Earnings Release • May 23, 2024
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23 May 2024
| ABOUT PANORO 3 | |
|---|---|
| HIGHLIGHTS, EVENTS AND UPDATES 3 | |
| First Quarter 2024 Corporate and Financial Update 3 | |
| FINANCIAL INFORMATION 6 | |
| Condensed Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income 6 | |
| Condensed Consolidated Statement of Financial Position 8 | |
| Condensed Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity 9 | |
| Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cashflows 10 | |
| Segment information 11 | |
| Notes 12 | |
| OTHER INFORMATION 14 | |
| Glossary and definitions 14 | |
| Disclaimer 14 |
Panoro Energy ASA is an independent exploration and production company based in London and listed on the main board of the Oslo Stock Exchange with the ticker PEN. Panoro holds production, exploration and development assets in Africa, namely interests in Block-G, Block S and Block EG-01 offshore Equatorial Guinea, the Dussafu Marin License offshore southern Gabon, the TPS operated assets, Sfax Offshore Exploration Permit and Ras El Besh Concession, offshore Tunisia, and onshore Technical Co-operation Permit 218 in South Africa.
Equatorial Guinea – Block G (Panoro 14.25%)
Gabon – Dussafu Marin Permit (Panoro 17.5%)
Exploration and Appraisal Activities
› The Bourdon Prospect is located in a water depth of 115 metres approximately 7 kilometres to the southeast of the BW Mabomo production facility and 14 kilometres west of the BW Adolo FPSO. The Prospect has an estimated mid-case potential of 83 million barrels in place and 29 million barrels recoverable in the Gamba and Dentale formations. The partner's intention is to drill the well during the current Gabon drilling campaign, providing that planned production activities on the block are concluded within time expectations
› Application for an Exploration Right covering part of TCP 218 located onshore in Free State, South Africa, is currently in progress
The financial information set out below is intended as a high level update of the results and financial position of Panoro. This information is unaudited and has been prepared using the same accounting policies and principles applied to preparation of the Group's 2023 Annual report.
| Q1 | Q4 | Q1 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2023 | 2023 | |
| Amounts in USD 000 | (Unaudited) | (Unaudited) | (Unaudited) |
| Total revenues | 68,935 | 55,219 | 60,673 |
| Operating expenses | (23,077) | (32,233) | (12,062) |
| Inventory movements * | (3,623) | 10,962 | (13,008) |
| Non-recurring items | (289) | (244) | 2,987 |
| General and administrative costs | (3,291) | (2,307) | (3,025) |
| EBITDA | 38,655 | 31,397 | 35,565 |
| Depreciation, depletion and amortisation | (13,230) | (13,425) | (6,314) |
| Other non-operating items | (434) | (501) | (439) |
| EBIT - Operating income/(loss) | 24,991 | 17,471 | 28,812 |
| Financial costs net of income | (4,009) | (4,301) | (4,336) |
| Profit/(loss) before tax | 20,982 | 13,170 | 24,476 |
| Income tax expense | (8,924) | (8,628) | (10,106) |
| Net profit/(loss) for the period | 12,058 | 4,542 | 14,370 |
| Other comprehensive income | - | - | - |
| Total comprehensive income/(loss) for the period (net of tax) |
12,058 | 4,542 | 14,370 |
| NET INCOME /(LOSS) FOR THE PERIOD ATTRIBUTABLE TO: | |||
| Equity holders of the parent | 12,058 | 4,542 | 14,370 |
| TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME / (LOSS) FOR THE PERIOD ATTRIBUTABLE TO: |
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| Equity holders of the parent | 12,058 | 4,542 | 14,370 |
| EARNINGS PER SHARE | |||
| Basic and diluted EPS on profit/(loss) for the period attributable to equity holders of the parent (USD) - Total |
0.10 | 0.04 | 0.13 |
| Basic and diluted EPS on profit/(loss) for the period attributable to equity holders of the parent (USD) - Continuing operations |
0.10 | 0.04 | 0.13 |
* Crude oil inventory and over/underlift movements form part of cost of sales and are valued using a cost per barrel that includes operating costs and depreciation, resulting in negative cost of sales during periods of limited or no liftings.
Underlying Operating Profit/(Loss) before tax is considered by the Group to be a useful non-GAAP financial measure to help understand underlying operational performance. The foregoing analysis has also been performed including, on an adjusted basis, the Underlying Operating Profit/(Loss) before tax from continuing operations of the Group. A reconciliation with adjustments to arrive at the Underlying Operating Profit/(Loss) before tax from continuing operations is included in the table below:
| Q1 | Q4 | Q1 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2023 | 2023 | |
| Amounts in USD 000 | (Unaudited) | (Unaudited) | (Unaudited) |
| Net income/(loss) before tax - continuing operations | 20,982 | 13,170 | 24,476 |
| Share based payments | 434 | 501 | 413 |
| Non-recurring items | 289 | 244 | 9 |
| Loss/(gain) on investment | - | - | 26 |
| Unrealised (gain)/loss on commodity hedges | - | - | 133 |
| Underlying operating profit/(loss) before tax | 21,705 | 13,915 | 25,057 |
Underlying Operating Profit/(Loss) before tax is a supplemental non-GAAP financial measures used by management and external users of the Company's consolidated financial statements, such as industry analysts, investors, lenders and rating agencies. The Company defines Underlying Operating Profit/(loss) before tax as Net income (loss) from continuing operations before tax adjusted for (i) Share based payment charges, (ii) unrealised (gain) loss on commodity hedges, (iii) (gain) loss on sale of oil and gas properties, (iv) impairments write-off's and reversals, and (v) similar other material items which management believes affect the comparability of operating results. We believe that Underlying Operating Profit/(Loss) before tax and other similar measures are useful to investors because they are frequently used by securities analysts, investors and other interested parties in the evaluation of companies in the oil and gas sector and will provide investors with a useful tool for assessing the comparability between periods, among securities analysts, as well as company by company. Because EBITDA and Underlying Operating Profit/(Loss) before tax excludes so me, but not all, items that affect net income, these measures as presented by us may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies.
| As at 31 March 2024 |
As at 31 December 2023 |
|
|---|---|---|
| Amounts in USD 000 | (Unaudited) | (Audited) |
| Tangible and intangible assets | 516,721 | 502,532 |
| Other non-current assets | 143 | 143 |
| Total Non-current assets | 516,864 | 502,675 |
| Inventories, trade and other receivables | 100,617 | 85,349 |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 22,437 | 27,821 |
| Total current assets | 123,054 | 113,170 |
| Total Assets | 639,918 | 615,845 |
| Total Equity | 243,840 | 236,037 |
| Decommissioning liability | 130,780 | 129,111 |
| Loans and borrowings | 60,584 | 43,418 |
| Other non-current liabilities | 15,784 | 15,679 |
| Deferred tax liabilities | 71,616 | 72,883 |
| Total Non-current liabilities | 278,764 | 261,091 |
| Loans and borrowings - current portion | 18,234 | 26,071 |
| Oil revenue advances | 17,900 | 23,780 |
| Trade and other current liabilities | 44,911 | 34,485 |
| Current and deferred taxes | 36,269 | 34,381 |
| Total Current liabilities | 117,314 | 118,717 |
| Total Liabilities | 396,078 | 379,808 |
| Total Equity and Liabilities | 639,918 | 615,845 |
Attributable to equity holders of the parent
| For the three months ended 31 March 2024 Amounts in USD 000 |
Issued capital |
Share premium |
Additional paid-in capital |
Retained earnings |
Other reserves |
Currency translation reserve |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At 1 January 2024 (Audited) | 738 | 433,969 | 122,038 | (277,300) | (37,647) | (5,761) | 236,037 |
| Net income/(loss) for the period - continuing operations |
- | - | - | 12,058 | - | - | 12,058 |
| Other comprehensive income/(loss) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total comprehensive income/(loss) | - | - | - | 12,058 | - | - | 12,058 |
| Employee share options charge | - | - | 434 | - | - | - | 434 |
| Distributions to shareholders | - | (4,689) | - | - | - | - | (4,689) |
| At 31 March 2024 (Unaudited) | 738 | 429,280 | 122,472 | (265,242) | (37,647) | (5,761) | 243,840 |
| For the three months ended 31 December 2023 Amounts in U3D 000 |
Issued capital |
Share premium |
Additional paid-in capital |
Retained earnings |
Other reserves |
Currency translation reserve |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At 30 September 2023 (Unaudited) | 738 | 437,613 | 121,539 | (281,842) | (37,647) | (5,761) | 234,640 |
| Net income/(loss) for the period - continuing operations |
- | - | - | 4,542 | - | - | 4,542 |
| Other comprehensive income/(loss) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total comprehensive income/(loss) | - | - | - | 4,542 | - | - | 4,542 |
| Employee share options charge | - | - | 499 | - | - | - | 499 |
| Distributions to shareholders | - | (3,644) | - | - | - | - | (3,644) |
| At 31 December 2023 (Audited) | 738 | 433,969 | 122,038 | (277,300) | (37,647) | (5,761) | 236,037 |
| For the three months ended 31 March 2023 Amounts in U3D 000 |
Issued capital |
Share premium |
Additional paid-in capital |
Retained earnings |
Other reserves |
Currency translation reserve |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At 1 January 2023 (Audited) | 723 | 428,503 | 121,834 | (301,149) | (37,647) | (5,761) | 206,503 |
| Net income/(loss) for the period - continuing operations |
- | - | - | 14,370 | - | - | 14,370 |
| Other comprehensive income/(loss) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total comprehensive income/(loss) | - | - | - | 14,370 | - | - | 14,370 |
| Employee share options charge | - | - | 414 | - | - | - | 414 |
| Distributions to shareholders | - | - | - | (2,923) | - | - | (2,923) |
| At 31 March 2023 (Unaudited) | 723 | 428,503 | 122,248 | (289,702) | (37,647) | (5,761) | 218,364 |
| Q1 2024 |
Q4 2023 |
Q1 2023 |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Cash inflows / (outflows) (USD 000) | (Unaudited) | (Unaudited) | (Unaudited) |
| Net (loss)/income for the period before tax | 20,982 | 13,170 | 24,476 |
| ADJUSTED FOR: | |||
| Depreciation | 13,230 | 13,425 | 6,314 |
| Increase/(decrease) in working capital | (5,410) | (2,314) | 9,234 |
| State share of profit oil | (4,065) | (3,735) | - |
| Taxes paid | (4,238) | (28,860) | (3,224) |
| Net finance costs and losses/(gains) on commodity hedges | 3,943 | 4,223 | 4,346 |
| Other non-cash items | 442 | 570 | 414 |
| Net cash (out)/inflow from operations | 24,884 | (3,521) | 41,560 |
| CASH FLOW FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES | |||
| Investment in exploration, production and other assets | (27,261) | (20,012) | (14,056) |
| Net cash (out)/inflow from investing activities | (27,261) | (20,012) | (14,056) |
| CASH FLOW FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES | |||
| Proceeds from loans and borrowings (net of upfront and arrangement costs) | 10,000 | (18) | - |
| Oil revenue advances | (5,880) | 10,280 | - |
| Repayment of non-recourse loan | - | - | (653) |
| Repayment of Senior Secured loans | - | - | (12,240) |
| Realised gain/(loss) on commodity hedges | - | 91 | (208) |
| Borrowing costs, including bank charges | (2,379) | (2,296) | (2,578) |
| Lease liability payments | (59) | (59) | (55) |
| Distributions to shareholders | (4,689) | (3,644) | (2,923) |
| Net cash (out)/inflow from financing activities | (3,007) | 4,354 | (18,657) |
| Change in cash and cash equivalents during the period | (5,384) | (19,179) | 8,847 |
| Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period | 27,821 | 47,000 | 32,670 |
| Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period | 22,437 | 27,821 | 41,517 |
| Segment information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2024 |
Q4 2023 |
Q1 2023 |
|
| All amounts in USD 000 unless otherwise stated | (Unaudited) | (Unaudited) | (Unaudited) |
| OPERATING SEGMENTS - GROUP NET SALES Net average daily production - Block G (bopd) |
3,481 | 3,535 | 3,871 |
| Net average daily production - Dussafu (bopd) | 4,347 | 3,944 | 1,282 |
| Net average daily production - TPS assets (bopd) | 1,777 | 1,932 | 1,164 |
| Total Group Net average daily production (bopd) | 9,605 | 9,411 | 6,317 |
| Oil sales (bbls) - Net to Panoro - Block G, Equatorial Guinea | - | - | 659,812 |
| Oil sales (bbls) - Net to Panoro - Dussafu, Gabon | 608,652 | 380,405 | - |
| Oil sales (bbls) - Net to Panoro - TPS assets, Tunisia | 190,747 | 221,833 | 123,108 |
| Total Group Net Sales (bbls) - continuing operations | 799,399 | 602,238 | 782,920 |
| OPERATING SEGMENT - WEST AFRICA - EQUATORIAL GUINEA | |||
| EBITDA | 4,497 | 16 | 31,314 |
| Depreciation and amortisation | 4,789 | 3,836 | 3,777 |
| Segment assets | 260,282 | 243,174 | 248,259 |
| OPERATING SEGMENT - WEST AFRICA - GABON | |||
| EBITDA | 29,150 | 21,090 | 919 |
| Depreciation and amortisation | 6,257 | 7,799 | 1,508 |
| Segment assets | 260,049 | 261,148 | 229,855 |
| OPERATING SEGMENT - NORTH AFRICA - TUNISIA | |||
| EBITDA | 8,245 | 11,517 | 5,472 |
| Depreciation and amortisation | 2,137 | 1,741 | 950 |
| Segment assets | 111,264 | 103,386 | 61,157 |
| OPERATING SEGMENT - SOUTH AFRICA | |||
| EBITDA | (4) | (244) | (187) |
| Segment assets | 151 | 151 | 13 |
| CORPORATE | |||
| EBITDA | (3,233) | (982) | (1,953) |
| Depreciation and amortisation | 48 | 49 | 79 |
| Segment assets | 8,172 | 7,986 | 7,567 |
| TOTAL - CONTINUING OPERATIONS | |||
| EBITDA | 38,655 | 31,397 | 35,565 |
| Depreciation and amortisation | 13,231 | 13,425 | 6,314 |
| Segment assets | 639,918 | 615,845 | 546,851 |
The purpose of the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements contained herein is to provide a high level update on Panoro activities, does not constitute an interim financial report under IAS 34 and should be read in conjunction with the financial information and the risk factors contained in the Company's 202 3 Annual Report, available on the Company's website www.panoroenergy.com.
The condensed consolidated financial statements are presented in US Dollars and all values are rounded to the nearest thousand dollars (USD 000), except when otherwise stated.
Panoro held a 60% investment interest in Sfax Petroleum Corporation AS ("Sfax Corp") up to 24 April 2023 (the "Transaction Date") at which time the remaining 40% interest was acquired from Beender Petroleum Tunisia Limited and Sfax Corp became a wholly owned subsidiary (the "Transaction"). Up to the Transaction Date, 60% of all account balances and transactions of the Tunisian operations have been included on a line by line basis in Panoro's financial statements by proportionally consolidating the results and balances of Sfax Corp and its subsidiaries . The additional 40% interest acquired was measured and accounted for at fair value and 100% of transactions and balances of Sfax Corp and its subsidiaries are consolidated after the Transaction Date. Detailed business combination disclosure of the Transaction was published in note 14 to the Annual Report.
The accounting policies adopted in preparation of these condensed consolidated financial statements are consistent with those followed in the preparation of the Group's 2023 Annual Report.
The Group's activities expose it to a number of risks and uncertainties, which are consistent with those outlined in the Group's 2023 Annual Report.
Current and non-current portion of the outstanding balance of the Trafigura Senior Secured Reserve Based Lending facility as of the date of the statement of financial position is as follows:
| 31 March 2024 | 31 December 2023 | 31 March 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amounts in USD 000 | (Unaudited) | (Audited) | (Unaudited) |
| Borrowing Base Loan facility - Non-current | 62,198 | 44,033 | 48,800 |
| Borrowing Base Loan facility - Current | 18,430 | 26,420 | 19,600 |
| Total Senior Loan facility | 80,628 | 70,453 | 68,400 |
| Borrowing Base Unamortised borrowing costs - Non-current | (1,614) | (615) | (642) |
| Borrowing Base Unamortised borrowing costs - Current | (196) | (349) | (710) |
| Total Unamortised borrowing costs | (1,810) | (964) | (1,352) |
| Total Senior Loan facility | 78,818 | 69,489 | 67,048 |
The Company successfully concluded a redetermination of its Reserve Based Loan ("RBL") facility during the quarter, resulting in an increase to borrowing headroom and extension of facility duration. As a result, the Company made a USD 10 million drawdown and re-sculpted the RBL maturity profile. Commercial terms of the RBL facility are unchanged while the final maturity date has been extended by 24 months to end Q1 2028.
Interest on this loan is charged and paid quarterly at USD 3-month SOFR plus 7.5% on the balance outstanding, with principal repayments due each six months. Un-amortised borrowing costs include structuring fees and directly attributable third-party costs. During the current quarter, these costs are expensed using an effective interest rate of 12.61% per annum over the remaining term of the facility.
In April 2024, the operator of the Dussafu Marin Permit offshore Gabon executed a Sale and Lease Back agreement with Minsheng Financial Leasing Co for the BW MaBoMo production facility. The Company received net sales proceeds of approximately USD 26 million with USD 10 million of the sales proceeds to be used to reduce amounts owed under the RBL facility.
| Bbl | One barrel of oil, equal to 42 US gallons or 159 liters |
|---|---|
| Bopd | Barrels of oil per day |
| Kbopd | Thousands of barrels of oil per day |
| Bcf | Billion cubic feet |
| Bm3 | Billion cubic meter |
| BOE | Barrel of oil equivalent |
| Btu | British Thermal Units, the energy content needed to heat one pint of water by one degree Fahrenheit |
| IP | Initial production |
| Mcf | Thousand cubic feet |
| MMcf | Million cubic feet |
| MMbbl | Million barrels of oil |
| MMboe | Million barrels of oil equivalents |
| MMBtu | Million British thermal units |
| MMm3 | Million cubic meters |
| Tcf | Trillion cubic feet |
| EBITDA | Earnings before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortisation |
| EBIT | Earnings before Interest and Taxes |
| TVDSS | True Vertical Depth Subsea |
This report does not constitute an offer to buy or sell shares or other financial instruments of Panoro Energy ASA ("Company"). This report contains certain statements that are, or may be deemed to be, "forward-looking statements", which include all statements other than statements of historical fact. Forward-looking statements involve making certain assumptions based on the Company's experience and perception of historical trends, current conditions, expected future developments and other factors that we believe are appropriate under the circumstances. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, actual events or results may differ materially from those projected or implied in such forward-looking statements due to known or unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors. These risks and uncertainties include, among others, uncertainties in the exploration for and development and production of oil and gas, uncertainties inherent in estimating oil and gas reserv es and projecting future rates of production, uncertainties as to the amount and timing of future capital expenditures, unpredictable changes in general economic conditions, volatility of oil and gas prices, competitive risks, counter-party risks including partner funding, regulatory changes including country risks where the Group's assets are located and other risks and uncertainties discussed in the Company's periodic reports. Forward-looking statements are often identified by the words "believe", "budget", "potential", "expect", "anticipate", "intend", "plan" and other similar terms and phrases. We caution you not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this report, and we undertake no obligation to update or revise any of this information.

For further information, please contact:
Panoro Energy ASA/ Panoro Energy Limited [email protected] Tel: +44 20 3405 1060
Qazi Qadeer, Chief Financial Officer Panoro Energy ASA/ Panoro Energy Limited [email protected] Tel: +44 20 3405 1060
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