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BILLINGS, MT -- (Marketwire) -- 08/06/12 -- Voyager Oil & Gas, Inc. (VOG) (NYSE MKT: VOG) ("Voyager," the "Company" or "we") announces Company record oil production, revenue and Adjusted EBITDA* for the second quarter ended June 30, 2012. The final unaudited Quarterly Report will be released and filed on or about August 6, 2012.

Second Quarter 2012 Highlights

  • Record quarterly oil production of 85,363 barrels of oil equivalent (BOE), or an average of 938 barrels of oil equivalent per day (BOEPD). Second quarter production was up 50% from 56,865 BOE (625 BOEPD) in the previous quarter ended March 31, 2012;

  • Record oil and natural gas sales of $6,763,429 (99% of which is attributable to the sale of crude oil), up 33% from $5,098,333 in the first quarter ending March 31, 2012;

  • Adjusted EBITDA* of $4,811,883, up 38% from $3,483,733 in the quarter ended March 31, 2012; and

  • Adjusted income* of $1,067,351 or $0.02 per share (basic and diluted) for the three months ended June 30, 2012.

* Non-GAAP financial measure. Please see Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted Income tables later in this earnings release for a reconciliation of these measures to their nearest comparable GAAP measure.

Second Quarter 2012 Financial Results

During the quarter ended June 30, 2012, Voyager reports oil and natural gas sales of $6,763,429, which represents an increase of 33% from $5,098,333 during the first quarter ending March 31, 2012 and an increase of 306% from $1,666,535 in the year ago quarter ended June 30, 2011. This increase in revenue is due primarily to production from 150 gross (6.56 net) wells producing in the Bakken and Three Forks formations as of June 30, 2012, compared to 118 gross (5.03 net) wells and 24 gross (1.13 net) wells producing in the same formations as of March 31, 2012 and June 30, 2011, respectively. Production accelerated throughout the quarter with 35% of the quarterly production (29,721 BOE or about 991 BOEPD) during the month of June. Crude oil represented 99% of revenue and 95% of production during the second quarter 2012.


                                              June 30, 2012   June 30, 2011
                                             --------------- ---------------
Williston Basin Wells                         Gross    Net    Gross    Net
-------------------------------------------- ------- ------- ------- -------

Wells at Beginning of Quarter                    118    5.03      11    0.48

Wells Added to Production During the Quarter      32    1.53      13    0.65
                                             ------- ------- ------- -------

Producing Wells at Quarter End                   150    6.56      24    1.13

Drilling, Awaiting Completion, or Completing
 at Quarter End                                   30    1.10      39    1.20
                                             ------- ------- ------- -------

Participating Wells at Quarter End               180    7.66      63    2.33

As of June 30, 2012, Voyager had interests in a total of 180 gross (7.66 net) wells in the Bakken and Three Forks formations, of which 150 gross (6.56 net) wells were producing and 30 gross (1.10 net) wells were in the process of being drilled or completed. Permits continue to be issued for drilling units in which Voyager has acreage interests within North Dakota and Montana, and activity in the Williston Basin remains strong.

Adjusted EBITDA for the second quarter 2012 was a record $4,811,883, up 38% from $3,483,733 during the first quarter ended March 31, 2012 and up 530% from $763,866 during the second quarter ended June 30, 2011. The increase in adjusted EBITDA was driven by increased production and improved operating leverage as production scale increased. Adjusted EBITDA per BOE for the quarter ended June 30, 2012 was $56.37, compared to $61.26 during the first quarter ended March 31, 2012 and $42.76 during the year ago quarter ended June 30, 2011. Adjusted EBITDA per BOE during the second quarter 2012 was lower than first quarter 2012 due mostly to a nearly $8 decrease in realized crude oil prices during the quarter as the average crude oil price of NYMEX West Texas Intermediate (NYMEX) was about $103 per barrel during first quarter 2012 and about $93 per barrel during second quarter 2012.


                                          Three Months Ended
                           ------------------------------------------------
                           Jun. 30,  Mar. 31,  Dec. 31,  Sep. 30,  Jun. 30,
                             2012      2012      2011      2011      2011
                           --------  --------  --------  --------  --------
Net Production:
Crude Oil (Barrels)          81,323    54,735    35,569    32,088    17,695
Crude Oil Mix                    95%       96%       97%       96%       99%
Natural Gas and Other
 Liquids (Mcf)               24,237    12,777     5,971     7,387     1,027

Total Net Production (BOE)   85,363    56,865    36,564    33,319    17,866
Quarter-Over-Quarter
 Increase                        50%       56%       10%       86%       74%

Average Daily Production
 (BOEPD)                        938       625       397       362       196
Quarter-Over-Quarter
 Increase                        50%       57%       10%       84%       72%

Average Sales Prices:
Crude Oil Per Barrel       $  82.34  $  91.79  $  83.98  $  87.83  $  93.88
Effect of Settled Oil
 Derivatives Per Barrel    $   1.09  $  (0.50)       --        --        --
                           --------  --------  --------  --------  --------
Crude Oil Net of Settled
 Derivatives Per Barrel    $  83.43  $  91.29  $  83.98  $  87.83  $  93.88
Natural Gas and Other
 Liquids Per Mcf           $   2.78  $   5.81  $  11.29  $   7.35  $   5.30
Realized Price Per BOE (a) $  80.27  $  89.17  $  83.53  $  86.22  $  93.28

Average Per BOE:
Production Expenses        $   5.68  $   8.21  $   8.40  $   6.65  $   8.30
Production Taxes           $   8.54  $   8.90  $   6.25  $   7.25  $   9.37
G&A Expenses, Excl.
 Shared-Based Comp.        $   9.55  $  10.80  $  16.63  $  10.76  $  30.99
                           --------  --------  --------  --------  --------
Total                      $  23.77  $  27.91  $  31.28  $  24.66  $  48.66
                           --------  --------  --------  --------  --------

Adjusted EBITDA per BOE    $  56.37  $  61.26  $  52.32  $  61.63  $  42.76

Williston Basin Acreage:
Total Net Acres at End of
 Period                      33,031    32,823    31,957    30,821    28,027
Net Acres Added                 208       866     1,136     2,794    28,027
Average Cost / Acre
 Acquired During Period    $  2,000  $  2,100  $  2,116  $  1,441  $  1,548

% of Net Acres Held By
 Production (b)                  34%       29%       24%       20%       10%

(a) Realized Price includes realized gains or losses on cash settlements
 for commodity derivatives.
(b) Based on a 1,280-acre spacing unit.

Gain on Commodity Derivatives

Realized commodity derivative gains were $88,568 and $61,025, for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012, respectively. Unrealized commodity derivative gains were $2,162,975 and $1,278,083, for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012, respectively. There were no commodity derivatives losses during the three and six months ended June 30, 2011. Our derivatives are not designated for hedge accounting and are accounted for using the mark-to-market accounting method whereby gains and losses from changes in the fair value of derivative instruments are recognized immediately into earnings. Mark-to-market accounting treatment creates volatility in our revenues as unrealized gains and losses from derivatives are included in total revenues and are not included in accumulated other comprehensive income in the accompanying balance sheets. As commodity prices increase or decrease, such changes will have an opposite effect on the mark-to-market value of our derivatives. Future derivative gains will be offset by lower future wellhead revenues. Conversely, future derivative losses will be offset by higher future wellhead revenues based on the value at the settlement date. At June 30, 2012, all of our derivative contracts are recorded at their fair value, which was a net asset of $1,278,083. We did not incur any net asset or liability with respect to derivative contracts prior to January 1, 2012.


                     Three Months Ended June 30,  Six Months Ended June 30,
                     --------------------------- ---------------------------
                          2012          2011          2012          2011
                     ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------
Net Revenues:
Total Oil and
 Natural Gas Sales   $   6,763,429 $   1,666,535 $  11,861,762 $   2,499,156
Realized Gain on
 Commodity
 Derivatives                88,568             -        61,025             -
Unrealized Gain on
 Commodity
 Derivatives             2,162,975             -     1,278,083             -
                     ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------
Revenues             $   9,014,972 $   1,666,535 $  13,200,870 $   2,499,156
                     ============= ============= ============= =============

Liquidity

As of June 30, 2012, Voyager had $4,113,794 in cash and total debt outstanding of $18,030,730. Voyager has a credit facility with Macquarie Bank Ltd. ("Macquarie Bank") that provides up to a maximum of $150 million in principal amount of borrowings to be used as working capital for exploration and production operations. As of June 30, 2012, $15,000,000 was outstanding under Voyager's Tranche A credit facility and $3,030,730 was outstanding under our Tranche B facility. As of June 30, 2012, $7.7 million was undrawn and available pursuant to an approved development plan.

On July 26, 2012, Voyager entered into an amended and restated credit agreement with Macquarie Bank to expand the existing availability and outstanding balance under its existing credit facility. In addition to the $20.2 million of debt obligations related to the July 26, 2012 acquisition of Emerald Oil Inc. ("Emerald Oil") that remain outstanding through existing agreements, the Company obtained additional availability from its credit facility and drew $15 million of additional debt on a new third tranche at an initial rate of 9% above the applicable London Interbank Borrowing Rate (LIBOR) and has the potential to draw a maximum of $20 million. The $15 million drawn was used for existing development activities. The new tranche matures on November 15, 2012 while Tranche A and Tranche B maintain the original maturity date of February 10, 2015. Tranche B is uncommitted; however, Macquarie Bank may, in its sole discretion and subject to an approved revised development plan and the satisfaction of certain conditions, commit additional funds under Tranche B.

Impairment of Oil and Gas Properties

We follow the full cost method of accounting for oil and natural gas operations whereby all costs related to the exploration and development of oil and natural gas properties are initially capitalized into a single cost center ("full cost pool"). Capitalized costs (net of related deferred income taxes) are limited to a ceiling based on the present value of future net revenues using the 12-month unweighted average of first-day-of-the-month price (the "12-month average price"), discounted at 10%, plus the lower of cost or fair market value of unproved properties. If the ceiling is not greater than or equal to the total capitalized costs, then we are required to write down capitalized costs to the ceiling. We perform this ceiling test calculation each quarter. Any required write downs are included in the condensed statements of operations as an impairment charge. We recognized an impairment expense in the three- and six-month periods ended June 30, 2012 in the amount of $10,191,234. Included in the full cost pool at June 30, 2012 were costs incurred in 2010 and 2011 associated with the Company's interest in the Niobrara development program in the Denver-Julesburg Basin. We incurred approximately $23.6 million in development costs to acquire acreage and develop the program, with insufficient oil and natural gas reserves established as a result of the development in the third-party reserve engineer's reserve report to offset the costs of the development program. While the costs were incurred in 2010 and 2011, we did not fail the ceiling test until June 30, 2012. The failure was primarily due to a decrease in the 12-month average commodity price and an increase in the local differential to NYMEX West Texas Intermediate on Williston Basin properties on the June 30, 2012 reserve report compared to March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011 reserve reports. We did not recognize any impairment expense in the three- and six-month periods ended June 30, 2011.

Recent Well Completions

The following table illustrates certain recent well completions in which Voyager has participated with a working interest during the second quarter of 2012, listing all wells added to production with a working interest of at least 1.5%:


                                                       Working BOPD IP
                                                      Interest   Rate  Note
        Well Name           Operator     County, ST      (1)     (2)    (3)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Berger 156-100-7-6-1H     Liberty     Williams, ND   21.02%   2,719    B
   Schnitzler 34-24 TFH     Whiting    Roosevelt, MT   12.50%    200     B
  Moe 29-32-162-100H1CN      Baytex      Divide, ND    12.50%     78     A
Sylte Mnrl T 157-101-25B-
           36-1H           Petro-Hunt   Williams, ND   12.50%    490     A
     Ingerson 2-12-1H     Cornerstone    Burke, ND     12.50%    ***     C
     Hunter 1-H 17-20     Continental   Williams, ND    8.64%    683     A
   Inga 150-99-11-2-2H      Newfield    McKenzie, ND    8.33%   1,876    A
   Inga 150-99-11-2-3H      Newfield    McKenzie, ND    8.33%   1,654    A
   Inga 150-99-11-2-10H     Newfield    McKenzie, ND    8.33%   1,023    A
      A & B 1-30-31H           G3       Williams, ND    7.43%    626     A
    Johnson 43-27 ENH       Denbury       Dunn, ND      6.87%   1,105    A
  Chrome 155-99-18-19-1H  Continental   Williams, ND    6.61%    512     A
    Abercrombie 1-10H     Continental   Richland, MT    6.25%    630     B
     McClintock 1-1H      Continental   Williams, ND    3.21%    929     B
      Hoidahl 1-16H       Continental    Divide, ND     3.13%    537     B
     Larsen 32-29 #1H       Zavanna     McKenzie, ND    3.13%    682     A
    Johnson 43-27 WNH       Denbury       Dunn, ND      2.34%    939     A
     Bouchard 34-21H        Fidelity    Richland, MT    2.24%    133     B
 GO-Kupper 157-96-0805H-1     Hess      Williams, ND    1.56%    592     A
----------------------------------------------------------------------------


                         ----------------------------
 (1)  The working interests are based on Voyager's internal records and may
      be subject to change by operators' third-party legal counsel in
      preparing final division order title opinions for each well.

 (2)  The initial production rate ("IP Rate") for each well expressed in
      barrels of oil per day ("BOPD") and does not include associated
      natural gas production. Initial production is generally the 24-hour
      "Peak Production Rate" that may be measured following the initial day
      of production, depending on operator procedure or well profiles,
      although the calculation may vary from operator to operator. The IP
      Rate may be estimated based on other third-party estimates or limited
      data available at the time.

 (3)  NOTE: A) IP Rate obtained from North Dakota Industrial Commission
      ("NDIC"). B) IP Rate was not reported by the operator to the NDIC.
      Voyager estimated an IP Rate based on the highest single day
      production over the first 30 days if available. This estimate may or
      may not reflect the IP Rate calculated by the operator. C) IP Rate not
      provided by operator. Voyager did not receive individual daily
      production from the operator and was not able to calculate an
      estimated IP Rate.

Current Drilling Activity

The following table illustrates the 30 gross (1.10 net) wells in the Bakken or Three Forks formations drilling, awaiting completion or completing in which Voyager is participating with a working interest as of June 30, 2012:


                                                       Working
        Well Name          Operator   County, State Interest (1)   Status
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                  Awaiting
 Orcas State 5601 13-16H    Oasis      Williams, ND     9.38%    Completion
Horse Creek Federal 5004                                          Awaiting
         42-35H             Oasis      McKenzie, ND     9.37%    Completion
                                                                  Awaiting
  Longhorn 9-4-158-99H      Samson     Williams, ND     6.25%    Completion
                                                                  Awaiting
    Salsbury 24-35-1H      Whiting     Richland, MT     6.25%    Completion
Wolverine Federal #1-31-                                          Awaiting
           30H             Slawson     McKenzie, ND     6.10%    Completion
 Randy Olson 8-5-161-98H                                          Awaiting
           1PB              Baytex      Divide, ND      5.16%    Completion
                                                                  Awaiting
      Bogner 13-20H       SM Energy     Stark, ND       4.47%    Completion
                                                                  Awaiting
       Mott 1-16H        Continental   Richland, MT     3.25%    Completion
                                                                  Awaiting
       Bakke 1-17H       Continental    Divide, ND      3.13%    Completion
Polar Vance 154-97-2-17-                                          Awaiting
          5-5H              Kodiak     Williams, ND     1.83%    Completion
 Hatchet Federal #1-23-                                           Awaiting
           14H             Slawson     McKenzie, ND     1.30%    Completion
                                                                  Awaiting
   Schmidt 5602 42-10H      Oasis      Williams, ND     1.25%    Completion
                                                                  Awaiting
      TAT 13-35-26H         Helis      McKenzie, ND     0.27%    Completion
                                                                  Awaiting
     Mae 5603 43-19H        Oasis      Williams, ND     0.02%    Completion
  Ross-Alger 6-7 #2TFH     Brigham    Mountrail, ND     7.71%     Drilling
Gullikson 152-103-31-30-
           1H              Liberty     McKenzie, ND     6.26%     Drilling
Wolverine Federal #4-31-
          30TFH            Slawson     McKenzie, ND     6.10%     Drilling
      O Bach 29-32H        Fidelity     Stark, ND       5.47%     Drilling
 BW-Erler 149-99-1522H-1     Hess      McKenzie, ND     4.73%     Drilling
    Mary Sveet 34-21H      Marathon    Williams, ND     4.38%     Drilling
 CPEUSC Clermont 18-19-    Crescent
        158N-100W           Point      Williams, ND     3.09%     Drilling
AV-A And S Trust 162-94-
          17H-1              Hess       Burke, ND       2.92%     Drilling
   Shepherd 5501 12-5H      Oasis      Williams, ND     2.59%     Drilling
  Hardscrabble 3-3328H       EOG       Williams, ND     2.25%     Drilling
    Taylor 14-23 #1H       Brigham     McKenzie, ND     1.88%     Drilling
    Sherri 2658 43-9H       Oasis      Richland, MT     1.56%     Drilling
Tobacco Garden 31-29 SEH   Denbury     McKenzie, ND     1.42%     Drilling
      Davies 1-20H       Continental   Richland, MT     0.94%     Drilling
   Pederson #1-18-19H         G3       Williams, ND     0.40%     Drilling
 State 154-102-25-36-1H    Triangle    Williams, ND     0.16%     Drilling


                        ----------------------------
(1) The working interests are based on Voyager's internal records and may be
subject to change by operators' third-party legal counsel in preparing final
division order title opinions for each well.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

Adjusted EBITDA

In addition to reporting net income (loss) as defined under GAAP, we also present net earnings before interest, income taxes, depreciation, depletion, and amortization, accretion of discount on asset retirement obligations, impairment of oil and natural gas properties, unrealized gain (loss) from mark-to-market on commodity derivatives and non-cash expenses relating to share based payments recognized under ASC Topic 718 ("adjusted EBITDA"), which is a non-GAAP performance measure. Adjusted EBITDA consists of net earnings after adjustment for those items described in the table below. Adjusted EBITDA does not represent, and should not be considered an alternative to GAAP measurements, such as net income (loss) (its most directly comparable GAAP measure), and our calculations thereof may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies. By eliminating the items described below, we believe the measure is useful in evaluating its fundamental core operating performance. We also believe that adjusted EBITDA is useful to investors because similar measures are frequently used by securities analysts, investors, and other interested parties in their evaluation of companies in similar industries. Our management uses adjusted EBITDA to manage our business, including in preparing our annual operating budget and financial projections. Our management does not view adjusted EBITDA in isolation and also uses other measurements, such as net income (loss) and revenues to measure operating performance. The following table provides a reconciliation of net income (loss) to Adjusted EBITDA for the periods presented:


                                     Three Months Ended
                -----------------------------------------------------------
                  Jun. 30,     Mar. 31,    Dec. 31,    Sep. 30,   Jun. 30,
                    2012         2012        2011        2011       2011
                ------------  ----------  ----------  ---------- ----------

Net income
 (loss)         $ (6,960,908) $ (256,370) $  (46,097) $   55,874 $ (465,057)
Impairment of
 oil and
 natural gas
 properties       10,191,234           -           -           -          -
Interest
 expense             169,445     515,790     525,616     508,841    506,096
Accretion of
 asset
 retirement
 obligation            3,423       2,567       1,576       1,717      1,328
Depreciation,
 depletion and
 amortization      3,171,512   2,009,129   1,264,437   1,335,620    568,469
Stock-based
 compensation
 expense             400,152     327,725     167,434     151,343    153,030
Unrealized
 (gain) loss on
 commodity
 derivatives      (2,162,975)    884,892           -           -          -
                ------------  ----------  ----------  ---------- ----------
Adjusted EBITDA $  4,811,883  $3,483,733  $1,912,966  $2,053,395 $  763,866
                ============  ==========  ==========  ========== ==========

Adjusted Income

In addition to reporting net income (loss) as defined under GAAP, we also present net earnings before the impairment of oil and natural gas properties and the effect of unrealized gain (loss) from mark-to-market on commodity derivatives ("adjusted income"), which is a non-GAAP performance measure. Adjusted income consists of net earnings after adjustment for those items described in the table below. Adjusted income does not represent, and should not be considered an alternative to GAAP measurements, such as net income (loss), and our calculations thereof may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies. By eliminating the items described below, we believe the measure is useful in evaluating our fundamental core operating performance. We also believe that adjusted income is useful to investors because similar measures are frequently used by securities analysts, investors, and other interested parties in their evaluation of companies in similar industries. Our management uses adjusted income to manage our business, including in preparing our annual operating budget and financial projections. Our management does not view adjusted income in isolation and also uses other measurements, such as net income (loss) and revenues to measure operating performance. The following table provides a reconciliation of net income (loss), to adjusted income for the periods presented:


                    Three Months Ended June 30,   Six Months Ended June 30,
                    ---------------------------  --------------------------
                         2012          2011          2012          2011
                    -------------  ------------  ------------  ------------
Net loss            $  (6,960,908) $   (465,057) $ (7,217,278) $ (1,354,831)
Impairment of oil
 and natural gas
 properties            10,191,234             -    10,191,234             -
                    -------------  ------------  ------------  ------------
Unrealized gain on
 commodity
 derivatives           (2,162,975)            -    (1,278,083)            -
                    -------------  ------------  ------------  ------------
Adjusted income
 (loss)             $   1,067,351  $   (465,057) $  1,695,873  $ (1,354,831)
                    -------------  ------------  ------------  ------------
Adjusted income
 (loss) per share -
 basic              $        0.02  $      (0.01) $       0.03  $      (0.02)
                    -------------  ------------  ------------  ------------
Adjusted income
 (loss) per share -
 diluted            $        0.02  $      (0.01) $       0.03  $      (0.02)
                    -------------  ------------  ------------  ------------
Weighted average
 shares outstanding
 - basic               57,994,582    57,379,515    57,927,550    54,753,703
                    =============  ============  ============  ============
Weighted average
 shares outstanding
 - diluted             58,814,046    57,379,515    58,856,127    54,753,703
                    -------------  ------------  ------------  ------------

Derivative Instruments and Price Risk Management

The Company utilizes commodity costless collars (purchased put options and written call options) to (i) reduce the effects of volatility in price changes on the oil commodities it produces and sells, (ii) reduce commodity price risk and (iii) provide a base level of cash flow in order to assure it can execute at least a portion of its capital spending.

All derivative positions are carried at their fair value on the condensed balance sheet and are marked-to-market at the end of each period. Both the unrealized and realized gains and losses resulting from the contract settlement of derivatives are recorded in the loss on derivatives line on the condensed statement of operations.

Costless collars are used to establish floor and ceiling prices on anticipated oil and natural gas production. There were no premiums paid to or received by the Company related to the costless collar agreements. The following table reflects open costless collar agreements as of June 30, 2012.


                 Term                  Oil (Barrels)      Price       Basis
------------------------------------- -------------- -------------- --------
Costless Collars
  April 1, 2012 - February 28, 2015       225,542    $90.00-$103.50   NYMEX

On July 26, 2012, in conjunction with the closing of the amended and restated credit agreement with MBL, the Company executed a NYMEX West Texas Intermediate crude oil derivative swap contract. The following table reflects the opened commodity swap contract with the associated volumes and fixed price.


                                               Fixed
       Calendar Year        Volumes (Bbls)     Price
------------------------------------------------------
  August - December 2012        51,136        $88.00
           2013                 73,370        $88.00
           2014                 48,742        $88.00
           2015                  6,404        $88.00

About Voyager Oil & Gas

Voyager is an exploration and production company focused primarily on acquiring acreage and developing wells in prospective shale oil plays in the continental United States. The Company's primary business is focused on properties in North Dakota and Montana targeting the Bakken and Three Forks shale oil formations. Voyager on a combined company basis following the acquisition of Emerald Oil owns an interest in approximately 200,000 net acres in the following areas:

  • approximately 43,600 core net acres targeting the Bakken and Three Forks shale oil formations in North Dakota and Montana;
  • approximately 45,000 net acres in a joint venture in the Sandwash Basin Niobrara shale oil play, located in Mofatt and Routt Counties, Colorado and Carbon County, Wyoming;
  • approximately 33,500 net acres in a joint venture targeting the Heath shale oil formation in Musselshell, Petroleum, Garfield and Fergus Counties of Montana;
  • approximately 2,400 net acres in the Denver-Julesburg Basin targeting the Niobrara shale oil formation in Colorado and Wyoming; and
  • approximately 74,700 net acres in a joint venture in and around the Tiger Ridge natural gas field in Blaine, Hill and Chouteau Counties of Montana.

For additional information, visit Voyager's website at: http://www.voyageroil.com/. Sign up for email alerts at: http://www.VYOG-IR.com to be notified when news items are released by Voyager.

Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements included in this news release contain "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. We caution you that assumptions, expectations, projections, intentions, plans, beliefs or similar expressions used to identify forward-looking statements about future events may, and often do, vary from actual results and the differences can be material from those expressed or implied in such forward looking statements. Some of the key factors that could cause actual results to vary from those we expect include, without limitation, volatility in commodity prices for crude oil and natural gas, access to capital markets and the condition of the capital markets generally, as well as ability to access them, the timing of planned capital expenditures, unanticipated cash flow restrictions, uncertainties in estimating reserves and forecasting production results, operational factors affecting the commencement or maintenance of producing wells and uncertainties regarding environmental regulations or litigation and other legal or regulatory developments affecting our business. We assume no obligation and expressly disclaim any duty to update the information contained herein except as required by law.


                          VOYAGER OIL & GAS, INC.
                          CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS
                                (UNAUDITED)

                                                 June 30,     December 31,
                                                    2012           2011
                    ASSETS
CURRENT ASSETS
  Cash and Cash Equivalents                    $   4,113,794  $  13,927,267
  Trade Receivables                                7,529,588      3,247,412
  Fair Value of Commodity Derivatives                609,147              -
  Prepaid Expenses                                   188,151         48,330
                                               -------------  -------------
      Total Current Assets                        12,440,680     17,223,009
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT
  Oil and Natural Gas Properties, Full Cost
   Method
    Proved Oil and Natural Gas Properties        102,678,532     60,425,243
    Unproved Oil and Natural Gas Properties       31,211,108     32,180,217
  Other Property and Equipment                       177,735        176,238
                                               -------------  -------------
      Total Property and Equipment               134,067,375     92,781,698
  Less - Accumulated Depreciation, Depletion
   and Amortization                              (20,877,163)    (5,505,288)
                                               -------------  -------------
      Total Property and Equipment, Net          113,190,212     87,276,410
  Prepaid Drilling Costs                              36,742         33,163
  Fair Value of Commodity Derivatives                668,936              -
  Debt Issuance Costs, Net of Amortization           427,879        306,839
                                               -------------  -------------
      Total Assets                             $ 126,764,449  $ 104,839,421
                                               =============  =============
     LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
CURRENT LIABILITIES
  Accounts Payable                             $  35,457,693  $  10,375,239
  Accrued Expenses                                    29,425        206,122
                                               -------------  -------------
      Total Current Liabilities                   35,487,118     10,581,361
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
  Revolving Credit Facility                       18,030,730              -
  Senior Secured Promissory Notes                          -     15,000,000
  Asset Retirement Obligations                       198,293        116,119
                                               -------------  -------------
      Total Liabilities                           53,716,141     25,697,480
                                               -------------  -------------

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES                              -              -

SSTOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
  Preferred Stock - Par Value $.001;
   20,000,000 Shares Authorized;None Issued or
   Outstanding                                             -              -
  Common Stock, Par Value $.001; 200,000,000
   Shares Authorized, 58,468,428 and
   57,848,428 Shares Issued and Outstanding,
   respectively                                       58,468         57,848
  Additional Paid-In Capital                      88,081,199     86,958,174
  Accumulated Deficit                            (15,091,359)    (7,874,081)
                                               -------------  -------------
      Total Stockholders' Equity                  73,048,308     79,141,941
                                               -------------  -------------
      Total Liabilities and Stockholders'
       Equity                                  $ 126,764,449  $ 104,839,421
                                               =============  =============



                          VOYAGER OIL & GAS, INC.
                     CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
                                (UNAUDITED)

                       Three Months Ended June
                                 30,              Six Months Ended June 30,
                     --------------------------  --------------------------
                         2012          2011          2012          2011
                     ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------
REVENUES
Oil and Natural Gas
 Sales               $  6,763,429  $  1,666,535  $ 11,861,762  $  2,499,156
Gain on Commodity
 Derivatives            2,251,543             -     1,339,108             -
                     ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------
                        9,014,972     1,666,535    13,200,870     2,499,156
OPERATING EXPENSES
Production Expenses       484,829       148,335       951,459       198,313
Production Taxes          728,588       167,417     1,234,609       247,381
General and
 Administrative
 Expenses               1,215,218       706,617     2,157,349     1,400,931
Depletion of Oil and
 Natural Gas
 Properties             3,160,368       560,344     5,158,427       968,328
Impairment of Oil
 and Natural Gas
 Properties            10,191,234             -    10,191,234             -
Depreciation and
 Amortization              11,144         8,125        22,214         8,912
Accretion of
 Discount on Asset
 Retirement
 Obligations                3,423         1,328         5,990         1,589
                     ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------
Total Expenses         15,794,804     1,592,166    19,721,282     2,825,454
                     ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------

INCOME (LOSS) FROM
 OPERATIONS            (6,779,832)       74,369    (6,520,412)     (326,298)
                     ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------

OTHER INCOME
 (EXPENSE)
Interest Expense         (169,445)     (506,096)     (685,235)   (1,001,575)
Other Income
 (Expense), Net           (11,631)      (33,330)      (11,631)      (26,958)
                     ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------
Total Other Expense,
 Net                     (181,076)     (539,426)     (696,866)   (1,028,533)
                     ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------

LOSS BEFORE INCOME
 TAXES                 (6,960,908)     (465,057)   (7,217,278)   (1,354,831)

INCOME TAX EXPENSE              -             -             -             -
                     ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------

NET LOSS             $ (6,960,908) $   (465,057) $ (7,217,278) $ (1,354,831)
                     ============  ============  ============  ============

Net Loss Per Common
 Share - Basic and
 Diluted             $      (0.12) $      (0.01) $      (0.12) $      (0.02)
                     ============  ============  ============  ============
Weighted Average
 Shares Outstanding
 - Basic and Diluted   57,994,582    57,379,515    57,927,550    54,753,703
                     ============  ============  ============  ============



                          VOYAGER OIL & GAS, INC.
                     CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                                (UNAUDITED)

                                                 Six Months Ended June 30,
                                               ----------------------------
                                                    2012           2011
                                               -------------  -------------
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
  Net Loss                                     $  (7,217,278) $  (1,354,831)
  Adjustments to Reconcile Net Loss to Net
   Cash Provided By (Used For) Operating
   Activities:
    Depletion of Oil and Natural Gas
     Properties                                    5,158,427        968,328
    Impairment of Oil and Natural Gas
     Properties                                   10,191,234              -
    Depreciation and Amortization                     22,214          8,912
    Amortization of Debt Discount                          -        111,575
    Amortization of Finance Costs                    278,776              -
    Accretion of Discount on Asset Retirement
     Obligations                                       5,990          1,589
    Unrealized Gain on Derivative Instruments     (1,278,083)             -
    Share-Based Compensation Expense                 727,877        409,769
    Changes in Assets and Liabilities:
      Increase in Trade Receivables               (4,282,176)    (1,291,411)
      Increase in Prepaid Expenses                  (139,821)       (47,959)
      Increase (Decrease) in Accounts Payable         46,454       (365,434)
      Decrease in Accrued Expenses                  (176,697)      (225,498)
                                               -------------  -------------
        Net Cash Provided By (Used For)
         Operating Activities                      3,336,917     (1,784,960)
                                               -------------  -------------
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
  Purchases of Other Property and Equipment           (1,497)      (152,349)
  Prepaid Drilling Costs                              (3,579)      (727,017)
  Proceeds from Sales of Available for Sale
   Securities                                              -        242,070
  Investment in Oil and Natural Gas Properties   (15,776,228)   (23,959,151)
                                               -------------  -------------
    Net Cash Used For Investing Activities       (15,781,304)   (24,596,447)
                                               -------------  -------------
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
  Proceeds from Issuance of Common Stock - Net
   of Issuance Costs                                       -     46,602,251
  Advances on Revolving Credit Facility and
   Term Loan                                      18,030,730              -
  Payments on Senior Secured Promissory Notes    (15,000,000)             -
  Cash Paid for Finance Costs                       (399,816)             -
  Proceeds from Exercise of Stock Options and
   Warrants                                                -         16,960
                                               -------------  -------------
    Net Cash Provided by Financing Activities      2,630,914     46,619,211
                                               -------------  -------------
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH
 EQUIVALENTS                                      (9,813,473)    20,237,804
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS - BEGINNING OF
 PERIOD                                           13,927,267     11,358,520
                                               -------------  -------------
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS - END OF PERIOD      $   4,113,794  $  31,596,324
                                               =============  =============
Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow
 Information
  Cash Paid During the Period for Interest     $     613,814  $     900,000
                                               =============  =============
  Cash Paid During the Period for Income Taxes $           -  $           -
                                               =============  =============
    Non-Cash Financing and Investing
     Activities:
      Oil and Natural Gas Properties Property
       Accrual in Accounts Payable             $  35,288,407  $   4,079,967
                                               =============  =============
      Stock-Based Compensation Capitalized to
       Oil and Natural Gas Properties          $     395,768  $     134,216
                                               =============  =============
      Capitalized Asset Retirement Obligations $      76,184  $      50,485
                                               =============  =============

Contact:
Voyager Oil & Gas, Inc.
Marty Beskow
Vice President of Finance / Capital Markets
406-245-4901
Email Contact

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