CALGARY, Nov. 28, 2016 /CNW/ – Northern Blizzard Resources Inc. (“Northern Blizzard”) (TSX: NBZ) is pleased to announce that it has completed the sale of certain non-core Viking light-oil assets in the Coleville area of Saskatchewan for cash consideration of $58.0 million (before customary purchase price adjustments). The asset sale had an effective date of October 1, 2016 and closed on November 28, 2016.
Effective December 31, 2015, Northern Blizzard’s independent reserves evaluators assigned the properties sold proved working interest reserves of 4.1 mmboe and proved plus probable working interest reserves of 5.8 mmboe. The properties produced approximately 600 boe/d at the time of sale (based on field estimates in November 2016). The properties sold represented 3.8% of Northern Blizzard’s proved plus probable reserves as at December 31, 2015, and approximately 3.2% of current production.
The asset sale increased Northern Blizzard’s cash position to over $100.0 million. Concurrent with the asset sale, Northern Blizzard’s credit facility was reduced to $285.0 million from $300.0 million. The credit facility is currently undrawn.
FirstEnergy Capital Corp., now known as GMP Securities L.P., was engaged as financial advisor in this sale process.
Northern Blizzard
Northern Blizzard is a Canadian crude oil production and development company focused on maximizing oil recovery from its large-scale low viscosity heavy oil resource base. The corporation’s operations, infrastructure and concentrated land position are focused in southwest Saskatchewan. Northern Blizzard’s common shares trade on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol NBZ.
