We currently produce natural gas from the Rodessa formation at about 12,000 feet of depth.

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7. What is GeoPetro's involvement in Indonesia?

We, through our 12% ownership interest of Continental-GeoPetro (Bengara II) Ltd., ("C-G Bengara"), have a 12% interest in the Bengara (II) PSC Block in East Kalimantan, Indonesia (the "Bengara Block") which covers approximately 239,692 gross (28,763 net) acres. Two wells have been drilled in this block since 1938 and one of these resulted in a natural gas discovery, testing 19.5 MMcf/d together with 600 bbls condensate per day. Elsewhere in the block, a large number of prospects and leads have been identified based primarily on seismic data. On September 29, 2006, we sold to CNPCHK (Indonesia) Limited ("CNPC") 70% of our shareholding in the Company's Continental-GeoPetro (Bengara-II) Ltd. subsidiary and our interest in the Bengara (II) Block, reducing our interest from 40% to 12%. CNPC is a wholly owned subsidiary of CNPC (Hong Kong) Ltd. who is party to the agreements as guarantor. CNPC (Hong Kong) Ltd. is a publicly held company based in Hong Kong and its shares trade on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange under the listing number 0135.HK. CNPC (Hong Kong) Ltd. is a 52% owned subsidiary of the China National Petroleum Company based in Beijing, PRC. CNPC has committed $60 million towards the exploration, appraisal and development of the Bengara Block.

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8. When does GeoPetro's fiscal year end?

Our fiscal year ends on December 31.

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9. What are the strengths of GeoPetro?

We have an experienced management team with over 100 combined years of experience. We have a diversified portfolio of projects that cover the entire spectrum of the risk profile ranging from low risk producing properties to medium risk /high reward exploratory projects. With a solid production base that allows us to be profitable and cash flow positive, we offer substantial upside through high impact exploration.

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10. How many shares of stock are outstanding?

As of September 1, 2008, we have 32,784,646 shares of common stock issued and outstanding.

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11. Who is GeoPetro's transfer agent?

Our transfer agent is Computershare Investor Services, (403) 267-6804

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12. Who are GeoPetro's outside legal counsel?

Greene Radovsky Maloney Share & Hennigh LLP
Andrews Kurth LLP
Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

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13. Who is GeoPetro's public accounting firm?

Our auditors are Hein & Associates, LLP

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