BG Group Key messages Good operating performance Strong financial position and outlook Up to 1 billion repurchase Additional 500 million capex Good progress on growth programme Creating shareholder value 3
BG Group Overview Strategy Business segments Framework for growth Q3 2005 results 4
Strategy Energy consumption Energy consumption CAGR 2000-2025 2.3% 2.1% 1.9% 1.8% 1.2% Nuclear Oil Renewables Coal Natural Gas Source: EIA 2005 Gas is the fuel of choice 5
Strategy Integrated Gas Major Integrated Gas Major Connect gas to Secure low cost high value markets resources Build and access markets Equity reserves Serve customers Contracted resources Skills to succeed across the gas…
Strategy Business model E&P LNG Power Transmission Distribution E&P Resources Enabling Markets Skills and opportunities across the gas chain 7
Strategy Gas market focus UK / Europe Middle North Focus East / America Caspian Focus Atlantic supply India focus Long term growth Bolivia/ Long term Brazil growth Developed Market Developing Market Supplies Connecting…
Strategy Countries of current operation Norway Canada UK Kazakhstan Italy Spain USA Israel / PA Tunisia Thailand Mauritania Libya India Trinidad & Egypt Philippines Tobago Malaysia Bolivia Brazil Singapore Uruguay…
Business segments
2004 results E&P unit operating costs Annual unit operating cost (/boe) BG 2004 opex 3.66/boe BG 2004 Industry costs rising BG 2003 Peer 2004 BG is an industry leader 0 5 10 Peer Group includes Super Majors, Source: Evaluate…
2004 results E&P benchmarking 3 year F&D costs (/boe) 3 year reserve replacement (%) BG 2002-2004 BG 2001-2003 Peer 2002-2004 0 2 4 6 8 10 0% 100% 200% 300% 400% Peer Group includes Super Majors, Source: Evaluate Energy 2004,…
Business segments E&P reserves and resources Cumulative Reserves/ reserves/resources Production* Risked Exploration 6,596 mmboe 40 Years (2,109 mmboe) Un-booked Resources 4,487 mmboe 27 Years (869 mmboe) Probable Reserves…
Business segments LNG Atlantic Basin Strategy Accessing high value markets Rapid growth in LNG production Shipping and marketing Contracted LNG supply in 2006/7 Rapidly growing segment 14
BGs LNG portfolio LNG activities UK Providence Brindisi Shipping ELNG 1 ELNG 2 Damietta Elba Island ELNG 3 Mauritania Lake Charles OKLNG ALNG 1 ALNG 2 NLNG Middle ALNG 3 ALNG 4 East ALNG 5 India Bolivia LNG Eq. Guinea…
Business segments Transmission and distribution Comgas Gross bcmpa 8% CAGR 2004-2009 High growth markets, India 6 and Brazil 4 Regulatory regimes focused on development 2 Strong volume and margin growth 0 2004A 2005 2006 2007…
Business segments Power Power drives growth in gas demand Strong portfolio of modern gas plants Long-term take or pay revenue Gas cost pass through Substantial business: operating profit in 2004 121m BG has the skills to compete…
Progress to 2006 Project delivery Delivered 2005 2006 2004 Elba Island Atlantic Buzzard Two LNG ships Cromarty Three LNG ships Margarita EPF Interconnector Miskar expansion Lake Charles Exp. I Lake Charles Exp. II West Franklin…
Long term growth 2006 volumes Previous New E&P (000 boed) 530 580 up 9.4% LNG (mtpa) 6.6 6.9 up 4.5% T&D (bcma)* 14.0 14.0 unchanged Power capacity (GW)** 2.8 2.8 unchanged At 2005 reference conditions (see appendix) * Includes…
Long-term growth Business segment earnings split 100% 0% 2003 2009 E&P LNG, T&D, Power, Other At reference conditions (see BG website) Mid/downstream growth outstrips E&P growth 22
Long term growth Projects in the plan Existing assets Existing assets and and enhancements enhancements Existing assets + Interconnector reverse flow Nigeria supply Comgas organic growth Karachaganak gas sales Panna/Mukta drilling…
Long term growth Framework for growth Earnings Firm projects Risked E&A and BD in BG plans Additional projects Growth based Firm projects beyond 2006 on firm projects Firm projects to 2006 in 2004 plan Existing assets Energy…
Long term growth Additional projects North America Brindisi regas Armada Hub expansion expansions North America CATS Karachaganak extra volumes new supplies ullage filling Microgen North America Gaza Gas Marketing Dragon…
Long term growth Additional projects : LNG Import capacity (mtpa) 35-40 Longer term supply potential Existing Assets Embedded New Trinidad expansion ELNG T3 options Medium term New Greenfield supply potential OKLNG 21 ALNG…
Long term growth Exploration: Wells planned 2005 North Sea Canada 6 exploration 19 E&A wells 1 appraisal Italy Spain 2 exploration 1 exploration Israel Mauritania 1 exploration 5 exploration 2 appraisal Thailand Trinidad 2…
Q3 2005 results
Financial performance Q3 2005 Operating profit up 39% E & P volumes up 4% Good progress in LNG and T&D Growth programme Progress across the board 29
Financial performance Q3 2005 Q3 2005 Q3 2004 % million million change Revenue & other op. income 1 339 1 084 + 24% Total operating profit 548 395 + 39% Earnings 308 214 + 44% EPS 8.7p 6.1p + 43% Operating cash flow 692 448 + 54%…
Financial performance Q3 2005 Q3 2005 Q3 2004 % yoy million million E&P 419 291 + 44 LNG 51 37 + 38 T&D 64 51 + 25 Power 21 21 - Other activities (7) (5) + 40 Group total 548 395 + 39 Results excluding disposals and re-measurements…
Financial performance LNG Q3 operating profit Q3 2005 Q3 2004 million million Shipping and marketing 28 24 Liquefaction 30 19 Business dev and other (7) (6) Operating profit 51 37 Results excluding disposals and re-measurements…
Financial performance T&D Q3 operating profit Q3 2005 Q3 2004 million million Comgas 43 31 MetroGAS 11 11 Other 10 9 Operating profit 64 51 Results excluding disposals and re-measurements Total operating profit includes pre-tax…
Financial performance Q3 2005 Operating cashflow 692 m (up 54%) Capex 378 m Net debt 104 m Buy back announced 1 billion Strong financial position 34
Financial performance Conclusions Strong operating performance Growth programme on track Broad portfolio of long term options Robust strategy delivering value to shareholders 35
Appendix
Appendix Key assumptions REFERENCE CONDITIONS Brent Oil price US23/bbl UK uncontracted 21pence/therm US Henry Hub 4.30/mmBtu US/UK exchange rates of 1.80:1 US/UK inflation rates of 2.5% per annum Prepared under International…
Appendix Glossary Increase or (decrease) EPF Early production facility United States Dollar EPOD Extended plan of development UK pounds sterling F&D Finding and development costs m Million UK pounds sterling FX Foreign exchange 000…