05.08.24
First Quarter
Earnings
Conference Call
CAUTIONARY STATEMENTS | 2 |
Forward-looking statements
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The SEC permits oil and gas companies, in their filings with the SEC, to disclose only proved, probable and possible reserves. Any reserve estimates provided in this presentation that are not specifically designated as being estimates of proved reserves may include "potential" reserves and/or other estimated reserves not necessarily calculated in accordance with, or contemplated by, the SEC's latest reserve reporting guidelines. U.S. investors are urged to consider closely the oil and gas disclosures in our 2023 Form 10-K and other reports and filings with the SEC. Copies are available from the SEC and through our website, www.oxy.com.
ZERO IN ON VALUE | 3 |
Key Takeaways |
Operational
excellence on
display
Exemplary
appraisal
performance
Resilient,
non-upstream
- Organizational expertise leading to operational momentum
- On track to deliver 2024 plan
- Extending Delaware productivity leadership to secondary horizons
- Positive implications for financial returns and Tier 1 inventory
- >$1B incremental annual FCF by 2H 2026
- Diversified cash flow enhancements provide inherent downside protection
cash flows
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First Quarter Highlights
Cash Flow Enhancements
Financials
Closing Comments
FIRST QUARTER HIGHLIGHTS | 5 |
STRONG EXECUTION ACROSS ALL SEGMENTS
Oil & GasMidstream
1,172 | +$100 MM |
Mboed Production | Adjusted Pre-Tax Income |
Outperformance |
FinancialOxyChem
$2.4 B | $260 MM |
Operating Cash Flow1 | Adjusted Pre-Tax Income |
1BEFORE WORKING CAPITAL; SEE THE RECONCILIATIONS TO COMPARABLE GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES ON OUR WEBSITE
SUBSURFACE EXPERTISE TURNING SECONDARY | 6 |
HORIZONS INTO TIER 1 OPPORTUNITIES |
Oxy Delaware Leading the Way -
Secondary Wells Continue Outperformance
500
…nearly matching Oxy's record-
setting 2023 program average
Mboe | |
Cumulative | 250 |
…>30% more productive than industry Delaware wells
0
0 | 6 | 12 | |||
Months | |||||
2023 Oxy Delaware | 2023 Oxy Secondary | 2023 Industry Delaware | |||
Driving Inventory Improvement
and Expansion
- Accelerating financial returns through near-terminventory high-grading
- Maximizing DSU value by optimizing well landing and frac placement
- Extending Tier 1 runway through organic inventory replacement
- Improving capital efficiency by utilizing existing infrastructure
SOURCE: ENVERUS PRISM DATA AS OF 05/01/24. 'OXY DELAWARE' AVERAGE INCLUDES ALL OXY DELAWARE WELLS WITH FIRST PRODUCTION DURING 2023. 'OXY SECONDARY' AVERAGE INCLUDES ALL OXY DELAWARE SECONDARY HORIZON WELLS WITH FIRST PRODUCTION DURING 2023. 'INDUSTRY DELAWARE' AVERAGE INCLUDES ALL DELAWARE BASIN HORIZONTAL WELLS IN ALL HORIZONS WITH FIRST PRODUCTION DURING 2023
FIRST QUARTER HIGHLIGHTS | 7 |
OIL & GAS UPDATE
NEW WELLS IMPROVING BASIN PERFORMANCE, UNLOCKING INVENTORY
- Delaware Basin appraisal of secondary Bone Springs horizons drives improving view of development potential with >780 Mbo produced from 4 wells in first 3 months
- Accelerated ramp up of 20 well pad, the largest in Oxy DJ Basin history, supports continued production improvement in Rockies to start 2024
BEST-IN-CLASS TEAMS AND TECHNOLOGY DRIVING CAPITAL EFFICIENCY
-
Well design enhancements leading to tangible cost improvements across Oxy's US
Onshore portfolio compared to 1H23 - $0.7 - $1.0 MM per well reduction for most common Rockies well types
- $0.3 - $0.6 MM per well reduction across all Delaware well types
ACHIEVING LOWER-CARBON AND RESILIENT PRODUCTION
- In Permian Basin, deployed first-of-its-kindfully-electric well service rig with Axis Energy Services
- Oman North achieved record daily gross production
NOTE: WELL COST SAVINGS ABOVE DISPLAYED ON A GROSS BASIS
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Closing Comments
EXPANDING RESILIENT CASH FLOW, | 9 |
ENHANCING SHAREHOLDER VALUE |
>$1 B of incremental annual FCF expected by 2H 2026
from no-decline components beyond oil and gas
$1,000
Incremental FCF ($ MM)
$0
~$325 MM
~$400 MM
~$180 MM
~$240 MM
2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 |
OxyChem
- Plant enhancements and Battleground modernization / expansion
Midstream
- Contract expirations expected to enable sustained savings
Debt Reduction
- Retirement of existing ~$3.7 B of 2024 - 2026 maturities
WES Equity Investment
- Incremental cash distributions from equity investment1
Excludes contributions from portfolio high-grading acquisition of CrownRock
NOTE: FCF ESTIMATES ARE BEFORE TAX
1BASED ON CURRENT DISTRIBUTION SCHEDULE
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