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The Minerva field is located in the Otway basin in Victoria. The field is situated in the VIC/L22 permit and is approximately 10 km away from Port Campbell. It is at the water depth of 60m. The field was discovered in 1993.

Minerva field is jointly owned by BHP Billiton Petroleum Pvt. Ltd and Santos Ltd. BHP Billiton is the operator of the field with 90% interest.

Minerva is mainly a natural gas field, but it also has small quantities of condensate. BHP Billiton estimated that the field has proved and probable reserves of the 301 bcf and 1.24 million barrels of condensate.

It has produced 150.54 billion cubic feet of natural gas and 476.37 thousand barrels of condensate till 2009. According to the operator the estimated field life is till 2014.

The peak production was in the year 2005 with around 38.37 billion cubic feet of natural gas and 124.39 thousand barrels of condensate.

Minerva field is expected to produce $491.29 million (undiscounted) during its remaining life (starting January 1, 2010) and it is expected to yield an internal rate of return of 31.70%
Scope

• The report provides detailed information on oil and gas production, infrastructure, reserves, geology, operator and equity partners and the latest fiscal terms applicable to the asset and provides its fair value (Remaining Net Present Value) based on remaining reserves, forecast production, capital and operational costs, fiscal regime and commodity prices.

• The report also provides additional valuation parameters like Internal Rate of Return (IRR), Profitability Index (PI), Pay Back (discounted and undiscounted), Entitlement Production (EP) and Working Interest (WI) to enhance your decision making process.

• This report provides detailed sensitivity analysis of the remaining NPV with changes in the commodity prices, discount rate, production and key fiscal terms.

• Detailed cash flows over the life of the asset are included in the report. These cash flows cover a wide range of calculations related to various payments to the government/licensing authority.

• Interactive Excel models can be used to derive custom valuations, sensitivities and cash flows based on the specific inputs by the user in the model. These custom inputs vary from production data, cost information, price information and fiscal terms information.

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• Make well informed investment decisions based on detailed operational analysis and cash flow forecasts

• Estimate the fair value of your future investment under different economic and fiscal conditions

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• Supporting interactive excel model will enhance your decision making capability in a more rapid and time sensitive manner

• Evaluate how the changes in the country’s fiscal policies impact the cash flows and the present value of the asset
Table of Contents 2

1.1 List of Tables 3
1.2 List of Figures 3

2 Minerva, Australia, Introduction 4

3 Minerva, Australia, Geology and Formations 6

4 Minerva, Australia, Equity Partners 7

5 Minerva, Australia, Crude Oil Reserves 8

6 Minerva, Australia, Key Fiscal Terms 8
6.1 Royalty 8
6.2 Fees 8
6.3 Taxation 8
6.4 Petroleum Resource Rent Tax (PRT) 8
6.5 Deductions and Depreciation 9
6.6 Withholding Tax 9
6.7 Ring Fence 9

7 Minerva, Australia, Infrastructure 10
7.1 Upstream Infrastructure 10
7.2 Midstream Infrastructure 10

8 Minerva, Australia, Development Plan 11

9 Minerva, Australia, Crude Oil Production 12

10 Minerva, Australia, Field Economics 15
10.1 Minerva, Economic Assumptions 15
10.1.1 Forecast Commodity Prices 15
10.1.2 Inflation 15
10.1.3 Discount Rate and Representation of Cash Flows 15
10.1.4 Sensitivity 15
10.1.5 Access to the Economic Model 15
10.2 Minerva, Australia, Cash Flow Analysis 16
10.3 Minerva, Australia, Remaining PV Sensitivity Analysis 17
10.3.1 Remaining NPV Sensitivity to Discount Rates 17
10.3.2 Remaining NPV Sensitivity to Change in Commodity Prices and Production 18
10.3.3 Remaining NPV Sensitivity to Petroleum Revenue Tax and Production Rate 19

11 Minerva, Australia, Summary Cash Flows 20
11.1 Minerva, Australia, Front End Load Due To Fiscal Policy 21
11.2 Minerva, Australia, Tax Liability 22

12 Appendix 23
12.1 Methodology 23
12.2 Coverage 23
12.3 Secondary Research 23
12.4 Primary Research 23
12.5 E&PForecasts 24
12.6 CapitalCosts 24
12.7 Exploration and Appraisal (E&A) Costs 24
12.8 Operating Costs 24
12.9 Expert Panel Validation 25
12.10 About GlobalData
12.11 Contact Us
12.12 Disclaimer

1.1 List of Tables

Table 1: Minerva, Australia, Key Asset Data, 2010 4
Table 2: Minerva, Australia, Field Reserves, January 2010 9
Table 3: Minerva, Australia, Oil Historic and Forecast Production, Thousand Barrels, 1975-2025 15
Table 4: Minerva, Australia, Commodity Price Assumptions, 2010-2025 17
Table 5: Minerva, Australia, Project Analysis Metrics, 2010 18
Table 6: Minerva, Australia, Remaining PV Sensitivity Analysis Over Discount Rate Vs. Commodity Price Change, in Million Dollars 19
Table 7: Minerva, Australia, Remaining PV Sensitivity Analysis over Commodity Price Change Vs Production Rate, in Million Dollars 20
Table 8: Minerva, Australia, Remaining PV Sensitivity Analysis at 10% Discount Rate over Petroleum Revene Tax Change Vs Production Rate, in Million Dollars 21
Table 9: Minerva, Australia, Asset Summary Cash Flows, Thousand USD, 1971-2025 22
Table 10: Minerva, Australia, Front End Load, Thousand USD, 1975-2025 23
Table 11: Minerva, Australia, Tax Liability Estimations, Thousands USD,1975-2025 24

1.2 List of Figures

Figure 1: Minerva, Australia, Location Map 5
Figure 2: Minerva, Australia, Geology Formations 7
Figure 3: Minerva, Australia, Equity Details 8
Figure 4: Minerva, Australia, Infrastructure Block Diagram 12
Figure 5: Minerva, Australia, Historic Production and Forecast, 1975-2025 14
Figure 6: Minerva, Australia, Gross Revenue Versus Tax Cash Flow Analysis, 1975-2025 18
Figure 7: Minerva, Australia, Remaining PV Sensitivity Analysis Over Discount Rate Vs. Commodity Price Change, in Million Dollars 19
Figure 8: Minerva, Australia, Remaining PV Sensitivity Analysis over Change in Production Vs. Commodity Price Change, in Million Dollars 20
Figure 9: Minerva, Australia, Remaining PV Sensitivity Analysis Over Income Tax Change Vs. Production Rate, in Million Dollars 21
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