Amplitude Energy Limited · ASX:AEL

Amplitude Energy — Cooper Energy — Investor Presentation (May 2016)

32 slides from Amplitude Energy's investor presentation, May 30, 2016

  1. Slide 1: Bungaloo-1, Otway Basin

    For personal use only Bungaloo-1, Otway Basin

  2. Slide 2: Important information and disclaimer

    The information in this presentation: For personal use only • Is not an offer or recommendation to purchase or subscribe for shares in Cooper Energy Limited or to retain or sell any shares that are currently held. • Does not take into account the individual investment objectives or the financial sit

  3. Slide 3: Investment highlights

    For personal use only 1 2 3 4 450,000~500,0001 bbl pa Gippsland Basin Gas Hub Cash & investments: $27 million2 Management experienced in Operating cost2: A$30/bbl 2C Contingent Resource: 347 PJ3 gas commercialisation Zero debt2 Cooper Basin Western Flank Low on cost curve, well located Board experie

  4. Slide 4: Portfolio overview: Cooper, Gippsland and Otway Basins

    For personal use only Market • Market-driven approach • Building customer relationships & portfolio Cooper Basin • Cash-generating oil production Gippsland Basin Otway Basin • Gas resources, prospects and projects • Gas exploration acreage • Largest gas supply source for Eastern • Ideally located: c

  5. Slide 5: Company history and milestones

    For personal use only 2015 2012 Sole project enters FEED Acquires Somerton BMG Business Case identifies 2002 Energy and strong Otway Manta gas opportunity position First gas sales agreement: O-I Cooper Energy listed, then cash generating oil Australia Builds position in BAS production western flank

  6. Slide 6: Sole gas project FID and exit from non-Australian operations

    For personal use only Sole gas project Final Investment Decision Forecast to generate revenue of $85 - $100 million1 pa to Cooper Energy from 2019 Complete the exit from non-Australian operations Indonesia divestment and Tunisia withdrawal to complete shift in focus to Australia ….whilst also mainta

  7. Slide 7: Production growth profile: current, FY20, FY22

    For personal use only Current FY20: FY22: 0.5 million boe Phase 1: Sole gas project Phase 2: Sole+ Manta gas and liquids • 100% oil • over 2 million boe pa • ~ 5 million boe pa • Ongoing drilling required to • gas is ~ 85% total COE production • gas is ~ 85% total COE production maintain production

  8. Slide 8: Eastern Australia domestic demand and contracted supply

    For personal use only Eastern Australia domestic demand and contracted supply PJ 2,500 Eastern Australian gas demand 2,000 NGP 1,500 Cooper Otway Bass Gippsland 1,000 Surat-Bowen Demand 500 Source: EnergyQuest EnergyQuarterly March 2016 0 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 1 East

  9. Slide 9: South East Australia gas demand vs supply

    For personal use only South East Australia gas demand vs production/contract from existing suppliers Forecast South East Australia gas demand and supply balance PJ pa Pj pa 500 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 100 450 400 50 350 = supply/ 300 demand 0 250 balance  200 -50 150 -100

  10. Slide 10: Demand-side and supply-side drivers

    For personal use only Demand-side Gladstone drawing gas Supply-side from Eastern Australia • Existing producing fields in decline • Eastern Australia: new contracts needed from 2018/19 • Queensland and Cooper Basin commitments to Gladstone LNG • Gladstone taking gas from sources previously focussed

  11. Slide 11: Gippsland Basin gas hub

    For personal use only to Melbourne Eastern Gas Pipeline to Sydney Orbost Gas Hub COE 50%, STO 50% & Operator Sole Gas field COE 50%, STO 50% & Operator Patricia Baleen (depleted) (STO 100%) ~2411 PJ Longtom (SVW 100%) ~2.61 MM bbl ~1061 PJ 1 2C Contingent Resources 100% joint venture volume. Manta l

  12. Slide 12: Sole gas field development concept

    For personal use only • Simple reservoir structure • Conventional recovery • Dry gas, pipeline spec CO2 • Simple development concept planned − single near-horizontal subsea well for good reservoir access − dedicated pipeline and umbilicals to existing Orbost plant – modifications to existing Orbost

  13. Slide 13: Sole gas project: gas, cost and customers

    For personal use only • 241 PJ (100% basis) over 9-10 years Gas & revenue • COE share ~12.5 PJ pa or 121 PJ over 9 -10 years • Pricing within market forecast range; typically $7/GJ - $8/GJ • Sale of gas and tolling revenue from Orbost Gas Plant (COE 50%) • To be determined by current FEED process du

  14. Slide 14: Indicative gas sales and contracts

    For personal use only Indicative PJ COE sales 14 12 10 Opportunity gas 8 To sell pre-FID 6 AGL & O-I agreements 4 2 0 FY19 FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26 FY27 FY28 FY29 • Pre-FID target of 10 PJ pa contracted: currently 7.6 PJ pa subject to agreements • $7/GJ to $8/GJ give robust economics and s

  15. Slide 15: Indicative cash flow and NPV profile

    For personal use only Indicative illustration • Majority of cash outflow within 20 months of first gas Cash flows − enhances economics • NPV builds rapidly as project is derisked − from FID to first gas and beyond • Simple project design, capital and operating cost metrics • Strong stable ongoing ca

  16. Slide 16: Path to FID: contracts, FEED, finance

    For personal use only Gas contracts • Targeting 10 PJ pa for FID • Agreements with O-I & AGL for 7.6 PJ pa Plant & facilities Finance • Front End Engineering & Design • Funding strategy done • 74% complete end-April • Under budget • Funding options – select optimum • On plan FID • Maximise sharehold

  17. Slide 17: Sole and Manta development timeline

    For personal use only FID First Gas Gas Production FID Business First Gas Case Prod'n Manta-3 Sole Development Manta Development Sole Sole Gas Sales Agreements Manta Gas Sales Agreements LOIs Sole Reserves Manta Reserves Booking Booking 1 Indicative only and subject to review at key milestones and j

  18. Slide 18: Cooper Basin oil production and costs

    For personal use only Production costs Cooper Energy oil production Direct cost A$ per barrel million barrels FY16 Q3 YTD 0.59 29 Netback 0.52 0.47 0.49 0.48 0.50- 0.41 to 5 Royalties 0.45 12 Transport expenses Q3 Q3 YTD YTD 13 Operating costs 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 • March Qtr YTD direc

  19. Slide 19: Indonesia and Tunisia divestment and withdrawal

    For personal use only Data room Withdrawal plan • Initiated December quarter • Process ongoing on permit by permit basis Exploration acreage: Sumbagsel and Merangin III PSCs (COE - Nabeul: joint venture has withdrawn. Awaiting formal 100%) confirmation of agreement to exit terms. COE has provided in

  20. Slide 20: Upcoming milestones and news flow

    For personal use only FY16 FY17 Dec Qtr Mar Qtr Jun Qtr Sept Qtr  Gippsland data room opens  FEED on schedule  Indonesia data room opened  Gas sales contract secured  Indonesia exploration agreed sale  Indonesia production asset sales process FEED complete Bankable gas contracts Indonesia expl

  21. Slide 21: Summary

    For personal use only ~ 95 PJ Contracted gas • Firm gas sales agreements for 95 PJ that are expected to generate revenue of $660 million to $760 million (COE current share) at gas prices of $7/GJ to $8/GJ over 8-10 years ~ 90 PJ Uncommitted gas • Gas available for contracting to eastern Australian c

  22. Slide 22: Appendices

    For personal use only Appendices

  23. Slide 23: Key figures

    For personal use only Key figures Cooper Energy is an independent Australian exploration and Shares on issue 417.3 mill production company Shareholders 2 4,950 • Cash generating from production of approx. 450,000 - 500,000 barrels of oil pa Market capitalisation2 $92 mill • Strong balance sheet, zer

  24. Slide 24: March quarter YTD results

    For personal use only March 16 March 15 YTD YTD • Production on track for guidance, March YTD up 1% on pcp Production ‘kbbl 360 356 • Revenue down 30% due to oil price (down 32% average A$) Sales Revenue $ million 20.8* 29.8 • Cash and investments of $27.1 million at 31 March + proceeds from Indones

  25. Slide 25: Funding headroom and sources of funds

    For personal use only Substantial headroom to fund identified capital expenditure $ million • Financial assets in place at 31 March 16 of $27 million plus: Finance facilities Up to 40 – ~A$10 million net proceeds from Indonesian exploration acreage divestment in place1 – equity raising – finance fac

  26. Slide 26: Manta gas field

    For personal use only • COE Business case identified economic opportunity for Manta A A’ development • Manta gas attracting enquiries from gas buyers • Untested Golden Beach reservoirs identified within the same structure below proven gas in the Manta field • Gas resource of 106 PJ 2C Contingent and

  27. Slide 27: Gippsland Gas Hub

    For personal use only • Opportunity for capital efficient development through use of existing infrastructure and coordinated development • Gippsland Gas Hub centred around Orbost Gas Plant for Sole, Manta and other gas resources in the region • Potential substantial savings and value increase if Man

  28. Slide 28: Cooper Basin operations

    For personal use only • Q3 16 YTD oil production of 250 kbbls • March YTD Operating cash cost of A$29.77/bbl including transport and royalties • All drilling deferred into FY17 • Callawonga facilities expansion project studies ongoing, production capacity projects deferred into FY17 • Seismic invers

  29. Slide 29: Otway Basin onshore

    For personal use only • Analysis of Jolly-1 and Bungaloo-1 well data in PEL 495 and PRL 32 has confirmed: – a deep conventional gas play in Lower Sawpit Formation – Casterton Formation unconventional shale gas play • Victorian acreage subject of application to suspend and extend due to moratorium on

  30. Slide 30: Indonesian acreage

    Indonesian acreage Exploration assets subject to sale agreement; Tangai-Sukananti KSO divestment process initiated F3° 00'S acquired” by Mandala Energy [EG cooper Energy permit S&S lien S&® Ge fel Pipeline * subject to regulatory approval 4° 00'S a J Sumarta Gy @ South Sumatra Basin BAZ ia SOUTH CHI

  31. Slide 31: Reserves and resources notes

    The approach for all reserve and resource calculations is consistent with the definitions and guidelines in the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) 2007 Petroleum Resources Management System (PRMS). The resource estimate methodologies incorporate a range of uncertainty relating to each of the key r

  32. Slide 32: Glossary

    $, A$ Australian dollars unless specified otherwise For personal use only Bbls barrels of oil boe barrel of oil equivalent bopd barrel of oil per day EBITDA earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation FEED Front end engineering and design FY Financial year; 12 months to 30 June H1 H

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