ROCKHOPPER EXPLORATION PLC FARMOUT AGREEMENT WITH PREMIER OIL JULY 2012
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE TRANSACTION Premier Oil plc (Premier) to acquire 60 per cent. of Rockhoppers interests in its North Falkland Basin licences US231 million upfront cash payment on completion of transaction US722 million Sea Lion…
IMPLICATIONS OF THE TRANSACTION Rockhopper will be fully funded on its share of the Sea Lion development through the Development Carry and standby financing arrangement provided by Premier with the option to secure third party…
PREMIER OIL A GOOD FIT FOR THE SEA LION DEVELOPMENT Premier is a strong operator with FPSO experience in similar conditions to North Falkland Basin Premier FPSO operating experience includes: Chim Sao, offshore Vietnam West…
FINANCING SEA LION AND ADJACENT DISCOVERIES ILLUSTRATIVE EXAMPLE IF STANDBY FINANCING IS TAKEN UP Leased FPSO pre first oil c.US2bn US million Purchased FPSO pre first oil c.US3bn Total development capex (gross) 5,000 Rockhopper…
DETAILED ACREAGE POSITION POST FARM OUT SUBJECT TO REGULATORY AND PARTNER APPROVALS Licence RKH Operator interest PL032 40% Premier PL033 40% Premier PL023 40% Premier PL024 40% Premier PL003 3% Desire PL004a 3% Desire PL004b…
POST FARM OUT ASSET BASE PreFarm Out CPR (1) PreFarm Out CPR PostFarm Out 40% Retained (1) Contingent Oil Resources Net to Rockhopper (probabilistic) Contingent Oil Resources Net to Rockhopper (probabilistic) Millions of barrels…
FALKLANDS CONTINUE TO BE CORE FOCUS AREA High retained equity stake in derisked North Falkland Basin acreage Successful risk spreading within Falklands acreage Falklands Acreage Risk Spreading Development Sea Lion now fully…
AMI Offshore Areas North Falkland Basin Namibia South Africa Southern Mozambique Equity Split RKH 40% PMO 60% 10
AMI SIMILARITY TO NORTH FALKLAND BASIN AMI targets geological province that is continuation of Cretaceous rifted eastern margin play of the opening Southern Atlantic Lower Cretaceous lacustrine / marine source potential within…
ROCKHOPPER SUBSURFACE TEAM Fully resourced subsurface team grown through exploration & appraisal phase In excess of 30 experienced individuals wholly or significantly contributing to current technical work programme Farm…
SUMMARY Rockhopper will be fully funded on its share of the Sea Lion development through the Development Carry and standby financing arrangement provided by Premier with the option to secure third party financing in place of the…