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Cash from operations increased nearly 50 percent to USD 433 million year-on-
year. Operating profit dropped to USD 6 million reflecting the Company’s
decision to take non-cash impairments of USD 146 million in its accounts, part
of which was previously reported.
Net production climbed 50 percent year-on-year to 77,300 barrels of oil
equivalent per day (boepd), to which Kurdistan contributed 59,000 boepd, North
Sea 15,200 boepd and West Africa 3,100 boepd.
At Kurdistan’s Tawke license (75 percent and operator), DNO increased gross
production from the Tawke and Peshkabir fields by 70 percent year-on-year to
78,600 boepd in 2024, with oil sold at its Fish Khabur terminal as the Iraq-
Türkiye export pipeline remained shut in. Sales prices averaged USD 35 per
barrel with payments deposited into DNO’s international bank accounts ahead of
deliveries. At these prices, Tawke license sales generate around USD 10 million
per month of free cash flow to DNO.
Maintaining strict capital spending discipline, DNO drilled no new wells on the
Tawke license in 2024. Notwithstanding, output was increased by bringing three
previously drilled wells onstream and by workovers and interventions on more
than 20 other wells across the license.
“Our Kurdistan team is doing a terrific job. Maintaining, never mind increasing,
production from mature carbonate reservoirs without new drilling is rare, even
exceptional,” said DNO’s Executive Chairman Bijan Mossavar-Rahmani. “In Norway,
we are applying a similar ‘can-do’ spirit to get our barrels from a string of
recent discoveries out of the ground and into the market and do so faster than
is the norm here,” he added.
In 2024, DNO took steps to expand its North Sea business by acquiring a 25
percent interest in the producing Arran field in the United Kingdom and
interests in four producing fields and one development asset in the Norne area
offshore Norway. Driven by contribution from these acquisitions, recovery of
production in some fields following maintenance and Trym field restart, net
North Sea production climbed to 19,000 boepd in the fourth quarter.
Meanwhile, DNO is taking part in four ongoing North Sea field development
projects expected to come online between 2025 and 2028 that represent proven and
probable reserves of some 30 million barrels of oil equivalent net to the
Company. Two other discoveries, namely Ofelia/Kyrre (10 percent) and Cuvette (20
percent) are nearing development decisions.
Among the 2024 exploration highlights was the play-opening Othello light oil
discovery (50 percent and operator), Norway’s second largest find last year.
Prior to the discovery, DNO had already taken a strong acreage position in this
area in close collaboration with Aker BP, host operator of nearby Valhall hub.
Overall, the Company plans to drill between four (firm) and six North Sea
exploration wells in 2025. Meanwhile, complementing its ongoing exploration
activities, last month DNO was awarded 13 new licenses in Norway’s 2024 Awards
in Predefined Areas (APA) licensing round, including four operatorships, by the
Norwegian Ministry of Energy.
Planned 2025 operational spend is ramped up to USD 750 million driven by
increased North Sea activity.
DNO’s robust balance sheet supports growth and distributions to shareholders.
The Board of Directors yesterday authorized a dividend of NOK 0.3125 per share
in February, maintaining the quarterly distribution at the same level as last
quarter.
A videoconference call with executive management will follow today at 14:00
(CET). Please visit www.dno.no to access the call.
Key figures
Full-Year 2024 Q4 2024 Q3 2024
Gross operated production (boepd) 80,280 80,765 84,212
Net production (boepd) 77,269 77,646 77,238
Revenues (USD million) 667 177 171
Operating profit/-loss (USD million) 6 -82 31
Net profit/-loss (USD million) -27 -98 20
Free cash flow (USD million) 59 -5 35
Net cash/-debt (USD million) 99 99 134
For further information, please contact:
Media: media@dno.no
Investors: investor.relations@dno.no
DNO ASA is a Norwegian oil and gas operator active in the Middle East, the North
Sea and West Africa. Founded in 1971 and listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange, the
Company holds stakes in onshore and offshore licenses at various stages of
exploration, development and production in the Kurdistan region of Iraq, Norway,
the United Kingdom, Côte d’Ivoire, Netherlands and Yemen.
This information is subject to the disclosure requirements pursuant to section
5-12 of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act.
This information is subject to the disclosure requirements pursuant to Section
5-12 the Norwegian Securities Trading Act
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