EX-99.1 2 d467898dex991.htm EX-99.1 EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

 

LOGO

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

Friday, 21 April 2023

FIRST QUARTER REPORT FOR PERIOD ENDED 31 MARCH 2023

Delivering reliable production

 

   

Delivered quarterly production of 46.8 MMboe (520 Mboe/day), down 9% from Q4 2022 due to planned turnaround and maintenance activities. Full-year production guidance remains unchanged.

   

Delivered sales volume of 50.4 MMboe, down 4% from Q4 2022, primarily due to lower production.

   

Delivered revenue of $4,330 million, down 16% from Q4 2022, due to lower production and lower realised prices.

   

Production, sales volume and revenue increased 122%, 112% and 81% respectively from Q1 2022, driven by the expanded operations portfolio post-merger.

   

Achieved high LNG reliability of 99.9% at Pluto LNG and 98.3% at North West Shelf (NWS) Project.

   

Achieved a portfolio average realised price of $85 per barrel of oil equivalent.

   

Sold 32% of produced LNG at prices linked to gas hub indices.

Executing major projects

 

   

The Scarborough and Pluto Train 2 projects in Western Australia are now 30% complete, with manufacturing of the export trunkline 86% complete and first concrete poured for Pluto Train 2.

   

The development drilling program for Sangomar progressed, with ten of 23 wells complete. The Sangomar floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) topsides integration and pre-commissioning works continued in Singapore.

   

Subsequent to the period, Mad Dog Phase 2, in the Gulf of Mexico (GoM), successfully achieved first production and will continue to ramp up through 2023.

Investing in growth

 

   

Received competitive tenders for Trion, which are currently being evaluated in support of targeted final investment decision (FID) readiness in 2023.

   

Progressed key project activities for H2OK to support targeted FID readiness in 2023.

 

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Woodside CEO Meg O’Neill said Woodside delivered outstanding operational performance in the quarter, particularly at Pluto LNG where reliability averaged 99.9%.

“Our operations teams continued to achieve strong outcomes. Production was 122% higher than the corresponding quarter last year, demonstrating the significant value generated by the merger with BHP’s petroleum business.

“Production and revenue declined from Q4 2022 primarily due to planned turnaround and maintenance activities at Australian assets and lower realised prices.

“We are making good progress on all major growth projects in Australia and globally. The Scarborough and Pluto Train 2 projects are now 30% complete, with construction of key offshore and onshore infrastructure ramping up. First concrete has now been poured on the Pluto Train 2 site. Engagement with stakeholders and regulators on secondary environmental approvals for offshore execution activities continued.

“The Sangomar development drilling program is nearing its half-way point, with ten of 23 wells completed. Installation and testing of the rigid flowlines, which total 101km in length, were successfully and safely completed. This is a key milestone on the path to targeted first oil later this year.

“At the Trion project in the GoM, we have received tenders for key equipment and activities including the floating production unit, long-lead rotating equipment, subsea equipment, drilling rig and installation scopes as we target FID readiness this year.

“Mad Dog Phase 2 in the US GoM achieved a significant milestone with first production in April 2023. Mad Dog is one of several low cost producing assets for Woodside in the region with significant expansion potential and in close proximity to infrastructure and attractive markets.

“Within our new energy business, we continue to progress activities and approvals for our H2OK project in support of achieving FID readiness this year,” she said.

Comparative performance at a glance

          Q1 2023
     Q4 2022
     Change%
    Q1 2022
     Change%  

Production1

   MMboe      46.8        51.6        (9 %)      21.1        122 % 
   Mboe/day      520        561       234  

Sales

   MMboe      50.4        52.2        (4 %)      23.8        112

Revenue

   $ million      4,330        5,160        (16 %)      2,395        81

Operational overview

Production

 

   

Production decreased compared to the previous quarter to 46.8 MMboe, primarily due to:

 

   

planned turnaround on Ngujima-Yin FPSO

 

   

planned onshore and offshore maintenance activities and lower Australian east coast gas market demand on Bass Strait

 

   

Production was more than double the corresponding quarter last year, driven by the expanded operations portfolio post-merger.

 

   

Delivered high reliability at Pluto LNG, achieving 99.9% reliability for the quarter, and maintained strong reliability at NWS Project, achieving 98.3% reliability for the quarter.

Australian LNG

 

   

Commenced front-end engineering design (FEED) and identified long-lead order requirements for the Lambert West development. Lambert West consists of one production well developed via a subsea tie-back to the Angel Platform to support ongoing production from the NWS Project.

  

 

1 Q1 2023 includes 0.31 MMboe, Q4 2022 includes 0.31 MMboe and Q1 2022 includes 0.03 MMboe primarily from feed gas purchased from Pluto non-operating participants processed through the Pluto-KGP Interconnector.

 

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Bass Strait

 

   

Significant planned turnaround and maintenance activities were completed on the onshore and offshore facilities.

   

The Gippsland Basin Joint Venture (GBJV) executed an agreement to charter a fourth semi-submersible vessel from the end of 2023 to support decommissioning activities in the Gippsland Basin.

Gulf of Mexico

 

   

The SN102 well was completed and SN101 well completion activities commenced on the Shenzi North project. The project is 67% complete.

Australia Oil

 

   

The Pyrenees Phase 4 infill campaign, comprising a workover well and one infill well, was completed.

   

The Enfield plugging and abandonment (P&A) campaign continued with four wells permanently plugged. At the end of the quarter, the plugging of nine of 18 Enfield wells and removal of 13 of 18 xmas trees had been completed.

   

The Ngujima-Yin FPSO commenced a planned five-yearly maintenance turnaround in a Singapore drydock and is expected to return to production in Q3 2023.

Project and development activities

Scarborough

 

   

Scarborough upstream pipeline manufacturing is 86% complete. Subsea structure manufacturing and trunkline shore crossing preparations at Pluto commenced. Fabrication of the floating production unit topsides and hull has ramped up.

   

Engagement with regulators on secondary environmental approvals for offshore execution activities continued.

   

Pluto Train 2 site pre-works progressed with first concrete pour for permanent structures completed and LNG train module construction ramping up.

   

Pluto Train 1 modifications scope progressed into pre-execution phase, engineering and long-lead item procurement commenced.

   

The project was 30% complete at the end of the period and first LNG cargo is targeted in 2026.

Sangomar Field Development Phase 1

 

   

Installation and testing of the rigid flowlines, totalling 101km in length, were successfully and safely completed.

   

The subsea installation campaign progressed, with umbilical installation now 37% complete.

   

The development drilling program continued with ten of 23 wells completed.

   

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

   

The project was 82% complete at the end of the period and first oil is targeted in late 2023.

Mad Dog Phase 2

 

   

Subsequent to the period, first production was successfully achieved at the Argos platform in the GoM. Production will ramp-up through 2023.

Trion

 

   

Tenders were received and are being evaluated for key scopes including the floating production unit (FPU), long-lead rotating equipment, subsea equipment, drilling rig and installation scopes.

   

Woodside is collaborating with PEMEX and the National Hydrocarbons Commission (CNH) on the draft field development plan (FDP), which would be submitted to the regulator following a positive FID.

   

Woodside is targeting FID readiness in 2023.

 

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Sunrise

 

   

In February 2023, the Sunrise Joint Venture committed to undertake a concept select program for the development of the Greater Sunrise fields in parallel with the ongoing negotiation of a new production sharing contract and associated agreements with the Timor-Leste and Australian Governments.

New energy

H2OK

 

   

Woodside is progressing negotiations for access to wastewater and the ~200MW of power required.

   

Discussions with potential H2OK customers are ongoing.

   

The air quality permit approval was received from Oklahoma Department of Environment and Quality.

   

Contracting activities for construction tender and other schedule critical packages are progressing.

   

H2OK is targeting FID readiness in 2023.

Woodside Solar

 

   

The Woodside Solar development application was submitted to the City of Karratha.

   

The Ngarluma and Woodside Power Project Indigenous Land Use Agreement (ILUA) was listed on the Register of ILUAs by the National Native Title Tribunal on 10 March 2023.

   

Woodside Solar is targeting FID readiness in 2023.

Corporate activities

Hedging (as at 31 March 2023)

 

   

Woodside has placed oil price hedges for approximately 21.8 MMboe of 2023 production at an average price of $74.5 per barrel of which approximately 5.8 MMboe has been delivered.

   

Woodside also has a hedging program for Corpus Christi LNG volumes to protect against downside pricing risk. These hedges are Henry Hub and Title Transfer Facility (TTF) commodity swaps. Approximately 83% 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 $166 million, with $79 million pre-tax expense related to Corpus Christi hedges, $70 million pre-tax expense related to oil price hedges and $17 million pre-tax expense related to other hedge positions. Hedging losses will be included in “other expenses” in the full-year financial statements.

2023 Annual General Meeting

 

   

The 2023 Annual General Meeting (AGM) of Woodside Energy Group Ltd will be held at 10.00am (AWST) on Friday, 28 April 2023 at the Perth Convention & Exhibition Centre, 21 Mounts Bay Road, Perth, Western Australia.

   

The AGM will also be available online at https://web.lumiagm.com/333232445.

Climate reporting and non-binding shareholder vote

 

   

Woodside intends to put its climate reporting to a non-binding, advisory vote of shareholders at its 2024 AGM. It is intended that subsequent shareholder votes will be held at three-year intervals, except in exceptional circumstances.

Half-year report

 

   

Woodside’s half-year report 2023 will be released on Tuesday, 22 August 2023.

 

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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.

 

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Production summary

 

            Three months ended      Year to date  
            Mar
2023
     Dec
2022
     Mar
2022
     Mar
2023
     Mar
2022
 

AUSTRALIA

                 

LNG

                 

North West Shelf

     Mboe        9,673        9,564        4,612        9,673        4,612  

Pluto2

     Mboe        12,154        12,124        9,326        12,154        9,326  

Wheatstone

     Mboe        2,456        2,596        2,408        2,456        2,408  
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

     Mboe        24,283        24,284        16,346        24,283        16,346  
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Pipeline gas

                 

Bass Strait

     Mboe        3,133        4,883        —          3,133        —    

Other3

     Mboe        3,037        3,470        753        3,037        753  
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

     Mboe        6,170        8,353        753        6,170        753  
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Crude oil and condensate

                 

North West Shelf

     Mbbl        1,684        1,711        806        1,684        806  

Pluto2

     Mbbl        961        982        745        961        745  

Wheatstone

     Mbbl        408        506        421        408        421  

Bass Strait

     Mbbl        777        935        —          777        —    

Macedon & Pyrenees

     Mbbl        631        692        1,398        631        1,398  

Ngujima-Yin

     Mbbl        869        1,890        425        869        425  

Okha

     Mbbl        431        598        —          431        —    
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

     Mboe        5,761        7,314        3,795        5,761        3,795  
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

NGL4

                 

North West Shelf

     Mbbl        292        307        181        292        181  

Pluto2

     Mbbl        50        52        6        50        6  

Bass Strait

     Mbbl        723        1,187        —          723        —    
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

     Mboe        1,065        1,546        187        1,065        187  
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Australia5

     Mboe        37,279        41,497        21,081        37,279        21,081  
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

2 Q1 2023 includes 2.70 MMboe of LNG, 0.11 MMboe of condensate and 0.05 MMboe of NGL, Q4 2022 includes 2.39 MMboe of LNG, 0.10 MMboe of condensate and 0.05 MMboe of NGL and Q1 2022 includes 0.32 MMboe of LNG and 0.01 MMboe of condensate processed at the Karratha Gas Plant (KGP) through the Pluto-KGP Interconnector.

3 Includes the aggregate Woodside equity domestic gas production from all Western Australian projects.

4 Natural gas liquids (NGL) include LPG, ethane, propane and butane.

5 Q1 2023 includes 0.31 MMboe, Q4 2022 includes 0.31 MMboe and Q1 2022 includes 0.03 MMboe primarily from feed gas purchased from Pluto non-operating participants processed through the Pluto-KGP Interconnector.

 

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            Three months ended      Year to date  
            Mar
2023
     Dec
2022
     Mar
2022
     Mar
2023
     Mar
2022
 

INTERNATIONAL

                 

Pipeline gas

                 

Gulf of Mexico

     Mboe        330        409        —          330        —    

Trinidad & Tobago

     Mboe        2,236        1,952        —          2,236        —    

Other6

     Mboe        30        —          —          30        —    
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

     Mboe        2,596        2,361        —          2,596        —    
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Crude oil and condensate

                 

Atlantis

     Mbbl        2,696        3,229        —          2,696        —    

Mad Dog

     Mbbl        939        1,165        —          939        —    

Shenzi

     Mbbl        2,596        2,517        —          2,596        —    

Trinidad & Tobago

     Mbbl        297        361        —          297        —    

Other6

     Mbbl        39        81        —          39        —    
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

     Mboe        6,567        7,353        —          6,567        —    
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

NGL7

                 

Gulf of Mexico

     Mbbl        331        390        —          331        —    

Other6

     Mbbl        17        —          —          17        —    
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

     Mboe        348        390        —          348        —    
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total International

     Mboe        9,511        10,104        —          9,511        —    
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total production

     Mboe        46,790        51,601        21,081        46,790        21,081  
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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

7 Natural gas liquids (NGL) include LPG, ethane, propane and butane.

 

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Product sales

 

            Three months ended      Year to date  
            Mar
2023
     Dec
2022
     Mar
2022
     Mar
2023
     Mar
2022
 

AUSTRALIA

                 

LNG

                 

North West Shelf

     Mboe        10,564        9,000        5,012        10,564        5,012  

Pluto8

     Mboe        11,310        12,189        9,433        11,310        9,433  

Wheatstone9

     Mboe        2,350        2,360        2,521        2,350        2,521  
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

     Mboe        24,224        23,549        16,966        24,224        16,966  
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Pipeline gas

                 

Bass Strait

     Mboe        3,082        4,725        —          3,082        —    

Other

     Mboe        2,939        3,524        748        2,939        748  
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

     Mboe        6,021        8,249        748        6,021        748  
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Crude oil and condensate

                 

North West Shelf

     Mbbl        1,089        1,989        618        1,089        618  

Pluto8

     Mbbl        614        856        472        614        472  

Wheatstone

     Mbbl        350        684        289        350        289  

Bass Strait

     Mbbl        82        1,115        —          82        —    

Ngujima-Yin

     Mbbl        1,141        1,753        1,336        1,141        1,336  

Okha

     Mbbl        653        —          —          653        —    

Pyrenees

     Mbbl        518        1,142        —          518        —    
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

     Mboe        4,447        7,539        2,715        4,447        2,715  
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

NGL10

                 

North West Shelf

     Mbbl        170        228        —          170        —    

Pluto8

     Mbbl        182        —          —          182        —    

Bass Strait

     Mbbl        1,109        672        —          1,109        —    
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

     Mboe        1,461        900        —          1,461        —    
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Australia

     Mboe        36,153        40,237        20,429        36,153        20,429  
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

8 Processing of volumes commenced at the Karratha Gas Plant via the Pluto-KGP Interconnector in 2022.

9 Includes periodic adjustments reflecting the arrangements governing Wheatstone LNG sales of 0.06 MMboe in Q1 2023, 0.03 MMboe in Q4 2022 and -0.18 MMboe in Q1 2022.

10 Natural gas liquids (NGL) include LPG, ethane, propane and butane.

 

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            Three months ended      Year to date  
            Mar
2023
     Dec
2022
     Mar
2022
     Mar
2023
     Mar
2022
 

INTERNATIONAL

                 

Pipeline gas

                 

Gulf of Mexico

     Mboe        343        343        —          343        —    

Trinidad & Tobago

     Mboe        2,295        1,969        —          2,295        —    

Other11

     Mboe        7        4        —          7        —    
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

     Mboe        2,645        2,316        —          2,645        —    
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Crude oil and condensate

                 

Atlantis

     Mbbl        2,668        3,091        —          2,668        —    

Mad Dog

     Mbbl        941        1,098        —          941        —    

Shenzi

     Mbbl        2,673        2,245        —          2,673        —    

Trinidad & Tobago

     Mbbl        413        130        —          413        —    

Other11

     Mbbl        63        59        —          63        —    
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

     Mboe        6,758        6,623        —          6,758        —    
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

NGL12

                 

Gulf of Mexico

     Mbbl        342        422        —          342        —    

Trinidad & Tobago

     Mbbl        —          —          —          —          —    

Other11

     Mbbl        4        2        —          4        —    

Total

     Mboe        346        424        —          346        —    
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total International

     Mboe        9,749        9,363        —          9,749        —    
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

MARKETING

                 

LNG13

     Mboe        4,483        2,625        3,338        4,483        3,338  

Total

     Mboe        4,483        2,625        3,338        4,483        3,338  
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Marketing

     Mboe        4,483        2,625        3,338        4,483        3,338  
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total sales

     Mboe        50,385        52,225        23,767        50,385        23,767  
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

11 Overriding royalty interests held in the GoM for several producing wells.

12 Natural gas liquids (NGL) include LPG, ethane, propane and butane.

13 Purchased LNG volumes sourced from third parties.

 

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Revenue (US$ million)

 

     Three months ended      Year to date  
     Mar
2023
     Dec
2022
     Mar
2022
     Mar
2023
     Mar
2022
 

AUSTRALIA

              

North West Shelf

     1,270        1,260        636        1,270        636  

Pluto

     1,131        1,666        829        1,131        829  

Wheatstone14

     324        383        267        324        267  

Bass Strait

     211        363        —          211        —    

Macedon

     51        54        —          51        —    

Ngujima-Yin

     100        164        148        100        148  

Okha

     56        —          —          56        —    

Pyrenees

     50        118        —          50        —    

INTERNATIONAL

              

Atlantis

     199        263        —          199        —    

Mad Dog

     68        87        —          68        —    

Shenzi

     199        188        —          199        —    

Trinidad & Tobago

     136        112        —          136        —    

Other15

     5        6        —          5        —    

Marketing revenue16

     479        431        479        479        479  

Total sales revenue17

     4,279        5,095        2,359        4,279        2,359  

Processing revenue

     47        48        35        47        35  

Shipping and other revenue

     4        17        1        4        1  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total revenue

     4,330        5,160        2,395        4,330        2,395  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Realised prices

 

            Three months ended           Three months ended  
     Units      Mar
2023
     Dec
2022
     Mar
2022
     Units    Mar
2023
     Dec
2022
     Mar
2022
 

LNG produced18

     $/MMBtu        16.7        20.3        14.6      $/boe      105        128        93  

LNG traded19

     $/MMBtu        16.7        24.2        22.6      $/boe      105        153        144  

Pipeline gas

               $/boe      38        43        26  

Oil and condensate

     $/bbl        76        82        109      $/boe      76        82        109  

NGL

     $/bbl        51        36        —        $/boe      51        36        —    

Average realised price

               $/boe      85        98        100  

Dated Brent

               $/bbl      81        89        101  

JCC (lagged three months)

               $/bbl      100        113        80  

WTI

               $/bbl      76.1        82.8        94.3  

JKM

               $/MMBtu      26.0        38.6        31.2  

TTF

               $/MMBtu      24.7        45.0        32.6  

 

   

Average realised price was A$6.9/GJ in Western Australia, A$11.9/GJ in east coast Australia and $7.2/Mcf for International in Q1 2023.

 

 

14 Q1 2023 includes $3 million, Q4 2022 includes $2 million and Q1 2022 includes -$20 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.

15 Overriding royalty interests held in GoM for several producing wells.

16 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.

17 Total sales revenue excludes all hedging impacts.

18 Realised prices include the impact of periodic adjustments reflecting the arrangements governing Wheatstone LNG sales.

19 Excludes any additional benefit attributed to produced LNG through third-party trading activities.

 

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Expenditure (US$ million)

 

     Three months ended      Year to date  
     Mar
2023
     Dec
2022
     Mar
2022
     Mar
2023
     Mar
2022
 

Exploration and evaluation expense

              

Exploration and evaluation expensed20

     52        239        7        52        7  

Permit amortisation

     2        3        1        2        1  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

     54        242        8        54        8  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Capital expenditure

              

Exploration and evaluation capitalised21,22

     37        8        5        37        5  

Oil and gas properties

     1,279        1,342        757        1,279        757  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

     1,316        1,350        762        1,316        762  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Trading costs

     385        260        351        385        351  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Key project expenditure (US$ million)

 

     Three months ended      Year to date  
     Mar
2023
     Dec
2022
     Mar
2022
     Mar
2023
     Mar
2022
 

Capital expenditure

              

Scarborough23

     626        599        447        626        447  

Sangomar

     279        290        242        279        242  

 

 

20 Q4 2022 includes $39m relating to the write-off of capitalised exploration costs due to the relinquishment of exploration permit acreage at Sangomar.

21 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.

22 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.

23 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 $13m in Q1 2022 and $20m in Q4 2022.

 

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Exploration

 

   

In the US Gulf of Mexico (GoM) Woodside was the highest bidder on 12 leases in lease sale 259 with the final lease award pending regulatory approval. The bids were concentrated in the central GoM Miocene and western GoM Paleogene trends. Two of the 12 bids were joint bids with Oxy, in which Woodside would hold a 40% non-operating interest.24

   

In Egypt, the regulator has approved Woodside’s acquisition of a 27% interest in two non-operated blocks in the Herodotus Basin.

   

Woodside signed an option agreement to acquire at least a 56% interest in Namibia Petroleum Exploration License 87, located in the Orange Basin offshore Namibia. The decision to exercise the option will follow evaluation of seismic data acquired as part of the agreement.

Exploration or appraisal wells drilled

 

Region

  

Permit
area

  

Well

  

Target

   Interest (%)   

Spud date

   Water
depth (m)
   Planned well
depth (m)25
  

Remarks

Gulf of Mexico

   GC 868    Mad Dog SWX4    Oil    23.9%
Non-operator
   12 March 2023    1,331    7,437    Drilling ongoing

Permits and licences

Key changes to permit and licence holding during the quarter ended 31 March 2023 are noted below.

 

Region

  

Permits or licence areas

   Change in
interest (%)
   Current
interest (%)
  

Remarks

Egypt – Herodotus Basin

   North Sidi Barrani Offshore (Block 2)    27    27    Non-operated

Egypt – Herodotus Basin

   North El Dabaa Offshore (Block 4)    27    27    Non-operated

Seismic and geophysical survey activity

 

Region

   Field    Permits or licence areas      Remarks

Namibia

   PEL 87 – Orange Basin      Deep Water PEL 87 License      Acquisition of ~6,800 km2 of 3D is ongoing

  

 

24 Woodside was the highest bidder on blocks AC125, AC126, AT133, GC173, GC210, GC211, GC406, GC407, GC450, GC495 at 100% working interest (WI) and blocks GC598, GC642 at 40% WI.

25 Well depths are referenced to the rig rotary table.

 

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Production rates

Average daily production rates (100% project) for the quarter ended 31 March 2023:

 

           Production rate
(100% project,
Mboe/d)
        
     Woodside
share26
    Mar
2023
     Dec
2022
     Remarks  

AUSTRALIA

          

NWS Project

          

LNG

     31.62     340        340     

Crude oil and condensate

     31.61     59        61     

NGL

     31.55     10        11     

Pluto LNG

          

LNG

     90.00     117        118     

Crude oil and condensate

     90.00     11        11     

Pluto-KGP Interconnector

          

LNG

     100.00     30        26     

Crude oil and condensate

     100.00     1        1     

NGL

     100.00     1        1     

Wheatstone27

          

LNG

     11.94     229        238     

Crude oil and condensate

     15.07     30        33     

Bass Strait

          

Pipeline gas

     42.30     82        115       

Production was lower due to seasonal
demand and planned onshore and
offshore maintenance activities.
 
 
 

Crude oil and condensate

     48.71     18        21  

NGL

     42.94     19        26  

Australia Oil

          

Ngujima-Yin

     60.00     16        34       
Production was lower due to a
planned maintenance turnaround.
 
 

Okha

     50.00     10        13  

Pyrenees

     64.06     11        11  

Other

          

Pipeline gas28

       34        38     

 

26 Woodside share reflects the net realised interest for the period.

27 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.

28 Includes the aggregate Woodside equity domestic gas production from all Western Australian projects.

 

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           Production rate
(100% project,
Mboe/d)
      
     Woodside
share29
    Mar
2023
     Dec
2022
    

Remarks

INTERNATIONAL

          

Atlantis

          

Crude oil and condensate

     38.50     78        91      Production was lower due to execution of a planned well intervention campaign.

NGL

     38.50     5        6  

Pipeline Gas

     38.50     6        9  

Mad Dog

          

Crude oil and condensate

     20.86     50        62      Production was lower due to execution of a planned well intervention campaign.

NGL

     20.86     2        2  

Pipeline Gas

     20.86     1        1  

Shenzi

          

Crude oil and condensate

     64.39     45        42     

NGL

     64.39     2        2     

Pipeline Gas

     64.39     1        1     

Trinidad & Tobago

          

Crude oil and condensate

     57.97 %30      6        7     

Pipeline gas

     44.39 %30      56        54     

 

29 Woodside share reflects the net realised interest for the period.

30 Operations governed by production sharing contracts, Woodside share changes monthly.

 

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Forward looking statements and other conversion factors

Disclaimer and important notice

This announcement contains forward-looking statements with respect to Woodside’s business and operations, market conditions, results of operations and financial condition which reflect Woodside’s views held as at the date of this announcement. All statements, other than statements of historical or present facts, are forward-looking statements and generally may be identified by the use of forward-looking words such as ‘guidance’, ‘foresee’, ‘likely’, ‘potential’, ‘anticipate’, ‘believe’, ‘aim’, ‘estimate’, ‘expect’, ‘intend’, ‘may’, ‘target’, ‘plan’, ‘forecast’, ‘project’, ‘schedule’, ‘will’, ‘should’, ‘seek’ and other similar words or expressions. Similarly, statements that describe the objectives, plans, goals or expectations of Woodside or other statements about Woodside’s future plans for projects and the timing thereof, the implementation of Woodside’s new energy strategy and Woodside’s expectations and guidance with respect to production and certain financial results for 2023, are or may be forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to inherent known and unknown risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other factors, many of which are beyond the control of Woodside, its related bodies corporate and their respective officers, directors, employees, advisers or representatives. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, fluctuations in commodity prices; actual demand; currency fluctuations; geotechnical factors; drilling and production results; gas commercialisation; development progress; operating results; engineering estimates; reserve estimates; loss of market; industry competition; environmental risks; climate related risks; physical risks; legislative, fiscal and regulatory developments; changes in accounting standards; economic and financial markets conditions in various countries and regions; political risks; project delay or advancement; regulatory approvals; the impact of armed conflict and political instability (such as the ongoing conflict in Ukraine) on economic activity and oil and gas supply and demand; the effect of future regulatory or legislative actions on Woodside or the industries in which it operates, including potential changes to tax laws; as well as general economic conditions, inflationay conditions, prevailing exchange rates and interest rates and conditions in financial markets. Details of the key risks relating to Woodside and its business can be found in the “Risk” section of Woodside’s most recent Annual Report which was released to the Australian Securities Exchange on 27 February 2023 and in Woodside’s filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including Woodside’s Annual Report on Form 20-F. You should review and have regard to these risks when considering the information contained in this announcement.

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. All information included in this announcement, including any forward-looking statements, speak only as of the date of this announcement and, except as required by law or regulation, Woodside does not undertake to update or revise any information or 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 31 March 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

boe

Mbbl

Mboe

MMboe

Bcf

MMBtu

MMscf

scf

  

barrel

barrel of oil equivalent

thousand barrels

thousand barrels of oil equivalent

million barrels of oil equivalent

billion cubic feet of gas

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.

 

 

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