Roger Jenkins
Analyst · Wells Fargo
Thank you, David. On Slide 9 with the revised capital program reduced onshore drilling schedule, Murphy delivered free cash flow above our dividend this year based on current prices. We prepared the company the past several years through oil-weighted development, accretive transactions and appropriate balance sheet management. Our streamlined yet diversified portfolio provides flexibility through multiple avenues with additional value to our shareholders through exploration upside. On Slide 10, we've reduced our CapEx by more than 50% from our original budget with the midpoint of 2020 budget now at $700 million. As previously disclosed, reductions were made across our portfolio. We closed our corporate offices in El Dorado and have now relocated our headquarters to our existing Houston office. Additionally, we shut down our office in Calgary. Both of these office closures, along with lowering staff levels in Houston, resulted in an overall staff reduction headcount of 30%. While a difficult decision, this flatter organization is better aligned with our business priorities going forward and results in ongoing cost savings beginning in the third quarter of 2020. As we enter the back half of the year, our greatly reduced capital plans layered on with planned reimbursement from Kings Quay and lower G&A expenses will again result in cash flow in excess of CapEx with the quarterly dividend at current prices. We move now to Slide 12 in the Eagle Ford Shale. We produced 38,000 equivalent in the second quarter, consisting of 74% oil volumes. We brought on 11 wells as planned in our Karnes acreage. Murphy does not have any operating activity planned in the Eagle Ford Shale for the second half of the year. In Kaybob Duvernay, on Slide 13, we produced nearly 11,000 barrels equivalent per day in the second quarter, with 66% oil and 74% liquids. We continue to be very impressed with our Duvernay results in drilling and completion costs. Slide 14. Murphy produced 237 million a day and no activity occurred in this -- after the first quarter. The asset will generate approximately $35 million free cash flow for the year supported by fixed price forward sales contracts at the AECO hub for the remainder of 2020 and full year 2021. Slide 16, in our Gulf of Mexico business. We produced 72,000 barrels equivalent per day, comprised of 78% oil. As previously disclosed and discussed here, we were negatively impacted by shut-ins during the quarter primarily at one facility, with workovers completed at Dalmatian DC 134 and Cascade 4 that we completed during the quarter for a total expense of some $20 million. In addition, the second well in our Front Runner campaign was brought online. The third well was deferred as part of our capital reduction plan announced and discussed here. Several nonoperated projects continue to advance, including the drilling of Kodiak #3 in the second quarter, which is complete and is now awaiting a decision we made on the timing of the completion. On Slide 17 in our major projects, we have Khaleesi/Mormont and Samurai remain on track for first oil in mid-'22. Our team has been executing well over the project thus far and has remained within budget with significant contract awards for key execution elements behind us. Further, we're pleased to announce we signed a rig contract for a 10-well operation in this project, starting in early 2021, which will allow us to progress our final permitting on the project. Our operating partner spud the first producer well in the campaign with the St. Malo waterflood project as well this quarter. Capital over the next 3 years for these major projects will average $260 million annually, ahead of achieving significant production in 2023, which is a key understanding of our projects and capital going forward as we continue to support these major offshore projects through this down cycle this year. On Slide 18, we're making progress on Block 15-01/05 in the Cuu Long Basin in Vietnam. We received final approval for the retainment area of the LDV field in the second quarter. We continue to mature remaining block prospectivity here and are waiting submission for the field development plan for approval in the third quarter of this year. On exploration, Slide 20. As a non-op partner, Murphy participated in the Mt. Ouray exploration well in the second quarter at a cost to us of $8 million. The well was a dry hole, unfortunately. In the third quarter, Murphy as a non-op partner will spud another opportunity called Highgarden in the Gulf of Mexico targeting Upper and Middle Miocene targets. Total well cost, again, is estimated to be $8 million net our company. On Slide 21 on other exploration, we maintained a significant optionality with diversified exploration portfolio, mainly focused in the Gulf of Mexico and the U.S., Mexico, Brazil and Vietnam, all in various stages of valuation. And our offshore Mexico block's a 3-year discretionary Cholula appraisal program received regulatory approval, allowing us to drill up to 3 appraisal wells and complete all needed geologic and engineering studies. Murphy's 2 non-operated positions in Brazil are moving forward with partners agreeing to drilling prospects in the Sergipe-Alagoas Basin and seismic evaluation well underway in the Potiguar basin. In Vietnam, our team has secured seismic data on 15-2, which is adjacent to our 15-1 block, as shown here, with the joint operating agreement nearing partner finalization. We're excited for the long-range plans we have in these areas and opportunities they may bring us in offshore international developments ahead. On Slide 23 and our future plans. Now looking at the quarter, third quarter, we expect production in the range of 153,000 to 163,000 equivalents per day. Guidance is impacted by 2 major events. We and our planning have an assumed storm downtime of nearly 5,000 barrel equivalent per day for the quarter, and we have repairs at our Delta House facility, leading to an additional 8,000 barrels equivalent per day downtime there. We recently had a natural gas hydrate blockage in an export pipeline that occurred exiting our Delta House facility, which halted production. That has been remediated. However, we need to make some additional necessary repairs in the system, which will lead to further downtime this quarter. Further planned maintenance at a non-operated Habanero facility resulted in an additional 1,200 barrels a day of downtime. For the year, we plan to spend a range of $680 million to $720 million as we discussed earlier this morning. Should oil prices move materially higher in the back half of the year, we have no intention to add to our capital and we intend to build cash on the balance sheet and in turn, allocate the free cash to reducing debt. As we begin the budgeting process for 2021, we plan to spend within cash flow producing oil-weighted high margin barrels, focusing on continued cost reduction and delivering our long-standing dividend. We plan to give official guidance in early '21. With that in mind, we believe that our capital program in line with 2020 spending, Murphy could deliver production volumes of approximately 150,000 to 160,000 equivalents per day on current pricing with our normal percentages of oil and liquids. Last, Slide 24. I'll take a few minutes to leave you where we are at this time. We're building a plan that emphasizes our flatter production profile going forward to support debt reduction in a price recovery. We continue to be laser-focused on costs in our company across all levels to improve our margins. We have a lineup of meaningful exploration opportunities over the next year, and we will build upside to our current restore space through targeted exploration. As always, we believe in protecting the health and safety of our workforce during the COVID-19 crisis. Maintaining a multi-basin portfolio for additional risk reduction and flexibility is key for our company. On behalf of our executive team, I want to give my sincere appreciation to our employees whose the driving force behind our company and culture despite the incredible uncertainty and stress of this time. Although we may not know the timing, one thing we can count on is the recovery in oil demand, people around the globe rely on our products to make everyday life better, and Murphy intends to be there for that recovery. I'll now take your questions and awaiting that now. Thank you.