BANK OF AMERICA MERRILL LYNCH 2012 GLOBAL ENERGY CONFERENCE AUBREY K. MCCLENDON CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER NOVEMBER 13, 2012 MIAMI, FL
CHESAPEAKE IS THE ORIGINAL UNCONVENTIONAL COMPANY FOUNDED IN 1989 TO UTILIZE HORIZONTAL DRILLING TO EXPLORE UNCONVENTIONAL RESERVOIRS COVERING LARGE AREAS PREVIOUSLY UNDERDEVELOPED 3
INDUSTRY LEADERSHIP SECOND-LARGEST U.S. NATURAL GAS PRODUCER (NET), 5% LARGEST U.S. NATURAL GAS PRODUCER (GROSS), 10% 11TH LARGEST U.S. LIQUIDS PRODUCER 1 DRILLER OF HORIZONTAL SHALE WELLS IN THE WORLD LARGEST U.S. LEASEHOLD AND…
BEST ASSETS IN THE BUSINESS: 1 OR 2 POSITION IN 10 OF BEST 15 UNCONVENTIONAL FIELDS IN THE U.S. 21 TCFE PROVED RESERVES (1) 15 MM NET ACRES U.S. ONSHORE LEASEHOLD 30 MM ACRES OF 3D SEISMIC DATA (1) 21.3 tcfe based on…
FOCUSED ON 10 KEY PLAYS 6
AGGRESSIVE SHIFT TO LIQUIDS Oil (bbls/d) NGL (bbls/d) 250,000 200,000 (Bbls/d) 150,000 100,000 50,000 0 2009 2010 2011 2012E 2013E 2014E 2015E LIQUIDS PRODUCTION GROWTH PROJECTED TO INCREASE FROM 30,000 BBLS/D IN…
ONE OF THE BEST LIQUIDS GROWTH STORIES IN THE INDUSTRY U.S. LIQUIDS PRODUCTION GROWTH 3Q10 3Q12 PAST 24 MONTHS, BY PERCENTAGE 8
ONE OF THE BEST LIQUIDS GROWTH STORIES IN THE INDUSTRY U.S. LIQUIDS PRODUCTION GROWTH 3Q10 3Q12 PAST 24 MONTHS, BY VOLUME 9
CURRENT INITIATIVES COMPLETE ASSET BASE TRANSFORMATION TO BALANCE BETWEEN LIQUIDS AND NATURAL GAS COMPLETE STRATEGY TRANSITION FROM ASSET CAPTURE TO ASSET HARVEST COMPLETE ASSET SALES PROGRAM GOAL OF 17-19 BILLION IN 2012-13…
STATE OF NATURAL GAS MARKETS 11
in 2002 FLATLINED DOMESTIC PRODUCTION VOLATILE PRICES CAUSED BY WEATHER MERCHANT POWER AND RISING INTERNET USAGE DRIVING DEMAND FOR NATURAL GAS GENERATED ELECTRICAL POWER HIGHER LNG IMPORTS PROJECTED TO GROW TO MEET RESULTING…
in 2012 100-YEAR SUPPLY LOW, STABLE PRICES POWER, INDUSTRIAL AND TRANSPORTATION DEMAND RISING LNG EXPORTS PROJECTED TO GROW FOUNDATION OF AMERICAN INDUSTRIAL RENAISSANCE FOUNDATION FOR AMERICAN ENERGY INDEPENDENCE 13
HOW DID THIS HAPPEN SHALE GAS 14
BIG 5 NEW U.S. NATURAL GAS SHALE PLAYS ARE WORLD-CLASS DISCOVERIES 1,400 TOP 20 WORLD GAS FIELDS BY RECOVERABLE RESERVES 15
CHK HAS BEEN RESPONSIBLE FOR 30% OF U.S. NATURAL GAS GROWTH OVER PAST FIVE YEARS BUT SOON OUR NG PRODUCTION WILL BEGIN TO DECLINE, THIS WILL HELP RE-BALANCE NATURAL GAS MARKETS 16
MARKET-BASED RESPONSE TO LOW NATURAL GAS PRICES PRODUCERS ARE: SHIFTING RIGS TO LIQUIDS PLAYS ALLOWING DRY GAS PRODUCTION TO FALL STIMULATING DEMAND REVOLUTION 17
FACT: LOW NATURAL GAS PRICES PROVIDE 600 MILLION PER DAY IN ECONOMIC STIMULUS TO U.S. ECONOMY COMPARED TO PRICES IN EUROPE AND ASIA 18
BUT: OVER THE NEXT 10 YEARS WE ARE ON TREND TO EXPORT 4-5 TRILLION OF AMERICAN WEALTH TO IMPORT FOREIGN OIL 19
WHAT IF WE INVESTED THAT MONEY RIGHT HERE IN AMERICA TO PROMOTE U.S. SECURITY AND ECONOMIC GROWTH 20
PUTTING MORE U.S. NATURAL GAS TO WORK IN MANUFACTURING, UTILITIES AND TRANSPORTATION WILL CREATE AN ECONOMIC RENAISSANCE IN AMERICA AND HELP THE ENVIRONMENT WHILE WE ARE AT IT 21
NATURAL GAS NOW CHEAPER THAN COAL ACROSS THE U.S. 22
NATURAL GAS IS NO LONGER A BRIDGE FUEL IT SHOULD BE VIEWED AS BASE LOAD FUEL FOR DECADES TO COME 23
NEXT 5 YEARS SIGNIFICANT SHIFT IN THE COMPOSITION OF U.S. POWER GENERATION 24
NET ELECTRICITY GENERATION BY SOURCE COAL 36% NATURAL GAS 32% NUCLEAR 18% HYDRO 7% WIND 3% OTHER GAS 2% BIOMASS 1% PETROLEUM 1% THERMAL 0% SOLAR 0% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% EIA September 2012 Monthly Energy Review 25
ESTIMATE: 75,000 90,000 MWS OF NEW NATURAL GAS-FIRED CAPACITY ADDED BY 2015 26
IF U.S. COULD INCREASE NATURAL GAS POWERED FLEET TO A LOAD FACTOR OF 50% 27
NATURAL GAS A WIN-WIN RELIABILITY FOR UTILITIES AFFORDABILITY FOR RATEPAYERS IMPROVED AIR QUALITY JOB GROWTH AND REVENUE GENERATION FOR COMMUNITIES 28
NATURAL GAS IS REVITALIZING AMERICA'S INDUSTRIAL SECTOR CREATING A MODERN DAY MANUFACTURING RENAISSANCE INCREASING AMERICAN JOBS 29
A GAME CHANGER FOR TRANSPORTATION 30
LEADING BY EXAMPLE FLEET CONVERSION TO CNG/LNG DRILLING RIG & PRESSURE PUMPING CONVERSIONS TO NG NG BUSSES AND REFUSE TRUCKS NG POWERED GENERATION INDUSTRIAL BOILERS AND FEEDSTOCK 31
CONVERTING CHKS FLEET VEHICLES AND DRILLING RIGS TO RUN ON CNG AND LNG WILL SAVE 250 MILLION ANNUALLY AND 125 MILLION GALLONS (3 MMBBLS) OF DIESEL FUEL 32
U.S. CAN MOVE FROM ENERGY IMPORTER TO ENERGY EXPORTER 39
NATURAL GAS EXPORTS: BALANCE SUPPLY AND DEMAND KEEP U.S. RIG COUNTS AND EMPLOYMENT STEADY IMPROVE U.S. BALANCE OF TRADE 40
U.S. LNG EXPORT TERMINALS POTENTIAL EXPORT OF 10 BCF/D 41
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WHY INVEST IN CHK BEST ASSETS IN THE BUSINESS STRONG OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE, PRODUCTION UP 24% YOY TARGETING CORE OF THE CORE IN ALL PLAYS GREATER PRODUCTION BALANCE REDUCING NET LT DEBT…
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