Athabasca Oil Corporation · TSX:ATH
Athabasca Oil — Investor Presentation (February 2024)
29 slides from Athabasca Oil's investor presentation, February 2024
Slide 1: Athabasca Oil Corporation
ATHABASCA OIL CORPORATION FOCUSED | EXECUTING | DELIVERING FEBRUARY 2024
Slide 2: Corporate Snapshot
CORPORATE SNAPSHOT ~35,000 BOE/D / 98% LIQUIDS / 5% ANNUAL BASE DECLINE ATHABASCA ASSETS CAPITALIZATION THERMAL OIL THERMAL OIL Dover ~300,000 gross acres o Predictable, low decline projects West Basic Shares (ATH‐TSX) 572MM o Efficient brownfield SAGD development Hangingstone Market Cap. ($4/sh) ~$
Slide 3: Why Own Athabasca
WHY OWN ATHABASCA TOP TIER, LONG LIFE MANAGING FOR ASSET BASE SHAREHOLDER RETURNS • ~1.3 billion boe 2P reserves • >$1 Billion Free Cash Flow (2024‐26) • Top‐tier Thermal Assets with regulatory approval in • Top Tier CFPS Growth; Return 100% of Free Cash Flow place for expansions to shareholders in
Slide 4: Exposure to a Bullish Heavy Oil Thesis
EXPOSURE TO A BULLISH HEAVY OIL THESIS WCS HEAVY DIFFERENTIALS (US$) AOC ACTUAL FORECAST $‐ CANADIAN HEAVY DIFFERENTIALS $(5) o Transient headwinds in the rearview mirror $(10) o Tailwinds expected $(15) • Trans Mountain Expansion (+590mbbl/d H1 2024) $(20) TMX • New global heavy refining capacity (
Slide 5: Robust Free Cash Flow Profile
ROBUST FREE CASH FLOW PROFILE NET PRODUCTION (BOE/D)1 BUSINESS OUTLOOK 3‐year CAGR o Thermal Oil assets with low decline 7% production 15% production per share • Low risk, sustainable capital projects • Low annual sustaining capital of ~$125MM o Duvernay Energy enhances growth • Self‐funded & indepe
Slide 6: Return of Capital Strategy
RETURN OF CAPITAL STRATEGY 2023 FULLY DILUTED SHARES ~8.5% reduction 2023 SHAREHOLDER RETURNS UPDATE year end 2023 o $158MM share repurchases since April 2023 • 44MM common shares at $3.58/sh avg. price o Exceeded commitment to return >75% of Excess Cash Flow o Fully diluted shares reduced by ~54 mi
Slide 7: Thermal Oil – Asset Overview
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Slide 8: Thermal Oil Division
THERMAL OIL DIVISION PREDICTABLE, LOW DECLINE HIGHLIGHTS THERMAL PROPERTIES 100% Working Interest Fort McMurray ~31,000 bbl/d Current Production AOC Hangingstone 2024e Capital $135MM Expenditures Enbridge 403MMbbl & Gross Reserves Hangingstone Cheecham 1,220MMbbl (Proved & 2P) Surmont ~40 years & Re
Slide 9: Leismer – Overview
LEISMER – OVERVIEW TOP TIER OIL SANDS PROJECT DEVELOPMENT MAP Pad 10 o Long reserve life; 85 year RLI • 698MMbbl 2P reserves; 395MMbbl Best Est. Contingent resource o Excellent reservoir • ~3x long‐term steam oil ratio 2024 ACTIVITY (~$105MM) o Growth to 28,000 bbl/d mid‐year • Eight wells behind pi
Slide 10: Leismer – Compelling Economics
LEISMER – COMPELLING ECONOMICS FINANCIAL & ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS ILLUSTRATIVE SUSTAINING PAD ECONOMICS o Project underpins corporate cash flow and torque to oil L8 Mid Capital (lease edge) $MM $48 o Low pre‐payout Crown royalties of 5‐9% Plateau Rate per project bbl/d 6,000 o Compelling investment met
Slide 11: Hangingstone – Overview
HANGINGSTONE – OVERVIEW DEVELOPMENT MAP PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS o Long reserve life; 60 year RLI • 170 MMbbl 2P reserves o Improved SOR due to the field wide NCG co‐injection • ~3.6x average year to date o Improved cost structure • Truck‐in facility, reduced transportation obligations 2024 ACTIVITY (~$30
Slide 12: Duvernay Energy Corporation
DUVERNAY ENERGY CORPORATION
Slide 13: Duvernay Energy – Corporate Snapshot
DUVERNAY ENERGY – CORPORATE SNAPSHOT CREATION OF NEW PRIVATE COMPANY DUVERNAY ENERGY ASSETS o Athabasca and Cenovus combine Duvernay assets Halo Energy • Athabasca to operate Duvernay Energy (“DEC”) GMT Exploration o Unparalleled exposure to Kaybob Duvernay oil window Hitic Energy o Debt‐free entity
Slide 14: Duvernay Energy – Strategic Positioning
DUVERNAY ENERGY – STRATEGIC POSITIONING PRIVATE DUVERNAY LONG TERM GROWTH COMPANY STRATEGY • Athabasca 70% Equity Interest; Cenovus 30% Interest • Self‐funded development plan with growth to ~25,000 boe/d (75% Liquids) in late 2020s • AOC and DEC positioned as two separate companies with independent
Slide 15: Kaybob Duvernay >1,000 Industry Wells
KAYBOB DUVERNAY >1,000 INDUSTRY WELLS 2010‐2014 HISTORICAL SPUDS BY OPERATOR ~240 WELLS 150 Athabasca/Murphy Crescent Point 125 Chevron/KUFPEC Kiwetinohk & PetroChina Whitecap 100 75 2015‐16 ~500 WELLS CTD 50 25 0 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2017‐18 ~750 WEL
Slide 16: Kaybob Duvernay – Evolving Well Design
KAYBOB DUVERNAY – EVOLVING WELL DESIGN LATERAL LENGTH LATERAL LENGTH BY YEAR o Industry trend of increasing lateral length in resource plays o Recent Kaybob Duvernay laterals between 3,500 – 4,500m o DEC targeting ~4,000m to optimize land usage and improve capital efficiencies Source: McDaniel & Ass
Slide 17: Duvernay Energy – Development Plans
DUVERNAY ENERGY – DEVELOPMENT PLANS KAYBOB EAST ILLUSTRATIVE ECONOMICS 2024 ACTIVITY 4,000M LATERAL & 1,000LB/FT (US$85 WTI) o $82MM capital budget 2‐WELL 4+ MULTI PAD WELL PAD Capital (DCET) per well $MM $14 $10 o 12 gross wells (7.1 net wells) IP365 boe/d 618 618 o 100% WI activity EUR mboe 975 97
Slide 18: Appendix
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Slide 19: Management Team
MANAGEMENT TEAM o President and Chief Executive Officer since 2015; 12 Years at Athabasca Rob Broen, P.Eng. o Over 30 years of exploration and production experience including 18 years with Talisman Energy with roles as President & Chief Executive President, Talisman Energy USA Inc. and Senior Vice P
Slide 20: Athabasca – Capitalization & Hedging
ATHABASCA – CAPITALIZATION & HEDGING SENIOR SECOND LIEN NOTES CAPITAL STRUCTURE o US$157MM Notes (S&P BB‐ issue rating) • US$350MM issued October 2021 @ 9.75%; due Q4 2026 • Retired ~US$193MM since inception using Free Cash Flow ~$2,300MM redemption feature and proactive open market purchases Market
Slide 21: Athabasca – Valuable Tax Pools
ATHABASCA – VALUABLE TAX POOLS TAX POOL SUMMARY ILLUSTRATIVE TAX POOL VALUATION (NPV10) $250MM annual deduction ~$310MM ~$0.55/sh $500MM annual deduction ~$450MM ~$0.75/sh ~$2.8B $750MM annual deduction ~$500MM ~$0.85/sh Fully Maximized ~$560MM ~$0.95/sh ~$2.3B Tax pool valuations are based on Septe
Slide 22: Thermal Oil – Crown Royalty Advantage
THERMAL OIL – CROWN ROYALTY ADVANTAGE CROWN ROYALTY OVERVIEW OIL SANDS ROYALTY RATES o Royalty structure depends on whether a project is in 25‐40% Royalty on Gross Revenue less Opex & Capex pre‐payout or post‐payout phase o Pre‐payout advantage designed to support the recovery of the initial investm
Slide 23: Duvernay Energy – Kaybob Activity Map
DUVERNAY ENERGY – KAYBOB ACTIVITY MAP APL Oil & Gas Bounty CNRL Cenovus Chevron Crescent Point Cygnet Enercapita GMT HWN Halo Hammerhead (CPG) Hitic Kiwetinohk Oil Paramount Window PetroChina Sinopec Spartan Delta Whitecap Liquids Rich Yoho Gas Window Duvernay Hz Wells DEC 30% JV ASSETS Duvernay Lic
Slide 24: Duvernay Energy – Infrastructure
DUVERNAY ENERGY – INFRASTRUCTURE INFRASTRUCTURE ADVANTAGE o Operated strategic infrastructure o Underutilized capacity with flexibility for future expansions o Oil infrastructure directly connected to the Pembina Peace liquids system o Gas infrastructure dually connected to Pembina Gas Infrastructur
Slide 25: ESG – Commitment to Responsibility
ESG – COMMITMENT TO RESPONSIBILITY ATHABASCA OIL (TSX:ATH) 2023 ESG Report available on our website https://www.atha.com/esg.html 24
Slide 26: ESG – Integrated Sustainability
ESG – INTEGRATED SUSTAINABILITY TECHNOLOGY OVERVIEW CARBON CAPTURE – AOC’S LOW‐CARBON BARREL o Entropy Inc. (Entropy) modular carbon capture technology (CCS) • Project to be sanctioned once government fiscal and regulatory policy for CCS projects are fully in place o Sequestration into regional disp
Slide 27: Reader Advisory
READER ADVISORY Forward Looking Statements This Presentation contains forward‐looking information that involves various risks, uncertainties and other factors. Within this Reader Advisory and Forward Looking Statements, references to the “Company” means Athabasca and Duvernay Energy, as and where ap
Slide 28: Reader Advisory Cont'd
READER ADVISORY CONT’D Reserves Information The McDaniel Report was prepared using the assumptions and methodology guidelines outlined in the COGE Handbook and in accordance with National Instrument 51‐101 Standards of Disclosure for Oil and Gas Activities, effective December 31, 2022. There are num
Slide 29: Reader Advisory Cont'd
READER ADVISORY CONT’D Production Athabasca’s 2023 forecasted total average daily production is ~34,500 boe/d. Athabasca expects that approximately 88% of that production will be comprised of bitumen, 5% shale gas, 4% tight oil, 2% condensate natural gas liquids and 1% other natural gas liquids. The
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