AUCTUS ON FRIDAY - 17/05/2024

AUCTUS PUBLICATIONS ________________________________________ Arrow Exploration (AXL LN/CN)C; target price of £0.50 per share: Spudding high impact well – Drilling operations have started at the Carrizales Norte B Pad Horizontal Well 1. This is the first horizontal well drilled in the Ubaque on Tapir. Three more horizontal wells will be drilled on the pad. Delivering good flow rates at these wells will be very important for future production growth. Arrow held US$12.4 mm in cash at the beginning ...

Chariot Limited (AIM: CHAR): Drilling update onshore Morocco

• The main target at Gaufrette (onshore Morocco) was water wet. While the reservoirs were thicker and of better quality than expected with multiple gas shows, the trap did not work and the reservoirs are interpreted to be water bearing. • Given the presence of water in the upper reservoirs at the main target, it was decided not to deepen the well to drill the secondary deeper target. Our ReNAV for the well was £0.02 per share. • The presence of gas and good reservoir quality is a positive for fu...

Valuation update

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US shale: limited growth expected

Our Q1 survey of the US shale universe showed limited revisions to guidance for 2024, and we still expect muted 2024 production growth of ~4% YOY (+8% YOY in 2023). The companies now expect fewer tailwinds from cost deflation, primarily due to operational efficiencies. Our survey also suggested capex down ~2% YOY, as companies guide for flat activity. For Q1, our universe spent 102% of its operating cash flow, split c50/50 capex and shareholder distributions.

Weekly news, topics & discussion

Key takeaways from this week are: 1) BlueNord’s Q1 figures were in line with our estimates, and due to technical issues, the Tyra plateau ramp-up was prolonged to mid-Q4 (2024 production guidance reduced from >40kboed to ~35kboed); 2) DNO’s Q1 report showed net production slightly above consensus, and it announced it has acquired stakes in five fields in the Norne area from Vår Energi, adding ~3kboed of net production near-term; and 3) Panoro Energy’s Q1 trading update showed net production of 9...

AUCTUS ON FRIDAY - 10/05/2024

AUCTUS PUBLICATIONS ________________________________________ GeoPark (GPRK US)C; target price of US$26 per share: More favourable offtake contract in Colombia – GeoPark has signe da new offtake contract with Vitol for a minimum of 20 mbbl/d. The agreement improves GeoPark’s price realizations by US$0.15/bbl vs the current agreement. As part of this transaction, GeoPark will obtain immediate access to committed funding from Vitol for up to US$300 mm, with an option to increase by another US$200 m...

Valeura Energy (TSX: VLE): Financials in line. Operations on track.

• The 1Q24 production of 21.9 mbbl/d and cash position of ~US$194 mm at the end of March had been reported previously. • Operations are on track. Drilling is underway at the Nong Yao A platform, with two new wells that are expected to be completed in the coming week. • Drilling at the Nong Yao C development is expected to result in first oil in 3Q24 to boost production from the area to 11 mbbl/d, and later in the year there will be a 5-well infill drilling programme on Jasmine/Ban Yen, also int...

Q1: EBITDA slightly above, buys assets in the North Sea

European Oil and Gas Monthly: April 2024 – margins retreating

Refining margins retreated again in April, by USD 1.2/bbl, to USD 12.6/bbl, remaining about 40% higher than usual for the season. Petrol cracks continued their seasonal rising trend, but diesel weakened more. Polymer margins had a positive month, but olefins and aromatics saw their margins go the other way.

Valuation update

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OMV exceeded market expectations in Q1 2024

Key Message OMV reported a clean CCS-based operating result of EUR 1,483 mn, marking a29% decrease YoY, but a 4% increase QoQ. This result is also considerablyabove the consensus estimate by 7%. With this result, OMV exceeded marketconsensus by 15%. The positive surprise was driven by the Chemicals(Petrochemistry) and Energy (E&P) segments, although the Fuels and Feedstocksegment performed below expectations.Key positives The most significant positive development is the recovery indicated by E...

Weekly news, topics & discussion

This week, we published a note on Aker BP highlighting our growing concerns of sharp cuts to consensus FCF, with capex assumptions beyond 2026 looking far too low to us – we are ~40% below consensus on 2027–2030e FCF. As well as BW Energy’s Q1 trading update revealing net production just below our estimate, it announced a sale & leaseback agreement, which we see as marginally accretive to our NAV. In other news, we believe the Tyra ramp-up will be in focus in BlueNord’s Q1 results, due next week

AUCTUS ON FRIDAY - 03/05/2024

AUCTUS PUBLICATIONS ________________________________________ ADX Energy (ADX AU)C; target price of A$0.75 per share: Raising new equity to fund a high impact activity programme – ADX has raised A$13.5 mm of new equity priced at A$0.105 per share. One free-attaching option will be issued for evert two placement shares with an exercise price of A$0.15 per share and an expiry date of 08/05/2026. The proceeds from the raise will fund (1) the production testing of the 450 m gas column encountered at ...