DET NORSKE Highlights
Production
Q4 production of 54.0 mboepd
Finance
- Q4 EBITDA USD 208 million, EPS -0.77 (USD)
- USD 1.37 billion in cash and undrawn debt facilities
Business development
Acquisitions of Svenska Petroleum Exploration AS and Premier Oil Norge AS completed
Development projects
- Ivar Aasen development on plan and budget
- Johan Sverdrup CAPEX reductions, break-even oil price below 30 USD/bbl for phase 1
- Alvheim BoaKamNorth IOR well completed
Financials
Q4 2015
FINANCIALS Statement of income
| Income statement (USD mill) |
Q4 2015 |
Q4 2014 |
FY 2015 |
| Revenues |
255 |
346 |
1,222 |
| Production costs |
24 |
44 |
141 |
Other operating expenses |
3 |
11 |
52 |
| EBITDAX |
227 |
291 |
1,029 |
| Exploration expenses |
19 |
51 |
76 |
| EBITDA |
208 |
239 |
953 |
| Depreciation |
112 |
104 |
481 |
| Impairment losses |
192 |
319 |
430 |
| Operating profit/loss (EBIT) |
(95) |
(184) |
41 |
Net financial items |
(56) |
(13) |
(155) |
| Profit/loss before taxes |
(151) |
(197) |
(114) |
| Tax (+) / Tax income (-) |
5 |
90 |
199 |
| Net profit/loss |
(156) |
(287) |
(313) |
| EPS (USD) |
(0.77) |
(1.42) |
(1.54) |
FINANCIALS Statement of financial position
Assets (USD mill) |
31.12.15 |
31.12.14 |
Equity and liabilities (USD mill) |
31.12.15 |
31.12.14 |
| Goodwill |
768 |
1,187 |
Equity |
339 |
652 |
Other intangible assets |
938 |
940 |
Other provisions for liabilities incl. P&A (long) |
476 |
503 |
Property, plant and equipment |
2,979 |
2,549 |
Deferred tax |
1,356 |
1,286 |
| Receivables and other assets |
287 |
412 |
Bonds |
503 |
253 |
Calculated tax receivables (short) |
126 |
- |
Bank debt |
2,119 |
2,037 |
Cash and cash equivalents |
91 |
296 |
Tax payable |
- |
189 |
|
|
|
Other current liabilities incl. P&A (short) |
395 |
464 |
Total Assets |
5,189 |
5,384 |
Total equity and liabilities |
5,189 |
5,384 |
FINANCIALS Cash flow and liquidity
- Cash flow from investments include payment for the Svenska and Premier Norge acquisitions
- Net interest-bearing debt (book value) of USD 2.53 billion at year-end 2015
- Cash and undrawn debt facilities of USD 1.37 billion at year-end 2015
- Leverage ratio of 2.2x and interest cover ratio of 8.7x at year-end 2015
- Discussions with creditors ongoing with aim to ease covenant thresholds
FINANCIALS Guidance
| Item |
Latest 2015 guidance |
Actual 2015 |
2016 guidance1 (no change from CMD) |
|
| CAPEX |
USD ~925 million |
USD 877 million |
USD 925 – 975 million |
|
| EXPEX |
USD ~95 million |
USD 97 million |
USD 160 – 170 million |
|
| Production cost |
USD ~6.5 per boe |
USD 6.4 per boe |
USD 8 – 9 per boe2 |
|
| Production |
59 - 60 mboepd |
60.0 mboepd |
55 – 60 mboepd |
|
1 Based on USD/NOK 8.8
2
Includes shipping and handling cost budgeted at USD 1.2 per bbl after Det norske started to sell its own crude and is thus not directly comparable to 2015
Operations
Q4 2015
PRODUCTION Oil and gas production in Q4 2015
Q4 2015 production of 54.0 mboepd
- Realized oil price of USD 45/bbl
- Production efficiency was 86.7%, below target
Production capacity reduced in the quarter
Electric fault at in high voltage drive motor for one of the gas compressors at the Alvheim FPSO
Production guidance
2016 production expected between 55 – 60 mboepd
Net production (boepd)
GREATER ALVHEIM AREA Further developing the Alvheim area
New projects in the Alvheim area Alvheim area
- 4 wells put on stream in 2015
- 3 new wells planned to come on stream in 2016
- BoaKamNorth Q2
- Viper and Kobra Q4
Transocean Arctic contract from December 2016
- Two Volund infill wells
- One Alvheim Attic well
- One exploration well at West Volund
Secure continuous development to fill the FPSO
Further maturing opportunities for the area
GREATER ALVHEIM AREA BoaKamNorth IOR well completed
- Tri-lateral well 24/6-A5 completed in February by Transocean Winner
- Total drill-length of 14,473 meters
- One landing pilot and two geo-pilot wells drilled
- Three lateral producers drilled and completed
- Mainbore lateral 6,290 m longest well on Alvheim to date
- Well completed within time and cost
- AFE 169 days vs Actual 141 days
- Last well in 2015 IOR campaign
- Boa A5 gross reserve estimate 14 mmbbls
- Planned production start is Q2-2015
Successful operation Alvheim area well branches
Meters/dry hole day (ex. core&log) by well1
1Source: Rushmore/Det norske
IVAR AASEN (~35%1 )
Ivar Aasen project on plan and budget
- Production drilling continued ahead of schedule with top quartile performance
- Construction of topside has reached 94% completion in Singapore
- Topside installation decided for July 2016
- Handover of sub-systems for commissioning and testing for topside and living quarters commenced
Recent events Detailed timeline
IVAR AASEN (~35%1 ) Upcoming milestones
Hand over of sub-systems for commissioning and testing: Q1 2016
Topside installation – July 2016
Installation of power cable – Q2 2016
Offshore commissioning, testing and preparation for first oil – H2 2016
Load out of topside and sail away from Singapore – Q2 2016
First oil – December 2016
JOHAN SVERDRUP (11.5733%) Benefitting from current market conditions
Project progressing according to plan
- Major contracts have been awarded
- Pre-drilling of wells to commence in Q1 2016
Cost estimates continue to come down
- Phase 1 CAPEX reduced from NOK 123 billion (nom.) to NOK 108.5 billion (nom.)
- Break-even oil price for phase 1 below 30 USD/bbl
- Debottlenecking decided with aim to increase phase 1 production capacity above 380 mboepd
- Phase 2 concept selection planned for Q4 2016
EXPLORATION Stepping up activity
Focus near existing discoveries in the North Sea
- Uptonia well currently drilling reservoir section
- ILX prospect near Ivar Aasen
- Confirm volumes in Krafla/Aska area
- Test prospective trend in Loppa South
- Offered ownership in 10 licenses, including 6 operatorships in APA 2015
| License |
Prospect |
Operator |
DETNOR Share |
Pre-drill mmboe ' |
Rig |
Time |
| PL554B&C |
Uptonia |
Total |
30% |
$11 - 38$ |
Leiv Eriksson |
Q1 |
| PL626 |
Rovarkula |
DETNOR |
50% |
$8 - 79$ |
Maersk Interceptor |
Q2 |
| PL272/035 |
Madam Felle |
Statoil |
50% |
$20 - 49$ |
TBA |
|
|
Askja SE |
|
|
24 - 79 |
|
|
|
Beerenberg |
|
|
$13 - 46$ |
|
|
|
Slemmestad |
|
|
29 - 86 |
|
|
| PL533 |
Filicudi |
Lundin |
20% |
$24 - 146$ |
TBA |
|
Outlook Q4 2015
IMPROVEMENT Key improvement themes
OUTLOOK Summary and outlook
Development projects
- Ivar Aasen on plan and budget
- Johan Sverdrup progressing according to schedule, costs continue to come down
- Continue to develop the Alvheim area
Financing
- Available liquidity of USD 1.37 billion
- Discussions with creditors regarding covenant thresholds ongoing
Improvement
Improvement measures implemented to strengthen long-term competitiveness