NG ENERGY ANNOUNCES FILING OF ANNUAL AUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
- Focus in FY 2024 was on the construction of critical infrastructure, which resulted in first natural gas production from the Company's second natural gas field, the 300,000+ acre Sinu-9 Block
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Over $70 million (over
US$120 million including uncommitted credit) in fundraising from the Company's equity offering and debt refinancing, as well as the hiring of additional operational and technical team members to support the Company's reserves and production growth -
Subsequent to year end, the Company announced the sale of a 40% WI in Sinu-9 to Maurel & Prom for
US$150 million resulting in additional operational strength along with a transformational change to the Company's balance sheet -
Record annual revenue of
US$38.2 million versusUS$12.0 million in FY 2023, a 218% increase YoY -
Record annual operating netback of
US$4.93 /Mcf versusUS$2.88 /Mcf in FY 2023, and a 61.8% operating income profit margin - Subsequent to year end, production from Sinu-9 reached 12 MMcf/d (gross) as part of ongoing production tests, with production capacity expected to increase to over 40 MMcf/d (gross) in early Q3 2025
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Slight decrease in production volumes from
Maria Conchita due to downhole obstruction and compressor issues; work on a solution is ongoing and is expected to be completed by Q3 2025, alongside the drilling of the Aruchara-4 well in H2 2025 -
57% increase to 1P reserves to Company gross 81.0 Bcf for before tax NPV10 of
US$123.5 million -
21% increase to 2P reserves to Company gross 196.0 Bcf for before tax NPV10 of
US$328.4 million -
20% increase to 3P reserves to Company gross 364.7 Bcf for before tax NPV10 of
US$555.4 million -
Natural gas prices remain strong with recent fixed offtakes in place accounting for over
$7.98 /Mcf
Highlights
Fiscal Year Ended
- Annual revenue of
US$38.2 million versusUS$12.0 million in FY 2023, a 218% increase YoY. - Annual cash flow from operations of
US$18.5 million versusUS$(3.5) million in FY 2023. - Realized average natural gas pricing during the year of
US$7.98 /Mcf. - Operating netback of
US$4.93 /Mcf versusUS$2.88 /Mcf in FY 2023, and a 62% operating income profit margin.
Q4 2024
- Quarterly revenue of
US$8.7 million versusUS$4.6 million in Q4 2023, an 89% increase YoY. - Quarterly cash flow from operations of
US$2.2 million versusUS$(1.2) million in Q4 2023.
Sinu-9
Over the course of FY 2024, the Company put in place all the necessary infrastructure required to begin commercial production at Sinu-9, including the construction of the Central Processing Facility 1 (the "CPF-1") and the 28.3 km pipeline connecting Sinu-9 to the national Promigas pipeline at Jobo. While the Company ran into issues in delivering natural gas under the Unified Transportation Regulation's quality conditions during the initial commissioning of the CPF-1, subsequent to year-end, the Company has taken the necessary steps to acquire the dew point handing equipment necessary to utilize the CPF-1 at full capacity and is in the process of installing such equipment. Additionally, subsequent to year-end, the Company successfully commissioned a mobile plant (the "INFRAES Plant") on the Brujo-1X platform and has resumed production, first from the Magico-1X well, reaching 12 MMcf/d of steady production, and currently, from one zone in the Brujo-1X well at 10 MMcf/d with the ability to further increase production volumes. Following completion of the installation of the dew point handling equipment at the CPF-1, the Company is expected to see gross production capacity increase to over 40 MMcf/d by the beginning of Q3 2025.
In the Company's news release dated
- Company gross Proved (1P) reserves of 32.0 Bcf (44.5 Bcf project gross) of natural gas for before-tax NPV10 of
US$22.3 million , which represents a 20% increase YoY; and - Company gross Proved + Probable (2P) reserves of 130.1 Bcf (180.7 Bcf project gross) of natural gas for before-tax NPV10 of
US$178.8 million , which represents a 14% increase YoY.
The Maria Conchita Block contributed most of the Company's FY 2024 average daily gross production of 13 MMcf/d. Initially, the Aruchara-3 well was producing, in conjunction with the Aruchara-1 well, a baseline of 14 MMcf/d with subsequent increases throughout FY 2024 to average daily gross production rates greater than 19 MMcf/d. Unfortunately, compressor issues during the second half of the year reduced the Company's ability to produce at these levels and as a result, the Company is transitioning its compressor system to enhance operational efficiency and mitigate risks, including installing a reliable backup system. At the same time, the Company is also expanding its processing and compression equipment to increase total production capacity to 28 MMcf/d in anticipation of drilling the Aruchara-4 well in H2 2025.
In the Company's news release dated
- Company gross Proved (1P) reserves of 49.0 Bcf (61.2 Bcf project gross) of natural gas and 76 Mbbl (95 Mbbl project gross) of condensate for before-tax NPV10 of
US$101.2 million , which represents a 96% YoY increase; and - Company gross Proved + Probable (2P) reserves of 65.9 Bcf (82.4 Bcf project gross) of natural gas and 98 Mbbl (123 Mbbl project gross) of condensate for before-tax NPV10 of
US$149.6 million , which represents a 40% YoY increase.
Maurel & Prom Transaction
Subsequent to year-end and as disclosed in the Company's news release dated
Senior Management Changes
Subject to the approval of the
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Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Information
This news release contains "forward-looking information" and "forward-looking statements" (collectively, "forward-looking statements") within the meaning of the applicable Canadian securities legislation. All statements, other than statements of historical fact, are forward-looking statements and are based on expectations, estimates and projections as at the date of this news release, including, without limitation, statements related to production growth at the Sinu-9 Block, the timeline for brining processing and production capacity online at the Sinu-9 Block, the drilling of the Aruchara-4 well and completion of the Company's transaction with Maurel & Prom. Any statement that involves discussions with respect to predictions, expectations, beliefs, plans, projections, objectives, assumptions, future events or performance (often but not always using phrases such as "expects", or "does not expect", "is expected", "anticipates" or "does not anticipate", "plans", "budget", "scheduled", "forecasts", "estimates", "believes" or "intends" or variations of such words and phrases or stating that certain actions, events or results "may" or "could", "would", "might" or "will" be taken to occur or be achieved) are not statements of historical fact and may be forward-looking statements.
Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements are described under the caption "Risk Factors" in the Company's most recent Management Discussion and Analysis and its Annual Information Form dated
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Abbreviations
The abbreviations set forth below have the following meanings:
Oil, Natural Gas Liquids and Natural Gas |
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Mbbl |
thousand barrels |
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Mcf |
thousand cubic feet |
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MMcf |
million cubic feet |
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MMcf/d |
million cubic feet per day |
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Bcf |
billion cubic feet |
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MMBtu |
one million British thermal units |
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FY |
fiscal year |
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H2 |
second half |
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km |
kilometre |
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NPV10 |
net present value using a 10% forward discount rate |
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Q3 |
third quarter |
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Q4 |
fourth quarter |
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WI |
working interest |
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YoY |
year-over-year |
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Information Regarding the Company's Working Interest Disclosure
With regard to the Company's working interests held in both the Maria Conchita and Sinu-9 Blocks, in both the context of this news release and the Company's previous news releases, the term "working interest", ultimately refers to the rights and obligations agreed to, eventually, materialize a contractual interest in an exploration and production contract before the ANH, subject to the fulfillment of certain conditions. These conditions involve the assumption of financial risks and are generally linked to exploration by virtue of joint operating agreements. Once such conditions are fulfilled, the acquisition of a registered contractual interest, as party of record, in the exploration and production contract may materialize, by way of a request for approval of assignment before the ANH. For this reason, as is common practice within the oil and natural gas industry as a whole, the disclosed "working interest" may not coincide with the Company's current contractual interest in the exploration and production contract.
The assignment and allocation of "working interests" does not affect or undermine, in any way, the rights and obligations of registered parties under the relevant exploration and production contracts. Registered parties remain wholly and totally liable before the ANH, the Colombian authorities and third parties in connection with any and all obligations, risks and liabilities derived from the execution, performance or termination of the exploration and production contracts. Conversely, the rights and obligations that comprise "working interests" are only enforceable vis a vis between the executing parties under private agreements, and have no legal effects before the ANH, the Colombian authorities or third parties.
As of the date hereof, the Company is a party of record and holds a 51% contractual interest, in the exploration and production contract for the Sinu-9 Block granted by and entered into with ANH. However, under the private agreements regarding the working interests in the Sinu-9 Block, the Company holds a 72% working interest. This means a 21% working interest is yet to be assigned and acknowledged as a contractual interest in the exploration and production contract, given the conditions to do so, including ANH approval, are yet to be fulfilled. Once these conditions are met, the Company will submit an approval request with ANH.
As disclosed in the Company's news release dated
With respect to the Maria Conchita Block, the Company holds 100% of the contractual interest as the sole party and operator of record under the relevant exploration and production contract entered into with the ANH, and holds an 80% working interest under private agreements with third parties.
Information Regarding the Preparation of Reserves and Resource Information
The Company's Form 51-101F1 – Statement of Reserves Data and Other Oil and Gas Information for the fiscal year ended
The report entitled "Evaluation of the P&NG Reserves and Resources of
The report entitled "Evaluation of the P&NG Reserves and Resources of
For additional information regarding the
Sinú-9
Report, the Maria Conchita Report and the reserves and resources information contained in this news release please see the 2024 51-101F1 filed on SEDAR+ on
Caution Respecting Reserves Information
The determination of oil and natural gas reserves involves the preparation of estimates that have an inherent degree of associated uncertainty. Categories of Proved, Probable and Possible reserves have been established to reflect the level of these uncertainties and to provide an indication of the probability of recovery. The estimation and classification of reserves requires the application of professional judgement combined with geological and engineering knowledge to assess whether or not specific reserves classification criteria have been satisfied. Knowledge of concepts including uncertainty and risk, probability and statistics, and deterministic and probabilistic estimation methods is required to properly use and apply reserves definitions.
The recovery and reserve estimates of natural gas liquids and natural gas reserves provided herein are estimates only. Actual reserves may be greater than or less than the estimates provided herein. The estimated future net revenue from the production of the disclosed natural gas reserves, whether calculated without discount or using a discount rate, does not represent the fair market value of these reserves. Estimates of reserves and future net revenue for individual properties may not reflect the same confidence level as estimates of reserves and future net revenue for all properties, due to the effects of aggregation.
Information Regarding Reserves
Reserves are estimated remaining quantities of commercially recoverable oil, natural gas and related substances anticipated to be recoverable from known accumulations, as of a given date, based on the analysis of drilling, geological, geophysical and engineering data; the use of established technology; and specified economic conditions, which are generally accepted as being reasonable. Reserves are further classified according to the level of certainty associated with the estimates and may be subclassified based on development and production status.
"Proved reserves" are those reserves that can be estimated with a high degree of certainty to be recoverable. It is likely that the actual remaining quantities recovered will exceed the estimated Proved reserves.
"Probable reserves " are those additional reserves that are less certain to be recovered than Proved reserves. It is equally likely that the actual remaining quantities recovered will be greater or less than the sum of the estimated Proved plus Probable reserves.
"Possible reserves " are those additional reserves that are less certain to be recovered than Probable reserves. It is unlikely that the actual remaining quantities recovered will exceed the sum of the estimated Proved plus Probable plus Possible reserves. There is a 10% probability that the quantities actually recovered will equal or exceed the sum of Proved plus Probable plus Possible reserves.
The qualitative certainty levels referred to in the definitions above are applicable to "individual reserves entities" (which refers to the lowest level at which reserves calculations are performed) and to "reported reserves" (which refers to the highest-level sum of individual entity estimates for which reserves estimates are presented). Reported reserves should target the following levels of certainty under a specific set of economic conditions:
- at least a 90% probability that the quantities actually recovered will equal or exceed the estimated Proved reserves; and
- at least a 50% probability that the quantities actually recovered will equal or exceed the sum of estimated Proved plus Probable reserves.
A qualitative measure of the certainty levels pertaining to estimates prepared for the various reserves categories is desirable to provide a clearer understanding of the associated risks and uncertainties. However, the majority of reserves estimates will be prepared using deterministic methods that do not provide a mathematically derived quantitative measure of probability. In principle, there should be no difference between estimates prepared using probabilistic or deterministic methods.
Each of the reserve categories (Proved and Probable) may be divided into developed and undeveloped categories as follows:
"Developed Producingreserves " are those reserves that are expected to be recovered from completion intervals open at the time of the estimate. These reserves may be currently producing or, if shut-in, they must have previously been on production, and the date of resumption of production must be known with reasonable certainty.
"Developed Non-Producing reserves " are those reserves that either have not been on production, or have previously been on production, but are shut-in, and the date of resumption of production is unknown.
"Undeveloped reserves " are those reserves expected to be recovered from known accumulations where a significant expenditure (e.g., when compared to the cost of drilling a well) is required to render them capable of production. They must fully meet the requirements of the reserves classification (Proved, Probable and Possible) to which they are assigned and expected to be developed within a limited time.
In multi-well pools it may be appropriate to allocate total pool reserves between the developed and undeveloped subclasses or to subdivide the developed reserves for the pool between developed producing and developed nonproducing. This allocation should be based on the estimator's assessment as to the reserves that will be recovered from specific wells, facilities and completion intervals in the pool and their respective development and production status.
Information Regarding Condensate
"Condensate" , also called "gas condensate", or "natural gas liquids", is a low-density mixture of hydrocarbon liquids that are present as gaseous components in the raw natural gas produced from many natural gas fields. Some natural gas species within the raw natural gas will condensate to a liquid state if the temperature is reduced to below the hydrocarbon dew point temperature at a set pressure. Raw natural gas may come from any one of three types of natural gas wells:
- Crude Oil Wells : Raw natural gas that comes from crude oil wells is called "associated gas". This natural gas can exist separate from crude oil in the underground formation or be dissolved in the crude oil. Condensate produced from oil wells is often referred to as "lease condensate";
- Dry Gas Wells : These wells typically produce only raw natural gas that contains no hydrocarbon liquids. Such natural gas is called "non-associated gas". Condensate from dry natural gas is extracted at natural gas processing plants and is often called "plant condensate"; and
- Condensate Wells : These wells produce raw natural gas along with natural gas liquids. Such natural gas is also called "associated gas" and is often referred to as "wet gas".
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