LRR Energy, L.P. Announces Second Quarter 2014 Results

HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

LRR Energy, L.P. LRE (“LRR Energy”) announced today its operating and financial results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2014.

Selected Financial and Operating Information

A summary of selected financial and operating information follows. For consolidated financial statements for the three and six months ended June 30, 2014, please see the accompanying tables on pages 6-8.

				Three Months Ended			Six Months Ended
				June 30, 2014			June 30, 2014
				(unaudited)
				(in thousands, except distribution coverage ratio)
Oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids sales			$	30,679		$	62,298
Gain (loss) on commodity derivative
instruments, net (1)			$	(13,328	)	$	(18,950	)
Total revenues			$	17,391		$	43,419
Lease operating expense			$	6,829		$	12,664
Production and ad valorem taxes			$	2,248		$	4,648
General and administrative expense			$	2,699		$	5,881
Interest expense			$	2,575		$	5,116
Net income (loss)			$	(7,337	)	$	(4,643	)
Net income (loss) available to unitholders			$	(7,337	)	$	(4,643	)
Net income (loss) per limited partner unit			$	(0.27	)	$	(0.17	)
Capital expenditures			$	10,291		$	17,094
Adjusted EBITDA (2)			$	19,636		$	40,677
Distributable cash flow (2)			$	11,835		$	25,188
Cash distribution - common unitholders			$	11,368		$	21,153
Cash distribution - all unitholders			$	13,597		$	26,703
Distribution coverage ratio - common unitholders(2)				1.04	x		1.19	x
Distribution coverage ratio - all unitholders(2)				0.87	x		0.94	x

(1)		See commodity derivative settlements on page 5.
(2)		Non-GAAP financial measure. See reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures beginning on page 9.

			Three Months Ended			Six Months Ended
			June 30, 2014			June 30, 2014
Average net production (Boe/d)			6,418			6,392
Average cost per Boe:
Lease operating expense		$	11.70		$	10.95
Production and ad valorem taxes		$	3.85		$	4.02
General and administrative expense		$	4.62		$	5.08

LRR Energy's average net production for the three and six months ended June 30, 2014 was negatively impacted by flaring at the Red Lake field of approximately 30 Boe/d and 50 Boe/d, respectively. At the Red Lake field, LRR Energy is currently flaring approximately 50 Boe/d due to third-party plant compression limits. LRR Energy's July 2014 average net production through July 25, 2014 was approximately 6,425 Boe/d.

Recent Events

As of July 31, 2014, LRR Energy had $190 million of outstanding borrowings under its revolving credit facility and $50 million of outstanding borrowings under its term loan. LRR Energy currently has $45 million of available borrowing capacity under its revolving credit facility. Management believes cash flow from operations, the capacity under the revolving credit facility and the proceeds from its current At-the-Market Offering Program (the “ATM Program”) will provide ample financial flexibility to execute its 2014 capital program and distribution strategy.

On July 18, 2014, LRR Energy announced that the Board of Directors of its general partner declared an increased cash distribution for the second quarter of 2014 of $0.4950 per outstanding unit, or $1.98 on an annualized basis. The distribution will be paid on August 14, 2014 to all unitholders of record as of the close of business on July 31, 2014. The declaration represents the eighth consecutive increase to LRR Energy's quarterly distribution.

2014 Guidance

LRR Energy has revised its full year 2014 guidance to reflect an increased capital development program for the second half of 2014. The majority of the $3.5 million capital increase will be spent in the Red Lake field and non-operated portion of the Putnam field. Due to continued strong production performance and drilling efficiencies at the Red Lake field, LRR Energy plans to drill four additional wells for a total of 23 wells in the Red Lake field for the year. LRR Energy also plans to participate in two additional non-operated horizontal wells in the Putnam field. LRR Energy expects these additional capital expenditures to occur in the fourth quarter of 2014. The additional spending is expected to slightly increase production in the fourth quarter of 2014 and more fully impact expected 2015 production. Based on current estimates, and assuming no future acquisitions, LRR Energy's revised full year 2014 guidance is as follows:

		Previous			Revised
Daily Production (Boe/d)			6,400 - 6,600			6,450 – 6,550
LOE ($/Boe)		$	10.50 - $11.00		$	10.75 - $11.00
Capital Expenditures ($MM)		$	34.0		$	37.5

The guidance above sets forth management's best estimate based on current and anticipated market conditions and other factors. While management believes that these estimates and assumptions are reasonable, they are inherently uncertain and are subject to, among other things, significant business, economic, regulatory, environmental and competitive risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those management anticipates, as set forth under “Forward-Looking Statements.”

Commodity Derivative Contracts

As of June 30, 2014, LRR Energy had the following outstanding derivative contracts.

		Index			2014				2015				2016				2017
Natural gas positions
Price swaps (MMBTUs)		NYMEX-HH			2,961,198				5,500,236				5,433,888				5,045,760
Weighted average price				$	5.56			$	5.72			$	4.29			$	4.61
Basis swaps (MMBTUs)		(1)			2,860,739				5,326,559				2,877,047				-
Weighted average price				$	(0.1530	)		$	(0.1661	)		$	(0.1115	)		$	-
Oil positions
Price swaps (BBLs)		NYMEX-WTI			378,675				683,286				397,488				198,744
Weighted average price				$	96.18			$	93.39			$	86.02			$	85.75
Basis swaps (BBLs)		Argus-			195,605				-				-				-
Weighted average price		Midland-Cushing		$	(1.00	)		$	-			$	-			$	-
NGL positions
Price swaps (BBLs)		Mont Belvieu			137,760				236,149				-				-
Weighted average price				$	34.72			$	34.46			$	-			$	-

(1)		Our natural gas basis swaps are traded on the following indices: Centerpoint East, Houston Ship Channel, WAHA and TEXOK.

Subsequent to June 30, 2014, LRR Energy acquired the following commodity hedges.

			Index				2015
Oil positions
Price swaps (BBLs)			Argus-				397,035
Weighted average price			Midland-Cushing			$	(3.41	)

Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q

LRR Energy expects to file its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q with the Securities and Exchange Commission no later than August 11, 2014. The 10-Q will be available on the Investor Relations page of LRR Energy's website www.lrrenergy.com or from the Securities and Exchange Commission website www.sec.gov.

Webcast and Conference Call

LRR Energy will host a webcast and conference call on Friday, August 1, 2014, at 10:00 a.m. eastern time (9:00 a.m. central time) to discuss these results. Interested parties are invited to participate in the call by dialing 1-877-493-8071 (conference ID: 72753683). It is recommended that participants dial in approximately 10 minutes prior to the start of the conference call. Participants may access the webcast from LRR Energy's website, www.lrrenergy.com, under the tab for "Investor Relations."

A telephonic replay will be available after the call through August 14, 2014. Participants may access this replay by dialing 1-800-585-8367 (conference ID: 72753683).

About LRR Energy, L.P.

LRR Energy is a Delaware limited partnership formed in April 2011 by affiliates of Lime Rock Resources to operate, acquire, exploit and develop producing oil and natural gas properties in North America. LRR Energy's properties are located in the Permian Basin region in West Texas and Southeast New Mexico, the Mid-Continent region in Oklahoma and East Texas and the Gulf Coast region in Texas.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release includes "forward-looking statements" — that is, statements related to future events. Forward-looking statements are based on the current expectations of LRR Energy and include any statement that does not directly relate to a current or historical fact. In this context, forward-looking statements often address expected future business, operational and financial performance, and often contain words such as "may," "predict," "pursue," "expect," "estimate," "project," "plan," "believe," "intend," "achievable," "anticipate," "target," "continue," "potential," "should," "could" and other similar words. Forward-looking statements involve certain risks and uncertainties, and ultimately may not prove to be accurate. These risks and uncertainties include, among other things, a decline in oil, natural gas or NGL prices, the risk and uncertainties involved in producing oil and natural gas, competition in the oil and natural gas industry, governmental regulations and other factors. Actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated or implied in the forward-looking statements due to the factors described under the captions "Risk Factors" in LRR Energy's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013 and LRR Energy's subsequent filings with the SEC. All forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this press release. LRR Energy does not intend to update or revise any forward-looking statements as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. All forward-looking statements are qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement.

LRR Energy, L.P. Selected Operating Data (unaudited)
		Three Months Ended June 30,								Six Months Ended June 30,
		2014				2013				2014				2013
Production:
Oil (MBbls)			216				210				434				398
Natural gas (MMcf)			1,666				1,843				3,288				3,651
NGLs (MBbls)			90				73				175				145
Total (MBoe)			584				590				1,157				1,152
Average net production (Boe/d)			6,418				6,484				6,392				6,365
Average sales price:
Oil (per Bbl):
Sales price		$	94.23			$	90.53			$	93.34			$	86.62
Effect of settled commodity
derivative instruments			(3.50	)			0.39				(2.14	)			0.80
Realized price		$	90.73			$	90.92			$	91.20			$	87.42
Natural gas (per Mcf):
Sales price		$	4.54			$	4.19			$	4.76			$	3.78
Effect of settled commodity
derivative instruments			0.71				0.87				0.62				1.41
Realized price		$	5.25			$	5.06			$	5.38			$	5.19
NGLs (per Bbl):
Sales price		$	30.67			$	31.16			$	34.99			$	31.10
Effect of settled commodity
derivative instruments			(1.81	)			6.26				(2.77	)			5.49
Realized price		$	28.86			$	37.42			$	32.22			$	36.59
Average cost per Boe:
Lease operating expenses		$	11.70			$	8.93			$	10.95			$	10.48
Production and ad valorem taxes			3.85				3.72				4.02				3.51
Depletion and depreciation			14.87				17.16				14.82				17.58
General and administrative
expenses			4.62				4.69				5.08				5.38
Derivative instrument settlements
and amortization (in thousands):
Commodity			271			$	2,143				637			$	6,248
Interest rate			(204	)		$	(178	)			(404	)		$	(352	)

LRR Energy, L.P. Consolidated Condensed Statement of Operations (in thousands, except per unit amounts) (unaudited)
		Three Months Ended June 30,								Six Months Ended June 30,
		2014				2013				2014				2013
Revenues:
Oil sales		$	20,354			$	19,012			$	40,510			$	34,475
Natural gas sales			7,565				7,720				15,664				13,800
Natural gas liquids sales			2,760				2,275				6,124				4,510
Gain (loss) on commodity
derivative instruments, net			(13,328	)			12,354				(18,950	)			6,287
Other income			40				18				71				87
Total revenues			17,391				41,379				43,419				59,159
Operating expenses:
Lease operating expense			6,829				5,270				12,664				12,067
Production and ad valorem taxes			2,248				2,198				4,648				4,044
Depletion and depreciation			8,680				10,129				17,145				20,239
Accretion expense			510				477				1,013				947
Loss (gain) on settlement of asset
retirement obligations			21				360				61				335
General and administrative expense			2,699				2,768				5,881				6,197
Total operating expenses			20,987				21,202				41,412				43,829
Operating income (loss)			(3,596	)			20,177				2,007				15,330
Other income (expense), net
Interest expense			(2,575	)			(2,249	)			(5,116	)			(4,514	)
Gain (loss) on interest rate
derivative instruments, net			(1,128	)			2,657				(1,422	)			2,772
Other income (expense), net			(3,703	)			408				(6,538	)			(1,742	)
Income (loss) before taxes			(7,299	)			20,585				(4,531	)			13,588
Income tax expense			(38	)			(62	)			(112	)			(67	)
Net income (loss)		$	(7,337	)		$	20,523			$	(4,643	)		$	13,521
Net loss (income) attributable to
common control operations			-				-				-				(448	)
Net income (loss) available to
unitholders		$	(7,337	)		$	20,523			$	(4,643	)		$	13,073
Computation of net income (loss)
per limited partner unit:
General partners' interest in net
income (loss)		$	(7	)		$	21			$	(4	)		$	13
Limited partners' interest in net
income (loss)		$	(7,330	)		$	20,502			$	(4,639	)		$	13,060
Net income (loss) per limited partner
unit (basic and diluted)		$	(0.27	)		$	0.78			$	(0.17	)		$	0.53
Weighted average number of limited
partner units outstanding (basic and
diluted)			26,733				26,169				26,539				24,555

LRR Energy, L.P. Consolidated Condensed Statement of Cash Flows (in thousands) (unaudited)
		Six Months Ended June 30,
		2014				2013
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net income (loss)		$	(4,643	)	$	13,521
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by
(used in) operating activities:
Depletion and depreciation			17,145			20,239
Accretion expense			1,013			947
Amortization of equity awards			534			253
Amortization of derivative contracts			330			508
Amortization of deferred financing costs and other			208			187
Loss (gain) on settlement of asset retirement obligations			61			335
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Change in receivables			75			(2,568	)
Change in prepaid expenses			(209	)		(279	)
Change in derivative assets and liabilities			20,605			(3,163	)
Change in amounts due to/from affiliates			(5,992	)		(5,446	)
Change in accrued liabilities and deferred tax liabilities			2,536			2,581
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities			31,663			27,115
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Development of oil and natural gas properties			(17,094	)		(14,375	)
Disposition of oil and natural gas properties			65			-
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities			(17,029	)		(14,375	)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Borrowings under revolving credit facility			20,000			38,000
Principal payments on revolving credit facility			(25,000	)		(24,000	)
Equity offering, net of expenses			14,810			59,513
Distributions			(25,990	)		(23,422	)
Distribution to Lime Rock Resources			-			(60,672	)
Contribution to Lime Rock Resources			-			(734	)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities			(16,180	)		(11,315	)
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS			(1,546	)		1,425
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING OF PERIOD			4,417			3,467
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF PERIOD		$	2,871		$	4,892
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash items to reconcile
investing and financing activities
Property and equipment:
Accrued capital costs		$	1,735		$	4,662
Asset retirement obligations			(181	)		(313	)

LRR Energy, L.P. Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheet (in thousands, except unit amounts) (unaudited)
			June 30, 2014				December 31, 2013
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents		$	2,871			$	4,417
Accounts receivable			9,792				9,867
Commodity derivative instruments			8,022				9,726
Due from affiliates			5,737				-
Prepaid expenses			1,717				1,603
Total current assets			28,139				25,613
Property and equipment (successful efforts method)			895,352				876,674
Accumulated depletion, depreciation and impairment			(449,054	)			(431,837	)
Total property and equipment, net			446,298				444,837
Commodity derivative instruments			5,569				16,746
Deferred financing costs, net of accumulated amortization and other			1,039				1,154
TOTAL ASSETS		$	481,045			$	488,350
LIABILITIES AND UNITHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accrued liabilities		$	4,797			$	2,300
Accrued capital cost			4,115				2,574
Due to affiliates			-				255
Commodity derivative instruments			5,783				2,217
Interest rate derivative instruments			1,304				648
Asset retirement obligations			503				488
Total current liabilities			16,502				8,482
Long-term liabilities:
Commodity derivative instruments			3,643				174
Interest rate derivative instruments			1,915				1,554
Term loan			50,000				50,000
Revolving credit facility			195,000				200,000
Asset retirement obligations			36,933				35,838
Deferred tax liabilities			83				44
Total long-term liabilities			287,574				287,610
Total liabilities			304,076				296,092
Unitholders' equity:
General partner (22,400 units issued and outstanding as of
June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013)			277				303
Public common unitholders (18,584,790 units issued and
outstanding as of June 30, 2014 and 17,710,334 units issued
and outstanding as of December 31, 2013)			175,920				181,290
Affiliated common unitholders (4,089,600 units issued and
outstanding as of June 30, 2014 and 1,849,600 units issued and
outstanding as of December 31, 2013)			216				2,093
Subordinated unitholders (4,480,000 units issued and outstanding
as of June 30, 2014 and 6,720,000 units issued and
outstanding as of December 31, 2013)			556				8,572
Total unitholders' equity			176,969				192,258
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND UNITHOLDERS' EQUITY		$	481,045			$	488,350

LRR Energy, L.P.
Non-GAAP Reconciliation
(in thousands)
(unaudited)

LRR Energy defines Adjusted EBITDA as net income (loss) plus or minus income tax expense; interest expense-net, including loss (gain) on interest rate derivative instruments, net; depletion and depreciation; accretion of asset retirement obligations; amortization of equity awards; loss (gain) on settlement of asset retirement obligations; loss (gain) on commodity derivative instruments, net; commodity derivative instrument net cash settlements; impairment of oil and natural gas properties; and other non-recurring items that LRR Energy deems appropriate.

Adjusted EBITDA is used as a supplemental financial measure by LRR Energy's management and by external users of its financial statements, such as investors, commercial banks, research analysts and others, to assess LRR Energy's financial performance as compared to that of other companies and partnerships in the industry, without regard to financing methods, capital structure or historical cost basis.

Distributable Cash Flow is defined as Adjusted EBITDA less cash income tax expense; cash interest expense; and estimated maintenance capital. Distribution Coverage Ratio-common unitholders is defined as the ratio of Distributable Cash Flow to the total quarterly distribution payable on all of LRR Energy's outstanding common units. Distribution Coverage Ratio-all unitholders is defined as the ratio of Distributable Cash Flow to the total quarterly distribution payable on all of LRR Energy's outstanding common, subordinated and general partner units.

Distributable Cash Flow and the Distribution Coverage Ratio-common and all unitholders are used as supplemental financial measures by LRR Energy's management and by external users of its financial statements, such as investors, commercial banks, research analysts and others to compare basic cash flows generated by LRR Energy (prior to the establishment of any retained cash reserve by its general partner) to the cash distributions it expects to pay its unitholders. Distributable Cash Flow and the Distribution Coverage Ratio-common and all unitholders are also important financial measures for LRR Energy's unitholders as they serve as indicators of its success in providing a cash return on investment. Specifically, these metrics indicate to investors whether or not LRR Energy is generating cash flow at a level that can sustain or support an increase in its quarterly distribution rates. Distributable Cash Flow and the Distribution Coverage Ratio-common and all unitholders are quantitative standards used throughout the investment community with respect to publicly traded partnerships and limited liability companies because the yield is based on the amount of cash distributions the entity pays to a unitholder compared to the unit price.

LRR Energy's management believes that Adjusted EBITDA, Distributable Cash Flow and the Distribution Coverage Ratio-common and all unitholders are useful to investors because these measures are used by many partnerships in the industry as measures of operating and financial performance and are commonly employed by financial analysts and others to evaluate its operating and financial performance from period to period and to compare it with the performance of other publicly traded partnerships within the industry. Adjusted EBITDA, Distributable Cash Flow and the Distribution Coverage Ratio-common and all unitholders should not be considered alternatives to net income, operating income or any other measures of financial performance presented in accordance with GAAP. LRR Energy's Adjusted EBITDA, Distributable Cash Flow and Distribution Coverage Ratio-common and all unitholders may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of another company because all companies may not calculate Adjusted EBITDA, Distributable Cash Flow or the Distribution Coverage Ratio-common and all unitholders in the same manner. The following table presents a reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA, Distributable Cash Flow and Distribution Coverage Ratio-common and all unitholders to net income (loss), LRR Energy's most directly comparable GAAP financial performance measure, for the three and six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013.

LRR Energy, L.P. Non-GAAP Reconciliation (continued) (in thousands, except distribution coverage ratio) (unaudited)
		Three Months Ended June 30,								Six Months Ended June 30,
		2014				2013				2014				2013
Net income (loss)		$	(7,337	)		$	20,523			$	(4,643	)		$	13,521
Income tax expense			38				62				112				67
Interest expense-net, including loss
(gain) on interest rate derivative
instruments			3,703				(408	)			6,538				1,742
Depletion and depreciation			8,680				10,129				17,145				20,239
Accretion of asset retirement
obligations			510				477				1,013				947
Amortization of equity awards			249				138				534				253
Loss (gain) on settlement of asset
retirement obligations			21				360				61				335
Loss (gain) on commodity derivative
instruments, net			13,328				(12,354	)			18,950				(6,287	)
Commodity derivative instrument net
cash settlements			444				2,404				967				6,756
Impairment of oil and natural gas
properties			-				-				-				-
Adjusted EBITDA		$	19,636			$	21,331			$	40,677			$	37,573
Adjusted EBITDA			19,636				21,331				40,677				37,573
Cash income tax expense			(44	)			(47	)			(88	)			(73	)
Cash interest expense			(2,757	)			(2,314	)			(5,401	)			(4,616	)
Estimated maintenance capital (1)			(5,000	)			(5,075	)			(10,000	)			(10,150	)
Distributable Cash Flow		$	11,835			$	13,895			$	25,188			$	22,734
Cash distribution - common unitholders		$	11,368			$	9,433			$	21,153			$	18,817
Cash distribution - all unitholders		$	13,597			$	12,703			$	26,703			$	25,340
Distribution coverage Ratio - common
unitholders			1.04	x			1.47	x			1.19	x			1.21	x
Distribution coverage Ratio - all
unitholders			0.87	x			1.09	x			0.94	x			0.90	x

(1)

Amount represents pro-rated capital for the period. Estimated maintenance capital expenditures as defined by our partnership agreement represent our estimate of the amount of capital required on average per year to maintain our production over the long term.