2009 full year results 6 months to Dec 2008 Dec 2009 Change Production (million BOE) 4.64 3.32 -28% Sales revenue ( million) 392.1 189.6 -52% EBITDAX 331.7 129.1 -61% Pre tax profit 183.1 42.0 -77% NPAT 96.1 17.3 -82% Net…
Key factors in the results 6 Fall in oil prices: A115 (2008), A82 (2009) Fixed costs Reduced oil production Tax and royalty provisions
Strong balance sheet and cash to fund exploration and acquisitions
Highlights Delivered: Strong cash flow BassGas MLE FID Additional BassGas Equity Strong balance sheet 3 year finance facility Oil and gas discovery at Rockhopper Successful Trefoil gas appraisal Redback South gas discovery…
Sustainability No lost time injuries in AWE operations One lost time injury in non operated investment Strong environmental performance Reputation solid Within our communities With governments
Delivering on Strategy
Strategy Grow shareholder returns through exploration and swift responses to opportunities 1. Deliver base business 2. Deliver near-field opportunities 3. Grow through exploration and selective acquisition
Long term reserves ensure continued strong production Strong cash flow past 2020
Near-field opportunities support production base
Near field opportunities
Growing in the Bass Basin
Oil and gas discovery at Rockhopper
Tui expansion Firm wells Tui-SW Kahu-1 March drilling following Hoki-1
Casino expansion Developments of Henry and Netherby gas fields proceeding First gas March Ability to tie back additional discoveries in future
Exploration
Exploration Multiple opportunities for success this year and for future Current program is potentially transformational Any single success could be significant
Taranaki Basin AWE holds commanding position North Cape oil play Hoki 1 drilling March 250 million barrel resource potential four follow up prospects Moki oil play Tuatara - 1 subject to approvals, including environmental 100…
North Cape oil play Hoki - 1 will test this new play Multiple follow up prospects AWE already holds the follow up potential
Indonesia: acreage consolidation coming to fruition Pinnacle Reef oil play Offsetting Kodeco development Liyun-1 drilling in June quarter 75 million barrel target Follow up exploration targets Includes AWE as operator gas…
Kujung pinnacle and coalesced reef trend in Bulu and Terumbu blocks Kujung pinnacle reefs Kujung coalesced reefs
Yemen Fractured basement play Drilling now. Result shortly Resource potential 25 million barrels
and AWE is pursuing shale gas in the Perth basin AWE acreage contains three shale plays Kockatea Carynginia Irwin River Coal Measures Thick shales, large potential Robust WA gas market Woodada Deep Coring in March (AWE 100%)…
FY2010 exploration, subject to change Well Name Basin Title Target AWE share Timing Australia Redback South-1 Perth L11 Gas 33.0% Gas discovery Trefoil-2 Bass T/18P Gas 47.5% Gas discovery Rockhopper-1 Bass T/18P Gas 47.5% Oil & Gas…
Summary Strong base business performance Outstanding cash and balance sheet Increased equity in Bass Basin Exploration program has given some early success Big potential remaining in program Shale gas initiative launched
what is shale a very fine-grained rock a source rock a seal for conventional traps has extremely low permeability up to 8-10% porosity Shale Shale Sandstone (conventional reservoir)
what is shale gas shales that are thermally mature can contain dry gas gas is contained in pore spaces and also by adsorption (gas adheres to rock) very low permeability means gas is immobile without extensive fracture…
US history Mid 2009 Shale Production (mmscfd) 1980s: shale appraisal commenced 1990s to 2000s: new technologies early 2000s: higher gas prices 2000s: Barnett commercial production production today = 9 BCF/d (out of 55 BCF/d…