BW Energy: Q4 2024 operational update
January 17 2025 - 1:00AM
UK Regulatory
BW Energy: Q4 2024 operational update
Q4 2024 operational update
BW Energy will publish financial figures for Q4 2024 on Friday,
31 January 2025. The full audited annual report will be published
on 26 February 2025.
Net production to BW Energy was 3.1 million barrels of oil
(bbls) in Q4 2024, equal to 33,600 bbls per day, from the Dussafu
licence in Gabon (73.5% working interest) and the Golfinho field
(100% working interest) in Brazil. For the full year, net
production to BW Energy amounted to 10.0 mmbbls, in line with
guidance.
Volume (mmbbls) |
Q4
2024 |
Q3
2024 |
Net production |
3.1 |
2.4 |
Dussafu |
2.5 |
1.9 |
Golfinho |
0.6 |
0.5 |
|
|
|
Net volume sold |
3.2 |
2.5 |
Dussafu* |
2.7 |
2.0 |
Golfinho |
0.5 |
0.5 |
|
|
|
Average realised price (USD/bbl) |
|
|
Dussafu |
72.5 |
82.0 |
Golfinho |
73.5 |
81.7 |
|
|
|
*Includes State Profit Oil and DMO deliveries
DUSSAFU
- Record quarterly
production since inception
- Three liftings to BW
Energy according to plan
- Operating cost
(excluding royalties) of USD 18.5/bbl
- Net volume sold
(basis for revenue recognition), included 97,500 bbls of DMO
deliveries and 311,429 bbls of state profit oil, with an under-lift
position of 248,700 bbls at period-end
- ESP replacement
program completed as planned with eight producing Hibiscus / Ruche
wells from 2 January 2025 and gross production target of 40,000
bbls/day
- Two new wells
brought online in Q4 (DHIBM-7H and DRM-3H), 3 workovers completed
(DHIBM-1H, DHIBM-4H, DHIBM-5H), and DHIBM-6H workover completed in
early January
- Takeover of BW
Adolo FPSO operations ongoing with planned completion of
transition period in 1H 2025
GOLFINHO
- Inventory at period
end of 440,500 bbls
- Operating cost
(excluding royalties) of USD 56.4/bbl primarily due to lower
production
- Production impacted
by planned shutdown of Petrobras gas plant restricting gaslift
capacity for ~40 days, with only ESP wells producing (~60% of full
potential)
- Full-year production
availability of ~70% and ~81% excluding planned Q4
shutdown
HEDGING, LIQUIDITY AND DEBT
- Q4 net loss of USD
3.8 million from oil derivatives (USD 4.9 million unrealised loss
and USD 1.1 million realised gain)
- Period-end cash
balance of USD 221 million vs. USD 209 million end-September 2024,
with the change reflecting cash flow from operations, debt
repayment, and investments
- Period-end gross
debt of USD 563 million includes MaBoMo lease, Dussafu
RBL, Golfinho prepayment facility, and bond debt
For further information, please
contact:
Brice Morlot, CFO BW Energy, +33.7.81.11.41.16
ir@bwenergy.no
About BW Energy:
BW Energy is a growth E&P company with a differentiated
strategy targeting proven offshore oil and gas reservoirs through
low risk phased developments. The Company has access to existing
production facilities to reduce time to first oil and cashflow with
lower investments than traditional offshore developments. The
Company’s assets are 73.5% of the producing Dussafu Marine licence
offshore Gabon, 100% interest in the Golfinho and Camarupim fields,
a 76.5% interest in the BM-ES-23 block, a 95% interest in the
Maromba field in Brazil, a 95% interest in the Kudu field in
Namibia, all operated by BW Energy. In addition, BW Energy holds
approximately 6.6% of the common shares in Reconnaissance Energy
Africa Ltd. and a 20% non-operating interest in the onshore
Petroleum Exploration License 73 (“PEL 73”) in Namibia. Total net
2P+2C reserves and resources were 580 million barrels of oil
equivalent at the start of 2024.
This information is subject to the disclosure requirements
pursuant to section 5-12 of the Norwegian Securities Trading
Act.
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