Forecast and valuation update
Companies: HUR HUT HRCXF
SDX Energy (SDX LN)C; Target price £0.45 per share: Growing the prize, accelerating drilling - Sales in Morocco are now almost back to pre COVID 19 levels (90%). This is important for cash flow. SDX has now mapped additional prospects on the South Disouq license, resulting in gross prospective resources increasing by 139 bcf to 233 bcf. Drilling in Egypt is being accelerated to start in 2Q21 with two initial wells targeting 165 bcf, including the new Hanut prospect with 139 bcf gross prospective resources and a 33% Chance of Success. The volumes targeted by the first part of the programme are 5x larger than what we were previously anticipating (34 bcf). At the end of September, SDX held US$9.2 mm in cash with the majority of the 2020 capex programme having already been incurred. With no debt and expected FY21 cashflow of ~US$30 mm (largely unaffected by oil price movements), this leaves the company with ample liquidity to fund the upcoming drilling programme. Overall, we estimate the prospects the company will target with the drill bit over the next twelve months at £0.38 per share, which represents 2.4x the current share price. The main items are the LMS-2 well test in Morocco (£0.14 per share) and the Hanut well in Egypt (£0.16 per share). This does not include the potential for additional look-alike prospects to LMS-2 to be drilled in 2021. While the company continues to deliver positive updates and the materiality of the upcoming drilling is growing, the shares continue to trade at EV/DACF multiples of only 1.3x in 2020 and 0.5x in 2021. IN OTHER NEWS ________________________________________ AMERICAS Diversified Gas & Oil (DGOC LN): Partnership agreement with Oaktree Capital – Diversified and Oaktree are partnering to jointly pursue US PDP acquisitions with individual transaction valuations over US$250 mm. Oaktree and Diversified will fund equal portions of any acquisitions, however Oaktree will provide Diversified a 5.0% upfront promote of its funded working interest (2.5% incremental) at the time of an acquisition. In addition, upon achieving a 10.0% unlevered IRR on its investment, Oaktree will convey to Diversified 15.0% of its working interest (7.125% incremental). Maha Energy (MAHA-A SS): Production update in Brazil – Sales production for the month of September totalled ~ 3,255 boe/d, During the month of September the dual GTE-4 oil producing well was shut down for 14 days, due to workover operations. Fishing operations to date have been unsuccessful and a more rigorous workover operation is now scheduled during the fourth quarter to restore production from the AG zone. Production from the GTE-4 well (Sergi zone) resumed on the 28th of September. Tartaruga had issues during the month with unreliable power from the local grid – back up generation has been is installed and production is stabilizing. Parex Resources (PXT CN): Buy back and operation update in Colombia – Parex plans to buy back up to a further 10% of its share capital by YE20. 3Q20 production was 44.2 mboe/d and 4Q20 production is expected to be 44-48 mboe/d with US$40-50 mm capex. The company plans to drill the Cayena horizontal exploration well on the Fortuna block and one appraisal well at the Boranda Block. At Block LLA-94, the Grulla well will be re-entered. The company held US$350 mm in cash at the end of September. Phoenix Global Resources (PGR LN): 1H20 results – 1H20 production in Argentina was 4,369 boe/d. At 30 June 2020 the group had cash of US$1.4 mm and total borrowing US$317.7 mm. Proposed changes in Trinidad’s fiscal regime - The government of Trinidad is proposing to lift the threshold for the imposition of the very punitive Supplemental Petroleum Tax (SPT) from US$50/bbl to U$75/bbl. EUROPE Getech (GTC LN): 1H20 results – 1H20 revenue totalled £2.1 mm. The orderbook was £2.9 mm at the end of June. The company held £2.8 in cash at the end of June. Getech is currently negotiating with two potential Energy Transition acquisition targets. Key sectors of focus are mining, geothermal energy and the hydrogen economy. Hurricane Energy (HUR LN): Update in the UK – 3Q20 production averaged 13,600 bbl/d with current production of 14,500 bbl/d. Independent Oil & Gas (IOG LN): No offer to buy Deltic Energy (DELT LN) – Independent will not make an offer to acquire Deltic with two approaches rejected by Deltic. Lundin Energy (LUNE SS): Acquisition of exploration licences in Norway – Lundin is acquiring from Idemitsu interests in a portfolio of licences in the Barents Sea, including a 10% WI in the Wisting oil discovery and a further 15% WI in the Alta oil discovery with an overall 70 mmboe net contingent resources. The proceeds consist of US$125 mm in cash. OMV (OMV AG): 3Q20 update – 3Q20 production was 444 mboe/d. Premier Oil (PMO LN): Merger with Chrysaor – Premier Oil is merging with Chrysaor. The Transaction is expected to result in Premier’s stakeholders owning up to 23% (including 5.45% by Premier’s shareholders) of the combined group. A cash payment of US$1.23 bn will be made to financial creditors of Premier. The transaction provides ~US$0.61 on the dollar cash recovery for existing creditors plus US$0.14 in shares for an overall recovery of 75%. The combined entity had >250 mboe/d at the end of June and 2P reserves of 717 mmboe as YE19. The acquisition of the BP assets by Premier will not go ahead. Repsol (REP SM): 3Q update – 3Q20 production was 615 mboe/d. UK Oil & Gas (UKOG LN): Raising £2.2 mm of new equity – UK Oil & Gas has raised £2.2 mm of new equity priced at 0.16 p per share to fund its share of initial drilling and seismic costs in Turkey. FORMER SOVIET UNION JKX Oil & Gas (JKX LN): Operating update in Russia and Ukraine – 3Q20 WI production was 10,245 boe/d including 4,727 boe/d in Ukraine and 5,519 boe/d. The company held US$18.8 mm net cash at the end of September. SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA Tullow Oil (TLW LN): RBL Redetermination – Tullow’s RBL credit facility has been redetermined with US$1.8 bn of debt capacity. As a result, the Group retains ~US$500 mm liquidity headroom of undrawn facilities. The next redetermination will commence at the end of November and is expected to be completed in January 2020.
Companies: UKOG TLW SDX REP PXT PMO PGR OMV 0GEA LYV JKX HUR GTC DGOC
Hurricane Energy (HUR LN): Water cut at Lancaster increases to 26% | JKX Oil & Gas* (JKX LN): Production increases 4% qoq in the Ukraine | Mosman Oil & Gas* (MSMN LN): Falcon-1 drilling continues apace
Companies: HUR JKX MSMN
Operational update
Companies: Hurricane Energy Plc
Hurricane Energy (HUR LN): Interim results, significant downgrade at Lancaster | Pharos Energy (PHAR LN): Two-year extension granted at TGT field, Vietnam | Nostra Terra Oil and Gas (NTOG LN): Accretive acquisition confirmed, potentially more to come
Companies: HUR PHAR NTOG
PetroTal (PTAL LN)C; Target price £0.40: Important development in Peru – On August 28, 2020, the Government of Peru announced a Supreme Decree approving the financial Gap Closure Plan within a number of provinces in northeast Peru, including Loreto, the area where PetroTal operates the Bretana oil field. The decree provides for a six year financial commitment of approximately US$1.7 bn to the communities. This is important as the decree specifically addresses the local community participation criteria, that have been a recurrent key area of contention for years with some communities in Peru. US$46 mm will be designated for economic development of the localities over the next four months by the Peruvian government. Since the announcement of the Decree, government and municipality representatives have been consulting with the community representatives . After meeting with the Bretana community in the coming days, it is expected that PetroTal will restart oil production shortly thereafter. IN OTHER NEWS ________________________________________ AMERICAS 88 Energy (88E LN/AU): Update in Alaska – The final petrophysical interpretation from the recently drilled Charlie-1 well provides an increase in net pay from 280’ to 398’, with the largest contribution coming from the Lima discoveries in the Seabee Formation. These improvements are despite using higher cut-offs for both reservoir and net pay. Alvopetro (ALV CN): Update in Brazil - In August, total sales were 1,867 boe/d. Total aggregate gross prospective resources identified at the B1 prospect (block 183) and the C1 prospect (block 182) are estimated at 59.4 bcf. Echo Energy (ECHO LN): Operating update in Argentina - Net 2020 production at Santa Cruz Sur over the period 1 January to 7 September was 2,040 boe/d. Exxon Mobil (XOM US): New discovery in Guyana - ExxonMobil has made its 18th discovery at the Redtail-1 well on the Stabroek Block with 70 meters of high-quality oil bearing sandstone. Total (FP FP): Dropping operatorship of Brazilian exploration blocks – Total is resigning from its role of operator for five exploration blocks, located in the Foz do Amazonas Basin. These exploration blocks are referenced as FZA-M-57, FZA-M-86, FZA-M-88, FZA-M-125 and FZA-M-127. Westmount Energy (WTE LN): Increasing stake in JHI Associates - Westmount has purchased 1.55 mm common shares in JHI by way of the issue of 18.3 mm new ordinary shares in Westmount, which will represent approximately 12.7% of Westmount's enlarged issued share capital. JHI holds a 17.5% carried interest in the Canje Block, offshore Guyana, where ExxonMobil is the operator. At the completion of the transaction, Westmount will hold 6.9% in JHI. ASIA PACIFIC Hibiscus Petroleum: Raising ~ US$480 mm to acquire upstream assets – Hibiscus is raising up to US$480 mm from a private placement of convertible redeemable preference shares to acquire oil and gas assets. Jadestone Energy: 1H20 results – 1H20 WI production in Australia was 12,116 bbl/d. Net cash at the end of June was US$78.3 mm. FY20 production guidance has been reduced to 11.0–12.5 mbbl/d from 12.0-14.0 mbbl/d previously, as a result of a slowdown in well interventions. Jadestone reiterated its FY20 capex guidance of US$30 35 mm. A maiden interim dividend of 0.54 US cents/share has been declared, representing a total distribution of US$2.5 mm, in line with the lower end of the FY guidance of US$7.5–12.5 mm, split approximately one-third/two-thirds between interim/final. The company anticipates to be debt free by the end of 1Q21. Most approvals are now in place with regards to the New Zealand acquisition and Jadestone expects final government approvals in 4Q20 post the upcoming general election. In Vietnam, discussions are continuing with the government on the FDP and a future gas sales agreement. EUROPE Hurricane Energy (HUR LN): Reserves downgrade in the UK – 2P reserves have been reduced from 30.7 mmbbl to 9.4 mmbbl (as of 01/09/2020) with 2C contingent resources cut from 486 mmbbl to 58 mmbbl at Lancaster and from 565 mmbbl to 45 mmbbl at Lincoln. Lancaster EPS production for September to December 2020 is expected to average 12,000-14,000 bbl/d. The company held net debt of US$123 mm at the end of June. Reabold Resources (RBD LN) and ADX Energy (ADX AU): Partner not farming in Romania assets? – Tamaska Oil & Gas has decided not to proceed with the farmin transaction relating to the EX-10 Parta Exploration licence in Western Romania held by Danube Petroleum (49% ADX, 51% Reabold). Tamaska does not intend to proceed with the planned acquisition of 3D exploration seismic. Serica Energy (SQZ LN): 1H20 results – 1H20 production in the UK North Sea was 21,600 boe/d. First gas at Columbus continues to be expected by the end of 2021. Serica held £101 mm in cash at the end of June. The Parkmead Group (PMG LN): Licence awards in the UK – Parkmead has been offered 50% WI in Blocks 14/20g & 15/16g situated in the Central North Sea, adjacent to Parkmead's extensive Greater Perth Area. Two further licences have been offered to Parkmead as part of the 32nd Round. Block 14/20c (Parkmead 100%) is located in the Central North Sea and contains extensions to the Lowlander oil field and the Fynn Beauly oil discovery. Block 42/28g (Parkmead 100%) is situated in the Southern North Sea near the Tolmount gas discovery. FORMER SOVIET UNION Cadogan Petroleum (CAD LN): 1H20 results – 1H20 production in Ukraine was 230 bbl/d. The company held US$11.6 mm in cash at the end of June. MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA Chariot Oil & Gas (CHAR LN): Resources update in Morocco – Anchois is now expected to hold 361 bcf of contingent resources (2C) and 690 bcf of prospective resources (P50). Energean (ENOG LN): 1H20 results – 1H20 pro forma production (including Edison E&P) was 52.1 mboe/d, with FY20 production guidance unchanged at 44.5 - 51.5 mboe/d. The acquisition of Edison E&P is expected to be completed during 4Q20. The FY20 pro forma capex guidance has been reduced by US$75-125 mm to US$635 - 705 mm, primarily due to (i) the rescheduling of expected milestone payments under the Karish EPCIC contract; and (ii) expected timing of capital expenditure on Edison E&P in Egypt. Net debt at the end of June was US$597 mm. ShaMaran Petroleum (SNM CN): Receives payment from Kurdistan – ShaMaran has received a net payment of US$6.5 mm from the Kurdistan Regional Government for Atrush oil sales invoice entitlements for the month of July 2020. Tethys Oil (TETY SS): Production update in Oman – WI production in August was 10.8 mbbl/d. Zenith Energy (ZEN LN): Acquisition in Tunisia – Zenith is acquiring a 26% interest in the North Kairouan permit and the Sidi El Kilani Concession, which contains the Sidi El Kilani oilfield for US$0.3 mm. SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA Africa Oil (AOI/SS CN): Extension of Kenya licences – The partners on the 10BB and 13T licences have been given the right to extend the second exploration period until 31 December 2020, with a further extension until 31 Dec 2021. Kosmos Energy (KOS US/ LN): Selling frontier exploration assets for US$100-200 mm – Kosmos is selling interests in blocks offshore São Tomé & Príncipe, Suriname, Namibia, and South Africa to Shell. The consideration consists of an upfront cash payment of ~US$100 mm, plus contingent payments of US$50 mm payable upon each commercial discovery from the first four exploration wells drilled across the assets, capped at US$100 mm in aggregate. Three of the four wells are currently planned for 2021. Tullow Oil (TLW LN): 1H20 results – 1H20 production was 77 mboe/d. Net debt at the end of June was US$3.0 bn. FY20 production guidance has been narrowed from 71-78 mbbl/d to 73-77 mbbl/d following good well performance in Ghana. During 1H20, Jubilee and TEN produced 84,700 bbl/d and 50,900 bbl/d gross respectively. This strong performance is a result of (1) increased gas offtake nominations, (2) permission to temporarily increase flaring, (3) higher than forecast facility uptime of over 95% at both FPSOs and (3) greater reliability and redundancy in the water injection facilities on the Jubilee FPSO. The Ntomme-09 production well came on stream in August and is adding c.5,000 bbl/d gross to TEN oil production. FY20 free cash flow is forecast to break even at the current Brent forward curve. The semi-annual RBL debt capacity redetermination is expected to complete in early October 2020. The next redetermination will be in January 2021. Drilling of the Goliathberg-Voltzberg North well in Block 47, Suriname, is planned for 1Q21.
Companies: 88E AOI ALV ENOG 0R1M HUR JSE KOS PMG PTAL RBD SQZ 0VH4 TPL TTA TLW
Technical review update; H1 2020 results
SDX Energy (SDX LN): H1 2020 results, production reaches record levels | Hurricane Energy (HUR LN): New CEO appointment
Companies: SDX Energy PLC (SDX:LON)Hurricane Energy Plc (HUR:LON)
Hurricane’s technical committee has concluded that there is a reasonable probability that the oil water contact (OWC) in the Lancaster field is shallower than the range of OWCs estimated in the 2017 competent person’s report (CPR) by RPS Energy. As a result, the company believes there is a risk that the estimated reserves for the Lancaster early production system (EPS) and the contingent resources across the West of Shetland portfolio will be materially downgraded. Given the range of outcomes which could emerge from the technical review, and less than a month to the interim results on 11 September 2020, we believe suspending our valuation is a prudent move until there is further clarity on reserves, resources and remedial actions being considered to mitigate potential reserve downgrades.
GeoPark (GRPK US)C; Target price US$20: Cash tax reduction and high impact drilling– The only item of interest in the 2Q20 financials was the fact that GeoPark did not pay any cash tax in 2Q20 (we were carrying a payment of US$40 mm). This explains why the cash balance at the end of June was so much higher than we expected at the time of the 2Q20 operating update in July). This also reflects important positive changes in Colombia. First, US$20-25 mm cash taxes in 2020 have been deferred to 2021 leaving only US$15-20 mm due in 2H20. In addition, Colombia is accelerating the reimbursement of income tax credits. GeoPark has already collected US$15 mm in July that will offset the remaining 2H20 cash tax. Overall in 2020, the company could potentially obtain a total refund of US$25 mm of income tax (out of which US$15 mm is firm and collected in July) plus US$15-20 mm of VAT. The key wells to focus on in 2H20 will be the 1-2 wells to be drilled at CPO-5 (GeoPark WI: 30%). While these wells are expected to increase production, they will also allow the company to start derisking the exploration upside associated with the block. The first well will be a development/appraisal well in Indico where the oil water contact has not been encountered yet. The second well is an exploration well at Aguila targeting the same play concept. The share price continues to trade at ~45% discount to our Core NAV of ~US$19 per share. Overall there could be 350-700 mmboe gross prospective resources across its Llanos blocks (including CPO-5). Our target price of US$20 per share reflects our ReNAV and attributes only ~US$1 per share to exploration. It represents over 100% upside to the current levels. IN OTHER NEWS ________________________________________ AMERICAS Frontera Energy (FEC CN): 2Q20 results | Gran Tierra (GTE LN/US/CN): 2Q20 results | i3 Energy (I3E LN): Acquisition of Canadian assets and £30 mm funding | Maha Energy (MAHA-A SS): Production update in Brazil | Parex Resources (PXT CN): 2Q20 results ASIA PACIFIC Pharos Energy (PHAR LN): Licence extension in Vietnam and RBL confirmation EUROPE bp (BP LN): 2Q20 results and change of strategy | Hurricane Energy (HUR LN): Technical update in the UK | Neptune Energy: Discovery in Norway | Spirit Energy: Dry hole in Norway MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA Genel Energy (GENL LN): 1H20 results SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA Kosmos Energy (KOS US/LN): 2Q20 results | San Leon Energy (SLE LN): Acquires 10% Interest In new Nigerian oil export system | Vaalco Energy (EGY LN/US): 2Q20 results EVENTS TO WATCH NEXT WEEK ________________________________________ 10/08/2020: Diversified Gas & Oil (DGOC LN) – 2Q20 results 11/08/2020: JKX Oil & Gas (JKX LN) – 2Q20 results 13/08/2020: Africa oil (AOI CN/SS) – 2Q20 results
Companies: BP/ FEC GENL 0MDP I3E PXT PHAR HUR KOS 0GEA EGY
Hurricane Energy (HUR LN): Material resource downgrade expected at Lancaster | Genel Energy (GENL LN): 1H20 results underline Genel’s financial flexibility
Companies: Hurricane Energy Plc (HUR:LON)Genel Energy PLC (GENL:LON)
Technical review and operational update
Companies: JSE HUR RDSA
PetroTal (PTAL LN)C; Target price £0.45: Production at Bretana restarts – In anticipation of the re-opening of the ONP, Bretana oil production recommenced on July 15, 2020 and achieved over 12,000 bbl/d when all seven wells were online. Oil deliveries have also already commenced to the Iquitos refinery and approximately 40,000 bbl are expected be delivered during July 2020. Oil is being barged to the Saramuro Pump Station and will be delivered into the ONP immediately after it reopens , now expected in early August 2020. To manage the company’s inventory and barge storage capacity, Bretana production has been reduced to approximately 8,000 bbl/d pending the restart of the pipeline. While the share price has already increased 30% over the last three weeks, we continue to see PetroTal as a value and growth stock. The company’s value based on its 2P reserves only (2P NAV of £0.28 per share) represents 2x the current share price and our Core NAV is 3x current levels. Assuming production of ~12 mbbl/d in 2021 (i.e. the level achieved when the field was restarted) PetroTal’s share price implies EV/DACF multiples of 1.7x in 2021 and 0.2x in 2022. On a production/capex low case, we estimate that PetroTal generates aggregate Free Cash Flow over 2021-2022 equal to the company’s market cap. IN OTHER NEWS ________________________________________ AMERICAS ExxonMobil (XOM US): Further volumes discovered in Guayana | Karoon Energy: Softening terms for acquisition of Brazilian asset | President Energy (PPC LN): Operational update in Argentina | Total (FP FP): Significant discovery in Suriname ASIA PACIFIC Jadestone Energy (JSE LN): 2Q20 update | Repsol (REP SM): Compensation in Vietnam | ENI (ENI IM): Large volume confirmed in Vietnam EUROPE ADX Energy (ADX AU): Operational update in Austria and Romania | ENI (ENI IM): 2Q20 results, lower capex | EnQuest (ENQ LN): UK Acquisition | Equinor (EQNR NO): Dry hole in Norway | Hurricane Energy (HUR LN): Operational update in the UK | Lundin Energy (LUNE SS): 2Q20 results | OMV (OMV AG): 2Q20 results/dividend reduction/Volumes discovered at Hades (Norway) reduced | Royal Dutch Shell (RDSA/B LN): 2Q20 results | Total (FP FP): 2Q20 results, Dividend distributions maintained | Zenith Energy (ZEN LN): Acquisition of Italian assets terminated FORMER SOVIET UNION Enwell Energy (ENW LN): Negative licence update | Nostrum Oil & Gas (NOG LN): 1H20 trading update in Kazakhstan MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA BP (BP LN), ENI (ENI IM), Total (FP FP): Discovery in Egypt | DNO (DNO NO): 2Q20 results | ShaMaran Petroleum (SNM CN), Gulf Keystone Petroleum (GKP LN) and Genel Energy (GENL LN): Payment in Kurdistan | Sound Energy (SOU LN)C: Raising up to £4.5 mm of new equity SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA Angola lowering tax | Cairn Energy (CNE LN): Divesting Senegal and returning cash to shareholders | Total (FP FP): Divesting mature assets in Gabon | Savannah Energy (SAVE LN): FY20 results and update in Nigeria | Seplat Petroleum (SEPL LN): 1H20 results | Tullow Oil (TLW LN): 1H20 update | Victoria Oil & Gas (VOG LN): 2Q20 update in Cameroon EVENTS TO WATCH NEXT WEEK ________________________________________ 04/08/2020: BP (BP LN) – 2Q20 results 04/08/2020: GeoPark (GPRK US) – 2Q20 results 04/08/2020: Gran Tierra Energy (GTE LN/CN) – 2Q20 results 05/08/2020: Parex Resources (PXT CN) – 2Q20 results 07/08/2020: Frontera Energy (FEC CN) – 2Q20 results
Companies: 0R1M KAR BP/ CNE NK1A ENI ENQ DNQ GENL HUR JSE LYV NOG OMV PTAL REP RDSA SAVE SEPL SOU TTA TLW VOG
Hurricane Energy (HUR LN): Welcome boost to production base | President Energy (PPC LN): President confirms oil exports
Companies: Hurricane Energy Plc (HUR:LON)President Energy PLC (PPC:LON)
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Parkmead’s portfolio has evolved to the point where it is now a full-cycle E&P company with a low-cost Dutch production base and a broad spectrum of high-quality UK growth opportunities, encompassing material development projects and an attractive range of risk/reward exploration. Recently, it has diversified into renewables, future proofing its equity story and opening up a new ‘investor-friendly’ avenue of growth. A core strength of this management team is its commercial acumen and portfolio-driven approach to optimising value. Parkmead has been in portfolio construction mode to date but is now well positioned to start crystallising its intrinsic value. We initiate with a risked-NAV based price target of 155p/sh. Investors would do well to get on-board with a management team that has a strong track record of delivering shareholder value.
Companies: Parkmead Group PLC
Edison Investment Research is terminating coverage on Diversified Gas & Oil (DGOC), Vermilion Energy (VET) and Circle Property (CRC). Please note you should no longer rely on any previous research or estimates for these companies. All forecasts should now be considered redundant.
Companies: Diversified Gas & Oil PLC
Savannah’s acquisition of a key strategic Nigerian gas asset with strong growth potential has been ignored by the market. Its significant exploration success in Niger has also gone unrewarded. Delivery of the strong free cash flow potential these assets offer will re-rate the shares, which are materially undervalued. Management’s tenacity in getting the Seven Energy acquisition across the line alongside the impressive early progress with the acquired assets should give investors confidence. We initiate with a Buy rating and risked-NAV based price target of 49p/sh.
Companies: Savannah Energy Plc
EQTEC has announced today that the Company and Scott Bros. Enterprises Limited have agreed to extend the exclusivity period of the Billingham MOU until 18 December 2020. The Billingham MOU has been subject to previous extensions, as announced on 23 October 2019, 23 June 2020 and 18 September 2020.
Companies: EQTEC PLC (KEU1:FRA)EQTEC PLC (EQT:LON)
Panoro Energy (PEN NO)c; Target price of NOK23.00: Revisiting Gabon - BW Energy provided an update on Dussafu with FY20 production guidance expectation marginally below previous guidance (14.25 mbbl/d versus 15 16 mbbl/d) due to COVID-19 restrictions and OPEC+ quotas. This results in FY20 opex expected to be US$19/bbl which is slightly above the previous guidance of US$17-18/bbl. The drilling of DTM-7H, and the tie-in of DTM-6H and -7H, has been deferred to mid-2021 with first oil expected in 3Q21 and our estimate of the timing of the field production ramp-up has been delayed by one quarter. BWE continues to expect production from the Dussafu area to reach >30 mbbl/d in 2023 and ~40 mbbl/d in 2024. The Hibiscus development is expected to offer 15% IRR at
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Salt Lake Potash's AGM update reported that the Lake Way project is now 74% complete. Construction of the process plant is on-schedule with practical completion and first SOP production planned for Q1/21. Drawdown of the Senior Facility Agreement funds and repayment of the Taurus bridge loan is expected soon.
Companies: Salt Lake Potash Limited
• In an Important development, PetroTal has signed a contract with an international oil trader for a pilot shipment to export 0.12 mmbbl into the Atlantic region using the Amazon river through Brazil. The shipment will be sold FOB Bretana, priced at the forward month Brent ICE price, and paid within two weeks of loading at Bretana. There are no subsequent oil price adjustments. • At November 19, 2020, PetroTal had cash resources of US$9.8 mm, with accounts payable and accrued liabilities of ~US$39 mm, a reduction of ~US$11 mm from the end of 2Q20. The company has been paid US$5.5 mm for delivery of 0.192 mm bbl of oil to Petroperu in October. Production is constrained to ~5,000 bbl/d pending the reopening of the export pipeline. • We understand that the pilot should start in December. This would not only provide ~US$5 mm in cash to PetroTal but also allow production to return to recent levels (11.5 mbbl/d), effectively unlocking the fundamental value of the asset. Balance sheet considerations The potential financial derivative liability has been reduced from US$22.5 mm at the end of June to US$17 mm at the end of September. Of the US$39 mm current payables 46% are not due before 2021 and we note that the company still holds US$13 mm in account receivables and US$4.7 mm in inventory. Financials on “a back to normal” scenario with flat production We are now assuming production remains constrained at 5 mbbl/d over 4Q20 with minimum capex with cashflow and receivables being used to repay the due payables over the period. On production of just ~11.5 mbbl/d during 2021, we estimate operating cashflow of US$85 mm at US$48/bbl Brent. This would result in free cashflow of >US$40 mm assuming capex of US$20 mm to maintain production and US$20 mm to repay the remaining payables. This compares with a current market cap of just US$75 mm, suggesting FY21 free cashflow would represent over 50% of the current market cap in a no growth scenario assuming production can be exported. Our target price of £0.45 per share represents 6x the current share price.
Companies: PetroTal Corp.
88 Energy has raised A$10m (before expenses) at a price of A$0.006 (0.33p) to fund the ongoing evaluation of the Company's portfolio and to enable it to identify and exploit new opportunities on the Alaskan North Slope. The net proceeds will fund 88E's share of any potential costs associated with the drilling of the Harrier and Merlin prospects at Project Peregrine, scheduled to commence in Q1/21. Harrier and Merlin are on trend and south of the ConocoPhillips Harpoon and Willow discoveries, and are estimated to contain >1bn boe of gross unrisked net prospective resources. Lying at a depth of 5,000ft, both prospects can be drilled at a gross cost of cUS$15m, providing shareholders with access to a huge potential resource at a relatively low cost. Following strong industry interest, a preferred bidder has been selected, with 88 Energy looking to conclude the farm-out of Project Peregrine in the next few weeks. Following yesterday's placing, we value the Merlin and Harrier prospects at 0.5p/share (risked) in aggregate, increasing to 8.0p/share unrisked. We update our target price to 2.3p (a 597% premium to the placing price and reiterate our BUY recommendation).
Companies: 88 Energy Limited
Central Asia Metals (CAML LN) following a successful ramp up at Sasa, progress in the environmental clean up and confirmation of the remedial costs in line with the previously guided US$1.5m the company has declared an interim dividend of 6p/sh. This will be paid on 11 December 2020 with a record date of 20 November 2020.
Companies: Central Asia Metals Plc
Oil rose to the highest in nearly three months with positive Covid-19 vaccine developments paving the way for a more sustained recovery in oil demand. Futures rose 5% in New York this week for a third straight weekly gain as Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE requested emergency authorisation of their Covid vaccine Friday. Moderna Inc also released positive interim results from a final-stage trial and said it is close to seeking emergency authorisation. Still, further gains were limited by broader market declines amid a dispute between the White House and the Federal Reserve over emergency lending programmes. Even with vaccines on the horizon, a recovery in oil demand faces obstacles with governments under pressure to tighten restrictions and curb the spread of the virus. UK Prime Minister, Boris Johnson's officials are considering tougher pandemic rules placed on broader regions of England next month after a national lockdown is set to end and the country returns to its tiered system. Meanwhile, the shift toward working from home may have a lasting chill on gasoline demand, according to Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City President Esther George. The recent climb in headline prices has been accompanied by significant moves in timespreads, where traders bet on the price of oil in different months. The spread between West Texas Intermediate for December 2021 delivery and the following month moved to backwardation, while the closely watched gap between December 2021 and 2022 WTI contracts is close to also flipping. Prices: West Texas Intermediate for December delivery, which expired Friday, rose 41 cents to settle at $42.15 a barrel. The January contract rose 52 cents to end the session at $42.42 a barrel. Brent for January settlement gained 76 cents to $44.96 a barrel. The contract rose 5.1% this week. Pfizer and BioNTech's vaccine could be the first to be cleared for use, but first it must undergo a thorough vetting. The filing could enable its use by the middle to the end of December, the companies said in a statement. Yet, it could take at least three weeks for a US Food and Drug Administration decision.
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Trifast has reported FY21 interim results that highlight the tough operating conditions with material falls in revenue, and operating leverage driving sharp reductions in profitability. The c.£16m equity raise helped to cushion the financial impact and the ongoing recovery exiting the first half provides some optimism for the Group heading in to FY22. We reinstate our buy recommendation.
Companies: Trifast plc (TRI:LON)Trifast plc (25D:BER)
Hargreaves’ AGM statement confirms a positive start to FY21, building on the resilient FY20 performance. Trading is in line with expectations, the Industrial Services business has won a number of new contracts, and Hargreaves Land is said to be close to announcing the completion of its first plot sale at Blindwells. In our view, the shares are yet to reflect the earnings growth forecast for the next three years or the prospect of a 20p total dividend, which is expected to be paid first in FY22 as previously restricted HRMS profits are distributed. A further update on trading will be provided in early December, ahead of interims at the end of January.
Companies: Hargreaves Services plc
Jubilee today releases its audited annual accounts for the year ending June 30 2020. As expected, the results show the real progress made through the year. Production up, revenues up (132% to £54.8), Operating profit up (226% to £15.9m and EPS up (96% to 0.94/sh). We have seen solid progress on the expansion in the chrome and PGM projects in South Africa and consolidation of ownership of the projects against a background of Covid – which Jubilee successfully navigated. The year also saw robust plans for expansion in Zambia at the Sable Refinery in Kabwe. Security of supply has been achieved by three transactions which tie up dump resources all set to feed into the (to be) expanded Sable Refinery and making Jubilee a producer of scale in Zambia. We see fair value in Jubilee at 12p and present our first forecasts for the company (FY2021E).
Companies: Jubilee Metals Group PLC
Pan African Resources (PAF) has announced that it is to acquire 100% of Mogale Gold and Mintails SA Soweto Cluster from Mintails’ liquidator for ZAR50.0m (US$3.2m). Combined, the two assets host a mineral resource of 243Mt (in tailings), containing 2.36Moz gold. As such, consideration equates to US$1.31 per oz of contained gold cf an average valuation of US$9.88/oz for London-listed pre-production gold assets (see Gold stars and black holes, published in January 2019). Closure of the deal is subject to the usual due diligence, including the evaluation the assets’ amenability to retreatment.
Companies: Pan African Resources PLC
Union Jack’s latest drilling update of the West Newton B-1 well (WNB-1) outlines that the Kirkham Abbey formation is hydrocarbon bearing which supports pre-drill expectations and previous drilling results from the A-1 and A-2 wells. The secondary target (the Cadeby formation) was always deemed to be much higher risk and therefore we had not previously valued this interval, therefore today’s update has no impact on the material base case resource estimates at West Newton (146MMBbl oil, 211Bcf gas). The JV partners continue drilling activities with a side-track of WNB-1 to further appraise the Kirkham Abbey which we fully expect to yield positive results given significant de-risking achieved to date. As such, we retain our STRONG BUY stance and 0.82p/share TP.
Companies: Union Jack Oil Plc
