Oslo, 20 November 2025 - Panoro Energy ASA ("Panoro" or the "Company") is
pleased to report financial and operational performance for Q3 and the first
nine months of 2025.
Julien Balkany, Executive Chairman of Panoro, commented:
"As previously communicated our group working interest production of 10,611 bopd
in the first nine months is a 15 per cent increase compared to the same period
last year, and reflects continued strong performance at our flagship Dussafu
block offshore Gabon where we are set to resume development drilling in the
coming months at MaBoMo Phase 2 and are also progressing the Bourdon discovery
to final investment decision. Output in Tunisia has been stable partially
offsetting the unplanned downtime in Equatorial Guinea, where deferred volumes
are in the process of being restored at Block G. Our financial performance in
the first nine months has tracked our crude oil lifting schedule which has been
in line with expectations.
On the exploration side we are accelerating workstreams and seeing some positive
activities across our portfolio. On the Niosi and Guduma blocks offshore Gabon
that have vastly increased our footprint in the vicinity of Dussafu, we are
about to start acquiring new 3D seismic. In Equatorial Guinea, our promising
block EG-23 offers significant discovered resources with an extensive inventory
of prospects that are under evaluation and could be tied back to nearby existing
infrastructure.
The Board has today declared a Q3 cash distribution of NOK 80 million, bringing
aggregate cash distributed year-to-date to NOK 320 million. Together with share
buybacks year-to-date of NOK 83.2 million we have returned over NOK 403 million
so far in 2025 to shareholders in line with our shareholder returns policy."
Production Update
· Group working interest production in Q3 and for the first nine months of
2025 was:
Average W.I. production - bopd Q3 2025 9M 2025
Gabon 4,760 5,971
Equatorial Guinea 2,525 3,103
Tunisia 1,526 1,537
Total 8,811 10,611
· Full-year 2025 working interest production expected to be just below 11,000
bopd
Crude oil liftings
· Crude oil volumes lifted and sold in Q3 and for the first nine months of
2025 were in line with guidance:
Q3 2025 9M 2025
Volumes lifted 863,402 barrels 2,010,192 barrels
Average realised price after USD 69.47 / bbl USD 67.49 / bbl
adjustments and customary
fees
Proceeds from oil sales USD 60 million USD 135.7 million
Note: Proceeds from oil sales differs to total reported revenue which includes a
gross up for state profit oil in Gabon with a corresponding amount included as
deemed income tax for reporting purposes
· Realised price of USD 69.47/bbl in Q3 represents a premium of ~1 percent
over the actual average Brent oil price in the same period
· Major crude oil lifting of 949,102 barrels completed in Gabon mid-November
at a price of USD 61.17 /bbl after customary adjustments and fees
· 2025 crude oil liftings expected to be 3.1 to 3.4 million barrels subject to
scheduling
Financial Update
· Reported revenue in Q3 was USD 63.5 million (Q2: USD 67.0 million)
· Q3 EBITDA was USD 19.3 million (Q2: USD 35.4 million) and reflects an
inventory movement of negative USD 14.1 million arising from the expensing of Q2
inventory build up which was lifted and sold in Q3
· Q3 profit before tax was USD 1.5 million (Q2: USD 16.1 million) and net loss
USD 3.1 million (Q2: net profit USD 11.2 million)
· EBITDA for the first nine months was USD 70 million (9M 2024: USD 101.4
million) with profit before tax of USD 12.2 million (9M 2024: USD 46.6 million)
and net loss of USD 5.0 million (9M 2024: net profit 24.4 million)
· Net cash from operations for the first nine months was USD 23.9 million (9M
2024: USD 81.5 million)
· Full year 2025 capital expenditure guidance is unchanged at USD 40 million.
Capital expenditures in the first nine months were USD 29.7 million
· Cash at bank at 30 September 2025 was USD 43.7 million which includes
advances taken against future oil liftings of USD 15 million
· Gross debt outstanding at 30 September 2025 comprised solely of USD 150
million senior secured notes
· Net leverage ratio 1.04x at 30 September 2025 based on trailing 12 month
EBITDA
Shareholder returns
· In line with the Company's previously communicated 2025 shareholder returns
policy, permitted distributions for calendar year 2025 are USD 45 million (NOK
~500 million) inclusive of all amounts returned year-to-date
· Q3 cash distribution declared of NOK 80 million will bring cumulative cash
2025 distributions to NOK 320 million when paid on or around 10 December 2025.
Cash distributions are paid as a return of paid in capital
· As at market close on 19 November cumulative 2025 year-to-date share
buybacks were NOK 83.2 million
Operations Update
Gabon
· Field delivery remains strong and steady at the Dussafu Marin Permit
offshore Gabon (Panoro 17.5 percent). Three weeks of planned annual maintenance
was completed on schedule during Q3, limiting production availability to 80
percent for the period
· Final Investment Decision ("FID") taken for MaBoMo Phase 2 drilling
programme (previously Hibiscus Ruche Phase 2), comprising four planned
development wells. First oil targeted in H2 2026
· Bourdon discovery being matured towards FID with an expected initial three
wells and a development cluster concept based on the MaBoMo blueprint
· 3D seismic acquisition is due to commence shortly across the Niosi, Guduma
and Dussafu licenses with completion anticipated during Q1 2026
Equatorial Guinea
· As previously communicated, production at Block G offshore Equatorial Guinea
(Panoro 14.25 percent) has been impacted by unplanned facilities related
downtime at the Ceiba field
· Progress towards recovery of deferred volumes is being made with partial
restoration of production at Ceiba achieved. The expectation is that production
will be normalised by Q1 2026
· At Block EG-23 offshore Equatorial Guinea (Panoro 80 percent, operator)
seismic reprocessing and subsurface studies are ongoing with particular focus on
existing discoveries (some of which have been tested) and surrounding
prospectivity in shallow water depths of ~60 metres
· Estrella discovery has been high-graded as a potential fast-track
development candidate within tie-back distance to existing infrastructure (early
concepts being evaluated)
· Estrella-1 well discovered 60 metres net hydrocarbon pay in 2001 and was
tested at 6,780 bopd (48 - 50° API) and 48.7 MMscfd
· Six further oil, gas and gas/condensate discoveries have been made on the
block
Tunisia
· Production has remained stable at the TPS Assets in Tunisia (Panoro 49
percent) where ongoing workovers and upcoming optimisation campaigns are
expected to positively impact production
Webinar Presentation
The company will hold a live webinar presentation at 09:00 a.m. CET on Thursday
20 November 2025, during which management will discuss the results and
operations, followed by a Q&A session.
The webinar presentation can be accessed through registering at the link below
and the online event will be equipped with features to ask live questions.
Joining instructions for participating online or through using local dial-in
numbers will be available upon completion of registration. The webinar details
are as follows:
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Please join the event at least ten minutes before the scheduled start time.
A replay of the webinar will be available shortly after the event is finished
and will remain on our website (www.panoroenergy.com) for approximately 7 days.
Enquiries
Qazi Qadeer, Chief Financial Officer
Tel: +44203 405 1060
Email:investors@panoroenergy.com
About Panoro Energy
Panoro Energy ASA is an independent exploration and production company based in
London and listed on the main board of the Oslo Stock Exchange with the ticker
PEN. Panoro holds production, exploration and development assets in Africa,
namely interests in Block-G, Block S, Block EG-01 and Block EG-23 offshore
Equatorial Guinea, the Dussafu Marin, Niosi Marin and Guduma Marin Licenses
offshore southern Gabon, the TPS operated assets in Tunisia and onshore
Exploration Right 376 in South Africa.
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