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Aker BP — Investor Presentation 2020
Jun 15, 2020
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Aker BP investor presentation Regulatory changes support profitable growth
15 June 2020
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AKER BP WELL POSITIONED TO TACKLE THE CURRENT CRISIS Strong performance in challenging times
Regulatory changes supportive for further value creation
Temporary tax changes incentivize profitable investments
- Lower break-evens
- Improved liquidity
Aker BP very well positioned with flexible growth portfolio
- Immediately sanctioned and mobilized the Hod project adds roughly USD 150 million to 2020 capex program
- Significant progress for NOAKA with commercial agreement in place
Production curtailments mitigated – 2020 guidance remain unchanged
- Production curtailments represent ~8 mboepd on 2020 production
- Mitigated by strong operated performance and Johan Sverdrup upgrade
TEMPORARY TAX CHANGES INCENTIVIZE PROFITABLE INVESTMENTS LOWER BREAK-EVENS Temporary changes in petroleum tax system
Summary of changes
- CAPEX with immediate deduction in Special tax (56%)
- Uplift raised to 24% and with immediate deduction in Special tax
- Applies for all capex in 2020 and 2021, and until year of first oil for projects with PDO delivered by end 2022
- Refund of tax value of all loss carry forward incurred in 2020-2021
- Negative tax instalments
Old tax system Temporary new tax system ~25%
Illustrative company cumulative cash flow profile
- Old tax system
- Temporary new tax system
Avg. break-even of projects with CAPEX in 2020-22*
TEMPORARY TAX CHANGES INCENTIVIZE PROFITABLE INVESTMENTS Summary of temporary changes to petroleum taxation LOWER BREAK-EVENS
| Elements | Current system | Temporary tax system | |
|---|---|---|---|
| s t n e m e el x a T |
Corporate tax | Tax rate: 22% 6 years straight line depreciation |
Tax rate: 22% 6 years straight line depreciation |
| Special tax | Special tax rate: 56% 6 years straight line depreciation |
Tax rate: 56% Immediate deduction in year 1 |
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| Uplift | 20.8% uplift over 4 years (5.2% each year) | 24% uplift deductible in year 1 | |
| Interest deduction | Interest cost fully deductible against corporate tax (22%) and partly deductible against special tax (56%) based on remaining tax balances |
No additional bases for interest deductions against special tax (56%) as investment is immediately deducted in year 1 for special tax |
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| s s t t n mi e m e li e el m r ti e d h n t |
Time limit | Applicable for all investments in 2020 and 2021 | |
| PDO limit | In addition, applicable for all investments according to PDO/PIO under the following limitations; • PDO/PIO has to be delivered within 31.12.2022 • Application for exception of PDO/PIO delivered within 31.12.2022 • Application for major deviation from previously submitted and approved PDO/PIO delivered within 31.12.2022 • Application has to be approved by the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy after 12 May 2020 and within 31.12.2023 • Applicable for investments made up to and including year of production start for the development as defined in PDO/PIO |
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Loss carry forward | Loss carry forward can be brought forward with an interest compensation (risk free interest) Refund of tax value for exploration costs if company in a tax loss position |
Refund of tax value of all loss carry forward incurred in the period 2020-2021 – not only related to exploration costs Negative tax instalments is implemented |
Hod development sanctioned WELL POSITIONED WITH FLEXIBLE GROWTH PORTFOLIO
The next flank development in the Valhall area
7 The Hod project has been sanctioned internally by Aker BP. The Plan for Development and Operations has not yet been submitted to Norwegian authorities. All numbers are preliminary estimates and may be subject to adjustments. Aker BP holds 90% interest in Valhall and Hod.
WELL POSITIONED WITH FLEXIBLE GROWTH PORTFOLIO Commercial agreement paves way for NOAKA area development
NOAKA: Krafla, Fulla and North of Alvheim 8
WELL POSITIONED WITH FLEXIBLE GROWTH PORTFOLIO Significant resources in the NOAKA area
Coordinated development is key to unlocking the full potential
| Resources | Licence | Resources mmboe |
Aker BP interest |
Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Askja/Krafla | 035/072 | 249 | 50% | Equinor |
| Frigg Gamma/Delta | 442 | 83 | 90% | Aker BP |
| Frøy | 364 | 41 | 90% | Aker BP |
| Fulla | 873 | 66 | 40% | Aker BP |
| Langfjellet | 442 | 36 | 90% | Aker BP |
| Rind | 026 | 32 | 92% | Aker BP |
| Total | 506 |
INDUSTRY PRODUCTION CURTAILMENTS MITIGATED Curtailments mitigated – production guidance unchanged
Production outlook1) per quarter (mboepd)
- 2020 production guidance unchanged at 205-220 mboepd
- Strong operational performance and Johan Sverdrup upgrade mitigate estimated impact of curtailments of ~8 mboepd