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Aker BP

Earnings Release Feb 25, 2015

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Q4 2014 Presentation

25 February 2015 Karl Johnny Hersvik, CEO Alexander Krane, CFO

DET NORSKE Highlights

Acquisition of Marathon Oil Norge AS completed

Operations

Total production of 62.6 mboepd in Q4 2014

Development Projects

  • Bøyla on stream in January on schedule
  • Ivar Aasen development on schedule
  • Johan Sverdrup PDO submitted

Finance and outlook

  • Q4 EBITDA USD 239 million, EPS -1.42 USD
  • 2015 CAPEX guidance of USD 950-1,000 million
  • Cost efficiency program initiated

Financials

Q4 2014

FINANCIALS Highlights

Overview Headline
figures
Q4 Accounts
Inclusion of Marathon Oil Norge
Q4 '14 FY 2014
Purchase price allocation
Total
production
(boepd)
54,175 15,630
Impairment charges

Change
of
functional
currency
to USD
Oil price
realised
(USD/bbl
)
74 78
Operating
revenues (USDm
)
346 464
Funding
and liquidity
RBL
EBITDA (USDm
)
239 208

DETNOR02
EBIT (USDm
)
-184 -299
Long-term funding Net profit/loss
(USDm)
-287 -279
Financial risk management EPS (USD) -1.42 -1.68
NIBD (USDm
)
1,994 1,994
2015 guidance
Equity ratio (adj.) 15.5% 15.5%

FINANCIALS Statement of income

Income statement (USD mill) Q4 2014 Q4 2013 FY 2014
Revenues 346 43 464
Production costs 44 17 67
Payroll
and payroll-related expenses
(10) 1 (17)
Other
operating expenses
23 1 49
EBITDAX 289 25 365
Exploration expenses 50 93 158
EBITDA 239 (68) 208
Depreciation 104 21 160
Impairment losses 319 112 346
Operating profit/loss (EBIT) (184) (201) (299)
Net financial
items
(13) 18 (77)
Profit/loss before taxes (197) (219) (376)
Tax (+) / Tax income (-) 90 (163) (93)
Net profit/loss (287) (56) (279)
EPS (1.42) (0.40) (1.68)

FINANCIALS Statement of financial position

Assets
(USD mill)
31.12.14 31.12.13 Equity and Liabilities
(USD mill)
31.12.14 31.12.13
Goodwill 1,187 53 Equity 652 524
Other intangible
assets
940 444 Other provisions for liabilities incl.
P&A
(long)
503 155
Property, plant
and equipment
2,549 437 Deferred
tax
1,286 -
Calculated tax receivables
(long)
- 47 Bonds 253 407
Deferred tax asset - 104 Bank debt 2,037 335
Receivables and other assets 412 135 Exploration facility - 79
Calculated
tax receivables (short)
- 232 Other current liabilities incl. P&A (short) 464 233
Cash and
cash equivalents
296 281 Tax payable 189 -
Total
Assets
5,384 1,733 Total Equity and Liabilities 5,384 1,733

FINANCIALS Statement of cash flow

Condensed statement of cash flows Q4-2014 USDm
Pre-tax profit (197)
Taxes paid (109)
Tax refund 191
DD&A + Impairment 423
Δ W/C and other (13)
Net cash from operations 295
Investments in fixed assets (255)
Purchase/sale fixed assets (1 514)
Capitalised
exploration / Other
(26)
Net cash from investments (1 794)
Drawn on RBL 2 650
Repayment bank
debt
(1
132)
Repayment bond debt (88)
Transaction cost (67)
Net cash from financing 1 363
Beginning cash (30.09.2014) 445
Exchange rate differences (12)
End cash (31.12.2014) 296
  • One tax payment in December and tax refund for 2013 exploration activity disbursed in Q4-2014
  • Investments of USD 255 million in the quarter
  • Cleaner debt structure at year-end consisting of RBL and DETNOR02 bond only
  • Repaid RCF in full (420 USDm)
  • Repaid DETNOR01 (88 USDm)
  • Repaid exploration facility (162 USDm)
  • Reduced drawn amount on RBL (550 USDm)
  • Year-end cash consisted of about 50% USD, 50% in other currencies

FINANCIALS Funding and liquidity

Net debt of USD 2 billion

  • Outstanding debt of USD 2.3 billion (bonds and bank debt) at year end 2014
  • Cash and cash equivalents of ~USD 300 million at year end 2014

USD 3.0 bn RBL facility

  • Drawn USD 2.65 bn at closing, reduced to USD 2.1 bn at year-end for cash management purposes
  • Borrowing base availability of USD 2.7 billion at year end
  • Leverage ratio covenant: Net debt / EBITDAX < 3.5x
  • Interest cover ratio covenant: EBITDA / Interest expense > 3.5x
  • Short and long-term liquidity tests

DETNOR02 (2013/2020) NOK 1.9 billion bond

  • Adjusted equity covenant: Equity / (Total assets less goodwill) > 25% → Q4 2015 Adj. Equity ratio of 15.5%
  • Work ongoing to address certain adjustments to the loan agreement
  • Work ongoing to optimize long-term capital structure

FINANCIALS Financial risk management

Loss of Production Insurance

  • A loss of production insurance for Alvheim in place
  • Reducing the impact of an accidental Alvheim FPSO shut-down

Increased exposure to market volatility

  • No commodity hedges currently established
  • Some cross-currency swaps active in Q4
  • Escalated foreign exchange hedging activity in 2015
  • Det norske closely monitors its risk exposure and assesses risk-reducing measures

Reserves & Production Q4 2014

PRODUCTION Actual production

Net actual production (boepd)

Q4 production

  • Q4 2014 production of 62.6 mboepd
  • Production from MONAS not accounted for in the income statement before 15 October 2014

2014 production

  • Total 2014 production was 66.6 mboepd
  • Greater Alvheim accounted for ~97% in 2014
  • 2014 production: 88% oil, 12% gas
  • Greater Alvheim has outperformed 2014 forecasts

RESERVES Year-end 2014 certified reserves of 206 mmboe

Proven & probable reserves (P50), end 2014 Development in P50 reserves (mmboe)

* Based on Operator's proposal for working interest (11.8933%)

Development Projects Q4 2014

BØYLA

Bøyla production commenced in January

  • 19 January, first oil flowed from the Bøyla field to the Alvheim FPSO – on schedule
  • Hooked up with no shut-down on the Alvheim FPSO
  • The first well has produced above 18 mboepd (gross) in its first month of production
  • The second well will be completed in Q2
  • Reserves estimated to 23 mmboe (gross)

Bøyla and the Greater Alvheim Area

ALVHEIM AREA DEVELOPMENTS Viper-Kobra and IOR projects

Viper-Kobra

  • Recoverable resources of approx. 9 mmboe
  • 90% oil
  • Estimated average daily rate of 7 500 boed (gross)
  • Development project commenced
  • Subsea tie back to the existing Volund manifold via a new extension manifold
  • Development costs estimated at approx. NOK 1.8 billion (gross)

Alvheim IOR Projects

  • East Kameleon L4
  • Production to commence in Q2 2015
  • BoaKam North
  • To be completed in Q3 2015
  • Kneler K6
  • Drilling to commence in Q3 '15, completed in 2016

Viper-Kobra and infill wells

IVAR AASEN Development on track

IVAR AASEN Drilling programme has commenced

  • Drilling of the geo-pilots in Ivar Aasen has started
  • First geo-pilot in line with expectations
  • The well was optimized for the drilling of the pilot well, and the target of the Løvstakken prospect was not tested above the oil-water contact
  • The drilling of the three pilot wells will be concluded by the summer of 2015
  • After the pilot wells, the drilling of production wells will commence
  • The Ivar Aasen field is planned developed with a total of 15 wells; eight production wells and seven water injection wells.

IVAR AASEN

Jacket completed on time, below budget

  • In Q4, the two last sections were rolled-up
  • Construction completed in January 2015
  • On time and below budget
  • No serious incidents
  • Jacket expected to sail to Norway this spring
  • Installation on Ivar Aasen during Q2 2015

IVAR AASEN Construction of topside progressing as planned

JOHAN SVERDRUP

PDO submitted on 13 February 2015

PDO and PIOs submitted on 13 February 2015

  • Production start-up: Late 2019
  • Resources: 1.7-3.0bn boe (80% from Phase 1)
  • Capex: NOK 117bn in Phase 1, NOK 170-220bn in total

Phase 1 capex includes:

  • Four bridge-linked platforms (processing platform, drilling platform, riser platform and living quarter)
  • Three subsea water injection templates
  • Drilling, export of oil and gas, power from shore
  • Contingencies and allowances for market adjustments
  • The partnership has recommended Statoil as the operator for all phases of field development and operation

JOHAN SVERDRUP

Det norske did not sign the unit agreement

  • Ownership interests in Johan Sverdrup should be distributed according to a combination of volume and value
  • The proposal from the operator did not reflect the underlying value in the various licenses in the Johan Sverdrup field
  • Det norske could therefore not sign the proposed unitization agreement

Det norske could not sign the agreement

  • The other partners have asked the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy to conclude on the unitization
  • Until then, Statoil's proposal will be used as a basis, awarding Det norske with a 11.8933 per cent interest in Johan Sverdrup

Exploration

Q4 2014

EXPLORATION & APPRAISAL More resources at Krafla

  • Krafla North discovery in Q4 2014 and Krafla Main appraisal in Q1 2015
  • Five discoveries made in PL035/272 since 2011
  • Recoverable resources in PL035/272 expected to be 140 – 220 mmboe after well results and updated evaluations in the licenses

Krafla area1 , North Sea

1 Det norske is partner with 25% in PL035/272. Statoil is operator with 50% and Svenska Exploration AS with 25%.

EXPLORATION & APPRAISAL 2015 drilling activity

License Prospect Share mmboe Rig Timing
PL
272/035
Krafla
North &
Main
25 % - Transocean
Leader
Q4 14/Q1 15
PL 001B Løvstakken 35% - Maersk
Interceptor
Q1 15
PL 627 Skirne
East
20 % 50-171 Leiv
Eiriksson
Q2 15
Gina
Krog
East 3 3.3 % 27-82 TBC TBC
PL 672 Snømus 25 % 14-94 Maersk Giant Q2 15
  • Prioritising near field exploration (ILX)
  • Mature existing discoveries
  • Value creation from tie-back candidates
  • 2015 exploration budget of USD 115 – 125 million
  • Wells, seismic, G&G, area fee

2015 Drilling schedule 2015 wells in the North Sea and the Barents

Outlook

Q4 2014

OUTLOOK Investment budget of USD 950-1,000 million

Ivar Aasen

  • Drilling of geo-pilots, construction of topsides and living quarters, misc. project costs
  • Alvheim area
  • Alvheim: Three infill wells
  • Volund: LLI's for two planned infill wells
  • Bøyla: Completion of third development well
  • Viper-Kobra: Manufacturing new subsea manifold, preparations for 2016 drilling campaign

Johan Sverdrup

  • Award of major contracts and start detailed engineering and procurement.
  • Concept studies future phases
  • Other
  • Gina Krog, Utsira pipelines, IT, misc.

OUTLOOK Cost efficiency programme

  • Cost efficiency programme initiated as a response to challenging market environment
  • Costs to be reduced by USD 100+ mill for 2015
  • Top management to run and own process
  • To be concluded by the summer of 2015
  • Continue to improve supply chain and optimize processes going forward
  • Take advantage of the adverse market environment where we can

OUTLOOK Overview of 2015 guidance

Last
guidance
-
as of
Q3 2014
Current guidance
Financials
CAPEX N/A USD
950 –
1,000 million
EXPEX N/A USD 115 –
125 million
Production cost
per
boe
N/A USD
8 –
10 per boe
Operations
2015 production 58 –
63
mboepd
58 –
63
mboepd
Ivar Aasen start-up Q4 2016 Q4 2016
Ivar Aasen total CAPEX (gross) NOK
27.4 bn
(nominal)
NOK
27.4 bn
(nominal)
Johan Sverdrup
start-up
Q4 2019 Q4 2019
Johan Sverdrup Phase
1 CAPEX (gross)
NOK 100-120 bn
(2014 value)
NOK 117 bn
(2015 value)

OUTLOOK Summary and outlook

  • Financial
  • Continue to optimise the capital structure of the company going forward

Development projects

  • Ivar Aasen progressing according to plan
  • Johan Sverdrup PDO submitted, unit agreement not concluded
  • Viper Kobra development has commenced

Cost Discipline

Cost efficiency programme initiated

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