REG - Canadian O'Seas Petr - Third Quarter 2022 Financial Results & Update

Canadian Overseas PetroleumAnnouncement

15/11/2022 07:00

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RNS Number : 4254G  Canadian Overseas Petroleum Ltd  15 November 2022

 

 

Third Quarter 2022 Financial Results & Update

London, United Kingdom; Calgary, Canada: November 15, 2022 - Canadian Overseas
Petroleum Limited and its affiliates ("COPL" or the "Company") (XOP: CSE)
& (COPL: LSE), an international oil and gas exploration, production and
development company, with production and development operations focused in
Converse and Natrona Counties, Wyoming, USA, is pleased to announce its
financial results for the three month period ending September 30, 2022 and
update its financing and operations objectives:

 

Financial Highlights for Q3-2022:

 

·    On July 26, 2022, the Company's affiliate, COPL America Inc. closed
the acquisition of the assets of Cuda Energy LLC ("Cuda") with the
court-appointed receiver for Cuda for cash consideration of $19.1 million plus
the assumption of Cuda's operating arrears owed to the Company of $1.6 million
and acquisition costs of $0.1 million for a total cost of $20.9 million.

·    The Cuda asset acquisition was financed with $19.7 million of
proceeds from the issuance of convertible bonds which are initially unsecured
and structured to accommodate COPL's current Senior Credit Facility and the
implementation of new senior debt.

·    Net average crude oil sales before royalties averaged 1,107 bbls/d as
compared to 961 bbls/d in the second quarter of 2022. The increase in oil
production in the third quarter is due closing the acquisition of assets from
Cuda Energy partially offset by operational interruptions at certain high
impact wells. The interruptions were as a consequence of the miscible flood
program, which involves the injection of high-pressure solvent which both
raises the reservoir pressure and mobilizes the oil in place. The arrival of
the high-pressure miscible bank at producing wells generated higher pressure
conditions at the wellhead. This circumstance led to the requirement to shut
in the wells for a period of time and modify the well configuration by
removing the low- pressure pumping equipment and replacing it with a
high-pressure flowing configuration.

·    Petroleum sales, net of royalties were $7.1 million as compared to
$7.1 million in the second quarter of 2022. Petroleum sales remained
consistent as a decrease in commodity prices offset the increase in oil
production.

·    In aggregate the Company incurred a net realized hedging loss of $2.3
million as compared to loss of $2.6 million in the second quarter of 2022.
Specifically, it realized a loss of $3.4 million on crude oil hedge contracts
as compared to a loss of $4.7 million in the second quarter of 2022, which was
offset by a realized a gain of $1.1 million on butane hedge contracts as
compared to a gain of $2.1 million in the second quarter of 2022. The butane
hedges were put in place to protect the liquid purchases required for the
miscible flood injection program.

·    The operating netback was $38.26/bbl, before the net realized gain on
crude oil and butane commodities contracts as compared to $55.72/bbl, in the
second quarter of 2022. The decrease is due mainly to the reduction in WTI
from $108.41/bbl in the second quarter of 2022 as compared to $91.56/bbl in
the third quarter of 2022.

·    A cash position of $5.7 million as at September 30, 2022 as compared
to $7.8 million as at December 31, 2021.

The financial results and associated regulatory filing documents, including
the Financial Statements and the Management's Discussion and Analysis for the
third quarter ending September 30, 2022, can be viewed on the Company's
website at https://www.canoverseas.com/annual-reports/
(https://www.canoverseas.com/annual-reports/) and under the Company's profile
at www.sedar.com (http://www.sedar.com) .  The Company encourages interested
parties to read the Management's Discussion and Analysis along with the
Financial Statements and accompanying notes.

 

Progressing Debt Financing

 

The Company is pleased to be evaluating debt facilities with multiple US and
International Banks to secure a term sheet to refinance COPL America's US$42
million Senior Credit Facility and close the outstanding hedges, which run to
February 2024, currently estimated to cost US$11 million.  A term sheet from
a bank is the first step in the process and COPL and its advisers are focused
on securing terms that provide increased operating flexibility and improved
cost of capital.  The Company looks forward to providing updates on this
process.

 

Operations Update

 

The Company continues to make progress in its Wyoming operations as outlined
in its November 1, 2022 Operations Update.

·    The re-simulation of miscible flood at Barron Flats is progressing
and should be completed by the end of the month to early December. The
objectives of the re-simulation are to plan for the resumption of enriched gas
injection at the field in 2023 by targeting the western injection patterns
which are currently under injected in addition to providing an updated
reservoir model to more accurately forecast future field production volumes.
The new simulation appears to be able to match production responses observed
in certain high-pressure wells as well as further outline possible high
pressure/productive trends observed in the field.

·    Flaring gas has commenced at Barron Flats with production from
restricted wells continues to be brought up incrementally post approval of the
flaring permit on October 11. Oil production increases are slowly increasing
as the process proceeds. Flowing wells have exhibited additional paraffin
plugging issues through the process which require higher frequency condensate
treatments and more incremental drops to flowing production pressures.

·    Six wells have currently been identified for recompletion in the
Frontier 1 at Cole Creek offering a near term low-risk opportunity to
materially increase oil production and reserves. The Company is in the process
of lining up fracture services to re-complete the first of the six wells.
While the Company hopes to secure all of the services required for December
operations, the tight oilfield services market may cause field operations to
be initiated in January.

·    Due diligence and discussions continue with respect to a possible
Joint Venture on the Company's deep oil discovery by a large oil company which
approached COPL's COPL America Inc affiliate. The Company will provide an
update at the appropriate time. The Company is encouraged by the progress to
date.

 

 

About the Company:

 

COPL is an international oil and gas exploration, development and production
company actively pursuing opportunities in the United States with operations
in Converse and Natrona Counties Wyoming, and in sub-Saharan Africa through
its ShoreCan joint venture company in Nigeria, and independently in other
countries.

 

 

For further information, please contact:

 

Mr. Arthur Millholland, President & CEO

Mr. Ryan Gaffney, CFO

Canadian Overseas Petroleum Limited

Tel: + 1 (403) 262 5441

 

Cathy Hume

CHF Investor Relations

Tel: +1 (416) 868 1079 ext. 251

Email: cathy@chfir.com

 

Charles Goodwin

Yellow Jersey PR Limited

Tel: +44 (0) 77 4778 8221

Email: copl@yellowjerseypr.com

 

 

 

The Common Shares are listed under the symbol "XOP" on the CSE and under the
symbol "COPL" on the London Stock Exchange.

 

 

This news release contains forward-looking statements. The use of any of the
words "initial, "scheduled", "can", "will", "prior to", "estimate",
"anticipate", "believe", "should", "forecast", "future", "continue", "may",
"expect", and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking
statements. The forward-looking statements contained herein are based on
certain key expectations and assumptions made by the Company, including, but
not limited to, the ability to raise the necessary funding for operations,
delays or changes in plans with respect to exploration or development projects
or capital expenditures. Although the Company believes that the expectations
and assumptions on which the forward-looking statements are based are
reasonable, undue reliance should not be placed on the forward-looking
statements since the Company can give no assurance that they will prove to be
correct since forward-looking statements address future events and conditions,
by their very nature they involve inherent risks and uncertainties most of
which are beyond the control of Canadian Overseas Petroleum Ltd. For example,
the uncertainty of reserve estimates, the uncertainty of estimates and
projections relating to production, cost overruns, health and safety issues,
political and environmental risks, commodity price and exchange rate
fluctuations, changes in legislation affecting the oil and gas industry could
cause actual results to vary materially from those expressed or implied by the
forward-looking information.  Forward-looking statements contained in this
news release are made as of the date hereof and Canadian Overseas Petroleum
undertakes no obligation to update publicly or revise any forward-looking
statements or information, whether as a result of new information, future
events or otherwise, unless so required by applicable securities laws.

 

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