GMP Firstenergy14 May 2019 09:50
"Net debt at 31st March 2019 was US$4.4 mm (GMP FEe: US$5.4 mm). 1Q19 production in Trinidad was 2.1 mbbl/d (GMP FEe: 2.1 mbbl/d). 1Q19 operations cash flow was US$2.4 mm (GMP FEe: US$1.6 mm). April production was 1.8 mbbl/d (GMP FEe: 2Q19: 2.2 mbbl/d) due mainly to downtime on two wells. CO-372 (1Q19: 131 bbl/d) had a fish stuck in the hole. Touchstone anticipates moving a rig to resolve this within the next two weeks. PS-605 (1Q19: 55 bbl/d), experienced a packer failure which allowed water from a previously suspended horizon to enter the wellbore. A new packer will isolate the lower zone of the well and Touchstone expects production will be restored thereafter. Additionally, two service rigs are down for repairs. Touchstone currently has 15 lower rate workovers awaiting service but has brought two additional rigs into operations to facilitate completion and anticipates production over 2.0 mbbl/d within 4 to 6 weeks. The company expects to spud the initial Ortoire well in late June and the second well using the same rig immediately thereafter. Market reaction: slightly negative on disappointing April production but the issues appear to be relatively straightforward to address. We also note that cash is strong and Touchstone's realized differential to Brent narrowed from 11.7% to 8.5% which is lower than the 9.6% we carried from 2Q19 onwards. Also, the production issues are entirely independent from the exploration upside on the Ortoire block where we see the main value of the company. Buy on weakness."