Santos Limited · ASX:STO

Santos — Investor Day (November 2011)

43 slides from Santos's investor day presentation, Nov 10, 2011

  1. Slide 1: GLNG

    For personal use only GLNG plant site image, Curtis Island, Australia GLNG Peter Cleary VP Strategy & Corporate Development Chair of GLNG Operating Committee 63

  2. Slide 2: Strong progress since FID

    Strong progress since FID For personal use only First LNG expected in 2015 on schedule from US$16 billion two-train project World-class contractors executing with Strong team experienced project partnership team 383 wells drilled, 520 landholder agreements Upstream Fairview capacity of 1.3 TJ/day pe

  3. Slide 3: Strong partnership and contractors

    Strong partnership and contractors For personal use only Project partners have industry leading expertise providing end-to-end supply chain coverage Predominantly fixed-price EPC contracting strategy with world-class contractors 65

  4. Slide 4: Experienced leadership team

    Experienced leadership team For personal use only Experience: 25 years oil & gas experience. President GLNG Held position of Vice President Mark Macfarlane Eastern Australia for Santos Director GLNG Project GM GM External GM Human GM Marketing GM Upstream GM Business GM Legal Gas Supply Program Dire

  5. Slide 5: Upstream

    Upstream For personal use only 383 wells drilled to date, with 207 wells commissioned with capacity of 240 TJ/d Santos operates on grazing land, not cropping land − 520 agreements in place with 200 landowners Arcadia Area − 34,000 hectares of land owned to be used for key development activities and

  6. Slide 6: Fairview wells capacity of 1.3 TJ/d

    Fairview wells capacity of 200 TJ/d For personal use only Fairview wells averaging 1.3 TJ/day, up 30% on Jan 2010 12.00 8000 Water capacity for individual wells (bbl/d) Gas capacity for individual wells (TJ/d) 7000 10.00 Gas capacity for Water capacity for 6000 individual wells individual wells 8.00

  7. Slide 7: Upstream development

    Upstream development For personal use only Expect to drill ~135 wells in 2011 and ~170 wells in 2012; updating rig fleet in 2012 Six drilling rigs and six completion rigs in operation − Wet weather in first quarter of 2011 affected the drilling program Updating the rig fleet − Pad drilling − Reduced

  8. Slide 8: Reserves and resources

    Reserves and resources For personal use only GLNG has 9 Tcf of dedicated reserves and resources GLNG dedicated 2P+2C (PJ)2 As at 31 December 2010 NSAI estimates GLNG 10,000 ultimate 2P CSG reserves 8,000 maturation of 9,848 PJ from existing acreage1 6,000 In addition to CSG reserves, Santos to suppl

  9. Slide 9: Producing, not reducing, water

    Producing, not reducing, water For personal use only Queensland-first partnership between a CSG company and a private landholder Treated CSG water is an opportunity for landholders Mount Hope Station irrigation project − Santos providing up to 700 ML of treated water − Further projects to be rolled

  10. Slide 10: Transparent water monitoring

    Transparent water monitoring For personal use only Santos GLNG water portal includes detailed results from more than 100 water monitoring locations www.santoswaterportal.com.au 72

  11. Slide 11: Gas transmission pipeline

    Gas transmission pipeline For personal use only Production of line-pipe commenced, >100km already manufactured at 1.8 km/day Fixed price, lump-sum turnkey contract with Saipem − GLNG personnel embedded with Saipem in Farno, Italy − Expected to start laying pipeline 2012, on schedule − Two full pipe

  12. Slide 12: Curtis Island clearing is complete

    Curtis Island clearing is complete For personal use only Material offloading Camp accommodation facility 3 October 2011 74

  13. Slide 13: LNG plant

    LNG plant For personal use only Construction commenced on 7.8 mtpa two-train LNG plant and mainland logistics facilities Site clearing completed, bulk earthworks 35% complete Construction of accommodation facility commenced Engineering and procurement >33% complete Accommodation units Completed firs

  14. Slide 14: Material offloading facility

    Material offloading facility For personal use only Construction well advanced LNG plant site Pioneer ramp A D C B Barge berth Aggregate berth Ferry terminal Lo-Lo and Ro-Ro berth face 3 October 2011 A – J Holland’s office and laydown C – Batch plant 76 B – RO plant area D – Haul road

  15. Slide 15: Questions

    For personal use only Drilling rig, Cooper Basin, Australia Questions

  16. Slide 16: Exploration and Subsurface

    For personal use only Sangu and South Sangu fields, Bay of Bengal, Bangladesh Exploration and Subsurface Trevor Brown VP Exploration & Subsurface 78

  17. Slide 17: Exploration and Subsurface

    Exploration and Subsurface For personal use only Strong track 10-year track record of adding contingent resources and record of converting to reserves and production resource adds Competitive finding costs Significant Zola discoveries in Finucane South 2011 Conventional Material prospects in WA and

  18. Slide 18: Strong track record of resource adds

    Strong track record of resource adds For personal use only Exploration capex (US$m) Cumulative 2P+2C resource adds (mmboe) 300 1500 Finucane South, Exploration Capex US$ Zola, Gunnedah Number of wells Spar Deep, Gunnedah 250 Cum. Resource Adds Mmboe (RHS) 1250 Peluang, Burnside, Gunnedah 200 1000 Ne

  19. Slide 19: Adding resource at low finding costs

    Adding resource at low finding costs For personal use only 7 IHS Herold Asia Pacific 6 Santos Finding cost (US$/boe) 5 4 3 2 2006 –2010 Santos average finding costs US$0.83/boe 1 0 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Forecast 2011 Barossa, Chim Magnama, Netherby, Frigate Peluang, Burnside, Spar Deep, Finucane

  20. Slide 20: Conventional - Bangladesh

    Conventional - Bangladesh For personal use only Application of 3D seismic has identified multiple targets Sangu and South Sangu fields – Bay of Bengal, Bangladesh 82

  21. Slide 21: Bangladesh - North East Sangu-1

    Bangladesh - North East Sangu-1 For personal use only Proven petroleum system A’ Santos 100% and operator Water depth 10 metres 2 Km NE Sangu prospect mapped on 3D seismic A Rig secured and drilling planned for Q1 2012 Area of AVO anomaly Sangu 2 Sangu platform Sangu Sangu platform NE-1 A A’ Stacked

  22. Slide 22: Carnarvon Basin – Winchester-1

    Carnarvon Basin – Winchester-1 For personal use only Winchester is on trend with NWS Rankin fields Santos 75% and operator Water depth 80 metres Winchester-1 TD: 4,500 metres High condensate yield potential (>50bbls/mmscf) High resolution 3D seismic currently recording Rig secured and drilling plann

  23. Slide 23: CSG regional study

    CSG regional study For personal use only Santos’ 50-year onshore history provides unique knowledge for assessing unconventional basins Detailed regional mapping supports: Queensland Denison Targeted exploration approach and Trough Galilee Dawson River Basin Denison high grading portfolio Bowen Basin

  24. Slide 24: Locating the CSG sweet spots

    Locating the CSG sweet spots For personal use only Outcrop at a coal mine Find most prospective areas Characterise the reservoir in – thickness, gas cores/logs e.g. coal cleats content and structure 86

  25. Slide 25: Shale, tight gas sands and deep coal

    Shale, tight gas sands and deep coal For personal use only Cooper Basin prospects to be drilled in 2012 Nappamerri Trough Cooper Basin One dedicated horizontal shale drilling trial and follow-up fracture stimulation Three key tight gas exploration wells One deep coal exploration well Moomba 87

  26. Slide 26: Shale gas reservoir studies

    Shale gas reservoir studies For personal use only Hylogger core mineralogy TOC/dispersed organic matter: Core adsorbed/free gas storage 3mm 1m Bedding plane 4m intersection 3mm miniplug X-Ray tomogram Free gas storage in open pores of recrystallised clays 3mm miniplug Thin section of miniplug: Core

  27. Slide 27: 2012 exploration program

    2012 exploration program For personal use only Bangladesh NE Sangu-1 Fergana Basin Hatia 3D Phu Khanh Basin 2D seismic, 2 wells Magnama Block 123 seismic Nam Con Son Basin Chim Sao NW-1 Sumatra CSG wells Browse Basin Cooper Basin Crown-1 Tight gas, shale and deep coal program Surat, Bowen and Carnar

  28. Slide 28: Technical and Engineering

    For personal use only Ocean Sovereign, Bay of Bengal, Bangladesh Technical and Engineering Diana Hoff VP Technical & Engineering 90

  29. Slide 29: Strong integrated functional capability with focus on the fundamentals

    For personal use only Strong integrated functional capability with focus on the fundamentals Strong HSE focus Safe, timely and cost effective delivery of wells and projects 91

  30. Slide 30: For personal use only

    For personal use only Australia Onshore conventional Australia Vietnam Indonesia Bangladesh Offshore Australia Indonesia Onshore unconventional 92

  31. Slide 31: Onshore Cooper Basin

    For personal use only Onshore Cooper Basin Three new, state-of-the-art drilling rigs – Improved rig moving and drilling efficiency – Automated systems mean safer operations Cost reduction through multi-well pad development – On-site simultaneous operations – Optimised fracturing process – Reduced su

  32. Slide 32: Onshore unconventional

    For personal use only Onshore unconventional Two successful surface-to-inseam projects executed at Scotia – 50% improvement in time and cost between first and second program First in Australia and Asia: Time reduction through MZST technology Fracture stimulation “Mongoose” 100% 25% decrease (MZST) t

  33. Slide 33: Offshore Asia Pacific well jack-up drilling campaign in progress

    For personal use only Offshore Asia Pacific 3 well jack-up drilling campaign in progress in Bay of Bengal Established supply base in Offshore Asia Pacific Chittagong supply base Chittagong, Bangladesh Bangladesh Safe delivery of the 123-TH-1X Vietnam well in Vietnam with ‘best in class’ drilling per

  34. Slide 34: Offshore Australia

    For personal use only Offshore Australia Successfully completed four- well drilling and workover campaign in 2011 – Zero recordable incidents – Best historical performance Mutineer-Exeter workovers – Santos’ largest offshore testing program conducted Followed by a very active 2012 – 7-9 wells planne

  35. Slide 35: Funding and Guidance

    For personal use only Drilling rig, Cooper Basin, Australia Funding and Guidance Andrew Seaton Chief Financial Officer 97

  36. Slide 36: Strong balance sheet

    Strong balance sheet For personal use only Balance sheet capacity to: fund execution of business strategy minimise refinancing risk Debt maturity profile $6.2 billion of funding capacity A$ million A$ billion 1,800 7 1,600 6 1,400 5 1,200 1,000 4 800 3 600 2 400 1 200 0 0 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 Ca

  37. Slide 37: Capex program fully funded

    Capex program fully funded For personal use only Base business and sanctioned project capex fully funded Existing $6.2 billion Capex committed undrawn excludes capitalised interest $million debt and cash at 4,000 $3.75 billion 30 September 2011 3,500 $3 billion Strong free cash flow 3,000 from base

  38. Slide 38: Production guidance

    Production guidance For personal use only 2011 guidance unchanged 2012 guidance of 51–55 mmboe mmboe Production 2012 production influenced by: 60 New projects: Chim Sao, Reindeer, 51-55 Halyard, Wortel 55 Higher Cooper production as 47-50 50 operations recover from flooding DLNG 35-day planned shutd

  39. Slide 39: Wrap-up

    For personal use only Wrap-up David Knox Managing Director & CEO 101

  40. Slide 40: Questions

    For personal use only Questions

  41. Slide 41: 2011 Investor Seminar November 2011

    For personal use only 2011 Investor Seminar 10 November 2011

  42. Slide 42: 2012 exploration schedule

    2012 exploration schedule For personal use only Santos Well Name Basin / Area Target Timing Interest % NE Sangu-1 Bay of Bengal Gas 100 Q1 2012 Indonesia CSG Sumatra Gas 60 Q1 2012 Central Asia 2 Wells Fergana Gas 70 Q2 2012 Beam-1 Carnarvon Gas 45 Q2 2012 Hoss-1 Carnarvon Oil 37.3 Q2 2012 Cooper ti

  43. Slide 43: Contact information

    Contact information For personal use only Head office Adelaide Andrew Nairn Ground Floor, Santos Centre Group Executive Investor Relations 60 Flinders Street Level 10, Santos Centre Adelaide, South Australia 5000 Direct: + 61 8 8116 5314 GPO Box 2455 Email: andrew.nairn@santos.com Adelaide, South Au

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