CALGARY, ALBERTA -- (Marketwired) -- 02/26/15 -- Bonavista Energy Corporation (TSX: BNP) is pleased to report to shareholders its results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2014. Highlights include fourth quarter production growth of 14% to a record 85,810 boe per day, 15% reduction in cash costs to $10.99 per boe and a 10% improvement in annual FD&A costs to $9.94 per boe. Bonavista's Audited Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes, as well as Bonavista's Management's Discussion and Analysis ("MD&A") for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, are available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com or can be obtained from Bonavista's website at www.bonavistaenergy.com.
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Highlights
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Three months ended
December 31 Years ended December 31
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2014 2013 Change 2014 2013 Change
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Financial
($ thousands,
except per share)
Production
revenues 244,612 245,466 -% 1,106,852 964,312 15%
Funds from
operations(1) 135,845 124,354 9% 561,105 477,578 17%
Per share(1) (2) 0.63 0.62 2% 2.69 2.42 11%
Dividends
declared(3) 42,754 38,904 10% 164,750 152,968 8%
Per share 0.21 0.21 -% 0.84 0.84 -%
Net income (loss) (60,978) 6,667 (1,015)% 4,847 49,505 (90)%
Per share(4) (0.28) 0.03 (1,033)% 0.02 0.25 (92)%
Adjusted net
income (loss) (5) (199,730) 23,702 (943)% (136,643) 75,297 (281)%
Per share(4) (0.93) 0.12 (875)% (0.65) 0.38 (271)%
Total assets 4,429,402 4,235,626 5%
Long-term debt,
net of working
capital 1,032,029 1,165,077 (11)%
Long-term debt,
net of adjusted
working
capital(6) 1,155,422 1,124,198 3%
Shareholders'
equity 2,357,706 2,270,015 4%
Capital
expenditures:
Exploration and
development 162,155 111,596 45% 639,560 443,829 44%
Acquisitions,
net of
dispositions (87,868) 4,815 (1,925)% (106,777) 20,530 (620)%
Weighted average
outstanding
equivalent
shares:
(thousands)(4)
Basic 215,855 199,254 8% 208,719 197,296 6%
Diluted 218,571 201,756 8% 210,957 199,340 6%
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Operating
(boe conversion -
6:1 basis)
Production:
Natural gas
(mmcf/day) 359 287 25% 314 278 13%
Natural gas
liquids
(bbls/day) 18,256 15,103 21% 15,991 15,093 6%
Oil
(bbls/day)(7) 7,688 12,208 (37)% 8,873 12,039 (26)%
Total oil
equivalent
(boe/day) 85,810 75,072 14% 77,211 73,406 5%
Product prices:(8)
Natural gas
($/mcf) 3.87 3.54 9% 4.27 3.35 27%
Natural gas
liquids ($/bbl) 37.56 49.35 (24)% 49.78 47.61 5%
Oil ($/bbl)(7) 83.76 72.73 15% 80.72 79.32 2%
Operating expenses
($/boe) 7.38 8.77 (16)% 8.25 8.93 (8)%
General and
administrative
expenses ($/boe) 1.02 1.21 (16)% 1.14 1.15 (1)%
Cash costs
($/boe)(9) 10.99 12.91 (15)% 12.20 13.00 (6)%
Operating netback
($/boe)(10) 19.63 20.82 (6)% 22.60 20.54 10%
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Highlights (cont'd)
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Year ended December 31 2014 2013 % Change
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Drilling:
Gross 134 128 5%
Net 111.6 104.5 7%
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Land (net acres):
Undeveloped 816,085 1,281,191 (36)%
Total 2,218,776 2,891,947 (23)%
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Reserves:(11)
Proved producing:
Natural gas (bcf) 662.0 575.9 15%
Oil and natural gas liquids (mbbls) 59,129 58,853 -%
Total oil equivalent (mboe) 169,456 154,833 9%
Total proved:
Natural gas (bcf) 1,094.4 950.4 15%
Oil and natural gas liquids (mbbls) 93,329 97,822 (5)%
Total oil equivalent (mboe) 275,729 256,216 8%
Proved plus probable:
Natural gas (bcf) 1,689.9 1,472.0 15%
Oil and natural gas liquids (mbbls) 145,119 153,195 (5)%
Total oil equivalent (mboe) 426,768 398,529 7%
% Proved producing 40% 39% 1%
% Proved 65% 64% 1%
% Probable 35% 36% (1)%
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Net present value of future cash flow
before income taxes ($ millions, proved
plus probable):
0% discount rate 8,845 9,726 (9)%
5% discount rate 5,402 6,310 (14)%
10% discount rate 3,733 4,608 (19)%
15% discount rate 2,783 3,608 (23)%
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Reserve life index (years):(12)
Total proved 9.4 9.1 3%
Proved plus probable 13.1 13.2 (1)%
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Reserves (boe per thousand shares - basic):
Total proved 1,277 1,282 -%
Proved plus probable 1,977 1,994 (1)%
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Finding and development costs - proved plus
probable ($/boe)(13) 10.85 11.95 (9)%
Finding, development and acquisition costs
- proved plus probable ($/boe)(13) 9.94 11.03 (10)%
Recycle ratio - proved plus probable(14) 2.3 1.9 21%
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NOTES:
(1) Management uses funds from operations to analyze operating performance,
dividend coverage and leverage. Funds from operations as presented do not
have any standardized meaning prescribed by IFRS and therefore it may not be
comparable with the calculations of similar measures for other entities.
Funds from operations as presented is not intended to represent operating
cash flow or operating profits for the period nor should it be viewed as an
alternative to cash flow from operating activities, net income or other
measures of financial performance calculated in accordance with IFRS. All
references to funds from operations throughout this report are based on cash
flow from operating activities before changes in non-cash working capital,
decommissioning expenditures and interest expense. Funds from operations per
share is calculated based on the weighted average number of shares
outstanding consistent with the calculation of net income per share.
(2) Basic funds from operations per share calculations include exchangeable
shares which are convertible into common shares on certain terms and
conditions.
(3) Dividends declared include both cash dividends and common shares issued
pursuant to Bonavista's dividend reinvestment plan ("DRIP") and Bonavista's
stock dividend program ("SDP"). There were no common shares issued under the
DRIP and SDP for the three months ended December 31, 2014 (December 31, 2013
- 1.2 million). For the year ended December 31, 2014, approximately 1.7
million (December 31, 2013 - 4.6 million) common shares were issued under
the DRIP and SDP with an approximate value of $26.1 million (December 31,
2013 - $59.2 million).
(4) Basic net income per share calculations include exchangeable shares
which are convertible into common shares on certain terms and conditions.
(5) Amounts have been adjusted to exclude unrealized gains and losses on
financial instrument commodity contracts, net of tax.
(6) Amounts have been adjusted to exclude associated assets or liabilities
from financial instrument commodity contracts and decommissioning
liabilities.
(7) Oil includes light, medium and heavy oil.
(8) Product prices include realized gains and losses on financial instrument
commodity contracts.
(9) Cash costs equal the total of operating, transportation, general and
administrative, and financing expenses.
(10) Operating netback equals production revenues including realized gains
and losses on financial instrument commodity contracts, less royalties,
operating and transportation expenses, calculated on a boe basis.
(11) Working interest reserves are gross reserves prior to deduction of
royalties and without including any of Bonavista's royalty interests.
(12) Calculated based on the amount for the relevant reserve category
divided by the 2015 production forecast prepared by the independent reserve
evaluator (GLJ).
(13) Includes changes in future development costs.
(14) Recycle ratio is calculated using operating netback per boe divided by
finding, development and acquisition costs per boe.
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Share Trading
Statistics Three months ended
December 31, September 30, March 31,
2014 2014 June 30, 2014 2014
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($ per share, except
volume)
High 12.99 16.36 17.85 16.22
Low 6.66 12.61 15.79 13.46
Close 7.30 12.88 16.37 16.17
Average Daily Volume -
Shares 999,646 728,707 545,585 566,650
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MESSAGE TO SHAREHOLDERS
Our pursuit to become one of the most efficient operators in western Canada has resulted in 2014 being an outstanding year for Bonavista. Throughout, we remained focused on enhancing capital and operating efficiencies, while further concentrating our asset portfolio in the West Central and Deep Basin Core Areas.
This unwavering commitment to operational excellence and targeted development within our core areas has resulted in annual production of 77,211 boe per day, representing five percent growth over 2013, despite divesting of approximately 6,000 boe per day of non-core assets. Significant infrastructure investment in the first half of 2014 created incremental processing capacity resulting in profitable production growth in our key plays during the second half of the year. We exited 2014 with average production for December of 88,083 boe per day, representing 17% (eight percent per share) growth, relative to the same period in 2013. Overall, we added production at a cost of approximately $17,000 per boe per day on a trailing twelve month full cycle basis. This represents a 50% reduction in our cost of adding production over the past two years, reflecting our relentless focus on efficiency.
Similarly, we have grown our proved plus probable reserves by seven percent to 427 mmboe as at December 31, 2014. With profitable growth being paramount, we have reduced our 2014 finding, development and acquisition ("FD&A") costs by 10% to $9.94 per boe, on a proved plus probable basis, including changes in future development costs ("FDC"), resulting in a recycle ratio of 2.3:1.
Our business plan remains focused on maximizing shareholder value through a balance of growth and income. In 2014, we delivered production growth of five percent and delivered an annualized yield of six percent, collectively exceeding our total return goal of 10%.
For 2015, we remain focused on prudent and sustainable spending levels in light of the current commodity price environment. Our goal is to spend within the limits of our forecasted funds from operations for 2015. Hence, we have revised our capital budget to reflect an "all-in" payout ratio (inclusive of dividends) of 100%. Our 2015 capital budget has been revised to between $300 and $320 million, drilling between 70 (60.4 net) and 80 (69.1 net) wells. Notwithstanding a curtailment of approximately 3,500 boe per day in our annual guidance due to planned facility turnaround activity, our annual production is expected to grow approximately five percent year-over-year to between 80,000 and 82,000 boe per day. This growth, combined with our current dividend yield of approximately five percent, should result in attaining our goal of a 10% total shareholder return again in 2015.
Operational and financial accomplishments for 2014 include:
-- Grew fourth quarter production by 14% over last year to 85,810 boe per
day, resulting in annual production growth of 5% to 77,211 boe per day,
despite turnaround activities and net dispositions reducing production
by 4,500 boe per day annually;
-- Reduced fourth quarter operating costs by 16% over last year to $7.38
per boe, resulting in an annual reduction in operating costs of 8% to
$8.25 per boe and cash costs by 6% to $12.20 per boe. This has generated
an annual operating netback of $22.60 per boe, a 10% improvement from
2013;
-- Invested $639.6 million in exploration and development ("E&D")
activities, drilling 134 (111.6 net) wells, adding on average 545 boe
per day of production per well using the first 30 days of production.
Consistent with our asset concentration strategy, 130 of the 134 wells
were drilled within our core areas. Productivity peaked in the fourth
quarter where $162.2 million was spent on E&D development, drilling 27
(24.2 net) wells averaging 710 boe per day per well in their first 30
days of production;
-- Reduced FD&A costs by 10% to $9.94 per boe on a proved plus probable
basis, including changes in FDC, resulting in a recycle ratio of 2.3:1.
Similarly, our E&D program delivered a reduction in finding and
development costs ("F&D") by 9% to $10.85 per boe on a proved plus
probable basis, including changes in FDC, resulting in a recycle ratio
of 2.1:1;
-- Replaced 2014 production by 200%, adding 56 mmboe of reserves on a
proved plus probable basis, bringing year-end 2014 reserves to 427
mmboe, a 7% increase over year-end 2013;
-- Generated production revenues of $1.1 billion, a 15% increase compared
to 2013;
-- Realized funds from operations of $561.1 million ($2.69 per share), a
17% increase from 2013;
-- Hedged 248,000 gj per day of our natural gas at an average floor price
of $3.54 per gj at AECO for 2015 and approximately 150,000 gj per day at
an average floor price of $3.40 per gj for 2016. Additionally, we hedged
8,000 bbls per day of our oil and liquids at an average floor price of
CDN$91.59 per bbl WTI for 2015. Overall for 2015, Bonavista has hedged
approximately 70% of our forecasted revenues (net of royalties);
-- Completed a bought deal financing for net proceeds of approximately $192
million, issuing 12.1 million common shares to fund our Ansell area
acquisition and future development;
-- Extended the term of our bank facility of $600 million to September 10,
2018 at reduced borrowing costs, with $442.8 million undrawn at December
31, 2014; and
-- Delivered cumulative dividends of over $2.6 billion or $27.87 per common
share since 2003, when Bonavista introduced an income component to our
total shareholder return.
Acquisition and divestiture highlights:
-- Completed 38 property transactions in 2014, resulting in net proceeds of
$106.8 million;
-- Completed acquisitions of $186.6 million adding production of 2,800 boe
per day at closing and 1,300 boe per day on average for the year and 82
net future drilling locations in our core areas. The largest acquisition
was at Ansell in our Deep Basin Core Area focusing on the Wilrich play,
for $141.1 million. Since acquiring these assets, we have organically
grown production at Ansell by 3.5 times to 8,850 boe per day in
December; and
-- Divested of $293.4 million representing 6,000 boe per day of non-core
assets, reducing annual production by 3,500 boe per day. The disposed
assets had operating costs in excess of $22.00 per boe.
2014 FOURTH QUARTER AND ANNUAL CORE AREA HIGHLIGHTS
WEST CENTRAL CORE AREA
Our West Central Core Area is characterized by liquids-rich natural gas and light oil resources in multiple prospective horizons, with year round access. It includes extensive infrastructure of over 2,800 kilometers of pipelines and 38 facilities, the majority of which are operated by Bonavista. In this core area, we have access to approximately 1.3 million acres, containing approximately 800 of our future drilling locations. Given our current development pace of drilling 50 to 60 locations per year, this represents a drilling inventory in excess of 14 years.
In 2014, we spent $380 million on E&D activities, drilling 98 (82.2 net) horizontal wells. In 2015, we plan to reduce E&D spending to $167 million, due to current commodity price weakness, drilling 54 (43.8 net) horizontal wells.
Production in this area averaged 46,796 boe per day in 2014 representing a 13% increase over 2013, despite significant third party turnaround activity in the second and third quarters.
Our Hoadley Glauconite play continues to be our engine of growth representing 71% of the total expenditures forecasted in this core area for 2015. Meanwhile, the emerging growth and profitability of our Falher play, even in this commodity price environment, has become a focal point of our planning given our recent drilling successes.
Glauconite Natural Gas
Bonavista conducted its most active year, drilling 69 (59.5 net) horizontal wells, representing a 78% increase in net wells from 2013, including 10 wells (9.4 net) in the fourth quarter. This increased activity has resulted in fourth quarter production of approximately 27,000 boe per day, equating to over 50% growth since the beginning of the year.
Well economics remain strong in spite of the decrease in natural gas and natural gas liquids pricing. With the addition of deep cut processing at the Rimbey facility during the second quarter of 2015, we expect a 40% improvement in the natural gas liquids recoveries, to approximately 100 bbls per mmcf. Using these improved recoveries, single well economics are slightly improved to a 30% internal rate of return ("IRR"), using a price of $3.00 per gj @ AECO for natural gas and a WTI price of US$60.00 per bbl for oil and condensate. This is a testament to the quality of this play and its ability to generate competitive returns in the current commodity price environment.
We remain encouraged with the results of our extended reach horizontal program. We have drilled 12 extended reach horizontal wells to date, averaging 1.9 times the length of a typical "one-mile" well. Using this horizontal length multiplier, these wells have demonstrated cost reductions averaging 19% and production capital efficiency improvements of six percent. Slick water completions for these wells have resulted in additional cost savings of 25% versus a standard completion technique. We plan to drill an additional eight extended reach wells in 2015.
Being the most active operator, with inventory of approximately 400 locations and strong economics, the Glauconite will continue to serve as the foundation of our development program. As such, we plan to drill 44 (33.8 net) wells in 2015.
Spirit River Falher Natural Gas
In 2014, our Falher E&D program at Morningside has yielded exciting results, drilling six horizontal wells, including one during the fourth quarter. First month production rates have averaged 1,070 boe per day, inclusive of natural gas liquids yield of approximately 50 bbls per mmcf.
This year, our production has grown seven-fold to 4,070 boe per day during December 2014 from 500 boe per day in January 2014. To support this rapid growth, we expanded our compression and gathering infrastructure in the second half of the year and have since reached capacity with results exceeding our expectations. We have 25 Falher drilling locations in our inventory at Morningside and development economics continue to compete with our flagship Glauconite play. Well costs are $3 million to drill, complete and equip, generating an internal rate of return of 36%, using prices of $3.00 per gj AECO for natural gas and a WTI price of US$60.00 per bbl. The low cost and high deliverability of the Falher enables this play to achieve competitive rates of return at current commodity prices. Consequently, we plan to drill eight (8.0 net) Falher wells in 2015, seven of which will be at Morningside.
Additional Highlights
Cardium activity in 2014 consisted of 16 (11.4 net) wells which performed above our expectations, averaging 295 boe per day in their first 30 days of production. This drilling program was supported by the installation of a multi-well oil battery with a capacity of 5,000 bbls per day at Lochend. In light of the current outlook on oil prices, we have scaled back our development program whereby only two Cardium wells will be drilled in 2015.
We drilled four Ellerslie wells in 2014, all of them during the first half of the year. During the second half, our capital allocation shifted away from the Ellerslie and over to our Deep Basin Wilrich play as a result of the Ansell acquisition. At current commodity prices, the Ellerslie does not compete with our Glauconite and Spirit River plays, as such we do not have any wells planned for 2015.
DEEP BASIN CORE AREA
Our Deep Basin Core Area contains multiple vertically stacked oil and natural gas reservoirs in a concentrated area, proximate to infrastructure and associated services. Over the past three years, we have been aggressively building our position in this core area. We have assembled approximately 300,000 net acres, identified 300 horizontal drilling locations, and we have achieved compounded annual growth in our reserve base of 62% to 111 mmboe proved plus probable reserves at December 31, 2014 during this period.
In 2014, we spent approximately $175 million on E&D activities, drilling 32 (25.3 net) horizontal wells and built $31 million of infrastructure. This resulted in average annual production growth of approximately 30% to 17,276 boe per day.
Bonavista had an active fourth quarter drilling program in the Deep Basin, drilling 11 (9.8 net) horizontal wells, seven of which were Wilrich wells at Ansell. Our Wilrich results continue to exceed expectations, as such, we plan to install additional processing infrastructure in 2015 and have secured incremental egress for our production. Our 2015 plans involve spending $106 million on E&D activities, drilling 19 (18.9 net) horizontal wells.
With compelling production performance, the Wilrich play provides solid economics in the current natural gas pricing environment, resulting in an attractive internal rate of return of 36%, using prices of $3.00 per gj AECO for natural gas and a WTI price of US$60.00 per bbl. Lastly, as we develop the extensive Notikewin and Falher channel systems deposited above the Wilrich reservoir, we anticipate significant inventory additions to our asset portfolio in this play.
Spirit River Natural Gas
Within the Wilrich zone at Ansell we drilled 15 (13.9 net) horizontal wells in 2014, including seven (7.0 net) in the fourth quarter. In 2014, our development plan at Ansell consisted of infrastructure investment with a goal to develop an unrestricted egress for our Ansell Wilrich development. During the first half of the year, we commissioned two 30 kilometer pipelines with 120 mmcf per day of capacity and constructed a 30 mmcf per day compressor station. In July, we acquired our non-operated partner, increasing our ownership from 51% to 100%, and during the fourth quarter, we expanded our compression capacity to 60 mmcf per day.
With our 2014 Ansell Wilrich drilling program, we continued to improve our understanding of the play as well as enhance our completion techniques. As a result, we have improved the initial 30 day production rate from 674 boe per day for our first quarter 2014 wells to 964 boe per day for our fourth quarter 2014 wells. Continuous improvement in the economic performance at Ansell has earned the allocation of 71% ($75 million) of our 2015 Deep Basin capital expenditures, consisting of 16 (16.0 net) wells.
In the Marlboro area, we drilled five horizontal wells (3.1 net) in 2014, including two (1.6 net) in the fourth quarter. We are pleased with our Marlboro program as the wells have achieved an average 30 day rate of 975 boe per day. With existing facility utilization near capacity at Marlboro, we do not plan to drill any wells in 2015.
The successful 2014 Wilrich programs at Ansell and Marlboro has resulted in our Wilrich production growing by over 170% in 2014 to approximately 13,000 boe per day in December.
In 2014, we identified numerous Notikewin and Falher opportunities using three dimensional seismic. Subsequent to the fourth quarter, we drilled our first Notikewin well at Ansell which recorded an initial 30 day rate of 710 boe per day. We are pleased with this initial result and remain optimistic about future development. The economics of the Notikewin and Falher will benefit from our existing infrastructure constructed for our Wilrich and Bluesky programs.
Additional Highlights
In 2014, we drilled five horizontal Bluesky wells on our Pine Creek acreage. In the fourth quarter we drilled two wells with an average 30 day rate of 810 boe per day per well. We also participated in an additional five non-operated wells with an average 30 day rate of 520 boe per day per well. Our operated Bluesky wells have exceeded our expectations, however given facility capacity constraints and the current commodity price environment, we will only drill one Bluesky well in 2015.
MONTNEY
Bonavista drilled two horizontal Montney wells in our Blueberry field in northeast British Columbia targeting the upper Montney. These wells had an average 30 day rate of 450 boe per day per well despite being restricted through non-operated facilities. The improved performance of our 2014 wells reflects our understanding of the reservoir characteristics and the use of enhanced completion techniques to maximize stimulated area and conductivity. Our Montney play remains an important component of our future growth. We plan to drill two wells in 2015 for the purposes of delineating the resource, exploring enhanced completion techniques and honoring our land retention program.
STRENGTHS OF BONAVISTA ENERGY CORPORATION
Throughout our eighteen year history, from an initial restructuring in 1997 to create a high growth junior exploration company, through the energy trust phase between July 2003 and December 2010, and since January 2011 as a dividend paying corporation, Bonavista has remained committed to the same operating philosophies despite the endless commodity price volatility and uncertainty inherent in the energy sector. We have consistently maintained a high level of investment activity on our asset base resulting in an increase in corporate production by approximately 125% since converting to an energy trust in July 2003. These results stem from the expertise of our people and their entrepreneurial approach to consistently generating profitable development projects in an unpredictable commodity price environment. Our experienced technical teams have a thorough understanding of our assets and the reservoirs within the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin as they exercise the discipline and commitment required to deliver long-term value to our shareholders. The core operating and financial principles that guide our people have been with our organization from the beginning and remain solidly intact today.
Our production is approximately 70% weighted towards natural gas and is geographically focused in multi-zone regions, primarily in Alberta. We actively participate in undeveloped land purchases, property acquisitions and farm-in opportunities, which have all enhanced the quantity and quality of our extensive drilling inventory. Specifically over the past five years, technology coupled with North American natural gas supply/demand fundamentals has led to numerous opportunities to reposition the asset portfolio and drastically improve the quality of our development projects. These activities have led to low cost reserve additions and a reliable production base that continues to grow at a steady pace. Today, the predictable production performance and cost structure of our asset base ensures operating netbacks that compete favorably in most operating environments. Furthermore, our assets are predominantly operated by Bonavista, providing control over the pace of operations and a direct influence over our operating and capital cost efficiencies.
Our team brings a successful track record of executing low to medium risk scalable development programs with consistency and with precision. We continually strive for balance sheet flexibility and remain focused on prudent financial management. Our Board of Directors and management team possess extensive experience in the oil and natural gas business. They have successfully guided our organization through many different economic cycles utilizing a proven strategy underpinned with a set of consistent and reliable operating and financial principles. Directors, management and employees also own approximately 11% of the equity of Bonavista, aligning our interests with those of external shareholders.
OUTLOOK
North American natural gas markets remain oversupplied creating increased pricing uncertainty and volatility. Increasing US natural gas production has mitigated storage withdrawals normally anticipated during the winter season. The environment continues to be challenging at current prices given the supply/demand imbalance, and to be successful we remain focused on efficiencies and cost controls.
We remain committed to be the most efficient operator in western Canada. In 2014, our asset concentration strategy, coupled with our execution efficiency has resulted in 17% growth in our exit production over the same period in 2013. This resulted by adding production at a competitive cost of $17,000 per boe per day on a trailing twelve month full cycle basis. For 2015, we will remain on strategy with virtually all of our E&D spending allocated to our core areas. The economic resilience of both our Glauconite play and our Spirit River plays will attract the majority of this E&D budget given our expectations of 30 to 40% returns in this commodity price environment. We have approximately 700 locations in these two plays, which economically rank among the best natural gas plays in western Canada. Furthermore, the anticipated reduction in service provider utilization this year will improve the cost and efficiency of these services and enhance our economics in 2015 and beyond.
We have witnessed many commodity price cycles in our eighteen year history. In these environments, efficient companies with high quality assets and a low cost structure will succeed. We are confident that our asset portfolio and our proven ability to execute efficiently will enable us to deliver profitable returns through this cycle while maintaining or even improving financial flexibility.
We would like to thank our employees for their dedication and commitment to our strategy throughout the year and our shareholders for their continued support in these uncertain times. We are very pleased with our achievements in 2014 and remain confident in our strategy for 2015 and beyond.
On behalf of the Board of Directors
Keith A. MacPhail
Executive Chairman
Jason E. Skehar
President and Chief Executive Officer
February 26, 2015
Calgary, Alberta
BONAVISTA ENERGY CORPORATION
Supplemental Financial Information
Consolidated Statements of Financial Position
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As at December 31 2014 2013
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($ thousands) (unaudited)
Assets
Current assets
Accounts receivable 102,840 124,431
Prepaid expenses 9,525 7,322
Marketable securities 814 2,645
Other assets 19,358 13,786
Financial instrument commodity contracts 140,271 419
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272,808 148,603
Financial instrument commodity contracts 17,680 346
Financial instrument contracts 16,025 8,023
Property, plant and equipment 3,933,396 3,845,344
Exploration and evaluation assets 189,493 222,085
Goodwill - 11,225
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Total assets 4,429,402 4,235,626
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Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity
Current liabilities
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities 234,025 213,118
Current portion of long-term debt 50,000 -
Decommissioning liabilities 15,185 9,313
Dividends payable 14,263 13,087
Financial instrument commodity contracts 1,693 31,985
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315,166 267,503
Financial instrument commodity contracts 2,385 3,710
Long-term debt 989,671 1,046,177
Other long-term liabilities 12,412 13,853
Decommissioning liabilities 482,797 397,174
Deferred income taxes 269,265 237,194
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2,071,696 1,965,611
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Shareholders' equity
Shareholders' capital 2,514,006 2,228,210
Exchangeable shares 272,900 307,468
Contributed surplus 57,613 61,247
Deficit (486,813) (326,910)
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2,357,706 2,270,015
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Commitments
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Total liabilities and shareholders' equity 4,429,402 4,235,626
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BONAVISTA ENERGY CORPORATION
Supplemental Financial Information
Consolidated Statements of Income (Loss) and Comprehensive Income (Loss)
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Three months ended
December 31, Years ended December 31,
2014 2013 2014 2013
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($ thousands, except per
share amounts)
(unaudited)
Revenues
Production 244,612 245,466 1,106,852 964,312
Royalties (27,328) (30,099) (136,095) (124,489)
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217,284 215,367 970,757 839,823
Realized gains
(losses) on financial
instrument commodity
contracts 5,490 (1,769) (65,232) (13,652)
Unrealized gains
(losses) on financial
instrument commodity
contracts 185,148 (22,742) 188,803 (34,426)
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407,922 190,856 1,094,328 791,745
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Expenses
Operating 58,239 60,601 232,474 239,196
Transportation 9,556 9,206 36,013 36,595
General and
administrative 8,074 8,361 32,012 30,802
Share-based
compensation 2,608 5,777 20,449 23,868
Gain on disposition of
property, plant and
equipment (46,318) (28,760) (61,780) (38,115)
Loss (gain) on
disposition of
exploration and
evaluation assets (1,614) (19) 5,903 (18,143)
Depletion,
depreciation,
amortization and
impairment 404,949 90,844 670,510 349,285
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435,494 146,010 935,581 623,488
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Income (loss) from
operating activities (27,572) 44,846 158,747 168,257
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Net finance costs 39,473 36,964 119,577 94,709
Income (loss) before
taxes (67,045) 7,882 39,170 73,548
Deferred income taxes
(recovery) (6,067) 1,215 34,323 24,043
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Net income (loss) and
comprehensive income
(loss) (60,978) 6,667 4,847 49,505
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Net income (loss) per
share
Basic (0.28) 0.03 0.02 0.25
Diluted (0.28) 0.03 0.02 0.25
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BONAVISTA ENERGY CORPORATION
Supplemental Financial Information
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity
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For the years Total
ended Shareholders' Exchangeable Contributed Shareholders'
December 31 Capital Shares Surplus Deficit Equity
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($ thousands)
(unaudited)
Balance as at
December 31,
2012 2,059,305 405,183 44,848 (223,447) 2,285,889
Net income - - - 49,505 49,505
Issue costs,
net of
future tax
benefit (74) - - - (74)
Issued for
cash on
exercise of
stock
options and
common share
incentive
rights 1,984 - - - 1,984
Exercise of
common share
incentive
rights 2,708 - (2,708) - -
Conversion of
restricted
share awards 7,410 - (7,410) - -
Share-based
compensation
expense - - 23,868 - 23,868
Share-based
compensation
capitalized - - 2,649 - 2,649
Issued
pursuant to
the dividend
reinvestment
and stock
dividend
plans 59,162 - - - 59,162
Exchangeable
shares
exchanged
for common
shares 97,715 (97,715) - - -
Dividends
declared - - - (152,968) (152,968)
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Balance as at
December 31,
2013 2,228,210 307,468 61,247 (326,910) 2,270,015
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Net income - - - 4,847 4,847
Issuance of
equity 200,860 - - - 200,860
Issue costs,
net of
future tax
benefit (6,280) - - - (6,280)
Issued for
cash on
exercise of
stock
options and
common share
incentive
rights 4,154 - - - 4,154
Exercise of
stock
options and
common share
incentive
rights 4,550 - (4,550) - -
Conversion of
incentive
and
restricted
share awards 21,721 - (21,721) - -
Tax effect on
conversion
of incentive
awards 148 - - - 148
Share-based
compensation
expense - - 20,449 - 20,449
Share-based
compensation
capitalized - - 2,188 - 2,188
Issued
pursuant to
the dividend
reinvestment
and stock
dividend
plans 26,075 - - - 26,075
Exchangeable
shares
exchanged
for common
shares 34,568 (34,568) - - -
Dividends
declared - - - (164,750) (164,750)
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Balance as at
December 31,
2014 2,514,006 272,900 57,613 (486,813) 2,357,706
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BONAVISTA ENERGY CORPORATION
Supplemental Financial Information
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
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Three months ended Years ended December
December 31, 31,
2014 2013 2014 2013
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($ thousands) (unaudited)
Cash provided by (used for)
Operating Activities
Net income (loss) (60,978) 6,667 4,847 49,505
Adjustments for:
Depletion, depreciation,
amortization and impairment 404,949 90,844 670,510 349,285
Share-based compensation 2,608 5,777 20,449 23,868
Unrealized (gains) losses on
financial instrument
commodity contracts (185,148) 22,742 (188,803) 34,426
Gain on disposition of
property, plant and equipment (46,318) (28,760) (61,780) (38,115)
Loss (gain) on disposition of
exploration and evaluation
assets (1,614) (19) 5,903 (18,143)
Net finance costs 39,473 36,964 119,577 94,709
Deferred income taxes
(recovery) (6,067) 1,215 34,323 24,043
Decommissioning expenditures (9,944) (10,539) (32,026) (30,143)
Changes in non-cash working
capital items 2,388 (9,870) 20,824 (2,830)
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139,349 115,021 593,824 486,605
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Financing Activities
Issuance of senior notes - (49) - 229,226
Issuance of equity, net of
issue costs - - 192,476 (99)
Proceeds on exercise of stock
options and common share
incentive rights 15 228 4,154 1,984
Dividends paid (42,711) (24,480) (137,499) (102,022)
Interest paid (19,737) (19,369) (43,550) (40,793)
Proceeds from long-term debt 454 44,057 26,509 -
Repayment of long-term debt - - (102,336) (116,179)
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(61,979) 387 (60,246) (27,883)
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Investing Activities
Business acquisition - (29,795) (141,062) (102,284)
Exploration and development (162,155) (111,596) (639,560) (443,829)
Other acquisitions (11,580) (2,435) (45,546) (16,275)
Property dispositions 99,448 27,415 289,385 98,029
Office equipment (449) (2,066) (3,018) (6,183)
Changes in non-cash working
capital items (2,634) 3,069 6,223 11,820
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(77,370) (115,408) (533,578) (458,722)
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Change in cash and cash
equivalents - - - -
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Cash and cash equivalents,
beginning of year - - - -
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Cash and cash equivalents, end
of year - - - -
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FORWARD LOOKING INFORMATION
Forward-Looking Statements - Certain information set forth in this document, including management's assessment of Bonavista's future plans and operations, contains forward-looking statements including: (i) forecasted capital expenditures and plans; (ii) exploration, drilling and development plans; (iii) prospects and drilling inventory and locations; (iv) anticipated production rates; (v) anticipated operating and service costs; (vi) our financial strength; (vii) incremental development opportunities; (viii) total shareholder return; (ix) asset acquisition and disposition plans; (x) growth prospects; (xi) sources of funding, which are provided to allow investors to better understand our business. By their nature, forward-looking statements are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties; some of which are beyond Bonavista's control, including the impact of general economic conditions, industry conditions, volatility of commodity prices, currency fluctuations, imprecision of reserve estimates, environmental risks, changes in environmental tax and royalty legislation, competition from other industry participants, the lack of availability of qualified personnel or management, stock market volatility and ability to access sufficient capital from internal and external sources. Readers are cautioned that the assumptions used in the preparation of such information, although considered reasonable at the time of preparation, may prove to be imprecise and, as such, undue reliance should not be placed on forward-looking statements. Bonavista's actual results, performance or achievement could differ materially from those expressed in, or implied by, these forward-looking statements or if any of them do so, what benefits that Bonavista will derive there from. Bonavista disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.
Non-IFRS Measurements - Within Management's discussion and analysis, references are made to terms commonly used in the oil and natural gas industry. Management uses "funds from operations" and the "ratio of debt to funds from operations" to analyze operating performance and leverage. Funds from operations as presented does not have any standardized meaning prescribed by IFRS and therefore it may not be comparable with the calculation of similar measures for other entities. Funds from operations as presented is not intended to represent operating cash flow or operating profits for the period nor should it be viewed as an alternative to cash flow from operating activities, net income or other measures of financial performance calculated in accordance with IFRS. All references to funds from operations throughout this report are based on cash flow from operating activities before changes in non-cash working capital, decommissioning expenditures and interest expense. Basic funds from operations per share is calculated based on the weighted average number of common shares outstanding in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards. Operating netbacks equal production revenues and realized gains and losses on financial instrument commodity contracts, less royalties, operating and transportation expenses calculated on a boe basis. Total boe is calculated by multiplying the daily production by the number of days in the period. Management uses these terms to analyze operating performance and leverage.
Conversion of Natural Gas to Barrels of Equivalent (BOE)
To provide a single unit of production for analytical purposes, natural gas production and reserves volumes are converted mathematically to equivalent barrels of oil (boe). We use the industry-accepted standard conversion of six thousand cubic feet of natural gas to one barrel of oil (6 Mcf = 1 bbl). The 6:1 boe ratio is based on an energy equivalency conversion method primarily applicable at the burner tip. It does not represent a value equivalency at the wellhead and is not based on either energy content or current prices. While the boe ratio is useful for comparative measures and observing trends, it does not accurately reflect individual product values and might be misleading, particularly if used in isolation. As well, given that the value ratio, based on the current price of crude oil to natural gas, is significantly different from the 6:1 energy equivalency ratio, using a 6:1 conversion ratio may be misleading as an indication of value.
Contacts:
Keith A. MacPhail
Executive Chairman
Jason E. Skehar
President & CEO
Glenn A. Hamilton
Senior Vice President & CFO
Bonavista Energy Corporation
1500, 525 - 8th Avenue SW
Calgary, AB T2P 1G1
(403) 213-4300
www.bonavistaenergy.com
