Tuesday, May 12, 2009

Petrobank Q1

Revenues C$173.70 million (+7.6%)
Funds flow from operations C$125.15 million (+1.3%)
Net income C$-1.54 million
EPS C$-0.02


Production(Canadian Business Unit only)

Liquids 19,722 bbls/d
Natural gas 14,179 mcf/d (-7%)
Operating netback: C$34.68

Balance sheet


Asset
Current C$189.53 million
Total C$2,414.14 million

Liabilities
Current C$300.37 million
Total C$1,181.72 million

Equity C$1,051.20 million

P/E 13.67, P/B 2.55

Quotes from the report:
"In 2009, our primary focus will be to maintain our low-cost advantage through selective drilling in the Bakken. We are positioned for continued long term reserve and production growth, despite our reduced pace of development at the beginning of 2009. At current commodity prices we expect to drill a further 50 wells this year and if oil prices improve we are prepared to drill as many as 120 wells in 2009."

"Petrobank pioneered the horizontal fracture stimulation techniques that opened up the true potential of this substantial resource, and we continue to find new ways to improve well performance and expected ultimate recoveries from the Bakken. Our recent efforts to further improve Bakken production have focused on increasing the intensity of fracture stimulation completions (fracs) by 38% in our long (1400 metre) horizontals, by 200% in our short (700 metre) horizontals, and by 400% in our shortbilateral (two 700 metre horizontal legs from a single vertical well bore) horizontal wells."

"Petrobank has also established strong positions in two massive natural gas resource plays; the Montney and the Horn River Basin. The key to unlocking the potential of these plays is through the use of horizontal wells and multi-stage fracture stimulation technologies, similar to those pioneered by Petrobank in the Bakken. We intend to capitalize on our evolving experience with advanced fracturing techniques, with the goal of building a substantial, long-term inventory of drilling locations at a low nearterm cost."

"Whitesands Project
During March and into the second quarter of 2009, P3B operations were stabilized and rateable production was achieved. In the first quarter, P3B operations were ramped up following the A3 injectionwell workover and the commissioning of new plant facilities. Production averaged 248 bopd in March and 256 bopd in April, these restricted production rates correspond to a reduced air injection rate required to balance P2 production operations."



The report(.pdf)

I: PBG has approximately 75 million in credit available so the liquidity remains relatively tight.
The Bakken operations are developing well: the new infrastructure is lowering operating costs and is enabling the recovery of associated gas. New drilling techniques are improwing well productivity as is the case with CPG and TOG.

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