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OKEA delivered yet another quarter with no serious incidents at the operated
asset Draugen. Despite high production reliability both at Gjøa and Draugen in
the quarter, total net production was reduced to 13,303 (18,665) boepd due to
planned shutdowns both at Draugen and Gjøa (non-operated asset). During the
quarter, OKEA completed the maintenance turnaround at Draugen which was timed to
optimise operation for the production restriction measures implemented by the
Norwegian Government earlier this year.
“Once again, I am pleased to see the strong performance at our Draugen
operations. OKEA’s approach to the operatorship has resulted in high production
reliability combined with innovative project execution. The ongoing improvement
work will improve the financial performance at Draugen further and strengthen
the robustness going forward”, says Erik Haugane, CEO of OKEA.
Operating income for the quarter amounted to NOK 321 (622) million. The lower
income was due to significantly lower market prices and lower sold volumes in
addition to a reduction in revenue of NOK 57 million relating to an adjustment
of estimate from second quarter. Further delay in expected start of production
and increased capex in the Repsol-operated Yme project, resulted in impairments
of NOK 572 (0) million. EBITDA for the quarter amounted to NOK 116 (404) million
and cash at the end of the quarter was NOK 883 million.
“The temporary changes to the petroleum tax legislation has been a key enabler
for reassessing our profitable projects which were put on hold earlier this
year. Our activity level is now increasing, and we see attractive organic growth
potential for OKEA within our existing portfolio without the need for additional
equity. In addition, and as demonstrated by the Aurora acquisition and the farm
-in to Calypso during the quarter, we maintain an opportunistic view on mergers
and acquisition going forward”, says Mr. Haugane.
The second quarter results will be presented as a conference call by Erik
Haugane (CEO) and Birte Norheim (CFO) today at 10:00 CET in a webcast at
www.okea.no. The presentation will be followed by a Q&A session. To participate
in the conference call please use the following dial-in details:
Norway: +47 23 50 02 96
UK: +44 (0) 330 336 9411
PIN Code: 4509859
For further info please contact:
CEO, Erik Haugane, +47 907 21 655
CFO, Birte Norheim, +47 952 93 321
VP IR, Ståle Myhre, +47 917 51 878
About OKEA
OKEA ASA is an independent Exploration and Production (E&P) company and operator
on the NCS with a current production of ~15000 boepd. OKEA targets profitable
production growth within the current portfolio combined with an opportunistic
approach to M&A.
OKEA ASA is listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange under the ticker “OKEA”. More
information on www.okea.no
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