CALGARY, ALBERTA–(Marketwired – Nov. 14, 2016) – RMP Energy Inc. (“RMP” or the “Company“) (TSX:RMP) today announces for the three months ended September 30, 2016 funds from operations of $9.3 million ($0.06 per basic share) on revenue of $22.0 million and average daily production of 8,119 barrels of oil equivalent (weighted 40% crude oil and NGLs). Detailed financial and operating results are as follows:
Financial Highlights |
Three Months Ended Sep. 30, |
Nine Months ended Sep. 30, |
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(thousands except share and per boe data) (6:1 oil equivalent conversion) | 2016 | 2015 | % Change |
2016 | 2015 | % Change |
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Petroleum and natural gas revenue (1) | 22,015 | 35,852 | (39 | ) | 63,951 | 127,455 | (50 | ) | ||||
Funds from operations (2) | 9,290 | 17,001 | (45 | ) | 26,211 | 73,727 | (64 | ) | ||||
Per share – basic and diluted | 0.06 | 0.14 | (57 | ) | 0.18 | 0.60 | (70 | ) | ||||
Net loss | (4,469) | (45,307 | ) | (90 | ) | (20,511 | ) | (52,415 | ) | (61 | ) | |
Per share – basic and diluted | (0.03) | (0.37 | ) | (92 | ) | (0.14 | ) | (0.43 | ) | (67 | ) | |
Total capital expenditures | 8,103 | 28,075 | (71 | ) | 43,879 | 84,995 | (48 | ) | ||||
Net debt (3) – period end | 103,343 | 129,711 | (20 | ) | 103,343 | 129,711 | (20 | ) | ||||
Weighted average basic shares | 150,970,068 | 123,640,011 | 22 | 143,550,050 | 122,691,384 | 17 | ||||||
Weighted average diluted shares | 150,970,068 | 123,640,011 | 22 | 143,550,050 | 122,691,384 | 17 | ||||||
Issued and outstanding shares (4) | 150,970,068 | 123,756,173 | 22 | 150,970,068 | 123,756,173 | 22 | ||||||
Operating Highlights | ||||||||||||
Average daily production: | ||||||||||||
Natural gas (Mcf/d) | 29,163 | 34,650 | (16 | ) | 31,121 | 39,366 | (21 | ) | ||||
Crude oil (bbls/d) | 2,924 | 4,955 | (41 | ) | 3,482 | 5,442 | (36 | ) | ||||
NGLs (bbls/d) | 335 | 270 | 24 | 316 | 283 | 12 | ||||||
Oil equivalent (boe/d) | 8,119 | 11,000 | (26 | ) | 8,984 | 12,285 | (27 | ) | ||||
% Liquids (Oil and NGLs) | 40% | 47 | % | (15 | ) | 42 | % | 47 | % | (11 | ) | |
Average sales price (1) : | ||||||||||||
Natural gas ($/Mcf) | 2.64 | 3.47 | (24 | ) | 2.11 | 3.34 | (37 | ) | ||||
Crude oil ($/bbl) | 52.85 | 53.46 | (1 | ) | 46.22 | 60.23 | (23 | ) | ||||
NGLs ($/bbl) | 22.96 | 16.54 | 39 | 21.38 | 26.60 | (20 | ) | |||||
Oil equivalent ($/boe) | 29.47 | 35.43 | (17 | ) | 25.98 | 38.00 | (32 | ) | ||||
Operating expenses ($/boe) | 5.58 | 5.60 | – | 5.27 | 4.99 | 6 | ||||||
Operating netback (5) ($/boe) | 15.90 | 19.34 | (18 | ) | 13.68 | 24.48 | (44 | ) | ||||
Wells drilled: gross (net) | 1 (1.0) | 7 (7.0 | ) | (86 | ) | 8 (8.0 | ) | 13 (13.0 | ) | (38 | ) |
Third Quarter 2016 Highlights
RMP’s interim condensed consolidated financial statements and Management’s Discussion and Analysis for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 are available on RMP’s website at www.rmpenergyinc.com within “Investors” under “Financials”. Additionally, these documents will be filed later today on the System for Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval (“SEDAR“). After such filing, these documents can be retrieved electronically from the SEDAR system by accessing RMP’s public filings under “Search for Public Company Documents” within the “Search Database” module at www.sedar.com.
Abbreviations
bbl or bbls | barrel or barrels | Mcf/d | thousand cubic feet per day |
Mbbl | thousand barrels | MMcf/d | million cubic feet per day |
bbls/d | barrels per day | MMcf | Million cubic feet |
boe | barrels of oil equivalent | Bcf | billion cubic feet |
Mboe | thousand barrels of oil equivalent | psi | pounds per square inch |
boe/d | barrels of oil equivalent per day | kPa | kilopascals |
NGLs | natural gas liquids | GJ | Gigajoule |
WTI | West Texas Intermediate | GJ/d | Gigajoules per day |
Reader Advisories
The information in this news release contains certain forward-looking statements. These statements relate to future events or our future performance. 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 “seek”, “anticipate”, “budget”, “plan”, “continue”, “estimate”, “approximate”, “expect”, “may”, “will”, “project”, “predict”, “potential”, “targeting”, “intend”, “could”, “might”, “should”, “believe”, “would” and similar expressions. More particularly and without limitation, this news release contains forward-looking information relating to, the Ante Creek Disposition, including the use of proceeds therefrom and the anticipated closing date; the Company’s expectation that the proceeds from the Ante Creek Disposition will eliminate the Company’s bank indebtedness; the anticipated timing of the scheduled Credit Facility step-down; and, the anticipated expectation and effect of the MRF and ERP on RMP’s Montney drilling inventory well economics.
With respect to forward-looking statements contained in this news release, RMP has made assumptions regarding, but not limited to: conditions in general economic and financial markets; effects of regulation by governmental agencies; current and future commodity prices and royalty regimes; future exchange rates; royalty rates; future operating costs; availability of skilled labor; availability of drilling and related equipment; timing and amount of capital expenditures; the impact of increasing competition; the price of crude oil and natural gas; that the Ante Creek Disposition will be completed on the terms and timing anticipated; that the Company will have sufficient cash flow, debt or equity sources or other financial resources required to fund its capital and operating expenditures and requirements as needed; that the Company’s conduct and results of operations will be consistent with its expectations; available pipeline capacity; that the Company will have the ability to develop the Company’s properties in the manner currently contemplated; that the Company will be able to drill, complete and tie-in wells in the manner and on the timing described herein; current or, where applicable, proposed assumed industry conditions, laws and regulations will continue in effect or as anticipated; and the estimates of the Company’s production and reserves volumes and the assumptions related thereto (including commodity prices and development costs) are accurate in all material respects.
These statements involve substantial known and unknown risks and uncertainties, certain of which are beyond the Company’s control, including: the impact of general economic conditions; industry conditions; changes in laws and regulations including the adoption of new environmental laws and regulations and changes in how they are interpreted and enforced; fluctuations in commodity prices and foreign exchange and interest rates; stock market volatility and market valuations; volatility in market prices for oil and natural gas; liabilities inherent in oil and natural gas operations; changes in income tax laws or changes in tax laws and incentive programs relating to the oil and gas industry; geological, technical, drilling and processing problems and other difficulties in producing petroleum reserves; obtaining required approvals of regulatory authorities; that the Ante Creek Disposition does not close on the terms or timing anticipated; that the Company is not bank debt free upon completion of the Ante Creek Disposition; unexpected drilling results; the Company’s is unable to achieve its objectives; that the anticipated resource potential in the Gold Creek area is not achieved; changes in capital expenditures, reserves or reserves estimates and debt service requirements; the occurrence of unexpected events involved in the exploration for, and the operation and development of, oil and gas properties, including hazards such as fire, explosion, blowouts, cratering, and spills, each of which could result in substantial damage to wells, production facilities, other property and the environment or in personal injury; changes or fluctuations in production levels; delays in anticipated timing of drilling and completion of wells; lack of available capacity on pipelines; the lack of availability of qualified personnel; uncertainties associated with estimating oil and natural gas reserves; and ability to access sufficient capital from internal and external sources. Many of these risks and uncertainties and additional risk factors are described in the Company’s Annual Information Form which is available at www.sedar.com.
The Company’s actual results, performance or achievement could differ materially from those expressed in, or implied by, such forward-looking statements and, accordingly, no assurances can be given that any of the events anticipated by the forward-looking statements will transpire or occur or, if any of them do, what benefits that the Company will derive from them. The Company’s forward-looking statements are expressly qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement. Except as required by law, the Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements.
In this news release RMP has adopted a standard for converting thousands of cubic feet (“mcf“) of natural gas to barrels of oil equivalent (“boe“) of 6 mcf:1 boe. Use of boes may be misleading, particularly if used in isolation. The boe rate is based on an energy equivalent conversion method primarily applicable at the burner tip and does not represent a value equivalency at the wellhead. Given that the value ratio based on the current price of crude oil as compared to natural gas is significantly different than the energy equivalency of the 6:1 conversion ratio, utilizing the 6:1 conversion ratio may be misleading as an indication of value.
This news release contains certain oil and gas metrics, including field operating netback (or operating netback) or net debt, which do not have standardized meanings or standard methods of calculation nor are recognized measures under International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS“) and therefore such measures may not be comparable to similar measures used by other companies and should not be used to make comparisons. Such metrics have been included herein to provide readers with additional measures to evaluate the Company’s performance; however, such measures are not reliable indicators of the future performance of the Company and future performance may not compare to the performance in previous periods and therefore such metrics should not be unduly relied upon. Field operating netback or operating netback refers to realized wellhead revenue less royalties, operating expenses and transportation costs per barrel of oil equivalent. The Company believes that this financial netback measure is useful supplemental information to analyze operating performance and provide an indication of the results generated by the Company’s principal business activities. Investors should be cautioned that this measure should not be construed as an alternative to other measures of financial performance as determined in accordance with IFRS. Net debt refers to outstanding bank debt less deferred charge plus working capital deficiency (or minus working capital surplus), excluding unrealized amounts pertaining to risk management contracts. Net debt is not a recognized measure under IFRS and does not have a standardized meaning. The Company’s method of calculating net debt may differ from other companies, and accordingly, they may not be comparable to similar measures used by other companies.
As an indicator of the Company’s performance, the term funds from operations contained within this news release should not be considered as an alternative to, or more meaningful than, cash flow from operating, financing or investing activities, as determined in accordance with IFRS. This term is not a recognized measure, does not have a standardized meaning nor is it a financial measure under IFRS. Funds from operations is widely accepted as a financial indicator of an exploration and production company’s ability to generate cash which is used to internally fund exploration and development activities and to service debt. This measure is widely used by shareholders and investors in the valuation, comparison and investment recommendations of companies within the natural gas and crude oil exploration and production industry. As disclosed within this news release, funds from operations represents cash flow from operating activities before: expensed corporate acquisition-related costs, decommissioning obligation cash expenditures, changes in non-cash working capital from operating activities and non-cash changes in deferred charge. The Company presents funds from operations per share whereby per share amounts are calculated consistent with the calculation of earnings per share.
RMP Energy Inc.
John Ferguson
President and Chief Executive Officer
(403) 930-6303
john.ferguson@rmpenergyinc.com
RMP Energy Inc.
Dean Bernhard
Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer
(403) 930-6304
dean.bernhard@rmpenergyinc.com