작업 업데이트
세리카 에너지 plc
("Serica" 또는 "회사")
작업 업데이트
런던, 5년 2024월 XNUMX일 - Serica Energy plc (AIM: SQZ), a British independent upstream oil and gas company with operations in the UK North Sea, provides the following operations update.
Serica의 CEO인 Mitch Flegg는 다음과 같이 말했습니다.
"Pro-forma production in 2023 after including volumes from the Tailwind assets for the full year was just over 40,000 boe/d net to Serica. I am pleased that we met our operating cost target with pro-forma operating costs of around US$19 per boe despite the significant inflation being experienced by the offshore sector generally. We are aiming to keep unit operating costs below US$20 per boe during 2024.
Production in 2024 is expected to be higher than in 2023 with guidance between 41,000 boe/d and 48,000 boe/d for the year. This reflects a range of outcomes in a year of significant activity including the speed with which the scheduled drilling and well work deliver incremental production.
Serica's strategy of investing in its assets continues to be central to our record of consistently achieving high levels of reserves replacement, combined with increased levels of production. We are looking forward, therefore, to the start of the four well Triton area drilling programme in March, with the benefits of added production expected to start coming through in the second half of the year. During 2024 there is also an extensive programme of interventions in both platform and subsea wells on the Bruce and Keith fields. The objectives include re-establishing consistent production from the Keith field.
In addition, Serica has a healthy portfolio of potential new projects. This includes the possible developments of the Buchan and Belinda fields, which offer the prospect of further replacement of produced reserves and incremental production from 2026 onwards. Our plans for drilling two Bruce infill wells, the first new wells on the field since 2012, are progressing and, during the next eighteen months, we will be participating in the Parkmead operated Skerryvore exploration well situated in the UK Central North Sea. As a UK taxpayer, Serica will benefit from tax relief for its share of the associated development and exploration costs.
Serica is extremely well placed, therefore, to continue its track record of replacing reserves and increasing production. This platform has been achieved while maintaining a very strong balance sheet, which is both the result and enabler of our strategy to invest and grow organically and through disciplined M&A."
2023년 생산
Serica's pro-forma net production in 2023 which includes production from the fields owned by Tailwind since 1 January 2023 averaged 40,121 boe/d. The gas/liquids split of production in 2023 was 56:44.
FY 2023 boe / d | |
브루스 | 6,487 |
럼 주 | 12,490 |
간수 | 4,012 |
가넷 E | 6,098 |
에블린 | 3,780 |
Guillemot West and North West | 237 |
콜럼버스 | 2,178 |
어 스킨 | 1,325 |
올랜도 | 3,514 |
Production in the second half of the year was lower than the first half due mainly, as previously reported, to the planned summer shutdowns for both the Bruce and Triton hubs overrunning to rectify safety related issues. There were also a number of facilities issues on Bruce and Triton which caused short-term interruptions to production late in the year and carrying over into early January. These are now largely resolved.
Notwithstanding these issues, production in the fourth quarter of 2023 averaged 45,748 boe/d.
2024 생산 지침
The production guidance for 2024 is 41,000 to 48,000 boe/d (net to Serica). This represents an increase on pro-forma production for the combined Serica and Tailwind portfolios in 2023.
2024 year to date production has averaged 43,184 boe/d[1]. Erskine has been shut in since 25th January 2024 due to an issue with a compressor. It is expected to restart during March.
As a result of the work completed during the extended Bruce summer shutdown in 2023, an extended shutdown is not planned in 2024. There is a planned one-week outage which overlaps with scheduled shutdown of third-party infrastructure downstream of the Bruce platform.
There is a planned six-week shutdown of the Triton FPSO during the summer of 2024. This will be accompanied by a 'walk to work' campaign designed to further improve the performance of the facilities. It follows successful 'walk to work' campaigns in 2022 and 2023.
These planned maintenance periods are incorporated into the production guidance.
투자 프로그램
As previously announced, Serica is planning an ambitious programme of organic investments during 2024 extending into 2025 and 2026.
The investments in 2024 include four wells in the Triton area (Bittern B1z sidetrack, Gannet E GE-05, Guillemot North West EC1 and Evelyn EV-02)[2] and well work on the Bruce and Keith fields.
The start date of the B1z sidetrack is now expected to be in March 2024. This well and the subsequent three wells are scheduled to take about three months each, meaning that drilling will continue into 2025. Serica has also exercised an option to keep the rig for a further well following completion of the fourth well in the programme (EV-02).
Production from the B1z sidetrack is expected to start shortly after the completion of drilling. Production from each of the other three wells is expected to start around thirty days after the completion of drilling each well.
The Bruce and Keith Light Well Intervention Vessel ("LWIV") campaign is on track to take place between March and May. This follows previous campaigns in 2022 and 2023, which have delivered low-cost incremental production. It is hoped to restart production from the Keith field during 2024 following successful preparation work on the Keith subsea facilities carried out in 2023. Additional well interventions from the Bruce platform are scheduled for the second half of 2024.
The estimated cost to Serica of the currently approved capital investment in its producing assets in the Bruce and Triton hubs is approximately £210 million, before tax relief. Most of the expenditures are expected to be incurred in 2024.
Looking further forward, both the Buchan field redevelopment and Belinda field development projects are moving towards potential sanction. The Environmental Statement and draft Field Development Plan for the Buchan project have been submitted, with completion of Serica's acquisition of a 30% interest is expected to occur during February. As previously reported, the Belinda draft Field Development Plan was submitted in September 2023.
Serica is also maturing plans for two infill wells on the Bruce field with the aim of drilling in 2026.
The Skerryvore joint venture, in which Serica holds a 20% interest, is working towards drilling a licence commitment exploration well during late 2024 or the first half of 2025.
Abandonment costs in 2024 are forecast to be about £14 million (pre-tax) net to Serica. These will be incurred mainly on the final decommissioning of the Arthur field, situated in the UK Southern North Sea, which was held by Tailwind Energy.
운영 비용
Despite the significant inflationary pressures being experienced by all operators in the UK North Sea, Serica achieved unit operating costs in 2023 of around US$19/boe based on pro-forma production of 40,121 boe/d.
The Company's target in 2024 is to maintain unit operating costs at below US$20/boe.
대차 대조표
Year-end cash and cash equivalents stood at £291 million and borrowings at £210 million. This is after payment during 2H 2023 of:
· two instalments of 2023 taxes totalling £139 million (final payment approximately £58 million in Q1 2024), and
· dividends of £89 million being the total of the 2022 final and 2023 interim amounts.
Cash and cash equivalents included £28 million of cash security temporarily lodged with a third party in respect of decommissioning obligations pending the issue of letters of credit to replace the security. This is expected to occur shortly.
조직
Martin Copeland has assumed the role of Serica's CFO and has been appointed to the Board effective today, 5 February 2024. Martin succeeds Andy Bell, who has resigned from the Board. Andy will continue to support Serica during the transition and preparation of the 2023 Annual Report.
Sell-side Analysts Event
A presentation will be published later this week on Serica's website to accompany the previously reported event for sell-side analysts being hosted by the Company on 7th 및 8th 이월.
규제
본 발표는 규정 7/596 제2014조의 목적을 위한 내부 정보입니다.
문의 :
세리카 에너지 plc | +44 (0)20 7390 0230 |
Mitch Flegg (CEO) / Stephen Lambert (VP Legal and External Relations) | |
필 헌트 (노마드 & 조인트 Broker) | +44 (0)20 7418 8900 |
리처드 크라이튼 / 데이비드 맥키운 / 조지아 랭굴런트 | |
제프리스(조인트 Broker) | +44 (0)20 7029 8000 |
샘 바넷 / 윌 수타 | |
비고컨설팅(홍보 고문) | +44 (0)20 7390 0230 |
패트릭 단코나 / 핀레이 톰슨 |
편집자주의 사항
Serica Energy는 UKCS 자산 포트폴리오를 보유한 영국의 독립 석유 및 가스 탐사 및 생산 회사입니다.
Serica는 가스와 석유 생산의 균형을 이루고 있습니다. 회사는 영국 에너지 전환의 핵심 요소인 영국에서 생산되는 천연가스의 약 5%를 담당하고 있습니다.
Serica의 생산 자산은 영국 북부 북해의 Bruce, Keith 및 Rhum 유전과 Triton FPSO에 연결된 운영 및 비운영 유전의 혼합이라는 두 가지 주요 허브에 집중되어 있습니다. Serica는 또한 Columbus(영국 중부 북해) 및 Orlando(영국 북부 북해) 유전에 대한 운영 지분과 영국 중부 북해의 Erskine 유전 생산에 대한 비상영 지분을 가지고 있습니다.
Serica의 자산 포트폴리오에는 현재 추구 중이거나 고려 중인 여러 유기적 투자 기회가 포함됩니다.
회사에 대한 자세한 내용은 다음에서 확인할 수 있습니다. www.serica-에너지.com. 회사의 주식은 런던 증권 거래소의 AIM 시장에서 SQZ 시세 표시로 거래되며 회사는 TSX의 지정된 외국 발행인입니다. 이메일을 통해 회사 뉴스 릴리스를 수신하려면 회사 웹사이트를 통해 구독하십시오.
[1] 1년 2월 2024일 ~ XNUMX월 XNUMX일
[2] Serica interests are 64.63% in Bittern, 100% in Gannet E (operator), 10% in Guillemot W/NW and 100% in Evelyn (operator)
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