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21 Jan 21

Somero Enterprises - Strong Q4, robust cash performance

The group’s year-end update points to stronger than expected Q4 trading, boosted by robust sales in North America that translated efficiently to upside on profitability expectations. Cash performance has once again been stellar, resulting in net cash of $35m, considerably higher than forecast, partly profit drop-through and partly from tight working capital management. We are therefore upgrading our FY 2020 EPS by 25% to 33.2ȼ. The strong cash position also results in a boost to the total dividend, giving a dividend yield of 6.7%. We raise our price target from 285p to 435p, based on a target P/E of 17.0x offering upside to the current P/E of 13.8x.

Companies: Somero Enterprises, Inc.

19 Jan 21

EBITDA ahead on strong financial performance

Kape has issued a trading update for what was a very productive year for the Group and in which it exhibited a strong trading performance. Revenue for FY 2020E is expected to be at the top end of the expected range while Adjusted EBITDA is ahead of guidance. We increase our estimates by 1% and 8% respectively to be in line with the anticipated outturn for the year. It now has around 2.5m paying subscribers across its core markets of North America and Europe. Kape also completed the integration of Private Internet Access (PIA) ahead of schedule and launched new products, including its privacy suite. Kape expects to increase R&D spending further in FY 2021E to build on the successful additions to its product range and customer experience. With good momentum going into FY 2021E, the Group continues to demonstrate its ability to drive customer numbers and retention through the execution of a clear strategy for meeting the growing demand from consumers for digital privacy and security solutions.

Companies: Kape Technologies Plc

14 Jan 21

boohoo Group plc (BOO LN) - Strong peak trading

Boohoo has delivered strong results over the peak trading period for the four months ended 31 December 2020. Group revenue is +40% YOY, with robust growth seen across all brands and regions. The Agenda for Change programme is progressing at pace, demonstrating the Group’s commitment to setting a new standard for ethical supply chains in the fashion industry.

Companies: boohoo group Plc

21 Jan 21

A full house

An H1 trading update to December confirms a strong start to FY21, with sales growth accelerating to 22% y/y – a material rebound from a Covid impacted 2H20 (+9% y/y) and +15% achieved prior to this. KPI‘s are strong across the piece, for instance every Geo grew >20%, Connector revenue grew +20% (Shopify: +115%) and ‘enhanced functionality‘ revs grew +20% also. It‘s genuinely hard to find fault with this performance. To us, this evidences how DOTD is executing on its strategy (around products, partners and Geo‘s) while also benefitting from strong thematic tailwinds benefitting its sector and end-markets. We leave recently upgraded FY21 forecasts unchanged, though note the strong H1 sales performance now requires an undemanding +14% y/y growth to hit N+1 estimates, so see upgrade/ outperformance potential. As well as DOTD‘s clear organic growth opportunities, we also highlight how cash continues to accumulate (now £27.6m) and could be deployed in a number of vectors.

Companies: dotDigital Group plc

18 Jan 21

Trading update confirms resilient FY2020

Today’s update confirms a strong recovery in H2 FY2020E as expected and a full year adjusted PBT at least in line with FY2019, despite a material impact from Covid and the depressed oil price resulting in a decline in Augean’s North Sea Services business. The FY2020E outturn demonstrates the resilience of the Group and the strong attractions of its growing EfW activities that now account for c.70% of Group profit. Augean is very well positioned in the EfW residue market and with c.40% of the UK’s hazardous landfill capacity. We forecast Group earnings growth of 15% and 21% for FY2021E and FY2022E, and expect further strong cash generation. EV/EBITDAs for FY2021E and FY2022E are 5.7x and 4.5x respectively, substantially below sector constituents and transaction multiples.

Companies: Augean PLC

21 Jan 21

Sumo Group (SUMO LN) - Strong, broad-based growth

Sumo is trading strongly, with several drivers that could lead the company to outperform 2021 earnings expectations, in our view. Even based on conservative earnings expectations, we believe shares offer attractive value to growth.

Companies: Sumo Group Plc

20 Jan 21

Surface Transforms - SCE raises funds for future expansion

SCE is raising £20m through a placing and open offer as the future commercial pipeline now justifies building the next manufacturing cell (“Cell 2”). Cell 2 will essentially double production capacity and transform the potential of the business. When operating at full capacity, we estimate that SCE would be capable of £35m revenues, £15m EBIT and £12.5m Earnings. This would equate to EV/EBIT of 7.1x and P/E of 9.5x based on the enlarged capital base. Recent trading updates have highlighted that trading is strong and in line with expectations, while longer term ASP expectations have increased significantly.

Companies: Surface Transforms plc

21 Jan 21

IQE - FY20 revenues ahead of November guidance

IQE has announced it expects FY20 revenues to be c £178m. This is ahead of our estimates, which we revised upwards in November, reflecting outperformance in both the wireless and photonics segments. We have updated our FY20 forecasts. Given IQE’s leveraged business model, this results in a 64% uplift in EPS. Noting the uncertainty about the effect of a pandemic-related recession on the rate of smartphone sales growth, we leave our FY21 estimates unchanged for the time being.

Companies: IQE plc

20 Jan 21

Capital Access' Hot Off The Wires - The Day Ahead

Today's news & views, plus announcements from BRBY, BHB, DPLM, IWG,GFTU, CMCX, JDW, GFRD, BGO

Companies: Bango plc (BGO:LON)Galliford Try Holdings PLC (GFRD:LON)

20 Jan 21

2021 markets; fertile hunting grounds

Ahead of the FY Trading Update at the end of January, we revisit RBG’s investment case, and respond to investor concerns over Convex’s M&A pipeline and the short term cash requirements of Litigation Financing. Outperformance of the UK legal industry vs UK GDP over 2020 validates RBL’s continued performance. M&A market data shows an encouraging recovery in deal completions which looks set to continue into 2021, and we anticipate Convex to be well placed to convert its pipeline of >20 deals (c.£18m) into revenues, underpinning forecasts. LionFish is now well seeded, and the Group’s early cash realisations of cases ensure cashflows for the business are broadly neutral. Whilst case outcomes are binary, the de-risked option value here is a compelling addition to the investment case. We see intrinsic value as c.100p; highlighting the breakout potential in these shares.

Companies: RBG Holdings Plc

18 Jan 21

Augean - H220 momentum from EfW growth to continue

Augean has proven to be resilient throughout the pandemic. In particular, the growth in processing incinerator ash residues from energy from waste (EfW) facilities continues unabated and additional new contract wins should drive improved returns in FY21. Management expects FY20 adjusted PBT to be slightly ahead of last year and we have marginally reduced our FY20 adjusted PBT and EPS estimates by 1%. Our FY21 estimates are maintained. Cash flow has been stronger than we expected, underpinning the indication that dividends should resume in FY21.

Companies: Augean PLC

19 Jan 21

Leaner, lighter strategy as investment revives

Residential for rent developer and manager Watkin Jones today posted FY 2020 results, in which profits, cash and dividend beat our estimates by c. 4 - 5%. We have maintained our FY 2021E forecasts and introduced estimates for FY 2022E. Our growth assumptions are supported by further evidence in the statement of a revival in forward funding by institutional investors for both the Group’s build-to-rent and student accommodation developments. A new strategy is aimed to trial the private residential sales division more to affordable housing, in line with WJ’s low-risk, capital-light model.

Companies: Watkin Jones Plc

20 Jan 21

City of London Investment Group (CLIG LN) - FuM doubles to US$ 11 billion

What’s new: Ahead of the publication of the Group’s interims results for the six months to 31 December 2020, CLIG has released a detailed trading update which reveals:  Group consolidated FuM of US$11.0 billion (£8.0 billion), which is twice the FuM of US$5.5 billion (£4.4 billion) at the Group’s year end on 30 June 2020;  The merger with Karpus Management Inc ("KMI") added c US$3.6 billion from 1 October 2020;  Investment performance across CLIG’s investment strategies was “strong”, following “significant discount narrowing” and “good NAV performance”;  Rebalancing of client portfolios resulted in US$ 290 million of net outflows.

Companies: City of London Investment Group PLC

22 Jan 21

Trackwise Designs - Year-end trading update

The group’s year-end trading update highlights that the group is on track with its growth and expansion strategy. At the end of the year, a couple of COVID and Brexit-related delays to customer ordering were seen, which have reduced revenue by £0.7m. Nevertheless, operating profits are in line with expectations due to continued cost control. Our forecasts have therefore been adjusted accordingly. The investment case remains sound and this doesn’t alter our view of the company’s prospects, where we forecast a robust scale up over the next few years, focused on significant growth opportunities in the EVs, Medical and Aerospace markets.

Companies: Trackwise Designs Plc

19 Jan 21

Cenkos: Time Finance plc -- Robust delivery with better times ahead

Time has produced robust interim results, slightly ahead of its earlier trading update, reflecting the gradual recovery of trading from a COVID-19 impacted March to June 2020, which saw a low in the lending book. With own-book origination holding up and arrears/forbearance falling, we view H2/21E positively but note the current UK lockdown presents uncertainty. Still trading at 20% below tangible book value, despite improved macro conditions, we see upside ahead and maintain a “BUY”.

Companies: Time Finance plc

23 Jan 21

Rates, values, stocks

Rates: Dry flattish / Tankers still depressed Asset values: Flat across the board Best stocks (30 days): TUI1 (+56%), ALNG (+54%), SB (+53%) Worst stocks (30 days): NAT (-9%), FRO (-7%), OSG (-5%)

22 Jan 21

Volta Finance - Well-positioned for a recovery scenario

Volta Finance (VTA) posted a 5.7% decrease in NAV in 2020, recovering from the initial 32.4% drop in March. This was mainly supported by CLO equity tranches posting solid monthly returns in November and December 2020 at +11.0% and 9.7%, respectively. Volta had anticipated a downturn for some time and repositioned its portfolio into CLO equity over the last two years. During the early-2020 market turmoil, Volta’s manager focused on securing liquidity by fully deleveraging the portfolio and implementing cost-cutting initiatives. In December, Volta introduced a dividend policy to pay 8% of its NAV (in line with historical yields), which currently implies a prospective 9.2% yield on the share price.

Companies: Volta Finance

22 Jan 21

What's behind this good Q4?

Pro7 announced this morning its main figures for 2020. The group has clearly exceeded its outlook as well as consensus for revenues and EBITDA. Nevertheless, in our eyes, Pro7 remains a major concern. Did the fact that people were more or less forced to stay at home in Q4 and that they watched TV more than usual not erase the negative trend usually recorded towards the internet? We remain therefore not particularly optimistic for 2021-22.

Companies: ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE

22 Jan 21

Strong end of the year 2020

Organic sales grew by 2.9% in Q4 20, above expectations. The good performance came from the Consumer business (+6.2%), while the Professional activities (-28.5%) continued to suffer from the COVID-19-related restrictions for hotels, restaurants and the catering sector. The Chinese New Year, which falls on 12 February, will have an impact on sales in Q1 21. The stronger end of the year 2020 led the group to raise guidance for operating income from activity to c.€600m in 2020.

Companies: SEB SA

22 Jan 21

Ending FY 20 on a high

Entain reported strong Q4/FY 20 sales with 7%/1% cc growth respectively (ahead of estimates). The performance was driven by the strong broad-based momentum in online (Q4 20: +41%, FY 20: +28%), which more than offset the decline in retail. The US stood out with 131% growth, pushing FY 20 revenue expectations higher to $175-180m. We will be upgrading our estimates to factor in the stronger than expected performance. In other developments, Jette Nygaard-Andersen was appointed CEO with immediate effect.

Companies: Entain PLC

22 Jan 21

Q3 beat driven by the US and Mainland China

Strong Q3 revenue beat driven by the US and Mainland China. The group’s confidence about its outlook and the Chinese New Year should slightly liven up the stock somewhat in short term due to the recent weakness, although we believe that most of the positives are already priced in.

Companies: Remy Cointreau SA

22 Jan 21

Escape Hunt (ESC LN) - Acquisition: Reaching scale

Escape Hunt (ESC) has conditionally agreed to acquire its French master franchise partner, BGP Escape (BGP). Together with UK sites currently in build, ESC expects BGP to add enough scale for the group to reach positive EBITDA when conditions normalise and new sites have matured. The acquisition is attractively priced at only 1x EBITDA before earnout payments.

Companies: Escape Hunt Plc

22 Jan 21

Oil & Gas Daily Flow

Union Jack Oil* (UJO LN), STRONG BUY, TP: 0.88p: Positive screening opinion received at West Newton Sound Energy* (SOU LN): Sound appoints SP Angel as Corporate Broker

Companies: Union Jack Oil Plc (UJO:LON)Sound Energy plc (SOU:LON)

22 Jan 21

Strategic & financial momentum drives first upgrades

Strategic and operational momentum has continued in Q2, and gross margin has increased further. Helped by platform automation and the focus on overheads, operating leverage has driven a A$6m BITDA uplift YoY. While still conservative, we have raised our FY21 EBITDA by A$0.3m, a 21% upgrade on a pre-IFRS16 basis. We also have raised our net cash forecast to A$10m. The investment case hinges around the very substantial growth opportunity in ANZ where the channel shift has accelerated. On good execution and growing EBITDA margin, a pathway to A$500m valuation appears plausible, implying c£275m (30p) vs £85m (9p) today.

Companies: MySale Group plc

22 Jan 21

Trading update - sales stabilising

Today’s Q1 trading update indicates that sales have levelled out at c.£2m per quarter, reflecting current lower levels of demand in light of ongoing restrictions related to the COVID pandemic. The reorganisation and cost reduction measures undertaken by management last year have enabled the Group to maintain a positive EBITDA and there has been a slight increase in orders in the new financial year. Zytronic entered the new year in a strong financial position with £14m net cash. The stable sales pattern should enable us to reintroduce forecasts in due course and the current rating remains very modest indeed based on preCOVID levels of profitability

Companies: Zytronic plc

22 Jan 21

Steady organic growth set to accelerate as gigabit customer enquiries flow in.

The specialist provider of broadband services to rural areas of the UK, this week updated investors on the following progress which has been made since the reverse transaction in October 2020. In the period to January 2021, the customer base has grown from over 2,300 to 2,500 connections. RBBS is currently averaging an additional 25 new sign ups per month. It is encouraging to see this natural growth continuing before any significant new marketing activity or network upgrades. RBBS has now engaged a local Shropshire social media marketing and PR company and is using direct marketing to gather Expressions of Interest from communities that lie within its current coverage area to access the Rural Gigabit Voucher funding scheme.

Companies: Rural Broadband Solutions PLC GBP

22 Jan 21

Pharos Energy Plc (LSE: PHAR): US$11.7 mm raise ahead of Egypt farm-out

• Pharos has raised US$11.7 mm of new equity priced at 19.25 p per share, representing ~10% discount to the previous day close. • The proceeds of the raise will fund water injection activities to arrest decline and boost incremental production in the Silah field through the completion of two water injector wells that have already been drilled. Two wells will also be converted to water injectors, and six wells will be recompleted to add waterflooded zones to production. • Overall and based on the results of a 2020 pilot this could add >2 mbbl oil production. The payback is about 15 months with IRR>100%. Importantly this allows Pharos to prepare activities ahead of the expected completion of the farm out expected to close during 2H21 and avoid returning to drilling from a lower level of production (due to natural decline) by then. It probably also put Pharos in a stronger bargaining position ahead of receiving the farm-in offers in 1Q21 as it allows the company to retain a healthy cash balance. Value and high impact news flow in 2Q21 • Post equity raise, we estimate the value of Pharos based on Vietnam only at £0.22-0.26 per share. This is 15-35% above the current share price. Note that we have risked the Vietnam contingent resources at 50-60%, which is very conservative considering these resources are only contingent on Pharos exercising its right to extend the licence. • Pharos is looking to farm out 30% of its Egyptian assets in 2Q21. This is intended to fund a 57 well development programme to recover 45 mmbbl resources and grow production to 12 mbbl/d by 2022. These resources reflect a recovery factor of just 18%, well below the 30% typically achieved by Apache on analogs. Achieving 30% recovery factor would unlock a further 48 mmbbl contingent and 108 mmbbl prospective resources and potentially take production to ~20 mbbl/d by 2023-2024. Our incremental unrisked value for this programme is £0.13-0.29 per share, the lower figure based on the 2P reserves only, and the higher figure incorporating the contingent resources. • Securing similar terms in Egypt to TransGlobe would boost our Core NAV by £0.10-0.12 per share and ReNAV by £0.13 0.15 per share. • Overall, our unrisked NAV for the company reserves plus contingent resources under terms similar to TransGlobe’s is >£0.80 per share. Any exploration success would be additive. Updating our valuation Our new valuation now reflects today’s equity raise. Our upside case assumes three rigs rather than four with an updated production profile. We have also increased our estimates of contingent resources to 48 mmbbl to reflect the 30% recovery factor case. The shares continue to trade at EV/DACF multiples of only 2.8x and 50% discount to our RENAV.

Companies: Pharos Energy PLC

22 Jan 21

Vietnam Enterprise Investments - The Vietnam growth story continues

Vietnam Enterprise Investments (VEIL) is the largest and longest-established Vietnamese equities closed-end fund. The last quarter of 2019 and most of 2020 marked a period of portfolio repositioning for the fund. The team sold 14 holdings, and bought two, making the portfolio more focused (28 stocks at end 2020 versus 41 at end Q319) but better balanced by market cap as well as domestic and international business exposure. Over H220 the performance has picked up, with NAV total return of 28% versus 24% for the VN Index, after marginally lagging the benchmark over the past three years. The trust is well positioned for longer-term investors looking for an exposure to the fast-growing Vietnamese economy via a relatively large and liquid listed equities vehicle.

Companies: Vietnam Enterprise Investments

22 Jan 21

A malleable Dixons braves the pandemic

Dixons’ trading performance in the 10 weeks ended 9 January 2021 was a mixed bag. The strong lfl growth in the first six weeks is in contrast to the subsequent period. Management has expressed it is comfortable with the consensus of the current financial year and reaffirmed its mid-term guidance. Overall, the business remains in good shape despite the adverse impact of frequent lockdowns and the dilutive impact of the growth in e-com. We maintain a positive stance on the stock recommendation.

Companies: Dixons Carphone PLC

22 Jan 21

Auctus on Friday - 22/01/2021

Panoro Energy (PEN NO)C; Target Price: NOK23.00: BW Energy (BWE NO) provides update in Gabon – BW indicated that 4Q20 gross production from the Tortue field was ~13,500 bbl/d, as an 11 day downtime took place in October for the annual maintenance program and to comply with Gabonese production allocations to meet OPEC quotas. A drilling contract for one development well (DTM-7H) and one exploration well has been recently awarded. There is also the option for another exploration well subject to the results of the drilling campaign. Pharos Energy (PHAR LN)C; Target Price: £0.40: Raising US$11.7 mm of new equity – Pharos has raised US$11.7 mm of new equity price at 19.25 p per share. The proceeds will be invested in Egypt to arrest production decline and boost production ahead of securing a farm in partner. IN OTHER NEWS ________________________________________ AMERICAS ExxonMobil (XOM US): Dry hole in Guyana – The Hassa wildcat on the Stabroek block was dry. Gran Tierra Energy (GTE LN/CN): Transaction to divest shares in PetroTal terminated – Gran Tierra, has terminated the purchase agreement with Remus Horizons regarding the proposed sale of 218,012,500 common shares in the capital of PetroTal. In a separate announcement Gran Tierra reported that 109 mm shares with private purchasers for US$14.8 mm Kosmos Energy (KOS US/LN): Discovery in the US Gulf of Mexico – The Winterfell well on the Green Canyon Block 944 encountered ~26 meters of net oil pay in two intervals in the sub-salt Upper Miocene. The well de-risks prospectivity in several neighbouring blocks held by Kosmos, with approximately 100 mmbbl of gross potential within Kosmos' acreage position. Pantheon Resources (PANR LN): Acquisition of acreage in Alaska - Pantheon Resources is acquiring 10.8% WI in each of the 16 leases in the 44,463 acre Talitha Unit from Otto Energy. The consideration consists of 14,272,592 shares of Pantheon. Upon completion of the acquisition, Pantheon will own a 100% WI in the Talitha Unit. Predator Oil & Gas (PRD LN): Operation update in Trinidad – The Pilot CO2 EOR results support pre-injection desktop production plateau forecasts of 243 -547 bbl/d from the Herrera #2 Sand. The CO2 sequestration potential is confirmed. At WTI oil price of US$50/bbl, projected EBITDA net-backs for the P50 and P10 pre-Pilot CO2 EOR production profiles at plateau production are estimated to be in the range US$15 – 25/bbl. Trinity Exploration & Production (TRIN LN): Operating update in Trinidad – 4Q20 production was 3,206 bbl/d. Trinity held net cash of US$17.5 mm at YE20. Westmount Energy (WTE LN): Acquiring further interest in Guyana explorer – Westmount has purchased 287,500 common shares in JHI for an aggregate cost of C$718,750. Westmount holds a total of 5,651,270 shares in JHI, representing ~7.7% of the issued common shares in JHI. Drilling operations at the first well in the Canje drilling campaign, Bulletwood-1, are ongoing, with completion of the well anticipated around mid to late February. Additional Canje drilling will follow-on in 1H21. EUROPE Aker BP (AKERBP NO): Trading update in Norway – Aker BP produced 223.1 mboe/d in 4Q20. FY20 capex was US$1.3 bn, exploration spend was US$246 mm and abandonment spend was US$178 mm. YE20 net debt was US$3.6 bn. Cairn Energy (CNE LN): Trading update – FY20 net production at Catcher and Kraken was just over 21,000 bbl/d, in line with guidance. FY20 cash capex was US$160 mm. FY21 net production is estimated to be 16,000 – 19,000 bbl/d with capex of US$85 mm (including US$10 mm at Kraken and Catcher). At YE20 Cairn held US$570 mm in cash with no drawn debt. In 2021, Cairn is planning to drill an exploration well on Block 10 in Mexico and there is an optional drilling opportunity for an appraisal well of the Saasken discovery (Cairn 15% WI). In the UK, Cairn will participate in the Shell-operated Jaws exploration well on P2380 (Cairn 50% WI). In Côte d’Ivoire, Cairn has assumed Operatorship (90% WI) in blocks CI-301 and CI-302 from Tullow which has exited both licences. The JV has exited blocks CI-518, CI-519, CI-521 and CI-522 effective end December 2020. ExxonMobil (XOM US): Progress at selling UK assets – Media reports indicated that ExxonMobil has entered exclusive discussions with HitecVision/NEO Energy with regards to the divestment of Central and Norther North Sea assets. Repsol (REP SM): Trading update – 4Q20 production was 628 mboe/d. Norway: Exploration licence award – Norway has awarded 61 licences to 30 companies. Equinor, Aker BP, Lundin Energy, DNO, Neptune Energy, Wintershall DEA, OKEA Energy, Var Energy and Spirit Energy were awarded interests in respectively 17, 10, 19, 10, 6, 16, 4, 10 and 3 licences. Serica Energy (SQZ LN): Operating update in the UK North Sea – Estimated FY20 net production from Serica's interests in Bruce, Keith, Rhum (BKR) and Erskine averaged 23,800 boe/d. With regards to the R3 operations, the removal of the 2005 completion is taking longer than anticipated due largely to the unexpectedly poor condition of the equipment being recovered from the well. As a result, R3 operations are now expected to continue into March 2021. Union Jack Oil (UJO LN): Further acquisition of interests in UK asset – Union Jack Union is acquiring a 15% interest in PEDL253, containing the Biscathorpe project from Humber Oil & Gas, increasing its interest to 45%. The consideration consists of £0.5 mm in cash plus a contingent payment of £0.5 mm. FORMER SOVIET UNION JKX Oil & Gas (JKX LN): Operating update in Ukraine and Russia – FY20 production was 10,238 boe/d including 5,389 boe/d in Russia and the balance in Ukraine. JKX held US$24.5 mm in cash at YE20. IG146 was completed to the Devonian in Ignativske (Ukraine) and encountered 2.6 m of net hydrocarbon bearing thickness. After initially testing of the IG146 well at an oil rate of 497 bbl/dd and a gas rate of ~200 boe/d in November the rate declined and the well is currently producing 35 boe/d. MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA Apex International Energy: Discoveries in Egypt – The SEMZ-1X well discovered Bahariya oil with 17 feet of indicated pay and and tested at a rate of 100 bbl/d. The well will be fracced to maximize flow rate. The SEMZ-11X well encountered 65 feet of oil pay in the Cretaceous sandstones of the Bahariya and Abu Roash G formations. Testing of the Bahariya resulted in a peak rate of 2,100 bbl/d of oil and no water. DNO (DNO NO): Operating update – FY20 WI production was 95,100 boe/d including 17,300 boe/d in Norwar and the balance in Kurdistan. FY20 capex was US$515 mm increasing to US$700 mm in 2021. DNO held US$475 mm in cash at YE20. The KRG has put a plan in place to make payments towards DNO’s arrears (US$259 mm) such that if Brent prices exceed US$50/bbl in any month, the incremental revenue will be shared 50 50 between the KRG and the Tawke license partners. Energean (ENOG LN): Trading update – FY20 pro forma WI production was ~48.3 mboe/d with pro forma capital expenditure (including exploration expenditure) of US$558 mm. FY21 production is expected to be 35.0 40.0 mboe/d with capex of US$515 – 590 mm, Genel Energy (GENL LN): Operating update in Kurdistan – Gross operated production from the Tawke licence averaged 110,300 bbl/d in 2020, about evenly split between the Tawke and Peshkabir fields. FY20 production at Taq Taq was 9,670 bbl/d with a production rate of 8 mbbl/d at YE20. Sarta produced 520 bbl/d. The Sarta-3 well has produced at an average of ~5,500 bbl/d so far in 2021. Production from Sarta-2 is now expected in February. The 2021 appraisal drilling campaign is targeting a material portion of the 250 mmbbl of existing contingent resources, and prospective resources, in Jurassic formations. The Qara Dagh 2 well is expected to be spudded in 1Q21. FY21 WI Production is expected to be slightly above FY20 (31,980 bbl/d) with capex of US$150-200 mm. Genel held US$354 mm in cash (net cash of US$10 mm) at YE20. The KRG has submitted a reconciliation model for repayment of the receivable relating to the US$159 mm in unpaid invoices, whereby for each cent above a monthly dated Brent average of US$50/bbl, 0.5 cent per working interest barrel shall be paid towards monies owed. TransGlobe Energy (TGL LN): Operating update – Production averaged 12.4 mboe/d (including 11,178 boe/d in Egypt) in 4Q20 and 13.5 mboe/d during FY20. At YE20, TransGlobe held >US$30 mm in cash and had no net debt. SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA BW Energy (BWE NO): Equity raise – BWE has raised US$75 mm of new equity priced at NOK27 per share, representing a 9.5% discount to the previous day close. The net proceeds will be used for capital investments in the Dussafu licence in Gabon, development of the Maromba discovery in Brazil, new ventures and for other general corporate purposes. Total (FP FP) and Royal Dutch Shell (RDSA/B LN): Divestments in Nigeria – Oil Mining Lease (OML) 17 in the Eastern Niger Delta, and associated infrastructure, have been sold to TNOG Oil and Gas for a consideration of US$533 mm net to Shell (30% WI) and US$180 mm net to Total (10%). EVENTS TO WATCH NEXT WEEK ________________________________________ 27/01/2021: Tullow Oil (TLW LN) – Trading update 28/01/2021: Lundin Energy (LUNE SS) – 4Q20 results

Companies: AKERBP CNE DNO ENOG XOM GENL GTE JKX KOS PEN TAL PHAR REP RDSA SQZ FP TGL