OPTI's key strengths combine to create an unmatched oil sands advantage:

Pure-play oil sands investment opportunity.
OPTI is 100 percent focused on Canada's oil sands, one of the largest hydrocarbon deposits in the world.

Best-in-class operating costs.
Our proprietary OrCrude™ process, combined with gasification, substantially reduces the requirement for natural gas. Natural gas is typically the largest input cost in an in-situ oil sands project.

Production ramping up.
Start-up of the Upgrader and production of first Premium Sweet Crude (PSC™) was announced on January 22, 2009.  We expect production to ramp-up significantly through 2010.

Multi-phase expansion plans.
With substantial resources, the Company is executing on its strategy to eventually reach 120,000 bbl/d production capacity net to OPTI via a multi-stage expansion plan.