OIL SEARCH LIMITED 76th Annual Meeting 4 May 2007 1
Achievements in 2006 2
2006 Achievements Record profit of US412.0m, including US258.4m net profit from sale of assets to AGL Core net profit of US207.5m, a 4% increase on 2005 Shareholders rewarded by final dividend of 4 US cents per share, making 8…
2006 Achievements Gross PNG production increased by 5%. Oil Search net production down 16% due to AGL asset sale Record oil price achieved (over US67/bbl) resulting from strong demand for PNG light sweet crude Stable cost…
Oil Search Net Production 40,000 Kutubu Moran Gobe Main SE Gobe Hides Nabrajah SEM 35,000 +10% Post AGL Forecast +6% 30,000 +25% sale 25,000 +23% stb/d 20,000 15,000 10,000 5,000 0 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005…
World Class HSES Performance Total Recordable Incidents (TRIs) 1998 2006 14 OSH OGP APPEA 12.7 12 TRI / 1,000,000 Hours 10.6 10.7 9.4 10 Australian Companies 9.1 9.8 9.3 8.3 8 8.5 8.2 7.8 7.3 6.8 7.0 6 5.8 5.2…
11 USm 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450 2 0 0 200 O 5 il P ri ce O il 85 S al es (97) Ta ri ff s (10) In te A re m 24 st or ti sa ti 8 on E & E (9) Ta x 15…
Cash Operating Expenses 2005 2006 PNG Oil Field US Costs per Barrel USm USm 7 Kumul 0.45 Field Costs Tariffs 0.82 - Oil: PNG 74.6 57.6 6 Tariffs 1.55 - Oil: MENA 3.1 12.4 Other Field 5 Costs 1.69 - Hides 4.0 6.5 Other…
Operating Cash Flows 750 Operating cashflow 92 included US180m of tax 625 paid, a 22% increase on (226) the prior year 500 Investing inflows included AGL sale USm 399 375 proceeds of US371m, offset by outflows of 250…
Treasury Review 500 Cash Debt Gearing Gearing % 400 40 300 30 USm 200 20 100 10 0 2003 2004 2005 2006 US478 million in cash at year end including JV balances , no debt Current cash position of US450 million following…
2007 Capital Outlook USm 2006 2007 Actual Outlook Investing : Exploration 122 190 Development 144 126 Corporate 16 70 Financing : Dividends 101 45 * Debt Repayment 126 - *2006 final dividend only 15
Strategy for Growth Deliver Value Substantial remaining potential in PNG oil fields Further development in Yemen & Egypt Cost controls and improved profitability Extract Value Commercialise OSHs 1 billion boe gas and liquids…
Strategy for Growth Objective is to more than double Company value by 2010 17
VALUE DELIVERY 18
PNG Oil Production Highlights SE Mananda 2006: Came onstream in Mar Moran 06. Daily production at 4,000 2006: Production increased by 18% bopd by year end Three new wells came onstream 2007-2009: Continue field 2007-9: Development…
PNG Oil Production Outlook 80,000 OSH Assumes 70,000 Field Operatorship 60,000 Oil Production (stb/d) Aspiration 50,000 I D nc 40,000 e v re el m o p en 30,000 m ta en l t 20,000 Decline before Oil Search…
Yemen - Nabrajah Nabrajah gross production currently averaging 7,800 bopd Nab 13 appraisal well underway. Potential for future basement wells being evaluated, pending results from interpretation of 3D seismic and G&G studies.…
Egypt Area A Area A - comprises 2 development leases (5 small Umm El Yusr Exploration oil fields) and four exploration leases Kareem, Yusr, Kheir & Shukheir Focus on increasing Development production, to assist funding…
VALUE EXTRACTION 23
Gas Commercialisation In late 2006, undertook major review of PNG Gas Project and other commercialisation options Change in focus to LNG & petrochemicals, which have access to high world gas and liquids pricing Scale of investment,…
Pnyang Juha Angore Mogulu Existing gas fields, gas Iehi Korobosea exploration Barikewa Kimu and appraisal opportunities Uramu Pandora 25
LNG for PNG Major growth in global LNG market and strong increase in gas prices over past 2 years makes LNG in PNG attractive Unprecedented interest from range of LNG developers PNG has all the requirements for LNG development:…
LNG for PNG Competition to develop first plant Several development approaches being reviewed and matured Total value chain approach upstream, pipeline, plant, marketing/shipping ExxonMobil model Merchant plant approach specialist…
Full Foldbelt 6.3Mtpa ExxonMobil LNG Option OSH has signed Cost Sharing 250 mmscfd (nominal) Juha Agreement with XOM and other JV partners to review Hides & 960 mmscfd Conditioning Plant LNG project based on Hides, Angore Juha and…
LNG with BG OSH and BG have been working since mid- 2006 on evaluating LNG development options. Studies have included: Review of resource base Review of capital costs for 3.5 mtpa initial train plus expansion Review ideal project…
LNG for Oil Search Oil Search objectives: Number of credible development options with excellent partners Striving for early development certainty and best long term value Excellent position in all major fields with likely interest…
Petrochemicals Maturing opportunity to supply gas to petrochemicals and fertiliser plant in Port Moresby Production range 90 136 PJ pa Product price with linkage to international energy markets Strong fit to Kutubu field resource…
Other complementary gas activities Significant expansion of appraisal and exploration programme for gas, aimed at increasing contractable gas Juha wells Kimu Korobosea Barikewa Potential Juha development despite J-5 results,…
VALUE CREATION 33
PNG Exploration Juha Oil exploration 40-50 mmbbl net risked NW Paua reserves being tested in 2007 Kutubu, Gas - Co-ordinated programme Arakubi to add reserves to support Mogulu commercialisation projects Cobra Mananda Attic PNG…
Kutubu 2 PPL 219 WI % Oil Search 91.25 Merlin Petroleum 8.75% Kutubu 2 Close to Iagifu-Hedinia fields quick tie-in possible Inadequately tested by Kutubu 1X (1988) Only Toro logged, but Iagifu as secondary target Currently…
PDL2 - Arakubi PDL2 WI % Line P N Oil Search 72.4* Depth 04-411 migra tion AGL 13.9 Merlin Petroleum 7.9 PRK 7.9 Arakubi structure Located 2km from infrastructure, and sits above and NE of Usano, Usano 2x block may share…
MENA 2007 Remaining Drilling Programme Exploration: 4 wells in Egypt, 6 wells in Yemen and 1 in IRAQ Iraq have been drilled in current programme Total wells still to EGYPT be drilled: 24 15 Exp + 9 Dev Yemen: 3 Rigs Onshore…
Egypt - East Ras Qattara Shahd 1 East Ras S N First well in ERQ Qattara programme Discovered minimum 15m oil pay in Upper & Lower Ghard-1 Bahariya Fm Discovery Ghard-1 Tested 1,517 bopd Shahd 1 combined 2 zones Discovery…
Outlook 39
Outlook - Production Production PNG development opportunities mean gross production can continue at around 50,000 bopd for at least three years Continuous Nabrajah area drilling programme is underway. 3D seismic has identified a…
Outlook - Exploration 2007 biggest programme in Companys history MENA programme has potential to add to production, short lead times Most of PNG oil targets close to existing infrastructure Gas exploration/appraisal activity a…
Outlook - Gas Gas Range of commercially attractive opportunities available OSH well placed competitively, with resources at Hides/Angore/Juha, Kutubu, Forelands fields, representing a spectrum of risks and rewards with options for…
Outlook 40,000 35,000 MENA Production Net Oil Production (stb/d) 30,000 25,000 20,000 PNG Development 15,000 10,000 PNG Production 5,000 ACTUAL FORECAST - 1 6 9 2 7 8 0 3…
Summary Oil Search remains on strong growth trajectory Existing oil production assets performing well, costs under control, extended production plateau Large discovered gas resource will be commercialised. 30% interest in LNG…