The natural gas market: old challenges, new perspectives and potential developments Milan, 27 th November 2008 www.gasplus.it Our Path to Grow Yesterday Today Italian E&P Storage Italian+Int. E&P Retail Retail Network A long way from the beginning S&S Network Transport 1 The Gas Plus Growth The Group’s growth was at the beginning of the gas “liberalized” market. The Sales increased in parallel to the evolution of supply sourcing. The company moved from Italy to Europe to trade gas. Revenues Gas Sales (M€) (MSmc) 244 836 184 609 612 165 545 133 67 237 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2 Exploration & Production in Italy The E&P business helped the growth. The target is to replace on medium term the production with new reserves. Reserves and production Fornovo Area 6 production concessions 31/12/2004 31/12/2005 31/12/2006 31/12/2007 2.800 2.600 2.400 Montecosaro Area 2.200 2.000 14 production concessions 1.800 Million Scm 1.600 1.400 Reggente Area 1.200 1.000 Riserve 2P Produzione Variazione Riserve 10 production concessions Sinni Area 8 production concessions 3 The International E&P Expansion Exlploration Projects in UK, NL, PL First International Discovery in Romania in the Balck Sea off-shore: Gas Plus share 15% Certified net Gas in Place (net GOIP) of Doina Main and Sister fields amount 7,700 BSmc (1.16 BSmc net to Gas Plus). 4 Storage Storage SINARCA PROJECT (60% GPS) Gas Plus is the operator in all the projects San Benedetto (49% GPS) Working Gas : 522 MSmc Published EIA Ministry Decree; Front End Engineering Design Poggiofiorito (100% GPS) completed; Working Gas : 157 MSmc Assignment of EPIC underway; Sinarca (60% GPS) Working Gas : 324 MSmc SAN BENEDETTO (49% GPS) Total Working Gas 1,003 MSmc As result of a procedure of the Ministry Total Gas Plus Share 607 MSmc (Ministero dello Sviluppo Economico) Gas Plus project was chosen in favour of Projects Schedule a Joint Venture (Gas Plus 49% and operatorship, Gaz de France/Acea 51%). Sinarca Signed a Term Sheet with the partner to San Benedetto rule main issues of the future Joint Venture; Poggiofiorto POGGIOFIORITO (100%GPS) 2 08 10 11 13 14 0 0 0 0 0 Is going to be presented the EIA; 2 2009 2 2 201 2 2 * Including work in progress 5 The Network assets FY07 FY06 Distributed 143.87 154.81 Volumes (MSmc) Direct End Users 69.824 68.052 Pipeline* (Km) 1.220 1.201 Castelvetro Piacentino Rottofreno Villanova sull’Arda Vigolzone Carpaneto Piacentino Ponte Travo Dell’Olio Orio al Selio Bettola Collebeato Bobbio Puegnago Medesano S.Telice Coli del Penaco More ngo Polpenazze Varano de Melegari S. Zeno Manerba Barino Naviglio del Garda Fornovo S.G. Orzinecchii Pompiano Bangnolo Mella Orzinouvi Offlaga Offanengo Leno Calvisano Romanengo Visano Isorella Robecco d’Oglio Sospire 6 Disclaimer This presentation contains forward-looking statements concerning the financial condition, results of operations and businesses of Gas Plus. 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There are a number of factors that could affect the future operations of Gas Plus and could cause those results to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements included in this Report, including (without limitation): (a) price fluctuations in crude oil and natural gas; (b) changes in demand for the Group’s products; (c) currency fluctuations; (d) drilling and production results; (e) reserve estimates; (f) loss of market and industry competitio n; (g) environmental and physical risks; (h) risks associated with the identification of suitable potential acquisition properties and targets, and successful negotiation and completion of such transactions; (i) the risk of doing business in developing countries and countries subject to international sanctions; (j) legislative, fiscal and regulatory developments including potential litigation and regulatory effects arising from recategorisation of reserves; (k) economic and financial market conditions in various countries and regions; (l) political risks, project delay or advancement, approvals and cost estimates; and (m) changes in trading conditions. 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