Panoro Energy - Third Quarter 2022 Trading and Financial Update and Shareholder Returns Policy

30 Nov 2022 07:00 CET

Oslo, 30 November 2022 - Panoro Energy ASA ("Panoro" or the "Company") today
announced a record quarterly financial performance with Q3 revenue of USD 96.1
million and EBITDA of USD 68.4 million driving a net quarterly profit of USD
35.4 million. With an active work programme across all three production assets
underway the Company reiterates that it is on track to increase net production
from today's level of 7,700 bopd to 12,500 bopd during the course of 2023. In
line with its commitment to delivering shareholder returns, the Board of Panoro
has authorised the commencement of cash dividend payments in 2023 with its
inaugural cash dividend to be declared at its Q4 2022 results in February 2023.

John Hamilton, CEO of Panoro, commented:

"Our busy Q3 lifting schedule has translated into record financial performance
which underscores the high quality and cash generative potential of our
diversified asset base. We will carry this momentum into next year and with work
programmes across the portfolio progressing well are on track to achieve our
organic production growth outlook to 12,500 bopd during the course of 2023."

Julien Balkany, Chairman of Panoro, commented:

"At the time of the Tullow acquisitions we guided to cash dividends commencing
in mid 2023 so I am very pleased that Panoro, consistent with its value driven
strategic vision, is now in a position to reward its shareholders by
inaugurating its first cash dividend some six months earlier than expected while
still advancing its exciting growth pipeline. The adoption of a shareholder
returns policy subject to oil prices represents a major and long-awaited
milestone for Panoro and validates the strength and sustainability of our E&P
portfolio.  Panoro intends to pay out USD 20 to 30 million in 2023, which
represent a yield in the order of 5.8% to 8.6% based on the current share price,
to our shareholders that I would like to thank for steadily supporting the
Company over the years."

Corporate and Financial Update

· Q3 was a record quarter for Panoro with reported revenue of USD 96.1 million
and EBITDA of USD 68.4 million driving a net quarterly profit of USD 35.4
million
· Revenue for the first nine months therefore increased to USD 117.8 million
with EBITDA for the nine months standing at USD 89.2 million and net profit 13.9
million
· The Company recognises revenue when liftings occur. Total crude oil volumes
lifted and sold in Q3 were 880,896 barrels at an average realised price of USD
105.5 per barrel after customary price adjustments and associated fees
· Consequently, total crude oil volumes lifted and sold in the first nine
months were 1,039,797 barrels at an average realised oil price of USD 105.7 per
barrel after customary price adjustments and associated fees
· Cash flow from operations for Q3 was USD 65.2 million and for the nine
months USD 78.8 million against capital expenditure year-to-date of USD 40.3
million
· Cash at bank at 30 September was USD 34.1 million
· In October, post period end, Panoro completed its scheduled lifting of
647,111 barrels in Gabon resulting in proceeds to the Company of approximately
USD 59 million. This lifting brings the aggregate volume of crude oil lifted and
sold by Panoro year-to-date to 1,686,908 barrels at an average realised price of
USD 100.2 per barrel after customary price adjustments and associated fees
· Deleveraging continues with gross debt at 30 September of USD 82.4 million
after principal repayments of USD 15.6 million were made in the first nine
months. Further repayments totalling USD 4 million are anticipated to be made
prior to year end
· Company largely unhedged, with legacy hedges of 600 bopd rolling off at the
end of December 2022
· Working interest production for the first nine months averaged approximately
7,700 bopd
· Q3 working interest production of approximately 7,300 bopd was affected by
pump replacements in both Equatorial Guinea and Tunisia (since restored)
· Production expected to return to the 8,000 bopd level around the year end
and build to over 12,500 bopd during the course of 2023
· Maiden dividend paid in August with proceeds from the sale of Panoro's
interest in OML 113 offshore Nigeria to PetroNor E&P ASA ("PetroNor"). USD 10
million upfront consideration received in the form of 96,577,537 shares in
PetroNor distributed as a dividend in specie to Panoro shareholders

Shareholder Returns and Capital Allocation

Background

Panoro Energy is on a trajectory that is expected to lead to a greater than 50
per cent increase in production over the coming 12 months, with further
production growth anticipated in subsequent periods from a deep inventory of
organic opportunities already within the existing portfolio. While investing to
add capital value for shareholders remains an integral part of Panoro's strategy
the Company is also committed to initiating a sustainable shareholder returns
policy at the earliest possible time, whilst preserving sufficient cash balances
to fund its ongoing capital expenditure and, against the backdrop of rising
interest rates, repayment of its debt.

Looking ahead to 2023 principal production growth will come with the delivery of
the Hibiscus Ruche Phase I development offshore Gabon at the Dussafu Marin
Permit. The project comprises six new production wells scheduled to come
onstream sequentially starting around the end of the first quarter.  The project
is aiming to increase production at Dussafu Marin from the current gross rate of
around 10,400 bopd towards 40,000 bopd when all six new wells are onstream in
Q4.

In Equatorial Guinea the Block G partners have entered into a rig contract for
the next drilling campaign which is expected to commence in the second half of
2023 and comprise up to three infill production wells which are expected to be
brought online in 2024.

Capital expenditure net to Panoro for the above projects is expected to be USD
65-70 million during 2023

Shareholder Returns Policy

Taking these capital projects into account and a range of other factors
including the macro environment, current oil prices, cash flow profile of the
asset base, balance sheet and liquidity requirements of the business, consistent
with its strategy to create and deliver shareholder value, the Board of Panoro
has approved the adoption of a shareholder returns policy.  Accordingly, the
Company will commence dividend payments in 2023 with its inaugural cash dividend
to be declared at its Q4 2022 results in February 2023 and paid shortly
thereafter in accordance with the following 2023 shareholder returns policy:

· USD 20 million core dividend paid on a quarterly basis in cash weighted
towards H2 and subject to average oil price realisation remaining above USD 80
per barrel after the effects of any hedging
· Target distribution for 2023 of USD 30 million subject to higher oil price
realisation of USD 90 per barrel being achieved for the year after the effects
of any hedging. As operating and capital costs for 2023 are largely fixed, this
USD 10 per barrel price increment offers scope for significant additional free
cash flow, providing for an up to USD 10 million additional capital return in
the form of a cash payment, share buyback or combination thereof in addition to
the core dividend
· In accordance with our clear value driven capital return strategy, should an
average oil price realisation of USD 100 per barrel be achieved for the year
after the effects of any hedging, Panoro will seek to return to shareholders a
substantial portion of the excess free cash flow generated during the calendar
year either as a discretionary special dividend, share buyback or combination
thereof in addition to any core dividend and additional capital return
· The NOK equivalent dividend will be determined by prevailing currency
exchange rates around the time of declaration
· At all times, the discretionary use of share buybacks will be evaluated in
combination with dividends, using the previously approved authorities. The buy
-back resolution will be proposed for renewal at the May 2023 AGM

Liability Management

Panoro expects to also repay a similar amount of approximately USD 20 million in
debt principal repayments during 2023, keeping a balance between return of
capital to shareholders and debt repayments where possible.  Similarly, should
oil price realisations exceed USD 80 per barrel acceleration of debt repayment
through additional repayments is anticipated.

In line with its strategy Panoro will continue to selectively undertake
exploration and appraisal activities that can offer meaningful upside with a
modest financial exposure and will maintain an opportunistic stance in pursuit
of value accretive acquisitions in the future.

Operations update

· Equatorial Guinea (Panoro: 14.25% in Block G)
· Working interest production for the first nine months averaged
approximately 4,560 bopd (gross production 31,980 bopd)
· Planning for the next phase of development drilling is underway. In late
August the joint venture partners entered into a rig contract for up to three
infill wells at Block G commencing in H2 2023

·
· Operator Trident Energy is undertaking a workover programme at the Okume
Complex and in November completed the second electrical submersible pump ("ESP")
installation scheduled in 2022 which is expected to support current production
levels through year end into 2023
· Various routine maintenance and upgrade projects progressed during quarter
· On 20 October Panoro announced that it has agreed to farm-in to the Kosmos
Energy operated Block S offshore Equatorial Guinea for a 12 per cent non
-operated participating interest. The current joint venture partnership at Block
S is Kosmos Energy (40 per cent and operator), Trident Energy (40 per cent) and
GEPetrol (20 per cent). Panoro's agreed farm-in is on the basis that it will
acquire a 6 per cent participating interest from each of Kosmos Energy and
Trident Energy, respectively (12 per cent in aggregate). Panoro's farm-in is
subject to customary approvals
· The Akeng Deep exploration well is planned at Block S in 2024 to test a
play in the Albian, targeting an estimated gross mean resource of approximately
180 million barrels of oil equivalent in close proximity to existing
infrastructure

· Gabon (Panoro: 17.5% in Dussafu Marin Permit)
· Working interest production for the first nine months averaged
approximately 1,910 bopd (gross production 10,920 bopd)
· The Operator is on track to increase gas lift capacity for the existing
wells at Tortue from Q1 2023. The new gas lift compressor has arrived in Gabon
with installation on the BW Adolo FPSO in December
· Development of the Hibiscus / Ruche Phase I project is progressing to plan
· In late September the BW MaBoMo offshore production facility arrived in
Gabon on schedule. The production facility has since been installed on site and
preparations are underway for future drilling operations and for the tie-in of
the export pipeline connecting the BW MaBoMo to the BW Adolo FPSO. Twenty
kilometres of the subsea pipeline has now been installed, with final connections
planned for year end
· The Borr Norve jack up drilling rig is on schedule to commence drilling at
the Hibiscus field in January with first oil expected around the end of Q1 2023.
The BW Adolo FPSO is being prepared to receive oil from BW MaBoMo from end
-February

· Tunisia (Panoro: 29.4% in TPS Assets)
· Working interest production for the first nine months averaged
approximately 1,200 bopd (gross production 4,090 bopd)
· The TPS team have completed workovers replacing two failed ESP's, there
has in addition been a production optimisation campaign across the asset to
boost well performance which has lifted Q4 gross production to date to an
average of approximately 4,600 bopd
· New production opportunities include the completion of the Douleb
reservoir in GUE-10AST expected in the coming months and perforation and
stimulation activities on three further Cercina wells now scheduled for Q2 / Q3
next year

· South Africa (Panoro: 12.5% in Block 2B, 100% in TCP 218)
· In August Panoro announced it had been awarded a 100 per cent interest in
Technical Co-operation Permit ("TCP") 218 onshore northern Free State province,
South Africa. Panoro has commenced a 12 month study to evaluate the Helium and
natural gas prospectivity of the TCP area, after which it has the option to
apply for an Exploration Right
· The Gazania-1 exploration well located at Block 2B offshore the Northern
Cape in Orange Basin, South Africa, was safely drilled without incident to a
depth of 2,360 metres. The well did not encounter commercial hydrocarbons and
will now be plugged and abandoned. Further analysis and integration of the well
data will allow the JV to determine the next steps on the Block

Webinar Presentation

The company will hold a live webinar presentation at 09:00 a.m. CET on Wednesday
30 November 2022, during which management will discuss the results and
operations, followed by a Q&A session.

The webinar presentation can be accessed through registering at the link below
and the online event will be equipped with features to ask live questions.
Joining instructions for participating online or through using local dial-in
numbers will be available upon completion of registration. The webinar details
are as follows:

Date and 30 November 2022, 09:00 .a.m. CET
Time:
Registration: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/5055703325124476172

After registering, participants will receive a confirmation
email containing information about joining the
webinar.Participants can use their telephone or computer
microphone and speakers (VoIP).

Please join the event at least ten minutes before the scheduled start time.

A replay of the webinar will be available shortly after the event is finished
and will remain on our website (www.panoroenergy.com) for approximately 7 days.

Enquiries

Qazi Qadeer, Chief Financial Officer
Tel: +44 203 405 1060
Email: investors@panoroenergy.com

About Panoro Energy

Panoro Energy ASA is an independent exploration and production company based in
London and listed on the main board of the Oslo Stock Exchange with the ticker
PEN. Panoro holds production, exploration and development assets in Africa,
namely a producing interest in Block-G, offshore Equatorial Guinea, the Dussafu
License offshore southern Gabon, the TPS operated assets, Sfax Offshore
Exploration Permit and Ras El Besh Concession, offshore Tunisia and interests in
exploration Block 2B and TCP 218, South Africa.

Visit us at www.panoroenergy.com.

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