SALT LAKE CITY, UT — (Marketwired) — 11/07/13 — (NASDAQ: FXEN), today announced net income of $6.5 million, or $0.12 per share, for the quarter ended September 30, 2013. Excluding a noncash foreign currency exchange gain of $11.5 million, the Company would have recorded a third quarter 2013 net loss of $(5.0) million, or $(0.10) per share.
During the third quarter of 2012, the Company reported net income of $2.0 million, or $0.04 per share. Excluding a noncash foreign currency exchange gain of $10.5 million, the Company would have recorded a third quarter 2012 net loss of $(8.5) million, or $(0.16) per share.
Oil and gas revenues were $8.0 million during the third quarter of 2013, compared to $9.0 million during the same quarter of 2012. Total revenues were $8.2 million for the 2013 third quarter, compared to $9.6 million for the same quarter in 2012.
Oil and gas prices during the period were stable to slightly higher. Specifically, gas prices during the third quarter of 2013 averaged $7.02 per Mcf, compared to $7.05 per Mcf during the same quarter of 2012. Prices for the company–s U.S. oil production increased during the 2013 quarter. Oil prices increased 19% over the year, averaging $88.14 per barrel in the third quarter of 2013, compared to $74.30 per barrel in the same quarter of 2012.
Normal production declines and a temporary shut-in led to the lower revenues. Total net oil and gas production decreased 13% to 1,062 million cubic feet equivalent (Mmcfe) during the third quarter of 2013, compared to 1,217 Mmcfe during the 2012 quarter. Production declines at the Company–s Zaniemysl and Roszkow wells in Poland were a significant cause for the reduction. Also, production was curtailed for 2 weeks at the KSK wells in Poland for annual maintenance and testing. The Company–s average daily production rate for the 2013 third quarter was 11.5 million cubic feet equivalent (Mmcfe) per day.
Clay Newton, Vice President of Finance, remarked, “Though production declined modestly last quarter, we expect an improved result for the fourth quarter. Production is expected to begin at the Lisewo-1 well at the end of November. With our KSK wells back online, we expect our daily average production to reach approximately 14.0 Mmcfe/day as we exit 2013. Should prices remain stable, total revenues should enjoy a substantial gain.”
The Company reported a net loss of $(15.6) million, or $(0.30) per share, for the first nine months of 2013. Excluding noncash foreign currency exchange losses of $1.0 million, the Company would have recorded a net loss for the first nine months of 2013 of $(14.6) million, or $(0.28) per share. This compares to a net loss, adjusted for foreign exchange gains, of $(7.4) million, or $(0.14) per share reported in the first nine months of 2012.
Oil and gas revenues for the 2013 first nine months reached record levels. The Company recognized oil and gas revenues of $25.7 million for the first nine months of 2013, compared to $24.8 million for the same period of 2012. Total revenues for the first nine months of 2013 were $25.9 million, compared to $26.7 million in the first nine months of 2012.
Total production for the first nine months of 2013 was 3.4 billion cubic feet equivalent (Bcfe), compared to 3.5 Bcfe during the first nine months of 2012. Daily production for the first nine months of 2013 was approximately 12.6 Mmcfe/d, compared to approximately 12.8 Mmcfe/d during the first nine months of 2012, a decrease of 2%. Gas prices during the first nine months of 2013 averaged $7.06 per Mcf, compared to $6.64 per Mcf during the same period of 2012, an increase of 6%. Oil prices increased 4% over the year, averaging $80.75 per barrel in the first nine months of 2013, compared to $77.32 per barrel in the same period of 2012.
As announced previously, on July 8, 2013, the Company finalized a new five-year, up to $100 Million Senior Reserve Based Lending Facility with BNP Paribas (Suisse) SA and ING Bank N.V. The initial commitment of the new facility amounts to $65 million, an increase of 18% compared to the Company–s previous facility. The Company can seek additional commitments up to $100 million under certain conditions via an embedded “accordion mechanism.” Initial proceeds from the new facility were used to repay the Company–s previously existing facility. Payment of the credit facility is secured by company assets in Poland.
As of November 7, 2013, the Company was engaged in active drilling operations at its Lisewo-2, Szymanowice-1, and Gorka Duchowna-1 wells. In addition, the Company was nearing completion of production facilities at Lisewo-1, that will serve as a group center for future Lisewo area wells. Construction has begun on satellite production facilities at Komorze-3K, which is expected to begin production in early 2014. The Company is also continuing seismic projects at Block 246 and Tuchola, and has plans to begin drilling a second well in the Tuchola area in the next two to three months.
These exploration and development costs are being funded by the Company–s higher revenues, cash balances, and increased availability under the new credit facility. At September 30, 2013, the Company had cash and investments of $19.1 million and working capital of $19.4 million. As of November 7, 2013, the Company had $23.0 million of availability under its new credit facility and total debt outstanding of $42.0 million.
Net cash provided by operating activities of $2.9 million during the first nine months of 2013, compared to net cash provided by operating activities of $5.8 million during the same period of 2012. The primary driver of the year-to-year decrease was the higher exploration costs in 2013 associated with the Company–s Poland operations, along with reductions in current liabilities.
The non-cash foreign exchange loss of $1.0 million and the non-cash foreign exchange gain of $12.0 million for the first nine months of 2013 and 2012, respectively, are included in other income and expense. The gains and losses come primarily from recognition of gains and losses on U.S. dollar denominated intercompany loans from FX Energy, Inc., to FX Poland, its wholly-owned subsidiary, and other U.S. dollar denominated debt held at the FX Poland level. These are non-cash gains and losses only, and could vary greatly depending upon future exchange rate changes.
The Company will host a conference call and webcast today to discuss 2013 third quarter and first nine month results and update operational items at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time. Conference call information is as follows: US dial-in-number: 888-318-7470; International dial-in-number: 719-457-2716; Passcode: 3573216. Request: FX Energy, Inc. Conference Call.
The call will also be webcast live and interested parties may access the webcast through FX Energy–s homepage at . For those that are unable to participate in the live call, a rebroadcast will be available through the Company–s website for two weeks beginning one hour after the completion of the call.
FX Energy is an independent oil and gas exploration and production company with production in the U.S. and Poland. The Company–s main exploration and production activity is focused on Poland–s Permian Basin where the gas-bearing Rotliegend sandstone is a direct analog to the Southern Gas Basin offshore England. The Company trades on the NASDAQ Global Market under the symbol FXEN. Website .
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This report contains forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees. For example, exploration, drilling, development, construction, or other projects or operations may be subject to the successful completion of technical work; environmental, governmental, or partner approvals; equipment availability, or other things that are or may be beyond the control of the Company. Operations that are anticipated, planned, or scheduled may be changed, delayed, take longer than expected, fail to accomplish intended results, or not take place at all.
In carrying out exploration it is necessary to identify and evaluate risks and potential rewards. This identification and evaluation is informed by science but remains inherently uncertain. Subsurface features that appear to be possible traps may not exist at all, may be smaller than interpreted, may not contain hydrocarbons, may not contain the quantity or quality estimated, or may have reservoir conditions that do not allow adequate recovery to render a discovery commercial or profitable. Forward-looking statements about the size, potential, or likelihood of discovery with respect to exploration targets are certainly not guarantees of discovery or of the actual presence or recoverability of hydrocarbons or of the ability to produce in commercial or profitable quantities. Estimates of potential typically do not take into account all the risks of drilling and completion nor do they take into account the fact that hydrocarbon volumes are never 100% recoverable. Such estimates are part of the complex process of trying to measure and evaluate risk and reward in an uncertain industry.
Forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties outside FX Energy–s control. Actual events or results may differ materially from the forward-looking statements. For a discussion of additional contingencies and uncertainties to which information respecting future events is subject, see FX Energy–s SEC reports or visit FX Energy–s website at .
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