BW Energy: Q4 2024 operational update

17 Jan 2025 08:00 CET

Q4 2024 operational update

BW Energy will publish financial figures for Q4 2024 on Friday, 31 January
2025. The full audited annual report will be published on 26 February 2025.

Net production to BW Energy was 3.1 million barrels of oil (bbls) in Q4 2024,
equal to 33,600 bbls per day, from the Dussafu licence in Gabon (73.5% working
interest) and the Golfinho field (100% working interest) in Brazil. For the full
year, net production to BW Energy amounted to 10.0 mmbbls, in line with
guidance.

Volume (mmbbls) Q4 2024 Q3 2024

Net production 3.1 2.4

Dussafu 2.5 1.9

Golfinho 0.6 0.5



Net volume sold 3.2 2.5

Dussafu* 2.7 2.0

Golfinho 0.5 0.5



Average realised price (USD/bbl)

Dussafu 72.5 82.0

Golfinho 73.5 81.7




 *Includes State Profit Oil and DMO deliveries

DUSSAFU

* Record quarterly production since inception

* Three liftings to BW Energy according to plan

* Operating cost (excluding royalties) of USD 18.5/bbl

* Net volume sold (basis for revenue recognition), included 97,500 bbls of DMO
deliveries and 311,429 bbls of state profit oil, with an under-lift position
of 248,700 bbls at period-end

* ESP replacement program completed as planned with eight producing Hibiscus /
Ruche wells from 2 January 2025 and gross production target of 40,000
bbls/day

* Two new wells brought online in Q4 (DHIBM-7H and DRM-3H), 3 workovers
completed (DHIBM-1H, DHIBM-4H, DHIBM-5H), and DHIBM-6H workover completed in
early January

* Takeover of BW Adolo FPSO operations ongoing with planned completion of
transition period in 1H 2025

GOLFINHO

* Inventory at period end of 440,500 bbls

* Operating cost (excluding royalties) of USD 56.4/bbl primarily due to lower
production

* Production impacted by planned shutdown of Petrobras gas plant restricting
gaslift capacity for ~40 days, with only ESP wells producing (~60% of full
potential)

* Full-year production availability of ~70% and ~81% excluding planned Q4
shutdown

HEDGING, LIQUIDITY AND DEBT

* Q4 net loss of USD 3.8 million from oil derivatives (USD 4.9 million
unrealised loss and USD 1.1 million realised gain)

* Period-end cash balance of USD 221 million vs. USD 209 million end-September
2024, with the change reflecting cash flow from operations, debt repayment,
and investments

* Period-end gross debt of USD 563 million includes MaBoMo lease, Dussafu RBL,
Golfinho prepayment facility, and bond debt



For further information, please contact:

Brice Morlot, CFO BW Energy, +33.7.81.11.41.16

ir@bwenergy.no (mailto:ir@bwenergy.no)



About BW Energy:

BW Energy is a growth E&P company with a differentiated strategy targeting
proven offshore oil and gas reservoirs through low risk phased developments. The
Company has access to existing production facilities to reduce time to first oil
and cashflow with lower investments than traditional offshore developments. The
Company's assets are 73.5% of the producing Dussafu Marine licence offshore
Gabon, 100% interest in the Golfinho and Camarupim fields, a 76.5% interest in
the BM-ES-23 block, a 95% interest in the Maromba field in Brazil, a 95%
interest in the Kudu field in Namibia, all operated by BW Energy. In addition,
BW Energy holds approximately 6.6% of the common shares in Reconnaissance Energy
Africa Ltd. and a 20% non-operating interest in the onshore Petroleum
Exploration License 73 ("PEL 73") in Namibia. Total net 2P+2C reserves and
resources were 580 million barrels of oil equivalent at the start of 2024.

This information is subject to the disclosure requirements pursuant to section
5-12 of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act.

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