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Vår Energi ASA

Investor Presentation Feb 13, 2024

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Fourth quarter 2023

Results presentation 13 February 2024

Today's presenters

Nick Walker CEO

Stefano Pujatti CFO

Ida Marie Fjellheim Head of Investor Relations

Fourth quarter 2023 highlights

Production

225

13.9

Production cost

USD/boe

CFFO

kboepd

857

USD million

270 USD million

Dividend Q4 2023 and Q1 2024 guidance

Progressing towards ~400 kboepd by end-2025

  • Breidablikk and Tommeliten Alpha successfully on stream
  • December production of 233 kboepd
  • Neptune Energy Norge acquisition closed 31 January 2024

Strong financial performance

  • Achieved realised gas price of USD 90 per boe, USD 13 above spot price
  • Production cost below guidance
  • Solid cash flow from operations of USD 857 million

Continued attractive and predictable dividends

  • Leverage ratio of 0.5x at year-end 2023
  • Attractive dividend level maintained

Delivering on 2023

Guidance Actuals
Production 210-220 kboepd 213 kboepd
Production cost USD 14.5-15.5 per boe USD 14.1 per boe
Capex USD 2.4-2.7 billion USD 2.5
billion
Exploration USD 0.2 billion USD 0.17 billion
Abandonment USD 50 million USD 41 million

  1. Producing assets

  2. Company estimate 5 4. 8% discount rate

Production growth towards end 2024

  • Average 280-300 kboepd
  • Neptune volumes included
  • Turnarounds impacting Q3
  • Balder X and Johan Castberg onstream Q4-2024
  • Average annual decline of ~10% partially offset by infill drilling

Production guidance 2024 280-300¹ kboepd Gas share 35%

Set to double production by end-2025

Sustaining value beyond 2025

  • Improved recovery
  • A high value project portfolio
  • World-class exploration
  • Value accretive M&A

Recognised ESG leadership

Strong safety performance Zero Actual SIF1, 2

Emissions intensity 9.6 kg CO2 /boe²

near zero4

Sustainalytics Top Rated Top 5% in the industry

1 Serious Incident Frequency 2 Q4 2023 3 Net operational emissions – Scope 1 4. Expected in 2024 8

Clear path to 50% emission reduction by 2030³ Methane emissions

Strong operational performance

Production

kboepd

Full-year 2023 production

213

kboepd

December 2023 exit rate 233 kboepd

Gas share 2023 35%

Unit opex below full year guidance

Full year 2023 14.1 USD/boe

2024 guidance 13.5 -14.5 USD/boe

Integration of low -cost Neptune assets Realising cost synergies across portfolio

Production cost

USD /boe

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Quality project portfolio delivering on growth strategy

Existing production and sanctioned developments

500 mmboe

reserves in development portfolio

9 of 18 projects

remaining with 6 more than 50% complete

~35 USD/boe

average break-even in development portfolio1

25% project IRR1

Balder X nearing completion

at peak production¹, gross

production cost

Jotun FPSO >90% complete

High construction activity at yard

SPS/SURF² >80% complete

All subsea equipment delivered; majority installed

Drilling ~75% complete

10 of 14 producing wells completed

Targeted start-up moved to Q4 2024

Johan Castberg on track

Progressing towards first oil in Q4 2024

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  1. Operator's estimate 2. Vår Energi 30% WI 190 kboepd vessel capacity production¹, ², gross

450-650 mmboe

2P reserves¹, ², gross

~4 USD/bbl

production cost

Creating value and growth

Significant reserves plus resources ~2 billion boe1

Delivering Sustaining Creating
growth production future value
Reserves2 Contingent Resources3 Prospective Resources4
1.24 0.75 >1
billion boe billion boe billion boe
High quality De-risking Increasing exploration
assets new projects activity

    1. 2P Reserves plus 2C Contingent Resources
    1. Per 2023 Annual Statement of Reserves Proved plus Probable (2P) reserves
    1. 2C Contingent Resources

15

  1. Net risked prospective resources

Financial highlights1

84 USD/boe

USD 857 million

weighted average realised price

CFFO after tax

0.5x NIBD / EBITDAX

USD 3.7 billion Available liquidity2

USD 270 million

Dividend Q4 2023 and Q1 2024 guidance

Continued high realised gas price

Total petroleum revenues

USD million

Realised prices

Oil Gas NGL

Additional sales revenue generated in 20231 USD ~1 billion

Indicative gas sales portfolio2 Gas sales split (%)

  1. Compared to average spot price for THE, TTF, NBP and PEG in 2023

  2. Based on average exchange rates through Q4 2023. Including Neptune volumes from 1st February 2024 17

High cash flow generation

USD 3.4 billion 2023 Cash flow from operations (CFFO)

1.3x Q4 2023 capex coverage

USD 2.6 billion 2023 Capex within guidance

18

CFFO and capex

USD million

0.0

0.5

1.0

1.5

2.0

2.5

3.0

3.5

5 682

0.0

0.5

1.0

1.5

2.0

2.5

3.0

3.5

Cash taxes

Tax payments – sensitivities for 2H 20241

USD million

NOK ~15 billion

1H 2024 tax payments (USD ~1.5 billion)1

Taxes paid in 1H 2024 related to 2023 results

Continued strong liquidity position

Cash flow development Q4 2023 Available liquidity

USD million USD million

Successful debut hybrid issue

Net interest-bearing debt and leverage ratio1 USD billion

Maturity profile

USD million

Committed to maintaining Investment Grade rating

-2,6 -2,4 -2,2 -2,0 -1,8 -1,6 -1,4 -1,2 -1,0 -0,8 -0,6 -0,4 -0,2 0,0 0,2 0,4 0,6 0,8 1,0

  1. Net interest-bearing debt (NIBD) is shown at end of period, including lease commitments. EBITDAX is rolling 12-months 21 2. Based on EURO/USD of 1.08

5

BBB Baa3

Attractive and predictable dividends

Dividends declared

USD million

  • Dividend guiding for Q1 2024 of USD 270 million (~0.11 USD per share)
  • Dividend for 2024 of approximately 30% of CFFO after tax
  • Dividend for Q4 2023 of USD ~0.11 per share to be paid 27 February 2024
    • Paid in NOK at exchange rate of USD/NOK 10.5078

2024 guidance

Production 280-300 kboepd
Production cost USD 13.5-14.5 per boe
Capex USD 2.7-2.9 billion excl. exploration and abandonment
Exploration USD ~300 million
Abandonment USD ~100 million
Other Cash tax payments of USD ~1.5¹ billion in 1H 2024
Dividends (~0.11 USD per share)
Q1 dividend of USD 270 million
For 2024, the plan is to distribute approximately
30% of CFFO after tax

One of the fastest growing E&P companies in the world

Doubling production to ~400 kboepd by end-2025

Closing Neptune acquisition

Strong financial results

Continued attractive and predictable dividends

Q&A

Q4 Results presentation 13 February 2024

Appendix

Q4 Results presentation 13 February 2024

Exploration program 2024

License Prospect Operator Vår
Energi
share
Pre-drill
Unrisked
resources
mmboe1
Status
PL 917 Hubert Vår Energi 40 % Dry
PL 917 Magellan Vår Energi 40 % Dry
PL 636 Cerisa Neptune 30 % 30 Q1
PL 1110 Njargasas Aker BP 30 % 52 Q1
PL 956 Ringhorne North Vår Energi 50 % 28 Q1
PL 090 Rhombi Equinor 25 % 37 Q1/Q2
PL 1025S Venus Vår Energi 60 % 353 Q1 / Q2
PL 932 Kaldafjell Aker BP 20 % 175 Q2
PL 1185 Kvernbit Equinor 20 % 102 Q2
PL 1080 Sno Equinor 30 % 23 Q2
PL 229 Countach App Vår Energi 65 % 21 Q3
PL 229 Zagato Vår Energi 65 % 83 Q3
PL 554 Garantiana NW Equinor 30 % 40 Q3
PL 025 Brokk/Mju Equinor 25 % 25 Q3
PL 1194 Haydn OMV AS 30 % 85 Q4
PL 1131 Elgol Vår Energi 40 % 265 Q4

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