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Siccar Point Energy
Building a Highly Differentiated Private
Equity Backed E&P Business
September 2017
Introduction
• A well funded, full cycle E&P business focussed on the North Sea
• Experienced management team with strong track records
• Backed by blue chip, long term investors with strong track records of upstream energy
investment
• SPE has built a high quality portfolio:
– Interests in three of the largest UK fields by remaining reserves (Schiehallion, Mariner and
Rosebank)
– Nine additional potential developments of which three are operated
– Circa 400mmboe of discovered resources
– Material high quality West of Shetlands exploration position, where majority of our licences
are operated
– Globally competitive portfolio in a low oil price environment
– No near term decommissioning
– Partnered with the Majors
– Our multi-decade asset portfolio will be one of the longest lasting in the UK
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A highly differentiated business, but what did it take behind the scenes…
2H 2013: Business Case Thinking
• Strong value proposition
– Numerous opportunities – development assets in particular
– Number of failed disposals and capital flight from region to accelerate further disposal needs
– UK one of the most liquid deal markets in the world and Norwegian asset liquidity improving
• Limited competition
– ‘Bear’ market for mid-small UK public quoted E&P companies (46% discount to NAV at time)
– Some PE focus in region but none of scale
• Great opportunity for an experienced team with the right capital structure to build a high quality geographically focussed business
• Build a portfolio of assets where team’s extensive North Sea experience could create value through follow-on investment and reserves growth - ‘buy and build-out’
• Specific pipeline of targeted deals
Equity Raised ($MM) Number of Companies
0-150 3
150-250 4
250-350 1
>350 1
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UK/Norway Focussed PE Companies (Q4 2013)
UK Nor NL 2013 View
N. American Indies Generally retreating to N.A.
Public Int’l Indies Under stock market pressure
Utilities Severely capital constrained
Majors Global mega-project focussed
Local NOCs Continue to invest selectively
Eastern NOCs Entering into parts of market
Private Equity Beginning to move into N. Sea
A great opportunity for a well capitalised business with an experienced team
Source: Lambert Energy Advisory
2014: Fund Raising and NewCo Start-up
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• Firm $500mm initial equity line targeted, not just seed funding, to maximise counterparty engagement
• Working with Blue Water Energy a small number of potential Private Equity funding partners approached
• Blackstone viewed as great partner
– Material capital available and ability to ‘upscale’
– Experienced energy investor
– Fully engaged
• Intensive diligence on business plan and management track record conducted e.g.
– Corporate level metrics (RoE, unit cost benchmarking, reserves/production growth)
– Drilling and project track record
• Negotiations concluded, company legals completed and Newco launched Q3 2014
• Initial team and board build-out completed
• Asset acquisition discussions ongoing in parallel
• Oil price collapses……
Raising equity not for the faint hearted, but fully funded and ready for business!
2015-2016: A ‘Buyers Market’?
• Over 100 opportunities screened
• >70% ruled out quickly – focus on quality
• Oil price volatility and uncertainty impacted deal execution:
– counterparty budget revisions
– unrealistic expectations
– UK deals dropped to historic lows
– write downs and stable oil price outlook key to recent industry deals
• A number of fully diligenced/financed offers made – hold value was the issue (‘no deal’ with anyone typically)
• Proactivity, perseverance and creativity key in our deal delivery:
– Feb 16 – signed deal to acquire interest in giant Mariner field. Closed Aug 16
– Nov 16 – signed deal to acquire OMV’s entire UK business. Closed Jan 17
• SPE’s OMV deal was the largest in the UK since 2012
• Subsequently there have been a number of significant acquisitions in NW Europe including:
– Chysaor/Shell Neptune/Engie
– Ineos/DONG Delek/Ithaca
– CPPIB/Shell Ireland Total/Maersk
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Market uncertainty and our focus on quality extended timeframe, but we delivered…
Source: Lambert Energy Advisory
Investing with Private Equity sponsors
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Sponsor collaboration critical through deal phase to gain both Board and IC support
AcquisitionDetailed diligence
Asset quality
Number of value levers vs
binary risk
Ability to influence delivery
Appropriate level of gearing
Returns –MOIC/IRR
Materiality
Attractiveness of business at
exit
Risks and mitigations
Robustness to downside
price
SPE Portfolio and Near Term Plans
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Mariner, Boatswain, Mariner East
Jade, Jade South, Jackdaw
Tobermory
Bunnehaven
Benbecula
Schiehallion
Rosebank
Cambo
Suilven
Producing
Under development
Discoveries
Key near term activities:Schiehallion onstream May 2017Mariner first production 2018Cambo appraisal well 2018 followed by FIDLyon and Blackrock exploration wells 2018/19Rosebank FID 2019
Lyon well
Blackrock well
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OGA (DECC) in 2015 estimated
c2.6 billion boe are yet to be
found in the Atlantic Margin area
(mid case estimate)
Major new geological plays are
still being found in the basin:• Intra-volcanic sands
• Cretaceous sands against
structural highs
• Basin floor sands
• Fractured basement
With all these new play concepts,
Siccar Point consider that
estimate to now be conservative
SPE is also well positioned in the
other key long-term theme for the
UKCS - Northern North Sea
Heavy Oil
Atlantic Margin – The Future of the UKCS
The Atlantic Margin is forecast to become the main producing area of the UKCS
Source: Wood Mackenzie Upstream Data Tool Q3 2017
The UK Offshore Sector
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SPE 8th in UK Discovered Reserves and Resources
SPE 5th in WoS Discovered
Reserves and Resources
A material player in both the UKCS and West of Shetlands
Source: Wood Mackenzie Pathfinder Q3 2017
SPE’s Long Life PortfolioSource: Wood Mackenzie 1 June 2017
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SPE is poised to become one of the leading revenue generating businesses in the UK
Outlook
Siccar Point Energy is poised to become a
leading UK E&P business
Interests in three of the five largest UK fields by remaining reserves (Schiehallion, Mariner and Rosebank) - two producing by 2018
High-quality long life West of Shetlands portfolio with material upside optionality
Low cost break-even economics and no near-term decommissioning
Significant cash generation from 2018+
Portfolio will produce through to the 2050’s
Committed to the UKCS
Significant future growth options -opportunity for strategic partners
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A highly differentiated and growing business