CALGARY, ALBERTA — (Marketwire) — 08/15/11 — GeoGlobal Resources Inc. (GeoGlobal or the Company) (NYSE Amex: GGR) today announced operating highlights and selected financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2011. All amounts are in U.S. dollars unless otherwise noted.
“In this quarter we continued to advance our preparations with respect to our Israeli drilling program, finalizing the Assignment Agreement for a semi-submersible drilling that we–ll be able to access before the end of the year,” said Paul Miller, President and CEO of GeoGlobal. “With the support of our board of directors, we also retained a financial advisor to assist us in the evaluation of a range of strategic options designed to derive additional shareholder value from our diverse asset base.”
Selected Operational Highlights
Since April 1, 2011 the following events have occurred:
Financial Review
All of the Company–s oil and gas sales are derived from production in India. With the approval of the Tarapur 1 field development plan by the Management Committee, three wells began production in mid-May 2009, two in September 2009 and one in January 2010. There are ten additional wells which are drilled, tested and awaiting tie-in to the oil tank storage facilities. Further, associated natural gas from one gas well is being contained and sold while awaiting approval of a development plan for completion of a pipeline.
Oil and gas sales for the three months ended June 30, 2011 were $108,000 as compared with $235,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2010. Oil and gas sales for the six months ended June 30, 2011 were $251,000 as compared with $426,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2010. This decrease is mainly attributable to lower oil and gas production for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011 when compared with the same periods in 2010.
Oil sales are currently based on the spot price based on discount to the Nigeria Bonny Light Crude bench mark. To date, none of GeoGlobal–s production has been hedged. All associated natural gas is sold to local markets at a firm contract price of $7.00 per Mcf adjusted for rebate/premium on account of calorific value.
Interest income during the three months ended June 30, 2011 was $9,800 as compared with $11,000 for the same period in 2010. The average cash balance and restricted deposits during the three months ended June 30, 2011 was $10.0 million compared with $16.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2010. Interest income during the six months ended June 30, 2011 was $20,000 compared with $30,000 for the same period in 2010. The average cash balance and restricted deposits during the six months ended June 30, 2011 was $11.1 million compared with $19.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2010. The decreases in interest income are primarily attributed to lower cash balances and restricted deposits available for investment.
Operating costs for the three months ended June 30, 2011 were $34,000 or $22.33 per BOE compared with $40,000 or $11.26 per BOE for the three months ended June 30, 2010. Operating costs for the six months ended June 30, 2011 were $68,000 or $20.76 per BOE compared with $102,000 or $13.82 per BOE for the six months ended June 30, 2010. The decreases were mainly attributable to lower oil and gas production for the periods ended June 30, 2011 when compared to the same periods for 2010. The operating costs include handling and processing charges, transportation costs and utilities, maintenance and tank rental charges and contain a fixed and variable portion.
For the three months ended June 30, 2011, general and administrative expenses increased to $1,220,000 from $928,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2010. These general and administrative expenses include costs related to the corporate head office including administrative salaries and services, directors– fees, rent and office costs, insurance, bank guarantee fees, NYSE Amex listing and filing fees, investor relations services and transfer agent fees and services. This increase is mostly attributable to an increase in the Directors– and Special Committee fees by $88,000 combined with an increase in salaries and benefits of $62,000, mostly related to restructuring of our management team which was previously included in consulting fees, and an increase in travel and hotel costs by $62,000 due to increased activity. Stock-based compensation costs increased by $100,000 to $246,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2011 from $146,000 for the comparative three months in 2010. These compensation costs are for stock-based compensation arrangements with employees and directors which are being expensed over their respective vesting periods of the related option grants. Further, there was a general increase in general and administrative costs due to increased activity in Israel, offset by overhead recoveries of $105,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2011 as compared to nil in the prior period.
For the six months ended June 30, 2011, general and administrative expenses increased to $2,300,000 from $1,596,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2010. These general and administrative expenses include costs related to the corporate head office including administrative salaries and services, directors– fees, rent and office costs, insurance, bank guarantee fees, NYSE Amex listing and filing fees, investor relations services and transfer agent fees and services. This increase is mostly attributable to the following: Directors– and Special Committee fees increased by $111,000, salaries and benefits increased by $307,000, mostly related to restructuring of the management team which was previously included in consulting fees and the inclusion of a new executive officer in March 2010, and travel and hotel costs increased by $58,000 due to greater activity. Stock-based compensation costs increased by $241,000 to $490,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2011 from $249,000 for the comparative six months in 2010. These compensation costs are for stock-based compensation arrangements with employees and directors which are being expensed over their respective vesting periods of the related option grants. Further, there was a general increase in general and administrative costs due to increased activity in Israel, offset by overhead recoveries of $105,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2011 as compared to nil in the prior period.
For the three months ended June 30, 2011, the Company incurred a net loss of $1.6 million compared with a net loss of $1.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2010. As at June 30, 2011 GeoGlobal had an accumulated deficit of $50.7 million.
At June 30, 2011, GeoGlobal–s cash and cash equivalents were $6.7 million (December 31, 2010 – $7.8 million). The majority of this balance is being held in US funds, of which $2.2 million is held in term deposits. At June 30, 2011, the Company had current assets of $23.3 million and current liabilities of $21.0 million, or working capital of $2.3 million. Current assets as of June 30, 2011 include $734,000 of restricted deposits which management expects will be released from escrow on or before September 30, 2011.
Outlook
Management expects exploration and development activities pursuant to its Production Sharing Contracts (“PSCs”) in India will continue through 2011 in accordance with the terms of those agreements. During 2011 and up to March 31, 2012, based on the current budgets in India, management anticipates drilling seven exploratory wells; drilling two core wells; acquiring, processing and interpreting 2,480 line kilometers of 2D seismic data; and acquiring, processing and interpreting 350 square kilometers of 3D seismic data as well as processing and interpreting an additional 400 square kilometers of 3D seismic data. Management further expects to tie-in additional oil wells in Tarapur along with the construction of a gas pipeline for the Tarapur G gas discovery and to continue with the construction of the gas gathering and production facilities together with further development drilling on the KG Offshore Block. Additional expenditures may be incurred in connection with additional exploratory, appraisal and development wells the Company may participate in. Also, if the Government of India approves the increase to GeoGlobal–s participating interest in the KG Onshore Block to 20%, the Company–s obligations to fund 3D seismic acquisition and exploratory drilling on the block will increase.
Management expects the Company–s exploration activities pursuant to our licenses in Israel will continue through 2011 in accordance with the terms of those agreements. During 2011, management expects to complete the acquisition, processing and interpretation of 43 square kilometers of 3D seismic data in its Samuel license as well as to complete the processing and interpretation of 1,360 square kilometers of 3D seismic data covering the Sara and Myra licenses and also to commence drilling the first deepwater exploration well before the end of the year.
The Company has filed with the U.S. and Canadian Regulatory authorities its unaudited consolidated financial statements for the quarter ended June 30, 2011.
Set forth below is certain financial information taken from the unaudited consolidated financial statements.
Conference Call Details
The Company intends to host a conference call on Tuesday, August 16, 2011 at 10:30am Eastern Time to discuss its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2011. To access the conference call by telephone, dial +1 647-427-7450 or 1-888-231-8191. The conference call will be archived for replay until Tuesday, August 23, 2011 at midnight. To access the archived conference call, dial 1-855-859-2056 or internationally on +1 416-849-0833 and enter the reservation number 89406467 followed by the number sign.
A live audio webcast of the conference call will be available on the GeoGlobal website at as well as . Please connect at least 15 minutes prior to the conference call to ensure adequate time for any software download that may be required to join the webcast. The webcast will be archived at the above web sites for 90 days.
About GeoGlobal
GeoGlobal Resources Inc., headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, is a U.S. publicly traded oil and gas company, which, through its subsidiaries, is engaged in the pursuit of petroleum and natural gas in high potential exploration targets through exploration and development in India, Israel and Colombia.
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This press release may contain statements which constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the US Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements regarding the plans, intentions, beliefs and current expectations of GeoGlobal Resources Inc., its directors, or its officers with respect to the oil and gas exploration, development and drilling activities being conducted and intended to be conducted and the outcome of those activities on the exploration blocks in which the Company has an interest. The company updates forward-looking information related to operations, production and capital spending on a quarterly basis and updates reserves, if any, on an annual basis.
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