Traverse Energy Announces 2011 First Quarter Results
June 20 2011 - 3:56PM
Marketwired Canada
Traverse Energy Ltd. ("Traverse" or "the Company") (TSX VENTURE:TVL) presents
financial and operating results for the three months ended March 31, 2011.
Unless otherwise stated, the volume conversion of natural gas to barrel of oil
equivalent (BOE) is presented on the basis of 6 thousand cubic feet of natural
gas being equal to 1 barrel of oil.
HIGHLIGHTS Three months ended
March 31, Dec. 31, March 31
(unaudited) 2011 2010 2010
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Financial ($ thousands, except per share
amounts)
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Petroleum and natural gas revenue 984 1,136 291
Funds flow from operations (i) 404 636 33
Per share - basic and diluted 0.01 0.02 0.00
Cash flow from operations 768 244 (57)
(including changes in working
capital)
Per share - basic and diluted 0.02 0.01 0.00
Net loss (7) (2,709) (116)
Per share - basic and diluted 0.00 (0.09) (0.00)
Capital expenditures, net of dispositions 878 3,569 2,348
Total assets 10,960 12,035 9,810
Working capital 1,924 2,358 2,243
Common shares
Outstanding (millions) 32.0 32 25.0
Weighted average (millions) 31.9 30 25.0
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Operations (units as noted)
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Average production
Natural gas (mcf/day) 403 423 230
Oil and NGL (bbls/day) 120 143 27
Total (BOE/day) 187 214 66
Average sales price
Natural gas ($/mcf) 3.96 3.73 5.09
Oil and NGL ($/bbl) 78.02 75.10 75.84
Netback per BOE ($/BOE)
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Petroleum and natural gas revenue 58.50 57.73 49.34
Royalties 3.25 2.71 1.23
Operating 12.20 12.59 12.29
Transportation 1.56 1.76 1.25
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Operating netback 41.49 40.67 34.57
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(i)Management uses funds flow from operations (before changes in non-cash
working capital and decommissioning expenditures) to analyze operating
performance. Funds flow from operations does not have any standardized
meaning prescribed by IFRS and therefore may not be comparable with the
calculation of similar measures for other entities.
Operations review
Traverse plans an active 2011. Activities include 7-10 wells and 3D seismic
shooting within an initial budget of $8-9 million. In May 2011, the Company
completed a private placement of both common and flow-through common shares. A
total of 6,531,128 common shares were issued for gross proceeds of $5,574,593.
The Company will largely focus on its' existing light oil properties in central
and southern Alberta.
During the first quarter the 100% owned oil well at Carbon was flow tested. Due
to the associated natural gas, the well needs to be pipeline connected to nearby
infrastructure for further production testing. The tie-in was scheduled
immediately after spring break-up. Prolonged wet weather conditions have
prevented installation to date. No new wells were drilled during the quarter.
Other activities included land acquisition in the Long Coulee and Turin areas,
third party seismic purchases, pre-drilling preparations in other areas and
equipment expenditures.
Subsequent to the end of the first quarter, Traverse completed the drilling of 2
gross (1.93 net) wells. In the Turin area, 1 net well has been cased as a
potential Mannville oil well. Completion and tie-in activities to the Company`s
infrastructure and battery site are planned once the current wet weather
conditions improve. In the Alliance area, Traverse drilled a 0.93 net well which
included a 1075 meter horizontal leg in the Viking zone. Completion operations
at the well are suspended due to wet weather and will resume once field
conditions improve.
Traverse plans further drilling at Turin, Long Coulee, Carbon, and in several
other areas during 2011.
Forward-looking information
This press release contains forward-looking information. Forward-looking
information is based upon the opinions, expectations and estimates of management
as at the date the information is provided and, in some cases, information
received from or disseminated by third parties. In particular, the Company's
statements with respect to completion and tie-in activities in the Turin and
Alliance areas and planned drilling and 3D seismic shooting for the remainder of
2011 contain forward-looking information. This forward-looking information is
subject to a variety of substantial known and unknown risks and uncertainties
and other factors that could cause actual events or outcomes to differ
materially from those anticipated or implied by such forward-looking
information. The Company's Annual Information Form filed with securities
regulatory authorities (accessible through the SEDAR website www.sedar.com)
describes the risks, material assumptions and other factors that could influence
actual results and which are incorporated herein by reference.
The forward-looking information contained in this press release is made as of
the date hereof and the Company undertakes no obligation to update publicly or
revise any forward-looking information, whether as a result of new information,
future events or otherwise, unless so required by applicable securities laws.
Further details on the Company including the 2011 first quarter unaudited
financial statements, the related management's discussion and analysis and
Annual Information Form are available on the Company's website and SEDAR.
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