REPLACEMENT COST ADJUSTED EBITDA UP 3% YoY AND 30% QoQ G&P and E&P strongly contributing to growth in replacement cost adjusted EBITDA Replacement cost adjusted EBITDA posted double digit increase QoQ in each segment Replacement cost…
BUSINESS OVERVIEW
INCREASE IN UNIT MARGIN COMPENSATES LOWER PRODUCTION Expected delays in BBLT drilling activities to be solved before the end of 2Q08 Reduction in net entitlement production due to lower working production and to higher crude oil…
EXTERNAL DRIVERS CONTINUED TO PUSH REFINING MARGINS DOWN Margins impacted by Eur/Usd appreciation, +14% YoY Decreasing fuel oil and gasoline cracks, -34% YoY and -6% YoY, respectively Increase of crude processed to 24 Million bbl, up…
DIRECT CUSTOMERS CONTINUED SUPPORTING VOLUMES Positive contribution from wholesale segment, up 7% YoY Exports up 2% YoY fuelled by gasoline growth of 29%, mainly to USA Million tons 1Q08 % YoY % QoQ Refining throughput 3.1…
NATURAL GAS VOLUMES REACHED 1,471 Mm3, UP 32% YoY Electrical and trading segments responsible for 55% of total volumes sold, posting an increase of 71% YoY, due to low hydro levels Volumes in Spain, in industrial sector, reached 16 Mm3…
FINANCIAL OVERVIEW
REPLACEMENT COST ADJUSTED EBITDA REACHED 234 MILLION E&P benefited from increase in realized sale price, 92% YoY R&M performance hampered by Usd devaluation and decreasing fuel oil and gasoline cracks G&P growth supported by…
CASH FLOW GENERATED LED TO NET DEBT REDUCTION 1Q07 1Q08 Million 178 136 258 229 Operations Operations 93 80 Operations Investment Capex Capex SOURCES USES SOURCES USES 16 First Quarter 2008 Results Net debt…
STRONGER CAPITAL STRUCTURE Balance Sheet Items ( Million) Dec. 2007 Mar. 2008 Ch. Fixed Assets 2,584 2,629 45 Strategic Stock 566 679 113 Other assets (liabilities) (170) (235) (65) Working Capital 180 121 (60) Net Debt 734 598…
FIRST QUARTER HIGHLIGHTS EXPLORATION Contributed to 23% of replacement cost adjusted EBITDA & PRODUCTION Realization price up 92% YoY REFINING Usd devaluation hurt margins in 1Q08 & MARKETING Direct customers continued…
AGREEMENTS WITH PDVSA
VENEZUELA, A NEW PLATFORM FOR GROWTH DELTA CARIBE 2 projects, each to include the development of a natural gas pipeline AND MARISCAL and a liquefaction facility SUCRE Total processing capacity of 13 bcm of LNG per year LNG PROJECTS…
DELTA CARIBE AND MARISCAL SUCRE LNG PROJECTS Project highlights Next steps Establishment of a coordination committee to develop: Basic engineering and determine final investment amounts Stake of 15% on both projects (1 train…
ORINOCO BELT RESERVES CERTIFICATION Project highlights Next steps N Phase I (Ongoing) B lo c k s 1 t o 6 A r e a : 5 ,0 9 7 K m 21 B O YA C N O R TE 3 1 w e lls d r ille d O il in p la c e : 2 7 1 B n b b l 2960 K m 1 1…
CRUDE OIL ACQUISITION AND WIND FARMS AGREEMENTS Crude oil Wind farms Annual acquisition of crude oil Study, project and installation of 4 between 2 and 4 million barrels wind farms at Guajira, Chacopata and Nueva Esparta…