Net Present Value (After Tax) of $1.8
Billion
2P Value Per Share (Net Debt-Adjusted) of
$26.0
GeoPark Limited (“GeoPark” or the “Company”) (NYSE: GPRK), a
leading independent Latin American oil and gas explorer, operator
and consolidator, today announced its independent oil and gas
reserves assessment, certified by DeGolyer and MacNaughton Corp.
(D&M) under PRMS methodology, as of December 31, 2023.
All reserves included in this release refer to GeoPark working
interest before royalties paid in kind, except when specified. All
figures are expressed in US Dollars. Definitions of terms are
provided in the Glossary on page 4.
The Company’s 2023 year-end reserves, related net present values
and other information included in this press release exclude Chile.
As previously announced in December 2023, GeoPark signed an
agreement to divest its operations in Chile, and the transaction
closed in January 2024.
2023 Year-End D&M Certified Oil and Gas Reserves and
Highlights
During 2023, GeoPark added 14.0 mmboe of net 2P reserves, which
after producing 12.7 mmboe resulted in 2P reserves of 115.1 mmboe,
representing a 110% 2P Reserve Replacement Ratio (RRR). The
successful 2023 drilling campaign added new 2P reserves in multiple
plays, as well as appraisal and delineation drilling opportunities
to be tested in 2024. The improved recovery from the horizontal
well drilling campaign and waterflooding projects in the Llanos 34
Block (GeoPark operated, 45% WI) also added 2P reserves.
Colombia represented 93% of 2P reserves, while Ecuador and
Brazil represented 6% and 1%, respectively. There were eight
successful exploration wells in the 2023 drilling campaign,
including: (i) five wells in the Llanos basin in Colombia, next to
GeoPark’s core Llanos 34 Block, and (ii) three wells in the
structural/stratigraphic U-sand play in the Perico Block (GeoPark
non-operated, 50% WI) in Ecuador, which contributed 45% of the 2P
reserves added from exploration and almost 30% of the total
additional 2P reserves.
These new exploration discoveries have an associated 2P NPV10
After Tax of approximately $175 million (versus $73 million
invested in the 2023 exploration drilling campaign) and added
approximately 36 new 2P drilling locations to GeoPark’s drilling
inventory.
The new discoveries were added in the second half of 2023 and
targeted exploration prospects that include combined
structural/stratigraphic traps in Colombia and Ecuador that are in
the early stages of delineation, offering significant potential to
grow and de-risk through converting Probable and Possible reserves
into Proven (1P) reserves.
As of December 31, 2023, D&M certified consolidated 1P
reserves of 68.8 mmboe with a 1P NPV10 After Tax of $1.1 billion
and 2P reserves of 115.1 mmboe with a 2P NPV10 After Tax of $1.8
billion.
D&M estimated future development capital required to develop
1P reserves at $126 million, and $310 million to develop 2P
reserves. These amounts are equivalent to approximately 20-30% and
55-75% of GeoPark’s 2024 expected Adjusted EBITDA1 of $420-550
million at $80-90/bbl Brent, highlighting the Company’s ability to
fund its future development capital and generate free cash
flow2.
Consolidated Reserves Summary
- 1P reserves of 68.8 mmboe, with a Reserve Life Index (RLI) of
5.4 years
- 2P reserves of 115.1 mmboe, with a RLI of 9.1 years
- 3P reserves of 167.0 mmboe, with a RLI of 13.1 years
- Future development capital to develop 1P, 2P and 3P reserves of
$1.8 per barrel, $2.7 per barrel and $2.8 per barrel,
respectively
Net Present Value and Value Per Share
- 1P NPV10 After Tax of $1.1 billion
- Net debt-adjusted 1P NPV10 After Tax of $14.1 per share
- 2P NPV10 After Tax of $1.8 billion
- Net debt-adjusted 2P NPV10 After Tax of $26.0 per share
2024 Work Program: Growing Production, Delineating New Plays
and Returning Value
- To reflect the divestment of assets in Chile, the 2024
consolidated production guidance was adjusted to 35,500-39,000
boepd from the previous 37,000-40,000 boepd announced on November
8, 2023
- This guidance represents 2-12% production growth versus
full-year 2023 adjusted production of 34,8433 boepd
- Self-funded 2024 capital expenditures program of $150-200
million to drill 35-45 gross wells (including 5-10 gross
exploration wells and 30-35 gross appraisal and development
wells)
- At $80-90 per bbl Brent, GeoPark expects to generate an
Adjusted EBITDA of $420-550 million and a free cash flow of $90-160
million, unchanged by the divestment of Chile
- Financial framework enables cash optionality to fund accretive
growth opportunities while targeting to return approximately 40-50%
of free cash flow after taxes to shareholders
Andrés Ocampo, Chief Executive Officer of GeoPark, said: “2023
marked an inflection point in the delivery of our reserves
replacement goals. The certified reserves that we are announcing
today demonstrate the successes of our 2023 drilling campaign that
added eight new discoveries and the successful results of the
horizontal drilling program in our core asset. We added new
reserves in multiple plays in Colombia and Ecuador and we plan to
build on those results again this year with further development and
appraisal drilling.”
2022 Year-End to 2023 Year-End Reserves Evolution
Total (mmboe)
PD
1P
2P
3P
2022 Year-End Reserves
56.0
76.1
128.4
196.3
Chile Divestment
-3.4
-4.1
-14.6
-27.0
Pro forma (excluding Chile)
52.6
72.0
113.8
169.3
2023 Production
-12.7
-12.7
-12.7
-12.7
Discoveries and Extensions
7.7
7.9
16.0
27.0
Technical Revisions
3.1
2.6
-0.2
-14.3
Economic Factors & Other
-1.0
-1.0
-1.8
-2.4
2023 Year-End Reserves
49.7
68.8
115.1
167.0
2023 Reserve Life (years)
3.9
5.4
9.1
13.1
For more information on GeoPark's reserves, please refer to the
following link:
https://ir.geo-park.com/files/doc_downloads/reserves_info_docs/2024/annex-certified-reserves-evaluation-year-end-2023.pdf
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1 The Company is unable to present a
quantitative reconciliation of the 2024 Adjusted EBITDA which is a
forward-looking non-GAAP measure, because the Company cannot
reliably predict certain of the necessary components, such as
write-off of unsuccessful exploration efforts or impairment loss on
non-financial assets, etc. Since free cash flow is calculated based
on Adjusted EBITDA, for similar reasons, the Company does not
provide a quantitative reconciliation of the 2024 free cash flow
forecast.
2 Free cash flow is used here as Adjusted
EBITDA less capital expenditures, mandatory interest payments and
cash taxes.
3 Calculated as full-year 2023 average
consolidated production of 36,563 boepd, less 1,720 boepd of
full-year 2023 production in Chile.
OTHER NEWS
Reporting Date for 4Q2023 Results Release, Conference Call
and Webcast
GeoPark will report its 4Q2023 and Annual 2023 financial results
on Wednesday, March 6, 2024, after the market close.
In conjunction with the 4Q2023 results press release, GeoPark
management will host a conference call on March 7, 2024, at 10:00
am (Eastern Standard Time) to discuss the 4Q2023 financial
results.
To listen to the call, participants can access the webcast
located in the Invest with Us section of the Company’s website at
www.geo-park.com, or by clicking below:
https://events.q4inc.com/attendee/179784519
Interested parties may participate in the conference call by
dialing the numbers provided below:
United States Participants: 404-975-4839
Global Dial-In Numbers: Click here
Passcode: 998063
Please allow extra time prior to the call to visit the website
and download any streaming media software that might be required to
listen to the webcast.
An archive of the webcast replay will be made available in the
Invest with Us section of the Company’s website at www.geo-park.com
after the conclusion of the live call.
GLOSSARY
1P
Proven Reserves
2P
Proven plus Probable Reserves
3P
Proven plus Probable plus Possible
Reserves
Adjusted EBITDA
Adjusted EBITDA is defined as profit for
the period before net finance costs, income tax, depreciation,
amortization, the effect of IFRS 16, certain non-cash items such as
impairments and write-offs of unsuccessful efforts, accrual of
share-based payments, unrealized results on commodity risk
management contracts and other non-recurring events
boe
Barrels of oil equivalent (6,000 cf
marketable gas per bbl of oil equivalent). Marketable gas is
defined as the total gas produced from the reservoir after
reduction for shrinkage resulting from field separation;
processing, including removal of nonhydrocarbon gas to meet
pipeline specifications; and flare and other losses but not from
fuel usage
boepd
Barrels of oil equivalent per day
bopd
Barrels of oil per day
Certified Reserves
Refers to GeoPark working interest
reserves before royalties paid in kind, independently evaluated by
the petroleum consulting firm, DeGolyer and MacNaughton Corp.
(D&M)
mboed
Thousands of barrels of oil equivalent per
day
mmboe
Millions of barrels of oil equivalent
NPV10 After Tax
Net Present Value after tax discounted at
10% rate
PD
Proven Developed Reserves
PRMS
Petroleum Resources Management System
RLI
Reserve Life Index
RRR
Reserve Replacement Ratio
WI
Working Interest
NOTICE
Additional information about GeoPark can be found in the Invest
with Us section of the website at www.geo-park.com
The reserve estimates provided in this release are estimates
only, and there is no guarantee that the estimated reserves will be
recovered. Actual reserves may eventually prove to be greater than,
or less than, the estimates provided herein. Statements relating to
reserves are by their nature forward-looking statements.
Gas quantities estimated herein are reserves to be produced from
the reservoirs, available to be delivered to the gas pipeline after
field separation prior to compression. Gas reserves estimated
herein include fuel gas.
Rounding amounts and percentages: Certain amounts and
percentages included in this press release have been rounded for
ease of presentation. Percentage figures included in this press
release have not in all cases been calculated on the basis of such
rounded figures, but on the basis of such amounts prior to
rounding. For this reason, certain percentage amounts in this press
release may vary from those obtained by performing the same
calculations using the figures in the financial statements. In
addition, certain other amounts that appear in this press release
may not sum due to rounding.
Oil and gas production figures included in this release are
stated before the effect of royalties paid in kind, consumption and
losses.
All evaluations of future net revenue contained in the D&M
Reports are after the deduction of cash royalties, development
costs, operating expenses, production and profit taxes, fees, earn
out payments, well abandonment costs, and country income taxes from
the future gross revenue. It should not be assumed that the
estimates of future net revenues presented in the tables represent
the fair market value of the reserves. The actual production,
revenues, taxes and development, and operating expenditures with
respect to the reserves associated with the Company's properties
may vary from the information presented herein, and such variations
could be material. In addition, there is no assurance that the
forecast price and cost assumptions contained in the D&M Report
will be attained, and variances could be material.
CAUTIONARY STATEMENTS RELEVANT TO
FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION
This press release contains statements that constitute
forward-looking statements. Many of the forward-looking statements
contained in this press release can be identified by the use of
forward-looking words such as ‘‘anticipate,’’ ‘‘believe’’,
‘‘could,’’ ‘‘expect,’’ ‘‘should,’’ ‘‘plan,’’ ‘‘intend,’’ ‘‘will,’’
‘‘estimate’’ and ‘‘potential,’’ among others.
Forward-looking statements that appear in a number of places in
this press release include, but are not limited to, statements
regarding the intent, belief or current expectations, regarding
various matters including NPV10 After Tax, our reserves, the
estimated future revenues, capital expenditures, Adjusted EBITDA,
free cash flows, expected production guidance and shareholder
returns. Forward-looking statements are based on management’s
beliefs and assumptions, and on information currently available to
the management. Such statements are subject to risks and
uncertainties, and actual results may differ materially from those
expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements due to
various factors.
Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are
made, and the Company does not undertake any obligation to update
them in light of new information or future developments or to
release publicly any revisions to these statements in order to
reflect later events or circumstances or to reflect the occurrence
of unanticipated events. For a discussion of the risks facing the
Company which could affect whether these forward-looking statements
are realized, see the Company’s filings with the U.S. Securities
and Exchange Commission (SEC).
This press release contains a number of oil and gas metrics,
including NPV after tax per share, reserve life index, net
debt-adjusted NPV per share, etc., which do not have standardized
meanings or standard methods of calculation and therefore such
measures may not be comparable to similar measures used by other
companies and should not be used to make comparisons. Such metrics
have been included herein to provide readers with additional
measures to evaluate the Company's performance; however, such
measures are not reliable indicators of the future performance of
the Company and future performance may not compare to the
performance in previous periods.
Information about oil and gas reserves: The SEC permits
oil and gas companies, in their filings with the SEC, to disclose
only proven, probable and possible reserves that meet SEC
definitions for such terms. GeoPark uses certain terms in this
press release, such as "PRMS Reserves" that SEC guidelines do not
permit GeoPark from including in filings with the SEC. As a result,
the information in the Company’s SEC filings with respect to
reserves will differ significantly from the information in this
press release. NPV10 after tax for PRMS 1P, 2P and 3P reserves is
not a substitute for the standardized measure of discounted future
net cash flows for SEC proved reserves.
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For further information, please contact:
INVESTORS: Stacy Steimel ssteimel@geo-park.com
Shareholder Value Director T: +562 2242 9600
Miguel Bello mbello@geo-park.com Market Access Director T: +562
2242 9600
Diego Gully dgully@geo-park.com Capital Markets Director T: +55
21 99636 9658
MEDIA: Communications Department
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