Quarterly Activities Report & Appendix 5B
Brisbane, Jan 30, 2020 AEST (ABN Newswire) - Central Petroleum Limited (
ASX:CTP) (C9J:FRA) (CPTLF:OTCMKTS) provide the operating activities report for the quarter ending 31 December 2019.
HIGHLIGHTS
- Sales volumes increased 6.7% to 3.7 PJE (Petajoule equivalent), up from 3.5 PJE in the Septemberquarter (including 0.3 PJ of purchased gas in each quarter) with total sales revenue of $18.5 million,up 7.5% from $17.2 million on the September quarter.
- Announced a major exploration programme for CY2020 consisting of five high-graded drillableprospects and two appraisal tests in the Amadeus Basin. The programme has a risked estimatedprospective resource of 205 PJ of gas and 9 mmboe of oil. Funding is anticipated to be sourcedthrough a farmout process which is currently underway.
- Announced a new joint gas sales agreement (GSA) for the supply of up to 21.9 PJ of 'firm' and 'as-available' gas to AGL Energy over three years from 1 January 2020, partially replacing maturingcontracts. Central has a 50% contractual obligation for gas supply under the GSA, but it expects toreceive the benefit of the majority of the revenue during the first two contract years, under newportfolio balancing arrangements with its Mereenie JV partner.
- Planning for the Range Gas Project has progressed with the upcoming pilot well programme and pre-Final Investment Decision (FID) activities expected to lead to a conversion of 2C contingent gasresource to certified 2P reserves.
- Commenced the farm-out of the CY2020 exploration programme and appointed Flagstaff Partnersas advisors in January 2020. The initial response has been encouraging, with several parties alreadyexpressing interest.
- Cash balance at the end of the quarter was $14.9 million, down $1.6 million from $16.5 million at 30September 2019:
- Net cash flow from operations (before exploration and finance costs) was $5.7 million;
- Net cash flow from operations, after exploration, interest and unallocated G&A, was $3.9million, including a once-off tax-related payment of $0.6 million; and
- Principal repayments under debt facilities were $4.7 million with Macquarie pre-sale gasdeliveries of 437 TJ. Total debt repayments made in CY2019 were as forecast at $21.5 million,reducing net debt from its peak of $94.3 million following the last drawdown in January 2019to $72.8 million at 31 December 2019.
Central Petroleum MD & CEO, Leon Devaney said: "This was a strong quarter for Central, not only in operations, but also in terms of our growth strategy. We announced a major exploration programme for CY2020 and progressed the Range Gas Project toward FID early next year. Combined, these two initiatives enable us to target a tripling of our gas resources and gas sales by 2022 and potentially launch a major new oil production province in our Western permits."
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About Central Petroleum Limited
Central Petroleum Limited (
ASX:CTP) is a well-established, and emerging ASX-listed Australian oil and gas producer. In our short history, Central has grown to become the largest onshore gas producer in the Northern Territory (NT), supplying industrial customers and senior gas distributors in NT and the wider Australian east coast market.
Central is positioned to become a significant domestic energy supplier, with exploration and development plans across 180,000 km2 of tenements in Queensland and the Northern Territory, including some of Australia's largest known onshore conventional gas prospects. Central has also completed an MoU with Australian Gas Infrastructure Group (AGIG) to progress the proposed Amadeus to Moomba Gas Pipeline to a Final Investment Decision.
We are also seeking to develop the Range gas project, a new gas field located among proven CSG fields in the Surat Basin, Queensland with 135 PJ (net to Central) of development-pending 2C contingent resource.
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