Agenda 1 The importance of Unconventional 2 Strategic partner and investment project magnitudes 3 Description of the agreements
Energy Deficit Growing imports that Exports 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.5 do not favor the and imports trade balance Oil, fuels and natural gas In 2011 Argentina Billion dollars became a net energy Exports 3.8 2.0 importer Imports -2.9 -2.8…
Vaca Muerta World class asset Total Shale Oil Main unconventional acreage Area 30,000 km2 and Gas holders in America EUR 20 - 40 Bbbl EUR 100 - 200 TCF Chesapeake Approximately 100 years of ExxonMobil current production YPF…
Vaca Muerta, LLLN LC / Today Production Number of Drilling Rigs (Unconventional) 20 19 11,800 boe/d 18 as of July 2013 16 15 14 +90 wells 12 11 in production 10 8 7 6 4 4 2 3.3% of total YPFs VM acreage (*) 0 2011…
Agenda 1 The importance of Unconventional 2 Strategic partner and investment project magnitudes 3 Description of the agreements
Chevron Experience and financial capacity 3rd oil company 5th producer In the world Of unconventional gas worldwide Market cap 235 billion dollars Sales (2012) 3rd holder Shale acreage, 222 billion dollars mainly in Marcellus and…
Chevrons initial investment 1 cluster First 20 km2 - pilot Investment 1,240 million dollars 20 km2 Wells Massive development +100 290 Km2 Drilling rigs 19 (as of December 2013) Direct employees +1,500 700 drilling 300…
Project Magnitudes - 35 years Total Total operating Drilling investment costs activity +16,000 Million dollars +9,000 Million dollars +1,500 New wells Cumulative Royalties to Production Plateau production the Province +50,000…
Agenda 1 The importance of Unconventional 2 Strategic partner and investment project magnitudes 3 Description of the agreements
Agreements between the different Parties Investment Agreement (Signed Agreement between (Signed 07/24/2013) (Ratified by Congress between YPF and Chevron 07/16/2013) YPF and Neuqun 08/28/2013) Creates the general framework for…
Investment Agreement YPF - Chevron / Schedule 1st stage Pilot project for the drilling of 1st disbursement: Chevron advances 300 million dollars to pay 50% of the + 100 wells investments made by YPF to date. YPF guarantees this amount…
Myths and realities about shale Myths Realities Hydraulic stimulation No. In Argentina hydrocarbons are separated by 2 km of rock threatens ground water from aquifers and groundwater is well protected with steel casing and cement…
Myths and realities of the YPF - Chevron Agreement 1/2 Myths Realities Chevron invests pesos Dollars come from abroad through the sole free foreign exchange that it already has in Argentina market for the total investment YPF…
Myths and realities of the YPF - Chevron Agreement 2/2 Myths Realities The Agreement has There are no secret clauses, it is just confidential in compliance secret clauses with the regulations that apply to any publicly traded company…