Oslo, 16 November 2023 - Panoro Energy ASA ("Panoro" or the "Company") today
provides an update in advance of its Third Quarter 2023 results which are
scheduled for release on 29 November 2023. Information contained within this
release is unaudited and may be subject to further review and amendment.
John Hamilton, CEO of Panoro, commented:
"I am pleased to report strong performance in Q3. Revenue from oil sales set a
new quarterly record for the Company, reflecting the increased crude liftings
and high oil price realisations in the period. Our ongoing drilling campaign
offshore Gabon has continued to deliver excellent subsurface results which has
prompted the partners to expand the scope of and re-order the current
development campaign. This, together with maintenance work in the coming weeks,
means that we now expect average full-year group production net to Panoro to be
around 9,000 bopd. In Equatorial Guinea, the drilling rig is now in country and
we look forward to imminently commencing the planned infill drilling campaign."
Corporate and Financial Update
· Q3 revenue was USD 103.4 million, a quarterly record for Panoro, generated
from the sale of 1,179,262 barrels at an average realised price of USD 87.65 per
barrel
· Revenue from oil sales for the first nine months was USD 166.4 million with
2,015,012 barrels sold at an average realised price of USD 82.58 per barrel
· In October (post period end) the Company completed a lifting of 380,405
barrels in Gabon at a realised oil price of around USD 88.88 per barrel
· Expected total crude liftings for full-year 2023 unchanged at approximately
3 million barrels
· Group working interest production averaged approximately 10,000 bopd in Q3
· Equatorial Guinea: ~3,620 bopd
· Gabon: ~4,070 bopd
· Tunisia: ~2,320 bopd
· Group working interest production has averaged over 11,000 bopd in Q4 to
date and has recently reached levels of up to 12,000 bopd
· Panoro remains on track to achieve group production of 13,000 bopd when six
new production wells in the current Gabon drilling campaign are onstream
· Recognising an expanded work programme in Gabon (separately announced) and a
period of further repair and maintenance over the coming weeks on electrical
submersible pumps ("ESPs"), average full-year 2023 working interest group
production guidance is around 9,000 bopd (noting full year guidance on crude
sales and liftings remains unchanged)
· Cash at bank at 30 September was USD 47 million, which includes advances of
USD 13.5 million taken against crude inventory position to smooth working
capital
· Scheduled principal repayment made in September of USD 13.2 million
resulting in amounts owing under reserve-based loans at 30 September of USD 70.5
million
· Details of Panoro's 2024 shareholder returns policy will be provided at Q3
results
· 2024 group production guidance will be provided as usual in January
Production Operations Update
Equatorial Guinea - Block G (Panoro 14.25%)
· Rig contracted for the upcoming drilling campaign has arrived in country and
is undertaking two planned workovers before commencing drilling of three new
infill wells which are expected onstream in 2024 and will deliver additional new
production volumes
Gabon - Dussafu Marin Permit (Panoro 17.5%)
· Four production wells at the Hibiscus field have been safely drilled,
completed and put onstream in the current campaign to date
· The partners plan to fast-track the recent Hibiscus South oil discovery into
production, meaning the current drilling campaign offshore Gabon will now result
in a total of seven new production wells compared to previously communicated
plans for six new production wells (see separate announcement)
Tunisia - TPS Assets (Panoro 49%)
· New production opportunities include a workover campaign comprising ESP
replacement and stimulation of three wells at the Cercina field (CER-1, CER-6A
and CER-7) scheduled to commence in Q1 2024
· Detailed planning for development drilling campaign on the Rhemoura and
Guebiba fields with operations expected to start late 2024
Exploration and Appraisal
· At the Dussafu Marin Permit offshore Gabon the Hibiscus South exploration
well has made a new oil discovery. Preliminary estimates of recoverable volumes
are six to seven million barrels of oil (in line with pre-drill expectations)
· The Dussafu partners have agreed to drill the Bourdon Prospect ("Prospect
B"), which has an estimated mid-case potential of 29 million barrels recoverable
oil in the Gamba and Dentale formations, in the current campaign
· At Block S offshore Equatorial Guinea the partners are planning to drill the
Kosmos Energy operated Akeng Deep exploration well in 2024 to test a play in the
Albian, targeting an estimated gross mean resource of approximately 180 million
barrels of oil equivalent in close proximity to existing infrastructure at Block
G
Enquiries
Qazi Qadeer, Chief Financial Officer
Tel: +44 203 405 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 and Block EG-01 offshore Equatorial Guinea,
the Dussafu Marin License offshore southern Gabon, the TPS operated assets, Sfax
Offshore Exploration Permit and Ras El Besh Concession, offshore Tunisia, and
interests in offshore exploration Block 2B and onshore Technical Co-operation
Permit 218 in South Africa.
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