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Market Reporting

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Agenda

Energy and the Economy Refining Cracker Developments

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Crude Oil Pricing 1973-2015

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Data lag meant we could not see the fundamental shift as it happened In retrospect we know that: • Oil supply rose 3x as fast as

oil demand in 2H14 ◦ Production up 2.7mn b/d of

which 900kbd OPEC; 2.2mn b/d non OPEC

• Shift in stocks balance:

◦ 2H 2013 – drew 700kbd ◦ 2H 2014 – added 1mn b/d

• Market fundamentals

demanded a correction

• Prices were telling us this beginning in July!

Non-OPEC supply growth hit stagnant global demand…

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Final straw: Nov 2014 – OPEC stops defending oil price

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• Can’t cut enough to support price • OPEC market share 39%, lowest since

2002 • Strategy is to “sweat out” the highest- cost producer

• Deepwater offshore • Canadian oil sands • Shale

Source: Argus Fundamentals, March 2015

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illuminating the markets

Oil Consumption (EIA) & pricing

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Technological leap – huge resource now accessible

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Source: EIA Drilling Productivity Report, May 2015

US oil output (EIA)* 5.6mn b/d – 2011 8.7mn b/d – 2014 9.3mn b/d – 2015 9.5mn b/d – 2016 10.0mn b/d – 2017** 10.6mn b/d – 2018** *crude + field condensate **EIA 2015 Annual Energy Outlook, reference case

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US, Canada & Brazil in top 4 contributors to oil growth

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Non-US output was down (yoy) until late 2014; Compensated for US rise

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Result of shale: US imports lowest since 1995;

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China now world’s largest net importer

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Another shale oil effect: US products escape valve

• US bans crude exports, but allows products exports

• US merchant refineries export to Latam, Asia, Europe

• Shale crude makes feed cost low

• Low nat gas price gives US refiners an edge

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Brakes on supply starting to work

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Baker Hughes rig count from 8 May 2015 Steep cuts in capex: 20-60pc

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EIA: Steep decline rate + rig layoffs get US to balance

Why shale can switch off quickly: • Decline rates –

downward diagonal • Small producers drill

cash flow • No danger of losing oil to

a neighbor – locked in • Completion is 60pc of

cost of a well; can defer • Shale oil is higher cost

than most OPEC oil

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EIA Today in Energy, Jan 26, 2015

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Rig count fall finally overcomes productivity gains

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Source: Argus Fundamentals, March 2015 Rig count now below level needed to sustain output

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US shale resilient; productivity + deep pockets

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• Productivity still climbing – drilling just the best prospects

• Oil service costs falling 20-30pc, labor costs leveled out, states cutting taxes

• As many as 3,000 (1mn b/d?) uncompleted wells already drilled

• US operators have raised $20bn in equity & debt

• EOG expects to return to “double-digit growth” in 2016 if price is $65 or above

• Hamm says $70 is needed for Bakken growth to recover

Source: EIA Drilling Productivity report, May 2015

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EU Oil Consumption has declined 20% in 10 Years

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Western Europe exports 1/3 of Gasoline produced

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EU Refining Closures since 2009 (‘000 b/d)

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Year Company Location Capacity Comments 2009 Petroplus Teesside, UK 117 Permanent Closure 2009 ConocoPhillips Wilhelmshaven, Germany 260 Now Hestya Energy; not operational 2010 Arpechim Romania 65 Permanent Closure 2010 Total Dunkirk, France 141 Permanent Closure 2010 Petroplus Reichstett, France 78 Permanent Closure 2011 Tamoil Cremona, Italy 101 Permanent Closure 2011 LBI Berre, France 82 Permanent Closure 2012 Total/ERG Rome, Italy 86 Permanent Closure 2012 Petroplus Coryton, UK 220 Permanent Closure 2012 Petroplus Petit-Couronne, France 162 Closed - staff laid off from April 2013 2013 Shell Harburg, Germany 100 Permanent Closure from March 2013 MOL Mantova, Italy 69 Conversion to logistics' hub Jan from 2014 2013 Cepsa Tenerife, Spain 85 last ran Aug 2013 2014 ENI Porto Marghera, Italy 80 Conversion to 300kt/yr biorefinery June 2014 2014 Murco Milford Haven, Wales 105 Conversion to logistics' hub announced Nov 2014 2015 Total La Mede, France 160 Crude refining to end 2016

total 1911

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Japan Refining Rationalisation since 2009 (‘000 b/d)

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Company Location Capacity Comments 2009 JX Toyama 60,000 Permanent closure 2010 Cosmo Chiba 20,000 Cut down from 240,000b/d to 220,000b/d 2010 Cosmo Sakaide 30,000 Cut down from 140,000b/d to 111,000 b/d.

2011 Show Shell (Toa) Keihin 120,000 Cut down from 185,000b/d to 65,000b/d

2011 JX Kashima 21,000 Cut down from 273,500b/d to 252,500b/d 2011 JX Negishi 70,000 Cud down from 340,000b/d to 270,000b/d 2011 JX Oita 24,000 Cut down from 160,000b/d to 136,000b/d 2011 JX Mizushima 90,200 Cut down from 490,200b/d to 400,000b/d 2011 Fuji Sodegaura 49,000 Cut down from 192,000b/d to 143,000b/d 2012 JX Mizushima 19,800 Cut down from 400,000b/d to 380,200b/d 2012 Teikoku Kubiki 4,724 Permanent closure 2013 Cosmo Yokkaichi 20,000 Cut down from 175,000b/d to 155,000b/d 2013 Cosmo Sakaide 140,000 Permanent closure 2014 TonenGeneral Kawasaki 67,000 Cut down from 335,000b/d to 268,000b/d 2014 TonenGeneral Wakayama 38,000 Cut down from 170,000b/d to 132,000b/d 2014 Taiyo Shikoku 2,000 Cut down from 120,000b/d to 118,000b/d 2014 Kyokuto Chiba 23,000 Cut down from 175,000b/d to 152,000b/d 2014 JX Muroran 180,000 Permanent closure 2014 Idemitsu Tokuyama 120,000 Permanent closure 2014 Cosmo Yokkaichi 43,000 Cut down from 155,000b/d to 112,000b/d

Total 1,141,724 More than 20% of Japanese capacity

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Middle East Refinery Investments

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Location Country Operator Capacity (‘000b/d) Start-up

Al Jubail SATORP Saudi Arabia Aramco / Total 400 2014

Yanbu "Red Sea" Saudi Arabia Aramco / Sinopec 400 2014

Ruwais UAE Takreer (ADNOC) 400 2014

Rabigh Saudi Arabia Aramco 400 2015

Ras Tanura Saudi Arabia Aramco 550 2015

Ras Laffan expansion Qatar Qatar Petroleum 146 2016

Fujairah UAE IPIC 200 2016

Duqm Oman Oman Oil/IPIC 230 2019

Jazan Saudi Arabia Aramco 400 2019

Al Zour Kuwait KNPC 615 2018/2022

total 3741

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• 2010-11 output showed a

recovery from the collapse of 2008 -09

• 2012-14 has seen an

average decline of 6% per year in petrochemical output

• The rate of decline should

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• Over 2m t of cracker closures have been announced in Western Europe

• A further 1m t capacity has been idled in N. Africa and Eastern Europe.

• Over 1m t of commodity HDPE will close by 2015.

• Possible further cracker closures by 2020.

Ethylene Cracker Closures in Europe and N.Africa

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EU15 Benzene Production (‘000t)

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Geopolitical and financial issues disrupt economic development, supply/demand balances and pricing

Within this context, there are cyclical forces at play High prices affect demand growth High margins encourage over-production Low prices tend to promote growth Lower margins limit investment Corrections are painful (stocks are devalued), but

necessary Lower prices cannot eliminate the effects of over-

investment, but Prospects for petrochemical growth and profitability are

better today than 12 months ago, particularly for naphtha based producers.

Conclusions

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Market Reporting

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Changing feedstock slates and impact on global olefins supplies Presentation for Perstorp

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The collapse of natural gas, ethane and then crude oil pricing is driving major changes in the global olefin market

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US ethane very competitive with ROW at $100/bbl

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US ethane very competitive with ROW at $100/bbl

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Investment driver

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Ethane advantage squeezed at $50/bbl

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A few cracker expansions remain…then new builds Company Site 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017-2018 2018 +

Dow Hahnville, LA 360 Westlake Lake Charles, LA 110 114 Shell Westlake Calvert City, KY 90 Aither Ineos Chocolate Bayou, TX 115 Appalachian Resins Williams Geismar, LA 270 Formosa LyondellBasell LaPorte, TX 380 Axiall + Lotte LyondellBasell Channelview, TX 113 250 IVL LyondellBasell Corpus Christi, TX 363 Sabic BFLP Port Arthur, TX 190 Odebrecht/Braskem CP Chem Cedar Bayou, TX 100 1500 Siluria CP Chem Sweeny, TX (#33) 90 Hanwha Formosa Point Comfort, TX 1500 TOTAL ExxonMobil Baytown, TX 1500 Badlands Dow Freeport, TX 1500 PTTGC/Marubeni Sasol Lake Charles, LA 1500 Oxy/Mexichem Ingelside, TX 500 Shin-etsu Plaquemine, LA 500

New Capacity, Year 470 1135 213 477 8750

Cumulative KTA 470 1605 1818 2295 11045 Bill lb/yr 1.0 3.5 4.9 5.1 24.4

Ethane MB/D Incremental 28 68 13 29 495

Ethane MB/D Cumulative 28 96 109 138 628

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Derivatives expansions lag cracker expansions

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In Europe ethylene demand remains below the pre-crisis levels

• Industrial production lags 10pc behind pre-crisis peak.

• Plastics output lags further behind – vulnerable to price volatility

• Construction slowly recovering

• Automotive is showing 6pc yr-on-yr growth but remains 14pc behind 2008.

• Average cracker operating rates 2014 – 85/90pc - although higher in 2015.

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EU17 Production index for chemicals and plastics

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But the abundance of shale gas exports is also creating opportunities in Europe and in Asia to share in the benefits

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• US LPG exports have grown 3-fold since the start of 2012

• Large cargo propane pricing has fallen sharply as exports grow.

• Large cargo butane prices are also highly competitive

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Allowing European producers to invest in flexibility - maximizing light feeds

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Quarterly west European ethylene make from light feeds

• 40pc of European ethylene made from “light feeds” o Growth coming from propane

and butane

• Ethane set to grow o Ineos, Borealis and Sabic have

US supply deals o others still reviewing options

o 12 on purpose ethane carriers (27,500-36,000cbm) on order

o Operational late 2015 – 2016. o In total, over 70Mbbl/d of

ethane going to Europe

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Leading to a significant uplift in margin at flexible crackers. Propane benefit to NWE naphtha cracker margin

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• Net-naphtha margins based on a fully integrated pipeline unit.

• Significant benefit in recent months if there is flexibility to optimally crack 50pc propane

• Even greater benefit for those who can push to 70pc propane.

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Middle-Eastern olefins producers face margin compression in export sales due to new low-cost US competition

• While in the key Chinese market, competitive advantage will also be eroded by new domestic CTO/MTO production.

• Along with major expansions of PE capacity

• Leaving the ME with a

relatively small capacity expansion program compared to the past

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Global capacity set to outpace demand

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• The USA - even with lower oil prices – has a major cost advantage due to abundant supplies of shale – gas

• Capacity expansion plans go beyond local needs and producers are targeting international markets for derivative exports

• Projects could be delayed or threatened by low oil prices

• Europe is responding to global competition by rationalising older capacity and investing in alternative feedstock

• A slow economic recovery will hold-back domestic demand but the weak Euro will open export opportunities for pet-chems

• Middle-East producers are facing up to the twin threats from USA and China by

• Focusing on full chain integration from crude to petrochemicals • Diversifying from bulk commodities to higher value products • Driving the development of a domestic downstream market

• Asia ◦ Supply additions will exceed demand growth, forcing lower operating rates

reducing and China’s reliance on import; this will put pressure initially onto other Asian producers and then the Middle-East

Conclusions

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