Talos Energy Announces Successful Borrowing Base Redetermination Results, Updated Audited Reserves Figures And Revised Fourth Quarter 2020 Operational And Financial Guidance
HOUSTON, Dec. 7, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Talos Energy Inc. ("Talos," or the "Company") (NYSE: TALO) today announced that its borrowing base has been successfully reaffirmed at its current level of $985 million following the Company's semi-annual redetermination process. Separately, Talos provided updated reserves figures as of September 30, 2020 audited by Netherland, Sewell & Associates, Inc. ("NSAI") as well as updated operational and financial guidance for the fourth quarter of 2020.
Borrowing Base Redetermination Results
The borrowing base under the Company's reserves-based lending facility has been reaffirmed at its current level of $985 million. As of November 30, 2020, Talos maintained over $300 million of liquidity.
President and Chief Executive Officer Timothy S. Duncan commented: "Consistent with the redetermination process in the spring, our bank group has once again shown strong support for our business despite the challenging macro-economic conditions and unique circumstances the Company has experienced this year. Our 2020 capital program was focused on lower-risk, shorter-cycle projects that provided impactful conversions to our Proved Developed Producing reserves and immediately bolstered the collateral value of our business. The reaffirmation of the borrowing base at $985 million is evidence of our success on this front, despite continued pressure on commodity prices compared to pre-COVID levels."
Updated Audited Reserves
In conjunction with the Company's fall borrowing base redetermination process, Talos elected to complete an audit of its reserves as of September 30, 2020 to update its previously disclosed pro forma, unaudited reserves as of June 30, 2020. Additionally, below are sensitivity tables providing PV-10((1)) values highlighting substantially higher reserve values at increasing oil prices((3)) relative to the September 30, 2020 SEC price assumptions.
As of September 30, 2020, Talos had proved reserves of 177.6 MMBoe, comprised of 68% oil, 75% liquids and 76% was proved developed. The PV-10((1)) of proved reserves was approximately $2.4 billion. The reserves and associated PV-10 are audited by NSAI and are fully burdened by and net of all plugging & abandonment costs associated with the properties included in the reserves report. The following table summarizes Talos's proved reserves at September 30, 2020 based on SEC pricing of $43.63 per barrel and $1.97 per MMBtu:
Summary of Proved Reserves
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Category
MBoe
% of Total Proved % Oil
PV-10(1)(2) ($MM)
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Proved Developed Producing 83,742 47% 70% $1,408,051
Proved Developed Non-Producing 50,758 29% 65% 660,610
Total Proved Developed 134,500 76% 68% 2,068,662
Proved Undeveloped 43,111 24% 69% 317,751
Total Proved 177,612 100% 68% $2,386,412
In addition to the proved reserves, Talos's audited probable reserves at September 30, 2020 were 70.4 MMBoe and had a PV-10 of $947.2 million.
The following tables summarize the PV-10((1)) values of Talos's proved and probable reserves, respectively, at September 30, 2020 at various crude oil prices:
Sensitivity of PV-10(1) ($MM) at Various Oil Prices ($/Bbl)(3)
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Category $40.00 $45.00 $50.00 $55.00 $60.00
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Proved Developed Producing $1,341,601 $1,521,852 $1,738,095 $1,955,694 $2,171,919
Proved Developed Non-Producing 618,002 716,748 830,513 944,541 1,059,144
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Total Proved Developed 1,959,604 2,238,599 2,568,609 2,900,235 3,231,063
Proved Undeveloped 269,502 365,655 461,780 557,753 664,493
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Total Proved $2,229,106 $2,604,254 $3,030,388 $3,457,989 $3,895,555
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Sensitivity of PV-10(1) ($MM) at Various Oil Prices ($/Bbl)(3)
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Category $40.00 $45.00 $50.00 $55.00 $60.00
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Total Probable $882,857 $1,012,680 $1,144,158 $1,274,722 $1,412,679
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Updated Fourth Quarter 2020 Operational and Financial Guidance
Subsequent to the Company's October 7, 2020 operational and financial guidance, three major storms have caused additional operational disruptions in the Gulf of Mexico. Hurricane Delta, Hurricane Zeta and Tropical Storm Beta resulted in additional production shut-ins by Talos of approximately 11 full days in the fourth quarter of 2020 as well as delays in reaching first oil in multiple new drill projects and delays to the repairs at Ram Powell.
Production from Ram Powell has since been re-established and has stabilized in line with pre-shut-in levels. Talos now expects its Kaleidoscope development to commence production in mid-December and, once online, the Company expects its average daily production to be approximately 71.0 - 73.0 MBoe/d for the remainder of December 2020.
The table below provides the prior fourth quarter 2020 guidance released on October 7, 2020 as well as updated fourth quarter 2020 guidance incorporating the production volume deferrals caused by the significant incremental storm-related activity in the Gulf of Mexico:
Prior 4Q Guidance (Oct
7th) Updated 4Q Guidance
Low
High Low High
Oil (MMBbl) 4.0 4.3 3.6 3.7
Natural Gas (Bcf) 9.1 9.8 9.2 9.3
NGL (MMBbl) 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
Total (MMBoe) 5.8 6.3 5.5 5.6
Avg Daily Production (MBoe/d) 63.0 68.0 59.5 60.5
Cash Operating Expenses(4)(5) $60 $65 $60 $65
G&A(5)(6) $12 $14 $12 $14
Capital Expenditures(7)(8) $55 $60 $55 $60
Note: Figures may not sum due to rounding
(1) PV-10 is a non-GAAP financial
measure. We believe that the
presentation of PV-10 is useful
to investors because it presents
the discounted future net cash
flows attributable to our reserves
prior to taking into account
future corporate income taxes and
our current tax structure. GAAP
does not provide a measure of
estimated future net cash flows
for reserves other than proved
reserves or for proved or probable
reserves calculated using prices
other than SEC prices. PV-10 does
not take into account the effect
of future taxes, and PV-10
estimates for reserve categories
other than proved or for pricing
sensitivities uses the relevant
reserve volumes and prices, as
applicable, but PV-10 is
otherwise calculated using the
same assumptions as those for, and
in a manner consistent with, the
calculation of standardized
measure. Because PV-10 estimates
of probable reserves are more
uncertain than PV-10 and
standardized measure of proved
reserves, but have not been
adjusted for risk due to that
uncertainty, they may not be
comparable with each other.
Similarly, PV-10 estimates for
price sensitivities are not
adjusted for the likelihood that
the relevant pricing scenario will
occur, and thus they may be
subject to the same issues with
comparability. Nonetheless, we
believe that PV-10 estimates for
reserve categories other than
proved or for pricing
sensitivities present useful
information for investors about
the future net cash flows of our
reserves in the absence of a
comparable GAAP measure such as
standardized measure. Because of
this, PV-10 can be used to
evaluate estimated net cash flows
from proved reserves on a more
comparable basis. Investors should
be cautioned that PV-10 does not
represent an estimate of the fair
market value of our reserves. In
addition, investors should be
further cautioned that estimates
of PV-10 of probable reserves, as
well as the underlying volumetric
estimates, are inherently more
uncertain of being recovered and
realized than comparable measures
for proved reserves. Further,
because estimates of proved and
probable reserve volumes and PV-
10 have not been adjusted for risk
due to this uncertainty of
recovery, they should not be
summed arithmetically with each
other or with comparable estimates
for proved reserves. GAAP does not
prescribe any corresponding
measure for PV-10 of reserves
based on other than SEC prices. As
a result, it is not practicable
for us to reconcile these
additional PV-10 measures to GAAP
standardized measure. With respect
to PV-10 calculated as of an
interim date, it is not
practicable to calculate the taxes
for the related interim period
because GAAP does not provide for
disclosure of standardized measure
on an interim basis.
(2) In accordance with guidelines
established by the SEC, the
Company's estimated proved
reserves as of September 30, 2020
were determined to be economically
producible under existing economic
conditions, which requires the use
of the 12-month average price for
each commodity, calculated as the
unweighted arithmetic average of
the price on the first day of each
month for the year end September
30, 2020. The West Texas
Intermediate spot price and the
Henry Hub spot price were utilized
as the referenced price and
appropriately adjusted for
quality, transportation, fees,
energy content and basis
differentials. Therefore, the PV-
10 of Talos's proved reserves at
September 30, 2020 is based on an
average crude oil price of $43.63
per barrel and an average natural
gas price of $1.97 per MMBtu,
prior to being adjusted for
quality, transportation, fees,
energy content and basis
differentials.
(3) Sensitivity based on various flat
West Texas Intermediate oil prices
per barrel in perpetuity assuming
flat $2.50 Henry Hub gas prices
per MMBtu in perpetuity, all prior
to adjustments for quality,
transportation, fees, energy
content and basis differentials.
(4) Inclusive of all Lease Operating
Expenses and Workover and
Maintenance
(5)
Includes insurance costs
(6) Excludes non-cash and non-
recurring items
(7) Includes Plugging & Abandonment
(8)
Excludes acquisitions
ABOUT TALOS ENERGY
Talos Energy (NYSE: TALO) is a technically driven independent exploration and production company focused on safely and efficiently maximizing cash flows and long-term value through its operations, currently in the United States Gulf of Mexico and offshore Mexico. As one of the U.S. Gulf of Mexico's largest public independent producers, we leverage decades of geology, geophysics and offshore operations expertise towards the acquisition, exploration, exploitation and development of assets in key geological trends that are present in many offshore basins around the world. Our activities in offshore Mexico provide high impact exploration opportunities in an oil rich emerging basin. For more information, visit www.talosenergy.com.
INVESTOR RELATIONS CONTACT
Sergio Maiworm
+1.713.328.3008
investor@talosenergy.com
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