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Maha Energy AB Publishes the Annual Report for 2022

Maha Energy AB (publ) (“Maha” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce the publication of the Annual Report for 2022. The report is available hereto (in English and Swedish) and on the Company’s website at www.mahaenergy.ca.

For more information, please contact:
Paulo Mendonça (CEO)
Tel: +46 8 611 05 11
info@mahaenergy.ca

Jakob Sintring (Head of IR)
Tel: +46 8 611 05 11
info@mahaenergy.ca

Miscellaneous
The information was submitted for publication, through the agency of the contact person set out above, 23:45 CEST on 12 April 2023.

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 the Mafraq field in Block 70 in the Sultanate of Oman and assets 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: Updated Reserve and Resource Report for Papa Terra and Peroá

3R Petroleum S.A. (“3R”) has announced the reserve report as of 31 December 2022 for 3R Offshore assets Peroá Cluster and Papa Terra. Maha will have an indirect working interest of 15% and 9.375%, respectively, in these assets upon the closing of the business combination with DBO.

DeGolyer and MacNaughton has completed their annual reserve and resource determination for 3R Offshore, 3R subsidiary where DBO holds 15% of equity interest.

DBO 2.0 S.A. Company Gross Reserves* as of 31 December 2022
(Million barrels of oil equivalent)
Category Papa Terra (9.375%) Peroá (15%) Total
1P 9.7 1.5 11.2
2P 16.7 2.0 18.8
3P 21.5 2.1 23.6

* Volumes are Gross Working Interest volumes and are expressed before royalties, Government allocations and taxes.

DBO 2.0 S.A. Net Present Value (10) after tax (Million USD) as of 31 December 2022
Category Papa Terra (9.375%) Peroá (15%) Total
1P 70 18 88
2P 117 31 148
3P 160 34 194

Peroá Cluster has an additional 2.1 MMBOE in 2C resources related to Malombe, to be reclassified as reserve after the declaration of commerciality of the field.

Resource Category
Malombe
(MMBOE)
Gross
(MMBOE)
Net (15% WI)
Net Present Value (10) after tax (Million USD)
1C 8.7 1.3 8.7
2C 13.7 2.1 17.4
3C 15.8 2.4 20.1

The reserves review and issuance of this reserve report for 3R was made by the independent petroleum engineering consultants DeGolyer and MacNaughton. Estimates of reserves presented in this report have been prepared in accordance with the Petroleum Resources Management System (PRMS) approved in March 2007 and revised in June 2018 by the Society of Petroleum Engineers, the World Petroleum Council, the American Association of Petroleum Geologists, the Society of Petroleum Evaluation Engineers, the Society of Exploration Geophysicists, the Society of Petrophysicists and Well Log Analysts, and the European Association of Geoscientists & Engineers.

For more information, please contact:
Paulo Thiago Mendonça, CEO, Phone: +46 8 611 05 11, E-mail: info@mahaenergy.ca
Guilherme Campos, CFO, Phone: +46 8 611 05 11, E-mail: info@mahaenergy.ca

Miscellaneous
The information was submitted for publication, through the agency of the contact person set out below, at 13:40 CEST on 6 April 2023.

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 the Mafraq field in Block 70 in the Sultanate of Oman and assets 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 Muscat, Oman. For more information, please visit our website www.mahaenergy.ca

 

Extraordinary General Meeting in Maha Energy AB (publ)

The shareholders of Maha Energy AB (publ) (the “Company”) gathered in Stockholm, Sweden, Wednesday 29 March 2023 for an extraordinary general meeting.

The general meeting resolved in accordance with the board of directors’ proposal on changes to the Company’s articles of association with respect to share capital and number of shares in §§ 4 and 5. According to the new articles of association the Company’s share capital shall be not less than SEK 1,980,000 and not more than SEK 7,920,000 and the number of shares in the Company shall be no less than 180,000,000 and no more than 720,000,000.

The general meeting resolved in accordance with the board of directors’ proposal on a share issue to increase the Company’s share capital by not more than SEK 404,529.51 through a new issue of not more than 36,775,410 shares in the Company against payment in kind consisting of 188,426 shares in DBO 2.0 S.A. The share issue is carried out within the framework of an investment agreement entered into between the Company and its subsidiary Maha Energy (Holding) Brasil Ltda. (previously named Nova Maha Energy Brasil Ltda.) and the shareholders of DBO 2.0 S.A. regarding the acquisition of all 188,427 shares in DBO 2.0 S.A., of which 188,426 shares are acquired by the Company against payment of not more than 36,775,410 new shares in the Company and one (1) share in DBO 2.0 S.A. is acquired by Maha Energy (Holding) Brasil Ltda. against payment of BRL 1.00.

The general meeting resolved in accordance with the board of directors’ proposal that the board of directors, for the time until the close of the next annual general meeting, shall consist of seven (7) ordinary members. It was resolved to elect Halvard Idland and Kjetil Solbraekke as new ordinary board members until the close of the annual general meeting to be held in 2023, and to, upon his own request, release Harald Pousette from his assignment as ordinary board member. It was further resolved that the new board members shall be entitled to remuneration as resolved by the annual general meeting 2022, which is to be reduced proportionally taking into account that the new board members will not serve the entire period between the annual general meeting 2022 and the next annual general meeting.

“On behalf of the board and management of Maha Energy, I want to thank Harald for his valuable commitment and contribution to Maha over the years. Harald has played a key role in the development of the Group during his time as director and chairman of Maha” says Paulo Thiago Mendonça, CEO of Maha.

For more information, please contact:
Paulo Thiago Mendonça, CEO
Phone: +46 8 611 05 11
E-mail: info@mahaenergy.ca

Guilherme Guidolin de Campos, CFO
Phone: +46 8 611 05 11
E-mail: info@mahaenergy.ca

Miscellaneous        
The information was submitted for publication, through the agency of the contact person set out above, 11:10 CEST on 29 March 2023.

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 three oil assets: Block-70 (Oman), 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 commences production test on Block 70 onshore Oman

Maha Energy AB (publ) (“Maha” or the Company”) is pleased to announce that the production test on Block 70, in the Sultanate of Oman, has commenced. The production test will include all eight new production wells drilled in the 2022/2023 drilling program.

The production test will start with the Mafraq-9 well. Biweekly, a new well will be added to the test until all new wells are connected to the testing system. Each well will be completed with PCP pumps before being placed on the test. Produced oil will be transported by heated trucks to a third party’s facilities for further processing and, afterwards, transportation through the Omani national pipeline system. Maha expects to be able to announce preliminary information about the quality of the oil and initial production potential by May 2023.

As previously reported, Maha entered into a Joint Operating Agreement with Mafraq Energy LLC (“Mafraq Energy”) earlier in 2023, whereby Mafraq Energy acquired 35% interest in the exploration and production sharing agreement covering Block 70. Maha is the Operator of Block 70 with 65% interest.

Miscellaneous
The information was submitted for publication, through the agency of the contact person set out below, at 16:00 CET on 17 March 2023.

For more information, please contact:
Paulo Thiago Mendonça, CEO
Phone: +46 8 611 05 11
E-mail: info@mahaenergy.ca

Guilherme Guidolin de Campos, CFO
Phone: +46 8 611 05 11
E-mail: info@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 three oil assets: Block-70 (Oman), 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) appoints new CFO

Maha Energy AB (publ) (“Maha” or the “Company”) announces that Guilherme Guidolin de Campos has been appointed today as new CFO of the Company. Guilherme succeeds Bernardo Guterres, and will continue Maha’s strategic positioning on generating value, especially in its operational improvement at the Sultanate of Oman.

Guilherme has most recently held the position of Finance Director at Maha Energy (Oman) Ltd., co-leading the Omani organization and assisting the company with the execution of Maha’s relevant projects in the country.

Guilherme has broad experience in Investment Banking, Restructuring, Executive Leadership and Strategy Consulting. During his 23 years of tenure, he has assisted top management of large multinational groups in a diverse array of industries such as oil&gas, mining, metals, chemicals, fertilizers, agribusiness, airlines & airports, retail, and financial services.

Guilherme has previously held top management positions, such as CFO at Viracopos International Airport, Interim Project Head for BHP Billington Brazil, Planning Director at Camisaria Colombo and Vice President at Brasil Plural Bank, being an Executive Director of Starboard. As a strategy consultant Guilherme was a Senior Manager at Bain & Company where he worked for 12 years. Guilherme holds a BSc exam in Industrial Engineering from the University of São Paulo.

“We are very glad to welcome Guilherme in his new role at Maha, and would like to express our gratitude to the outgoing officer for his service and contribution. Guilherme, the new CFO, counts with an unique combination of managerial and financial expertise, and a developed understanding of the company”, says Paulo Thiago Mendonça, CEO of Maha.

Miscellaneous
The information was submitted for publication, through the agency of the contact person set out below, at 14:30 CET on 10 March 2023.

For more information, please contact:
Paulo Thiago Mendonça, CEO
Phone: +46 8 611 05 11
E-Mail: info@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 three oil assets: Block-70 (Oman), 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 Fourth Quarter 2022 Report & Live Webcast

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

Highlights
(all amounts are in US dollars unless otherwise noted)

Fourth Quarter 2022

  • The Company announced the signing of a binding term sheet envisioning a business combination with DBO 2.0 and expecting to close after obtaining the approval on Maha’s EGM on 29 March 2023.
  • The Company announced the sale of its Brazilian subsidiary for a total consideration of USD 186.9 million, with a purchase price of USD 138 million plus USD 9.3 million in net working capital adjustment, USD 3.7 million net cash adjustment, and USD 36.1 million to be paid upon successful achievement of earnout milestones.
  • The Company successfully completed a directed new share issue of 23.9 million shares and raised proceeds of approximately USD 20.0 million to reinforce the balance sheet.
  • Three new executive managers appointed, including new CEO, CFO and CLO.
  • Daily oil & gas production for Q4 2022 averaged 2,621 BOEPD (Q4 2021: 3,098 BOEPD) of which continuing operations averaged 280 BOEPD (Q4 2021: 247 BOEPD) and discontinued operations averaged 2,341 BOEPD (Q4 2021: 2,851).
  • Revenue of 17.3 million (Q4 2021: 17.8 million) of which 2.0 million (Q4 2021: 2.0 million) relates to the continuing operations and 15.3 million (Q4 2021: 15.8 million) relates to discontinued operations.
    • Operating netback of 9.8 million (Q4 2021: 11.9 million) of which 1.0 million (Q4 2021: 1.1 million) relates to the continuing operations and 8.8 million (Q4 2021: 10.8 million) relates to the discontinued operations.
  • EBITDA of 8.8 million (Q4 2021: USD 15.6 million) of which -1.3 million (Q4 2021: -0.5 million) relates to the continuing operations and 10.1 million (Q4 2021: 16.1 million) relates to the discontinued operations.
  • Net result of 0.1 million (Q4 2021: USD 7.4 million) of which -3.6 million (Q4 2021: -3.8 million) relates to the continuing operations and 3.7 million (Q4 2021: 11.1 million) relates to the discontinued operations.
    • Basic and Diluted earnings per share of 0.00 (Q4 2021: 0.06) of which basic and diluted earnings per share for the continued operations is -0.03 (Q4 2021: -0.03) and basic and diluted earnings per share for the discontinued operations is 0.03 (Q4 2021: 0.09).

Full Year 2022

  • Daily oil & gas production averaged 3,213 BOEPD in 2022 (2021: 3,387 BOEPD) of which continuing operations averaged 401 BOEPD (2021: 212 BOEPD) and discontinued operations averaged 2,812 BOEPD (2021: 3,175).
  • Revenue in 2022 of 89.8 million (2021: 68.3 million) of which 12.3 million (2021: 5.7 million) relates to the continuing operations and 77.5 million (2021: 62.6 million) relates to discontinued operations.
  • Operating netback in 2022 of 60.7 million (2021: 46.1 million) of which 6.5 million (2021: 2.9 million) relates to the continuing operations and 54.2 million (2021: 43.2 million) relates to the discontinued operations.
  • EBITDA in 2022 of 55.1 million (2021: 47.7 million) of which -0.4 million (2021: -2.2 million) relates to the continuing operations and 55.5 million (2021: 49.9 million) relates to the discontinued operations.
  • Net result for 2022 of 22.9 million (2021: 21.6 million) of which -12.5 million (2021: -13.3 million) relates to the continuing operations and 35.4 million (2021: 34.9 million) relates to the discontinued operations.
    • Basic and Diluted Earnings per share in 2022 of 0.19 (2021: 0.19) of which basic and diluted earnings per share for the continued operations is -0.10 (2021: -0.12) and basic and diluted earnings per share for the discontinued operations is 0.29 (2021: 0.31).
  • Cash and cash equivalents balance on 31 December 2022 of USD 23.2 million (2021: USD 25.5 million) of which 19.5 million (2021: 18.4 million) relates to the continuing operations and 3.7 million (2021: 7.2 million) relates to the discontinued operations.

Financial Summary
The table below relate to continuing and discontinued operations combined:

(TUSD, unless otherwise noted) Q4
2022
Q3
2022
Q2
2022
Q1
2022
Q4
2021
FY
2022
FY
2021
Net Daily Production (BOEPD) 2,621 2,389 3,292 4,580 3,098 3,213 3,387
Revenue 17,271 17,657 24,018 30,831 17,818 89,777 68,306
Operating netback 9,796 10,998 17,408 22,528 11,913 60,729 46,060
EBITDA 8,765 9,648 14,621 22,069 15,615 55,101 47,725
Net result for the period 93 2,593 8,219 12,030 7,363 22,933 21,587
Earnings per share –
Basic & Diluted (USD)
0.00 0.02 0.07 0.10 0.06 0.19 0.19
Cash and cash equivalents 23,228 11,338 23,863 29,416 25,535 23,228 25,535

The table below presents the highlights of the continuing operations:

(TUSD, unless otherwise noted) Q4
2022
Q4
2021
FY
2022
FY
2021
Net Daily Production (BOEPD) 280 247 401 212
Revenue 1,991 1,978 12,327 5,732
Operating netback 1,002 1,096 6,523 2,882
EBITDA (1,335) (522) (420) (2,201)
Net result for the period (3,579) (3,774) (12,529) (13,339)
Earnings per share – Basic & Diluted (USD) (0.03) (0.03) (0.10) (0.12)
Cash and cash equivalents 19,520 18,370 19,520 18,370

The table below presents the highlights of the discontinued operations:

(TUSD, unless otherwise noted) Q4
2022
Q4
2021
FY
2022
FY
2021
Net Daily Production (BOEPD) 2,341 2,851 2,812 3,175
Revenue 15,280 15,840 77,450 62,574
Operating netback 8,794 10,817 54,206 43,178
EBITDA 10,100 16,137 55,521 49,926
Net result for the period 3,672 11,137 35,462 34,926
Earnings per share – Basic & Diluted (USD) 0.03 0.09 0.29 0.31
Cash and cash equivalents 3,708 7,165 3,708 7,165

Letter to shareholders

Dear Friends and Fellow Shareholders of Maha Energy AB,

The fourth quarter of 2022 triggered a transformational moment for Maha with the incorporation as shareholder of the Investment Fund managed by Starboard, a Brazilian private equity firm, becoming the largest shareholder with 19.9% ownership. This significant change on Maha’s shareholder structure, board of directors and management, brought renewed leadership and sectorial expertise with successful track-record in the Latin American energy industry.

Among the changes that happened since last November, it is important to highlight the following events:

  1. Changes in the Board of Directors: Three new directors were indicated as Maha’s Board Members with an extensive general management and finance background in the energy industry, specifically in junior oil & gas companies (Fabio Vassel and I are both former founders and chairmen of 3R Petroleum, a USD 2.0 billion Brazilian oil & gas listed company);
  2. Changes in the Management: Three new executive managers joined Maha in the last quarter:
    1. I, Paulo Mendonça was also indicated as Chief Executive Officer, renewing Maha’s leadership;
    2. Bernardo Guterres was indicated as the new Chief Finance Officer of Maha, bringing all his knowledge and expertise from a 15-year career within top tier international banks and high ranked Brazilian private equity firms, with the mission of optimizing the Company’s current capital structure and to lead the exciting and important M&A strategy;
    3. Barbara Bittencourt was indicated as Chief Legal and Compliance Officer, a new executive position in the Company. The main objective was to bring technical and legal support within a sector that have lots of complex regulatory frameworks throughout different countries. Barbara has an extensive career as partner in top tier legal firms, with the past 10 years exclusively dedicated to the oil & gas market.
  3. In the beginning of December 2022, Maha and DBO 2.0 (“DBO”) signed a binding term sheet envisioning a business combination among the companies. DBO has 15% equity interest in 3R Offshore, which owns and operates two offshore clusters in Brazil – Papa Terra and Peroá. When closed, this deal shall bring an interesting value for Maha’s shareholders as it will be executed at an attractive entry multiple of 0.2x P/NAV (issuance of 36.8 million shares). Upon closing, this transaction will increase Maha’s net 2P reserves with ~18.5 million BOE and is estimated to add ~2,000 BOEPD net production in 2023 with further upside through ramp-up at Papa Terra, and Peroá fields, as well as the potential Malombe development (part of Peroá cluster). The transaction reinforces the construction of a diversified portfolio balanced between mature oil and gas onshore and offshore assets with a cash-flow oriented approach. The closing of this transaction is expected to happen after the approval on Maha’s EGM on 29 March 2023.
  4. During mid December 2022, Maha successfully raised approximately USD 19 million (net of fees) through a direct share issue, improving and enhancing its previous capital structure and bringing a new base of shareholders that have a long-term investment profile. This capital raise strengthened the Company’s investor base, attracting new institutional and international investors.
  5. During the last week of December 2022, Maha signed the sale of its Brazilian subsidiary Maha Brazil to Petroreconcavo, a Brazilian listed junior oil & gas company with current market cap of approximately USD 2.0 billion, for total acquisition consideration that can reach USD 186.9 million. Considering the proceeds of the sale of the Brazilian assets (including earn-outs) together with the cash at the end of Q4 2022 and the proceeds from the capital raise in mid-December, minus the outstanding bank debt, Maha’s cash position would be higher than its current market capitalization, giving the Company ability to pursue new opportunistic acquisitions.

The above mentioned events illustrates what the new management of Maha is pursuing for the upcoming years, which can be summarized as: (i) financial optimization, improving the Company’s capital structure and capital allocation; (ii) optimization of CAPEX and OPEX to capture superior returns out of the deployed capital; and (iii) search for opportunistic targets that can be acquired at attractive entry prices and with potential scalability within its production ramp-up.

During Q4 2022, the Brazilian production was fully recovered with the workover campaign successfully completed and all production wells back on stream, with improved artificial lift and tubing leaks repaired as required. The Tie-6 well commenced water injection into the Agua Grande formation to aid in pressure maintenance and oil recovery plans. In Tartaruga, the TTG-3 well was converted to a water disposal well for produced water which will eliminate the need to truck water from Sergipe to Bahia province for treating and will reduce operating costs significantly. Good progress was made in Oman with the conclusion of the assignment of Maha’s 35% work interest to Mafraq Energy. The Company is now looking forward to start testing these wells in the near-term and further appraising the Mafraq field. The Company will update the market of its developments in Oman as soon as possible. Finally, in the US our production was very stable in the Illinois Basin and averaged 280 BOPD over the quarter with minor maintenance workovers carried out to keep all wells producing.

From a financial standpoint, Q4 2022 was a transitional quarter for Maha. Total production was 2,621 BOEPD and for the full year was 3,213 BOEPD. Even though the production improved from the third quarter 2022, revenues and net results for the fourth quarter were lower due to decreasing realized oil price compared to the third quarter 2022 and high general and administrative costs relating to the transactions occurred during the quarter. For the full year 2022 revenue was USD 89.8 million compared to full year 2021 revenue of USD 68.3 million, representing a 31.5% increase. Operating netback for the current year was impacted by workover costs and inflation; however, Maha’s full year 2022 operating netback of USD 60.7 million was much higher than the full year 2021 operating netback of USD 46.1 million. Maha closed the quarter with gross debt of USD 46.1 million and a cash position of USD 23.2 million (including cash relating to the discontinued operations). Maha ended the year 2022 with EBITDA of USD 55.1 million compared to EBITDA of USD 47.8 million for 2021, an increase of 15.3% on a year over year basis.

Overall, with the above information and figures, which represent a challenging transition phase for Maha, the Company is now actively working in pursuing attractive opportunities to create value for its shareholders.

Yours sincerely, 

Paulo T. Arantes de Mendonça (CEO)

Q4 Webcast tomorrow 1 March at 18:30 CET

There will be a live webcast tomorrow, on 1 March at 18:30 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 the Company Laika and will feature representatives from Maha.

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 19:45 CET on February 28, 2023.

For more information, please contact:

Paulo Mendonça (CEO)
Tel: +46 8 611 05 11
info@mahaenergy.ca

Bernardo Guterres (CFO)
Tel: +46 8 611 05 11
info@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 three oil assets: Block-70 (Oman), 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 completes the sale of Maha Energy Brasil to PetroRecôncavo

Maha Energy AB (publ) (“Maha” or the ”Company”) is pleased to announce that it has completed the sale of its Brazilian subsidiary Maha Energy Brasil Ltda. (“Maha Brazil”) to PetroRecôncavo S.A. (“PetroRecôncavo”) after fulfilling all precedent conditions. The acquisition consideration amounts up to USD 174.1 million plus USD 9.3 million in adjustment of net working capital and USD 3.7 million of net cash adjustment from Maha Brazil, resulting in a total acquisition consideration of up to USD 186.9 million.

The signing of the sale of Maha Brazil to PetroRecôncavo was announced on December 28th, 2022. After proper adjustments made at the closing date and considering possible earn-outs contractually agreed, the total acquisition consideration can reach USD 186.9 million, being comprised of the following:

  1. the adjusted purchase price, equivalent to USD 138.0 million, with additional adjustment of net working capital of USD 9.3 million and net cash of USD 3.7 million, in a total amount of adjusted purchase price of USD 150,9 million to be paid in two installments: (a) USD 95.9 million, at the present date — i.e., February 28th, 2023 (the closing date), and (b) USD 55.0 million, 6 (six) months after the closing date – i.e., at August 28th, 2023;
  2. additional earn-outs of up to USD 36.1 million, which could be paid based on certain contractual conditions being met, whereof up to USD 24.1 million refers to the average annual Brent oil price for the next three years. It will start to be payable from USD 80 per barrel with a maximum to be reached if the price is above USD 90 per barrel. The remaining payment will be subject to  synergies with Petoreconcavo’s potential new assets. Part of proceeds from the transaction will be used as collateral for Maha’s outstanding debt to BTG Pactual (related to the Credit Agreement dated 30th  March 2021).

“This divestment is a significant step within the Company’s new strategic positioning, continuously focusing on generating value for shareholders. As a result of this sale, we will have a strong balance sheet and cash position, enabling the Company to pursue further opportunities in the O&G market. In addition, we have already announced a business combination with DBO, which will, at closing1, add a current net production of approximately 2,000 BOEPD and 18.5 million BOE of 2P reserves (according to the public information regarding the Certificate of Reserves),” says Paulo Thiago Mendonça, CEO of Maha Energy AB.

Miscellaneous 
The information was submitted for publication, through the agency of the contact person set out below, at 18:30 CET on 28 February 2023.

For more information, please contact:        
Paulo Thiago Mendonça, CEO
Phone: +46 8 611 05 11
E-mail: info@mahaenergy.ca

Bernardo Guterres, CFO
Phone: +46 8 611 05 11
E-mail: info@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 three oil assets: Block-70 (Oman), 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 Closing of DBO transaction is subject to an approval at Maha’s Extraordinary General Meeting.

NOTICE TO ATTEND THE EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING IN MAHA ENERGY AB (PUBL)

The shareholders in Maha Energy AB (publ), reg. no. 559018-9543, (the “Company”) are hereby given notice to attend the extraordinary general meeting on 29 March 2023 at 10.00 CET at Setterwalls Advokatbyrå’s offices at Sturegatan 10 in Stockholm, Sweden. Registration for the meeting commences at 09.30 CET.

Notice

Shareholders wishing to participate at the meeting must:

(i)      be entered in the shareholders’ register, kept by Euroclear Sweden AB (the Swedish Central Securities Depository & Clearing Organisation), on the record day which is 21 March 2023; and

(ii)      notify the Company of their attendance and any assistant no later than 23 March 2023. Notification can be made via letter to Setterwalls Advokatbyrå AB, Attn: Magnus Melin, P.O. Box 1050, SE-101 39 Stockholm, Sweden or by e-mail to magnus.melin@setterwalls.se.

Notification shall include full name, personal identification number or corporate registration number, address and daytime telephone number and, where appropriate, information about representative, proxy and assistants. The number of assistants may not be more than two. In order to facilitate entry to the meeting, notification should, where appropriate, be accompanied by powers of attorney, registration certificates and other documents of authority.

Personal data obtained from the share register kept by Euroclear Sweden AB, notices and attendance at the meeting and information on representatives, proxies and assistants will be used for registration, preparation of the voting list for the meeting and, where appropriate, the minutes of the meeting.

Nominee registered shares

Shareholders who have their shares registered in the name of a nominee must request temporary entry in the transcription of the share register kept by Euroclear Sweden AB in order to be entitled to participate and vote for their shares at the meeting. The shareholder must inform the nominee well in advance of 21 March 2023 at which time the register entry must have been made. Voting rights registration that has been requested by the shareholder at such time that the registration has been completed by the nominee no later than 23 March 2023, will, however, be taken into account in the preparation of the share register.

Proxy

A shareholder represented by proxy shall issue a power of attorney which shall be dated and signed by the shareholder. If issued by a legal entity the power of attorney shall be accompanied by registration certificate or, if not applicable, equivalent documents of authority. Power of attorney forms for those shareholders wishing to participate by proxy are available on the Company’s website www.mahaenergy.ca. The original version of the power of attorney shall also be presented at the meeting.

Proposed agenda

  1. Opening of the meeting and election of chairman of the meeting;
  2. Preparation and approval of the voting list;
  3. Approval of the agenda;
  4. Election of one (1) or two (2) persons who shall approve the minutes of the meeting;
  5. Determination of whether the meeting has been duly convened;
  6. Resolution on changes to the articles of association;
  7. Resolution on issue of new shares against payment in kind;
  8. Resolution on changes to the board composition;
  9. Closing of the meeting.

Proposed resolutions        

Item 1. Election of chairman of the meeting

The board of directors proposes that attorney Marcus Nivinger is appointed chairman of the extraordinary general meeting.

Item 6. Resolution on changes to the articles of association

In view of the investment agreement signed with the shareholders of DBO 2.0 S.A. (referenced to in item 7 below), the board of directors proposes to change the limits in the articles of association with respect to share capital and number of shares in §§ 4 and 5. § 4 is proposed to be changed from “The company’s share capital shall be not less than SEK 517,000 and not more than SEK 2,068,000” to “The company’s share capital shall be not less than SEK 1,980,000 and not more than SEK 7,920,000”. § 5 is proposed to be changed from “The number of shares in the company shall be no less than 47,000,000 and no more than 188,000,000” to “The number of shares in the company shall be no less than 180,000,000 and no more than 720,000,000”.

The chairman of the board of directors, the CEO or a person appointed by the board of directors shall be authorised to make any minor adjustments required to register the resolution with the Swedish Companies Registration Office. A valid resolution requires that the proposal is supported by shareholders representing at least two-thirds (2/3) of the votes cast as well as of all shares represented at the meeting.

Item 7. Resolution on issue of new shares against payment in kind

The board of directors of Maha Energy AB (publ) (the “Company”), proposes that the general meeting resolves to increase the Company’s share capital by not more than SEK 404,529.51 through a new issue of not more than 36,775,410 shares. The resolution shall otherwise be governed by the following terms and conditions.

1.   The Company and its subsidiary Nova Maha Energy Brasil Ltda. (“Maha Brasil”) have entered into an investment agreement with the shareholders (the “Sellers”) of DBO 2.0 S.A., reg. no. 40.070.729/0001-59 (the “Target”) regarding the acquisition of all 188,427 shares in the Target, of which 188,426 shares in the Target (the “Shares”) are acquired by the Company against payment of 36,775,410 new shares in the Company and one (1) share in the Target is acquired by Maha Brasil against payment of BRL 1.00. Before entering into said investment agreement, the Company has engaged SpareBank 1 Markets AS (“SB1M”) to provide a fairness opinion regarding the proposed acquisition of Shares (the ”Independent Fairness Opinion Statement”). SB1M’s conclusions on the attractiveness of the transaction from a financial point of view have supported the board of directors’ decision to submit the resolution in reference to Company’s shareholders. For more information on whether the acquisition of all Shares constitutes a fair transaction from a financial point of view and its overall attractiveness for the Company’s shareholders, please refer to the Independent Fairness Opinion Statement provided by SB1M, Schedule 1.

2.   Based on the current approximate share price, the board of directors estimates that the Shares will be included with SEK 352,308,427.8 in the Company’s balance sheet per the closing date upon full subscription. The value may change, as the value will be determined pursuant to applicable accounting rules as per share price on the closing of the transaction.

3.   The amount that exceeds the quotient value of the new shares in the Company shall be allocated to the free premium fund.

4.   The right to subscribe for the new shares shall only vest with the Sellers, with the right and obligation to pay for the new shares by the contribution of shares in the Target in accordance with the below.

  Maximum number of shares in the Company to be allocated to each Seller Number of Shares in the Target to be contributed by each Seller
DBO Invest S.A. 22,706,658 116,342
Svein Harald Øygard 3,370,614 17,270
AGR AS 3,328,652 17,055
Tore Myrholt 2,938,699 15,057
GAESM PARTICIPAÇÕES LTDA. 1,195,817 6,127
Sebastian Wurster 1,092,961 5,600
Luis Antonio Gomes Araujo 762,926 3,909
Aristeidis Athanasios Tsikouras 656,557 3,364
Andre Luiz de Oliveira Naslausky 481,684 2,468
Halvard Idland 120,421 617
Kjetil Solbrække 120,421 617
Total 36,775,410 188,426

5.   Subscription for the newly issued shares shall be made on a subscription list in connection with the completion of the acquisition of the Target, however no later than on 29 September 2023. Payment shall be made in connection with subscription.

6.   The new shares shall entitle to dividends from and including the first record date for dividends decided after the new shares have been registered with the Swedish Companies Registration Office.

7.   The chairman of the board of directors, the managing director or a person appointed by the board of directors shall be authorized to make any minor adjustments required to register the resolution with the Swedish Companies Registration Office.

8.   Documents as referred to in Chapter 13 Sections 6-8 of the Swedish Companies Act have been prepared and are kept available at the Company’s office.

Item 8. Resolution on changes to the board composition

At the extraordinary general meeting held on 3 November 2022, it was resolved to elect Fabio Vassel (chairman), Paulo Thiago Mendonça and Enrique Peña as new ordinary board members. After the extraordinary general meeting, the board of directors consists of the following six (6) board members without deputy members until the end of the next annual general meeting: Fabio Vassel (chairman), Paulo Thiago Mendonça, Enrique Peña, Harald Pousette, Viktor Modigh and Richard Norris.

Pursuant to the investment agreement with the shareholders of DBO 2.0 S.A., described under item 7 above, the board of directors proposes that the general meeting resolves on the following changes to the board composition and decision on board fees. The board of directors proposes that the board of directors shall consist of seven (7) ordinary board members with no deputy members until the end of the next annual general meeting. The board of directors proposes that Harald Pousette, upon his own request, is discharged from the board of directors. It is further proposed that Halvard Idland and Kjetil Solbraekke are elected as new ordinary board members until the end of the next annual general meeting (i.e. in addition to the remaining current board members).

The new board members are to be entitled to remuneration (board fees) as resolved by the annual general meeting held on 31 May 2022 (i.e. SEK 300,000 reduced proportionally taking into account that the new board members will not serve the entire time period between the annual general meeting held on 31 May 2022 and the next annual general meeting).

Presentation of proposed board members

Halvard Idland, born 6 August 1975

Experience: Halvard Idland has more than 20 years of industrial and financial investment experience in the oil and gas industry in Norway and Brazil. Previous experience includes DNB, Pareto and Aker Yards prior to co-founding DBO Energy.

Education: M.Sc. in Economics and Business Administration from Norwegian School of Economics (NHH).

Current assignments: Co-founder and Director at DBO Invest and Janeiro Energy. Board member at Prosafe SE and 3R Offshore. Chairman of DreamLearnWork.

Previous assignments (last five years): Co-founder and CFO at DBO Energy and DBO 2.0. Audit committee member at 3R Petroleum.

Independent in relation to the Company and the Company management: Yes.

Independent in relation to the major shareholders: No. Halvard is Director at DBO Invest which will be a major shareholder in the Company following completion of the issue of new shares proposed under item 7 of the agenda.

Holdings of shares in Maha: Halvard does currently have any holdings in Maha. Halvard may subscribe for up to 120,421 new shares in Maha within the issue of new shares proposed under item 7 of the agenda.

Kjetil Solbraekke, born 3 May 1962

Experience: Kjetil Solbraekke has over 30 years of experience from the Norwegian Oil and gas sector in various positions as Assistant director general in the Ministry of Petroleum in Norway, SVP and CFO in Norsk Hydro, CEO in Panoro Energy and Sintef do Brazil, Founder and CEO in DBO Energy. He has lived in Brazil since 2006.

Education: Cand. Oecon from the University of Oslo, Economist.

Current assignments: Co-Founder and CEO at DBO Invest.

Previous assignments (last five years): CEO in Sintef do Brasil. Co-founder and CEO at DBO Energy and DBO 2.0. Board Member of 3R Petroleum.

Independent in relation to the Company and the Company management: Yes.

Independent in relation to the major shareholders: No. Kjetil is CEO of DBO Invest which will be a major shareholder in the Company following completion of the issue of new shares proposed under item 7 of the agenda.

Holdings of shares in Maha: Kjetil currently holds 100,000 shares in Maha. Kjetil may subscribe for up to 120,421 new shares in Maha within the issue of new shares proposed under item 7 of the agenda.

Number of shares and votes in the Company

The total number of shares in the Company at the time of issuance of this notice is 143,615,696. The total number of votes for all issued shares in the Company is 143,615,696 votes. The Company does not hold any of its own shares.        

Shareholders’ right to request information

Pursuant to Chapter 7 section 32 of the Swedish Companies Act (Sw. aktiebolagslagen (2005:551)) the board of directors and the managing director are under a duty to, if any shareholder so requests and the board of directors deems that it can be made without material damage to the Company, provide information, regarding circumstances which may affect the assessment of a matter on the agenda.

Documentation

Documents to be dealt with at the general meeting will be kept available at the Company’s office not later than three weeks before the meeting. The documents will be sent free of charge to shareholders who so request and state their postal address. The documents will also be made available not later than the aforementioned date on the Company’s website www.mahaenergy.ca. All the above mentioned documents will also be presented at the general meeting.

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Stockholm, 24 February 2023

The board of directors

Miscellaneous        
The information was submitted for publication, through the agency of the contact person set out above, 17:30 P.M. CET on 24 February 2023.

For more information, please contact:
Paulo Thiago Mendonça, CEO
Phone: +46 8 611 05 11
E-mail: info@mahaenergy.ca

Bernardo Guterres, CFO
Phone: +46 8 611 05 11
E-mail: info@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 enters into a definitive agreement regarding the business combination with DBO 2.0 S.A.

Maha Energy AB (publ) (“Maha” or the ”Company”) is pleased to announce that it has signed the definitive agreement with the shareholders of DBO 2.0 S.A. (“DBO”), with respect to the previously announced (on December 5, 2022) business combination, which involves (i) a maximum issuance of 36,775,410 new shares in Maha, to be subscribed by  DBO’s shareholders as a consideration; and (ii) the transfer of DBO’s existing shares to Maha by DBO’s shareholders (“Transaction”). The Transaction is subject to customary conditions precedent, including an Extraordinary General Meeting in Maha approving the necessary resolutions. The Transaction is expected to close in the 1st half of 2023.

Founded in 2017, DBO is a private upstream oil and gas company that focus on mature offshore fields in Brazil. It has attracted North Sea investors to invest in Brazilian assets, working with Brazilian partners, and applying the most advanced Northern Sea techniques in order to: (1) identify additional reserves, (2) develop mature oil and gas fields, and (3) increase oil and gas recovery.

DBO has a 15% equity interest in 3R Petroleum Offshore S.A. ("3R Offshore"), which operates producing Brazilian offshore oil and gas fields through the Peroá cluster (100% operated working interest) and the Papa Terra cluster (62.5% operated working interest). Further to these assets, DBO is continuously working on new business development opportunities, and will incorporate all its assets and efforts into Maha with the ambition to execute further growth through the joint strengthened platform.

DBO’s major shareholders are DBO Invest (61.74%), Svein Harald Øygard (9.17%), AGR AS (9.05%), and Tore Myrholt (7.99%). The new shares in Maha issued as consideration to DBO’s shareholders will be subject to 12 (twelve) months lock-up period from Transaction’s closing. 

The Transaction reinforces the construction of a diversified portfolio for Maha, balanced between onshore and offshore mature oil and gas assets. The business combination with DBO increases Maha’s net 2P reserves around 18.5 mmboe and is estimated to add approximately 2,000 boepd net production in 2023, with further potential upside through a production ramp-up in Papa Terra field, and a potential development in the Malombe field. DBO’s 1P and 2P reserves currently have an estimated NAV of USD 86 million and USD 145 million, respectively. These represents an attractive entry price implied multiple P/NAV of approximately 0.39x and 0.23x, respectively (based on public independent reserve reports).

Independent Fairness Opinion                                                                                                                                       

Maha has engaged SpareBank 1 Markets AS (“SB1M”) to provide a fairness opinion for Maha’s Shareholders and Board of Directors regarding the overall attractiveness of the Transaction from a financial standpoint. SB1M concludes that the Transaction is attractive for the Company, supporting the Board of Directors’ decision to move forward for its closing. The Fairness Opinion dated February 5, 2023 is attached to this press release.

SB1M notes that the estimated valuation multiples implied in the proposed Transaction is materially below the current consensus trading level of Maha and its key peers in the European and Brazilian capital markets, based on a relative valuation methodology (risked NAV).

Assets Overview (under which DBO holds indirect participation):

Peroá cluster: Peroá, Cangoa and Malombe

The Peroá gas cluster is located in the Espírito Santo basin. Approximately 72.4% of the gas has been recovered and remaining 2P reserves are estimated to be around 18.5 mmboe gross per year-end 2022. The cluster has a 55km gas pipeline connection to the Cacimbas gas processing plant (operated by Petrobras) and has an unmanned platform owned by 3R Offshore with an opex of approximately USD 5/boe. Peroá cluster includes the Peroá and Cangoá producing fields and the Malombe discovery. Malombe shall be  tied back to the Peroá platform in the future and could add an estimated production of 16 kboepd (gross) at peak. During October 2022, gross production at the Peroá cluster was 2.5 kboepd (gross).

Papa Terra cluster

Papa Terra is a heavy oil field located in deep waters in the Campos Basin, approximately 100km distant from Rio de Janeiro’s coast. Approximately 2.4% of the oil has been recovered as of October 2022 and gross 2P reserves are estimated to be around 166 mmboe per year-end 2022. This represents a 11.4% recovery factor, which compares with an average of 15.6% for the Campos Basin, suggesting further upside beyond the 2P reserves. During October 2022, gross production was 16.0 kboepd and it is expected to increase in the upcoming years as a result of increased drilling activity.

Papa Terra was discovered in 2003 and production started in November 2013. The field is being developed with an FPSO (P-63) and a Tension Leg Wellhead Platform (P-61), both owned pro rata by the owners of the oil field, with a combined processing capacity of 140,000 barrels of oil per day, an injection capacity of 340,000 barrels of water per day, a storage capacity of 1.4 million barrels, and slots to connect up to 21 producing wells and 11 injecting wells. Currently, 6 production wells and 3 injection wells are active and all systems have idle capacity to implement revitalization and redevelopment activities.

Miscellaneous 
The information was submitted for publication, through the agency of the contact person set out below, at 12:05 CET on 6 February 2023.

For more information, please contact:        
Paulo Thiago Mendonça, CEO
Phone: +46 8 611 05 11
E-mail: info@mahaenergy.ca

Bernardo Guterres, CFO
Phone: +46 8 611 05 11
E-mail: info@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 December 31st, 2022 Reserve Report and Resource Report

McDaniel & Associates Consultants Ltd. (“McDaniel”) has completed their first annual reserve and resource determination for Maha Energy AB (publ) (“Maha” or the “Company”).  Main changes from last year’s reserves and resources numbers are related to:

  1. the successful completion of the previously announced Farm Out and Joint Operating Agreement with Mafraq Energy LLC for Block 70 in Oman, in which Maha is the Operator of the block and reduces its working interest (“WI”) to 65%;
  2. The previously disclosed transaction involving the expected divestment of Maha’s Brazilian entity and, consequently, its oil and gas assets, which SPA was signed on December 27th,2022, and is why no reserves are being reported for Tie and Tartaruga fields.

Maha Reserves1 as of 31st December 2022

2022 Maha Energy AB Company Gross Reserves before income tax
(Million barrels)
Category US Assets Mafraq Total
1P 1.34 0.42 1.76
2P 2.74 0.52 3.26
3P 3.59 0.62 4.21

The main changes to this year’s reserve volumes are:

  • A reduction of 1.0 million barrels of oil (-66%) in 2P reserves (Proved + Probable) (“2P”) in Oman as a result of the reduction in the WI and changes in timing of upcoming wells. Those reserves reduced related to changes in well timing remain in the resource classification and will be captured if the project moves to commerciality;
  • A reduction of 0.5 million barrels of oil (-14%) in 2P reserves in the US assets resulting from an adjustment of type curves, the number of locations and the estimated ultimate recoverable of future wells;
  • An increase of 214 thousand barrels (+6%) in 3P reserves (Proved + Probable + Possible) (“3P”) in the US assets due to 9 additional locations.

[[1]] Volumes are Gross Working Interest volumes and are expressed before royalties, Government allocations and taxes.

2022 Maha Energy AB Net Present Value (10) before tax (Million USD)
Category US Assets Mafraq Total
1P 10.53 2.15 12.68
2P 20.74 4.05 24.79
3P 37.28 6.10 43.38

Maha Contingent Resources as of 31st December 2022

  • These resources are contingent upon approval of a Declaration of Commerciality and sanctioned Field Development Plan. At that point, field activity could move these resources towards a reserve category.
Resource Category
Mafraq Block 70
(Million barrels)
Gross
(Million barrels)
Net (65% WI)
1C 17.08 11.10
2C 32.29 20.99
3C 53.99 35.09

McDaniel & Associates Consultants Ltd. uses the following oil price forecast for Brent Spot in $USD/STB:

2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029
$84.00 $80.58 $79.59 $78.53 $80.10 $81.70 $83.34

The reserves review and issuance of this reserve report for the Company was made by the independent petroleum engineering consultants McDaniel & Associates Consultants Ltd., Calgary, Canada. The evaluation was carried out in accordance with standards set out in the Canadian Oil and Gas Evaluation Handbook, the professional practice standard under their Permit to Practice with APEGA and under the guidelines of the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA). The report has been prepared and supervised by a “Qualified Reserves Evaluator”.

Maha Energy AB, through its subsidiaries, (i) owns and operates a legal and beneficial 65% WI in the Block 70 Mafraq field under the Exploration and Production Sharing Agreement entered with the Sultanate of Oman; (ii) approximately 96% WI in the acreage in the Illinois Basin (USA);  and (iii) a 99% WI in the LAK Ranch heavy oil field in Wyoming (USA).

The previously disclosed potential business combination with DBO and its related assets are not contemplated in the above numbers and would be further disclosed upon closing of the said transaction.

Due to the previously disclosed transaction involving the expected divestment of Maha’s Brazilian entity, together with  Tie and Tartaruga assets, no reserves were reported hereunder and/ or will be disclosed for those fields.

About Reserves
Reserves are estimated remaining quantities of oil and natural gas and related substances anticipated to be recoverable from known accumulations, as of a given date, based on:

  • analysis of drilling, geological, geophysical, and engineering data,
  • the use of established technology, and
  • specified economic conditions, which are generally accepted as being reasonable, and shall be disclosed

Reserves are classified according to the degree of certainty associated with the estimates.

Proved reserves (P90) are those reserves that can be estimated with a high degree of certainty to be recoverable. It is likely that the actual remaining quantities recovered will exceed the estimated proved reserves (1P).

Probable reserves (P50) are those additional reserves that are less certain to be recovered than proved reserves. It is equally likely that the actual remaining quantities recovered will be greater or less than the sum of the estimated proved + probable reserves (2P).

Possible reserves (P10) are those additional reserves that are less certain to be recovered than probable reserves. It is unlikely that the actual remaining quantities recovered will exceed the sum of the estimated proved + probable + possible reserves (3P).

About Contingent Resources

Contingent Resources are those quantities of petroleum estimated, as of a given date, to be potentially recoverable from known accumulations using established technology or technology under development (TUD), but which are not currently considered to be commercially recoverable due to one or more contingencies. There is uncertainty that it will be commercially viable to produce any portion of the resources.

Contingent Resources are further categorized in accordance with the level of certainty associated with the estimates and may be sub-classified based on project maturity and/or characterized by their economic status.

Contingencies may include economic, environmental, social and political factors, regulatory matters, a lack of markets or prolonged timetable for development. Contingent Resources have a Chance of Development that is less than certain.

Project Maturity Sub-Classes are: Development Pending, Development on Hold, Development Unclarified and Development Not Viable.

Miscellaneous
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 21:45 CET on 03 February 2023.

For more information, please contact:       
Paulo Thiago Mendonça, CEO
Phone: +46 8 611 05 11
E-mail: info@mahaenergy.ca

Bernardo Guterres, CFO
Phone: +46 8 611 05 11
E-mail: info@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 two properties: the Mafraq field in Block 70 in the Sultanate of Oman and the Illinois Basin/Indiana assets 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 Muscat, Oman. For more information, please visit our website www.mahaenergy.ca