Chairman's Statement
Dear Shareholders,
I am pleased to share with you the interim results for the six months ended 31 March 2024. Production was up year on year with strong EBITDA being reported. Our growth strategy has also kick started with the refinancing of our existing debt with Trafigura Group PTE Ltd ("Trafigura") and the reinstatement of production at Brockham.
All operations were conducted without any harm to people or the environment. During the period we successfully restructured the Company's debt with the closing of the facility provided by Trafigura. The new debt facility provides the Company with a level of financial stability which allows us to plan for the future and to maximise the value of our assets for the benefit of all our shareholders. Trafigura has demonstrated a strong commitment to its new relationship with Angus and we intend to work together to evaluate the potential for gas storage at the Saltfleetby site, increasing gas production, developing the oil assets and other potential acquisitions in the future.
Angus is committed to creating value for shareholders through organic and inorganic growth. We have already restarted production at Brockham which has exceeded expectations. We are now focussing on increasing production at Saltfleetby through activating additional wells and installing a booster compressor. Further opportunities for crude production are being developed. Angus is proceeding with a strategy of acquisitions that will increase production, reduce unit costs and decrease overall risk. We have identified three geographic regions of interest and are actively pursuing acquisition and commercial tie up opportunities. We hope to be announcing details during the next six months.
Revenue from oil and gas production during the period was £12.131m on production of a gross 24,274 bbls of gas condensate and 14.161 mm therms of natural gas. This was the result of production from the Saltfleetby Gas Field. Average sales prices achieved during the period were £35.45/bbls for gas condensate and £0.80/therm for natural gas.
The Group recorded a profit of £5.775m, which included an operating profit of £2.151m. EBITDA for the period was £6.937m. The derivative profit is based on future production and calculated using forward gas prices as at 31 March 2024. The derivative will be realised to a profit or loss when the payments under the derivative instruments become due.
As mentioned above, another milestone was achieved post period-end, with the restarting of production at Angus's Brockham Oil Field in Surrey. The workover of the Brockham 2Y well to reinstate production from the field was successfully concluded in late May. A new pump was installed in the well and repairs and upgrades made to the surface equipment. After a period of flow to clean-up the well, it is back online producing c. 120 bbls/day of total fluid, of which 40% is currently oil.
Operational Highlights
Saltfleetby
Gas volumes produced and sold from the Saltfleetby Field equalled 14.161 mm therms in aggregate for the period as against hedged volumes of 9 mm therms for the period. Operational efficiency was 90% for the period. Gas condensate (liquid) production was 24,274 bbls for the period.
In October 2023 Angus announced the publication of an updated independent Competent Persons Report ("CPR") for its Saltfleetby Gas Field ("SGF") conducted by Oilfields International Limited. The summary of the results which includes resources and reserves for both sales gas and associated liquids is set out below:
Saltfleetby Field Net Reserves and Contingent Resource as at | 1P | 2P | 2C |
August 1, 2023 | |||
Sales Gas (Bcf) | 22 | 25 | 17 |
Sales Liquids (Mstb) | 332 | 415 | 238 |
Total (Mboe) | 4,194 | 4,760 | 3,204 |
*Energy equivalent factor 5,800 cubic feet of gas per boe |
The new CPR has taken account of production performance from three wells currently on production and the addition of two further development wells in the Main Westphalian reservoir, SF9 and SF10, which are scheduled to enter production in January 2025 and January 2026 respectively.
The CPR also gives the net present value of the cash flows from SGF, including the impact from the revised capex from additional drilling, projected impact of the Energy Profits Levy, the senior loan facility debt service costs, the associated royalties and the mandatory hedging. Oilfield International Limited has used a discount rate of 10%.
We highlight below the NCF and NPV10, discounted to August 1st, 2023: Net Attributable to the Company:
Net Cash Flow (NCF) Attributable to the | |||||
Company | NPV10 Attributable to the Company | ||||
Scenario | 1P | 2P | 1P | 2P | |
Pre-Tax | £125.4m | £153.5m | £86.9m | £104.1m | |
Post-Tax | £78.9m | £90.6m | £57.1m | £64.3m | |
MOD: money of the day
The full CPR is available for download in the "Presentations" section of the Company's website (www.angusenergy.co.uk/media/presentations).
During the period, the SF7 permanent flowline construction was completed, and the flowline tied into the main process plant. The Company also completed a bottom-up assessment of the geological interpretation of the Saltfleetby field. This included:
- Reprocessing and reinterpreting the 3D seismic across the field generating a revised top structure map
- New stratigraphic correlation of the reservoir units and other key horizons
- Revised petrophysics of key well logs
- A probabilistic evaluation of the volumetrics
This exercise has helped to constrain the structure of the reservoir and will be critical in the planning of future development wells. Additionally, the work has indicated the potential for underdeveloped (or undeveloped)
horizons within the reservoir. It has also reconfirmed the previously identified production acceleration potential within the main producing reservoir unit.
Detailed Design has progressed with the Booster Compressor. Selection of the compressor and engine, for the pressures and flowrates established by the reservoir modelling and CPR report, have now been finalised.
Potential Future Drilling and Gas Storage
A planning application was submitted post-period end to the local planning officer. The planning application will allow for drilling, completion and testing of four new wells to be drilled from either the A or B site giving us flexibility in future development.
Upon completion of the seismic remapping exercise described above, Angus will progress with the development of a reservoir model (static and dynamic) which is anticipated to be completed Q3 2024 and will be utilised to fine tune the detailed design and anticipated results of future drilling targets and gas storage potential.
Brockham
The workover of the Brockham 2Y well to reinstate production from the field was successfully concluded post period end in late May 2024. A new pump was installed in the well and repairs and upgrades made to the surface equipment. After a period of flow to clean-up the well, it is back online producing c. 120 bbls/day of total fluid, of which 40% is currently oil. The well will be monitored over the coming weeks to determine future production potential. All produced water is reinjected at the site into the reservoir for pressure support. Further updates on oil production from Brockham in which Angus has an 80% interest and other potential developments will be shared over the coming months.
Balcombe
Despite the West Sussex County Council Planning Officer's decision to recommend approval of the Company's application for a one year extended well test at the Company's oilfield site at Balcombe the West Sussex County Council's Planning Committee rejected the Company's planning application for an Extended Well Test. Angus strongly disagrees with their opinion and an application to appeal was submitted in October 2021.
On 14 February 2023, our appeal against the decision by West Sussex County Council to refuse permission for an extended well test at the Balcombe oil site was upheld. The Planning Inspectorates decision was subsequently challenged in the High Court by a local residence group. In October 2023 the High Court upheld the Planning Inspectorates decision to grant the Company the right to test the existing well, which has now also been successfully appealed. The Company now waits to hear whether their appeal will be successful and should know by January 2025.
Lidsey
The Lidsey Field has been shut in during the period, waiting on the resumption of Brockham production in order to evaluate options for combined operations.
Financial Highlights
On 30 October 2023, and previously announced on 28 September 2023, Kemexon Ltd agreed to convert its £3m Junior Bridge Facility, together with interest and fees, into equity in the Company at a price of 0.66 pence per share. Accordingly, the Company issued 516,033,308 ordinary shares at 0.66 pence per share.
On 22 February 2024, the Company announced that terms had been agreed with a subsidiary of Trafigura Group PTE Ltd ("Trafigura ") for a refinancing of its existing debt. The Company signed definitive loan documentation which allowed it to draw down in full on the £20 million loan facility (the "Facility") with Trafigura. The existing senior debt of £4.56 million was transferred to Trafigura and the proceeds of the Facility were applied to repay the second bridge facility of £6 million, and £1.75 million of Forum Energy's deferred consideration from the sale of Saltfleetby Energy Limited's 49% interest in the Saltfleetby Field to Angus in 2022. The balance of funds from the Facility would be used to pay legacy creditors and invest in wells and equipment to increase gas production from Saltfleetby and restart oil production from the Brockham Field in Southern England. The existing security package encompassing first fixed and floating charges over all the Group's leases, licences and equipment has been novated to Trafigura as has the Gas Sales Agreement with Shell Trading Europe Limited. The existing hedge contract was replaced with a gas offtake, with embedded price protection.
On 6 March 2024, the Company issued 25,000,000 Ordinary Shares at 0.4 pence per share in relation to a
£750,000 fee for structuring and assistance in securing the Trafigura £20 million Loan Facility. The total number of fee shares is 187,500,000. The balance was issued on 19 March 2024, after receiving additional authorities at the General Meeting on 14th March 2024.
As at 31 March 2024 the Group had cash of £5.438m.
Outlook
With the successful restructuring of the Company's debt and stable production at Saltfleetby the management team can now turn attention to both organic and inorganic growth opportunities and we look forward to updating shareholders as our plans progress.
With kind regards,
Krzysztof Zielicki
Non- Executive Chairman
28 June 2024
ANGUS ENERGY PLC
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
For the period ended 31 March 2024
Six months | Six months | |||
31 March | 31 March | |||
2024 | 2023 | |||
Note | Unaudited | Unaudited | ||
£'000 | £'000 | |||
Revenue | 4 | 12,131 | 16,466 | |
Cost of sales | (3,109) | (2,356) | ||
Depletion cost | (4,786) | (5,162) | ||
Gross profit | 4,236 | 8,948 | ||
Administrative expenses | (2,005) | (1,499) | ||
Share based payment charge | (80) | (963) | ||
Operating profit | 2,151 | 6,486 | ||
Derivative financial instrument gain | 11 | 8,981 | 121,222 | |
Realised derivative costs | 11 | (3,442) | (11,554) | |
Finance cost | (1,915) | (856) | ||
Profit on ordinary activities before taxation | 5,775 | 115,298 | ||
Income tax expense | - | - | ||
Profit for the period attributable to the | ||||
equity holder of the Company | 5,775 | 115,298 | ||
Profit per share (EPS): | £ | £ | ||
Basic and diluted (whole £'s) | 12 | 0.0014 | 0.0315 |
ANGUS ENERGY PLC
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION
At 31 March 2024
As at | As at | As at | ||||
31 March | 31 March | 30 September | ||||
2024 | 2023 | 2023 | ||||
Unaudited | Unaudited | Audited | ||||
Note | £'000 | £'000 | £'000 | |||
Non-current assets | ||||||
Property, plant and equipment | 5 | 12 | 20 | 17 | ||
Exploration and evaluation assets | 6 | 5,647 | 5,619 | 5,628 | ||
Oil and gas production assets | 7 | 76,489 | 85,656 | 80,248 | ||
Lease assets | - | 31 | 25 | |||
82,148 | 91,326 | 85,918 | ||||
Current assets | ||||||
Trade and other receivables | 8 | 3,941 | 3,266 | 2,976 | ||
AFS financial investments | 9 | 13 | 11 | |||
Lease assets | 10 | 33 | 1 | |||
Cash and cash equivalent | 5,438 | 3,171 | 2,172 | |||
9,398 | 6,483 | 5,160 | ||||
Total Assets | 91,546 | 97,809 | 91,078 | |||
Equity | ||||||
Share capital | 8,789 | 6,868 | 7,254 | |||
Share premium | 48,376 | 46,598 | 45,500 | |||
Merger reserve | (200) | (200) | (200) | |||
Loan Note reserve | - | 106 | - | |||
Accumulated loss | (9,440) | (22,048) | (15,295) | |||
Total Equity | 47,525 | 31,324 | 37,259 | |||
Current liabilities | ||||||
Trade and other payables | 9 | 4,708 | 15,151 | 10,270 | ||
Loan payable | 10 | 1,250 | 4,200 | 13,829 | ||
Derivative liability | 11 | 10,146 | 20,319 | 12,827 | ||
16,104 | 39,670 | 36,926 | ||||
Non-current liabilities | ||||||
Provisions | 14 | 4,970 | 4,369 | 4,970 | ||
Trade and other payables | 9 | 1,610 | 57 | 23 | ||
Loan payable | 10 | 18,750 | 5,250 | 3,013 | ||
Derivative Liability | 11 | 2,587 | 17,139 | 8,887 | ||
Total non-current liabilities | 27,917 | 26,815 | 16,893 | |||
Total liabilities | 44,021 | 66,485 | 53,819 | |||
Total Equity and Liabilities | 91,546 | 97,809 | 91,078 | |||
ANGUS ENERGY PLC
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY For the period ended 31 March 2024
Balance at 1 October 2022
Profit for the period
Total comprehensive income for the period Transaction with owners:
Issue of placing shares Less: issuance costs Grant of options
Grant of Warrant as fund raise and finance costs
Balance at 31 March 2023
Balance at 1 October 2022
Profit for the year
Total comprehensive income for the year
Transaction with owners:
Issue of shares Less: issuance cost Grant of share options
Grant of Warrant as fund raise and finance costs
Balance at 30 September 2023
Profit for the period
Total comprehensive income for the period Transaction with owners:
Issue of placing shares
Less: issuance costs
Grant of share options
Share | Share | Merger | Loan Note | Retained | Total |
Capital | premium | Reserve | reserve | Earnings | equity |
£'000 | £'000 | £'000 | £'000 | £'000 | £'000 |
5,529 | 38,708 | (200) | 106 | (138,599) | (94,456) |
- | - | - | - | 115,298 | 115,298 |
- | - | - | - | 115,298 | 115,298 |
1,339 | 8,740 | - | - | - | 10,079 |
- | (560) | - | - | - | (560) |
- | - | - | - | 963 | 963 |
- | |||||
- | (290) | - | 290 | - | |
6,868 | 46,598 | (200) | 106 | (22,048) | 31,324 |
5,529 | 38,708 | (200) | 106 | (138,599) | (94,456) |
- | - | - | - | 117,810 | 117,810 |
- | - | - | - | 117,810 | 117,810 |
1,725 | 10,297 | - | (106) | - | 11,916 |
- | (3,477) | - | - | - | (3,477) |
- | - | - | - | 1,377 | 1,377 |
- | (28) | - | - | 4,117 | 4,089 |
7,254 | 45,500 | (200) | - | (15,295) | 37,259 |
- | - | - | - | 5,775 | 5,775 |
- | - | - | - | 5,775 | 5,775 |
1,535 | 3,396 | - | - | - | 4,931 |
- | (520) | - | - | - | (520) |
- | - | - | - | 80 | 80 |
Balance at 31 March 2024 | 8,789 | 48,376 | (200) | - | (9,440) | 47,525 |
ANGUS ENERGY PLC
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
For the period ended 31 March 2024
Six months 31 | Six months | |||
March | 31 March | |||
2024 | 2023 | |||
Unaudited | Unaudited | |||
£'000 | £'000 | |||
Cash flow from operating activities | ||||
Profit before taxation | 5,775 | 115,298 | ||
Adjustment for: | ||||
Unrealised derivative financial instrument (gain)/loss | (8,981) | (122,936) | ||
Interest payable | - | 394 | ||
Share based payment charge | 80 | 962 | ||
Depletion charges | 4,786 | 5,162 | ||
Depreciation and amortisation charges | 8 | 6 | ||
Loss on AFS investments | 3 | - | ||
Write-off of Inventory | - | 4 | ||
Revaluation of Investment | - | 7 | ||
Lease amortisation charges | 16 | 22 | ||
Operating cash flows before movements in working capital | 1,687 | (1,081) | ||
Change in trade and other receivables | (965) | 841 | ||
Change in trade and other payables | (1,622) | 3,526 | ||
Net cash (used) / generated in operating activities | (900) | 3,286 | ||
Cash flows from investing activities | ||||
Payment of deferred consideration | (2,358) | - | ||
Changes in trade and other payable | - | (196) | ||
Acquisition of exploration and evaluation assets | (19) | (47) | ||
Acquisition of oil and gas production assets | (1,027) | (10,025) | ||
Net cash used in investing activities | (3,404) | (10,268) | ||
Cash flows from financing activities | ||||
Loan facility repayment | (16,841) | (2,100) | ||
Proceeds from loan drawdown | 20,000 | 3,004 | ||
Lease principal repayment | - | (18) | ||
Net proceeds from issue of share capital | 4,411 | 8,520 | ||
Net cash generated from financing activities | 7,570 | 9,406 | ||
Net increase in cash & cash equivalents | 3,266 | 2,424 | ||
Cash and cash equivalent at beginning of year | 2,172 | 747 | ||
Cash and cash equivalent at end of period | 5,438 | 3,171 |
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL INFORMATION
1. GENERAL INFORMATION AND PRINCIPAL ACTIVITIES
Angus Energy Plc (the "Company") was incorporated in United Kingdom as a limited company with company number 09616076. The registered office of the Company is Building 3, Chiswick Park, 566 Chiswick High Road, London, W4 5YA, UK.
This financial information is for the Company and its subsidiaries undertakings (together, the "Group").
The principal activities of the entities of the Group are as follows:
Country of | |||
Name of Company | Incorporation | Principal Activities | |
i) | Angus Energy Holdings UK Limited | United Kingdom | Investment holding company |
ii) | Angus Energy Weald Basin No. 1 Limited | United Kingdom | Investment holding company |
iii) | Angus Energy Weald Basin No. 2 Limited | United Kingdom | Investment holding company |
iv) | Angus Energy Weald Basin No. 3 Limited | United Kingdom | Oil & Gas extraction for |
distribution to third parties | |||
v) | Saltfleetby Energy Limited | United Kingdom | Natural Gas Extraction |
The principal place of business of the Group is in United Kingdom.
The interim consolidated financial information is presented in the nearest thousands of Pound Sterling (£'000), which is the presentation currency of the group. The functional currency of each of the individual entity is the local currency of each individual entity.
2. BASIS OF PREPARATION
The interim consolidated financial information for the six months ended 31 March 2024 and 31 March 2023 have been prepared in accordance with IAS 34, Interim Financial Reporting which are unaudited and do not constitute a set of statutory financial statements.
The principal accounting policies used in preparing the interim results are the same as those applied in the Group's financial statements as at and for the year ended 30 September 2023, which have been prepared in accordance with International Accounting Standards in conformity with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006. The auditors' report on those accounts was unqualified and did not draw attention to any matters by way of emphasis.
A copy of the audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended 30 September 2023 is available on the Company's website.
The interim report for the six months ended 31 March 2024 was approved by the Directors on 28 June 2024.
Going Concern
The Group recorded a profit of £5.775m (2023: £115.298m), which included an operating profit of £2.151m
(2023: £6,486m). EBITDA for the period was £6.937m (2023: £10.893m). The Group recorded net cash outflows
from operating activities of £0.900 million (2023: inflow of £3.286 million). The Group meets its day to day working capital requirements through revenue from oil and gas sales and existing cash reserves. As at 31 March 2024, the Group had £5.438m (2023: £3.171m) of available cash.
The Directors have assessed the Group's working capital forecasts for a minimum of 12 months from the date
of the approval of these financial statements. In undertaking this assessment, the Directors have reviewed the underlying business risks, and the potential implications these risks would have on the Group's liquidity and its business model over the assessment period. This assessment included a detailed cash flow analysis prepared by the management, and they also considered several reasonably plausible downside scenarios. The scenarios included potential delays to expected future revenues. In making their overall assessment the Directors took into account the advanced stage of the development of the Saltfleetby gas field and the impact of the derivative instrument if there were delays in gas production. As outlined in note 11, the Group has committed to future cash flows as a result of the derivatives in place which are due even if gas production is delayed.
Forecast cashflows place reliance on there not being a suspension of gas production for an unforeseen significant period. Current production levels are in excess of derivative requirements. There are no present operational concerns and whilst there are mitigating steps that could be taken, the contracted derivative will need to be settled at a fixed point in time. In the event of any significant delay this would be subject to further negotiation with the derivative holder or further funding may be required. The Directors have therefore identified a material uncertainty which may cast doubt over the Group's ability to continue as a going concern.
Based on the current management's plan, management considered that the working capital from the expected revenue generation are sufficient for the expenditure to date as well as the planned forecast expenditure for the forthcoming twelve months from the date of the approval of this financial statement. As a result of that review the Directors consider that it is appropriate to adopt the going concern basis preparation, notwithstanding the material uncertainty as outlined above. The Directors have assessed the company's ability to continue as a going concern and have reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue operations for a period of at least 12 months from the date of approval of these financial statements.
These financial statements do not include any adjustment that may result from any significant changes in the assumption used.
3. CRITICAL ACCOUNTING ESTIMATES AND SOURCES OF ESTIMATION UNCERTAINTY
In applying the accounting policies, the directors may at times require to make critical accounting judgements and estimates about the carrying amount of assets and liabilities. These estimates and assumptions, when made, are based on historical experience and other factors that the directors consider are relevant.
The key estimates and assumptions concerning the future and other key sources of estimation uncertainty at the end of the financial year, that have significant risk of causing a material adjustment to the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities within the next financial year are reviewed are as stated below.
Key accounting judgements
(a) Impairment of non-current asset
The group's non-current assets represent its most significant assets, comprising of oil production assets, exploration and evaluation (E&E) assets on its onshore site.
Management is required to assess exploration and evaluation (E&E) assets for indicators of impairment and has considered the economic value of individual E&E assets. The carrying amount of the E&E asset are subject to a separate review for indicators of impairment, by reference of the impairment indicators set out in IFRS 6, which is inherently judgemental.
Processing operations are large, scarce assets requiring significant technical and financial resources to operate. Their value may be sensitive to a range of characteristics unique to each asset and key sources of estimation
