Energy SpA — Earnings Release 2022

May 27, 2022

BW Energy: First Quarter Results 2022

BW Energy: First Quarter Results 2022

FIRST QUARTER RESULTS 2022

HIGHLIGHTS

· Q1 EBITDA of USD 65.5 million and net profit of USD 35.6 million

· Q1 gross production of ~1 million barrels with 0.77 million net to the Company

· Completed one lifting with 1.015 million barrels sold (net BWE) at a price of

USD ~120 per barrel

· Decision to proceed with Maromba development and agreement to purchase FPSO

Polvo

· Hibiscus / Ruche development on track for first oil in late 2022

· Maintained a strong balance sheet with no debt and a cash position of USD 111

million

· In principle commitments received for a Reserve Based Lending (RBL) facility

from an international consortium of banks

EBITDA for the first quarter of 2022 was USD 65.5 million, up from USD 58.8

million in the fourth quarter of 2021, following one full lifting to the Company

at a price of USD 120 per barrel. There are no scheduled liftings to BW Energy

in the second quarter of 2022.

"We experienced high energy prices and strong cash generation which confirms our

attractive position in Gabon and the high-value potential of our ongoing

development projects. Hibiscus / Ruche is still on track for first oil later

this year, we have concluded the development plan for Maromba and see increased

upside for our Kudu asset in Namibia," said Carl K. Arnet, the CEO of BW Energy.

"At the same time, we are very mindful of industry-wide supply chain disruptions

and the lingering COVID-19 pandemic which continue to pose challenges to project

execution."

BW Energy's share of gross production was approximately 765,000 barrels of oil.

The net sold volume, which is the basis for revenue recognition in the financial

statement, was 1,015,000 barrels including 65,000 barrels of quarterly Domestic

Market Obligation (DMO) deliveries with an over-lift position of 384,000 barrels

at the end of the period.

Gross production from the Tortue field averaged approximately 11,600 barrels of

oil per day in the first quarter of 2022, amounting to a total gross production

of approximately 1 million barrels of oil for the period. The reduction in

production compared to the fourth quarter of 2021 was due to the 12-day planned

annual maintenance shutdown of the BW Adolo in February, which offset the

positive impact of a full quarter of production from the two Tortue phase-2

wells and the use of interim nitrogen gas lift.

The shortage of gas lifting capacity will continue to impact operations until a

new compressor is installed. This is expected towards the end of the fourth

quarter of 2022. COVID-19 and the war in Ukraine is still affecting the supply

chain which impacts all project execution in particular FPSO operation and

offshore modification work. The Company is focused on managing industry-wide

supply chain disruptions and related inflationary pressure on services and

materials.

First quarter production cost (excluding royalties) was approximately USD 33 per

barrel. The overall production cost includes approximately USD 1.0 million of

costs related to COVID-19 in the period.

Cash balance was USD 111 million at 31 March 2022, compared to USD 150 million

at 30 December 2021. The decrease was mainly due to high investment activities

related to the Hibiscus / Ruche development. Payment for the March 2022 lifting

in the amount of USD 114 million was received by end of April, further

strengthening Company's cash position.

BW Energy has made good progress on its RBL facility with in principle

commitments received from an international consortium of banks for a facility of

up to USD 300 million The RBL is expected to close in the third quarter of 2022.

At the beginning of the year, the Company entered into commodity price hedges

for a total volume of 1.6 million barrels for 2022 and 2023, of which 59% is for

2022. These were a combination of swaps and zero-cost collars that will allow

for future cash flow stability for ongoing development projects. BW Energy has

recognised crude oil hedge losses in the amount of USD 22.2 million for the

first quarter, of which approximately 50% were realised in the first quarter.

Total Dussafu production for 2022 is expected to be from 4.0 to 4.4 million

barrels gross, based on first oil from the Hibiscus / Ruche development at the

end of the fourth quarter and the supply chain issues affecting the delivery and

installation of equipment to increase gas injection capacity. Full-year

production cost (excluding royalties) is expected at approximately USD 32 per

barrel.

DEVELOPMENT PLANS

Execution of Hibiscus Alpha conversion has been impacted by delays to certain

equipment deliveries. The Company is focused on managing the ongoing challenges

and the related price inflation on services and materials. Currently, the

project remains on track for first oil at the end of 2022 with a gross CAPEX of

approximately USD 425 million. There is however an increased risk of delays into

the first quarter of 2023 in line with the original development plan.

Mobilisation for the drilling program is expected to start in September this

year.

In April, the Company decided to proceed with the Maromba development project

offshore Brazil. This included the signing of an agreement to purchase the FPSO

Polvo from BW Offshore for a total consideration of USD 50 million, effective no

later than July 24, 2023. The FPSO will be upgraded and redeployed on the field.

The Maromba development plan is based on an initial drilling campaign of three

wells with planned first oil in 2025 and a second campaign for an additional

three wells in 2027. The staged development enables improved reservoir

monitoring and optimisation of the second drilling campaign. Total oil

production at peak annual average is expected between 30-40,000 barrels per day.

The final investment decision is subject to completion of the project financing.

In Namibia, BW Energy continued work to optimise the revised plan for the Kudu

field development and gas-to-power project based on repurposing a semi-

submersible drilling rig as a Floating Production Unit. The rig acquisition was

completed in the first quarter at USD 14 million as planned. The Company notes

that major energy companies have announced significant oil and gas discoveries

in neighbouring licenses, confirming the high potential offshore Namibia. In

light of these developments, BW Energy has acquired additional 2D seismic data

and is currently reviewing all geophysical and well data from previous

exploration activities to further develop the Kudu reservoir model and identify

potential exploration targets.

Please see the attached Q1 presentation. The earnings tables are available at:

www.bwenergy.no/investors/reports-and-presentations

BW Energy will today hold a conference call followed by a Q&A hosted by CEO Carl

K. Arnet, CFO Knut R. Sæthre and COO Lin G. Espey at 14:00 CEST.

Conference call information:

To dial in to the conference call where the second quarter results and Q&A will

be hosted, please dial in to one of the following numbers:

Norway: +47 2350 0236

Singapore: +65 6408 5767

UK: +44 3333 009 270

US: +1 646 722 4902

France: +33 170 750 737

You can also follow the presentation via webcast with supporting slides,

available on:

https://streams.eventcdn.net/bwe/q1-2022/

Please note, that if you follow the webcast via the above URL, you will

experience a 30 second delay compared to the main conference call. The web page

works best in an updated browser - Chrome is recommended.

For further information, please contact:

Knut R. Sæthre, CFO BW Energy, +47 91 11 78 76

ir@bwenergy.no

ABOUT BW ENERGY:

BW Energy is a growth E&P company with a differentiated strategy targeting

proven offshore oil and gas reservoirs through low risk phased developments. The

Company has access to existing production facilities to reduce time to first oil

and cashflow with lower investments than traditional offshore developments. The

main assets are 73.5% of the producing Dussafu Marine Permit offshore Gabon and

a 95% interest in the Maromba field in Brazil, both operated by the Company.

Total net 2P+2C reserves were 241 million barrels at the start of 2022.

This information is subject to the disclosure requirements pursuant to section

5-12 of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act.