World Class Howard Weil Energy Conference March 17 21, 2013
World Class Overview
A Global Leader in Shallow Water Services Overview Worldwide Operations Global leader in jackup drilling and liftboat services 38 jackup rigs* - third largest worldwide fleet 64 liftboats - largest worldwide fleet Operations in…
Strategic Objectives Report Card 2012 Strengthen Core Drilling Operations Leading edge dayrates in U.S. GOM up 60% year-over year (y-o-y) for 200 mat-cantilever rig Average Domestic Offshore days backlog nearly doubles y-o-y Domestic…
Strategic Objectives 2013 External Fleet Growth at a Reasonable Price Focus on shallow water assets (jackups or liftboats) Stringent return focus Internal Fleet Optimization Reactivation of stacked capacity at attractive…
Ben Avon Rig Acquisition and Contract Key asset details Projected Return on Capital Employed Acquisition of Hercules 267 (formerly Ben ( in millions) Avon) Rig purchase price 55.0 Upgrade costs 1.0 Total investment approximately…
Expanding Our International Liftboat Fleet Key asset details Acquisition of the White Shark (formerly Titan 2) Purchase price of 42 million Liftboat currently in West Africa Additional investment (5 million) required for certain…
World Class Business Outlook
Domestic Offshore Segment Overview Global recession and Macondo U.S. GOM Supply/Demand of Marketed Jackups created extreme conditions in 2009 and 2010 120 Near the trough (April 2011), 100 Hercules acquired main competitor,…
Domestic Offshore Backlog Hercules Offshore Average Backlog per Marketed Rig U.S. GOM (1) 250 225 200 175 150 125 100 75 50 25 0 Strong company backlog per rig near historical high Average term of recent…
Leading Edge Dayrates Hercules Offshore Leading Edge Dayrates U.S. GOM 110 140 100 130 90 120 Dayrate (000 per day) Dayrate (000 per day) 80 110 70 100 60 90 50 80 40 70 30 60 20 50 Oct11 Oct12 Apr11…
U.S. GOM Supply vs. Demand U.S. GOM Jackup Supply and Demand as of March 11, 2013 80 90% Industry Utilization Number of Rigs 62 60 of Marketed Rigs 42 40 40 36 (20) (2) 20 0 Current Less: Cold Marketed Planned Jackup…
Crude Oil Driven Market in U.S. GOM Shelf Oil and condensates account for a Relationship between Oil/Gas Price to Production Mix growing percentage of US GOM Shelf production 5.0 40% % Liquids Production in US GOM Shelf 4.5 2005…
Domestic Customer Base Exposure to Crude Oil Company specific U.S. Gulf of Customers U.S. GOM Liquids Mix Mexico Shelf production shows significant liquids mix Apache 38% Crude oil from U.S. Gulf of Mexico typically priced at…
Large and Diverse Domestic Customer Base Diverse group of operators in the U.S. U.S. GOM Industry Customers Mix (1) GOM, ranging in size from mega-cap to private E&P CVX 11% EXXI Top three operators account for 11%…
U.S. GOM Shelf M&A Activity (1) GOM Shelf E&P Transaction Values Closing Date Buyer Seller Deal Value (mm) % Oil Dec-10 Energy XXI ExxonMobil 1,012 55% Feb-11 EPL Oil & Gas Anglo-Suisse 201 92% May-11 Tana Exploration Maritech…
Reactivation Matrix (1) Capital Payback Analysis (m onths to payback) Dayrate Assumption 80,000 90,000 100,000 110,000 120,000 Reactivation Capital Cost 14 11.4 9.3 7.9 6.8 6.0 15 12.2 10.0 8.4 7.3 6.4 ( in millions)…
Domestic Offshore Potential Earnings Upside (1) Incremental EBITDA Analysis ( in m illions, except dayrate) Increase in Average Dayrate 5,000 10,000 15,000 20,000 25,000 19 48 79 110 142 173 Number of Rigs Working 20 66…
International Offshore Resilient oil prices are supportive of International Jackup Backlog and Dayrates strong growth in international capital 18.0 200 spending 16.0 175 Backlog per International Marketed Rig (Months)…
International Jackup Markets Snapshot Worldwide ex. US GOM Jackup Supply / Demand 440 420 Total Supply 400 Marketed Supply 380 Total Contracted 360 340 Rig Count 320 300 280 Current Demand: 375 260 Prior Peak…
International Offshore Drilling Outlook FY 2013E FY 2014E Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Hercules 267 W. Africa 108-110K 108-110K Middle Hercules 266 116-118k* 116-118k* East Middle Hercules 262 79-81k 79-81k East Middle Hercules…
Discovery Offshore Investment Creative and opportunistic means to establish ownership in two newbuild top-tier rigs Rig capabilities within top 8% of global fleet Rig class commands highest dayrates among all designs, except Norway…
High Specification Rig Demand in the North Sea North Sea (ex. Norway) is a primary target High Spec Jackups in the North Sea market for Discovery rigs Year in Dayrate 2013 2014 Rig Name Location Service Available USD'/day Q1 Q2 Q3…
International Liftboats Largest liftboat provider in West Africa Long term demand growth, tempered by competition creep Recent acquisition of White Shark expands high end market opportunities Established presence in Middle East…
Domestic Liftboats Seasonally-driven demand, with activity levels higher during the summer/fall period and lower during winter period Select industry capacity movement out of the Gulf of Mexico, including Companys Kingfish vessel to…
World Class Corporate Initiatives
History of Growth August October January June August September October November February 2004 2004 2005 2005 2005 2005 2005 2005 2006 Acquired five Acquired 22 Acquired Rig 25 Acquired Rig Acquired Acquired Initial Acquired…
Successful Debt Reduction and Asset Sales Efforts Net Debt (1) Proceeds from Asset Sales 1,100 100.0 1,000 80.4 80.0 72.9 900 ( in millions) 60.0 ( in millions) 800 40.0 700 25.8 23.2 600 20.0 17.0 500…
Investment Highlights Positive industry trends continue in the U.S. GOM led by tight jackup rig supply and oil/liquids-rich activity demand driver International jackup fundamentals supported by expected growth in capital spending…
APPENDIX 32 World Class
Domestic Offshore Marketed Rig Data Domestic Offshore Fleet Status as of 02/21/13 Contract Est. Duration (1) Rig Name Rig Type Location Customer / Status Dayrate (000s) Days Date Hercules 120 120' - MC, TD GOM Chevron 64-66 313…
Domestic Offshore Marketed Rig Data (continued) Domestic Offshore Fleet Status as of 02/21/2013 (continued) Walter Oil & Gas 60-62 17 03/10/13 Hall-Houston 79-81 40 04/19/13 Hercules 251 250' - MS, TD GOM Hall-Houston 74-76 64…
International Offshore Marketed Rig Data International Offshore Fleet Status as of 02/21/2013 Contract Est. Duration (1) Rig Name Rig Type Location Customer / Status Dayrate (000s) Days Date Hercules 170 170' - ILC, TD Bahrain Warm…
GOM Shallow Water Operator Data Top 20 Shallow Water (0-350ft) GOM Lease Holders Current % of Total Apache Corp Operator Jackup Current Chevron Stone Energy Apache Corp 7 19% Chevron 4 11% McMoran O&G Stone Energy 0 0% W&T…
Summary of Discovery Offshore Structure Overview Structure Discovery Offshore is a newly established Luxembourgbased company Investors Hercules Offshore Constructing two ultra highspecification Keppel FELS Super A jackup rigs…
Domestic and International Liftboats Fleet Status January 2013 Domestic Liftboat Fleet Status Leg Length/ Actively Revenue Per Liftboat Class Total Number Marketed Day Per Operating (1) (2) (3) (Feet) of Liftboats Liftboats…