Investor Presentation Bank of America Merrill Lynch 2013 Global Energy Conference November 21, 2013
KEY INVESTMENT HIGHLIGHTS Over 3,000 identified drilling locations in the sweet spot of the Marcellus Shale Extensive Inventory of implying 25+ years of inventory at current drilling levels Low-Risk, High-Return Peer-leading rates of…
ASSET OVERVIEW 2012 Year-End Proved Reserves: 3.8 Tcfe Q3 2013 Production: 1.164 Bcfe per day 2013E Drilling Activity: 155 165 net wells 2014E Drilling Activity: 170 190 net wells Marcellus Shale 200,000 net acres Current Rig…
PEER-LEADING PRODUCTION AND RESERVE GROWTH Production Per Debt-Adjusted Share CAGR (2010 2012) 42% 30% 26% 24% 22% 17% 16% 15% 8% 8% Peer median: 11% 2% (0%) (2%) (3%) (9%) COG Peer A Peer B Peer C Peer D Peer E Peer F Peer G…
TRANSFORMATION TO A MARCELLUS AND EAGLE FORD FOCUSED STORY IN 2014 2013E Capital Program: 2014E Capital Program: 1.1 billion - 1.2 billion 1.375 billion - 1.475 billion Other Other 5% 2% Eagle Ford 24% Eagle Ford / Marmaton /…
PROVEN TRACK RECORD OF PRODUCTION GROWTH 600 550 500 450 400 2014 Bcfe 350 Guidance: 30% - 50% 300 267.7 Liquids (Net) 250 2013 Gas (Net) Guidance: 200 187.5 44% - 54% 42.8% (increased 150 130.6 from 35%- 43.5%…
PEER-LEADING CASH FLOW PER SHARE GROWTH WHILE GENERATING SUBSTANTIAL FREE CASH FLOW 50% 2013E 2015E Cash Flow Per Share CAGR 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% (10%) COG Peer A Peer B Peer C Peer D Peer E Peer F Peer G Peer H Peer I Peer J…
POTENTIAL USES FOR FREE CASH FLOW Return Cash to Expand Core Accelerate Organically Shareholders Acreage Development Build Via Share Positions in of our Positions in Buybacks and the Marcellus Marcellus and New Venture…
MARCELLUS SHALE
CABOT CONTINUES TO PRODUCE THE MOST PROLIFIC WELLS IN THE MARCELLUS SHALE Top 20 Pennsylvania Marcellus Wells (January to June 2013) Cumulative Production From January to June 2013 (Bcfe) 6.0 15 of the top 20 (January to June…
DERISKING OF CABOTS MARCELLUS POSITION LANESBORO Recently Announced Q2 / Q3 2013 Well Results 15 of Top 20 Marcellus Wells HALLSTEAD SILVER LAKE Number of SUSQUEHANNA Total Frac HARMONY Peak 24-Hour (Jan Jun 2013) SILVER LAKE…
CONTINUED PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MARCELLUS Horizontal Length Average IP and 30-Day Rate 4.5 4.1 20.0 3.8 16.8 17.4 4.0 3.4 15.1 14.5 3.5 15.0 14.0 Thousand Ft. 3.0 2.7 11.9 Mmcfpd 2.5 2.1 8.7 10.0 2.0 7.4 7.2…
MARCELLUS RIG MOVE EFFICIENCIES 10 8.7 Move Days (Release to Spud) 8 7.4 6 4.8 4.0 4 2 0 2011/2012 (25 Moves) Implementation of New Move Average For Last 19 Moves Target Process (4 Moves) Implemented a new rig…
MARCELLUS COMPLETION EFFICIENCIES FRAC EVOLUTION: Average Frac Stages Per Crew Day 2010 Daylight Operations, single well pads 10 Record of 9 frac stages 9.0 2011 24 Hour operations, multi well pads per crew day 8 (achieved five…
EVOLUTION OF CABOTS FRAC STAGE SPACING SHORTER STAGE LENGTHS AND REDUCED CLUSTER SPACING RESULTING IN HIGHER EURS PER 1,000 FEET OF LATERAL 4.0 3.7 3.3 EUR Per 1,000 of Lateral (Bcf) 2.9 3.0 2.4 2.0 1.0 0.0 2008 2009…
COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS (CNG) AND LINE GAS USAGE IN CABOTS MARCELLUS OPERATIONS CNG Usage in Cabots Vehicles - Estimated displacement of 110,000 gasoline gallon equivalents (GGE) in 2014 CNG / Line Gas Usage in Cabots Drilling…
COG MARCELLUS MARKETING STRATEGY Diversifying on Multiple Pipelines to Multiple Geographic Locations Firm Transportation Arrangements Long-Term Sales Agreements (Firm Sales) Investing in New Pipeline Projects Opportunistic…
INTERSTATE PIPELINE MARKETS Canada VT NH Iroquois NY TGP 200 Line Boston Constitution MA Laser RI Millennium CT TGP 300 Line Hartford Susquehanna Springville County Long Island Transco PA New York City NJ Current…
SCHEDULED APPALACHIA PIPELINE EXPANSIONS Over 13.3 Bcf/d of pipeline capacity expansions in Appalachia between now and 2017 with even more projects currently in the planning phases 14 13.3 Cumulative Pipeline Capacity Additions…
CABOTS MARCELLUS ECONOMICS Typical Well IRR Sensitivity 6.5 million D&C 6.0 million D&C 195% 200% 175% 150% BTAX %IRR 170% 150% 125% 115% 130% 100% 80% 100% 75% 70% 50% 3.00 3.50 4.00 4.50 Henry Hub ( / Mmbtu)…
EAGLE FORD SHALE
EAGLE FORD SHALE SUMMARY 62,000 net acres Current operated rig count: 2 Pad A Added a second rig in late July that will 4-well pad focus solely on multi-well pad Completing development (3 6 wells per pad) Lateral lengths ranging…
SIMPLE GROWTH STORY 3,000+ Locations in the Sweet Spot of the Marcellus Shale Implying 25+ Years of Inventory at Current Drilling Levels Currently Producing 1.3 Bcf/d of Gross Marcellus Production From Only 8% of Our Identified…