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Aker BP — Interim / Quarterly Report 2015
May 6, 2015
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Interim / Quarterly Report
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DET NORSKE Highlights
Finance
- Q1 EBITDA USD 256 million, EPS 0.01 (USD)
- DETNOR02 loan agreement amended
- USD 500 million RCF fully underwritten
- Contemplating USD 300 million subordinated bond issue
Operations
- Total production of 64.9 mboepd in Q1 2015
- Production commenced on Bøyla in January
Development Projects
- Ivar Aasen development on schedule
- Johan Sverdrup PDO submitted, contracts currently being awarded
- Viper-Kobra project sanctioned
Financials
FINANCIALS Statement of income
| Income statement (USD mill) | Q1 2015 | Q1 2014 | FY 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenues | 324 | 26 | 464 |
| Production costs | 39 | 7 | 67 |
| Other operating expenses |
14 | 1 | 49 |
| EBITDAX | 271 | 18 | 365 |
| Exploration expenses | 15 | 20 | 158 |
| EBITDA | 256 | -2 | 208 |
| Depreciation | 122 | 15 | 160 |
| Impairment losses | 53 | 27 | 346 |
| Operating profit/loss (EBIT) | 81 | -44 | (299) |
| Net financial items |
0 | -10 | (77) |
| Profit/loss before taxes | 81 | -54 | (376) |
| Tax (+) / Tax income (-) | 79 | -51 | (93) |
| Net profit/loss | 2 | -3 | (279) |
| EPS | 0.01 | -0.02 | (1.68) |
FINANCIALS Statement of financial position
| Assets (USD mill) |
31.03.15 | 31.03.14 | Equity and Liabilities (USD mill) |
31.03.15 | 31.03.14 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goodwill | 1 134 | 54 | Equity | 654 | 530 |
| Other intangible assets |
940 | 367 | Other provisions for liabilities incl. P&A (long) |
498 | 145 |
| Property, plant and equipment |
2 679 | 591 | Deferred tax |
1 363 | - |
| Calculated tax receivables (long) |
- | 25 | Bonds | 233 | 413 |
| Deferred tax asset | - | 133 | Bank debt | 2 144 | 359 |
| Receivables and other assets | 314 | 205 | Exploration facility | - | 114 |
| Calculated tax receivables (short) |
- | 237 | Other current liabilities incl. P&A (short) | 478 | 187 |
| Cash and cash equivalents |
412 | 137 | Tax payable | 110 | - |
| Total Assets |
5 480 | 1 748 | Total Equity and Liabilities | 5 480 | 1 748 |
FINANCIALS Amending current debt instruments
Net debt of USD 2 billion
- Outstanding debt of USD 2.4 billion (bonds and bank debt) at the end of Q1 2015
- Cash, cash equivalents and undrawn credit of about USD 1.0 billion at the end of Q1 2015
DETNOR02 (2013/2020) NOK 1.9 billion bond
- Amended loan agreement to harmonize with the RBL facility covenants
- Margin increased to NIBOR + 6.5%
USD 3.0 bn RBL facility
- The company had drawn USD 2.2 billion at the end of Q1 2015
- Amendments in the RBL loan agreement result in more predictable availibility
- Borrowing base availability increased to USD 2.8 billion
FINANCIALS Further diversifying the capital structure
May 2015 Target
New USD 500 million RCF fully underwritten by bank consortium Four-year tenor and 1+1 extension option Utilization fee of 1.5% and margin of 4%, stepping up by 0.5% after 3, 4 and 5 years Completion expected in May Contemplating subordinated bond issue of USD 300 million Roadshow in the coming days These initiatives represent an integral part of diversifying the company's capital structure RCF - undrawn DETNOR02 RBL - undrawn RBL - drawn 0.50 2.20 0.25 0.30 Subordinated debt 3.85 0.50 0.25 0.90 2.95 1.90 Debt capital structure Overview RBL - undrawn RBL - drawn DETNOR02
Production
PRODUCTION Net production
Net production (boepd)
Q1 production
- Q1 2015 production of 64.9 mboepd
- Production availability was 96.4%, above target
- Realized oil price of USD 58/bbl
New wells and work-overs
- Bøyla put on stream in January, and had an average production of 8,300 boepd (net) in Q1
- Drilling of second Bøyla well completed and is expected to commence production in Q3 2015
- East Kameleon L4 came on stream mid April
- KB3 work-over ongoing
- 2015 production guidance:
- 58-63,000 boepd
PRODUCTION Continuing to develop the Alvheim area
Near-term wells on Alvheim
- Kneler 1: Planned to commence production around year-end
- BoaKamNorth: Planned to commence drilling in Q4 2015 and to come on stream mid 2016
- Viper Kobra: Development project ongoing, will come on stream Q4 2016
Extending rig capacity
- Tendering rig to secure drilling capacity from summer 2016 and onwards
- Will enable the company to continue to develop profitable projects in the Alvheim area
Alvheim area
Development Projects Q1 2015
IVAR AASEN (~35%*) Development on track
IVAR AASEN (~35%*) First geo-pilots in line with expectations
- Drilling of the geo-pilots in Ivar Aasen commenced in January
- First geo-pilots were broadly in line with expectations
- Provided valuable information for the placement of production wells
- Drilling of pilot wells will be concluded by the summer
- After the pilot wells, the drilling of production wells will commence
IVAR AASEN (~35%*) Jacket ready for installation
Jacket completed in January 2015
On time and on cost with no major incidents
Jacket has arrived in Rotterdam
Will remain in Rotterdam until the installation on the Ivar Aasen field
The Thialf vessel will install the jacket
- The Wei-Li vessel will also be used during the jacket installation campaign
- Jacket to be installed in Q2 2015
IVAR AASEN (~35%*)
Topside construction about 60% completed
Topside on schedule
- Detailed engineering in its final stage
- Key equipment packages arrived on site as planned
- Start commissioning this autumn
- Mechanical complete by year-end 2015
- Sail-away during spring 2016
* 34.78% in PL 01B/242/457, 35% in Hanz PL 028B
JOHAN SVERDRUP (11.89%, preliminary working interest) PDO submitted, contracts being awarded
PDO submitted in February 2015
- Production start-up: Q4 2019
- Volumes: 1.7-3.0bn boe (~80% from Phase 1)
- Capex: NOK 117bn in Phase 1, NOK 170-220bn in total
First contracts have been awarded
- Aker Solutions
- Kværner
- Aibel
- ABB
NPD is reviewing the working interest distribution
MPE to decide on the unitization split
Exploration
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 | Songa Trym |
Q2 15 |
| PL 672 | Snømus | 25 % | 14-94 | Maersk Giant | Q2 15 |
- Discoveries at Krafla North and Main
- Small gas discovery at Skirne East:
- Encountered a 10-metre gross gas column
- Preliminary volume estimates of 3-10 mboe
- Drilling commenced on Snømus and Gina Krog East 3 in April
2015 Drilling schedule 2015 wells in the North Sea
Outlook Q1 2015
COST EFFICIENCY PROGRAMME Identified 2015 reductions exceed USD 100m
- Cost efficiency programme progressing well
- Measures identified currently exceed USD 100 million
- 35 people offered redundancy packages or early retirement packages
- Will continue to improve supply chain and optimize work processes going forward
- Take advantage of the adverse market environment where we can
OUTLOOK Summary and outlook
Financial
- Finalize the USD 300 million subordinated bond issue and the USD 500 million RCF
- Continue to optimize the capital structure of the company going forward
Development projects
- Ivar Aasen progressing according to plan
- Johan Sverdrup PDO submitted, unit agreement to be concluded
- Viper Kobra development has commenced
Cost Efficiency
- Measures identified currently exceed USD 100 million
- Will continue to improve supply chain and optimize work processes going forward
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