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RNS Number : 3198U  PetroTal Corp.  07 August 2025

 

PetroTal Announces Q2 2025 Financial and Operating Results

Calgary, AB and Houston, TX - August 7, 2025 - PetroTal Corp. ("PetroTal" or
the "Company") (TSX: TAL, AIM: PTAL and OTCQX: PTALF) is pleased to report its
operating and financial results for the three months ended June 30, 2025. All
amounts herein are in United States dollars unless stated otherwise.

Selected financial and operational information outlined above should be read
in conjunction with the Company's unaudited consolidated financial statements
and management's discussion and analysis ("MD&A") for the three months
ended June 30, 2025, which are available on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca and on
the Company's website at www.PetroTal‐Corp.com.

Key Highlights

•      Average Q2 2025 sales and production of 20,578 and 21,039
barrels of oil per day ("bopd"), respectively;

•      Generated Adjusted EBITDA((1)) and Free Funds Flow((1)) of $44.3
million ($23.66/bbl) and $27.2 million ($14.55/bbl), respectively;

•      Q2 2025 capital expenditures of $17.1 million, bringing H1 2025
capital expenditures to $40.7 million;

•      Net Income of $17.5 million ($9.35/bbl) in Q2 2025, and $48.4
million ($11.46/bbl) in H1 2025;

•      Total cash of $142.1 million, including $99.3 million of
unrestricted cash;

•      Declaring a quarterly dividend of $0.015/sh, payable to
shareholders on September 12, 2025, and;

•      Revision of 2025 production guidance to a range of 20,000 to
21,000 bopd, on capital spending of $80 million.

(1)      Non-GAAP (defined below) measure that does not have any
standardized meaning prescribed by GAAP and therefore may not be comparable
with the calculation of similar measures presented by other entities. See
"Selected Financial Measures" section.

Manuel Pablo Zuniga-Pflucker, President and Chief Executive Officer,
commented:

"PetroTal has once again delivered strong results in the second quarter of
2025, reflecting our ongoing commitment to profitable long-term growth. Even
under lower oil prices this quarter, PetroTal is reporting free funds flow of
more than $27 million, while holding our available cash reserves broadly flat
near $100 million. The Bretana field is also performing as expected, with
recent production topping 20,000 bopd.

As discussed in our July 14 operations update, we have encountered delays in
the resumption of our development drilling program. As a result, we are
revising our 2025 production guidance to a range of 20,000 to 21,000 bopd,
from 21,000-23,000 bopd previously.

At the Bretana field, we are taking advantage of the gap in our drilling
campaign to fully optimize our long-term plans for the asset, an exercise
which takes on heightened importance given recent weakness in oil pricing. As
indicated in the 2024 year-end reserves report, the field still has sixteen
proved and probable locations remaining, and that is before we have even begun
development of the VS1 sand in the Upper Vivian Formation. PetroTal is
committed to developing the field in a responsible manner for all our
stakeholders, at a variety of oil price assumptions. We have plenty of work
ahead of us in the second half of 2025 and look forward to updating the market
on our progress."

 

Selected Financial Highlights

                                  Three Months Ended
                                  Q2-2025             Q1-2025             Q2-2024
                                  $/bbl    $(000's)   $/bbl    $(000's)   $/bbl    $(000's)
 Average Production (bopd)                 21,039              23,281              18,290
 Average Sales (bopd)                      20,578              23,286              18,050
 Total Sales (bbls)                        1,872,602           2,095,714           1,642,578
 Average Brent Price              $65.55              $73.96              $83.87
 Contracted Sales Price, Gross    $65.53              $73.89              $83.92
 Tariffs, Fees and Differentials  -$22.75             -$21.43             -$21.15
 Realized Sales Price, Net        $42.78              $52.46              $62.76
 Oil Revenue                      $42.78   $80,110    $52.46   $109,951   $62.76   $103,086
 Royalties                        $4.95    $9,276     $5.84    $12,241    $6.08    $9,991
 Operating Expenses               $9.34    $17,488    $6.31    $13,227    $6.10    $10,023
 Direct Transportation
 Diluent                          $0.00    $0         $0.00    $0         $1.16    $1,898
 Barging                          $0.79    $1,482     $0.79    $1,664     $0.69    $1,137
 Diesel                           $0.00    $0         $0.00    $0         $0.00    $0
 Storage                          $0.30    $570       $0.30    $636       $0.01    $12
 Total Transportation             $1.09    $2,052     $1.09    $2,300     $1.86    $3,047
 Net Operating Income             $27.40   $51,294    $39.22   $82,183    $48.72   $80,025
 Erosion Control                  $0.38    $705       $0.87    $1,816     $0.00    $0
 G&A                              $4.15    $7,775     $4.57    $9,579     $6.41    $10,528
 EBITDA                           $22.86   $42,815    $18.78   $70,788    $43.55   $71,539
 Adjusted EBITDA                  $23.66   $44,310    $34.29   $71,860    $45.78   $75,201
 Net Income                       $9.35    $17,513    $14.72   $30,852    $21.56   $35,407
 Basic Shares Outstanding ('000)           913,808             915,930             914,196
 Market Capitalization                     $456,904            $435,754            $504,152
 Net Income/Share ($/sh)                   $0.02               $0.03               $0.04
 Capex                                     $17,064             $23,624             $38,867
 Free Funds Flow                  $14.55   $27,246    $23.02   $48,042    $22.12   $36,334
 Total Cash                                $142,102            $113,565            $95,859
 Available Cash                            $99,313             $102,783            $84,116

 

1.        Approximately 90% of Q2 2025 sales were through the Brazilian
route vs 88% in Q1 2025.

2.        Royalties include the impact of the 2.5% community social
trust.

3.        Non-GAAP (defined below) measure that does not have any
standardized meaning prescribed by GAAP and therefore may not be comparable
with the calculation of similar measures presented by other entities. See
"Selected Financial Measures" section.

4.        Net operating income represents revenues less royalties,
operating expenses, and direct transportation.

5.        Adjusted EBITDA is net operating income less general and
administrative ("G&A") and plus/minus realized derivative impacts.

6.        Market capitalization for Q2 2025, Q1 2025 and Q2 2024 assume
share prices of $0.50, $0.475, and $0.53 respectively on the last trading day
of the quarter.

7.        Free funds flow is defined as adjusted EBITDA less capital
expenditures. See "Selected Financial Measures" section.

8.        Includes restricted cash balances.

 

 

Additional financial and operational updates during and subsequent to the
quarter ending June 30, 2025:

Block 95 Update

PetroTal produced an average of 20,512 bopd from the Bretana field in Q2 2025.
Bretana production declined by approximately 2,150 bopd relative to the prior
quarter, due to a combination of natural declines and previously disclosed
pump failures in four producing wells in Q4 2024 and Q1 2025. PetroTal
successfully replaced all four pumps ahead of schedule by the end of July
2025, restoring approximately 4,400 bopd of production capacity. As a result,
field production averaged approximately 20,000 bopd in the month of July,
compared to 18,899 bopd in June. Barge exports have continued near 100%
capacity throughout the month of July; in the event that river levels remain
above normal through the coming dry season, PetroTal would not expect to
encounter any material reduction in export capacity.

During the second quarter, PetroTal completed the installation of the CPF-4
processing facility, increasing nominal oil treatment capacity at Bretana to
26,000 bopd, which has been established as a more optimum design for the
Company's current output than the previously mentioned 32,000 bopd. Oil
production remains constrained by water treatment capacity, which currently
stands at just over 170,000 barrels of water per day("bwpd"). The remaining
2025 Bretana capital program is largely allocated to field infrastructure,
including completion of the L2 platform, which will be required to accommodate
additional development wells beginning in 2026.

Due to a combination of factors, including sustained lower oil prices,
regulatory considerations, and delays commissioning its drilling rig, PetroTal
has taken the decision to pause investment on several projects at Bretana in
order to rigorously evaluate and optimize its long-term development plan for
the asset. The Company intends to provide a revised field development plan,
incorporating holistic forecasts for fluid handling capacity, integrated
development of the VS1 and VS2 sands, and export transportation, in time for
its year-end 2025 reserve report, which is typically published in February
each year.

Block 131 Update

Los Angeles field production averaged 526 bopd in Q2 2025, down approximately
90 bopd compared to the prior quarter. PetroTal performed a cased-hole well
logging program at the Los Angeles field in the second quarter, which
necessitated the shut-in of targeted wells for brief periods. The Company is
currently mobilizing the service rig which recently completed the pump
replacements at Bretana to the Los Angeles field, where it will carry out a
planned workover program on at least three wells. The workover program, which
is scheduled to run into September 2025, is expected to increase field
production by a total of approximately 500-1,500 bopd (on a peak monthly
average basis). PetroTal is evaluating options to secure a drilling rig to
initiate the Block 131 development program, pending technical review of the
workover program.

Bretana Erosion Control Project

PetroTal expensed $0.7 million of erosion control costs in Q2 2025, down from
$1.8 million in the prior quarter. As disclosed previously, the Ucayali River
at the inland port of Pucallpa was unseasonably high throughout the local wet
season. The staging yard at Pucallpa, where PetroTal's contractor has been
preparing equipment for the erosion control project, was flooded for
approximately six weeks in March - April 2025.

River levels have since declined, allowing the construction consortium to
resume activity, and a number of project milestones were completed by the end
of July. The main piling barge, along with the first batch of fabricated steel
components, recently arrived at Bretana and is expected to commence the test
piles for the first breakwater within the next two weeks. In-line with
previous disclosures, PetroTal estimates the project is approximately one
month behind schedule, with a targeted completion date of Q3 2026. There are
no material changes to cost estimates for the project at this time.

Cash and Liquidity Update

PetroTal ended Q2 2025 with a total cash position of $142 million, of which
$99 million was unrestricted. The increase in total cash primarily reflects
the first tranche of the previously announced COFIDE loan, which was drawn on
May 20, 2025. Of the $42.8 million that PetroTal carried as Restricted Cash on
June 30, approximately $31.9 million was related to the escrow account of the
COFIDE loan. Available cash as of June 30, 2025 amounted to $99.3 million,
compared to $84.1 million at the same time last year.

As previously announced, PetroTal has entered into hedge agreements for the
sale of its crude oil, during periods when Brent oil pricing topped
$80.00/bbl. These hedges consist of costless collars with a Brent floor price
of $65.00/bbl and a ceiling of $82.50/bbl, with a cap of $102.50/bbl. As of
the end of Q2 2025, the hedges covered approximately 44% of PetroTal's
remaining estimated sales volumes through the end of 2025. PetroTal recorded a
$5.6 million gain on these hedges as of June 30.

2025 Guidance Update

Accounting for several factors discussed above, most notably lower than
forecast oil prices and delays in the resumption of its development drilling
program, PetroTal is updating market guidance for key 2025 financial and
operational metrics. The Company now expects group production to average
20,000-21,000 bopd in 2025, down from the range of 21,000-23,000 bopd that was
originally communicated on January 16, 2025.

Annual adjusted EBITDA guidance, which was previously based on the assumption
that Brent oil prices would average $75.00/bbl in 2025, is being reduced to a
range of $170 - 185 million, from $240 - 250 million previously. Updated
adjusted EBITDA guidance is based on H1 2025 actual adjusted EBITDA of $116
million, plus estimated H2 2025 adjusted EBITDA at Brent oil prices of $65.00
- 70.00/bbl. PetroTal attributes the majority of the reduction (approximately
$50-55 million) in forecast adjusted EBITDA to lower oil price realizations,
with the balance due to lower forecast sales volumes, partially offset by cost
savings. Note that adjusted EBITDA guidance is net of approximately $30
million in expenses associated with the erosion control project (consistent
with prior treatment), which are expected to be non-recurring.

PetroTal is also reducing guidance for 2025 capital expenditures to $80
million, from $140 million previously. The reduction is primarily due to
delays in resuming the development drilling program at Block 131, and to a
lesser extent the deferral or cancellation of several non-essential projects
due to recent weakness in oil pricing. Original guidance provided in January
assumed approximately $35-40 million of capital spending at Block 131;
however, the updated budget largely reflects a maintenance capital program at
Blocks 95 and 131. Pending technical interpretation of the results of the
workover program, and should a drilling rig arrive at the Los Angeles field
before year end 2025, the Company may deploy additional capital at Block 131.

Importantly, PetroTal would like to re-emphasize its commitment to a robust
capital returns policy. To the extent that oil prices and its funding
obligations allow, the Company will continue to prioritize a stable dividend
for its shareholders.

Q2 2025 Dividend Declaration

PetroTal's Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of
USD$0.015 per common share, payable according to the following timeframe:

-       Record date: 29 August 2025

-       Ex-Dividend date: 29 August 2025

-       Payment date: 12 September 2025

This dividend is with respect to Q2 2025 results and includes the recurring
USD$0.015 per common share amount but no liquidity sweep this quarter due to
anticipated heavier cash requirements over the next two quarters.

The dividend is an eligible dividend for the purposes of the Income Tax Act
(Canada) and investors should note that the excess liquidity sweep portion of
all future dividends may be subject to fluctuations up or down in accordance
with the Company's return of capital policy. Shareholders outside of Canada
should contact their respective brokers or registrar agents for the
appropriate tax election forms regarding this dividend.

Corporate Presentation Update

The Company has updated its Corporate Presentation, which is available for
download or viewing at www.petrotalcorp.com.

Q2 2025 Webcast Link for August 7, 2025

PetroTal's management team will host a webcast to discuss Q2 2025 results on
August 7, 2025 at 9am CT (Houston) and 3pm BST (London). Please see the link
below to register.

https://brrmedia.news/PTAL_Q2_25 (https://brrmedia.news/PTAL_Q2_25)

 

 

ABOUT PETROTAL

PetroTal is a publicly traded, tri‐quoted (TSX: TAL, AIM: PTAL and OTCQX:
PTALF) oil and gas development and production Company domiciled in Calgary,
Alberta, focused on the development of oil assets in Peru.  PetroTal's
flagship asset is its 100% working interest in the Bretaña Norte oil field in
Peru's Block 95, where oil production was initiated in June 2018.  In early
2022, PetroTal became the largest crude oil producer in Peru.  The Company's
management team has significant experience in developing and exploring for oil
in Peru and is led by a Board of Directors that is focused on safely and cost
effectively developing the Bretaña oil field. It is actively building new
initiatives to champion community sensitive energy production, benefiting all
stakeholders.

For further information, please see the Company's website at
www.petrotal-corp.com, the Company's filed documents at www.sedarplus.ca, or
below:

 

Camilo McAllister

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Cmcallister@PetroTal-Corp.com

T: (713) 253-4997

 

Manolo Zuniga

President and Chief Executive Officer

Mzuniga@PetroTal-Corp.com

T: (713) 609-9101

 

PetroTal Investor Relations

InvestorRelations@PetroTal-Corp.com

 

Celicourt Communications

Mark Antelme / Jimmy Lea

petrotal@celicourt.uk

T : +44 (0) 20 7770 6424

 

Strand Hanson Limited (Nominated & Financial Adviser)

Ritchie Balmer / James Spinney / Robert Collins

T: +44 (0) 207 409 3494

 

Stifel Nicolaus Europe Limited (Joint Broker)

Callum Stewart / Simon Mensley / Ashton Clanfield

T: +44 (0) 20 7710 7600

 

Peel Hunt LLP (Joint Broker) Richard Crichton / David McKeown / Georgia
Langoulant T: +44 (0) 20 7418 8900

 

READER ADVISORIES

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS: This press release contains certain statements
that may be deemed to be forward-looking statements. Such statements relate to
possible future events, including, but not limited to: oil production levels
and production capacity; PetroTal's 2025 development program for drilling,
completions and other activities, including Block 131 and CPF-4 at Bretana;
plans and expectations with respect to the erosion control project; and
PetroTal's expectations with respect to dividends and share buybacks. All
statements other than statements of historical fact may be forward-looking
statements. Forward-looking statements are often, but not always, identified
by the use of words such as "anticipate", "believe", "expect", "plan",
"estimate", "potential", "will", "should", "continue", "may", "objective",
"intend" and similar expressions. The forward-looking statements provided in
this press release are based on management's current belief, based on
currently available information, as to the outcome and timing of future
events. The forward-looking statements are based on certain key expectations
and assumptions made by the Company, including, but not limited to,
expectations and assumptions concerning the ability of existing infrastructure
to deliver production and the anticipated capital expenditures associated
therewith, the ability to obtain and maintain necessary permits and licenses,
the ability of government groups to effectively achieve objectives in respect
of reducing social conflict and collaborating towards continued investment in
the energy sector, reservoir characteristics, recovery factor, exploration
upside, prevailing commodity prices and the actual prices received for
PetroTal's products, including pursuant to hedging arrangements, the
availability and performance of drilling rigs, facilities, pipelines, other
oilfield services and skilled labour, royalty regimes and exchange rates, the
impact of inflation on costs, the application of regulatory and licensing
requirements, the accuracy of PetroTal's geological interpretation of its
drilling and land opportunities, current legislation, receipt of required
regulatory approval, the success of future drilling and development
activities, the performance of new wells, future river water levels, the
Company's growth strategy, general economic conditions and availability of
required equipment and services. PetroTal cautions that forward-looking
statements relating to PetroTal are subject to all of the risks, uncertainties
and other factors, which may cause the actual results, performance, capital
expenditures or achievements of the Company to differ materially from
anticipated future results, performance, capital expenditures or achievement
expressed or implied by such  forward-looking statements. Factors that could
cause actual results to differ materially from those set forth in the
forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, risks associated
with the oil and gas industry in general (e.g., operational risks in
development, exploration and production; delays or changes in plans with
respect to exploration or development projects or capital expenditures; the
uncertainty of reserve estimates; the uncertainty of estimates and projections
relating to production, costs and expenses; and health, safety and
environmental risks), business performance, legal and legislative developments
including changes in tax laws and legislation affecting the oil and gas
industry and uncertainties resulting from potential delays or changes in plans
with respect to exploration or development projects or capital expenditures,
credit ratings and risks,  fluctuations in interest rates and currency
values, changes in the financial landscape both domestically and abroad,
including volatility in the stock market and financial system, wars (including
Russia's war in Ukraine and the Israeli-Hamas conflict), regulatory
developments, commodity price volatility, price differentials and the actual
prices received for products, exchange rate fluctuations, legal, political and
economic instability in Peru, access to transportation routes and markets for
the Company's production, changes in legislation affecting the oil and gas
industry, changes in the financial landscape both domestically and abroad
(including volatility in the stock market and financial system) and the
occurrence of weather-related and other natural catastrophes. Readers are
cautioned that the foregoing list of factors is not exhaustive. Please refer
to the annual information form for the year ended December 31, 2023 and the
management's discussion and analysis for the three months ended March 31, 2024
for additional risk factors relating to PetroTal, which can be accessed either
on PetroTal's website at www.petrotal-corp.com or under the Company's profile
on www.sedarplus.ca. The forward-looking statements contained in this press
release are made as of the date hereof and the Company 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.

 

OIL REFERENCES: All references to "oil" or "crude oil" production, revenue or
sales in this press release mean "heavy crude oil" as defined in National
Instrument 51-101 - Standards of Disclosure for Oil and Gas Activities ("NI
51-101").

 

SHORT TERM RESULTS: References in this press release to peak rates, initial
production rates, current production rates, 30-day production rates and other
short-term production rates are useful in confirming the presence of
hydrocarbons, however such rates are not determinative of the rates at which
such wells will commence production and decline thereafter and are not
indicative of long-term performance or of ultimate recovery. While
encouraging, readers are cautioned not to place reliance on such rates in
calculating the aggregate production of PetroTal. The Company cautions that
such results should be considered to be preliminary.

 

FOFI DISCLOSURE: This press release contains future-oriented financial
information and financial outlook information (collectively, "FOFI") about
PetroTal's prospective results of operations and production results, 2024
drilling program and budget, well investment payback, cash position, liquidity
and components thereof, all of which are subject to the same assumptions, risk
factors, limitations and qualifications as set forth in the above paragraphs.
FOFI contained in this press release was approved by management as of the date
of this press release and was included for the purpose of providing further
information about PetroTal's anticipated future business operations. PetroTal
and its management believe that FOFI has been prepared on a reasonable basis,
reflecting management's best estimates and judgments, and represent, to the
best of management's knowledge and opinion, the Company's expected course of
action. However, because this information is highly subjective, it should not
be relied on as necessarily indicative of future results. PetroTal disclaims
any intention or obligation to update or revise any FOFI contained in this
press release, whether as a result of new information, future events or
otherwise, unless required pursuant to applicable law. Readers are cautioned
that the FOFI contained in this press release should not be used for purposes
other than for which it is disclosed herein. All FOFI contained in this press
release complies with the requirements of Canadian securities legislation,
including NI 51-101. Changes in forecast commodity prices, differences in the
timing of capital expenditures, and variances in average production estimates
can have a significant impact on the key performance measures included in
PetroTal's guidance. The Company's actual results may differ materially from
these estimates.

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