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

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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.

 

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20211122 Maha Energy Press Release Q3 2021 ENG
2021_MAHA Q3 Report ENG_FINAL

20211122 Maha Energy Press Release Q3 2021 ENG
2021_MAHA Q3 Report ENG_FINAL

Maha Energy Bolsters Management Team

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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

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2021-11-10 Maha Energy Press Release ENG

2021-11-10 Maha Energy Press Release ENG

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

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  • 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

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20211021 Maha Energy Press Release ENG_FINAL

20211021 Maha Energy Press Release ENG_FINAL

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

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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

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20210915 Maha Energy Press Release ENG

20210915 Maha Energy Press Release ENG

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

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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

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20210831 Maha Energy Press Release ENG

20210831 Maha Energy Press Release ENG

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

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

Second Quarter 2021

  • Daily oil & gas production for Q2 2021 averaged 3,104 BOEPD (Q2 2020: 3,602 BOEPD)
  • Production at the Tie filed was interrupted during the second quarter and restored back to normal production volumes by mid-June 
  • The Company spudded its first horizontal well at the Tie field on 9 July and has so far spudded 4 wells out of the 12 oil well program in the Illinois Basin
  • Revenue of USD 15.2 million (Q2 2020: USD 7.9 million)
  • Operating netback of USD 9.5 million or USD 35.46 per BOE (Q2 2020: USD 4.4 million or USD 13.80 per BOE)
  • EBITDA of USD 9.0 million (Q2 2020: USD 3.4 million)
  • Net result of USD 2.6 million (Q2 2020: USD 0.4 million)
  • Basic Earnings per share of USD 0.02 (Q2 2020: USD 0.00)
  • Diluted Earnings per share of USD 0.02 (Q22020: USD 0.00)
  • Cash and cash equivalents balance of USD 34.1 million (Q2 2020: 15.7 million)

Six Months Ended 30 June 2021

  • Daily oil & gas production for H1 2021 averaged 3,421 BOEPD (H1 2020: 3,445 BOEPD).
  • Revenue of USD 31.0 million (H1 2020: USD 19.1 million)
  • Operating netback of USD 20.6 million or USD 34.56 per BOE (H1 2020: USD 12.2 million or USD 20.42 per BOE)
  • EBITDA of USD 19.2 million (H1 2020: USD 9.9 million)
  • Net result for the period of USD 8.1 million (H1 2020: USD 3.6 million)
  • Basic Earnings per share of USD 0.08 (H1 2020: USD 0.04)
  • Diluted Earnings per share of USD 0.08 (H1 2020: USD 0.03)
  • Cash and cash equivalents balance of USD 34.1 million (2020: USD 6.7 million)

Financial Summary

(TUSD, unless otherwise noted) Q2 2021 Q1 2021 Q4
2020		 Q3 2020 Q2 2020 H1 2021 H1 2020 FY 2020
Net Daily Production (BOEPD) 3,104 3,742 2,738 3,580 3,602 3,421 3,445 3,301
Revenue 15,178 15,814 8,659 11,226 7,926 30,992 19,133 39,018
Operating netback 9,548 11,031 4,247 7,041 4,377 20,579 12,235 23,523
EBITDA 8,988 10,213 2,720 5,514 3,436 19,201 9,870 18,104
Net result for the period1 2,603 5,538 (15,702) 1,845 407 8,141 3,598 (10,259)
Earnings per share – Basic (USD) 0.02 0.05 (0.15) 0.02 0.00 0.08 0.04 (0.10)
Earnings per share – Diluted (USD) 0.02 0.05 (0.15) 0.02 0.00 0.08 0.03 (0.10)
Cash and cash equivalents 34,139 5,698 6,681 18,034 15,699 34,139 15,699 6,681

Letter to shareholders

Dear Friends and Fellow Shareholders of Maha Energy AB,

  • Maha’s 15th consecutive profitable quarter2
  • Two of the top three onshore producing wells in Brazil belong to Maha
  • Production fully restored after mechanical issues on a key well in Brazil
  • 98% of TO-2 (2017) warrants converted to shares
  • 2021 work program expanded and accelerated in response to strong price of oil

The second quarter saw continued strengthening of the price of oil.  The average Brent oil price for the quarter landed at USD 68.97 per barrel, up some 11% compared to the previous quarter.  The average production for the Company during the quarter was 13% lower compared to the first quarter; but because of the strong price of oil, Company revenue was comparable to the year’s first three months.  The EBITDA for the quarter suffered slightly due to unplanned workovers at the Tie field which impacted operational expenditures.  But, despite these temporary setbacks, Maha remains profitable and this quarter marks the 15th straight profitable quarter, if you ignore the non-cash write down of the LAK oil field in December last year.2

Four events dominated the quarter and are worth expanding on;

Firstly, two wells in the Tie field continue to dominate production for the Company and are listed in the top three performing wells onshore Brazil, according to the ANP.  One of these wells suffered mechanical setbacks during the quarter which in turn required a series of rig based interventions to remediate.  The loss of production from this well during the quarter contributed to lower than planned production.   But as at the end of May, the well was restored to routine production, and at the end of the second quarter, the Brazilian fields were back to normal operations.

Secondly, planned and unplanned shutdowns at the Tie and Tartaruga facilities along with the unplanned well interventions mentioned above led to unexpected expenditures to restore production.  This in turn impacted production volumes and operating expenses.  The compounded effect of higher costs and lower production numbers is what caused the Company’s high operating expenses for the quarter.  Since the middle of June, production has been restored and has remained at planned levels at all fields with all wells onstream and producing.  Operating costs has also returned to a more normal USD 5 – 6/BOE range.

Thirdly, the SEK 300 million bond from 2017 was redeemed and replaced by the announced USD 70 million BTG Pactual financing.  A direct consequence of the financing was that the 2017 issued warrants (TO-2) remained ‘in the money’, which in turn generated SEK 53,018,729 of cash to the Company as warrant holders converted warrants to shares.  All in all, close to 98% of the outstanding warrants were converted to shares, which is an excellent ratio and demonstrates a very strong interest in the Company.  Coupled with the US$ 10 million private placement of shares to BTG and the strong oil price environment, the Company now sits in a position of very low net debt and a strong cash balance.

Lastly, the development pace in the Illinois Basin (IB) increased.  At the end of the quarter a total of four production wells and one water disposal well had been drilled.  All of these 4 production wells require initial stimulation and as at the same date, 3 wells had already been stimulated and the fourth was under way.  The work program was accelerated in view of the strong price of oil and favourable economic conditions with the result of higher production volumes already being recorded.  A total of 12 wells will be drilled in IB this year, and we expect to end the year between 600 – 700 BOPD coming from the IB area alone.

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

Q2 Webcast today at 16:00 CET

There will be a live webcast today, 23 August 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 23 August, 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.

2 The LAK Ranch asset was impaired by USD 21 million in a non-cash write down at the end of 2020 due to the low oil price environment which impacted the net result of the Company for the fourth quarter 2020.

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20210823 Maha Energy Press Release – Q2 2021 ENG FINAL
Maha Energy Q2 2021 Report ENG FINAL

20210823 Maha Energy Press Release - Q2 2021 ENG FINAL
Maha Energy Q2 2021 Report ENG FINAL

Maha Energy AB (publ) (“Maha” or the “Company”) announces new role of Chief Operating Officer

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Maha is pleased to announce that Alan Johnson, member of the Management Group, assumes the role of the Company’s Chief Operating Officer (COO) effective immediately. Alan joined the Company in September of 2019 in the capacity of the Vice President of Operations, and his responsibilities will continue to support Maha as it enters this next phase of its growth plans.  

Miscellaneous
The information was submitted for publication, through the agency of the contact person set out below, at 17:00 CET on 8 August, 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

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20210808 Maha Energy Press Release COO ENG FINAL

20210808 Maha Energy Press Release COO ENG FINAL

Maha Energy AB (publ) (“Maha” or the “Company”) announces spud of Tie-4 and an operational update

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  • Maha Energy AB spudded its first horizontal well with a planned Electric Submersible Pump (“ESP”) artificial lift system on the Tie field late on 9 July, 2021. This marks the implementation of two new technologies the Company is applying to the productive Tie field in Brazil. 
  • Since May this year the Company has already drilled 5 oil wells in Illinois Basin (“IB”) and is drilling 7 additional oil wells. All wells will be stimulated using high pressure stimulation and, all going well, the 12 oil well work program is scheduled to be completed by the end of September.
  • Tie-3 was recently acid stimulated and is back online and is showing good improvement in production.
  • Second quarter (“Q2”) production numbers were lower than planned for the quarter due to planned and unplanned shutdowns at the Tie field production facility. At this time, the Company is confident in achieving the annual average production guidance target of 4,000 – 5,000 BOEPD1. Higher than expected production from the already drilled Tie-2 production well and anticipated production additions from Tie-4 and IB will offset the lower Q2 volumes.

Tie-4 Horizontal Well
The Tie-4 horizontal well was spudded late on Friday July 9, 2021. The Faxe-2 hydro-electric drilling unit has been retained on a one firm and six optional well drilling contract. Tie-4 is the fourth production well drilled on the Tie field by Maha Energy since the 2017 acquisition of the field from Gran Tierra Energy. 

This well will be the first of two horizontal production wells in the Tie field. The well is targeting a 600 m. horizontal section in the Agua Grande (“AG”) reservoir and is expected to take ~75 days to drill and complete. Due to the well being drilled as a horizontal production well, the anticipated production volumes are estimated to be larger than the comparable vertical wells in the Tie field. As a result, the well will be completed with a high volume Electric Submersible Pump for oil production. Both these technologies are ‘a first’ for Maha on the Tie field and underscores the utilization and benefit of modern technology on a developed production asset.

The second horizontal well (Tie-6) will be drilled into the Sergi reservoir, directly after drilling a new water injection well (Tie-5) to the south in the Tie field. The water injector will be drilled immediately after the Tie-4 horizontal well.

Tie-3
The hybrid oil-production/water injector Tie-3 well was drilled, completed and tested earlier in the second quarter of 2021.  Analysis of test data suggested that the AG reservoir might have been damaged whilst drilling and an acid remediation program was undertaken to increase production.  The one week remediation workover was completed during the first week of July and preliminary results point towards a 40% increase in production from this well. Currently, Tie-3 is still cleaning up and is flowing unassisted to production tanks at 170 BOPD. As per the development plan artificial lift was planned for both Tie-2 and -3. Therefore, a jet pump was ordered in 2020 and is now being installed at the Tie-2 and -3 site and is expected to be commissioned during the summer months.  Production from Tie-3 is expected to be boosted by some 40% by the pump.

Illinois Basin
Drilling continues in the Illinois Basin. As of today’s date a total of 5 oil wells have been drilled, and the sixth is in the process of being drilled.  A total of 12 oil wells will be drilled during 2021. All wells are stimulated using high pressure stimulation technology. Two drilling rigs are working simultaneously to drill these wells as expeditiously as possible.  Each well takes about one week to drill, after which a stimulation crew is mobilized to stimulate the three stacked limestone reservoirs. Stimulation operations usually take about one week to complete. Once stimulation is completed, the well is dewatered for about 2 weeks after which oil production commences. Initial production rates vary between 50 – 75 BOPD1 for each stimulated well.

Current production from the IB area is temporarily curtailed due to the drilling operations and has been averaging 210 BOPD1 since the beginning of the year.

Production Interruptions during the second quarter
Production at the Tie field was significantly interrupted twice during the second quarter.  The first field wide shut down was unplanned and occurred on 5 May when a severe thunderstorm caused a field wide and grid wide power outage. Even though power was restored within 6 hours, Tie-2, a key producer, required a rig intervention to recommence production.  

The second shut down was a planned shutdown on 11 June,- which lasted 14 hours and was required for upgrades to the gas handling system, flare system and metering for future gas growth. 

The above plant shut downs accelerated the need to convert Tie-1 to a dual zone jet pump producer (previously one zone flowing, one zone on jet pump) and two rig interventions were conducted during Q2 to achieve this. This, in turn, led to a shortfall of approximately ~570 BOPD in April and 600 BOPD in May. The well is now running on a newly installed quintuplex jet pump system and met production targets for the month of June.

As at 15 June production at the Tie field was restored to normal production volumes with all wells onstream and has remained stable at predicted volumes.

Upcoming Milestone
The next key event to reach plateau production at the Tie field is the completion and tie-in of the Tie-4 horizontal well. Drilling Rig maintenance and drilling problems on Tie-2 and -3 has delayed the spudding of this well, but the Company is pleased to finally report the commencement of this well. Due to the future high rates predicted from this well, the Company has decided to use an ESP on this well. The ESP has been ordered and is expected to be delivered and installed during the 4th quarter. Tie-4 will initially be placed on natural flow.

At this time, the Company is confident in achieving the previously communicated annual average production guidance target of 4,000 – 5,000 BOEPD1.

1 BOEPD: Barrels of Oil Equivalents Per Day. Produced and sold natural gas is converted at a rate of 6,000 SCF per Barrel of oil equivalent.  BOPD: Barrels of Oil Per Day.

The information was submitted for publication, through the agency of the contact person set out below, at 19:15 CET on 11 July, 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

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20210711 Maha Energy Press Release ENG

20210711 Maha Energy Press Release ENG

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

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The number of shares and votes in Maha Energy AB (publ) has increased following the issue of 7,316,608 new shares during June through the exercise of 200,000 warrants of series 2018/2021 issued under the incentive program adopted at the annual general meeting held in 2018, and the exercise of 7,116,608 warrants of series TO 2 A.

As of 30 June 2021 the total number of shares in the company amounts to 119,615,696, out of which 119,132,330 are A-shares and 483,366 are B-shares. Each share carries one vote, and the total amount of votes as of 30 June 2021 is 119,615,696. The company’s registered share capital amounts to SEK 1,315,772.656.

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 18:00 CET on 30 June 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

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210630 Maha Energy Press Release (number of shares and votes) – ENG

210630 Maha Energy Press Release (number of shares and votes) - ENG

Maha Energy AB (publ) (“Maha” or the “Company”) announces increase to 2021 Capital Plan

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Maha Energy AB is pleased to announce an increase of USD 10.4 million to the previously announced 2021 Capital Plan.  The revised 2021 Capital Plan allocates a total of USD 36.8 million on capital projects during the year.

Jonas Lindvall, Managing Director of Maha Energy AB commented; “With strengthening price of oil, we are accelerating our growth plans for 2021.  Illinois Basin is an area where we can quickly and economically add cashflow by drilling new wells and capitalize on these higher oil prices.”

The Company is pleased to provide details of its revised 2021 Capital Plan as follows:

2021 Revised Capital Plan Summary – Total Budget USD 36.8 Million
(Items in Bold are new and additional projects for 2021)

Field Capital Program Revised Program 2021 Quarter Description/Purpose
Tie New Well
Tie-3		   Q1 (ongoing) Maintain Tie field long term production plateau
Tie New Well
Tie-4 (AG HZ)		   Q3 Maintain Tie field long term production plateau

 
Tie New Well
Tie-5		   Q4 Maintain Tie field long term production plateau

 
Tie Facilities   Throughout 2021 Completion of upgrade work, automation work, and tie in of new wells.
Tartaruga Facilities Upgrade   Q3 Increasing processing capacity
Iilliois Basin 4 New Wells 8 additional wells Q2 –Q3 Commitment wells plus 8 new wells.
Mafraq None Materials Q4 Long lead items to be purchased
LAK None Maintenance Q3 Selective well start ups

Illinois Basin (IB) –Illinois and Indiana, USA

Production continues from the IB area during 2021.  The previously budgeted 4 wells are progressing as per schedule.  In addition to these 4 previously budgeted wells, 8 further wells will be drilled and placed on production later in 2021.


Mafraq Oil Field, Oman

No wells are planned for 2021 in Oman – however, preparatory work will commence whereby personnel will be mobilized and equipment purchased so that drilling can commence during 2022.

LAK Ranch –Wyoming, USA

Production Optimization:
Minor capital has been allocated to commence well monitoring and selective well start up.

Funding of the revised 2021 Capital Plan

The revised 2021 Capital Plan has a total budget of USD 36.8 million for the above incremental projects and is expected to be funded primarily with operating cash flow. Maha has raised sufficient cash following the recent financing and equity transactions, to build a strong balance sheet for its next phase of development.

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 08:30 CET on June 7, 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

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20210607 Maha Energy Press Release Revised Capital Plan 2021 ENG

20210607 Maha Energy Press Release Revised Capital Plan 2021 ENG