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Subsea Market Overview NWECS Focus November 2014

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Subsea Market Overview NWECS Focus

November 2014

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An Introduction to Infield Systems

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Energy Sector Exposure

Infield provides products and services across the full oilfield service supply chain

Sources: FMC, Infield Systems 3

Image courtesy of FMC Technologies Inc.

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Geographic Locations A globally recognised oil & gas consultancy with a dedicated team of cross-sector specialists

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Key Global Personnel

c.40 energy professionals – global footprint

Office Locations

London

Aberdeen

Houston

Head Office

Regional Office

Paul Main (Research Manager) London

[email protected] +44 207 423 5022

James Hall (Director) London

[email protected] +44 207 423 5024

Steve Adams (International Sales Manager) Aberdeen

[email protected] +44 122 425 8150

Luke Davis (Senior Analyst) London

[email protected] +44 207 423 5023

Regina Sousa(Senior Analyst) London

[email protected] +44 207 423 5026

John Ferentinos (Senior Analyst) London

[email protected] +44 207 423 5036

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Products & Services

A leading offshore oil and gas and associated services consultancy

Source: Infield Systems Limited, company websites 5

Data, Reports & GIS Mapping Business Strategy and Analysis Transaction Services

• Offshore specific data covering production infrastructure, rigs, specialist vessels, construction yards, contracts and OFS providers

• Sector specific reports • GIS mapping services covering

operational and forecasted production infrastructure

• Market matching and market tracking – “Match & Track”

• Complete market intelligence outsourcing • Bespoke sector services • Market entry strategy • Procurement strategy advisory – “Project

Flow” • Ad-hoc sector analysis • NPV Economic Field Modelling

• Advisory • Market overview IPO • Debt financing analysis • Distressed asset purchase analysis • Buy/sell side market due diligence • Opportunity identification

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The Offshore Macro Environment

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The Background

Distribution of SPE Members 2013 vs. 1997

Marginal costs are increasing, the workforce is aging and shareholders expect the same, or higher levels of dividends. Something has to give…

Sources: Infield Systems 7

IOC Capital Expenditure Expectations

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Oil Price Forecast (2015-2020) Brent prices of $90-$100/bbl reflects a healthy level for supply/demand balance in longer-term. We expect continued moderation in oil prices with substantial upside risk towards the end of the decade

Source: Infield Systems 8

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MENA Geopolitical Instability Supply is vulnerable to MENA disruptions

Under-Investment in the short-run may cause a supply shortage towards the end of the decade

The annual average of Brent prices are anticipated to stay in a range between $90-100/bbl throughout the rest of the decade Downside market risks are expected to drive price moderation over the coming two years. Supply is anticipated to outstrip demand by over 1mbpd in 2015 and 0.5mbpd in 2016 However, high cost of marginal supply will likely set a lower limit of around $80/bbl; a threshold that is key to the continuation of the shale boom We anticipate substantial upside risk towards the end of the decade due to geopolitical instability in major producers and under-investment over the period between 2014 and 2016

Large Budget Deficit in the likes of Venezuela, Iran, Iraq and Russia may further spur instability in major oil producing countries

Global Demand Will Continue Grow due to population growth and industrialisation of emerging economies

Surging Shale Production in the US is anticipated to continue throughout the rest of the decade

Saudi Arabia Protects Market Share so will unlikely cut production to support oil prices

Weak Economic Outlook drives negative sentiment towards oil demand

Increasing Extraction Cost as additional demand need to be met by high-cost unconventional resources such as shale oil and extra heavy oil

Supply Recovery from Libya and other producers adds additional barrels to the global supply

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Annual Average of Brent Prices

OCT 2014

BRENT: $87.7/BBL WTI: $84.7/BBL

Falling Chinese Demand oil demand growth is anticipated to be moderate in China in the coming years compared with the past decade

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Shale Oil (Outside US) Ultra-Deep-water (West Africa, GoM)

Shale Oil (US) Deep-water (North Sea) | Ultra-Deep-water (Brazil)

Conventional (West Africa) Mid-Water (North Sea)

Conventional (Iraq) Shallow-Mid Water (North Sea | South East Asia)

Brent Price Volatility

Oil Price Components

Average Sanction Prices

Oil Market Overview Lower expected investment in unconventionals will potentially set the stage for higher prices towards the end of the decade

Source: Infield Systems 9

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Offshore Market Outlook (2015-2020) Offshore activity will remain moderately robust but activity in frontier areas such as the Arctic and East Africa will most likely be delayed. Orders will be weak for 2015

Source: Infield Systems 10

Arctic 2015-2016 Oil prices below $90/bbl means that Arctic projects are uneconomic. FIDs of major Arctic development are not expected

Arctic 2017-2020 Construction activity is not expected due to delayed investment decisions over the pervious years

GOM 2015-2016 Peak shallow water activity is expected around 2016 while FID on deep-water developments could be further delayed

GOM 2017-2020 Deep-water activity is expected to recover and ultra-deep-water development will likely start during the forecast period

Middle East 2015-2016 Shallow-mid water activity unaffected by the oil price slide as projects are based on low sanction prices

Middle East 2017-2020 Continued development in the Persian Gulf is expected throughout the decade with a moderate increase in CAPEX

Africa 2015-2016 West Africa activity will remain robust. We anticipate more concessions from governments to propel output

Africa 2017-2020 Deep-water development is anticipated to be strong in Angola, Nigeria and Ghana. East African activity may be delayed

North Sea 2015-2016 Current developments to continue, but sanctioning activity weak. Statoil to place pressure on the supply chain

North Sea 2017-2020 Development of deep-water and ultra-deep-water fields in the Northern North Sea will likely commence at the end of the forecast

Australia 2015-2016 The development of on-going mega-projects are likely to continue but the pace of new developments is expected to slow

Australia 2017-2020 We expect delays in offshore gas projects as they face strong competition from the US, Middle East as well as East Africa

Latin America 2015-2016 Brazil will likely relax its strict policy on pre-salt development and the Mexico energy reform may increase investment

Latin America 2017-2020 Deep-water projects in Mexico and ultra-deep-water projects in Brazil will likely take off during the forecast

South East Asia 2015-2016 Continued development in shallow-waters with deep-water opportunities in Indonesia and Malaysia

South East Asia 2017-2020 Shallow water activity is expected to peak towards the end of the forecast but deep-water activity will see considerable increase

Global Offshore Outlook Shallow water development will likely be unaffected by the low oil price environment. Deep-water activity in Brazil, West Africa and the GoM will continue to be robust throughout the coming years, but contractors will work through backlogs in the absence of new contract awards. Deep-water activity in the Northern North Sea is expected to be delayed and in the Arctic is expected to remain minimal. A number of major deep-water gas projects in East Africa and Australia could fall out of the forecast window due to unfavourable oil price conditions

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Offshore Industry Prospects (2015-2020) Considerable caution across the industry as Operator Capex cuts and reduced commodity prices begin to bite – short-term woes with longer-term growth potential

Source: Infield Systems 11

Offshore Capex

Capex will fall in 2015 and stay stagnant through 2016/17 unless oil prices increase so as to drive new project sanctioning. There are substantial risks in the capital-intensive subsea sector. On-going development of floating platforms will likely continue. However, we could see delays in deep-water mega-projects towards the end of the forecast. In the long-term we anticipate that offshore CAPEX will continue its rise due to both an increase in volume and overall value of projects

Market 2015-2016 2017-2020 ST Risk Comments

Medium Capex will likely fall in 2015, given the low oil price outlook. In the long-term, substantial growth will be driven by both an increase in volume and overall value of projects

Floating Platform EPIC Medium Growth in the long-term is driven by an increase in deep-water activity in emerging markets such as Brazil and West Africa. Ultra-deep-water projects in the North Sea and West Africa could be delayed

SURF Pipeline Capex Low SURF activity is particularly prominent in regions with a high proportion of floating facilities and subsea focussed investment

Control Line Capex Low Umbilicals dominate the market with considerable installation in the short-term. Risk profile is low as associated with floating production infrastructure

Subsea Capex Medium Shot-term expenditure is expected to be hit by lower than expected order volumes for 2014 driven primarily be the tree market. Overall CAPEX growth expectations are positive beyond 2016

Subsea Tree Orders High Tree orders for the first three quarters of this year have been substantially below industry expectation. On-going oil price volatility adds additional uncertainty to the market

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Offshore Business Environment (2015-2020) The short term outlook for the offshore market remains flat as demand is being pushed to the latter half of the five-year view

Source: Infield Systems 12

Seismic

Market 2015-2016 2017-2020 ST Risk Comments

High Lack of pre-funding seismic and CAPEX reductions from IOCs has materially reduced demand. Competition remains high, with challenging headwinds capping positivity

Jack-up Rigs Medium

The recent and expected high level of newbuilding activity in the jack-up sector will help alleviate any short fall in rig supply in the coming years. Operators are displaying a clear preference for high-spec assets and this has generated a raft of retirements

Floating Rigs Low The short term outlook for deep-water rigs has deteriorated due to a reduction in in CAPEX from the majors. We believe demand is being pushed to the latter half of the five-year view

Subsea High

Orders expected to fall back from 2013’s historical highs. Without Bonga SW, 2014 (calendar) will see c.225 awards. Long-term growth underpinned by strong fundamentals in deep-water exploration and marginal fields, but 2015 will likely be weak

Fabrication Medium Order backlogs remain at recent historical highs, however, indications suggest a slight cooling in the short term. Continued operator confidence and high oil prices provide strong economic merits to long term demand

Installation Medium Mid-cycle downturn likely to see reduced orders, but next cycle to commence from 16 onwards. Growth depends on WAF activity

Operations Low

Increased focus on HSE dictates more complex work, but operational base is falling. Five-year view dependent on robust deep-water and South East Asia market. Some cuts have been made by Statoil in the North Sea, but this is expected to be a short-term supply chain response

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Subsea Tree Activity in 2014

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• Historically Europe, Africa and Latin America have accounted for 22%, 23% and 30% of awards respectively

• 2008-2013 period driven by Petrobras

• Brazilian activity has been lacking in 2014 – material influence on tree orders

• Lag of 6-12 months on more commoditised subsea kit – 2015 will be painful 2008-2014 Subsea Tree Awards by Region

2013: 549 2014YTD: 188 2014YE: c. 235

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Aker Solutions 5%

FMC 74%

GEOG 5%

OneSubsea 16%

Subsea Tree Awards – 2014YTD So far in 2014, Aker dominates in Africa, Dril-Quip in Europe, FMC in APME and OneSubsea in South America

Latin America: 14

North America: 39

Africa: 89

Europe: 27 Global manufacturers’ market shares 2014 YTD: 188 subsea tree awards

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GEOG 11%

FMC 49%

OneSubsea 51%

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Subsea Tree Awards in 2014YTD • 188 subsea tree awards in 2014YTD

• One major award from Total in Angola (Kaombo)

• Catcher

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Catcher (22) Fram C East (2)

Kaombo(65) Mpungi (5) Paladio - Plutonio FPSO (4)

GC Shenzi, Tahiti & Allegheny South (8)

Jangkrik (12) Lakach(8)

GC Spar Holstein (4)

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The Next Big Thing – Bonga South-West – 2014??

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Subsea Forecast

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Subsea Tree Installation Forecast

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• Supporting subsea infrastructure – 12-18 month lag behind tree orders

• Manifolds & templates considered considerably less complex than the compression, boosting, separation & production – opportunity for small fabricators

• 2014-15 poor for trees means a reduction in related kit through 2H15 & 2016

Subsea Tree Installation (units) Regional Activity Split 2014 - 2018

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Associated Subsea Infrastructure

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• Manifolds & templates considered considerably less complex than the compression, boosting, separation & production – opportunity for small fabricators

• 2014-15 poor for trees means a reduction in related kit through 2H15 & 2016

Associated Subsea Infrastructure Installations (units) Regional Activity Split 2014 - 2018

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Control Line Infrastructure

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• Control line market, driven by umbilicals is driven by Europe – subsea developments, tiebacks, EOR

• RoW has relatively equal split of the residual market

• Considerable increase in the complexity of umbilicals could restrain supply through 2016-17 – concerns voiced by Aker

Control Lines Installations by Line Type (KM) Regional Activity Split 2014 - 2018

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Pipeline Line Infrastructure

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• Inner pie L5Y, outer pie N5Y – considerable shift to deeper more complex environments

• Trend towards greater tension capacities across the installation fleet

• Increase in engineering and fabrication complexity for deepwater flexible & composite lines – Technip 3,000m (2017 qualification year)

Pipeline Installations by Water Depth (KM) L5Y/N5Y Comparison

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NWECS in Focus

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Subsea Tree Installation (units)

Control lines Installations (KM)

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NWECS

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Subsea Steel Fabrication in the UK Although the industry is dominated by few key players, a plethora of smaller Firms have the potential to service a proportion of regional demand

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Location and size of key subsea fabrication players in the UK

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Key: Overall company size Global Energy Group – Invergordon / Evanton / Nigg

Global Energy Group – Aberdeen

Rigmar Group – Dundee

MacKellar Sub-Sea – Grantown-on-Spey

Burntisland Fabrications – Methill / Burntisland

Hydrus Energy Engineering – Brechin

Babcock - Rosyth

OGN Group – Tyneside

A&P Group – Tyne

Shepherd Offshore Group – Newcastle Heerema – Harlepool

TAG Energy Solutions – Billingham

Sembmarine SLP – Lowestoft

Fabcon Projects – Norwich

GE Oil & Gas – Aberdeen

FMC Technologies - Dunfermline

Wilton Engineering Services – Port Clarence

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Subsea Steel Fabrication in Norway Norway’s manufacturing competitiveness is undermined due to its high input cost compared to emerging markets

Source: Infield Systems

Note:*Buskerud, Telemark and Vestfold areas

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Location and size of key subsea fabrication players in Norway

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Skude Industri – Skudeneshavn

AS Nymo – Grimstad

Agility Group – Skien / Tonsberg / Langesund

Aker Solutions – Egersund

NIPUNN Engineering – Lier

NLI Subsea Engineering – Vear

Jotne – Oslo

Kongsberg Oil & Gas – Asker

Rosenbergy WorleyParsons – Hundvag

FMC Technologies – Kongsberg GE Oil & Gas – Bergen

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Key Contacts Infield is a globally recognised oil & gas consultancy with a dedicated international team of cross-sector specialists

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Contacts

c.40 Energy Professionals covering all geographic regions

Office Locations

London

Aberdeen

Houston

Head Office

Regional Office

James Hall Director

[email protected] +44 207 423 5024

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Disclaimer

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The information contained in this document is believed to be accurate, but no representation or warranty, express or implied, is made by Infield Systems Limited as to the completeness, accuracy or fairness of any information contained in it, and we do not accept any responsibility in relation to such information whether fact, opinion or conclusion that the reader may draw. The views expressed are those of the individual contributors and do not represent those of the publishers.

Some of the statements contained in this document are forward-looking statements. Forward looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements concerning estimates of recoverable hydrocarbons, expected hydrocarbon prices, expected costs, numbers of development units, statements relating to the continued advancement of the industry’s projects and other statements which are not historical facts. When used in this document, and in other published information of the Company, the words such as "could," "forecast”, “estimate," "expect," "intend," "may," "potential," "should," and similar expressions are forward-looking statements.

Although the Company believes that its expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, such statements involve risk and uncertainties and no assurance can be given that actual results will be consistent with these forward-looking statements. Various factors could cause actual results to differ from these forward-looking statements, including the potential for the industry’s projects to experience technical or mechanical problems or changes in financial decisions, geological conditions in the reservoir may not result in a commercial level of oil and gas production, changes in product prices and other risks not anticipated by the Company. Since forward-looking statements address future events and conditions, by their very nature, they involve inherent risks and uncertainties.

© Infield Systems Limited 2014