Ventura Offshore Holding Ltd.: Third quarter 2024 Results

28 Nov 2024 07:00 CET

November 28, 2024 – Ventura Offshore Holding Ltd. (the “Company”) announces
results for the third quarter of 2024.

The results highlights will be discussed in an audio conference call on November
28, 2024 at 14:00 CEST. Dial-in details for the conference call can be found
below.

Highlights

- Operational uptime of 97% and financial uptime of 93.6% in 3Q24 for the three
units in operation
- Net Income of $26.3 million for 3Q24
- Adjusted EBITDA of $21.4 million for 3Q24
- Received approximately $5 million of reimbursement from Petrobras for the
costs incurred to clean the DS
Carolina and SSV Victoria hulls from coral sol when preparing the two rigs for
its existing contracts
- Cash position of $39.8 million
- Concluded the raising of $105 million to finance the acquisition of SSV
Catarina through a tap issue of the
bond loan for $ 55 million and $ 50 million in gross proceeds through a
private placement of common shares
- Entered into a Revolving Credit Facility of $30 million
- Completed the acquisition of the 2012-built SSV Catarina on July 23
- SSV Catarina commenced a well-based contract with ENI Indonesia on August 17

Guilherme Coelho, Chief Executive Officer commented:

“We are very pleased to announce another strong quarter for Ventura Offshore.
These results demonstrate that our continued focus on delivering safe and
efficient operations to our customers lead to solid financial results to our
investors, with industry-leading cost structure. Ventura continues to be well
positioned to secure additional backlog for our units offering attractive
re-contracting economics.”

Conference call
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For further queries, please contact:

Gunnar W. Eliassen
Chairperson of the Company
+44 7469140012
gunnar@snclondongroup.com

About Ventura Offshore Holding Ltd.
Ventura Offshore Holding Ltd. is a deepwater drilling contractor providing
deepwater offshore drilling services to the oil and gas industry. The Company's
core activities are focused on the Brazilian offshore oil and gas market. The
Company owns and operates one drillship, DS Carolina, and two semisubmersible
drilling rigs, SSV Victoria and SSV Catarina, and manages one drillship,
Atlantic Zonda. The Company is incorporated under the laws of Bermuda.

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633346_VTURA Holding 3Q24 consolidated interim report.pdf
633346_VTURA Highlights third quarter 2024.pdf