BP North Sea: Exploration and the 50-year Journey of a Profit Centre

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1 BP North Sea: Exploration and the 5-year Journey of a Profit Centre Erik Hulm Exploration Manager BP Exploration

2 The BP North Sea Region 2 Seven production hubs across the UKCS Substantial investment in re-developments and new production facilities Significant UKCS producer with production growth to 2, bopd Schiehallion Quad 24 Clair Ridge

3 Is exploration still relevant in the UKCS? UKCS Reserves and Resources UKCS Cash Flow Extensive hopper of undeveloped and yet-to-find resource but the industry is spending more than it earns 3

4 The Anatomy of a Profit Centre Well Count BP North Sea Region E&A Wells, Discovered Resource and Production West Sole Discover Clair Magnus & Andrew Forties Build Sustain Decline Schiehallion Foinaven BP Cumulative Discovery Marnock & Miller BP Production , Net Production (mboepd) Net Cumulative Discovered Resource (Bboe) Source: WoodMac, Petroview, and Internal A profit centre is fundamental to the sustainability of the firm Appraisal Well Exploration Well They are not easy to find, but when they occur, can generate profits for decades Exploration has a role through all phases of the profit centre life cycle 4

Genesis of the Profit Centre Well Count 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Discover Build Sustain Decline Schiehallion Foinaven BP Cumulative Discovery Magnus & Andrew BP

, 1991, Geological Society Memoir Appraisal Well Exploration Well Exploration led the way into the UK North Sea with discoveries at West Sole and Forties

5 Genesis of the Profit Centre Well Count Discover Build Sustain Decline Schiehallion Foinaven BP Cumulative Discovery Magnus & Andrew BP Production Forties West Sole , Net Production (mboepd) Net Cumulative Discovered Resource (Bboe) Source: Wills, J.M., 1991, Geological Society Memoir Appraisal Well Exploration Well Exploration led the way into the UK North Sea with discoveries at West Sole and Forties Continued exploration success with discoveries at Magnus, Andrew, and others underscored the importance of the region and led to establishment of numerous production hubs 5

Mid-Life Well Count 6 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Discover Build Sustain Decline Schiehallion Foinaven Marnock & Miller Clair Magnus & Andrew BP Production Forties West Sole 1 9 8 7 6 1, 5 8 4 6 3 4 2 2 1 Net

6 Mid-Life Well Count Discover Build Sustain Decline Schiehallion Foinaven Marnock & Miller Clair Magnus & Andrew BP Production Forties West Sole , Net Production (mboepd) Net Cumulative Discovered Resource (Bboe) Appraisal Well Exploration Well Exploration sustains the profit centre by pushing into new areas and unlocking further hub scale discoveries (i.e. WoS)

Well Count The Latter Years Well Count Kinoull 7 6 5 4 3 2 Vorlich Discovery 3/1c-3 Well

Sole West Sole Clair Clair Magnus Magnus & Andrew & Andrew Source: WoodMac, Petroview,

7 6 1, 5 8 4 6 3 4 2 2 1 Net Production (mboepd) 1 8 6 4 2 Net Cumulative Discovered

Eventually exploration shifts toward finding small volume, high value discoveries that

7 Well Count The Latter Years Well Count Kinoull Vorlich Discovery 3/1c-3 Well Discover Build Sustain Decline High Discover Build 3/1c-3 RDEEP Forties Forties 1 West Sole West Sole Clair Clair Magnus Magnus & Andrew & Andrew Source: WoodMac, Petroview, and Internal Schiehallion Foinaven Discovery Well Marnock Marnock & Miller & Miller , Net Production (mboepd) Net Cumulative Discovered Resource (Bboe) Appraisal Well Exploration Well Source: WoodMac, Petroview, and Internal Eventually exploration shifts toward finding small volume, high value discoveries that extend the life span of existing production hubs Is that all? SW Discovery Well.2 ohm.m 2 3/1c-3 NE 7

8 8 Culzean: Core exploration still matters Source: UK Discovery Digest Significant HPHT discovery by Maersk Original BP licence and now 32% equity holder New production hub online in 219

9 Spend 9 Is exploration still relevant in the UKCS? Belief in the basin potential Track record matters Maximise value of existing infrastructure The right experience, expertise, tools and technologies UKCS Reserves and Resources Exploration has added value to BP in the past 1 years Current and future production delivered from exploration 1 Net Production Capercaillie Production Snadd Outer Production Culzean Production Vorlich Production Kinnoull Production Development Capex Appraisal Drilling Exploration Drilling Seismic Base Exploration Spend

Exploring the Edges of the Wedges Stratigraphic traps have yielded some

Buzzard Other notable discoveries in the region with stratigraphic trap

Discovered 21 55 mmboe Upper Jurassic DW sands Upper Jurassic GDE Source:

Offshore Muds Johan Sverdrup Field (Norway) Discovered 21 1,7 3,3 mmboe

10 Exploring the Edges of the Wedges Stratigraphic traps have yielded some of the largest recent discoveries in the North Sea at Johan Sverdrup and Buzzard Other notable discoveries in the region with stratigraphic trap edges include Magnus, Schiehallion, Frigg, Britannia Buzzard Field (UKCS) Discovered mmboe Upper Jurassic DW sands Upper Jurassic GDE Source: JØrstad, A, 212, AAPG Search and Discovery Basement Onlapping Sands Offshore Muds Johan Sverdrup Field (Norway) Discovered 21 1,7 3,3 mmboe Upper Jurassic paralic sands Source: Dore and Robbins, 25, Petroleum Geology Conf. 1

11 Exploring New Approaches in Old Areas 11 Namurian in Sole Pit has been penetrated Gas shows to TD Play is material New approach required to unlock Cleveland Basin

12 Requirements for Future Success Magnus Regional Scale Geoscience Clair WoS Base Cretaceous Structure (looking east) Big Data Analytics Unstructured Legacy Data Best Quality Seismic Integrated Searchable Platform Best geoscience at multiple scales Best quality seismic Employ new tools and technologies Productive and supportive partnerships Strong and collaborative regulator Greater access to data 12

13 Thank You 13

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