October 9, 2014 WPX Strategic Update Rick Muncrief President & CEO, WPX Energy
WPX Repositioning Update Agreed to sell our 69% equity interest in Apco Oil & Gas Control 84,000 net acres in the San Juan Gallup, 163% increase from year-end 2013 Other value-enhancing transactions Trail Ridge joint development carry…
WPX Operational Update San Juan Gallup 3rd rig added; record spud-to-rig release, 9.5 days Completing first two 7,500 laterals Williston Initial result of larger stimulations encouraging Reaffirm full-year production guidance…
WPX 20/20 Vision By 2020, WPX intends to 3x INCREASE MARGINS and 5x INCREASE OIL PRODUCTION which should lead to 3x INCREASE MARKET CAP WPX Strategic Update October 2014 6
20/20 Vision Measurable MarginsMargins (per Mcfe)1 Domestic Domestic Oil Oil Production Market Cap (B) (Mbbl/d) Production (MMbbl) 4.50 90 14 3.93 81 4.00 80 12.00 12 3.50 70 Oil Production (Mbbl/d) 10 Margins (per…
20/20 Vision not Dependent on Raising Commodity Prices Bullish natural gas longer-term, anticipate 3.50 - 4.50 pricing over the next 3 years Coal continues to lose power generation market share Advantaged feedstock pricing leads to…
WPX 20/20 Vision - Identity WPX will be known for Margin Growth Operational Performance Technical Excellence WPX Strategic Update October 2014 9
Foundation for 3x Margin Expansion SUPPLY Creation of enterprise supply chain management CHAIN MGMT. TRANSPORTATION Rockies Express agreement expires ROLL-OFF November 2014 IMPLEMENT 1.5-mile laterals in San Juan Gallup NEW…
Achieving 20/20 Vision Accelerate Oil Development Highest portfolio returns Increases operating margins Brings highest-value projects forward Culture, Communication Build Asset Scale and Cost Focus Create significant drilling…
20/20 Vision: Disciplined Focus on Profitable Growth AREAS OF FOCUS Commodity diversification INCREASE MARGINS Reduce DD&A and LOE through operational improvements Optimize SG&A costs and GP&T expenses AREAS OF FOCUS Reduce D&C…
20/20 Vision: Disciplined Focus on Profitable Growth Underway ACTIONS TAKEN Rockies Express agreement expires INCREASE MARGINS November 2014 Successful early exit program completed Creation of Supply Chain Management group…
Premier Western Energy Producer High-Quality Rocks (Rocks matter) WILLISTON BASIN Established Infrastructure (Infrastructure matters) PICEANCE BASIN Access to Premier Markets (Markets matter) SAN JUAN BASIN Commodity…
San Juan Basin Why We Like It: 30+ years of experience in the basin San Juan Gallup Highest returns in the portfolio Production stream: 70% oil, 15% natural gas and 15% NGL High-quality light sweet oil Return enhancement from…
Williston Basin Why We Like It: Highest quality rock in the play 10 years of inventory Production stream: 85% oil, 7% natural gas, 8% NGLs Opportunity for operational optimization Targeting 10MM drilling and completion cost…
Larger Williston Stimulations Peak Month Production Middle Bakken Peak Month1 Three Forks Peak Month2 14% increase 13% increase 880 800 860 780 840 760 820 740 Barrels of Oil Barrels of Oil 800 720 780 700 760 680…
Early Results From Larger Stimulations Ruby Pad Cumulative Production 60,000 Middle Bakken Ruby 31-30 HA Three Forks Ruby 31-30 HW 50,000 Three Forks Ruby 31-30 HX 40,000 Original Middle Bakken 3MM Type Curve Cumulative…
Piceance Basin Why We Like It: Massive resource and scale 25 years of drillable inventory Exploration upside in the Niobrara and Mancos Current production of 13.7MMcf/d 7,325 psi Excess regional takeaway capacity with access to…
Resource Assessment Underway Potential Catalysts for Growth WILLISTON SAN JUAN Additional Longer laterals Downspacing in the Gallup Larger Increasing stimulations leasehold Greater EURs PICEANCE EXPLORATION Ryan Gulch Early…
WPX Future: 2015 Outlook 2015 guidance will be released December 2014 Current hedging program provides capital flexibility 50% of oil production hedged at an average price of 94.88 per barrel 50% of natural gas hedged at an average…
Western Prices Have Increased Relative to Eastern Locations 0.50 West Basis Strengthening1 East Basis Weakening2 0.33 0.00 (0.18) (0.18) (0.25) per MMBtu -0.50 -1.00 (1.15) -1.50 (1.74) -2.00 3 3 2006 to…
Strong Western Supply/Demand Fundamentals Through 2019 Northwest 2.0 Bcf/d Deman d +2.0 demand increase Bcf/d through 2019 Rockies and Southwest San Juan Basin production flat to declining 0.5 Bcf/d Demand through 2019…
Our Transport Costs are Decreasing while Northeast Producers are Increasing WPX Northeast Producer 1 Northeast Producer 2 500,000 450,000 400,000 350,000 Transportation Costs (/MM) 300,000 250,000 200,000 150,000…
Foundational Elements for 20/20 Vision COST RISK We are building FOCUS TOLERANCE one vision, one culture, one mission. ENTREPRENEURIAL MINDSET CULTURE OF ACCOUNTABILITY WPX Strategic Update October 2014 25
WPX 20/20 Vision By 2020, WPX intends to 3x INCREASE MARGINS and 5x INCREASE OIL PRODUCTION which should lead to 3x INCREASE MARKET CAP WPX Strategic Update October 2014 26
Appendix
Hedging Overview As of 10/01/2014 Balance of 2014 1 2015 Volume/Day Average Price Volume/Day Average Price Natural Gas (MMBtu) Fixed Price Swaps2 315,000 4.19 272,055 4.31 Costless Collars 190,000 4.04 - 4.66 50,000 4.00 - 4.50…