RE: BP "willing to listen" on new acquisitions...16 May 2020 13:16
Rationale and benefits of the Acquisitions
· Add c.23 kboepd of cash generative production in 2019 with development upside; acquired assets forecast to generate over US$1 billion of free cash flow to end 2023
· Add 82 mmboe of reserves and contingent resources at an implied cost of less than US$10/boe
· Contribute to rising Group production out to 2024 with pro forma 2019 production in excess of 100 kboepd
· Add low cost, low carbon emission assets with combined opex of less than US$20/boe
· Accelerate the use of Premier's US$4.2bn tax losses
· Materially strengthen Premier's financial position
o Additional free cash flow accelerates debt reduction
o Significantly reduce forward covenant leverage ratio towards 1x by 2022
· Extension of existing, non-amortising facilities to late 2023
Asset highlights
· Andrew Area (50%-100% interests in 5 fields, operatorship): currently producing c.18 kboepd (net to BP) with material near term upside through further development of the Andrew Lower Cretaceous reservoir
· Shearwater (27.5% interest): significant producing and infrastructure hub, adding 25 mmboe of reserves and resources with incremental investment opportunities and tariff income
· Tolmount (25% interest): consolidates interest in existing high return development, which is on schedule to deliver first gas by end-2020, with significant upside following recent drilling success at Tolmount East