29
January 2025
Nostra Terra Oil and Gas
Company Plc
("Nostra Terra" or "the
Company")
3-Year Renewal of Senior
Lending Facility
Nostra Terra (AIM: NTOG), the international oil & gas exploration and
production company with a portfolio of production and development
assets in Texas, USA, is pleased to announce that its US$10
Million Dollar Senior Lending Facility ("Senior Facility" or
"Facility") with WAFD Bank ("WAFD"), formerly Washington Federal
Savings and Loan, has been renewed for 3 years until 29 January
2028.
Paul Welch, Nostra Terra's Chief Executive Officer,
said:
"We're pleased to continue to deliver significant improvements
in production and cash flows, which is reflected in a 3-year
extension of our senior lending facility. This gives us significant
financial flexibility to continue to grow production with the
headroom to increase our borrowing base with increasing cashflow
and reserves."
Highlights
Senior Facility
· Borrowing Base of
$4,250,000
· Interest Rate: currently
7.50% being 3% above the Federal Funds rate
WAFD Bank Valuation
· Future Net Income:
$22,705,540
· NPV10: $9,843,520
Senior Facility & Corporate Valuation
The size of the Facility and
Borrowing Base will continue to be reassessed at least twice
yearly. The Board anticipates that the Facility and Borrowing Base
will continue to expand as the Company's production, cashflows, and
reserves increase. The current interest rate on the facility is
7.50%, being a premium of 3% Federal Funds Rate. The Facility is
not restricted to any geographical region and can expand further
with the acquisition or development of other producing
assets.
Asset Valuation
WAFD has updated its borrowing base
using a report from a third-party engineering firm, APN Energy
("APN"), effective 1 December 2024. APN prepared the report for the
Company to submit to WAFD. This report was based on asset
performance when it was completed, which was prior to most of the
recent work-over results.
Assets included in the borrowing
base are as follows:
Asset
|
Operator
|
NTOG Interest (%)
|
Status
|
Lease expiration
|
Total Acres (gross)
|
Pine Mills
|
NTOG
|
100%
|
Producing and Development
|
HBP
|
2,320
|
Pine Mills (Cypress
farmout)
|
Cypress
|
32.5%
|
Producing and Development
|
HBP
|
160
|
Permian Basin
|
NTOG
|
53%
|
Producing and Development
|
HBP
|
160
|
Future Net Income attributable to
the Company's interest, as determined by WAFD, using the price deck
listed below is after deducting estimated future operating and
development costs, production and ad valorem taxes, but before
Federal income taxes.
Category
|
Future Net Income (USD)
|
Net
Present Value
10%
Discount Rate (USD)
|
Proved Developed
Producing
|
$14,900,000
|
$6,266,450
|
Proved Developed
Non-Producing
|
$6,066,410
|
$3,065,320
|
Proved Undeveloped
|
$1,739,130
|
$511,750
|
Total Proved
|
$22,705,540
|
$9,843,520
|
Future revenues were estimated
using an oil price (WTI) forecast supplied by the lender which
follows:
Year
|
Oil
($/bbl)
|
2024
|
$65.50
|
2025
|
$63.75
|
2026
|
$62.50
|
2027
|
$61.25
|
2028
|
$60.75
|
3% Price Escalation to
Cap
|
$70.00 CAP
|
This announcement contains inside information for the purposes
of Article 7 of EU Regulation 596/2014
For further information,
contact:
Nostra Terra Oil and Gas Company
plc
Paul Welch, CEO
|
Email:
|
paul@ntog.co.uk
|
|
|
|
SP Angel Corporate Finance
LLP
(Nominated Adviser and
Broker)
Stuart Gledhill / Richard Hail /
Adam Cowl
|
Tel:
|
+44 (0) 20 3470 0470
|
|
|
|
Celicourt Communications
(PR/IR)
Mark Antelme / Jimmy Lea
|
Tel: Email:
|
+44 (0) 20 7770 6424
NTOG@celicourt.uk
|
Technical Glossary
$ -
US Dollar
bbl
- barrel
Borrowing Base - the
amount of money that a lender is willing to loan a company, based
on the value of the collateral the company pledges.
Future Net Income or FNI - the projected Gross
Revenues expected to
be realised by
the Company during the productive life of the asset less the
sum of the Operating Costs payable.
Gross - total quantity or
amount.
HBP - Held by
Production.
Net - quantity or amount
associated with Nostra Terra's interest.
Net
Present Value or NPV - the
difference between the present value of cash inflows and the
present value of cash outflows over a period of
time.
WTI - West Texas Intermediate
crude oil benchmark price in $/bbl.