Investor Presentation
Sydney, April 11, 2017 AEST (ABN Newswire) - Horizon Oil Ltd (
ASX:HZN) (HZNFF:OTCMKTS) is pleased to provide the Company's presentation which will be made today by Brent Emmett at The CEO Sessions.
Horizon Oil as an investment proposition
Horizon Oil is poised for a share price re-rating off the back of:
- Strong, long-lived production profile and cash flow
- Enviable free cash flow breakeven per barrel compared to peer companies
- Stable financial position, with steadily decreasing debt position
- Strategic stake in large oil and gas development project in Papua New Guinea
o Material, stable net operating cash flow from China and New Zealand of US$50 - 60 million pa over the period 2017 - 2022
o Ongoing tight control over field operating expense, exploration and development expenditure and administrative expenses
o Positioned to withstand future oil price volatility with free cash flow breakeven of US$33/bbl; downside further protected with oil price hedging and loss-of-production insurance in place
o Stable financial position, with good track record in reducing debt; debt expected to be paid down in ~4 years
o Material upside potential attached to large, appraised gas-condensate resource in Papua New Guinea; development planning for a 1.5 mtpa mid-scale LNG scheme, Western LNG (WLNG), at an advanced stage
Outlook for the next 12 months
Corporate Outlook
- Operating cash flows will continue at increased levels as a result of additional revenues earned from China cost recovery production entitlement - remaining balance US$105 million (net to Horizon Oil), escalating at 9% pa
- Continued focus on debt reduction
- Continuing policy of oil price hedging: ~50% of CY 2017 sales hedged at an average price of ~US$54/bbl
- Maintenance of low capex profile and G&A over the course of FY17
Block 22/12, offshore China
- Preparation of the Overall Development Plan for the WZ 12-8E field continues, with completion scheduled in early 2019. The audited gross 2C resources for the field (including WZ 12-10-1 and WZ 12-3-1) are 11.1 mmbo
Maari/Manaia, offshore New Zealand
- Further optimisation of oil production through workover program and installation of multiphase pumps
- Finalise insurance recoveries in relation to facility repairs and equipment upgrades associated with the FPSO Raroa's mooring system and water injection line
PDL 10 (Stanley), PRL 21 (Elevala/Tingu/Ketu) and onshore Papua New Guinea
- Progress the development concept for the Western Province gas aggregation and mid-scale LNG project (WLNG), through collaboration of the PDL 10 and PRL 21 joint ventures and work by the Joint Working Team
- Continue to enhance acreage position in advance of gas aggregation for WLNG
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About Horizon Oil Ltd
Horizon Oil Limited (ASX:HZN) (OTCMKTS:HZNFF) is an ASX-listed petroleum exploration and production company, with a geographic focus on the Asia-Pacific region. The company currently produces over 4,000 barrels of oil per day net from its fields in New Zealand and China, which generated over US$80 million in net operating income after operating expense for the year ended 30 June 2015. Further development candidates remain in and around these producing fields.
Horizon Oil maintains prudent policies of oil price hedging and loss of production insurance to ensure that sufficient cash flow is generated to meet the funding requirements of its growth program.
The company holds a large undeveloped reserves and contingent resource position in Western Province, onshore Papua New Guinea. These are liquids-rich gas resources and reflect Horizon Oil’s strategy to focus on Asian gas for growth. Gas constitute about 2/3 of the reserves and resource base. Commercialisation pathways for the gas are emerging.
Although Horizon Oil anticipates continuing strong cash generation over the medium term from its existing producing fields, these developed reserves account for only 10% of total reserves and resource base. The focus going forward will be on new field development, funded largely from existing production cash flow.
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