OIL SEARCH LIMITED Oil Search Asian Roadshow May 2008 1
Oil Search Location Map 2 Operating Environment 3
Profile Established in Papua New Guinea (PNG) in 1929 Operates all of PNGs producing oil and gas fields. Current gross production 46,000 boepd, net share 24,000 boepd As operator, responsible for generating 22% of PNGs export…
Total Shareholder Returns (TSR) Ranked No.5 TSR Performer amongst current ASX 100 for 5 year period to Dec 2007 (53%pa on an annualised basis) 70% 60% 53% 50% 40% CAGR 30% 20% 10% 0% Macquarie Communica.…
Setting a New Course Strategic Review recently completed Highlighted value potential and actions required to transform Company value Review has set strategy for next five years: Continue to deliver top quartile returns Transform…
Key Conclusions of Review Gas Commercialisation the Key to Growth PNG LNG will dominate A robust economic project ranking well relative to other possible developments ExxonMobil led, with strong alignment and commitment OSHs…
Key Conclusions of Review Re-focus MENA Oil Search successfully built up diversified, value accretive portfolio in MENA, but some assets were sub-material Recommendation to refocus on assets with material value potential relative…
Key Conclusions of Review Management of Cash to Fund LNG Financial position is strong (net cash of 320 million post recent tax payment) Funding of PNG LNG capex (OSH share US3bn) will consume large proportion of operating cash flow…
Delivery of Strategy Focus is now on delivery of Strategy Achieve superior value growth performance versus peer group over the next five years by: Ensuring a positive Final Investment decision for the PNG LNG Project Optimising PNG…
Primary focus - PNG LNG PNG LNG Project is Oil Searchs primary focus This development will represent PNGs cornerstone gas development and will underpin Oil Searchs production and profits for 30+ years PNG LNG will commercialise…
The Environment is right for LNG Burgeoning demand for LNG from Asia Pacific region, as well as globally Tight supply: demand equation. Large number of potential new projects in the region, only a few will reach commerciality in…
PNGs Competitive Advantage Large number of potential new projects in this region (NW Australia, CSM) Screening economics indicate the PNG LNG Project is robustand stacks up favourably against other projects in the region…
PNG LNG Capex Estimate EM Project Execution Performance ExxonMobil historically has delivered projects on time and 125 Actual vs. Funded (%) on budget Cost Schedule First phase capex (2008 2014) expected to be between US10…
Delivering PNG LNG Imminent events: Execution of Gas Agreement (Prime Minister announced agreement of fiscal terms in last week of April) Commencement of FEED FEED deliverables: Securing market off-take (2008/09) Securing debt…
PNG LNG Financing Debt: Joint debt financing approach, led by a Finance Committee co-ordinated by ExxonMobil. Soc Gen appointed financial advisor. OSH share of project finance around US3 billion, nominal, including fees,…
Economic Importance of PNG LNG ACIL Tasman Report 6 February 2008 Affects economy of PNG and its balance of trade situation profoundly GDP will more than double (K8.65bn (2006) to K18.2bn average during production phase) Oil & Gas…
Oil Operations Providing Cash for Growth Since Oil Search took over operatorship of PNG oil fields in 2003, fields have produced 45 mmbbl in excess of previous operators expectations and field life extended Aim is to optimise PNG…
2008 PNG Development Focus Areas Moran: 2 development wells & 1 workover Agogo: Kutubu: 2 workovers 4 workovers Usano: 4 development wells 36 PNG Gross Oil Production 80,000 Oil Search Added over P50 Hides…
PNG Net Production (Life Of Field) 10,000 9,000 8,000 7,000 NET Production 6,000 (Mstb) 5,000 4,000 Hides GTE 3,000 SEM SE Gobe 2,000 Gobe Main 1,000 Moran Kutubu 0 2008* 2009 2010 2011 2012 Activities 6…
Cost control - Opex Cost inflation of 9 PNG Controllable Costs / Barrel 10%, higher in 8 specific areas 7 Other Focus areas for cost Marine Telecommunications Catering Services Services & Fees reduction: 6 Fuels, Chemicals,…
Gas Growth Opportunities PNG LNG Project sets the stage for additional gas-based growth opportunities. OSH seeking to: Increase contractible gas for threshold developments Plan infrastructure for gas hubs and corridors Capture…
Gas Growth Opportunities Highest value use for gas is for PNG LNG Project debottlenecking (+10-15% above nameplate capacity), expansion and/or developing other LNG plants: Significant field, pipeline and plant synergies can…
Exploration 46 PNG Exploration Portfolio optimisation Data room being prepared for farm down of some exploration exposures in PNG Seeking to build on gas portfolio (already outlined) Oil exploration High grade remaining…
Cobra PDL4 PPL219 PPL 190 WI % Gobe Main Oil Search 62.6 SE Gobe Wasuma Murray Petroleum 26.5 COBRA Cue PNG Ltd 10.9 Near-field exploration opportunity PDL3 PDL4 adjacent to the SE Gobe oil field Cobra 1a will test the…
MENA Exploration Sale of MENA assets to Kuwait Energy recently announced for US200 million & WC Allows OSH to re-focus on MENA assets that have potential to make a material contribution eg Libya Area 18, Yemen Blocks 3 & 7,…
Area 18 Offshore Libya Area 18 WI % Oil Search 30 Petrobras 70 (Operator) Area 18 is located in Pelagian Basin, offshore Libya Pelagian Basin contains 11% (7 bn boe) of Libyas total recoverable reserves, considered…
Performance in 2007 Total production of 9.78 mmboe, just 4% lower than in 2006 despite PNG oil field maturity Realised oil price of US77.78/bbl, 16% above 2006 Record revenue of US718.8 million, up 12% on 2006 Record EBITDAX of…
Treasury Review US344 million in cash at year end, no debt Current cash position of US320 million (post tax payment) Work underway to refinance corporate facility increasing funding commitment to US400 million and group liquidity…
Outlook 62 Oil Search The Next 5 Years The Company at a cross roads Potential to multiply value by delivering PNG LNG and other Gas Opportunities Three distinct phases over the next 5 years Phase I PNG LNG to FID 2008-09…
The Immediate Focus Phase I PNG LNG to FID 2008-2009 Support for Operator Oil Search specific value delivery Oil operations synergies, oil fields gas FEED Government and landowner management Financing Reorganisation to deliver…
The Long Term Phase III First Gas and Beyond 2013 Further growth opportunities Debottlenecking New train development Other gas developments off new infrastructure Major cash generation Legacy Asset Delivery A New Oil Search…
Summary Latent value in existing portfolio of assets is sufficient to deliver superior value to shareholders over the next 5 years Opportunities are well defined Challenges can be managed Company is well positioned to deliver…