43RD ANNUAL ENERGY CONFERENCE Scotia Howard Weil Todd Stevens President & CEO New Orleans, LA March 25, 2015
CRC at a Glance World-Class Resource Base Sacramento Basin In 4 of 12 largest fields in the 19 MMBoe Proved Reserves 9 MBoe/d production continental U.S. 768 MMBoe proved reserves Capital Structure San Joaquin Basin 525 MMBoe…
Overview of California Resources Corporation California Pure-Play Net Resource Overview Total proved reserves by basin Avg. net production by An independent E&P company spun off by (12/31/2014) basin (12/31/2014) Occidental Los Angeles…
CRCs Average Production Expected to Be Essentially Flat in 2015 versus 2014 Resource base enables predictable production profile Conventional assets have relatively low decline rates, long production life Steamflood and waterflood…
Self-Funded Capital Investment Program Commentary 2015 Total Capital Budget 2015 capital budget of 440 million expected to Other Total: 440 million 95 1 be directed almost entirely towards oil-weighted 22% Drilling production 150…
Capital Allocation Priority: De-Leveraging Balance Sheet Exploring adjustments to capital structure Total long-term debt: 6.4 billion at Year-end 2014 Have received a 24-month amendment to revolver and term loan Resource base…
Capital Structure & Hedges Deleveraging is a priority Capitalization as of 12/31/14 (MM) 1 2.0Bn Senior Unsecured RCF 360 Recently approved credit facility amendment Senior Unsecured Term Loan 1,000 Senior Unsecured Notes 5,000…
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CRC is the Leading Operator in California Top California Producers in 2014* 200 192 180 159 160 Gross Operated MBoe/d 139 140 120 100 80 60 39 37 40 20 - CRC CVX Aera Energy FCX LINE Growth of Top California…
World Class Assets with Significant Development Opportunities Total California as of 12/31/2014 Diversity of basins, drive mechanisms. Net Proved Reserves (MMBoe) 768 % Oil Net Proved 72% Predictable production, low decline rates.…
Large in Place Volumes with Significant Upside for CRC Recovery Factors for Discovered Fields In place volumes of 40 Bn Boe at low Billion Boe recovery factor (22%) to date 45 40 Conventional value chain approach to life of field…
Creating a Recovery Value Chain Conventional fields in various stages of Typical Recoveries by Mechanism Type development 80 Base assets in place advancing recovery 70 with traditional means Moving recoveries from primary through…
Elk Hills Field - Overview Overview Field Map CRCs flagship asset, a 104-year old field with exploration opportunities RR Gap Large fee property with multiple stacked reservoirs Light oil from conventional and unconventional…
Wilmington Field - Overview Overview Field Map CRCs flagship coastal asset: acquired in 2000 Field discovered in 1932; 3rd largest field in the U.S. Over 7 billion barrels OOIP (34% recovered to date)1 Depths 2,000 10,000 (TVDSS)…
Conventional Waterflood Example Field discovered in 1920s by a major oil company Mount Poso Multiple stacked zones 1,200 2,000 5,000 BOPD 500 Ownership by Other Companies 4,500 450 150 MMBoe in place at 6% RF 4,000 Well Count…
Conventional Steamflood Example Year over Year Performance Eastern San Joaquin Valley Steamflood 15,000 Net Oil (bopd) 110,000 Two major intervals 1,500 2,500 14,000 Steam (bspd) 100,000 13,000 500 MMBoe in place at 35% RF…
Proven Track Record in Sensitive Environments Operator of choice in coastal environments Proven coexistence with sensitive environmental receptors 2 billion gallons of water supplied to agriculture in 2014 Excellence in safety and…
Well Positioned for Growth in Recovery World-class asset base with diverse and rich resources. Capacity for significant production growth at higher prices as we develop high-return, lower-risk development opportunities. Committed to…
California Resources Corporation Appendix 21
Non-GAAP Reconciliation for Adjusted EBITDAX For the Year Ended December 31, ( in millions) 2014 2013 Net Income/(loss) (1,434) 869 Interest Expense 72 - Income taxes expense/(benefit) (987) 578 Depreciation, depletion and…
Recently Approved Credit Facility Amendment Provides Additional Financial Flexibility Lender group approved several amendment provisions to provide CRC additional flexibility to manage our business through challenging commodity price…
Acquisitions Over the Years 1998 2009 2014 SJV North 2,500,000 Kettleman North Dome 2,000,000 SJV Central 40M acres 1.2MM acres 2.4M acres Elk Hills and Kern Front Acquisition of Vintage and Leading privately held acreage…
San Joaquin Basin Overview Basin Map Oil and gas discovered in the late 1800s Currently accounts for 70% of CRC production Kettleman 25 billion barrels OOIP in CRC fields1 Cretaceous to Pleistocene sedimentary section (25,000…
Los Angeles Basin Overview Basin Map Large, world class basin with thick deposits Kitchen is the entire basin, hydrocarbons did not migrate laterally; basin depth (30,000 ft) 10 billion barrels OOIP in CRC fields1 Most significant…
Sacramento Basin Overview Basin Map Exploration started in 1918 and focused on seeps and topographic highs. In the 1970s the use of multifold 2D seismic led to largest discoveries Cretaceous Starkey, Winters, Forbes, Kione, and the…
Ventura Basin Overview Basin Map Estimated 3.5 billion barrels OOIP in CRC fields1 Operate 29 fields (about 40% of basin) 300,000 net acres Multiple source rocks: Miocene (Monterey and Rincon Formations), Eocene (Anita and Cozy…
Capex Reduction 2014 2015 Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Rigs 28 25 6 4 3 3 Quarterly Operations 520 135-150 * CAPEX, mm Focus on investing within expected cash flows despite availability of additional investment opportunities that…
Opex Reduction 2014 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Production costs /boe 18.43 18.46 17.74 16.07 Workforce redeployed to focus on reducing costs and building a robust project pipeline Targeting 6-month payout on workovers at current prices…
VALUE CREATION INDEX Measures value created per dollar investment (Bang for the buck) Corporate Target 1.3 PV10 pre-tax cash flows VCI = PV10 of investments Project A Project B Project C Max IRR% Max VCI Max NPV Period Capital…
Shale Geological Overview 0 GR 150 Successful in upper Monterey using precise development approach 3,000 Expanding efforts into lower Monterey and other shales Total Organic N Depth Thickness Porosity Permeability Carbon Play (ft)…