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Maha Energy announce preliminary 2022 Capital Plan and production guidance

Maha Energy AB (publ) (“Maha” or the “Company”) is providing production guidance of 4,000 – 5,000 BOEPD for 2022, compared to the estimated volume of 7,000 BOEPD presented in the 5 year operational strategy in early March 20211. The preliminary guidance accounts for the impact of the previously published delay and recent reconfiguration of Tie-4 production well from a horizontal well to a vertical well and is subject to certain assumptions as detailed below, including a potential farm down of parts of Block 70 in Oman. The guidance is subject to final approval of the proposed 2022 Capital Plan by the Company Board, which is expected early in the first quarter, 2022.

The Company is pleased to provide preliminary details of its 2022 Capital Plan and Production Guidance as follows (subject to Board approval):

2022 Capital Plan Summary

Field Capital Program 2022 Quarter Description/Purpose
Tie New Well
Tie-5 (Ag-Hz)
Q1 Horizontal well to maintain Tie field long term production plateau
Tie New Well
Tie-6 Water Injector
Q2 Maintain Tie field long term production plateau
Tie New Well
Tie-7 Water Injector
Q3 Maintain Tie field long term production plateau
Tie Water Source Well Q1 Provide make-up water for water injection
Tie Tie-3 Q1 Conversion to water injector as per development plan
Tie Facilities Throughout 2022 Well tie-ins, pipelines, new well pads and facilities, water handling upgrades
Tartaruga TTG-4 HZ Well Q4 Increase production at TTG in core reservoir area
IB 2 Gross Wells/1.5 Net Q2 –Q3 Commitment wells
Oman (Mafraq) 8 New Wells Q2-4 Appraisal and production pilot wells
Oman (Mafraq) Extended well test facility Q2 Temporary test facilities for pilot wells
LAK None N/A Regulatory well interventions may occur

1 5 Year Operational Strategy Corporate Presentation

Tie Field – Bahia, Brazil

Tie- 2022 Capital Plan

Tie-5 Hz
Tie-5 will be drilled from the GTE-4 pad and completed in the Agua Grande formation. This is a completely re-designed horizontal production well with an electrical submersible pump.

Tie-6
Tie-6 is a dual-zone water injector drilled on the south pad targeting to sweep the southwestern part of the structure

Tie-7
Tie-7 is a dual-zone water injector drilled on the new northwest pad targeting to sweep the northwestern part of the structure.

Tie-3 Conversion
Tie-3 was designed and drilled as a hybrid oil producer, with subsequent conversion to water injection. This conversion will commence earlier than planned and will be carried out with a workover rig during Q1.

Tie Facilities
Capital for the facilities is focused on future well tie-ins, construction of the new northwestern pad and water handling facilities, including injection.

Tartaruga Field – Sergipe, Brazil

Tartaruga- 2022 Capital Plan

TTG-4 Hz
A horizontal production well targeting the Penedo 1 reservoir is now delayed and scheduled to spud towards the end of Q4, 2022 and brought onstream in 2023.

LAK Ranch –Wyoming USA

LAK- 2022 Capital Plan

Production Optimization
The LAK Ranch heavy oil field was shut in at the beginning of the Pandemic in 2020.  No work is planned for 2022 other than regulatory requirements.

Illinois Basin–Illinois and Indiana, USA

IB- 2022 Capital Plan

Wells
Production will continue from the IB area during 2022. 2 gross/1.5 net wells are planned for the year, and these wells are considered to be commitment wells to keep all leases in good standing. Once final results are received from the 2021 drilling program during the first quarter of 2022, further evaluation will occur of the future IB wells.

Mafraq Oil Field, Oman

Oman- 2022 Capital Plan

Farm-Down
A non-binding term sheet has been signed that contemplates a potential farm down of Block-70. This farm down is expected to close during Q1 2022 and all potential production from Block-70 assumes this farm down occurs.

Wells
With the ongoing placement of equipment purchase orders and rig contract negotiations, eight wells are currently planned for 2022. Two of these are appraisal wells, predominantly designed to acquire reservoir data and may not be placed on test production, and the balance are horizontal pilot wells testing Mafraq reservoir deliverability.  

Facilities
A temporary Extended Well Test (“EWT”) package will be procured and constructed to allow extended well test production to commence from the pilot wells.

Production
The Company expects to complete most of the Capital Plan prior to year-end 2022 with the exception of the TTG 4 production well which is planned to be drilled towards the end of Q4 2022/Q1 2023. The exact timing of the operations is dependent upon a number of factors that may be outside Maha’s control, including delivery of long lead items, rig availability, regulatory permitting and logistics which in turn might affect Company’s total annual production.

As such, this preliminary 2022 production guidance, is net to the Company and after Oman farm down (but before government or freehold royalties and/or government production share) and is expressed in the range of 4,000 – 5,000 BOEPD, of which approximately 8% is estimated to be gas2.

2 Normal units for expressing gas production is m3/day or ft3/day. An average industry conversion factor to barrels does not use a simple volumetric conversion factor from m3 (or ft3) to barrels. Instead the energy produced by burning 1 barrel of oil is equated to the same volume of gas required to produce the same amount of energy. This is of course dependent on the type of gas being burned, but an industry average is that 6,000 standard cubic feet (scf) of gas generate the same amount of energy as 1 barrel of oil.  As such in this and future production guidance 6,000 scf of gas will be equal to 1 barrel of oil equivalent.

This information is such information as Maha Energy AB (publ) is obliged to make public pursuant to the EU Market Abuse Regulation. The information was submitted for publication, through the agency of the contact person set out below, at 15:00 CET on December 30, 2021.

For more information, please contact:        
Jonas Lindvall (CEO)
Tel: +46 8 611 05 11        
jonas@mahaenergy.ca

Victoria Berg (Investor Relations)
Tel: +46 8 611 05 11      
victoria@mahaenergy.ca

Caution on Forward-looking statements
Certain statements made and information contained herein constitute “forward-looking information” (within the meaning of applicable securities legislation). Such statements and information (together, “forward-looking statements”) relate to future events, including Maha Energy’s future performance, business prospects or opportunities. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements with respect to estimates of reserves and/or resources, future production levels, future capital expenditures and their allocation to exploration and development activities, future drilling and other exploration and development activities. Ultimate recovery of reserves or resources are based on forecasts of future results, estimates of amounts not yet determinable and assumptions of management.

All statements other than statements of historical fact may be forward-looking statements. Statements concerning proven and probable reserves and resource estimates may also be deemed to constitute forward-looking statements and reflect conclusions that are based on certain assumptions that the reserves and resources can be economically exploited. Any statements that express or involve discussions with respect to predictions, expectations, beliefs, plans, projections, objectives, assumptions or future events or performance (often, but not always, using words or phrases such as “seek”, “anticipate”, “plan”, “continue”, “estimate”, “expect”, “may”, “will”, “project”, “predict”, “potential”, “targeting”, “intend”, “could”, “might”, “should”, “believe” and similar expressions) are not statements of historical fact and may be “forward-looking statements”. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results or events to differ materially from those anticipated in such forward-looking statements. No assurance can be given that these expectations and assumptions will prove to be correct and such forward-looking statements should not be relied upon. These statements speak only as on the date of the information and Maha Energy does not intend, and does not assume any obligation, to update these forward-looking statements, except as required by applicable laws. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties relating to, among other things, operational risks (including exploration and development risks), productions costs, availability of drilling equipment, reliance on key personnel, reserve estimates, health, safety and environmental issues, legal risks and regulatory changes, competition, geopolitical risk, and financial risks. These risks and uncertainties are described in more detail under the heading “Risk management” and elsewhere in Maha Energy’s Annual Report. Readers are cautioned that the foregoing list of risk factors should not be construed as exhaustive. Actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are expressly qualified by this cautionary statement.

About Maha
Maha Energy AB (publ) is a listed, international upstream oil and gas company whose business activities include exploration, development and production of crude oil and natural gas. The strategy is to target and develop underperforming hydrocarbon assets on global basis. Maha operates four oil fields: Tartaruga and Tie in Brazil, Powder River (LAK Ranch) and Illinois Basin in the United States. The shares are listed on Nasdaq Stockholm (MAHA-A). The head office is in Stockholm, Sweden with a technical office in Calgary, Canada, as well as operations offices in Grayville, Illinois, USA and Rio De Janeiro, Brazil. For more information, please visit our website www.mahaenergy.ca

Maha Energy AB (publ) (“Maha” or the “Company”) Announce Reduction of Royalties on Tiê And Tartaruga Fields

The Royalties paid to the Government of Brazil has been reduced from 10% and 9.7% to 7.5% at the Tie and Tartaruga fields respectively. 

The Board of Directors of the Brazilian National Agency of Oil, Natural Gas and Biofuels (“ANP”) has issued a Resolution approving Maha Energy Brasil Ltda.’s (“MEBL”) request of reduction of royalties concerning the Tiê and Tartaruga concession agreements, on the grounds of ANP Resolution No. 853/2021, which regulates this proceeding.

Currently, the amounts of royalties due by the  Tiê and Tartaruga Fields are 10%, and 9,7% respectively. The new royalties due by each of the above-mentioned fields will now be 7,5% as both are operated by MEBL, which is considered a “mid-size company”, in accordance with ANP Resolution No. 32/2014 – since it has an aggregate average annual production of less than 10,000 boe/d  in Brazil and abroad.

An addendum to the Concession Agreements shall be executed by ANP and the concessionaires, that is, only MEBL for the Tiê Field and MEBL and Petrobras for the Tartaruga Field, within 30 days of the above-mentioned notification. It is noteworthy that the new royalties will only be due on the production of the subsequent month of the entering into of the addendum to each of the concession agreements.

It is also important to emphasize that the new royalties will remain effective for the remaining term of the respective Concession Agreements as long as MEBL is considered  a “mid-size company”. The effectiveness of the above-mentioned addendum may also be suspended in the case of non-payment of governmental royalties of any of the fields, as of the month of the production in which such obligations were not paid.

This information is such information that Maha Energy AB (publ) is obliged to make public pursuant to the EU Market Abuse Regulation. The information was submitted for publication, through the agency of the contact person set out below, 20:15 CET on 28 December, 2021.

For more information, please contact:        
Jonas Lindvall (CEO)
Tel: +46 8 611 05 11        
jonas@mahaenergy.ca

Victoria Berg (Investor Relations)
Tel: +46 8 611 05 11      
victoria@mahaenergy.ca

About Maha
Maha Energy AB (publ) is a listed, international upstream oil and gas company whose business activities include exploration, development and production of crude oil and natural gas. The strategy is to target and develop underperforming hydrocarbon assets on global basis. Maha operates four oil fields: Tartaruga and Tie in Brazil, Powder River (LAK Ranch) and Illinois Basin in the United States. The shares are listed on Nasdaq Stockholm (MAHA-A). The head office is in Stockholm, Sweden with a technical office in Calgary, Canada, as well as operations offices in Grayville, Illinois, USA and Rio De Janeiro, Brazil. For more information, please visit our website www.mahaenergy.ca

 

Maha Energy AB (publ) (“Maha” or the “Company”) Announce Total Depth (“TD”) and Logging Results on Tie-4

The drilling of the well “Tie-4” is now complete.  A final measured depth of 2,221 m has been reached and the well has now been extensively logged, cased and cemented. The Agua Grande (AG) reservoir was penetrated 6.5m higher than prognosis and yielded 14 m net pay with an average permeability of 600 mD. The Sergi (SG) reservoir, while penetrated lower than prognosis, yielded higher than expected net pay of 6.4m with an average permeability of 282 mD.  Although present in this well, the Itaparica sandstone did not yield any net pay.

Jonas Lindvall, CEO of Maha Energy commented: ”After reconfiguring the Tie-4 well to a standard vertical well, TD was reached without any problems.  Electric logging results are encouraging and displays similar petrophysical properties to the already producing GTE-4 and Tie-2 wells. The well will now be completed using an electric submersible pump and then placed on production.”

Tie-4 Well Electric Logging Results

Agua Grande Prognosis Actual Difference Comment
Top -1917.0 m ss -1910.5 m ss + 6.5 Shallower
Base -1937.5 m ss -1932.2 m ss + 5.3 Shallower
Thickness 20.50 m 21.70 m + 1.2 Thicker
Net Pay 12 m 14 m + 2 Higher
Av. Permeability   608 mD    
Av Porosity   18%    

Sergi Prognosis Actual Difference Comment
Top -2030.5 mSS -2034.9 mSS – 4.4 Deeper
Base -2049.5 mSS -2056.5 mSS – 7.0 Deeper
Thickness 19.00 m 21.60 m + 2.6 Thicker
Net Pay 6 m 6.4 m + 0.4 Higher
Av. Permeability   282 mD    
Av Porosity   16%    

The Tie-4 well was originally designed as a horizontal well in the Agua Grande reservoir.  Three attempts were made to horizontally land the well, but after getting stuck in the third sidetrack it was decided to reconfigure the well as a conventional vertical well. The problematic Lower Candeais shale overlying the AG reservoir that proved to be unstable at high drilling angles displayed no stability problems in the vertical well.

The information was submitted for publication, through the agency of the contact person set out below, 16:00 CET on 22 December, 2021.

For more information, please contact:        
Jonas Lindvall (CEO)
Tel: +46 8 611 05 11        
jonas@mahaenergy.ca

Victoria Berg (Investor Relations)
Tel: +46 8 611 05 11      
victoria@mahaenergy.ca

About Maha
Maha Energy AB (publ) is a listed, international upstream oil and gas company whose business activities include exploration, development and production of crude oil and natural gas. The strategy is to target and develop underperforming hydrocarbon assets on global basis. Maha operates four oil fields: Tartaruga and Tie in Brazil, Powder River (LAK Ranch) and Illinois Basin in the United States. The shares are listed on Nasdaq First North Growth Market (MAHA-A) in Stockholm. FNCA Sweden AB is Certified Adviser and can be contacted at info@fnca.se or +46-8-528 00 399. The head office is in Stockholm, Sweden with a technical office in Calgary, Canada, as well as operations offices in Illinois, USA and Rio De Janeiro, Brazil. For more information, please visit our website www.mahaenergy.ca.

Maha Energy announce change to Tie-4 well design due to ongoing issues with wellbore stability and updated completion date

Due to ongoing issues with reactive shales in the wellbore Maha Energy AB has elected to plug back the wellbore and drill a simpler sidetrack to ensure continued production growth at the Tie field. The company does not expect this to impact the completion date of the Tie-4 well significantly nor the Tie annual production for 2021. However, Tie-4 is most likely to be placed on production after the year-end which will affect the 2021 exit production rate estimate of 5,000 BOEPD and 5,500 BOEPD.

  • Due to highly reactive shales encountered at drilling angles of greater than 65 degrees, and thus causing issues with wellbore stability the Company has elected to plug the well back to the 9 5/8” casing shoe.
  • A vertical sidetrack will be drilled from the 9 5/8” shoe targeting both the Agua Grande and Sergi reservoirs.
  • The well will be completed as a dual zone commingled Electric Submersible Pump completion.

Jonas Lindvall, CEO of Maha Energy comments: ”We are obviously disappointed with the challenges we have encountered in this well. Although these types of well design are common in North America we are applying this as new technology to the Tie field and this is the first attempt targeting these zones. We are confident that we will succeed in due course. In the meantime we can apply a tried and tested approach and continue Tie-4 as a vertical well to commence production as soon as possible. Hopefully before year-end, but most likely in the beginning of next year.”

1   Barrels of oil equivalent ("BOE") conversion ratio of 6,000 scf: 1 bbl is used.

Miscellaneous
This information is such information that Maha Energy AB (publ) is obliged to make public pursuant to the EU Market Abuse Regulation. The information was submitted for publication, through the agency of the contact persons set out below, at 16:35 CET on 30 November, 2021.

For more information, please contact:        
Jonas Lindvall (CEO)
Tel: +46 8 611 05 11        
jonas@mahaenergy.ca

Victoria Berg (Investor Relations)
Tel: +46 8 611 05 11      
victoria@mahaenergy.ca

About Maha
Maha Energy AB (publ) is a listed, international upstream oil and gas company whose business activities include exploration, development and production of crude oil and natural gas. The strategy is to target and develop underperforming hydrocarbon assets on global basis. Maha operates four oil fields: Tartaruga and Tie in Brazil, Powder River (LAK Ranch) and Illinois Basin in the United States. The shares are listed on Nasdaq Stockholm (MAHA-A). The head office is in Stockholm, Sweden with a technical office in Calgary, Canada, as well as operations offices in Grayville, Illinois, USA and Rio De Janeiro, Brazil. For more information, please visit our website www.mahaenergy.ca

Maha Energy AB (publ) (“Maha” or the “Company”) Nomination Committee for the AGM 2022

In accordance with the resolution at the Annual General Meeting (“AGM”) of Maha Energy AB on May 27, 2021, it was resolved that a Nomination Committee shall be appointed. The Nomination Committee shall comprise of the Chairman of the Board of Directors and three members appointed by the three largest shareholders by votes as at the end of September each year.

On September 30, 2021, the three largest shareholders, which desired to appoint a representative to the Nomination Committee, were; KVALITENA AB, BANCO BTG PACTUAL S.A. and JONAS LINDVALL. Each such shareholder has appointed a representative, as shown below, who together with the Chairman of the Board of Directors will form the Company’s Nomination Committee.

The Nomination Committee’s members are:

Christer Lindholm, appointed by Kvalitena AB
Edwyn Neves, appointed by Banco BTG Pactual S.A.
Henrik Morén, appointed by Jonas Lindvall.
Harald Pousette, Chairman of the Company’s Board of Directors

The tasks of the Nomination Committee shall be to prepare and submit to the AGM 2022 proposals in respect of:

•                        Number of members of the Board of Directors
•                        Remuneration to the Chairman of the Board of Directors, the other members of the Board of Directors and the auditors respectively
•                        Remuneration, if any, for committee work
•                        The composition of the Board of Directors
•                        The Chairman of the Board of Directors
•                        Resolution regarding the process of the Nomination Committee 2022
•                        Chairman at the AGM
•                        Election of auditors

The AGM 2022 is planned to be held in Stockholm, Sweden on May 31, 2022.

Shareholders who would like to submit proposals to the Nomination Committee can do so via e-mail to nomcom@mahaenergy.ca marked “Proposal to the Nomination Committee” or by ordinary mail to the address:

Maha Energy AB
Nomination Committee
Strandvägen 5A
SE-114 51 Stockholm
Sweden

To ensure that the proposals can be considered by the Nomination Committee, proposals shall be submitted in due time before the AGM 2022, but not later than February 28, 2022.

The information was submitted for publication, through the agency of the contact person set out below, 20:00 CET on 25 November, 2021.

For more information, please contact:        
Jonas Lindvall (CEO)
Tel: +46 8 611 05 11        
jonas@mahaenergy.ca

Victoria Berg (Investor Relations)
Tel: +46 8 611 05 11      
victoria@mahaenergy.ca

About Maha
Maha Energy AB (publ) is a listed, international upstream oil and gas company whose business activities include exploration, development and production of crude oil and natural gas. The strategy is to target and develop underperforming hydrocarbon assets on global basis. Maha operates four oil fields: Tartaruga and Tie in Brazil, Powder River (LAK Ranch) and Illinois Basin in the United States. The shares are listed on Nasdaq Stockholm (MAHA-A). The head office is in Stockholm, Sweden with a technical office in Calgary, Canada, as well as operations offices in Grayville, Illinois, USA and Rio De Janeiro, Brazil. For more information, please visit our website www.mahaenergy.ca

Maha Energy AB Announces Filing of Third Quarter 2021 Report & Live Webcast

Maha Energy AB (publ) (“Maha” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce its third quarter results. The report is attached to this press release and available on the Company’s website at  www.mahaenergy.ca.

Third Quarter 2021

  • Daily oil & gas production for Q3 2021 averaged 3,610 BOEPD (Q3 2020: 3,580 BOEPD)
  • Revenue of USD 19.5 million (Q3 2020: USD 11.2 million)
  • Operating netback of USD 13.6 million or USD 41.17 per BOE (Q3 2020: USD 7.0 million or USD 21.12 per BOE)
  • EBITDA of USD 12.9 million (Q3 2020: USD 5.5 million)
  • Net result of USD 6.1 million (Q3 2020: USD 1.8 million)
  • Basic Earnings per share of USD 0.05 (Q3 2020: USD 0.02)
  • Diluted Earnings per share of USD 0.05 (Q3 2020: USD 0.02)
  • Cash and cash equivalents balance of USD 31.8 million (Q3 2020: 18.0 million)

Nine months Ended 30 September 2021

  • Daily oil & gas production for nine months 2021 averaged 3,485 BOEPD (Nine months 2020: 3,490 BOEPD)
  • Revenue of USD 50.5 million (Nine months 2020: USD 30.4 million)
  • Operating netback of USD 34.1 million or USD 36.92 per BOE (Nine months 2020: USD 19.3 million or USD 20.67 per BOE)
  • EBITDA of USD 32.1 million (Nine months 2020: USD 15.4 million)
  • Net result for the period of USD 14.2 million (Nine months 2020: USD 5.4 million)
  • Basic Earnings per share of USD 0.13 (Nine months 2020: USD 0.05)
  • Diluted Earnings per share of USD 0.13 (Nine months 2020: USD 0.05)
  • Cash and cash equivalents balance of USD 31.8 million (2020: USD 6.7 million)

Financial Summary

(TUSD, unless otherwise noted) Q3 2021 Q2 2021 Q1 2021 Q4
2020
Q3 2020 Nine months 2021 Nine months 2020 FY
2020
Net Daily Production (BOEPD) 3,610 3,104 3,742 2,738 3,580 3,485 3,490 3,301
Revenue 19,496 15,178 15,814 8,659 11,226 50,488 30,359 39,018
Operating netback 13,568 9,548 11,031 4,247 7,041 34,147 19,276 23,523
EBITDA 12,909 8,988 10,213 2,720 5,514 32,110 15,384 18,104
Net result for the period1 6,083 2,603 5,538 (15,702) 1,845 14,224 5,443 (10,259)
Earnings per share – Basic (USD) 0.05 0.02 0.05 (0.15) 0.02 0.13 0.05 (0.10)
Earnings per share – Diluted (USD) 0.05 0.02 0.05 (0.15) 0.02 0.13 0.05 (0.10)
Cash and cash equivalents 31,778 34,139 5,698 6,681 18,034 31,778 18,034 6,681

 

Letter to shareholders

Dear Friends and Fellow Shareholders of Maha Energy AB

By now, I was really hoping that we could have announced some promising results from our first horizontal well on the Tie field, but alas, that is unfortunately not the case.  The Tie-4 well continues to test us and we are currently re-drilling the 8-1/2” production hole, for the third time.  As an old ‘Driller’ I can tell you how gut wrenching it is when you stick the drillstring in the hole.  Fishing and sidetracking operations are time consuming and expensive.  To add insult to injury the delay in completion are deferring profitable barrels that would have added to our healthy bottom line this quarter, especially at the current price of oil.

Having said that, we are delivering a record quarter in terms of revenue and EBITDA.  The net result for the period is not far behind and would have also broken our previous record had we not incurred extra costs when completing the successful acid stimulation of Tie 3 (increased rate from ~100 to 240 bopd) and some slickline work on GTE-4 during the quarter.  Our netbacks are very healthy at USD 41.17/BOE and our net result is USD 6.083 million for the quarter.

Our production for the quarter was impacted by the problems on Tie-4, but the other wells are actually performing better than predicted – so I am bullish on our future production provided we can get our horizontal wells drilled on time.  To that extent, we have taken a number of concrete steps to address the continuing drilling problems that are plaguing us and we are stubbornly working through all the issues.

In Oman we are gathering momentum. The Covid induced supply chain problems we are experiencing are challenging our crew in Oman, but I am pleased to say that we have located and ordered all critical long lead items for the wells in Oman and we are currently sourcing a drilling rig. I am hopeful to start drilling in Oman during the first half of next year.

In the USA, production at our Illinois Basin (IB) property is ramping up.  We have had some excellent drilling results this year and all wells are now completed, stimulated and hooked up to pumps. Five of the new wells are already producing good quantities of oil, one more is just breaking to oil from water and five are still being dewatered from stimulation fluids.  We expect that IB will be in full oil production by the end of the year.   Last week’s oil production from IB is averaging 287 BOPD.

I know that the recent downward revision in our estimated annual average production rate was very disappointing.  We share that disappointment and I know I speak for all Maha employees when I say that no one is working harder than our drilling team to get the wells drilled and placed on production as soon as possible.  This is the oil business and we are working hard and as fast as we can to create redundancy in our production portfolio so that we are less dependent on our Tie field.  That is why it was important to diversify into IB and Oman during 2020.  I am confident that as we end 2021 and look into 2022 we can look forward to more wells and more oil! 

I am grateful of the support we are getting from our shareholders and we value your continued support.  No doubt, we will achieve our goals – the oil is there and it has been there for millions of years, it just has to wait a few more months until it sees daylight

As always, a big thank you to all Maha employees that I know work so hard for all of us.  And to all fellow shareholders
– thank you for your continued support.

Jonas Lindvall
Managing Director

 

Q3 Webcast today at 16:00 CET

There will be a live webcast today, 22 November at 16:00 CET (Sweden time) to present the quarterly results and provide an operational update. A link to the webcast is available on the Company’s website: www.mahaenergy.ca. Questions posted on the day of the presentation should be made directly in the YouTube Comments/Questions field. The webcast will be broadcast live on Nyhetsbyrån Direkts Youtube Channel and is hosted by Laikas’ Mr. Kaarlo Airaxin, and will feature Maha’s CEO Jonas Lindvall and CFO Andres Modarelli.

This information is such information as Maha Energy AB (publ) is obliged to make public pursuant to the EU Market Abuse Regulation. The information was submitted for publication, through the agency of the contact person set out below, at 07:30 CET on 22 November, 2021.

For more information, please contact:        
Jonas Lindvall (CEO)
Tel: +46 8 611 05 11        
jonas@mahaenergy.ca

Andres Modarelli (CFO)
Tel: +46 8 611 05 11       
andres@mahaenergy.ca

Victoria Berg (Investor Relations)
Tel: +46 8 611 05 11      
victoria@mahaenergy.ca

About Maha
Maha Energy AB (publ) is a listed, international upstream oil and gas company whose business activities include exploration, development and production of crude oil and natural gas. The strategy is to target and develop underperforming hydrocarbon assets on global basis. Maha operates four oil fields: Tartaruga and Tie in Brazil, Powder River (LAK Ranch) and Illinois Basin in the United States. The shares are listed on Nasdaq Stockholm (MAHA-A). The head office is in Stockholm, Sweden with a technical office in Calgary, Canada, as well as operations offices in Grayville, Illinois, USA and Rio De Janeiro, Brazil. For more information, please visit our website www.mahaenergy.ca


1 Net result of Q4 2020 and full year 2020 includes an impairment charge of USD 21.0 million.

 

Maha Energy Bolsters Management Team

Maha Energy AB (publ) is pleased to announce the following senior management personnel changes within the Maha group of Companies.

In Brazil, Andre Naslausky has joined as Managing Director of Maha Energy Brasil Ltda. to help the Company reach its full potential in Brazil together with Luciana Borges, who will continue as the General Director of Maha Energy Brasil.  Furthermore, Mr. Robert Thomson has joined Maha Energy Inc. in Calgary to replace to Mr. Jamie McKeown who will be retiring at the end of this year.

Jonas Lindvall, Managing Director of Maha Energy AB announced: “I am pleased to welcome both Andre and Robert to the Maha team and at the same time I wish to thank Jamie for his tireless dedication to Maha since 2013.  We will miss you!”

Below are short biographies of Andre Naslausky and Robert Thomson.

Andre Naslausky – Engineer (born 1978)
Mr. Naslausky, a Brazilian native, is a seasoned international oil and gas executive with his career being focused on Operations, HSE, Engineering and Business Development. Most recently, Andre worked for independent 3R Offshore and DBO Energy, both active in the Brazilian oil and gas scene.  Mr. Naslausky is a former Vice President of Schlumberger, where he led key, large country operations and multidisciplinary teams often in challenging environments including Saudi Arabia, Southeast Asia and Latin America.  Andre started his career in USA working as a Schlumberger field engineer both onshore Texas and in the Gulf of Mexico. Andre holds a Mechanical-Aeronautical engineering degree from Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica in Brazil and a Masters in Management for the Oil and Gas Industry from Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh. 

Robert Thomson – Geologist (born 1959)
Mr. Thomson, a Canadian Geologist, received his B.Sc. degree (Geology) from the University of Alberta and his M.Sc. degree (Geology) from the University of British Columbia (1985).  Robert started his career in the oil industry in Calgary with Chevron, a job which included exploration and field development work in Canada and several years of exploration work in Papua New Guinea. After Chevron, Mr. Thomson worked in Canada and in several different basins around the world, including significant field development work in the Varadero oilfield in Cuba (Sherritt International Ltd), and exploration in Ecuador, Peru and Argentina. Most recently, Mr. Thomson lived and worked for several years in Malaysia, primarily focused on near-field exploration potential in and around blocks in the offshore Malay Basin operated by Talisman Energy.

Miscellaneous
The information was submitted for publication, through the agency of the contact person set out below, at 5:00p.m. CET on 10 November, 2021.

For more information, please contact:        
Jonas Lindvall (CEO)
Tel: +46 8 611 05 11        
jonas@mahaenergy.ca

Victoria Berg (Investor Relations)
Tel: +46 8 611 05 11      
victoria@mahaenergy.ca

About Maha
Maha Energy AB (publ) is a listed, international upstream oil and gas company whose business activities include exploration, development and production of crude oil and natural gas. The strategy is to target and develop underperforming hydrocarbon assets on global basis. Maha operates four oil fields: Tartaruga and Tie in Brazil, Powder River (LAK Ranch) and Illinois Basin in the United States. The shares are listed on Nasdaq Stockholm (MAHA-A). The head office is in Stockholm, Sweden with a technical office in Calgary, Canada, as well as operations offices in Grayville, Illinois, USA and Rio De Janeiro, Brazil. For more information, please visit our website www.mahaenergy.ca

Maha Energy announce delay in Tie-4 completion affecting the 2021 annual average production guidance – but estimated revenue for 2021 remain strong due to robust oil markets

  • The range for 2021 annual average production is now 3,500 – 4,000 BOEPD1
  • The 2021 exit rate estimate of 5,000 BOEPD and 5,500 BOEPD remains unchanged provided Tie-4 is hooked up and placed on production before the end of the year.
  • Production for the year is down 12.5% compared to prior guidance – however offsetting the deferred volumes is a robust oil market that dampens the impact on the estimated revenue for 2021.
  • The average production rate for the third quarter of 2021 was 3,610 BOEPD

The Tie-4 horizontal well suffered an additional setback whilst getting ready to run production casing. Stuck pipe in the hole now requires a sidetrack which is being initiated. The new completion date of Tie-4 is anticipated to be around the end of the year. The delay in Tie-4 has resulted in the deferral of 171,000 BOE, or 469 BOEPD of production on an annualized basis.  

Jonas Lindvall, CEO of Maha Energy AB comments: “The Agua Grande (AG) reservoir was encountered higher than anticipated in the Tie-4 horizontal, which is positive, but whilst pulling out of hole to run production casing, the bottom hole assembly became stuck. The delay is now significant and will impact our 2021 production guidance. We now aim to have the Tie-4 horizontal on production by the end of the  year.”

Jonas Lindvall continues, “On the other hand the immediate impact of the deferred production is cushioned by the current strong oil market and we still continue to build our cash balance despite the delay of bringing Tie-4 on production.”

1   Barrels of oil equivalent ("BOE") conversion ratio of 6,000 scf: 1 bbl is used.

Miscellaneous
This information is such information that Maha Energy AB (publ) is obliged to make public pursuant to the EU Market Abuse Regulation. The information was submitted for publication, through the agency of the contact person set out below, at 21:45 CET on 21 October, 2021.

For more information, please contact:        
Jonas Lindvall (CEO)
Tel: +46 8 611 05 11        
jonas@mahaenergy.ca

Victoria Berg (Investor Relations)
Tel: +46 8 611 05 11      
victoria@mahaenergy.ca

About Maha
Maha Energy AB (publ) is a listed, international upstream oil and gas company whose business activities include exploration, development and production of crude oil and natural gas. The strategy is to target and develop underperforming hydrocarbon assets on global basis. Maha operates four oil fields: Tartaruga and Tie in Brazil, Powder River (LAK Ranch) and Illinois Basin in the United States. The shares are listed on Nasdaq Stockholm (MAHA-A). The head office is in Stockholm, Sweden with a technical office in Calgary, Canada, as well as operations offices in Grayville, Illinois, USA and Rio De Janeiro, Brazil. For more information, please visit our website www.mahaenergy.ca

Maha Energy announce delay in Tie-4 completion due to drillstring twistoff – may impact 2021 annual average production guidance

Jonas Lindvall, CEO of Maha Energy AB comments: “As communicated in early July, the production volume during the second quarter was lower than planned due to production interruptions at the Tie field. At that time, we were confident in achieving the annual average production guidance due to expected production additions from Tie-4 and Illinois Basin (IB). With current delays in the Tie-4 completion, we now expect the annual average production rate to be at, or slightly below, the lower end of the 2021 production guidance.”

  • The Tie-4 horizontal well suffered a drillstring twistoff during the drilling of the 8-1/2” build up section resulting in a sidetrack being initiated. The new completion date of Tie-4 is anticipated to be the end of October.  Current depth is 1,568 m and the sidetrack has been initiated.
  • The average annual production rate to date is 3,550 BOEPD1, and the daily corporate production on 14 September was 4,150 BOEPD.
  • The 2021 exit rate is estimated between 5,000 BOEPD and 5,500 BOEPD.

Jonas Lindvall continues: ”Within 25 meters of the reservoir, we suffered a twistoff in the drillpipe on Tie-4 and the resulting sidetrack frustrates our ambition to meet the 2021 production target. Indications prior to the twistoff was that the reservoir was on target and with the typically excellent reservoir qualities of the upper reservoir I am excited to see what it will produce. With over 500 m of planned reservoir exposure we should expect high production rates.”

1   Barrels of oil equivalent ("BOE") conversion ratio of 6,000 scf: 1 bbl is used.

Miscellaneous
This information is such information that Maha Energy AB (publ) is obliged to make public pursuant to the EU Market Abuse Regulation. The information was submitted for publication, through the agency of the contact person set out below, at 11:00 p.m. CET on 15 September, 2021.

For more information, please contact:        
Jonas Lindvall (CEO)
Tel: +46 8 611 05 11        
jonas@mahaenergy.ca

Victoria Berg (Investor Relations)
Tel: +46 8 611 05 11      
victoria@mahaenergy.ca

About Maha
Maha Energy AB (publ) is a listed, international upstream oil and gas company whose business activities include exploration, development and production of crude oil and natural gas. The strategy is to target and develop underperforming hydrocarbon assets on global basis. Maha operates four oil fields: Tartaruga and Tie in Brazil, Powder River (LAK Ranch) and Illinois Basin in the United States. The shares are listed on Nasdaq Stockholm (MAHA-A). The head office is in Stockholm, Sweden with a technical office in Calgary, Canada, as well as operations offices in Grayville, Illinois, USA and Rio De Janeiro, Brazil. For more information, please visit our website www.mahaenergy.ca

Change in number of shares and votes in Maha Energy AB (publ)

The number of shares and votes in Maha Energy AB (publ) has increased following the issue of 100,000 new shares of series A during August through the exercise of 100,000 warrants of series 2018/2021 issued under the incentive programme adopted at the annual general meeting held in 2018.

As of 31 August 2021 the total number of shares in the company amounts to 119,715,696, out of which 119,232,330 are A-shares and 483,366 are B-shares. Each share carries one vote, and the total amount of votes as of 31 August 2021 is 119,715,696. The company’s registered share capital amounts to SEK 1,316,872.656.

For more information, please contact:        

Jonas Lindvall (CEO)
Tel: +46 8 611 05 11       
Email: jonas@mahaenergy.ca

or

Victoria Berg (Investor Relations)
Tel: +46 8 611 05 11      
Email: victoria@mahaenergy.ca

Miscellaneous                         
This information is such information as Maha Energy AB (publ) is obliged to make public pursuant to the Swedish Financial Instruments Trading Act. The information was submitted for publication, through the agency of the contact person set out above, at 17:00 CET on 31 August 2021.

About Maha
Maha Energy AB (publ) is a listed, international upstream oil and gas company whose business activities include exploration, development and production of crude oil and natural gas. The strategy is to target and develop underperforming hydrocarbon assets on global basis. Maha operates four oil fields: Tartaruga and Tie in Brazil, Powder River (LAK Ranch) and Illinois Basin in the United States. The shares are listed on Nasdaq Stockholm (MAHA-A). The head office is in Stockholm, Sweden with a technical office in Calgary, Canada, as well as operations offices in Grayville, Illinois, USA and Rio De Janeiro, Brazil. For more information, please visit our website www.mahaenergy.ca