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Prospex Energy PLC
25 June 2021
Prospex Energy PLC/ Index: AIM / Epic: PXEN / Sector: Oil and Gas
Prospex Energy PLC ('Prospex' or the 'Company')
2020 Final Results
Prospex Energy PLC, the AIM quoted investment company, is pleased to announce its audited annual results for the year ended 31 December 2020.
Building a European focused gas production and power generation business
for the energy transition
Portfolio Overview
Podere Gallina Exploration Permit, onshore Italy - focused on bringing Selva gas field ('Selva') into production at an initial rate of up to 150,000 scm/day
-- Significant progress made with production concession permitting process
o Full environmental approval received from the Italian Government post period end following technical approval received in January 2020
o Preparation of documentation in support of application for a full production licence for Selva
-- Advancing discussions with potential non-equity funders for Prospex's c. EUR580,000 share of Selva development costs
-- Post period end commencement of development and preliminary work to prepare the field for production in mid-2022
El Romeral, onshore Spain - completion of acquisition of integrated gas and power project
-- Permitting process underway for a multi-well drilling programme targeting low risk opportunities to increase gas supply to 100% project owned power plant which is currently constrained to operating at c. 22% capacity due to current wells' tail production
o Two development locations with 5 billion cubic feet ('Bcf') of gross contingent resources
o 11 prospects with 90 Bcf of gross, un-risked prospective resources with high Chance of Success of >70% (in most cases)
-- Full capacity at the plant can be achieved with one successful new well coming on stream which, combined with selling electricity at Spain's historic average price of EUR70 per MWh (including subsidy), has the potential to indicatively generate project level financials (on a gross basis) of:
o EUR4.2 million annual revenues
o EUR2.4 million profit before tax
o EUR1.8 million profit after tax
Financial/Corporate Overview
-- Total Assets of GBP5,748,211 (2019: GBP6,341,890) provide significant asset backing
-- 11% reduction in administrative expenses to GBP972,193 (2019: GBP1,091,871)
-- GBP720,000 raised via an oversubscribed placing of 600,000,000 new ordinary shares to help fund the Company's acquisition of a 49.9% indirect stake in El Romeral
o Certain Directors acquired new shares in the Company with an aggregate value of GBP140,000 as part of the Placing
-- Share re-organisation effecting one new ordinary share for 25 existing ordinary shares
-- Change of Company nam