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Aker BP

Earnings Release Apr 30, 2014

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Q1 Presentation

Oslo, 30 April 2014 CEO Karl Johnny Hersvik CFO Alexander Krane

A company set for further growth

Highlights since the fourth quarter

Johan Sverdrup

  • Concept selection announced
  • Estimated resources from 1.8-2.9 bn boe
  • Initial production of 315-380 kboepd
  • First phase investments of NOK 100-120bn
  • Geitungen appraisal completed

Ivar Aasen

  • Project on time and cost
  • Living quarters fabrication commenced at Apply Leirvik's yard at Stord

Exploration

  • Discovery on Trell in the North Sea
  • Non-commercial discovery on Langlitinden in the Barents Sea

Production

Q1 2014

Oil and gas production last 12 months

Operational updates

Jette

  • Net production of 1 458 boepd in Q1 2014
  • Production in the first quarter was affected as both wells were partially shut in during March for production flow testing

Varg

  • Gas export from commenced 6 February
  • The gas will be exported to the Armada platform and transported to the UK via the CATS pipeline
  • Varg produced 500 boepd net to the Det norske in Q1 2014, up 21% from Q4 2013

Ivar Aasen

Q1 2014

Construction ongoing

Monday 31 March the fabrication start took place at Apply Leirvik's yard at Stord

  • The living quarters will be built in three modules, and will be completed in 2015
  • This means that the fabrications work on all the major Ivar Aasen sub-projects (living quarters, topsides and jacket) have commenced

Ivar Aasen project update

Ivar Aasen project status

  • Project is on schedule and on cost for first oil in the Q4 2016
  • Fabrication start-ups
  • Construction of both jacket, topsides and living quarters have commenced
  • Engineering ongoing
  • Jacket and topsides engineering in London
1H 2013 Approval of development
Detailed design of jacket and topside
2H 2013 Start-up of construction jacket
1H 2014 Start-up of construction topside
Conclusion of unit agreement
2H 2014 Start-up of construction living quarters
1H 2015 Jacket lifted into place
2H 2015 Mærsk starts drilling of production wells
Installation of pipelines
1H 2016 Topside to leave SMOE
yard
Installation of topside
Installation of living quarters
2H 2016 Hook-up and commissioning
Production start-up

Johan Sverdrup

Q1 2014

Key first phase data

Resources:

  • Between 1 800 and 2 900 mmboe
  • Ambition to increase the recovery rate from ~60% to ~70%

Capacity:

  • Production capacity in the first phase will be between 315 000 and 380 000 boepd
  • More than 70% of the total resources from the first phase facilities
  • Plateau production level of 550 000 650 000 boepd

Costs:

  • NOK 100 120 billion for the first phase
  • Includes also contingencies and provisions for market adjustments
  • Includes the field centre, wells, export solutions and power supply, subsea templates and infield pipelines

Appraisal programme completed

Geitungen appraisal

  • Located in PL 265, on the northern margin of the Johan Sverdrup field
  • The well encountered a gross oil column of 6 metres in sandstones believed to represent the Statfjord formation
  • Sidetrack about 1 km to the southwest, with objective to clarify the northern extent of the Johan Sverdrup main reservoir (Draupne)
  • Sidetrack encountered a 12-metre sandstone / siltstone interval of medium good reservoir development in the Draupne formation
  • Appraisal programme completed:
  • 32 number of wells drilled

Milestones

FEED contract for phase 1 awarded to Aker Solutions

Decision Gate 2 passed

Phase 1 PDO submittal to the authorities and unitisation process finalised

Phase 1 PDO approval

Construction & Installation

First oil production

Production (boepd) net to Detnor Q1
2014
Q1 2013
Jette 1,458 0
Atla 750 1,253
Varg 500 425
Jotun Unit 188 209
Glitne 0 53
Total
production per day
2,895 1,929
Total production in period (Kboe) 261 174
Cash flow from production Q1
2014
Q1 2013
Realised
oil price (USD/bbl))
107 112
Revenues (MNOK) 158 80
Cash
flow from production (MNOK)
112 37

Exploration expenses

Statement of income

Income statement (NOK mill) Q1
2014
Q1 2013 Q4
2013
Revenues 158 80 254
Production costs 43 42 98
Payroll
and payroll-related expenses
5 2 4
Other
operating expenses
13 19 9
EBITDAX 98 18 144
Exploration expenses 110 234 544
EBITDA (12) (216) (400)
Depreciation 89 35 124
Impairment losses - - 658
Operating profit/loss (EBIT) (101) (251) (1 182)
Net financial
items
(60) (30) (106)
Profit/loss before taxes (161) (283) (1 288)
Tax income 182 262 959
Net profit/loss 21 (20) (329)

Statement of financial position

Assets

(NOK mill) 31.03.14 31.03.13 31.12.13 Equity and Liabilities
(NOK mill)
31.03.14 31.13.13 31.12.13
Intangible
assets
2 520 3
296
3 024 Equity 3 210 3 716 3 188
Property, plant
and equipment
3
704
2 487 2 658 Other provisions for liabilities incl.
P&A (long)
867 1 048 896
Calculated tax receivables
(long)
148 261 - Bonds 2 476 590 2 474
Deferred tax asset 665 - 630 Revolving credit facility 2 150 1 453 2 037
Receivables and other assets 1 230 737 1 109
Calculated
tax receivables (short)
1
417
1 278 1 411 Exploration facility 681 970 478
Cash and
cash equivalents
821 736 1 709 Creditors, other current liabilities
incl. P&A (short)
1 121 1 018 1 469
Total
Assets
10 504 8 794 10 541 Total Equity and Liabilities 10 504 8 794 10 541

Sources of funds

Exploration

Q1 2014

Discoveries in the first quarter

Discovery on Langlitinden

  • Well 7222/11-2 encountered an oil-bearing channel sand of Triassic age
  • Det norske is of the opinion that the well is noncommercial as of today
  • Currently evaluating remaining prospectivity

Discovery on Trell

  • Well 25/5-9 encountered a gross oil column of 21 metres in the Heimdal formation, of which 19 metres has good reservoir quality
  • Preliminary estimates indicate recoverable volumes of between 0.5 – 2.0 million scm
  • Licencees will evaluate the discovery together with other nearby prospects and consider further follow-up

2014 drilling plan

Prospect Share mmboe Operator Rig Q1 2014 Q2 2014 Q3 2014 Q4 2014
PL 102F
Trell
10% 15-121 Total Leiv Eriksson
PL 659 Langlitinden 20% 154-374 Det norske Trans. Barents
PL 265 JS Geitungen 20% Appr. Statoil Ocean Vanguard
PL 550 Gotama 10% 10-150 Tullow
Oil
Borgland Dolphin
PL 558 Terne 20% 15-145 E.ON Borgland
Dolphin
PL 554 Garantiana
2
20% Appr. Total Leiv Eriksson
PL 492 Gohta
2
40% Appr. Lundin Island Innovator
PL 494 Heimdalshøe 30% 30-230 Det norske Maersk
Giant
PL 553 Kvitvola 40% 13-115 Det norske Borgland Dolphin

*Please note that the drilling plan is often subject to changes due to rig planning etc. Partner operated wells

PL 550 Gotama

  • License located north of Troll
  • Potential gross resources:
  • 10-150 mmboe
  • Prospect information:
  • Main target: Intra Draupne sandstone also target in Fensfjord Fm. and Brent Gp.
  • Source: Upper Jurassic shales
  • Trap: Structural 4-way closure/ pinch out
  • Main risk is the geometry of the trap and reservoir presence
  • Water depth
  • 348 meters

  • Det norske 10%

  • Tullow Oil (o) 80%
  • VNG Norge AS 10%

PL 558 Terne

  • License located east of Skarv north of Heidrun
  • Potential gross resources:
  • 15-145 mmboe
  • Prospect information:
  • Main target: M-L Jurassic Fangst Gp
  • Source: U Jurassic shales
  • Trap: Truncated and fault bounded structural 3 way closure
  • Main risk is HC-charging of the trap
  • Water depth
  • 430 meters

  • Det norske 20%

  • E.ON (o) 30%
  • PGNiG 30%
  • Petoro 20%

PL 554 Garantiana 2

  • License located NE Visund Field
  • Prospect information:
  • Main target: Cook Fm and Statfjord Fm.
  • Source: Upper Jurassic shales
  • Trap: Structural 4-way closure
  • Main risk is the reservoir quality

Water depth

375 meters

  • Total (o) 40% Det norske 20%
  • Spike 20%
  • Svenska 20%

PL 492 Gohta 2

  • License located north of Snøhvit
  • Prospect information:
  • Main target: Permian karstified carbonates
  • Source: Triassic and Paleozoic shales
  • Trap: Structural 4-way closure
  • Main risk is reservoir presence

Water depth

332 meters

  • Det norske 40%
  • Lundin (o) 40%
  • Noreco 20%

Outlook

Q1 2014

Summary and outlook

Field developments

  • Johan Sverdrup concept selected, unitisation negotiations have started
  • Ivar Aasen progressing according to plan

Exploration

  • Exciting prospects to be drilled for the remainder of the year
  • Company will participate in around 10 exploration wells in 2014
  • Gotama is ongoing

Financing

Ongoing work to secure the optimum financing structure for the company

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