Investor Presentation Fiscal 2012 First Quarter Financial & Operational Update February 8, 2012
Core Businesses February 8, 2012 Integrated Business Structure Seneca Resources Corporation Empire Pipeline & NFG Supply Corp. Significant Appalachian Growth Appalachian Pipeline Growth Leading Marcellus Shale Position Delivery to…
National Fuel Gas Company February 8, 2012 Integrated Business Structure (1) Footnote 1 goes here (2) Footnote 2 goes here 4
National Fuel Gas Company February 8, 2012 Our Business Mix Leads to Long-Term Value Creation Seneca Utility Resources Pipeline & Storage Midstream Energy Gathering Marketing The strategic and financial benefits created by…
Exploration & Production February 8, 2012 (1) Footnote 1 goes here (2) Footnote 2 goes here 6
Seneca Resources February 8, 2012 Uniquely Positioned in Pennsylvania Held over 700,000 Marcellus acres before the play received any attention Have since added another 45,000 acres in the core of the play 80% of acreage is held in…
Seneca Resources February 8, 2012 Capital Spending Shifting to the Marcellus 1,250 California Upper Devonian Marcellus Gulf of Mexico Capital Expenditures ( Millions) 1,000 720-800 750 649 500 398 675-745 585 250…
Seneca Resources February 8, 2012 Ramping Up Production Growth 125 California Upper Devonian Marcellus Gulf of Mexico 100 Annual production growth of 25% to 85-95 Annual Production (Bcfe) 40% is expected 75 from 2011 to…
Seneca Resources February 8, 2012 Continued Improvement in Finding & Development Costs Three Year Average U.S Finding & Development Cost 8.00 7.63 7.38 3-Year F&D Cost (/Mcfe) 6.00 5.35 4.00 2.37 2.09 2.00 0.00…
Marcellus Shale February 8, 2012 Senecas Development Areas Eastern Development Area (Mostly Leased) Western Development Area (Mostly Fee and HBP) SRC Fee Acreage SRC Lease Acreage EOG Acreage (1) Footnote 1 goes…
Seneca Resources February 8, 2012 Strategic Development Plan Develop our excellent Tioga and Lycoming County leasehold Gross Rig Count 16 Systematically evaluate both the Seneca EOG Marcellus and Utica in the western 12…
Marcellus Shale February 8, 2012 3 Step Development Strategy 1. Area evaluation Vertical wells and cores 3-well horizontal test pads 2D and 3D seismic 2. Optimization Landing depth Frac design Lateral length Locations 3.…
Marcellus Shale February 8, 2012 Eastern Development Area (EDA) Results & Plan Forward Covington Developed 47 Wells Drilled 47 Producing Gross Production: 100 MMcf/d DCNR Tract 595 Full Development 24 Wells Drilled 4…
Marcellus Shale February 8, 2012 Western Development Area (WDA) Results & Plan Forward Approx. Outline of JV Acreage SRC Fee Acreage 200,000 Gross Acres Seneca 50% W.I. (Avg. 58% NRI) SRC Lease Acreage SRC Contributed JV Acreage…
Marcellus Shale February 8, 2012 Breaking Down Our Acreage Position Possible Wells Area Net Acres Locations Wells Drilled Completed EUR (Bcfe) Status Eastern Development Area (EDA) Covington 7,000 47 47 47 5.5 Developed 595…
Seneca Resources February 8, 2012 Economics of an Average DCNR 595 Well in Tioga County, Pa. Marcellus Economics for a Typical DCNR 595 Well 50% 40% Estimated Pre-Tax Economic Assumptions IRR at Current NYMEX Strip(1) Well…
Utica Shale February 8, 2012 Activity Summary Seneca Resources Seneca Resources Dry Gas Vertical Well Permit Vertical Completed Vertical Completed: December 2011 Currently Testing Currently Drilling 1st Horizontal Horizontal Well…
Upper Devonian Geneseo Shale February 8, 2012 Activity Summary East Resources East Resources 3 Wells Permitted Drilled & Completed November 2010 April 2010 Mt. Jewett Vertical (Seneca) Depth: 5,095; Thickness: 110 DCNR 001…
California February 8, 2012 Stable Production Fields North Lost Hills 1,150 BOEPD Tulare & Etchegoin Formation South Lost Hills Primary & Steamflood 1,700 BOEPD 181 Active Wells Monterey Shale Primary 215 Active Wells North…
California February 8, 2012 Strong Margins Support Significant Free Cash Flow Fiscal Year 2011 Net Income and Expenses per BOE Income tax 21% DDA 13% Cash Non-Steam Fuel LOE 12% Net Income Expenses 31.88 35.50 Other 6%…
National Fuel Gas Company February 8, 2012 Hedge Positions(1) and Strategy As of February 2nd, 2012, Seneca has hedged approximately 47% of its remaining forecasted production for Fiscal 2012 Natural Gas Volume Average Hedge…
Pipeline & Storage / Midstream February 8, 2012 (1) Footnote 1 goes here (2) Footnote 2 goes here 23
Pipeline & Storage February 8, 2012 Positioned to Move Growing Marcellus Production NORTHERN ACCESS EXPANSION TIOGA LAMONT COUNTY COMPRESSOR EXTENSION STATION PHASE I & II (In-Service) CENTRAL (In-Service) TIOGA COUNTY…
Pipeline & Storage February 8, 2012 Expansion Initiatives Capacity Est. In-Service Project Name Market Status (Dth/D) CapEx Date Lamont Compressor Station 40,000 6 MM 6/2010 Fully Subscribed Completed Lamont Phase II Project…
Midstream February 8, 2012 Critical To Boosting Returns in the Marcellus Midstreams gathering systems are TGP 300 critical to unlock remote, but highly productive Marcellus acreage Tioga County Goal is to first work to assist…
Midstream Corporation February 8, 2012 Expansion Initiatives Capacity Est. In-Service Project Name Market Status (Dth/D) CapEx Date Completed Flowing into TGP Covington Gathering System 100,000 16 MM 11/17/09 Fully Subscribed…
Pipeline & Storage Growth February 8, 2012 Deploying Significant Growth Capital Capital spending is increasing to fund system expansion and assuming recently allowed industry average ROE and capital structure targets, this segment…
Utility February 8, 2012 National Fuel Gas Distribution Corporation (1) Footnote 1 goes here (2) Footnote 2 goes here 29
Utility February 8, 2012 Continued Cost Control 350 All Other O&M Expenses O&M Expense - Uncollectibles 300 O&M Expense ( Millions) 250 203 203 200 191 179 27 25 181 27 14 11 150 100 178 176 164 167 168 50 0…
Utility February 8, 2012 Financial Stability Return on Equity 30.0% NY PA Allowed ROE - NY Approx. Settled ROE - PA 18.8% Return on Equity 20.0% 14.0% 14.7% 13.2% 10.9% 10.6% 10.5% 9.8% 10.0% 0.0% 2008 2009…
National Fuel Gas Company February 8, 2012 Financial Summary (1) Footnote 1 goes here (2) Footnote 2 goes here 32
National Fuel Gas Company February 8, 2012 Consolidated Capital Expenditures 1,500 Utility Pipeline & Storage Exploration & Production Midstream & Other Capital Expenditures ( Millions) 1,250 950 - 1,085 1,000 40-60 854…
National Fuel Gas Company February 8, 2012 Manageable Debt Maturity Schedule 600 Paid at Maturity on November 21, 2011 500 500 Debt Maturity ( Millions) 400 300 300 250 250 200 150 100 7.395% 49 50 6.700%…
National Fuel Gas Company February 8, 2012 Strong Dividend Track Record 1.60 National Fuel has had 109 uninterrupted 1.40 years of dividend payments and has increased its dividend for 41 consecutive years 1.20 Annual Dividend…
National Fuel Gas Company February 8, 2012 Capitalization & Liquidity Short-Term Debt 0.6% Capital Resources Total Short-Term Capacity: 1,085 Million Committed Credit Facility: 750 Million Long-Term Five-year syndicated…
National Fuel Gas Company February 8, 2012 Targeted Capital Structure Debt Equity Utility 50% 50% Equity P&S 50% 50% 55% - 65% Debt 35% - 45% E&P 30% 70% All Other 40% 60% Capital Structure Long-Term Consolidated…
National Fuel Gas Company February 8, 2012 Appendix (1) Footnote 1 goes here (2) Footnote 2 goes here 38
National Fuel Gas Company February 8, 2012 Fiscal Year 2012 Major Earnings Guidance Drivers 2012 Forecast GAAP Earnings per Share 2.40 - 2.65 Flat NYMEX Natural Gas Pricing (/MMBtu) 3.00(1) Flat NYMEX Crude Oil Pricing (/Bbl)…
Marcellus Shale February 8, 2012 Expanding 3D Seismic Coverage DCNR 007 DCNR 001 Mt. Jewett West Branch Covington DCNR 595 Owls Nest DCNR 100 Punxy Completed 190,000 ac In Progress 128,000 ac (1) Footnote 1 goes…
Marcellus Shale February 8, 2012 Owls Nest Improved IPs by Optimizing The Target Zone Moving into Full Development 3H Production Results Treated Lateral: 4,396 Peak Rate: 4.47 MMcf/d 3-Day Avg.: 4.25 MMcf/d Narrowed Union…
Marcellus Shale February 8, 2012 Covington Typecurve 6.7 Bcfe EUR (Greater Than 3,500 Lateral) 12.0 Original 6.0 Bcf Typecurve EDA Average Daily Production Rate IP Rate 7,250 MMcf/d 6.7 Bcf Typecurve (40 Year Life) Hyp. Coeff.…
Marcellus Shale February 8, 2012 Cost Savings from Multi-Well Pad Drilling 1 Well per Pad 6 Wells per Pad Location & Road Costs Location & Road Costs 600,000 per well 100,000 per well Rig Mobilization Rig Mobilization 600,000…
Marcellus Shale February 8, 2012 Water Management Program Water Sourcing: Coal mine runoff Permitted freshwater sources Recycled water Water Management: Instituted a Zero Surface Discharge policy Recycle Marcellus flowback and…
Marcellus Shale February 8, 2012 Zero Liquid Discharge Operation Utilizing a state-of-the-art evaporative technology to ensure no liquid is discharged at the surface Building centrally located units in the Western Development Area…
National Fuel Gas Company February 8, 2012 Comparable GAAP Financial Measure Slides and Reconciliations This presentation contains certain non-GAAP financial measures. For pages that contain non-GAAP financial measures, pages…
February 8, 2012 Reconciliation of Segment Capital Expenditures to Consolidated Capital Expenditures ( Thousands) FY 2012 FY 2008 FY 2009 FY 2010 FY 2011 Forecast Capital Expenditures from Continuing Operations Exploration &…