Morgan Stanley Leveraged Finance Conference Richard Robert, EVP & CFO June 3, 2015
Overview of Vanguard Natural Resources Upstream oil & gas LLC, headquartered in Houston, TX; Initial Public Offering VNR October 2007 had a Total Enterprise Value of Asset Profile(1) 240mm Twenty three strategic acquisitions…
Experienced Management Team Years of Name Title Prior Affiliations Experience Ensource Energy Scott W. Smith President and CEO The Wiser Oil Company 34 San Juan Partners Enbridge USA Richard A. Robert EVP and CFO Midcoast…
Geographically Diversified Reserve Base Core Areas Overview Green River Basin Big Horn Basin Williston Basin 2.03 Tcfe (339 MMBoe) proved reserves Proved Reserves: 765 Bcfe Proved Reserves: 104 Bcfe Proved Reserves: 25 Bcfe 73% gas…
High Quality Asset Base Oil Gas NGLs Total Net PV-10 Reserve Category (MMBbls) (Bcf) (MMBbls) (Bcfe) Liquids (%) ( MM) PV-10 % PDP 35.7 916.2 27.0 1,292.0 29% 2,268.3 76% PDNP 3.4 54.5 1.7 85.6 36% 170.1 6% PUD 10.9 505.2 13.8…
VNR Investment Thesis Strong record of evaluating and integrating assets, completing over 4.2 billion since VNRs IPO in 2007 Designated business development and acquisition evaluation team We review between 125-150 and evaluate…
2015 Capital Program Maintaining Production 20% reduction in total 2015 capital budget from 2014 Pinedale and East Haynesville account for 75% of 2015E Budget After consideration of ethane rejection beginning in January 2015, VNR…
Pinedale / East Haynesville Returns Even in todays commodity environment, the Pinedale and East Haynesville generate good rate of returns without assuming any savings on the drilling and completion costs Vertical Wells (2…
Strategy Dependent on Acquisitions 1) Continue to Make Accretive Acquisitions- Take advantage of significant opportunities in 2015 Large inventory in the U.S. of mature oil and natural gas basins which provide significant opportunity…
VNR + LRE Transaction Overview VNR to acquire LRR Energy, L.P. (LRE) by issuing 0.55 units of VNR for each LRE unit Consideration Implied purchase price of 8.93 per LRE common unit based on Vanguards closing price on April 20,…
LRR Energy, L.P. Overview Publicly traded Upstream MLP formed in November 2011 Capitalization Table(1) ( in millions) (NYSE: LRE) Equity Market Capitalization 219 Operates more than a dozen fields in 3 regions; Permian Basin,…
VNR: Strategic Rationale VNR + LRE Transaction Transaction adds attractive portfolio of mature, long-lived assets well-suited to upstream MLP structure Mature asset base with proved reserve life of 14 years Adds additional scale in…
VNR + EROC Transaction Overview VNR to acquire Eagle Rock Energy by issuing 0.185 units of VNR for each EROC unit Consideration Implied purchase price of 3.05 per Eagle Rock Energy common unit based on Vanguards closing price on May…
Eagle Rock Energy Partners, L.P. Overview Publicly traded upstream MLP formed in May 2006 (NASDAQ: EROC) Capitalization Table(1) based in Houston, TX ( in millions) Owns operated and non-operated wells located in four significant…
VNR: Strategic Rationale VNR + EROC Transaction Transaction adds attractive portfolio of mature, long-lived assets well-suited to upstream MLP structure Mature asset base with proved reserve life of 12 years Adds scale in Permian…
Operational Metrics of Pro Forma Company Vanguard LRR Energy Eagle Rock Energy PF Vanguard PUD PUD PUD 12% PUD 22% 32% PDNP 29% Reserves(1) 15% PDNP 6% PDP PDNP PDP by Category PDNP 4% 64% PDP PDP 5% 66% 73% 72% 2,031…
Financial Overview
Pro Forma Capitalization and Liquidity VNR + LRE + EROC Expected to improve 2015 and beyond leverage metrics Capitalization Table (3/31/15) ( in millions) Vanguard LRR Energy Eagle Rock Pro Form a VNR Cash 15 3 0 17 RGP Unit…
VNR Has Actively Taken Steps to Improve Liquidity and the Balance Sheet Effective January 2015, VNR reduced the monthly distribution to 0.1175 Cut 2015 capital expenditures by 20%; all maintenance capital Filed new 625 million ATM…
Hedges Mitigate Commodity Price Risk Transaction modestly improves Vanguards hedge book, increasing weighted average price and volumes hedged Pro Forma Natural Gas Hedges Pro Forma Oil Hedges 140,000 7,000 4.35 4.19 120,000 4.30…
Latest EIA Drilling Productivity Data Arguments for US Oil Production Growth Slowing Arguments Against US Oil Production Growth Slowing Short-Term As of mid-March, the oil rig count had fallen by 727 since it peaked in ...But many…
Nat Gas Supply/Demand Fundamentals Globally: Natural gas is the fastest growing fossil fuel, with demand rising at the rate of 1.9%/year over the next two decades to reach 490 Bcf/d while oil falls to just 0.8%/year. (1) Supply in…
2015 Peer Benchmarking Leverage Metrics Asset Coverage (SEC Pricing PV-10 / Debt)(1) 2.5x 2.5 x 2.0x 2.0 x 1.8x 1.8x 1.7x 1.7x 1.6x 1.6x 1.5 x 1.3x 1.3x 1.2x 1.2x 1.1x 1.0 x 0.5 x 0.0 x LPI CRZO LGCY VNR PF SFY OAS MEMP…
Investment Questions Invest In MLPs Medium To Long-Term Investor Current Income Is Important Like Potential For Income Growth Looking For Tax Advantaged Income OK With Getting A K-1 Invest In Upstream MLPs Believe Oil/Gas Prices…