CALGARY, April 21, 2016 /CNW/ – Madalena Energy Inc. (“Madalena” or the “Company”) (TSXV: MVN and OTCQX: MDLNF) is pleased to provide selected financial and operational information for the three months and year ended December 31, 2015.
Copies of the Company’s consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2015, the related management’s discussion and analysis and the Annual Information Form (the “AIF”) of the Company have been filed with Canadian securities regulatory authorities and will be made available under the Company’s profile at www.sedar.com and on the Company’s website at www.madalenaenergy.com. All dollar figures are expressed in United States dollars unless otherwise stated. Prior year figures were previously reported in Canadian dollars and have been translated for comparative purposes as disclosed in the notes to the consolidated financial statements.
An updated corporate presentation is available on the Company’s website.
2015 HIGHLIGHTS
Highlights for 2015 included:
- Oil and gas production averaged 3,274 boe/d (Q4-2014 – 4,075 boe/d) and 3,577 boe/d (2014 – 2,882 boe/d) for the fourth quarter and year, respectively;
- Proved plus probable reserves (“P+P”) of 11.4 MMboe (2014 – 11.5 MMboe), primarily from the Company’s conventional assets. Net present value of these P+P reserves before tax, discounted at 10% (“NPV10”) was $127.2 million (2014 – $171.9 million);
- Argentina operating netbacks averaged $21.07/boe in the fourth quarter (Q4-2014 – $23.54/boe) and $26.07/boe for the year (2014 – $28.33/boe);
- Benchmark Medanito oil prices in 2015 averaged $75.00/bbl for the quarter (Q4-2014 –$83.60/bbl) and $75.92/bbl for the year (2014 – $80.35/bbl);
- Funds flow from operations were $3.7 million (Q4-2014 – $3.9 million) and $27.8 million (2014 –$16.5 million) for the quarter and year, respectively. Funds flow from operations were positively impacted by one-time oil price incentives of $16.8 million;
- Exited the year with a positive working capital position of $0.5 million which includes $3.9 million of current Argentine bank debt. The Company has an additional $2.0 million in long-term Argentine bank debt;
- Drilled, completed and placed on production three (35% WI) Sierras Blancas conventional light oil horizontal wells at Coiron Amargo and one (100% WI) Loma Montosa light oil multi-frac horizontal well at Riconada-Puesto Morales;
- Drilled one (100% WI) vertical exploration well in the quarter at Curamhuele and successfully completed the well in Q1-2016 with four hydraulic fractures, the upper three intervals being within the Lower Agrio shale and the lowest interval containing both the Lower Agrio shale and Mulichinco tight sand formations; and
- Drilled a fourth (35% WI) Sierras Blancas conventional light oil horizontal well at Coiron Amargo in the quarter and successfully completed and placed on production in the first quarter of 2016.
SUMMARY FINANCIAL AND OPERATIONAL RESULTS
Three months ended December 31 |
Year ended December 31 |
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2015 |
2014 |
2015 |
2014 |
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Financial – US Dollars ($000s, except per share amounts) |
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Gross revenue(1) |
18,304 |
23,446 |
97,505 |
65,873 |
Funds flow from operations(2) |
3,693 |
3,918 |
27,801 |
16,475 |
Per share – basic & diluted(2) |
0.01 |
0.01 |
0.05 |
0.04 |
Net loss(3) |
(13,761) |
(28,273) |
(13,705) |
(31,832) |
Per share – basic and diluted(3) |
(0.03) |
(0.05) |
(0.03) |
(0.07) |
Capital expenditures |
12,707 |
11,542 |
41,417 |
36,105 |
Working capital |
462 |
10,151 |
462 |
10,151 |
Equity outstanding – 000s |
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Common shares |
542,083 |
539,782 |
542,083 |
539,782 |
Stock options |
34,819 |
25,880 |
34,819 |
25,880 |
Operating |
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Average Daily Sales |
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Crude oil and Ngls – Bbls/d |
2,671 |
2,991 |
2,880 |
2,035 |
Natural gas – Mcf/d |
3,614 |
6,505 |
4,187 |
5,083 |
Total – boe /d |
3,274 |
4,075 |
3,577 |
2,883 |
Average Sales Prices |
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Crude oil and Ngls – $/Bbl |
68.88 |
77.01 |
72.83 |
77.38 |
Natural gas – $/Mcf |
4.14 |
3.97 |
4.64 |
4.58 |
Total – $/boe |
60.77 |
62.85 |
64.06 |
62.72 |
Corporate Operating Netbacks(4) |
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$/boe |
21.07 |
23.54 |
26.07 |
28.33 |
(1) |
The year-end balance includes other income of $13.9 million pursuant to the one-time settlement of the past Petroleo Plus incentive credits and $2.9 million in oil incentive credit, $0.7 million of which was recorded in Q4- 2015. |
(2) |
This table contains the term “funds flow from operations”, which is a non-GAAP measure and should not be considered an alternative to, or more meaningful than “cash flows from operating activities” as determined in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”) as an indicator of the Company’s performance. Funds flow from operations and funds flow from operations per share (basic and diluted) do not have any standardized meanings prescribed by IFRS and may not be comparable with the calculation of similar measures for other entities. Management uses funds flow from operations to analyze operating performance and considers funds flow from operations to be a key measure as it demonstrates the Company’s ability to generate the cash necessary to fund future capital investment. The reconciliation between funds flow from operations and cash flows from operating activities can be found in “Management’s Discussion and Analysis”. Funds flow from operations per share is calculated using the basic and diluted weighted average number of shares for the period, consistent with the calculations of earnings (loss) per share. |
(3) |
Includes a pre-tax impairment charge on the Canadian assets in the amount of $1.3 million for the three months ended December 31, 2015 (Q4 -2014 – $24.1 million) and $5.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2015 (2014 – $26.9 million). Includes a pre-tax impairment charge on the Argentine assets in the amount of $8.4 million for the three months and year ended December 31, 2015. There was no impairment on the Argentine assets in 2014. |
(4) |
Operating netback is a non-GAAP measure calculated as the average per boe of the Company’s oil and gas sales, less royalties and operating costs. |
ADVISOR RETAINED FOR CURAMHUELE
The Company has recently retained Evercore Group LLC as its exclusive financial advisor in connection with identifying and securing a joint venture partner for the Curamhuele block in Argentina to accelerate exploration and development activities on the block.
In addition, the Company is actively marketing certain of its other properties in Argentina with a view to enhance liquidity and meet commitments.
CANADA OPERATIONS UPDATE
On February 8, 2016, First Mountain Exploration Inc. (“First Mountain”), Point Loma Energy Ltd. (“Point Loma”) and Madalena entered into a non-binding letter of intent pursuant to which, among other things, it is proposed that Point Loma will acquire Madalena’s non-core Canadian oil and gas assets for a deemed aggregate purchase price of approximately $4.0 million (CAD $5.5 million).
It is anticipated that the Company will sign the asset purchase and sale agreement (“PSA”) within the next two weeks. Proceeds will consist of 14,522,823 common shares of Point Loma, with a deemed value of $1.8 million (CAD $2.5 million), as well as a five-year $2.2 million (CAD $3 million) secured convertible debenture, bearing interest at 3% per annum, payable at the end of the debenture term. The effective date of this PSA is expected to be May 1, 2016, with closing expected on or about May 31, 2016, subject to certain terms and conditions, including the completion of a financing by the purchaser, as well as the successful acquisition (the “Acquisition”) of Point Loma by First Mountain. The Acquisition will involve an exchange of publicly traded First Mountain common shares (TSXV: FMX) for all of the outstanding common shares of Point Loma including those received by Madalena as proceeds of the PSA.
ARGENTINA OPERATIONS UPDATE
Subsequent to the year-end, the Company fulfilled its remaining work obligation at Curamhuele by completing the Yapai.x-1001 well. Over a 55 day period, the well has produced 5,338 bbls oil (97 bopd), 7,311 bbls water (133 bbls/d) representing approximately 53% of the frac load fluid and 6.1 MMcf gas (110 mcf/d). The well has been flowing up five inch casing and the Company is currently evaluating equipping the well with tubing and artificial lift (pumping unit) to optimize production and further test the potential of the well.
Madalena expects Q1 – 2016 sales volumes to average approximately 3,000 boe/d.
2016 OUTLOOK
The current macro-economic outlook in Argentina is increasingly positive. The recently elected government has implemented changes that are expected to revitalize Argentina’s economy, attract foreign investment and enable the country to gain access to international credit markets.
The Company exited 2015 with a largely unleveraged balance sheet – positive working capital of $0.5 million and a before tax, NPV10 proved plus probable reserves value of $127.2 million, with $2.0 of long-term bank debt and $1.6 million of other long-term liabilities. However, during 2015 and to date in 2016, the Company has been unable to access additional capital on terms acceptable to the Company, which is required for liquidity purposes and to fund commitments on the Company’s blocks in Argentina. The current world-wide economic environment relating to the oil and gas industry has made access to capital challenging for many companies, Madalena included. This has resulted in liquidity challenges and unless the Company is able to raise additional capital or renegotiate its commitments, it does not expect that forecasted cash flows from operating activities will be sufficient to meet its anticipated 2016 and 2017 capital commitments. The Company is examining alternative sources of capital, including potential debt and equity financing and ways to monetize its assets, including, without limitation, asset sales or swaps, joint ventures or other transactions with industry partners, all with a view to enhancing liquidity and meeting commitments. The need to raise capital or defer expenditures to fund its anticipated 2016 and 2017 capital commitments creates uncertainty that may cast doubt over the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.
While the Company continues to actively investigate alternative sources of capital and opportunities to extend its drilling commitments to address these liquidity challenges and fulfill its commitments, until these issues are resolved, the Company will not be in a position to provide guidance on its 2016 capital program.
About Madalena Energy
Madalena is an independent, Canadian-based Argentina focused, upstream oil and gas company.
Madalena holds approximately 950,000 net acres in four provinces of Argentina where it is focused on the delineation of large shale and unconventional resources in the Vaca Muerta shale, Lower Agrio shale and Loma Montosa oil plays. The Company is implementing horizontal drilling and completions technology to develop both its conventional and resource plays.
Madalena trades on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol MVN and on the OTCQX under the symbol MDLNF.