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10 March 2012

BHARAT PETROLEUM Large upsides from E&P investments :Edelweiss

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Recent developments in Bharat Petroleum’s (BPCL) upstream venture
(Bharat Petroresources, BPRL), especially in Mozambique (10% stake),
have catapulted BPCL in the global E&P map. After incorporating increase
in reserves and potential upsides, we raise our estimate of BPCL’s E&P
business to INR 166/share. We also note that a bull case may lead to
further upside by INR 223/share. BPCL remains our favourite among the
three OMCs. We retain ‘BUY’ on the stock with TP of INR 843/share.
Mozambique discoveries catapult BPCL in global oil & gas map
Recent successes in the Rovuma offshore block, Mozambique, have catapulted BPCL in
the global oil & gas map. With total nine successful wells, Anadarko (operator)
estimates recoverable reserves at 16.5‐31.5+ tcf of gas. With a hectic exploration
programme of eight wells in FY13 and potential oil‐bearing targets in the block’s
southern area, we see further rise in news flows with potential upgrade in reserves
estimates. Reserves are expected to be certified in mid‐CY13 as Anadarko expects FID
to be announced in CY13. At 13% WACC, we assign a value of INR130/BPCL share with
bull case, pegging the same at INR298. The recently announced Cove Energy bid of
USD1.7bn implies BPCL value at INR240/share (assigning 80% value to Mozambique).
Drilling activity in Brazil to intensify; news flows every 1‐2 months
Drilling activity in Brazil is expected to intensify as the company plans to drill nine
wells in FY13 (six in past 3.5 years). BPCL is excited on potential targets, especially in
the Espiritos Santos basin (discoveries present in all four corners of blocks; close to
Jubarte complex of ~2.0 bn bbls) and Sergipe Alagoas basin (appraisal of recent large
discovery + exploration targets). Triggers: News flows every 1‐2 months. At USD
5.0/boe, we value Brazilian assets at INR 45/share and bull case of INR 95/share.
Outlook & valuations: Increasing TP to INR843/share; ‘BUY’
We peg BPCL’s E&P assets at INR166/sh (base case) and bull case at INR389/sh. As a
result, we raise our TP to INR843/sh (INR753/sh earlier). Our confidence of substantial
value in E&P asset stems from recently announced bid of USD1.7bn for Cove Energy
(8.5% in Mozambique block). Apart from E&P, we also like BPCL due to trigger of
potential increase in diesel prices post parliament session (April end). Triggers: Newsflows
every month from Mozambique and Brazilian blocks. Maintain ‘BUY’.

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