Maurel & Prom: Activity and sales for the first 9 months of 2018: US$342mm (€286mm)

Paris, 24 October 2018
 No. 14-18

Activity and sales for the first 9 months of 2018:
US$342mm (€286mm)

• Sales of US$342m for the first nine months of 2018, up 19% compared with the same period in 2017
  • Continued rise in crude prices: average sale price for the period of US$70.7/bbl, up 40% compared with the first nine months of 2017
     
• M&P total working interest production of 22,681 boepd in the first nine months of 2018, down 5% compared with the same period in 2017
  • Oil production in Gabon was 20,162 bopd for operated interest (16,129 bopd for M&P working interest), down 20% compared with the previous year due to limited evacuation capacity in Q2 and Q3 2018
  • Production in Tanzania was 81.8 MMcf/d for operated interest (39.3 MMcf/d for M&P working interest), up 83% compared with the previous year with a steady level of demand at more than 80 MMcf/d.
     
• Strong cash position allowing the Group to implement its internal and external growth strategy
  • Cash balance of US$318mm at 30 September 2018
  • Continuation of the development drilling programme in Gabon
  • Roll-out of the Group's external growth strategy

 FINANCIAL COMMUNICATION

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Sales for the first nine months of 2018

	Q1 2018	Q2 2018	Q3 2018		9 months 2018		9 months 2017	Change 18/17
Total production sold over the period, M&P working interest
million barrels of oil	1.7	1.4	1.2		4.3		5.1	-16%
million of MMBTU	3.4	3.7	3.9		11.0		6.0	83%
Average sale price
OIL, in US$/bbl	66.3	73.0	74.3		70.7		50.5	40%
GAS, in US$/MMBTU	3.18	3.17	3.17		3.17		3.17	0%
EUR/USD exchange rate	1.23	1.19	1.16		1.19		1.11	7%
SALES (in US$m)
Oil production	124	107	102		333		275	21%
Gabon	115	98	92		305		260
Tanzania	9	9	10		28		15
Drilling activities	4	2	3		9		12	-25%
Consolidated sales (in US$m)	128	109	105		342		287	19%
Consolidated sales (in €m)	104	92	90		286		258	11%

The Group's consolidated sales for the first nine months of 2018 stood at US$342 million, up 19% compared with the same period in 2017.

This increase was mainly related to the sharp rise in the average sale price of oil produced in Gabon (US$70.7/bbl, up 40% compared with the first nine months of 2017), despite a drop in production due to technical constraints impacting evacuation.

Hydrocarbon production in the first nine months of 2018

	Units	Q1 2018	Q2 2018	Q3 2018		9 months 2018			9 months 2017		Change 18/17
Production fully operated by M&P
Oil	bopd	23,975	19,173	17,409		20,162			25,239		-20%
Gas	MMcf/d	77.0	81.6	86.7		81.8			45.0		82%
TOTAL	boepd	36,804	32,778	31,853		33,794			32,684		3%
M&P working interest production
Oil	bopd	19,180	15,338	13,928		16,129			20,191		-20%
Gas	MMcf/d	37.0	39.2	41.7		39.3			21.5		82%
TOTAL	boepd	25,346	21,877	20,869		22,681			23,769		-5%

                   

• Gabon

In Gabon, operated oil production stood at 20,162 bopd (16,129 bopd for M&P working interest) in the first nine months of 2018, down 20% compared with the same period in 2017. This was due to the restriction on the volumes evacuated by the pipeline connecting the Ezanga facilities to the Cap Lopez export terminal. These issues began in mid-May, improved in July but returned in August 2018.

• Average monthly operated production in Gabon from July to October 2018 (bopd)

                                                                             
Note: Production data for October updated as of 22 October 2018

Exports were interrupted in recent months due to build-ups of pressure in the export pipeline operated by a third party, through which the production of several operators is transported. These pressure peaks are the result of fluctuations in the volume and proportion of the most "diluting" oils for the blend in the pipeline. The drop in temperatures during the dry season between May and September exacerbated the situation as it caused the flow characteristics to deteriorate.

Maurel & Prom carried out remedial and preventive actions (optimising oil processing, injecting gasoil into the pipeline) but still had to completely halt production on two occasions in August. Production gradually resumed in September but was disrupted again in October 2018.

A consultation is underway with the various pipeline users and Gabonese authorities to return to normal operating levels as soon as possible through better management of pipeline flows. Various technical solutions are also being considered (additional pumping station on the 18" pipeline, alternative export, etc.) in order to find a long-term solution to the challenges encountered.

• Tanzania

In Tanzania, total operated production averaged 81.8 MMcf/d in the first nine months of the year, or 39.3 MMcf/d for M&P's working interest (48.06%), an 83% increase compared with the same period in 2017. Operated production reached 86.7 MMcf/d in the third quarter and is expected to stabilise at this level.

This increase reflected the continued rise in gas demand from Dar Es Salaam's industrial sector.

Financial position and outlook

• Strong cash position

As at 30 September 2018, the Group's cash and cash equivalents position stood at US$318 million, up US$10 million compared with 30 June 2018.

• Continuation of the development drilling programme in Gabon

On the Ezanga permit, the development drilling campaign, which began in the second quarter of 2018, continued with a total of six wells drilled and completed by mid-October. Drilling activities are continuing with two rigs in operation and a third one expected in December.

• Roll-out of the Group's external growth strategy

Maurel & Prom announced yesterday that it had signed a share purchase agreement to acquire the 20% stake held by Angola Japan Oil Co., Ltd ("AJOCO") in blocks 3/05 and 3/05A located off Angola in the shallow waters of the Congo basin, the Group's historic regional foothold. Net production for the 20% working interest is approximately 4,600 bopd, with the assets offering significant development potential.

This acquisition, which remains subject to approval by the Angolan authorities, was described in a announcement released on 23 October 2018 and available on Maurel & Prom's website (www.maureletprom.fr) under "Investor relations > Press releases".

Maurel & Prom has also confirmed it is working on the acquisition of Shell's stake in the Urdaneta West oil field in Venezuela. This transaction is fully in line with Maurel & Prom's growth strategy, which focuses on high-potential development opportunities in the regions and countries in which the Group has operating experience. The Group takes all the necessary steps and actively works on meeting all condition precedents inorder to close the acquisition. A further announcement will be made in due course.

These two transactions highlight the Group's value creation strategy and transformation as Pertamina's international development platform.

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This document may contain forward-looking statements regarding the financial position, results, business and industrial strategy of Maurel & Prom. By nature, forward-looking statements contain risks and uncertainties to the extent that they are based on events or circumstances that may or may not happen in the future. These projections are based on assumptions we believe to be reasonable, but which may prove to be incorrect and which depend on a number of risk factors, such as fluctuations in crude oil prices, changes in exchange rates, uncertainties related to the valuation of our oil reserves, actual rates of oil production and the related costs, operational problems, political stability, legislative or regulatory reforms, or even wars, terrorism and sabotage.

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