CALGARY, Alberta, March 11, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — TSX-V: CWV: Crown Point Energy Inc. (āCrown Pointā, the āCompanyā or āweā) today announced its unaudited financial and operating results for the three months and year ended December 31, 2024.Ā Ā All dollar figures are expressed in United States dollars (āUSDā) unless otherwise stated.
In the following discussion, the three months and the year ended December 31, 2024 may be referred to as āQ4 2024ā and ā2024ā, respectively. The comparative three months and year ended December 31, 2023 may be referred to as āQ4 2023ā and ā2023ā, respectively.
Q4 2024 SUMMARY
During Q4 2024, the Company:
- Reported net cash used in operating activities of $1.5 million and funds flow provided by operating activities of $1.0 million;
- Earned $19.6 million of oil and natural gas sales revenue on total average daily sales volumes of 3,335 BOE per day. The increase in comparison to previous quarters is due to the oil sales volumes from the Santa Cruz Concessions (as defined below) since the closing date on October 31, 2024;
- Received an average of $2.52 per mcf for natural gas and $71.67 per bbl for oil;
- Reported an operating netback of $3.96 per BOE1;
- Obtained $13.9 million of working capital and overdraft loans, issued $22 million principal amount of unsecured fixed-rate Series VI Notes payable and repaid $5.5 million of notes payable and $1.2 million of working capital and overdraft loans;
- Reported loss before taxes of $3 million and a net loss of $3.1 million;
- Reported a working capital deficit2 of $28.8 million;
- Completed the acquisition of a 100% operating interest in the Piedra Clavada and Koluel Kaike hydrocarbon exploitation concessions (the āSanta Cruz Concessionsā) from Pan American Energy S.L., Sucursal Argentina for $25.8 million in cash payments plus in-kind contingent consideration payable over a 14-year period; and
- Completed the acquisition of a 13.5926% non-operating participating interest in the TDF Concessions (as defined below) from an armās length party for $0.8 million in cash payments.
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
Subsequent to December 31, 2024 the Company:
- Obtained working capital and overdraft loans for a total amount of $6.06 million, repaid $4.14 million on working capital loans and renewed a loan for $1 million.
- Repaid $5.5 million of principal installments on the Series IV and Series III Notes.
OPERATIONAL UPDATE
Santa Cruz Concessions
During Q4 2024, Piedra Clavada Concession oil production averaged 2,043 bbls of oil per day and Koluel Kaike concession oil production averaged 1,187 bbls of oil per day.
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1 Non-IFRS financial ratio. See āNon-IFRS and Other Financial Measuresā.
2 Capital management measure. See āNon-IFRS and Other Financial Measuresā.
Tierra del Fuego Concessions (āTDFā or āTDF Concessionsā)
During Q4 2024, San Martin oil production averaged 464 (net 224) bbls of oil per day; Las Violetas concession natural gas production averaged 8,290 (net 4,007) mcf per day and associated oil production averaged 218 (net 76) bbls of oil per day.
Mendoza Concessions
During Q4 2024, the UTE carried out three workovers on oil wells and one workover in an injector well in the CH Concession. Oil production for Q4 2024 averaged 884 (net 442) bbls of oil per day from the CH Concession and 125 (net 62) bbls of oil per day from the PPCO Concession.
OUTLOOK
The Companyās capital spending for fiscal 2025 is budgeted at approximately $28.2 million, of which $25.5 million is allocated to the Santa Cruz Concessions for well workovers, facilities improvements and a drilling campaign comprised of 7 wells; $0.7 million is for improvements to facilities in the TDF Concessions, $1.2 million is for well workovers, facilities improvements and optimization in the Mendoza Concessions, and $0.8 million is for testing of the gas bearing sandstone layers of the Neuquen Group at CLL.
SUMMARY OF UNAUDITED FINANCIAL INFORMATION
| (expressed in $, except shares outstanding) | December 31 2024 (unaudited) |
December 31 2023 |
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| Current assets | 28,129,766 | Ā | 7,636,408 | Ā |
| Current liabilities | (56,945,822 | ) | (19,422,342 | ) |
| Working capital (1) | (28,816,056 | ) | (11,785,934 | ) |
| Exploration and evaluation assets | 14,052,021 | Ā | 14,103,353 | Ā |
| Property and equipment | 175,506,640 | Ā | 45,834,731 | Ā |
| Total assets | 218,188,749 | Ā | 67,785,665 | Ā |
| Non-current financial liabilities (1) | 31,945,591 | Ā | 18,317,856 | Ā |
| Share capital | 56,456,328 | Ā | 56,456,328 | Ā |
| Total common shares outstanding | 72,903,038 | Ā | 72,903,038 | Ā |
| (expressed in $, except shares outstanding) | Three months ended | Year ended | ||||||
| Ā | December 31 | December 31 | ||||||
| Ā | Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 2024 | Ā | Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 2023 | Ā | 2024 (unaudited) |
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 2023 | Ā | |
| Oil and natural gas sales revenue | 19,580,949 | Ā | 5,530,896 | Ā | 36,827,158 | Ā | 26,766,228 | Ā |
| (Reversal) Impairment of property and equipment | – | Ā | (3,050,000 | ) | – | Ā | (3,050,000 | ) |
| Loss before taxes | (3,047,172 | ) | (2,379,953 | ) | (13,013,738 | ) | (10,130,991 | ) |
| Net loss | (3,121,431 | ) | (2,096,083 | ) | (9,145,821 | ) | (8,127,632 | ) |
| Net loss per share (2) | (0.04 | ) | (0.03 | ) | (0.13 | ) | (0.11 | ) |
| Net cash (used) provided by operating activities | (1,529,817 | ) | 1,339,967 | Ā | (4,391,237 | ) | 3,793,538 | Ā |
| Net cash per share ā operating activities (1)(2) | (0.02 | ) | 0.02 | Ā | (0.06 | ) | 0.05 | Ā |
| Funds flow (used) provided by operating activities | 991,927 | Ā | 2,109,498 | Ā | (1,093,965 | ) | 1,608,310 | Ā |
| Funds flow per share ā operating activities (1)(2) | 0.01 | Ā | 0.03 | Ā | (0.02 | ) | 0.02 | Ā |
| Weighted average number of shares ā basic and diluted | 72,903,038 | Ā | 72,903,038 | Ā | 72,903,038 | Ā | 72,903,038 | Ā |
(1)Ā We adhere to International Financial Reporting Standards (āIFRSā) however the Company also employs certain non-IFRS measures to analyze financial performance, financial position, and cash flow. āWorking capitalā is a capital management measure. āNon-current financial liabilitiesā is a supplemental financial measure. āNet cash per share ā operating activitiesā is a supplemental financial measure. āFunds flow per share ā operating activitiesā is a supplemental financial measure. See āNon-IFRS and Other Financial Measures”.
(2)Ā Ā All per share figures are the same for the basic and diluted weighted average number of shares outstanding in the periods. The effect of options is anti-dilutive in loss periods. Per share amounts may not add due to rounding.
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Sales Volumes
| Ā | Three months ended | Year ended | ||
| Ā | December 31 | December 31 | ||
| Ā | 2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 |
| Total sales volumes (BOE) | 306,807 | 117,252 | 676,990 | 525,115 |
| Crude oil bbls per day | 2,868 | 840 | 1,296 | 915 |
| NGL bbls per day | 17 | 25 | 18 | 19 |
| Natural gas mcf per day | 2,698 | 2,458 | 3,217 | 3,023 |
| Total BOE per day | 3,335 | 1,275 | 1,850 | 1,438 |
Operating Netback (1)
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| Ā | 2024 Ā |
2023 Ā |
2024 (unaudited) |
2023 |
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| Ā | Ā | Per BOE | Ā | Ā | Per BOE | Ā | Ā | Per BOE | Ā | Ā | Per BOE | Ā | ||||
| Oil and natural gas sales revenue ($) | 19,580,949 | Ā | 63.82 | Ā | 5,530,896 | Ā | 47.17 | Ā | 36,827,158 | Ā | 54.40 | Ā | 26,766,228 | Ā | 50.97 | Ā |
| Export tax ($) | (112,047 | ) | (0.37 | ) | (125,304 | ) | (1.07 | ) | (421,356 | ) | (0.62 | ) | (503,268 | ) | (0.96 | ) |
| Royalties and turnover tax ($) | (3,430,729 | ) | (11.18 | ) | (961,852 | ) | (8.20 | ) | (6,475,746 | ) | (9.57 | ) | (4,519,702 | ) | (8.61 | ) |
| Operating costs ($) | (14,822,678 | ) | (48.31 | ) | (3,356,776 | ) | (28.63 | ) | (28,941,451 | ) | (42.75 | ) | (18,405,512 | ) | (35.05 | ) |
| Operating netback (1) ($) | 1,215,495 | Ā | 3.96 | Ā | 1,086,964 | Ā | 9.27 | Ā | 988,605 | Ā | 1.46 | Ā | 3,337,746 | Ā | 6.35 | Ā |
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(1) āOperating netbackā is a non-IFRS measure. āOperating netback per BOEā is a non-IFRS ratio. See āNon-IFRS and Other Financial Measuresā.
The Companyās audited consolidated comparative financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2024 and related managementās discussion and analysis (āMD&Aā) will be filed with Canadian securities regulatory authorities in due course and will be made available under the Companyās profile at www.sedarplus.ca and on the Companyās website at www.crownpointenergy.com.
About Crown Point
Crown Point Energy Inc. is an international oil and gas exploration and development company headquartered in Buenos Aires, Argentina, incorporated in Canada, trading on the TSX Venture Exchange and operating in Argentina. Crown Pointās exploration and development activities are focused in four producing basins in Argentina, the Golfo San Jorge basin in the Province of Santa Cruz, the Austral basin in the province of Tierra del Fuego, and the NeuquĆ©n and Cuyo (or Cuyana) basins in the province of Mendoza. Crown Point has a strategy that focuses on establishing a portfolio of producing properties, plus production enhancement and exploration opportunities to provide a basis for future growth.
Advisory
Preliminary Financial Information: The Company’s expectations for our financial results for the three months and year ended December 31, 2024 contained herein are based on, among other things, our anticipated financial results for the year ending December 31, 2024. The Company’s anticipated financial results are unaudited and preliminary estimates that: (i) represent the most current information available to management as of the date hereof; (ii) are subject to completion of audit and/or review procedures that could result in significant changes to the estimated amounts; and (iii) do not present all information necessary for an understanding of the Company’s financial condition as of, and the Company’s results of operations for, such periods. The anticipated financial results are subject to the same limitations and risks as discussed under āForward-Looking Informationā below. Accordingly, the Company’s anticipated financial results for such periods may change upon the completion and approval of the financial statements for such periods and the changes could be material.
Non-IFRS and Other Financial Measures: Throughout this press release and in other materials disclosed by the Company, we employ certain measures to analyze financial performance, financial position, and cash flow. These non-IFRS and other financial measures do not have any standardized meaning prescribed by IFRS and therefore may not be comparable to similar measures provided by other issuers. The non-IFRS and other financial measures should not be considered to be more meaningful than financial measures which are determined in accordance with IFRS, such as net income (loss), oil and natural gas sales revenue and net cash (used) provided by operating activities as indicators of our performance.
āFunds flow per share ā operating activitiesā is a supplemental financial measure. Funds flow per share ā operating activities is comprised of funds flow provided (used) by operating activities divided by the basic and diluted weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the period. See āSummary of Financial Informationā.
āNet cash per share ā operating activitiesā is a supplemental financial measure. Net cash per share ā operating activities is comprised of net cash provided (used) by operating activities divided by the basic and diluted weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the period. See āSummary of Financial Informationā.
āNon-current financial liabilitiesā is a supplemental financial measure. Non-current financial liabilities is comprised of the non-current portions of trade and other payables, notes payable and lease liabilities as presented in the Companyās consolidated statements of financial position. See āSummary of Financial Informationā.
āOperating Netbackā is a non-IFRS measure. Operating netback is comprised of oil and natural gas sales revenue less export tax, royalties and turnover tax and operating costs. Management believes this measure is a useful supplemental measure of the Companyās profitability relative to commodity prices. See āOperating Netbackā for a reconciliation of operating netback to oil and natural gas sales revenue, being our nearest measure prescribed by IFRS.
āOperating netback per BOEā is a non-IFRS ratio. Operating netback per BOE is comprised of operating netback divided by total BOE sales volumes in the period. Management believes this measure is a useful supplemental measure of the Companyās profitability relative to commodity prices. In addition, management believes that operating netback per BOE is a key industry performance measure of operational efficiency and provide investors with information that is also commonly presented by other crude oil and natural gas producers. Operating netback is a non-IFRS measure. See “Operating Netback” for the calculation of operating netback per BOE.
āWorking capitalā is a capital management measure. Working capital is comprised of current assets less current liabilities. Management believes that working capital is a useful measure to assess the Company’s capital position and its ability to execute its existing exploration commitments and its share of any development programs. See āSummary of Financial Informationā for a reconciliation of working capital to current assets and current liabilities, being our nearest measures prescribed by IFRS.
Abbreviations and BOE Presentation: ābblā means barrel; ābblsā means barrels; āBOEā means barrels of oil equivalent; āmcfā means thousand cubic feet; āmmcfā means million cubic feet, āNGLā means natural gas liquids; āUTEā means Union Transitoria de Empresas, which is a registered joint venture contract established under the laws of Argentina; āWIā means working interest. All BOE conversions in this press release are derived by converting natural gas to oil in the ratio of six mcf of gas to one bbl of oil. BOE may be misleading, particularly if used in isolation. A BOE conversion ratio of six mcf of gas to one bbl of oil (6 mcf: 1 bbl) is based on an energy equivalency conversion method primarily applicable at the burner tip and does not represent a value equivalency at the wellhead. Given that the value ratio based on the price of crude oil as compared to natural gas in Argentina from time to time may be different from the energy equivalency conversion ratio of 6:1, utilizing a conversion on a 6:1 basis may be misleading as an indication of value.
Forward-looking Information: This document contains forward-looking information. This information relates to future events and the Companyās future performance. All information and statements contained herein that are not clearly historical in nature constitute forward-looking information. Such information represents the Companyās internal projections, estimates, expectations, beliefs, plans, objectives, assumptions, intentions or statements about future events or performance. This information involves known or unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results or events to differ materially from those anticipated in such forward-looking information. InĀ addition, this document may contain forward-looking information attributed to third party industry sources. Crown Point believes that the expectations reflected in this forward-looking information are reasonable; however, undue reliance should not be placed on this forward-looking information, as there can be no assurance that the plans, intentions or expectations upon which they are based will occur. This press release contains forward-looking information concerning, among other things, the following: under āQ4 2024 Summaryā, the Companyās expectations regarding the Companyās go forward obligations in connection with the Santa Cruz Concessions; under āOutlookā, our estimated capital expenditure budget for fiscal 2025, and the capital expenditures that we intend to make in, amongst other things, our concessions during such period; and under āAbout Crown Pointā, all elements of the Companyās business strategy and focus. The reader is cautioned that such information, although considered reasonable by the Company, may prove to be incorrect. Actual results achieved during the forecast period will vary from the information provided in this document as a result of numerous known and unknown risks and uncertainties and other factors. A number of risks and other factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking information contained in this document including, but not limited to, the following: that the Company is unable to truck oil to the Enap refinery and/or the Rio Cullen marine terminal and/or that the cost to do so rises and/or becomes uneconomic; that the price received by the Company for its oil is at a substantial discount to the Brent oil price; that the Company is not able to meet its obligations as they become due and continue as a going concern; risks associated with the insolvency and/or bankruptcy of our joint venture partners and/or the operators of the concessions in which we have an interest, including the risk that any such insolvency and/or bankruptcy has an adverse effect on one of our UTEs, one of our concessions and/or the Company; and the risks and other factors described under āBusiness Risks and Uncertaintiesā in our MD&A and under āRisk Factorsā in the Companyās most recently filed Annual Information Form, which is available for viewing on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca. With respect to forward-looking information contained in this document, the Company has made assumptions regarding, among other things: the ability and willingness of OPEC+ nations and other major producers of crude oil to balance crude oil production levels and thereby sustain higher global crude oil prices; that our joint venture partners and the operators of our concessions that we do not operate will honour their contractual commitments in a timely fashion and will not become insolvent or bankrupt; the impact of inflation rates in Argentina and the devaluation of the Argentine peso against the USD on the Company; the impact of increasing competition; the general stability of the economic and political environment in which the Company operates, including operating under a consistent regulatory and legal framework in Argentina; future oil, natural gas and NGL prices (including the effects of governmental incentive programs and government price controls thereon); the timely receipt of any required regulatory approvals; the ability of the Company to obtain qualified staff, equipment and services in a timely and cost efficient manner; drilling results; the costs of obtaining equipment and personnel to complete the Companyās capital expenditure program; the ability to operate the projects in which the Company has an interest in a safe, efficient and effective manner; that the Company will not pay dividends for the foreseeable future; the ability of the Company to obtain financing on acceptable terms when and if needed and continue as a going concern; the ability of the Company to service its debt repayments when required; field production rates and decline rates; the ability to replace and expand oil and natural gas reserves through acquisition, development and exploration activities; the timing and costs of pipeline, storage and facility construction and expansion and the ability of the Company to secure adequate product transportation; currency, exchange, inflation and interest rates; the regulatory framework regarding royalties, taxes and environmental matters in Argentina; and the ability of the Company to successfully market its oil and natural gas products. Management of Crown Point has included the above summary of assumptions and risks related to forward-looking information included in this document in order to provide investors with a more complete perspective on the Companyās future operations. Readers are cautioned that this information may not be appropriate for other purposes. Readers are cautioned that the foregoing lists of factors are not exhaustive. The forward-looking information contained in this document are expressly qualified by this cautionary statement. The forward-looking information contained herein is made as of the date of this document and the Company disclaims any intent or obligation to update publicly any such forward-looking information, whether as a result of new information, future events or results or otherwise, other than as required by applicable Canadian securities laws.
Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this news release.
CONTACT: For inquiries please contact: Gabriel Obrador President & CEO Ph: (403) 232-1150 Crown Point Energy Inc. [email protected] Marisa Tormakh Vice-President, Finance & CFO Ph: (403) 232-1150 Crown Point Energy Inc. [email protected]
