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
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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
- 592
- 293
286
Q4 20
581
Draugen | ||
Gjøa | ||
326 | Ivar Aasen | |
210
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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
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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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