3 Jan 2017 07:00
3 January 2017
NIGHTHAWK ENERGY PLC
("Nighthawk" or "the Company")
Company Update
Nighthawk, the US focused oil development and production company (AIM: HAWK and OTCQX: NHEGY), announces an update to current production levels, water flood injection wells, and hedging.
Production Update
Gross and net* production, in barrels, for the first eleven months of 2016 is summarised below.
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| 2016 | 2015 |
| 2016 | 2015 |
| 2016 | 2015 |
| 2016 | 2015 |
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January | 43,961 | 63,606 |
| 36,017 | 52,183 |
| 1,417 | 2,052 |
| 1,162 | 1,683 |
February | 40,378 | 55,976 |
| 33,053 | 45,843 |
| 1,407 | 1,999 |
| 1,153 | 1,637 |
March | 42,720 | 59,382 |
| 34,942 | 48,688 |
| 1,314 | 1,915 |
| 1,078 | 1,570 |
April | 40,704 | 59,919 |
| 33,319 | 49,136 |
| 1,357 | 1,997 |
| 1,113 | 1,638 |
May | 40,780 | 59,406 |
| 33,410 | 48,710 |
| 1,302 | 1,916 |
| 1,068 | 1,571 |
June | 40,248 | 54,556 |
| 32,916 | 44,646 |
| 1,356 | 1,815 |
| 1,112 | 1,488 |
July | 43,045 | 56,116 |
| 35,162 | 46,018 |
| 1,382 | 1,810 |
| 1,133 | 1,484 |
August | 42,759 | 53,863 |
| 34,885 | 46,018 |
| 1,379 | 1,738 |
| 1,125 | 1,484 |
September | 38,551 | 48,982 |
| 31,459 | 40,161 |
| 1,285 | 1,633 |
| 1,049 | 1,339 |
October | 39,672 | 49,724 |
| 32,246 | 40,769 |
| 1,280 | 1,604 |
| 1,040 | 1,315 |
November | 33,315 | 46,581 |
| 26,990 | 38,108 |
| 1,111 | 1,553 |
| 900 | 1,270 |
YTD | 446,133 | 608,111 |
| 364,399 | 500,280 |
| 1,332 | 1,815 |
| 1,088 | 1,493 |
*Net production is based upon Nighthawk's Net Revenue Interest of approximately 82%
Operations Update
As reported by the Company on 30 November 2016, Nighthawk received a permit on 11 November 2016 to commence injection of water into one of the two planned water flood injection wells. On 29 December 2016, the Company received a permit to commence injection on the second well.
As reported by Nighthawk on 16 December 2016, the Company reached a settlement with Cascade Petroleum LLC. One of the provisions of the settlement was that Nighthawk was to complete an up-hole zone in the Monarch 10-15 well, at the Company's expense, estimated to be approximately US$75,000. A workover rig has been commissioned and the re-completion has commenced. Results of the up-hole completion will be announced in due course.
Hedging Update
The Company currently has the following hedging instruments in place:
| Price | Total Volumes | Term |
Swap | $ 75.30 | 17,350 | Nov-17 |
Swap | $ 52.45 | 48,000 | Jun-17 |
Collar | $47.00 - $52.75 | 88,000 | Dec-17 |
As a result of these instruments, the Company's weighted average price on the hedged volume will range between be $52.01 and $54.62 per barrel for the first half of 2017. The hedging instruments allows the Company to manage the commodity risk around oil prices. Additional volumes for 2017 are expected to be hedged if oil prices improve and the Company's water flood pilot project volumes come on line.
Chuck Wilson, Chief Operating Officer of Nighthawk, who has over 33 years of experience in the oil and gas industry and meets the criteria of qualified persons under the AIM guidance note for mining and oil and gas companies, has reviewed and approved the technical information contained in this announcement.
Enquiries:
Nighthawk Energy plc |
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Rick McCullough, Chairman | +1 303 407 9600 |
Kurtis Hooley, Chief Financial Officer | +44 (0) 20 3582 1350 |
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Stockdale Securities Limited | +44 (0) 20 7601 6100 |
Richard Johnson |
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David Coaten |
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