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Seadrill — Seawell — Investor Presentation (September 2007)

26 slides from Seadrill's investor presentation, Sep 21, 2007

  1. Slide 1: Seawell Ltd Private placement of shares

    Seawell Ltd Private placement of shares NOKm 275 21 September 2007 Solely for review in connection with the Equity Offering – not for reproduction or distribution The information contained herein may be subject to change without prior notice Please note that this is not an offering document

  2. Slide 2: Disclaimer

    Confidential Disclaimer This Presentation has been produced by Seawell Ltd. (the “Company” or “Seawell”) with assistance from Carnegie ASA and Pareto Securities ASA, solely for use at the presentation to investors held in connection with the proposed offering of shares by the Company and may not be

  3. Slide 3: Risk factors

    Risk factors All equity investments involve elements of risk. In the following a selection of the various risk elements that are considered particularly relevant tp Seawell Ltd. (“Seawelll” or the “Company”) are presented. The description is not necessarily exhaustive, and factors not discussed may

  4. Slide 4: Transaction summary

    Transaction summary Private placement Timetable & key conditions ƒ Private placement of 20 million new shares ƒ Subscription period: 21 September 2007 16:30 ƒ Price: NOK 13.75 per share CET – 24 September 2007 08:30 CET ƒ 100 million shares outstanding after private ƒ Book may be closed earlier at t

  5. Slide 5: Investment highlights

    Confidential Investment highlights ƒ Well services – late cycle oil and gas production exposure ƒ Mature assets will require increased well services ƒ Oil companies fighting declining production with increased oil recovery initiatives ƒ Growing number of subsea wells will require extensive well serv

  6. Slide 6: Why create a separate well services company?

    Why create a separate well services company? ƒ The well services market is changing and growing. This requires dedicated focus ƒ Maturing assets combined with a growing number of subsea wells creates strong demand for services ƒ Platform drilling business provides excellent position to channel other

  7. Slide 7: What we do

    What we do Seawell offers services within two divisions: Platform drilling and engineering involves delivering production drilling and well maintenance services on 21 platforms, as well as engineering services ƒ Approximately 1,600 experienced employees ƒ Operation and maintenance of the drilling fa

  8. Slide 8: A late cyclical company

    A late cyclical company Drilling Operations Fabric. & Decommis- Seismic Pre-eng. and (E & D) Installation sioning maintenance ƒ Mature assets will require increased well services in order to maintain oil production rates ƒ A growing number of subsea wells will require extensive well services ƒ On th

  9. Slide 9: Seawell to follow Seadrill’s international expansion

    Seawell to follow Seadrill’s international expansion Seawell operations Seadrill operations Management and Engineering Norway - 4 units • Drilling UK (10 platforms) 2 Semis • Drilling Norway (11 platforms) 1 Jack-up 1 Drillship Well Services activities • Wireline Norway and Denmark Current Previous

  10. Slide 10: Seawell 5-year strategy

    Seawell 5-year strategy Platform Drilling & Engineering Well Intervention ƒ Continue to provide fully integrated ƒ Total well intervention contractor with services on fixed installations wireline conveying, tractor, plug and sub sea capabilities incl. well ƒ Drilling engineering and modification int

  11. Slide 11: Company overview

    Company overview Seawell Ltd (Bermuda) Seawell Holding Seawell UK Ltd Management AS Platform Drilling Well Intervention & Engineering ƒ 1,600 people in the ƒ 200 people in Norway North Sea and Denmark Legal entity Operational division 11

  12. Slide 12: Oil companies need to improve recovery rates

    Oil companies need to improve recovery rates ƒ Increasing need for well Trend in organic reserve replacement ratios services/well intervention ƒ Major oil companies indicate Oil and gas reserves (organic growth) that 10 - 30% of their subsea 6% 2% wells require intervention each 4% 1% year 2% 0% 0%

  13. Slide 13: Well services creates significant added value

    Well services creates significant added value Business rationale Impact on production and economics ƒ Increased oil recovery (IOR) critical to Schematic overview of oil field mitigate declining production production profile scenarios ƒ Oil recovery ratio from platform/dry wells is significantly high

  14. Slide 14: Subsea well intervention will be the next big growth market

    Subsea well intervention will be the next big growth market Number of subsea wells 6,500 ƒ Intervention required after some years of production ƒ Typically due to ƒ Increased water production 3,500 3,500 ƒ Production of sand and solids ƒ Gas breakthrough ƒ Scaling up of wells 1,800 1,800 600 2002 20

  15. Slide 15: Strong track record lays foundation for future growth

    Strong track record lays foundation for future growth Op. revenues, NOKm 1) EBITDA, NOKm 2,500 300 CAGR 2003-2006 250 2,000 Revenues +30% EBITDA +31% 1H06 vs. 1H07 200 Revenues +24% 1,500 EBITDA +32% 150 1,000 100 500 50 0 0 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 1H06 x2 1H07 x2 Sales EBITDA 1) Excl. purchas

  16. Slide 16: Platform Drilling & Engineering division

    Platform Drilling & Engineering division Business content Financial performance Platform Drilling Op. revenues, NOKm 1) EBITDA, NOKm ƒ Production drilling 1,800 180 ƒ 1,300 people in the North Sea 1,600 160 ƒ 11 active drilling operations 1,400 140 ƒ 10 platforms in maintenance mode ready to drill 1

  17. Slide 17: Solid contract coverage for Platform Drilling services

    Solid contract coverage for Platform Drilling services Unit 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Statfjord A, B, C Statoil – Statfjord C since 1981, 2 x 3 years Statfjord A & B since 1987 Gullfaks A, B, C Statoil Statoil – since 2004 2 x 3 years Veslefrikk A, B Statoil – since 1987 Field lifetime BP – Ula

  18. Slide 18: Well Intervention division

    Well Intervention division Business content Financial performance ƒ Seawell has been involved in wireline Op. revenues, NOKm 1) EBITDA, NOKm business since 1986 250 80 70 ƒ Conveying of logging, perforation, zonal 200 60 isolation, well clean-up, fishing etc. 150 50 40 ƒ 200 people in Norway and Den

  19. Slide 19: Overview of segment earnings

    Overview of segment earnings Revenues 1) 2004 2005 2006 Platform Drilling & Engineering NOKm 804 1,304 1,612 Well Intervention " 154 206 231 Total revenues " 958 1,510 1,844 Revenue growth 2004 2005 2006 Platform Drilling & Engineering % 62.2% 23.6% Well Intervention % 33.8% 12.2% Total revenue grow

  20. Slide 20: Key figures 1H06 vs 1H07

    Key figures 1H06 vs 1H07 ƒ Assumptions going forward P&L 1H06P 1H07P Revenues 1) NOKm 807 1,003 ƒ NOKm 1,110 financing through bank EBITDA " 107 142 debt and seller’s credit at NIBOR EBIT " 88 117 +175 bps on average Net interest 2) " (36) (38) ƒ Estimated depreciation and Net profit 3) " 38 56 amor

  21. Slide 21: Capitalization and assets to be acquired

    Capitalization and assets to be acquired Capitalization NOKm Post private placement ƒ Seawell to acquire Seadrill’s Well 2,800 Services division ƒ 1,800 employees, including: ƒ 200 tool pushers and drillers 2,400 ƒ 250 mechanics and electricians ƒ 200 wire line engineers, field 2,000 supervisors and

  22. Slide 22: Board of Directors – Seawell Ltd.

    Board of Directors – Seawell Ltd. ƒ Jørgen Rasmussen (48), Chairman ƒ Jørgen Rasmussen joins Seawell after 25 years in Schlumberger Oilfield Services. He was Managing Director and Chairman of Schlumberger Norway and Denmark from 1998 to 2001, member of the OLF (The Norwegian Oil Industry Organizatio

  23. Slide 23: Experienced management team in place

    Experienced management team in place ƒ Alf Ragnar Løvdal (50), CEO ƒ Mr Løvdal has been responsible for the operations of the Well Services division in Seadrill since 2002. He has held several managerial positions within well intervention and operations of mobile units. He has 27 years of experience

  24. Slide 24: Investment highlights

    Confidential Investment highlights ƒ Well services – late cycle oil and gas production exposure ƒ Mature assets will require increased well services ƒ Oil companies fighting declining production with increased oil recovery initiatives ƒ Growing number of subsea wells will require extensive well serv

  25. Slide 25: Appendix

    Appendix 25

  26. Slide 26: Incentive program – management structure

    Incentive program – management structure Incentive Program Management Structure ƒ Seawell has established an incentive ƒ Seawell’s board is ultimately responsible program for its directors and employees for the Company’s management ƒ Incentives will be provided by way of an ƒ Day-to-day management w

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