Howard Weil 37th Annual Energy Conference March 23 - 26, 2009
Noble Energy Strategy supporting our vision for the future f Manage a Well-positioned, Diversified Asset Portfolio f Execute a Best in Class Exploration Process Focused on Meaningful Opportunities f Commit to Disciplined Investment…
Global Portfolio Well-positioned and technically focused Onshore US North Sea China Deepwater GOM Israel Ecuador West Africa 3
Balanced Portfolio Diversity provides stability Reserves YE 2008 (864 MMBoe) f Leverage to U.S. and International Markets United States 59% f Multiple Play Types International 41% f Exposure to Crude Oil and Natural Gas f Quality…
Exploration Establishing a strong track record Exploration Resources Predicted vs. Found f Executing a Best in Class 200 Exploration Process Technology and people 160 Portfolio and risk management 120 Net MMBoe f Focusing on…
Substantial Resource Growth Transforming Noble Energy 1.5 Resources f Significant Exploration Resources Discovered 600 MM Boe net in last 2 years, nearly all unbooked* Recent successes bring largest 1.0 Israel discoveries in…
Commitment to Disciplined Investing Growth while planning for the future 5-year Discretionary Cash Flow* f Allocated Capital to Organic Programs Based on Returns f Shepherded Free Cash Flow Original Capital Incremental 5-year…
Balance Sheet Strength Supporting long-term growth plans 80 Debt to Capital, Net of Cash 1,200 Cash Balance (MM) 60 800 Percent 40 400 20 0 0 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 f Over 1.1 Billion Cash On-hand at YE 2008…
Reducing Volatility and Protecting Returns Effective risk management f Ensure Cash Flow to Support Future Capital Needs f Protect Returns on Price Sensitive Projects and Acquisitions f Hedges Enhancing 2009 Pre-tax Cash Flow by at…
2009 Capital Program Continuing to build for the future f Preliminary Capital Budget of 2009 Capital Allocation 1.6 Billion Could be adjusted +/- 10-15% Long-term 40% f Retaining Flexibility Near-term f Less Focus on Near-term 60%…
International Growth A major component of Noble Energys success Net Production 120 f Portfolio Generating Free Cash Flow for Reinvestment Low cost, long-lived properties that 100 require little maintenance capital f Leveraging…
Israel Mari-B Field Reliable and low cost operations f Sales Growth Every Year, Up 25% to 340 MMcf/d Gross in 2008 f Gross Deliverability 600 MMcf/d from 6 Wells f Nearly 100% Reliability Since Inception - 2004 f Infrastructure…
Israel Mediterranean Sea Significant new discovery Cyprus Lebanon Tamar 36% WI f Natural Gas Discovered at Tamar More than 460 feet net pay Haifa 3 high-quality lower Miocence reservoirs Dalit Mean resource estimate 5 Tcf gross…
Israel Gas Markets Long-term growth expectations f Robust Market for Monetizing Natural Gas Resources Natural Gas Demand Conversion to gas-fired electric 1,200 power continuing Industrial customers chemical, refinery, paper mill,…
West Africa Generating multiple growth opportunities West Africa f Alba Operations Net volumes 215 MMcf/d, 23 MBbls/d Gas sales to LNG facility Feedstock for Methanol plant f Block O and I in Equatorial Guinea and PH-77 in…
West Africa Exploration Results Success reduced risk of follow-up opportunities f Exceptional Exploration Track Record 11 wells successful out of 12 drilled 7 new fields discovered 3 oil reservoirs and 5 gas condensate Block O…
West Africa Development Significant future economic and production impact Net Capital* 1.6 - 2.2 B f Engineering Studies Underway Net Resources* 270 MMBoe (Mean) Scenarios better defined Phased-in approach F&D, /BOE* 6.00 - 8.00…
North Sea UK Additional development opportunities Dumbarton 30%Dumbarton WI f Successful Start-up of XX % WI Lochranza Dumbarton Using GP III FPSO 30% WI MacCulloch First production 2007 MacCulloch 14% WI XX % WI Payback…
Deepwater Gulf of Mexico Significant exploration upside with ongoing development f Leasehold 315,000 Net Acres f Exploration Potential 1 BBoe Net Unrisked f Multiple Discoveries in Various Focus on more material opportunities Stages…
Gunflint Mississippi Canyon 948 Noble Energys largest GOM discovery to-date f Well-imaged Miocene Subsalt 4-way Closure with Multiple Louisiana Objectives f Significant Oil Discovery More than 550 feet net pay, twice as thick as…
Deep Blue Green Canyon 723, 724, 768 Another impact opportunity f Lower Miocene Subsalt Louisiana Objective f On Trend with Industry Discoveries f Prospect Information NBL operated 75% WI NBLs largest GOM prospect to date…
Onshore United States A stable foundation with growth opportunities f Multi-year Inventory of Exploitation and Development Projects f Position in Conventional Rocky Mountains and Unconventional Plays Continue to Expand f…
Wattenberg Field A true Resource Play CO f NBLs Largest Onshore U.S. Field Continues to Grow Denver 5,700 producing wells 332,000 net acres Completed 1,200 projects in 2008 f Five Rigs Currently Operating f 15-Year Plus Project…
Wattenberg Drilling & Completion Efficiencies Continual improvement with latest technology f NBL Pacesetter for f 30% Decrease in Drill Times Completion Practices Since 2005 f NBL Engineers On-site to f Top 3 and 5 of Top 7 Footage…
Important Messages About Noble Energy Unrecognized potential and value f Exploration Portfolio Growing Rapidly in Value f Diversity and Depth of Visible Growth Projects f Resource Base Has Dramatically Expanded f Breadth of…
Appendix
Hedges Crude Oil Fixed Price Swaps 2-way Collars Weighted Weighted Average Production Volumes Average Price Volumes Price ( per Bbl) Period Index (Bopd) ( per Bbl) Index (Bopd) Floor Ceiling FY 2009 WTI 9,000 88.43 WTI 6,700 79.70…
Disclosure and Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures Discretionary Cash Flow (MM) 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Net Income / Adjusted Net income [1] 329 646 678 982 1,258 Adjustments to reconcile to discretionary cash flow: Depreciation,…