Carnarvon Energy Limited · ASX:CVN

Carnarvon Energy — Carnarvon Petroleum — Investor Presentation (October 2011)

25 slides from Carnarvon Energy's investor presentation, Oct 24, 2011

  1. Slide 1: Corporate Presentation

    Corporate Presentation 24 October 2011 For personal use only ASX ANNOUNCEMENT Carnarvon Petroleum Limited (“Carnarvon”) (ASX:CVN) is pleased to provide shareholders with a copy of our Shareholders Presentation Update. For this presentation and further information on the Company please visit the CVN

  2. Slide 2: Shareholder Presentation

    For personal use only Shareholder Presentation October 2011

  3. Slide 3: Contents

    Contents For personal use only 1. Corporate snapshot 2. 2011 financial results 3. 2011 production 4. Forward plans for 2012 production 5. Other value drivers in the business 6. Key activities and timelines going forward 7. Management’s key priorities 2

  4. Slide 4: Corporate snapshot

    Corporate snapshot 50% For personal use only 42.5% 7.5%  Clear strategy  Build a profitable L44/43, L33/43 L20/50 and SW1A 60% 40% L52/50 and L53/50 company 50% 50% 51%  from a diversified Rangkas PSC 25% 24% portfolio 50%  of exploration & 50% Phoenix Blocks production assets 50% 15% WA-399P 

  5. Slide 5: Corporate snapshot

    Corporate snapshot 50% For personal use only 42.5% 7.5%  Significant portfolio L20/50 L44/43, L33/43 and SW1A 60%  10 million acres 40% L52/50 and L53/50  High equity interests  Near existing 50% 50% 51% Rangkas PSC 25% 24% hydrocarbon trends  Active 2011 FY 50% 50% Phoenix Blocks  25 wells dr

  6. Slide 6: Corporate snapshot

    Corporate snapshot  Corporate overview 50% For personal use only 42.5% 7.5% L20/50 L44/43, L33/43 and SW1A 60%  $100m market L52/50 and L53/50 40% capitalisation 50%  19% held by institutional 50% 51% 25% shareholders  11% held by directors Rangkas PSC 24% 50% 50% and management Phoenix Blocks 5

  7. Slide 7: 2011 financial results

    2011 financial results For personal use only Earnings 2011 FY 2010 FY Year on year summary ($’m) ($’m)  Comparable earnings Oil sales $55m $64m before exploration costs Cost of sales ($19m) ($21m) (“CoS”)  Oil price steady Administrative costs ($5m) ($5m)  Production down 16%  CoS carried capaci

  8. Slide 8: 2011 financial results

    2011 financial results For personal use only Year on year summary Cash flow 2011 FY 2010 FY  Strong operating cash ($’m) ($’m) flows Oil receipts $62m $71m  Oil receipts affected by Payments to ($24m) ($24m) lower production suppliers & employees  Field costs steady on Taxes ($14m) ($15m) retaine

  9. Slide 9: 2011 financial results

    2011 financial results For personal use only Exploration summary Cash flow 2011 FY 2010 FY (continued) ($’m) ($’m)  L44 – 25 wells, inventory and development costs Operating cash $23m $32m flows (“OCF”)  Tuatara well in NZ was dry L44 exploration ($20m) ($29m)  Two L20/50 wells warrant and develo

  10. Slide 10: 2011 production

    2011 production Natural field decline (“NFD”) For personal use only  Wells are impacted by NFD & subsequent water incursion  Water flows preferentially to oil thereby accelerating NFD  JV has a history of successfully replacing NFD  2011 drilling in the WBEXT area didn’t replicate this history C

  11. Slide 11: 2011 FY production

    2011 FY production For personal use only WBEXT focus  In 2011 nearly 2/3 thirds of rig time was in the WBEXT region  Why - 3 WBEXT wells flowed between 3,500 & 5,300 bopd  Further WBEXT drilling couldn’t replicate the results from the earlier wells, although sandstone successfully appraised 300,0

  12. Slide 12: Forward plans for production

    Forward plans for production Sandstone – greater stability and longevity For personal use only  Drill WBEXT dedicated sandstone program of 10-15 wells  Wells expected to produce ~100 to 300 bopd  Preparing to commence development in Q1 of 2012 Volcanic – high flow, fast payback, high variability

  13. Slide 13: Phoenix asset – Western Australia

    Other value drivers in the business Phoenix asset – Western Australia For personal use only material interests + large acreage + discovered gas  Interests of 50% & 100%  28,300km2 acreage holding  plenty of running room  WA-435-P & WA-437-P focus  contains the discovered gas  gas discovered by

  14. Slide 14: Phoenix asset – 3D seismic showing key structures

    Other value drivers in the business Phoenix asset – Western Australia For personal use only 3D seismic clearly showing key structures 13

  15. Slide 15: Phoenix asset – 3D data is key

    Other value drivers in the business Phoenix asset – Western Australia For personal use only 3D data is key to unlocking the resources  Prospects of ~2.5 Tcf of recoverable gas identified  Water depths of ~140m  Well depths of ~5,000m 14

  16. Slide 16: L20/50 asset – Thailand

    Other value drivers in the business L20/50 asset – Thailand For personal use only 3D seismic required to better delineate fault terraces Complex faulting on basin margin: good potential for structural closures W E Migration from depocentre  2 wells drilled in early 2011 with positive geochem result

  17. Slide 17: L52/50 & L53/50 asset – Thailand

    Other value drivers in the business L52/50 & L53/50 asset – Thailand For personal use only Early stage exploration  Close proximity to prolific offshore basins in the Gulf of Thailand  Under-explored basin  With few valid well tests  Surface geological and structural mapping completed in 2010 

  18. Slide 18: Rangkas PSC – Indonesia

    Other value drivers in the business Rangkas PSC – Indonesia For personal use only analysis indicates multiple staked play types are present  500 km Rangkas 2D seismic completed on 1 April 2011  1,000 km of existing 2D seismic data reprocessed  Geophysical mapping shows some 15 significant leads 1

  19. Slide 19: Key activities and timelines – Phoenix

    Key activities and timelines going forward Phoenix asset – Western Australia For personal use only The “Phoenix” asset refers to Carnarvon’s 50% interest in the WA-435-P, WA-436-P, WA-437-P and WA-438-P Permits and its 100% interest in the WA-443-P Permit The time line above is indicative only 18

  20. Slide 20: Key activities and timelines – L20/50

    Key activities and timelines going forward For personal use only L20/50 Concession - Thailand The time line above is indicative only 19

  21. Slide 21: Key activities and timelines – L52/50 & L53/50

    Key activities and timelines going forward For personal use only L52/53 & L53/50 Concessions - Thailand The time line is indicative only 20

  22. Slide 22: Summary of key activities & timelines – Rangkas

    Summary of key activities & timelines For personal use only Rangkas PSC - Indonesia 21

  23. Slide 23: Management's key priorities

    Management’s key priorities  Steadily improve production from sandstone reservoirs For personal use only  (L44/43 & L33/43 Concessions, Thailand)  Continue drilling high flowing volcanic reservoirs  (L44/43 & L33/43 Concessions, Thailand)  Farm-out Phoenix asset  to accelerate the drilling of

  24. Slide 24: Disclaimer

    Disclaimer For personal use only The information in this document, that relates to oil exploration results and reserves, is based on information compiled by the Company’s General Manager (Operations), Mr Philip Huizenga, who is a full-time employee of the Company. Mr Huizenga consents to the inclusi

  25. Slide 25: For personal use only

    For personal use only Ground Floor 1322 Hay Street West Perth WA 6005 Telephone: +61 (8) 9321 2665 Fax: +61 (8) 9321 8867 www.carnarvon.com.au

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