BW ENERGY: SECOND QUARTER AND FIRST-HALF 2024 RESULTS
HIGHLIGHTS
Q2 2024 EBITDA of USD 75.9 million and net profit of USD 14.5 million
H1 2024 EBITDA of USD 185.6 million and net profit of USD 61.9 million
H1 2024 gross production of 5.7 million barrels with 4.6 million barrels net to the Company
Operating cash flow of USD 85.1 million and cash position of USD 244.2 million at 30 June
First oil from Hibiscus South in early March, five months after initial discovery
Second Hibiscus South well confirms northern extension with good reservoir quality
23 million additional barrels of reserves after successful drilling on Hibiscus / Hibiscus South
Signed USD 150 million gross sale and leaseback for MaBoMo production facility
Successfully issued USD 100 million of five-year senior unsecured bonds
Golfinho prepayment facility extended and increased
“We continue to successfully add significant reserves in Gabon and fast-track these to production through low-cost, low-risk developments, proving the robustness of our phased development model and the significant potential in the Dussafu licence. We are underway with the ESP replacement program, and the production from the two first wells with conventional ESPs installed is highly encouraging,” said Carl K. Arnet, the CEO of BW Energy. “In Brazil, we have decided to postpone the Golfinho infill campaign due to increased subsea costs and instead focus on maximising value creation potential in the existing asset base.”
BW Energy, operator of the Dussafu Marin licence in Gabon and the Golfinho cluster offshore Brazil, reported EBITDA for the second quarter of 2024 of USD 75.9 million.
Total revenues for the first half-year of 2024 amounted to USD 346.2 million, an increase of USD 176.4 million (H1 2023: USD 169.8 million). Net sold volumes in the period were 3.7 million barrels (including 130,000 barrels of DMO deliveries) compared to 1.7 million barrels in the first half of 2023. Operating expenses were USD 160.6 million, an increase of USD 48.6 million (USD 112 million), primarily due to higher sales volumes.
EBITDA for the period was USD 185.6 million (USD 57.8 million). The increase in EBITDA was largely due to increased production from the Tortue, Hibiscus and Hibiscus South fields in the Dussafu licence (73.5% working interest), and the Golfinho field (100% working interest) after assuming ownership in late August 2023.
Total equity at 30 June 2024 was USD 759.8 million (USD 616.2 million) and equity ratio decreased to 38.4% (45.0%) due to an increase in total assets and debt. Total available liquidity at 30 June 2024 amounted to USD 244.2 million (USD 233.5 million) of which USD 30.3 million was reserved for debt service.
At Dussafu, FPSO BW Adolo uptime was 80.4% and MaBoMo uptime was 87.7% in the first half of 2024, with net production averaging 16,900 barrels of oil per day, equal to approximately 3.1 million barrels. Production was impacted by planned annual maintenance of the FPSO BW Adolo and the MaBoMo production facility of approximately 21 days in May and June (uptime was 97.3% for BW Adolo and 98.6% for MaBoMo, when adjusting for the planned maintenance period), as well as the continued issues with the ESPs (electrical submersible pumps) on the wells producing to MaBoMo.
Total production net to BW Energy from Gabon and Brazil for 2024 is projected to be between 10 and 11 million barrels, based on the current Hibiscus / Ruche development plan and ESP work-over schedule. Full-year production cost (excluding royalties) is expected to be USD 30 to 35 per barrel. Net capital expenditures are expected to be approximately USD 350 million, factoring in the investment in Dussufu following recent drilling success in Hibiscus, investment in ReconAfrica and additional pre-FID studies on Maromba.
Please find attached the report for the first half of 2024 and the second quarter presentation.
CONFERENCE CALL/WEBCAST
BW Energy will today hold a conference call followed by a Q&A hosted by CEO Carl K. Arnet, CFO Brice Morlot and COO Lin G. Espey at 14:00 CEST.
Conference call information:
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Brice Morlot, CFO BW Energy, +33.7.81.11.41.16
ir@bwenergy.no
About BW Energy:
BW Energy is a growth E&P company with a differentiated strategy targeting proven offshore oil and gas reservoirs through low risk phased developments. The Company has access to existing production facilities to reduce time to first oil and cashflow with lower investments than traditional offshore developments. The Company’s assets are 73.5% of the producing Dussafu Marine licence offshore Gabon, 100% interest in the Golfinho and Camarupim fields, a 76.5% interest in the BM-ES-23 block, a 95% interest in the Maromba field in Brazil, a 95% interest in the Kudu field in Namibia, all operated by BW Energy. In addition, BW Energy holds approximately 6.6% of the common shares in Reconnaissance Energy Africa Ltd. and a 20% non-operating interest in the onshore Petroleum Exploration License 73 (“PEL 73”) in Namibia. Total net 2P+2C reserves and resources were 580 million barrels of oil equivalent at the start of 2024.
This information is subject to the disclosure requirements pursuant to section 5-12 of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act.
