Pieridae Energy Limited (“Pieridae” or the “Company”) (TSX:
PEA) is pleased to provide 2024 guidance including
scope of the 2024 capital program along with production and net
operating income projections.
2024 Guidance Estimates |
Initial Guidance (Dec-23) |
Low |
High |
Production (boe/d) |
33,000 |
34,500 |
Net Operating Income ($M) (1)(2)(3) |
$80,000 |
$100,000 |
Operating Netback ($/boe) (2)(3) |
$6.50 |
$8.00 |
Capital Expenditures ($M) |
$28,000 |
$33,000 |
(1) Refer to the “non-GAAP measures” section of the
Company’s latest MD&A(2) Assumes average 2024 AECO price
of $2.25/GJ and average 2024 WTI price of
USD$70/bbl(3) Accounts for impact of hedging contracts in
place as at December 7, 2023
Pieridae’s specific priorities for 2024 are:
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Maximize processing facility reliability to meet production
targets;
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Reduce operating and G&A expenses to improve corporate netback;
and
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Reduce long term debt to further de-risk the balance sheet.
Pieridae has hedged approximately 65% of its
expected 2024 natural gas production at approximately $3.50/Mcf,
and approximately 59% of its expected 2024 condensate production
using swaps and an $80.00 x $90.75 CAD WTI collar. The unrealized
gain on the Company’s hedge portfolio is approximately $62 million,
using the forward strip as of December 6, 2023.
Pieridae’s 2024 production guidance of 33,000 to
34,500 boe/d reflects the Company’s low 8% base decline rate
mitigated by low-cost optimization initiatives and an expectation
of less facility downtime than was experienced in 2023. The
Company’s current onstream production capability and 2023 exit rate
is approximately 37,500 boe/d.
Pieridae’s $28-$33 million 2024 capital budget
is highlighted by the second and final phase of the maintenance
turnaround at the Company’s Waterton deep-cut, sour gas processing
facility, which is scheduled for the third quarter. Pieridae owns
and operates three major gas processing facilities which each
require periodic maintenance turnarounds on a five-to-six-year
cycle. The Company successfully completed phase 1 of the Waterton
turnaround from August to October of 2023.
Due to the current outlook for North American
natural gas prices, Pieridae is not currently planning to resume
drilling operations during 2024. The Company is instead directing
its available capital towards certain low-risk, short-payout
production and facility optimization projects to mitigate
production decline. Pieridae plans to continue to exploit its
portfolio of high impact conventional Foothills drilling
opportunities once the Company has achieved its deleveraging
target, natural gas prices recover, and risked project economics
improve.
ABOUT PIERIDAE
Pieridae is a Canadian energy company
headquartered in Calgary, Alberta. The Company is a significant
upstream producer of conventional natural gas, NGLs, condensate and
sulphur from the Canadian Foothills of Alberta and northeast
British Columbia. Pieridae’s vision is to provide responsible,
affordable natural gas and derived products to meet society’s
energy security needs. Pieridae’s common shares trade on the TSX
under the symbol “PEA”.
For further information, visit
www.pieridaeenergy.com, or please contact:
Darcy
Reding, President & Chief Executive Officer |
Adam
Gray, Chief Financial Officer |
Telephone: (403) 261-5900 |
Telephone: (403) 261-5900 |
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Forward-Looking
StatementsCertain statements contained herein may
constitute "forward-looking statements" or "forward-looking
information" within the meaning of applicable securities laws
(collectively "forward-looking statements"). Words such as "may",
"will", "should", "could", "anticipate", "believe", "expect",
"intend", "plan", "potential", "continue", "shall", "estimate",
"expect", "propose", "might", "project", "predict", "forecast" and
similar expressions may be used to identify these forward-looking
statements.
Forward-looking statements involve significant
risk and uncertainties. A number of factors could cause actual
results to differ materially from the results discussed in the
forward-looking statements including, but not limited to, risks
associated with oil and gas exploration, development, exploitation,
production, marketing and transportation, loss of markets,
volatility of commodity prices, currency fluctuations, imprecision
of resources estimates, environmental risks, competition from other
producers, incorrect assessment of the value of acquisitions,
failure to realize the anticipated benefits or synergies from
acquisitions, delays resulting from or inability to obtain required
regulatory approvals and ability to access sufficient capital from
internal and external sources and the risk factors outlined under
"Risk Factors" and elsewhere herein. The recovery and resources
estimate of Pieridae's reserves provided herein are estimates only
and there is no guarantee that the estimated resources will be
recovered. As a consequence, actual results may differ materially
from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements.
Forward-looking statements are based on a number
of factors and assumptions which have been used to develop such
forward-looking statements, but which may prove to be incorrect.
Although Pieridae believes that the expectations reflected in such
forward-looking statements are reasonable, undue reliance should
not be placed on forward-looking statements because Pieridae can
give no assurance that such expectations will prove to be correct.
In addition to other factors and assumptions which may be
identified in this document, assumptions have been made regarding,
among other things: the impact of increasing competition; the
general stability of the economic and political environment in
which Pieridae operates; the timely receipt of any required
regulatory approvals; the ability of Pieridae to obtain qualified
staff, equipment and services in a timely and cost efficient
manner; the ability of the operator of the projects which Pieridae
has an interest in, to operate the field in a safe, efficient and
effective manner; the ability of Pieridae to obtain financing on
acceptable terms; the ability to replace and expand oil and natural
gas resources through acquisition, development and exploration; the
timing and costs of pipeline, storage and facility construction and
expansion and the ability of Pieridae to secure adequate product
transportation; future commodity prices; currency, exchange and
interest rates; the regulatory framework regarding royalties, taxes
and environmental matters in the jurisdictions in which Pieridae
operates; timing and amount of capital expenditures, future sources
of funding, production levels, weather conditions, success of
exploration and development activities, access to gathering,
processing and pipeline systems, advancing technologies, and the
ability of Pieridae to successfully market its oil and natural gas
products.
Readers are cautioned that the foregoing list of
factors is not exhaustive. Additional information on these and
other factors that could affect Pieridae's operations and financial
results are included in reports on file with Canadian securities
regulatory authorities and may be accessed through the SEDAR
website (www.sedar.com), and at Pieridae's website
(www.pieridaeenergy.com). Although the forward-looking statements
contained herein are based upon what management believes to be
reasonable assumptions, management cannot assure that actual
results will be consistent with these forward-looking statements.
Investors should not place undue reliance on forward-looking
statements. These forward-looking statements are made as of the
date hereof and Pieridae assumes no obligation to update or review
them to reflect new events or circumstances except as required by
Applicable Securities Laws.
Forward-looking statements contained herein
concerning the oil and gas industry and Pieridae's general
expectations concerning this industry are based on estimates
prepared by management using data from publicly available industry
sources as well as from reserve reports, market research and
industry analysis and on assumptions based on data and knowledge of
this industry which Pieridae believes to be reasonable. However,
this data is inherently imprecise, although generally indicative of
relative market positions, market shares and performance
characteristics. While Pieridae is not aware of any misstatements
regarding any industry data presented herein, the industry involves
risks and uncertainties and is subject to change based on various
factors.
Additional Reader
AdvisoriesBarrels of oil equivalent (“boe”) may be
misleading, particularly if used in isolation. A boe conversion
ratio of 6 Mcf: 1 boe is based on an energy equivalency conversion
method primarily applicable at the burner tip and does not
represent a value equivalency at the wellhead.
Abbreviations
Natural Gas |
Oil |
mcf |
thousand cubic feet |
bbl/d |
barrels per day |
mcf/d |
thousand cubic feet per day |
boe/d |
barrels of oil equivalent per
day |
mmcf/d |
million cubic feet per day |
WCS |
Western Canadian Select |
AECO |
Alberta benchmark price for natural gas |
WTI |
West Texas Intermediate |
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