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Full Year 2018 Financial Results (Part 1)
Full Year 2018 Financial Results (Part 1).
About this update from Seplat Energy Plc
[{"type":"text","content":"\n \nRNS Number : 9958R SEPLAT Petroleum Development Co PLC 06 March 2019 \n\n \nSeplat Petroleum Development Company Plc\n \nFull Year Results\n \nFor the year ended 31 December 2018\n(Expressed in Naira and US Dollars)\n \nPlease see a print friendly version by clicking on the link below; \nhttp://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/9958R_1-2019-3-6.pdf\n \nAnnouncement\nLagos and London, 6 March 2019: Seplat Petroleum Development Company Plc (\"Seplat\" or the \"Company\"), a leading Nigerian indigenous oil and gas company, listed on both the Nigerian Stock Exchange and London Stock Exchange, today announces its full year 2018 financial results and provides an operational update. \nCommenting on the results Austin Avuru, Seplat's Chief Executive Officer, said \n\"Seplat has delivered an excellent operational and financial performance resulting in robust profitability and cash flow generation providing us with an extremely solid foundation for growth in the coming years. At our core assets in the West, OMLs 4, 38 and 41, the extension of the license to 2038 means that we can confidently plan and invest long into the future to realise the full potential of those blocks. As we continue to enhance production and revenue diversification with new wells scheduled at OML 53 in the East, the board took the Final Investment Decision to invest in the large scale ANOH gas and condensate development which will form the next phase of transformational growth for our gas business. Disciplined capital allocation continues to remain at the core of our activities evidenced by our continual deleveraging of our debt levels to the current balance of US$350m. In 2018, we reinstated the dividend, increased capital investments and with the resources and headroom in our capital structure, we are equipped to capitalise on organic and inorganic growth opportunities as they may arise.\" \nFull year 2018 results highlights\n2018 working interest production within guidance; license renewal secured for OMLs 4, 38 and 41\n\n\n\n\n●\n\n\nFull year working interest production of 49,867 boepd (comprising 25,669 bopd liquids and 145 MMscfd gas) within guidance range of 48,000 - 55,000 boepd; Uptime on the Trans Forcados System during 2018 was 85% (...