RE: Great Recovery Play14 Dec 2020 12:07
overdue an update but expect significantly improved since June below:
Trading and Operations Update
Pharos Energy plc, an independent oil and gas exploration and production company, issues the following Trading and Operations update in advance of the Company's half-year results on 19 August 2020. The information contained herein has not been audited and may be subject to further review and amendment.
Summary
· Rapid and responsible response to COVID -19 and oil price fall - protecting people, cutting costs and deferring capex
· Group working interest H1 production 12,093 boepd net, in line with production guidance;
o Egypt H1 production 5,979 bopd
o Vietnam H1 production 6,114 boepd net
· 2020 Production Guidance remains unchanged as announced on 12 May;
o Egypt - 5,000-6,000 bopd
o Vietnam - 5,500-6,500 boepd net
· Group revenue for H1 2020 was c.$77m, including the benefit of our H1 hedges of $21m
· Production operations continue in both Vietnam and Egypt in light of COVID-19, with strict health and safety measures in place
· Cash balances as at 30 June 2020 of c.$38m after RBL repayment of $22.3m on 30/06/20, Net debt of c.$36m - further RBL payment of $9.4m expected to be made by 14/07/2020
· Cash capex for the full year has reduced to c.$37m of which the majority has already been incurred
· Cash cost savings on total group expenditure for the year of c.25% have been achieved, cost reduction programmes ongoing