RE: 2023 Capital Program2 Nov 2022 10:21
CORPORATE SPONSORED MARKETING COMMUNICATION
FIRST LIGHT
i3 Energy (i3E) – Corporate – Operational and Financial Update
Market Cap £298m Share Price 25.1p
Energy announced that its production exceeded 23,000 boe/d for the first time and that its Q3 production averaged 20,517 boe/d. The company indicated that wells drilled in 2022 have met or exceeded pre-drill expectations, with costs coming in in-line with expectations. The company indicated that its operational results are in line with forecasts to reach 24,000 boe/d prior to year-end.
The company indicated that its net operating income for full-year 2022 is now estimated to be $172M down $28M from prior guidance based on current strip pricing.
The company stated that it anticipates deploying the full $97M of its 2022 capital budget.
WHI View: We will review the update in detail and provide a comprehensive update in due course. We believe that the NOI guidance change is largely related to commodity price volatility and that it reflects the warmer than anticipated autumn; however, both in respect of natural gas prices and oil prices we believe that we are currently at an inflection point that should, we expect, bring higher prices. We retain our 49.3p/sh fair price estimate and will update the market after updating our financial model to reflect today’s update.
Brendan Long, CFA