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23/02/2026 07:10

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RNS Number : 9941T  Capricorn Energy PLC  23 February 2026

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                                                          23 February 2026

 

 

CAPRICORN ENERGY PLC ("Capricorn" or "the Company")

 

Operational and trading update

 

 

In advance of announcing its full year results for the year to 31 December
2025 on 26 March 2026, Capricorn provides the following update on operations
and trading performance, together with 2026 guidance. This information is
unaudited and subject to further review.

 

Randy Neely, Chief Executive, Capricorn Energy PLC said:

"We have entered 2026 with strong momentum as our 2025 exit rate of 21,003
boepd and robust balance sheet position us to capitalise on development
opportunities on the merged concession.

 

Our focus in 2025 was to extract value from our existing assets while pursuing
the integrated concession agreement with EGPC and our partners in Egypt. We
drilled a total of 18 development wells across our portfolio, while fulfilling
our exploration commitments, with positive results in North Um Baraka (NUMB)
and South East Horus (SEH).

 

During the year we collected $217m in Egypt, putting Capricorn in a strong
position for 2026 with a 2025 year end accounts receivable balance of $86m,
the lowest level since 2022. Our financial strength also enabled an early
repayment and settlement of our Senior Debt Facility, and we enter 2026 with a
Junior Debt Facility balance of $30m, scheduled to be repaid over the next
three years.

 

Capricorn continues to support the Operator of its Egyptian assets, providing
key technical guidance to prioritise development activity, identify
opportunities for production enhancement and supporting exploration
initiatives. This engagement supports an investment case for Egypt underpinned
by the merged concession agreement and we are guiding 2026 production in the
range of 18,000-22,000 boepd.

 

With ratification of our consolidated concession agreement expected in Q1
2026, we anticipate scaling our operations in Egypt, taking advantage of the
improved terms and ultimately returning significant value to shareholders.
Additionally, we continue to evaluate value-accretive M&A. I look forward
to updating the market on our efforts later in 2026."

 

Corporate and Finance highlights

Ø Financial performance for the year ended 31 December 2025:

·     Revenues of $119m; provisional entitlement sales volumes of
3.5mmboe (40% liquids), production costs of $39m ($5.4/boe) with an average
oil price of $68.9/bbl and gas price of $3.0/mscf

·      Capex of $77m

·      Group net cash of $103m; comprising $133m cash and $30m debt

·      Net cash inflows of $81m from Egypt operations, post capex

·      Gross cash receipts in Egypt of $217m

·      Receivables of $86m before expected credit loss adjustments

·     Gross G&A of $24m, excluding non-cash charges, and inclusive
of legacy and non-recurring project spend of $2m

 

* All figures are subject to ongoing review and displayed in US dollars.

 

Operational update

Ø FY 2025 WI Production of 20,024 boepd (40% liquids)

Ø Strong production performance driven by development drilling at Badr El Din
(BED), and good response to a waterflood programme in the BED field area

Ø In 2025 exploration drilling occurred on SEH, West El Fayoum (WEF) and NUMB
concessions. The results supported the continuation of NUMB and SEH
exploration activity and the exit from WEF

 

2026 Outlook

Ø Formal ratification of the integrated concession agreement expected in Q1
2026

Ø Continue to evaluate M&A opportunities in the UK North Sea, Egypt and
general MENA region to expand and diversify our operations

Ø Production is guided in the range of 18,000-22,000 boepd, of which 43% is
forecast to be liquids. Production is expected to be impacted by two planned
maintenance shutdowns at our BED facility, and uncertainty regarding the
timing of a change in working interest on the North East Abu Gharadig (NEAG)
asset, related to the withdrawal of Apache

Ø Capex guidance of $85-95m

Ø Operating costs are forecast to be $5-7/boe

 

Egypt Production

WI production in 2025 across the four main concession areas of Obaiyed (50%
WI), BED (50% WI), NEAG (26% WI) and Alam El Shawish West (20% WI) averaged
20,024 boepd (40% liquids) for the year, above the midpoint of the guidance
range of 17,000-21,000 boepd. The 2025 exit rate was 21,003 boepd with recent
strong production performance driven by new development wells drilled since
July 2025 supplemented by the benefit seen from the waterflood programme in
the BED field area.

 

In H2 2025 Bapetco added an additional rig in dedicated to development
drilling in the BED concession. Capricorn worked with the Operator to
implement a development plan, including expansion of the waterflood programme.
Gas performance since October 2025 was supported by BED15-31 well's
performance from the Lower Bahariya formation. This well is indicative of the
advantages of the stacked reservoir system in BED and the Lower Bahariya
reservoir will be targeted for follow-up wells in early 2026.

 

The Company intends to focus on development drilling in BED with a combination
of oil producers and water injectors in H1 2026. Well sequencing in 2026 will
be impacted by ratification timing, with several wells to be high-graded in a
new development lease area at the earliest opportunity.

 

Egypt Exploration

Exploration drilling in 2025 produced encouraging results in the NUMB and SEH
licences where Capricorn is working with the Operator to define future
activity. In NUMB, the joint venture is progressing a development lease
application following the drilling of NUMB-6. This well is scheduled to be
brought online in 2026, with follow-up drilling anticipated from 2027. In SEH,
the SEH-6X well established the extension of an active petroleum system which
justified progressing to the next exploration phase. On WEF the joint venture
is relinquishing the concession following 2025 drilling results.

 

 

 

Ends

 

 

 

Enquiries to:

 Analysts / Investors
 Nathan Piper, Commercial Director                                           Tel: 0131 475 3000

 Media
 Diana Milford, Corporate Affairs                                            Tel: 0131 475 3000

 Georgia Edmonds / Violet Wilson / Fergus Young, Camarco                     Tel: 0203 757 4980

 

 

 

 

Capricorn Energy

Capricorn is a cash flow-focused energy producer, with an attractive portfolio
of onshore development and production assets in the Western Desert.

 

For more information on Capricorn visit: https://www.capricornenergy.com
(https://www.capricornenergy.com)

 

 

 

Glossary

Bapetco                  Badr Petroleum Company

bbl                          barrels of oil

boe                         barrels of oil equivalent

boepd                     barrels of oil equivalent per day

G&A                        general and
administrative expenses

m                            million

MENA                     Middle East and North Africa

mmboe                   million barrels of oil equivalent

mscf                       thousand standard cubic feet

WI                           working interest

 

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