PARIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Regulatory News:
Maurel & Prom (Paris:MAU):
Key indicators for the first nine months of 2023
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M&P working interest production |
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Gabon (oil) |
bopd |
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15,839 |
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15,719 |
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15,574 |
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15,710 |
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14,308 |
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+10% |
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Angola (oil) |
bopd |
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3,424 |
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4,097 |
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4,341 |
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3,957 |
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3,832 |
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+3% |
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Tanzania (gas) |
mmcfd |
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46.7 |
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47.6 |
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54.5 |
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49.7 |
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43.3 |
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+15% |
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Total |
boepd |
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27,054 |
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27,755 |
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29,003 |
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27,944 |
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25,359 |
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+10% |
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Average sale price |
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Oil |
$/bbl |
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75.2 |
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74.0 |
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83.3 |
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77.8 |
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105.5 |
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-26% |
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Gas |
$/mmBtu |
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3.76 |
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3.77 |
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3.76 |
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3.76 |
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3.50 |
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+8% |
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Sales |
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Gabon |
$ million |
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105 |
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106 |
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121 |
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332 |
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403 |
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-18% |
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Angola |
$ million |
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19 |
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22 |
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27 |
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68 |
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83 |
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-19% |
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Tanzania |
$ million |
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18 |
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18 |
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13 |
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49 |
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50 |
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-0% |
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Valued production |
$ million |
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142 |
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147 |
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160 |
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449 |
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536 |
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-16% |
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Drilling activities |
$ million |
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5 |
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6 |
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6 |
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17 |
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5 |
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Third-party oil marketing |
$ million |
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– |
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– |
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26 |
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26 |
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– |
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Restatement for lifting imbalances and inventory revaluation |
$ million |
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42 |
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-43 |
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3 |
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2 |
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-34 |
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Consolidated sales |
$ million |
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190 |
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109 |
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196 |
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495 |
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506 |
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-2% |
M&P’s working interest production in the first nine months of 2023 was 27,944 boepd. The average sale price of oil was $77.8/bbl for the period, a decrease of 26% from 2022.
The Group’s valued production (income from production activities, excluding lifting imbalances and inventory revaluation) was $449 million in the first nine months of 2023. It should be noted that the change in valued production in Tanzania has decoupled from the change in production due to the desaturation of recoverable costs.
After taking into account income from drilling activities ($17 million), third-party oil marketing ($26 million in sales, corresponding to 300,000 barrels sold in Angola), and the restatement of lifting imbalances, net of inventory revaluation ($2 million), consolidated sales for the first nine months of 2023 totaled $495 million.
Production activities
- Gabon
M&P working interest oil production (80%) on the Ezanga permit amounted to 15,710 bopd for the first nine months of 2023, up 10% on 2022.
A small discovery was made on the Ezal structure. It was immediately connected and put into production. An injector well was drilled in sequence to complete the development.
The political changes that have taken place in Gabon since the end of August have not caused any disruption to the Group’s operations in the country. Neither production at the Ezanga site nor operations at the Port-Gentil head office have been affected.
- Tanzania
M&P’s working interest gas production (48.06%) on the Mnazi Bay permit in Tanzania was 49.7 mmcfd for the first nine months of 2023, up 15% compared to 2022.
M&P working interest production rose to 54.5 mmcfd in the third quarter (gross production of 113.5 mmcfd for the Mnazi Bay asset) thanks to the significant increase in production potential resulting in particular from well interventions carried out in 2023.
The desaturation of recoverable costs took place as expected in June 2023, with a notable impact on production sharing. As the Group has now recovered its past costs, the majority of production is now recognised as “profit gas”, with the State taking around 70% of this portion.
- Angola
M&P working interest production from Blocks 3/05 (20%) and 3/05A (26.7%) amounted to 3,957 bopd for the first nine months of 2023, up 15% compared to 2022.
The new, improved tax terms obtained as part of the extension of the Block 3/05 license until 2040 came into force on 1 October 2023.
Information on the ongoing acquisition of Assala
Discussions with the Gabonese authorities are currently underway to obtain the necessary approvals to finalise the acquisition of Assala announced on 15 August. Several constructive meetings have been held with the relevant ministries and administrations since the appointment of the transition government in early September.
The administrative procedures required to obtain the approval of CEMAC (the Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa) are being carried out in parallel.
Completion of the transaction is expected between the end of Q4 2023 and Q1 2024.
Information on the current offer for Wentworth Resources
Discussions are ongoing with the Tanzanian authorities, notably with TPDC, to reach an agreement in order to complete the acquisition of Wentworth Resources by M&P.
The completion of the transaction is now expected during Q4 2023. It is worth noting that the current offer for Wentworth Resources has a longstop date as at 31 December 2023.
Financial position
Available liquidity at 30 September 2023 stood at $112 million, covering only the cash position, as the $67 million RCF tranche was fully drawn down. This excludes the amount placed in escrow under the offer for Wentworth Resources announced on 5 December 2022, which amounted to $79 million at 30 September 2023.
Gross debt stood at $292 million at 30 September 2023 (versus $337 million at 31 December 2022), including $217 million in bank loans and $75 million in shareholder loans. In total, the Group repaid $45 million in gross debt in the first nine months of 2023.
The $183 million increase in M&P’s existing bank loan, announced in connection with the acquisition of Assala and originally scheduled to be drawn down at the end of August 2023, has been postponed. Finalisation of this increase is underway, and should take place by the end of 2023.
Net debt therefore stood at $181 million at 30 September 2023, down $19 million on 31 December 2022 ($200 million), after the payment of $49 million in dividends in July (€0.23 per share) and the payment of a $20 million deposit in August in connection with the pending acquisition of Assala.
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billion cubic feet |
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barrel |
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barils d’huile par jour |
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barrels of oil per day |
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million barrels |
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barils équivalent pétrole |
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barrels of oil equivalent |
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