Investor Presentation BMO Capital Markets Unconventional Resource Conference January 10, 2012
Core Businesses January 10, 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 January 10, 2012 Integrated Business Structure (1) Footnote 1 goes here (2) Footnote 2 goes here 4
National Fuel Gas Company January 10, 2012 Consolidated Capital Expenditures 1,500 Utility Pipeline & Storage Exploration & Production Midstream & Other Capital Expenditures ( Millions) 1,250 1,015 - 1,185 40-85 1,000 854…
Exploration & Production January 10, 2012 (1) Footnote 1 goes here (2) Footnote 2 goes here 6
Seneca Resources January 10, 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…
Seneca Resources January 10, 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…
Marcellus Shale January 10, 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 January 10, 2012 Marcellus Shale Strategic Development Plan Gross Rig Count Aggressively Develop our excellent 16 Tioga and Lycoming County leasehold Seneca EOG 12 Systematically evaluate western Gross Rig…
Marcellus Shale January 10, 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 January 10, 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 19 Wells Drilled 4…
Marcellus Shale January 10, 2012 EDA 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. 1.4…
Marcellus Shale January 10, 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 January 10, 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 January 10, 2012 Marcellus Acreage Position Provides Superior Economics Marcellus Economics for a 6.2 Million Well 125% No Royalty 18% Royalty 100% 90% Minimal acreage acquisition cost Pre-Tax IRR 75%…
Upper Devonian Geneseo Shale January 10, 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…
Utica Shale January 10, 2012 Activity Summary Seneca Resources Seneca Resources Dry Gas Vertical Well Permit Vertical Completed Vertical Completed: December 2011 Prep to Test Moving in rig for horizontal well Horizontal Well…
Utica Shale January 10, 2012 Mt. Jewett Vertical Well Seneca Resources recently drilled a vertical Utica/Pt. Pleasant well in McKean County, PA. Preliminary results are encouraging. Potential pay spans the Utica, Pt. Pleasant and…
California January 10, 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 216 Active Wells North…
California January 10, 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%…
Seneca Resources January 10, 2012 Capital Spending Shifting to the Marcellus 1,250 California Upper Devonian Marcellus Gulf of Mexico Capital Expenditures ( Millions) 1,000 785-875 750 649 500 398 740-820 585 250 192…
Seneca Resources January 10, 2012 Ramping Up Production Growth 125 California Upper Devonian Marcellus Gulf of Mexico 100 Annual production 87-101 growth of 30% to Annual Production (Bcfe) 50% is expected 75 from 2011 to…
Pipeline & Storage / Midstream January 10, 2012 (1) Footnote 1 goes here (2) Footnote 2 goes here 25
Pipeline & Storage January 10, 2012 Positioned to Move Growing Marcellus Production NORTHERN TIOGA ACCESS COUNTY EXPANSION EXTENSION (In-Service) CENTRAL TIOGA LAMONT COUNTY COMPRESSOR EXTENSION STATION PHASE I & II…
Midstream January 10, 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…
National Fuel Gas Company January 10, 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 January 10, 2012 Appendix (1) Footnote 1 goes here (2) Footnote 2 goes here 29
National Fuel Gas Company January 10, 2012 Manageable Debt Maturity Schedule 600 2012 Debt Maturity Paid on November 21, 2011 500 500 Debt Maturity ( Millions) 400 300 300 250 250 200 150 100 7.395% 49 50…
National Fuel Gas Company January 10, 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 January 10, 2012 Hedge Positions and Strategy Hedged Forecasted Production As of January 10, 2012 Volume Average 100% Oil Swaps (MMBbl) Hedge Price % of Forecasted Production Hedged Fiscal 2012 1.6…
National Fuel Gas Company January 10, 2012 Capitalization & Liquidity Short-Term Debt 1.3% Capital Resources Long-Term Debt Total Short-Term Capacity: 1,135 Million Committed Credit Facility: 750 Million Shareholders 35.2%…
Pipeline & Storage / Midstream January 10, 2012 (1) Footnote 1 goes here (2) Footnote 2 goes here 34
Pipeline & Storage January 10, 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 Corporation January 10, 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…
Utility January 10, 2012 National Fuel Gas Distribution Corporation (1) Footnote 1 goes here (2) Footnote 2 goes here 37
Utility January 10, 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 January 10, 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…
Exploration & Production January 10, 2012 (1) Footnote 1 goes here (2) Footnote 2 goes here 40
Marcellus Shale January 10, 2012 Geotechnical Keys to Success 1. 3D Seismic Data Impacts surface location, lateral length and target zone by imaging faults and structure Attribute and fracture analyses being conducted to…
Marcellus Shale January 10, 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 January 10, 2012 Importance of 3D Seismic in Identifying Fractures DCNR 007 5H Well Drilled prior to 3D Seismic acquisition Well Test: 2 MMcf/d TGP 300 DCNR 007 Tioga County (1) Footnote 1 goes here (2)…
Marcellus Shale January 10, 2012 3D Seismic Analysis: Fracture Patterns DCNR 007 5H Well In a localized area with minimal fractures Fault 5H Major Fractures DCNR 007 Remainder of DCNR Tract 007 Tioga County…
Marcellus Shale January 10, 2012 Importance of Closure Stress & Target Zone Closure Stress & Target Zone High Closure Stress Impacts frac initiation & limits frac width. Avoid high closure stress pinch points. Currently…
Marcellus Shale January 10, 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 January 10, 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 January 10, 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 January 10, 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 January 10, 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…
January 10, 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 &…