Second Quarter 2023 Report

Woodside Energy Group Ltd
19 July 2023
 

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Woodside Energy Group Ltd

ACN 004 898 962

Mia Yellagonga

11 Mount Street

Perth WA 6000

Australia

T +61 8 9348 4000

www.woodside.com

 

ASX: WDS

NYSE: WDS

LSE: WDS

 

Announcement

 

Wednesday, 19 July 2023

 

 

SECOND QUARTER REPORT FOR PERIOD ENDED 30 JUNE 2023

 

 

Delivering reliable production

·      Delivered quarterly production of 44.5 MMboe (489 Mboe/day), down 5% from Q1 2023 due to planned turnaround and maintenance activities. Full-year production guidance remains unchanged at 180-190 MMboe.

·      Delivered sales volume of 48.4 MMboe, down 4% from Q1 2023, primarily due to lower production.

·      Delivered revenue of $3,084 million, down 29% from Q1 2023, due to lower realised prices and lower production.

·      Achieved a portfolio average realised price of $63/boe.

·      Sold 31% of produced LNG at prices linked to gas hub indices.

 

Executing major projects

·      Mad Dog Phase 2 successfully achieved first production at the Argos platform in April 2023, increasing production in the US Gulf of Mexico.

·      The Scarborough development was 38% complete at the end of the period, with manufacturing of the export trunkline complete and Pluto Train 2 module fabrication ramping up.

·      The Sangomar project was 88% complete at the end of the period, with 12 of 23 wells drilled and completed. The floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) topsides integration and pre-commissioning works continued in Singapore.

·      The Sangomar project is now targeting first oil in mid-2024 and the total cost of the project is expected to be US$4.9-5.2 billion, an increase of 7-13% from the previous cost estimate of US$4.6 billion.

 

Investing in growth

·      Approved a final investment decision to develop the Trion resource in Mexico, with the development remaining subject to regulatory approval of the field development plan (FDP).

·      Made a final investment decision on the Julimar-Brunello Phase 3 project.

·      Progressed contracting activities for the plant construction scope and schedule-critical packages for H2OK.

 

Woodside CEO Meg O'Neill said:

"It was an extremely difficult period for everyone at Woodside, given the tragic death in early June of a contractor employee at the North Rankin Complex.

"Western Australian Police and the National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority (NOPSEMA) are investigating the incident and Woodside is conducting an internal investigation.

"Strong underlying operational performance in the second quarter was impacted by planned turnaround and maintenance activities particularly at the onshore Pluto LNG facility and associated offshore facilities in Western Australia.

"The team delivered a successful turnaround, completing the planned activities at Pluto on schedule.

"Whilst production and sales were lower compared with the first quarter of 2023, they were higher than the corresponding period last year, reflecting Woodside's expanded operations portfolio.

"In the US Gulf of Mexico, we commenced production from the Argos offshore facility. This was a significant milestone for the Mad Dog Phase 2 project and production is expected to ramp up through the year.

"The Scarborough and Pluto Train 2 project continued to make good progress and is now 38% complete. Fabrication of both the topsides and hull of the floating production unit has ramped up. The accommodation village in Karratha, which will service the Pluto Train 2 construction workforce, is now complete. Pluto Train 2 module fabrication and foundation site works is progressing well.

"We conducted a cost and schedule review at Sangomar following the identification of remedial work required on the FPSO. We have taken the prudent decision to conduct the remedial work while the FPSO remains at the shipyard in Singapore.

"This minimises the impact to the project schedule as it is safer, more efficient and more cost effective than undertaking the work offshore Senegal. First oil is now targeted for mid-2024.

"We also achieved an important step towards value-accretive investment in future growth, taking a final investment decision to develop the Trion oil field offshore Mexico, subject to the regulator's approval of the field development plan which is expected in the fourth quarter of this year. Trion is expected to deliver shareholder returns which exceed Woodside's capital allocation framework targets following its forecast start up in 2028.

"A final investment decision was also taken for the Julimar-Brunello Phase 3 project, which will provide a new supply of gas to the non-operated Wheatstone LNG facility in Western Australia.

"We are progressing contracting activities for the plant construction scope and other schedule-critical packages for H2OK and aiming to be ready for a final investment decision in 2023."

 

Comparative performance at a glance

 

 


Q2 2023

Q1 2023

Change %

Q2 2022[1]

Change %

Production[2]

MMboe

Mboe/day

44.5
489

46.8

520

(5%)

33.8
371

32%

Sales

MMboe

48.4

50.4

(4%)

35.8

35%

Revenue

$ million

3,084

4,330

(29%)

3,438

(10%)

 

 

 

 

Operational overview

Production

·      Production decreased compared to the previous quarter to 44.5 MMboe, primarily due to the planned major turnarounds on Pluto LNG and Ngujima-Yin FPSO. This was partly offset by seasonal demand from Bass Strait and higher production from Mad Dog following first production from the Argos facility in April 2023.

 

Australian LNG

·      Completed significant planned turnaround and maintenance activities on the onshore and offshore facilities at Pluto LNG on schedule, with production recommencing in June 2023.

 

Julimar-Brunello

·      Made a final investment decision on Julimar-Brunello Phase 3 in April 2023. The project involves the drilling of up to four development wells in the Julimar field and the installation of subsea infrastructure to connect to the existing Julimar field production system. 

 

Bass Strait

·      Commenced the commercial tender process for decommissioning a number of facilities within the Gippsland Basin and continued plug and abandonment (P&A) of wells that are no longer producing.

·      Progressed front-end engineering design (FEED) work on Phase 1 of the South East Australia carbon capture and storage (SEA CCS) project. Phase 1 of the SEA CCS project aims to use existing infrastructure to store CO2  in the depleted Bream field off the coast of Gippsland, Victoria.

 

Gulf of Mexico

·      A successful appraisal well, SWX4, was drilled in the southwest part of the Mad Dog field. An extension of the current development through a multi-well tie-back to Argos is being evaluated.

·      The second of two wells was completed on the Shenzi North project. Subsea work is ongoing with the first of three subsea installation campaigns completed, installing manifolds and high integrity pressure-protection system packages. The project was 82% complete at the end of the period.

 

Australia Oil

·      The Ngujima-Yin FPSO successfully completed a planned five-yearly maintenance turnaround in a Singapore drydock with production expected to recommence in July 2023.

·      The Enfield P&A campaign continued with four wells permanently plugged and three xmas trees removed. The plugging of 13 of 18 Enfield wells and removal of 16 of 18 xmas trees has been completed.

 

Project and development activities

Mad Dog Phase 2

·      First production was successfully achieved at the Argos platform in April 2023. Production is expected to continue to ramp-up through 2023.

 

Scarborough

·      Scarborough upstream pipeline manufacturing is now complete, with pipeline coating ongoing. Ramp up of the floating production unit (FPU) fabrication for both the topsides and hull continued.

·      Pluto Train 2 module fabrication and foundation site works progressed. The construction accommodation village was completed.

·      Pluto Train 1 design activities and market engagement for long-lead items continued.

·      The relevant Western Australian regulator accepted the Scarborough Trunkline Installation (State Waters) Environment Plan. Engagement with NOPSEMA continued regarding Commonwealth Environment Plans.

·      The project was 38% complete at the end of the period and first LNG cargo is targeted for 2026.

 

Sangomar Field Development Phase 1

·      A cost and schedule review was conducted following the identification of remedial work required on the FPSO facility.

·      First oil is now expected in mid-2024 and the total development cost is expected to be US$4.9-5.2 billion, representing a 7-13% increase from the previous cost estimate of US$4.6 billion.

·      FPSO topsides integration and pre-commissioning works continued in Singapore.

·      The development drilling program continued with 12 of 23 wells completed.

·      The subsea installation campaign was 76% complete, with the overall subsea work scope 95% complete at the end of the period.

·      The project was 88% complete at the end of the period.

 

Trion

·      In June 2023, Woodside made a final investment decision to develop the Trion resource in Mexico. The development is expected to deliver shareholder returns which exceed Woodside's capital allocation framework targets.[3]

·      Following Woodside's approval, the joint venture approved the FDP. The FDP was submitted to the regulator and approval is expected in Q4 2023.

·      Long-lead orders were placed for the FPU topsides rotating equipment.

·      The FPU engineering, procurement and construction contract was executed with Hyundai Heavy Industries.

 

New energy

H2OK

·      Contracting activities for the plant construction scope and other schedule critical packages progressed.

·      Woodside purchased 94 acres of land in the Westport Industrial Park in Ardmore, Oklahoma, for the proposed H2OK facility.

·      Woodside is targeting final investment decision readiness for H2OK in 2023.

 

Hydrogen Refueller @H2Perth

·      Awarded the contract for the engineering and fabrication of the hydrogen production equipment and submitted Western Australian environmental approval application documents. The Commonwealth environmental approval application documents were submitted subsequent to the quarter.

 

Woodside Solar:

·      Completed the solar electrical tie-in scope at the Pluto LNG facility during the 2023 Pluto shutdown.

·      Woodside Solar is targeting final investment decision readiness in 2023.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Marketing

Australian domestic gas

·      The long-term gas sale and purchase agreement (GSPA) with Perdaman Chemicals and Fertiliser Pty Ltd (Perdaman) became unconditional following a final investment decision being made by Perdaman on its 2.3 million tonne per annum urea plant, near Karratha, Western Australia. Supply under the GSPA is for approximately 130 terajoules per day of gas over a term of 20 years, commencing upon commissioning of the plant expected in 2026 or 2027.

·      Woodside executed several natural gas sales agreements for the combined supply of approximately      80 petajoules of pipeline gas to Western Australian domestic customers including retailers, commercial and industrial users. Delivery is expected to take place from Q4 2023 to the end of 2025.

·      Following an expression of interest (EOI) process, Woodside executed several natural gas sales agreements for the supply of approximately 40 petajoules of gas to domestic customers including retailers, commercial and industrial users in the eastern Australian gas market from 2024 to 2026.

 

Corporate activities

Hedging

·      Woodside has placed oil price hedges for approximately 21.8 Mmboe of 2023 production at an average price of approximately $74.5 per barrel, of which approximately 11.2 MMboe has been delivered. As at the end of the period, Woodside hedged approximately 6.2 MMboe of 2024 production at an average price of approximately $75.2 per barrel.

·      Subsequent to the period, Woodside placed oil price hedges on a further 19.8 MMboe of production and has now hedged approximately 26.0 MMboe of 2024 production at an average price of approximately $75.36 per barrel.  

·      Woodside also has a hedging program for Corpus Christi LNG volumes designed to protect against downside pricing risk. These hedges are Henry Hub and Title Transfer Facility (TTF) commodity swaps. Approximately 81% of Corpus Christi volumes for the remainder of 2023 and approximately 29% of 2024 volumes have reduced pricing risk as a result of hedging activities.

·      The year-to-date pre-tax expense related to hedged positions is approximately $229 million, with $103 million pre-tax expense related to oil price hedges, $99 million pre-tax expense related to Corpus Christi hedges and $27 million pre-tax expense related to other hedge positions. Hedging losses will be included in "other expenses" in the half-year financial statements.

 

2023 half year results and teleconference

·      Woodside's Half-Year Report 2023 and associated investor briefing will be released to the market on Tuesday, 22 August 2023. It will also be available on Woodside's website at www.woodside.com.

·      A teleconference providing an overview of the 2023 half-year results and a question-and-answer (Q&A) session will be hosted by CEO and Managing Director, Meg O'Neill, and Chief Financial Officer, Graham Tiver, on Tuesday, 22 August at 08:00 AWST / 10:00 AEST / 19:00 CDT (Monday 21 August).

·      We recommend participants pre-register 5 to 10 minutes prior to the event with one of the following links:

https://webcast.openbriefing.com/wds-hyr-2023/ to view the presentation and listen to a live stream of the Q&A session

https://s1.c-conf.com/diamondpass/10031114-ldyp34.html to participate in the Q&A session. Following pre-registration, participants will receive the teleconference details and a unique access passcode.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2023 full-year guidance

 



Prior

Current

Production

MMboe

180 - 190

No change

Capital expenditure

$ billion

6.0 - 6.5

No change

Gas hub exposure

% of produced LNG

20 - 25

No change

 

Half-year 2023 line-item guidance

Financial reporting guidance

·      Woodside's net profit after tax for the first half of 2023 is expected to include the recognition of a Pluto petroleum resource rent tax (PRRT) deferred tax asset (DTA) expense of approximately $630 million due to lower realised pricing in the first half of 2023 and lower forecast short-term pricing. The reduction of the DTA is recognised as an expense in the PRRT tax line item in the consolidated income statement in the financial statements and is included in the half-year 2023 line-item guidance below. The post-tax impact of the Pluto PRRT DTA expense is approximately $430 million.

·      Woodside also expects to recognise a DTA of approximately $320 million for Trion, following the final investment decision in June 2023. The recognition of the deferred tax asset represents the expected future tax benefit due to the expenditure incurred on the Trion project.

·      The Pluto PRRT DTA expense and the Trion DTA recognition are expected to be excluded from the underlying NPAT for the purposes of calculating the 2023 half-year dividend, consistent with prior practice.

 

 

 

 

 

Comments

Income tax expense

$ million

150 - 400

 

Includes Trion DTA recognition on final investment decision of ~$320m benefit; and the effect of the Pluto PRRT DTA expense of ~$200m.

 

 

 

Contacts:

 

 


INVESTORS

 

Matthew Turnbull (Group)

M: +61 410 471 079

 

Sarah Peyman (Australia)

M: +61 457 513 249

 

Rohan Goudge (US)

M: +1 (713) 679-1550

 

E: investor@woodside.com

MEDIA

 

Christine Forster

M: +61 484 112 469

E: christine.forster@woodside.com

 

 

 


 

 

This announcement was approved and authorised for release by Woodside's Disclosure Committee.

Production summary



Three months ended

Year to date



June 2023

Mar
2023

June 2022[4]

June 2023

June 20224

 

AUSTRALIA







 

LNG







 

North West Shelf

Mboe

8,746

 9,673

5,826

18,419

10,438

 

Pluto[5]

Mboe

8,765

 12,154

12,328

20,919

21,654

 

Wheatstone

Mboe

2,588

 2,456

1,645

5,044

4,053

 

Total

Mboe

20,099

 24,283

19,799

44,382

36,145

 

 







 

Pipeline gas

 






 

Bass Strait

Mboe

4,170

3,133 

2,353

7,303

2,353

 

Other[6]

Mboe

3,080

3,037 

1,692

6,117

2,445

 

Total

Mboe

7,250

6,170 

4,045

13,420

4,798

 








 

Crude oil and condensate







 

North West Shelf

Mbbl

1,546

1,684 

1,104

3,230

1,910

 

Pluto5

Mbbl

699

961 

967

1,660

1,712

 

Wheatstone

Mbbl

425

408 

277

833

698

 

Bass Strait

Mbbl

904

777 

441

1,681

441

 

Macedon & Pyrenees

Mbbl

759

631 

223

1,390

223

 

Ngujima-Yin

Mbbl

-

869 

2,275

869

3,673

 

Okha

Mbbl

421

431 

444

852

869

 

Total

Mboe

4,754

5,761 

5,731

10,515

9,526

 








 

NGL2







 

North West Shelf

Mbbl

339

292 

228

631

409

 

Pluto5

Mbbl

45

50 

60

95

66

 

Bass Strait

Mbbl

1,191

723 

503

1,914

503

 

Total

Mboe

1,575

1,065 

791

2,640

978

 








 

Total Australia[7]

Mboe

33,678

37,279 

30,366

70,957

51,447

 

 

 

 






 

 



 



Three months ended

Year to date



June 2023

Mar
2023

June 2022[8]

June 2023

June 20228

INTERNATIONAL

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pipeline gas


 





Gulf of Mexico

Mboe

349

330

122

679

122

Trinidad & Tobago

Mboe

2,723

2,236

829

4,959

829

Other9

Mboe

-

30

-

30

-

Total

Mboe

3,072

2,596

951

5,668

951

 

 






Crude oil and condensate







Atlantis

Mbbl

2,792

2,696

987

5,488

987

Mad Dog

Mbbl

1,627

939

411

2,566

411

Shenzi

Mbbl

2,599

2,596

765

5,195

765

Trinidad & Tobago

Mbbl

294

297

150

591

150

Other3F[9]

Mbbl

81

39

27

120

27

Total

Mboe

7,393

6,567

2,340

13,960

2,340








NGL4







Gulf of Mexico

Mbbl

350

331

119

681

119

Other9

Mbbl

-

17

-

17

-

Total

Mboe

350

348

119

698

119

 

 






Total International

Mboe

10,815

9,511

3,410

20,326

3,410



 

 

 

 

 

Total production

Mboe

44,493

 46,790

33,776

91,283

54,857

 



 

Product sales



Three months ended

Year to date



June 2023

Mar
2023

June 2022[10]

June 2023

June 202210

AUSTRALIA


 

 

 

 

 

LNG


 

 

 

 

 

North West Shelf

Mboe

9,003

 10,564

5,616

19,567

10,628

Pluto5

Mboe

9,592

 11,310

11,094

20,902

20,527

Wheatstone[11]

Mboe

2,312

 2,350

1,464

4,662

3,985

Total

Mboe

20,907

 24,224

18,174

45,131

35,140

 






 

Pipeline gas

 





 

Bass Strait

Mboe

4,113

 3,082

2,194

7,195

2,194

Other

Mboe

3,040

 2,939

1,629

5,979

2,377

Total

Mboe

7,153

6,021

3,823

13,174

4,571







 

Crude oil and condensate







North West Shelf

Mbbl

1,855

 1,089

1,018

2,944

1,636

Pluto

Mbbl

614

 614

1,828

1,228

2,300

Wheatstone

Mbbl

309

 350

354

659

643

Bass Strait

Mbbl

1,035

 82

333

1,117

333

Ngujima-Yin

Mbbl

-

 1,141

2,436

1,141

3,772

Okha

Mbbl

-

 653

619

653

619

Macedon & Pyrenees

 

Mbbl

1,032

 518

-

1,550

-

Total

Mboe

4,845

 4,447

6,588

9,292

9,303







 

NGL7






 

North West Shelf

Mbbl

255

 170

-

425

-

Pluto

Mbbl

73

 182 

-

255

-

Bass Strait

Mbbl

903

 1,109

213

2,012

213

Total

Mboe

1,231

 1,461

213

2,692

213



 

 

 

 

 

Total Australia

Mboe

34,136

36,153

28,798

70,289

49,227

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



Three months ended

Year to date

 



June 2023

Mar
2023

June 2022[12]

June 2023

June 202212

INTERNATIONAL

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pipeline gas


 

 

 

 

 

Gulf of Mexico

Mboe

341

 343

127

684

127

Trinidad & Tobago

Mboe

2,700

 2,295

836

4,995

836

Other8[13]

Mboe

6

 7

3

13

3

Total

Mboe

3,047

 2,645

966

5,692

966

 

 





 

Crude oil and condensate






 

Atlantis

Mbbl

2,710

 2,668

883

5,378

883

Mad Dog

Mbbl

1,628

 941

379

2,569

379

Shenzi

Mbbl

2,652

 2,673

718

5,325

718

Trinidad & Tobago

Mbbl

248

 413

204

661

204

Other13

Mbbl

65

 63

28

128

28

Total

Mboe

7,303

 6,758

2,212

14,061

2,212







 

NGL9






 

Gulf of Mexico

Mbbl

363

 342

124

705

124

Other13

Mbbl

3

 4

2

7

2

Total

Mboe

366

 346

126

712

126







 

Total International

Mboe

10,716

 9,749

3,304

20,465

3,304

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MARKETING

 

 

 

 

 

 

LNG1[14]

Mboe

3,532

 4,483

3,741

8,015

7,079

Total

Mboe

3,532

4,483

3,741

8,015

7,079

 


 

 

 

 

 

Total Marketing

Mboe

3,532

 4,483

3,741

8,015

7,079


 

 

 

 

 

 

Total sales

Mboe

48,384

 50,385

35,843

98,769

59,610

 

 

 



 

Revenue (US$ million)


Three months ended

Year to date

 


June 2023

Mar
2023

June 2022[15]

June 2023

June 202215

AUSTRALIA

 

 

 

 

 

   North West Shelf

667

 1,270

523

1,937

1,159

   Pluto11

724

 1,131

1,286

1,855

2,115

   Wheatstone12[16]

204

 324

160

528

427

   Bass Strait

328

 211

232

539

232

   Macedon

53

 51

16

104

16

   Ngujima-Yin

-

 100

288

100

436

   Okha

-

 56

67

56

67

   Pyrenees

89

 50

1

139

1

 






INTERNATIONAL






   Atlantis

203

 199

109

402

109

   Mad Dog

116

 68

44

184

44

   Shenzi

200

 199

83

399

83

   Trinidad & Tobago

112

 136

66

248

66

   Other13[17]

4

 5

3

9

3

 






Marketing revenue14[18]

344

 479

511

823

990

 






Total sales revenue[19]

3,044

 4,279

3,389

7,323

5,748

 






Processing revenue

38

 47

42

85

77

Shipping and other revenue

2

 4

7

6

8

 


 




Total revenue

3,084

 4,330

3,438

7,414

5,833

 

Realised prices

 

 

 Three months ended

 

 Three months ended

 

 

Units

June 2023

Mar
2023

June 202215

Units

June 2023

Mar
2023

June 202215

LNG produced15[20]

$/MMBtu

10.9

16.7 

13.8

$/boe

69

105 

87

LNG traded16[21]

$/MMBtu

11.0

16.7 

21.5

$/boe

70

105 

137

Pipeline gas





$/boe

37

38 

57

Oil and condensate

$/bbl

75

76 

115

$/boe

75

76 

115

NGL

$/bbl

41

51 

48

$/boe

41

51 

48










Average realised price





$/boe

63

85 

95










Dated Brent





$/bbl

78

81 

114

JCC (lagged three months)





$/bbl

87

100 

86

WTI





$/bbl

73.8

76.1 

108.4

JKM





$/MMBtu

12.6

26.0 

31.3

TTF





$/MMBtu

12.6

24.7 

31.6

 

·      Average realised price was A$6.1/GJ in Western Australia, A$12.6/GJ in east coast Australia and $6.7/Mcf for International in Q2 2023.

 

Expenditure (US$ million)


Three months ended

Year to date


June 2023

Mar
2023

June 2022[22]

June 2023

June 202222

 

Exploration and evaluation expense

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exploration and evaluation expensed1F

81

52

27

133

34

 

Permit amortisation

2

2

2

4

3

 

Total

83

54

29

137

37

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital expenditure

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exploration and evaluation capitalised18F[23],19F[24]

92

37

5

129

10

 

Oil and gas properties

1,229

1,279

748

2,508

1,505

 

Total

1,321

1,316

753

2,637

1,515

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trading costs

237

385 

442

622

793

 

 

 

Key project expenditure (US$ million)


Three months ended

Year to date


June 2023

Mar
2023

June 2022

June 2023

June 2022

Capital expenditure

 

 

 

 

 

Scarborough[25]

578

626

353

1,204

800

Sangomar

272

279

207

551

449

 



 

Exploration

·      In the US Gulf of Mexico, Woodside acquired a 44% working interest in two leases in Green Canyon and spudded the Spinel well with co-owner and operator BP in early June 2023.

·      Woodside has acquired five of the leases for which it was the highest bidder in lease sale 259 - four operated and one non-operated.

·      Seismic acquisition was completed over Petroleum Exploration Licence 87, in the Orange Basin offshore Namibia. A decision on exercising the option to enter will follow evaluation of seismic data.

 

Exploration or appraisal wells drilled

Region

Permit area

Well

Target

Interest (%)

Spud date

Water depth (m)

Planned well depth (m)20[26]

Remarks

Gulf of Mexico

GC 868

Mad Dog

SWX4

Oil

23.9%
Non-operator

12 March 2023

1,331

7,437

Drilling complete

Gulf of Mexico

GC 436

Spinel

Oil

44%

Non-operator

7 June

2023

1,258

7,042

Drilling ongoing

 

Permits and licences

Key changes to permit and licence holding during the quarter ended 30 June 2023 are noted below.

 

Region

Permits or licence areas

Change in interest (%)

Current interest (%)

Remarks

Myanmar

A-6

(40)

0

Operated

Korea

Blocks 8 & 6-1N

(50)

0

Operated

Trinidad & Tobago

TTDA-5

(65)

0

Operated

Gulf of Mexico

GC436, GC480

44

44[27]

Non-operated

Gulf of Mexico

GC210, GC211,
AC125, AC126

100

100

Operated

Gulf of Mexico

GC598

40

40

Non-operated

 

Seismic and geophysical survey activity

 

Region

Field

Permits or licence areas

Remarks

 

Namibia

PEL 87 - Orange Basin

Deep Water PEL 87 Licence

Acquisition of 6,593 km2 of 3D seismic completed



 

Production rates

 

Average daily production rates (100% project) for the quarter ended 30 June 2023:

 

Woodside
share
23F[28]

Production rate
(100% project, Mboe/d)

Remarks

 



June 2023

Mar
2023


AUSTRALIA


 

 


NWS Project





LNG

29.91%

321

340


Crude oil and condensate

29.98%

57

59

NGL

33.27%

11

10






Pluto LNG





LNG

90.00%

83

117

Production was lower due to planned facilities turnaround.

Crude oil and condensate

90.00%

8

11






Pluto-KGP Interconnector




LNG

100.00%

22

30

Production was lower due to planned facilities turnaround.

Crude oil and condensate

100.00%

1

1

NGL

100.00%

0

1






Wheatstone[29]





LNG

11.86%

240

229


Crude oil and condensate

14.90%

31

30






Bass Strait





Pipeline gas

43.75%

105

82

Production was higher due to seasonal demand and reduced onshore and offshore maintenance activities.

Crude oil and condensate

45.96%

22

18

NGL

45.83%

29

19






Australia Oil





Ngujima-Yin

60.00%

0

16

Production was lower due to planned maintenance turnaround.

Okha

50.00%

9

10


Pyrenees

64.97%

13

11







Other





Pipeline gas25F[30]


34

34











 

 

Production rate
(100% project, Mboe/d)

Remarks



June 2023

Mar
2023


INTERNATIONAL


 

 


Atlantis





Crude oil and condensate

38.50%

80

78


NGL

38.50%

5

5

Pipeline Gas

38.50%

7

6







Mad Dog





Crude oil and condensate

20.86%

86

50

Mad Dog Phase 2 started up in April.

NGL

20.86%

2

2

Pipeline Gas

20.86%

2

1






Shenzi





Crude oil and condensate

64.39%

44

45


NGL

64.39%

2

2

Pipeline Gas

64.39%

1

1







Trinidad & Tobago





Crude oil and condensate

61.07%[32]

5

6


Pipeline gas

52.58%32

57

56







 



 

Forward looking statements and other conversion factors

 

Disclaimer and important notice

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If any of the assumptions on which a forward-looking statement is based were to change or be found to be incorrect, this would likely cause outcomes to differ from the statements made in this announcement.

Investors are strongly cautioned not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements. Actual results or performance may vary materially from those expressed in, or implied by, any forward-looking statements. Except as required by law or regulation, Woodside does not undertake to update or revise any forward-looking statements contained in this announcement, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.

All figures are Woodside share for the quarter ending 30 June 2023, unless otherwise stated.

All references to dollars, cents or $ in this presentation are to US currency, unless otherwise stated.

References to "Woodside" may be references to Woodside Energy Group Ltd or its applicable subsidiaries.

 

Product

Unit

Conversion factor


bbl

bcf

boe

Mbbl

Mboe

Mcf

MMboe

MMBtu

MMscf

scf

barrel

billion cubic feet of gas

barrel of oil equivalent

thousand barrels

thousand barrels of oil equivalent

thousand cubic feet of gas

million barrels of oil equivalent

million British thermal units

million standard cubic feet of gas

standard cubic feet of gas

Natural gas

5,700 scf

1 boe


Condensate

1 bbl

1 boe


Oil

1 bbl

1 boe


Natural gas liquids (NGL)

1 bbl

1 boe






Facility

Unit

LNG conversion factor


Karratha Gas Plant

1 tonne

8.08 boe


Pluto Gas Plant

1 tonne

8.34 boe


Wheatstone

1 tonne

8.27 boe


 

The LNG conversion factor from tonne to boe is specific to volumes produced
at each facility and is based on gas composition which may change over time.



[1] Q2 2022 reflects the performance of the interests acquired as part of the merger with BHP's Petroleum business from 1 June 2022.

[2] Q2 2023 includes 0.23 MMboe, Q1 2023 includes 0.31 MMboe and Q2 2022 includes 0.30 MMboe primarily from feed gas purchased from Pluto non-operating participants processed through the Pluto-KGP Interconnector.

[3] Forecast IRR and payback period assume Woodside equity of 60% in Trion; includes capital carry of approximately US$460m of capital expenditure for PEMEX (at Woodside's final investment decision). IRR and the payback period are a look forward from June 2023 and assume US$70/bbl (real terms 2022) Brent oil price. Payback period is calculated from undiscounted cash flows, RFSU + approximately 4 years.

[4] June 2022 reflects the performance of the interests acquired as part of the merger with BHP's Petroleum business from 1 June 2022.

[5] Q2 2023 includes 1.96 MMboe of LNG, 0.08 MMboe of condensate and 0.04 MMboe of NGL, Q1 2023 includes 2.70 MMboe of LNG, 0.11 MMboe of condensate and 0.05 MMboe of NGL and Q2 2022 includes 2.51 MMboe of LNG and 0.10 MMboe of condensate and 0.06 MMboe of NGL processed at the Karratha Gas Plant (KGP) through the Pluto-KGP Interconnector.

[6] Includes the aggregate Woodside equity domestic gas production from all Western Australian projects.

[7] Q2 2023 includes 0.23 MMboe, Q1 2023 includes 0.31 MMboe and Q2 2022 includes 0.30 MMboe primarily from feed gas purchased from Pluto non-operating participants processed through the Pluto-KGP Interconnector.

[8] June 2022 reflects the performance of the interests acquired as part of the merger with BHP's Petroleum business from 1 June 2022.

[9] Overriding royalty interests held in the Gulf of Mexico (GoM) for several producing wells.

[10] June 2022 reflects the performance of the interests acquired as part of the merger with BHP's Petroleum business from 1 June 2022.

[11] Includes periodic adjustments reflecting the arrangements governing Wheatstone LNG sales of 0.15 MMboe in Q2 2023, 0.06 MMboe in Q1 2023 and 0.06 MMboe in Q2 2022.

[12] June 2022 reflects the performance of the interests acquired as part of the merger with BHP's Petroleum business from 1 June 2022.

[13] Overriding royalty interests held in the GoM for several producing wells.

[14] Purchased LNG volumes sourced from third parties.

[15] June 2022 reflects the performance of the interests acquired as part of the merger with BHP's Petroleum business from 1 June 2022.

[16] Q2 2023 includes $11 million, Q1 2023 includes $3 million and Q2 2022 includes $5 million recognised in relation to periodic adjustments reflecting the arrangements governing Wheatstone LNG sales. These amounts will be included within other income/(expenses) in the financial statements rather than operating revenue.

[17] Overriding royalty interests held in the GoM for several producing wells.

[18] Values include revenue generated from purchased LNG volumes, as well as the marketing margin on the sale of Woodside's produced liquids portfolio. Hedging impacts are excluded.

[19] Total sales revenue excludes all hedging impacts.

[20] Realised prices include the impact of periodic adjustments reflecting the arrangements governing Wheatstone LNG sales.

[21] Excludes any additional benefit attributed to produced LNG through third-party trading activities.

[22] June 2022 reflects the performance of the interests acquired as part of the merger with BHP's Petroleum business from 1 June 2022.

[23] Exploration capitalised represents expenditure on successful and pending wells, plus permit acquisition costs during the period and is net of well costs reclassified to expense on finalisation of well results.

[24] Project final investment decisions result in amounts of previously capitalised exploration and evaluation expense (from current and prior years) being transferred to oil and gas properties. This table does not reflect the impact of such transfers.

[25] Scarborough key project expenditure includes Scarborough offshore, Pluto Train 2, Pluto Train 1 modification and Train 2 tie-in spend. Prior period comparatives have been restated to include Pluto Train 1 modification and Train 2 tie-in spend of $21 million in Q2 2022 and

$34 million in YTD Q2 2022.

[26] Well depths are referenced to the rig rotary table.

[27] Pending regulatory approval.

[28] Woodside share reflects the net realised interest for the period.

[29] The Wheatstone asset processes gas from several offshore gas fields, including the Julimar and Brunello fields, for which Woodside has 65% participating interest and is the operator.

[30] Includes the aggregate Woodside equity domestic gas production from all Western Australian projects.

[31] Woodside share reflects the net realised interest for the period.

[32] Operations governed by production sharing contracts, Woodside share changes monthly.




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