Presentation of fourth quarter 2020

OKEA ASA

5 February 2021

Q4 Highlights

Operations

  • No serious incidents at Draugen, Covid-19 situation managed
  • High production reliability at Draugen and Gjøa
  • Yme onshore work completed, and rig successfully installed at location
  • Production 16 171 boepd

Financials

  • Revenues from oil and gas NOK 581 million
  • EBITDA NOK 229 million
  • Net profit NOK 182 million
  • Cash position NOK 871 million

Positioned for growth

  • Significant organic growth potential without need for new equity o Two new wells Gjøa P1 planned onstream in February
    o Start-up of Yme H2-21
    o Final Investment Decision Hasselmus - first tie-in to Draugen
    o Vette acquisition - potential coordinated development with Grevling o Three firm exploration wells planned - Jerv, Ilder, Ginny
    o Expanding portfolio: Six new licenses in APA 2020 - four as operator

Picture by ESVAGT A/S

Financials

Oil and gas production, sales and revenues

Production (boepd)

20 000

17 020

19 099

15 000

8 922

8 835

10 000

9 812

5 000

7 842

0

343

365

Q4 19

Q1 20

Revenue (NOK million)

600

534

504

500

400

364

352

300

200

100

170

151

0

0

1

Q4 19

Q1 20

16 047

7 944

7 758

345

Q2 20

259

177

82

1

Q2 20

13 303

6 654

6 390

259

Q3 20

308

202

106

1

Q3 20

Draugen

16 171 Gjøa

Ivar Aasen

  1. 592
  2. 293

286

Q4 20

581

Draugen

Gjøa

326

Ivar Aasen

210

46

Q4 20

Sold volumes (boepd)

20 000

15 810

14 634

18 794

15 000

13 835

14 232

9 272

7 446

7 514

10 000

7 060

7 450

8 360

5 000

6 724

8 303

7 050

6 728

0

1 162

51

61

70

54

Q4 19

Q1 20

Q2 20

Q3 20

Q4 20

Realised price (liquids and gas USD per boe)

70

61.2

60

48.4

50

39.0

40

32.3

32.2

30

21.8

17.8

24.9

20

14.4

10

8.0

0

Q4 19

Q1 20

Q2 20

Q3 20

Q4 20

Draugen

Gjøa

Ivar Aasen

Liquids

Gas

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Income statement

Figures in NOK million

Q4 '19

Q3 '20

Q4 '20

2020

2019

Total operating income

564

321

584

1 730

3 020

Production expenses

-205

-154

-189

-696

-709

Changes in over/underlift positions and inventory

42

-31

-74

17

-272

Depreciation

-163

-147

-179

-699

-704

Impairment

-9

-572

117

-1 387

-105

Exploration, general and adm. expenses

-176

-20

-91

-184

-402

Profit / loss (-) from operating activities

55

-603

167

-1 219

827

Net financial items

-90

76

243

-12

-408

Profit / loss (-) before income tax

-35

-527

410

-1 231

419

Income taxes

33

508

-227

628

-491

Net profit / loss (-)

-2

-19

182

-603

-71

EBITDA

226

116

229

867

1 636

Q4'20 comments

Operating income:

  • Higher sold volumes partly offset by lower realized prices for liquids compared to Q4'19

Production expenses:

  • NOK/boe of 110 compared to 121 Q4'19

Impairment:

  • Reversal of impairment on Yme asset

Exploration, general and adm. expenses:

  • Field evaluation activities mainly relating to Hasselmus and Grevling and seismic expenses
  • Higher SG&A in Q4'20 due to effect of annual recalculation of cost allocation to licences including employee share-based incentive program

Financial items:

  • Unrealised gain on USD nominated bond loans following strengthening of NOK against USD during the quarter, partly offset by interest expense

Income taxes:

  • Effective tax rate of 55%; deviation from 78% due to financial items and uplift

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Statement of financial position

Figures in NOK million

Assets

Goodwill

Oil and gas properties

Other non-current assets

Trade and other receivables

Tax refund, current

Cash and cash equivalents

Other assets

Total assets

Total equity

Liabilities Asset retirement obligations Deferred tax liabilities Interest-bearing loans and borrowings Trade and other payables Income tax payable Other liabilties

31.12.2019

30.09.2020

31.12.2020

1 426

769

769

3 886

3 509

3 758

2 969

3 031

3 029

622

452

514

0

573

296

1 663

883

871

421

518

540

10 986

9 735

9 776

1 681

900

1 083

4 024

4 089

4 200

830

742

941

2 557

2 688

2 400

1 372

988

890

295

146

14

227

181

248

Year-end 2020 comments

  • Cash and cash equivalents NOK 871 million
  • Current tax refund NOK 296 million
    • NOK 86 million from exploration expenditures
    • NOK 210 million remaining for tax losses in 2020
  • Interest-bearingdebt of NOK 2 400 million
  • Reversed asset impairment Yme NOK 117 million increases oil and gas properties
  • Asset retirement obligation offset by non-current receivable from Shell

Total liabilities

9 305

8 834

8 694

Total equity and liabilties

10 986

9 735

9 776

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Cash development

NOK million

1 200

1 100

164

188

1 000

900

108

71

16

9

800

700

600

500

883

871

400

300

200

100

0

Cash 30.09.20

Operating activities Net taxes received

Investment

Interest paid

Buy-back bond loan

Payments of

Cash 31.12.20

activities

lease debt

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Outlook: Guiding on production & capex

Production - thousand boepd

Capex - NOK million

17-18

1 000 - 1 100

16.1

15.5-16.5

980

14-15

600 - 700

2020 latest guiding

2020 actuals

2021 guiding

2022 outlook

2020 latest guiding

2020 actuals

2021 guiding

Note: For guiding purposes, capex figures do not include capitalised interest

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Operations and assets

Production volumes and highlights

High production reliability from both Draugen and Gjøa

Daily average production (boepd)

25 000

20 00019 099

17 020

15 000

9 812

7 842

10 000

5 000

8 835

8 922

0

2020 Average: 16 147

16 047

16 171

13 303

7 758

8 293

6 390

7 944

6 654

7 592

Draugen (OKEA operated)

  • No serious incidents
  • High production reliability (99%)
  • Started fuel gas import that secures the power supply at Draugen and contributes to maintaining a high production reliability

Gjøa (Neptune operated)

No serious incidents

High production reliability (99%)

Higher production in Q4 despite strike in

October mainly due to high production

reliability

Full year production 27% ahead of plan

Q4 19

Q1 20

Q2 20

Q3 20

Q4 20

P1 project on plan, startup Q1 2021

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Hasselmus - Tie-back to Draugen

  • Final Investment Decision in 2021 on Hasselmus as first tie- back to Draugen with first gas planned for 2023
  • Maintaining high reliability and availability on Draugen field
  • Power-from-shoreFinal Investment Decision planned 2022
  • Ambition to increase oil recovery on Draugen to 70% and extend lifetime of field to 2040+

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Gjøa - Two new wells in the P1 segment onstream in February

  • Two new wells in the P1 segment planned onstream in February
  • Tie-inof Nova and Duva in Q2-21 - OKEA compensated for deferred production when tie-in projects come onstream as well as tariff payments
  • Potential tie-in of the OKEA-operated Aurora discovery
  • Awarded license between Gjøa and Aurora in APA 2020

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Yme New Development Project

  • Onshore work completed and jack-up rig installed at the field
  • Hook-up,commissioning and preparation for production start up ongoing
  • Planned production start in 2021 well within reach
  • Production 7 500 boepd net to OKEA at plateau - the first-year average 4 900 boepd net to OKEA

Pictures by Repsol/Bitmap

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Vette and Grevling - Potential coordinated development

  • Acquisition of Repsol's 40% share in PL972, which includes the Vette oil discovery
  • OKEA estimates recoverable volumes in the Vette discovery of 30-50 mmboe
  • A coordinated serial development of the Vette and Grevling fields could potentially reduce breakeven cost for both fields
  • Exploration wells on Jerv and Ilder prospects near Grevling planned for H1-21

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Six new licences awarded in APA 2020

The new licences contain 8 discoveries

OKEA operator for four licences

Exploration & field development opportunities near

Draugen & Gjøa

Entry into Norne area with Falk

Production

Block(s)

Operator

Partners

OKEA

Initial work

discovery

licence

WI

programme

PL1125

6608/10,11

OKEA ASA

Lime Petroleum AS

50%

2 year Drill or Drop*

PL1119

6406/2,3,5,6

OKEA ASA

Equinor Energy AS, Pandion Energy AS

40%

1 year Drill or Drop

PL1117

6406/6, 6407/4

OKEA ASA

Vår Energi AS, ONE-Dyas Norge AS

50%

2 year Drill or Drop

PL1116

6407/5,6

OKEA ASA

M Vest Energy AS

60%

1 year Drill or Drop

PL1115

6407/5,8

Wintershall Dea Norge AS

OKEA ASA

40%

2 year Drill or Drop

PL1108

35/9

DNO Norge AS

OKEA ASA, Pandion Energy AS

30%

2 year Drill or Drop

* or BoV = decision to continue field development

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Outlook & concluding remarks

A dramatic year petroleum markets - Outlook significantly improved

Oil

Gas

Source: Bloomberg, Refinitiv

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Outlook

Targeting substantial production growth from existing portfolio without new equity

Continuing to seek inorganic growth opportunities

Production guiding 2021:

15 500-16 500 boepd

Production outlook 2022:

17 000-18 000 boepd

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Significant growth in activities

Multiple milestones ahead in 2021

Two new production wells from P1 segment in Gjøa New production from Yme

Final Investment Decision on Hasselmus

Three firm exploration wells planned; Jerv, Ilder and Ginny Possible appraisal well at Aurora

Concept selection on Vette and Grevling

Maturing a significantly larger license portfolio following successful APA 2020 awards

  • 100% growth in number of operatorships
  • 8 new discoveries added to portfolio
  • 15+ additional exploration prospects added to portfolio

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