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Nostrum Oil & Gas PLC
23 November 2016
Amsterdam, 23 November 2016
Financial Results for the Nine Months ended 30 September
2016
Nostrum Oil & Gas PLC (LSE: NOG) ("Nostrum", or "the
Company"), an independent oil and gas company engaging in the
production, development and exploration of oil and gas in the
pre-Caspian Basin, today announces its financial results in respect
of the nine months ended 30 September 2016.
Financial Highlights:
-- Revenue for the period of US$245.1m (9M 2015: US$374.8m)
-- EBITDA(1) for the period was US$142.6m (9M 2015: US$202.9m);
EBITDA margin remains strong at 58.2% (9M 2015: 54.1%)
-- Opex(2) / boe for the period was US$3.5 (9M 2015: US$4.1)
while transportation costs / boe were US$5.2 (9M 2015: US$6.2)
-- Closing Cash(3) for the period of US$94.3m; Net Debt / LTM EBITDA ratio of 5.1x
-- Payments in excess of US$27m received over the first nine
months of 2016 from the hedge entered into in December 2015
-- 15,000 boepd hedged with a strike price of US$49.16 until December 2017
Operational Highlights:
-- GTU3 construction progressing on time and on budget; completion expected in 2017
-- Average daily production for the nine month period was 38,901 boepd (9M 2015: 44,042 boepd)
-- 2016 production guidance remains at 40,000 boepd
-- Connection to the KazTransOil (KTO) pipeline due for completion by Q2 2017
-- Drilling programme for 2016 completed
__________________ (1) Defined as Profit Before Tax + Finance
Costs + Foreign Exchange Loss / (Gain) + ESOP + Depreciation --
Interest Income + Other Expenses / (Income) (2) Defined as COGS
less depreciation, less royalties, less government profit share,
less stock change
(3) Defined as Cash & Cash Equivalents
Kai-Uwe Kessel, Chief Executive Officer of Nostrum,
commented:
"Nostrum's results for the first nine months of 2016 reflect the
Company's financial resilience during a period of continued
volatility in oil prices. Our cost cutting programme has yielded
further success and we look forward to realising a significant
decrease in transportation costs once the KTO pipeline connection
is complete by Q2 next year. Our hedge of 15,000 boepd, secured in
December last year, has allowed us to execute GTU3 while
maintaining the Company's liquidity position. Our focus now turns
towards the 2017 drilling programme and delivering our major
infrastructure project, GTU3, on time and on budget."
Conference Call
Nostrum's management team will present the 9M 2016 Results and
will be available for a Q&A session with analysts and investors
today at 14.00 GMT, 23 November. Please click on the following link
to register for the call: Conference call registration PIN:
17375653
Publications
Download: Nostrum's 9M 2016 Results Presentation
Download: Nostrum's 9M 2016 Financial Statements
Further information:
For further information please visit www.nog.co.uk
Further enquiries:
Nostrum Oil & Gas PLC - Investor Relations
Kirsty Hamilton-Smith
Rachel Pescod
ir@nog.co.uk
+ 44 (0) 203 740 7430
Instinctif Partners - UK
David Simonson
Catherine Wickman
George Yeomans
+ 44 (0) 207 457 2020
Promo Group Communications - Kazakhstan
Asel Karaulova
+ 7 (727) 264 67 37
About Nostrum
Nostrum Oil & Gas PLC is an independent oil and gas company
currently engaging in the production, development and exploration
of oil and gas in the pre-Caspian Basin. Its shares are listed on
the London Stock Exchange (ticker symbol: NOG). The principal
producing asset of Nostrum is the Chinarevskoye field, in which it
holds a 100% interest and is the operator through its wholly-owned
subsidiary Zhaikmunai LLP. In addition, Nostrum holds a 100%
interest in and is the operator of the Rostoshinskoye, Darinskoye
and Yuzhno-Gremyachenskoye oil and gas fields through the same
subsidiary. Located in the pre-Caspian basin to the north-west of
Uralsk, these exploration and development fields are situated
approximately 60 and 120 kilometres respectively from the
Chinarevskoye field.
Forward-Looking Statements
Some of the statements in this document are forward-looking.
Forward-looking statements include statements regarding the intent,
belief and current expectations of the Group or its officers with
respect to various matters. When used in this document, the words
"expects," "believes," "anticipates," "plans," "may," "will,"
"should" and similar expressions, and the negatives thereof, are
intended to identify forward-looking statements. Such statements
are not promises or guarantees, and are subject to risks and
uncertainties that could cause actual outcomes to differ materially
from those suggested by any such statements.
No part of this announcement constitutes, or shall be taken to
constitute, an invitation or inducement to invest in the Company or
any other entity, and shareholders of the Company are cautioned not
to place undue reliance on the forward-looking statements. Save as
required by the Listing Rules and applicable law, the Company does
not undertake to update or change any forward-looking statements to
reflect events occurring after the date of this announcement.
9M 2016: Nostrum Financial Results
In millions of
US$ (unless mentioned Variance
otherwise) 9M 2016 9M 2015 Variance in %
------------------------ -------- -------- --------- ---------
Revenue 245.1 374.8 -129.7 -34.6%
EBITDA 142.6 202.9 -60.3 -29.7%
EBITDA margin 58.2% 54.1% 4.1%
Cash Position 94.3 213.6 -119.3 -55.9%
Net Debt 866.8 739.8 127.0 17.2%
Revenue, EBITDA and Profit / Loss for the Period
Revenue from sales of crude oil, stabilised condensate, LPG and
dry gas over the nine months amounted to US$245.1m, down 34.6% on
the same period last year. EBITDA stood at US$142.6m while a loss
of US$64.3m was recorded for the period.
Cost of Sales
Cost of sales decreased 0.5% to US$145.8m for the nine month
period (9M 2015: US$146.6m).
Cash Resources and Net Debt
The Group ended the nine month period with US$94.3m in cash and
cash equivalents (FY 2015: US$165.6m). Net debt at the end of the
period was US$866.8m.
Hedging
In December 2015, Nostrum rolled its pre-existing hedge into a
new hedge of 15,000 boepd with a strike price of US$49.16 per
barrel. The cost of the hedge was paid entirely from the sale of
the Company's previous hedge for US$92m. The new hedge has a
24-month tenor, maturing in December 2017, with cash settlements on
a quarterly basis.
Production
The product split for 9M 2016 was as follows:
PRODUCTS 9M 2016 Average 9M 2016
Production (boepd) Product Mix (%)
------------------------ -------------------- -----------------
Crude Oil & Stabilised
Condensate 15,579 40
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LPG (Liquid Petroleum
Gas) 4,350 11
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Dry Gas 18,972 49
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TOTAL 38,901 100
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2016 product destinations
Nostrum's primary export destinations remain as follows:
-- Crude Oil - Neste Oil's and Socar's refineries in Finland and Azerbaijan
-- Condensate - Russian Black Sea port of Taman
-- LPG - Russian Black Sea ports and Bulgaria
-- Dry Gas - Sold for export
The Company is building a short pipeline to provide access to
the KTO pipeline for its crude oil transportation. This pipeline
will be completed at a total cost below US$10m and is expected to
be operational by Q2 2017. It will give rise to significant savings
on crude oil transportation costs.
Drilling
-- 25 oil wells and 19 gas condensate wells are currently producing at the Chinarevskoye field
-- All production wells completed during Q3 with production expected to begin during Q4
-- Well testing operations at Rostoshinskoye will begin taking
place during the fourth quarter with the drilling rig being
mobilised at field site
-- Detailed 2017 drilling programme being finalised as part of the budget process
Production schedule
Based on the current drilling programme stated above and taking
into account the current oil price we reaffirm our production
guidance below.
-- 2016 - Approximately 40,000 boepd
-- 2017 - 40,000 - 60,000 boepd
-- 2018 - 60,000 - 90,000 boepd
-- 2019 - 90,000 - 100,000 boepd
Should oil prices deviate materially the production guidance
will be updated accordingly.
Progress on development of GTU3
Nostrum continues to make steady progress on GTU3. Following the
fall in the oil price over the period from H2 2015 onwards, Nostrum
took the decision to phase the payments of GTU3 over 2016 and 2017
in order to match the payment profile of the hedge put in place in
December 2015. Completion remains scheduled for 2017. The phasing
of payments involves no additional cost for Nostrum and the total
budget remains at US$500m. The phasing of the payments allow for a
continued preservation of cash on Nostrum's balance sheet during
this period of low oil prices.
The below figures reflect all cash payments made and future cash
payments excluding VAT on GTU3.
GTU3 Cash Spent (excl as at 30 September
VAT) 2016
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Expenditure to date US$339m
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Expenditure remaining US$65m
in 2016
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Expenditure in 2017 US$95m
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This information is provided by RNS
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