Canacol Energy — Increasing activity

Canacol Energy (TSX: CNE)

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Canacol Energy — Increasing activity

Canacol Energy issued an operational update on 3 August that included gas sales and drilling plans. July 2023 gas sales were 197mmcf/day, in line with sales a year earlier. However, perhaps more importantly, the group is mobilising two additional rigs to increase production capacity to meet potential higher demand due to the emerging El Niño effect.

Written by

Andrew Keen

MD - Head of Content, Energy & Resources, Industrials

Energy & Resources

Canacol Energy

Increasing activity

Operational update

Oil and gas

4 August 2023

Price

C$11.70

Market cap

C$399m

C$1.33/US$

Net debt (US$m) at 31 March 2023

472

Shares in issue

34.1m

Free float

67%

Code

CNE

Primary exchange

TSX

Secondary exchange

BVC

Share price performance

Business description

Canacol Energy is a Colombia-based exploration and production company that is focused on natural gas. The company is the largest independent onshore gas producer and supplies approximately 20% of Colombia’s gas needs.

Analyst

Peter Hitchens

+44 (0)20 3077 5700

Canacol Energy is a research client of Edison Investment Research Limited

Canacol Energy issued an operational update on 3 August that included gas sales and drilling plans. July 2023 gas sales were 197mmcf/day, in line with sales a year earlier. However, perhaps more importantly, the group is mobilising two additional rigs to increase production capacity to meet potential higher demand due to the emerging El Niño effect.

Year end

Revenue
(US$m)

EBITDAX*

(US$m)

Cash flow
(US$m)

Net debt
(US$m)

Capex
(US$m)

Yield
(%)

12/22

336

198

185

438

(180)

8.9

12/23e

351

218

190

481

(150)

8.9

12/24e

364

217

197

503

(160)

8.9

12/25e

530

365

301

486

(180)

8.9

Note: *Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, amortisation and exploration write-off.

Canacol Energy has announced that it achieved gas sales of 197mmcf/day in July 2023. This represents a 6% increase on the 186mmcf/day seen in June but is in line with sales seen a year earlier. This is also in line with management guidance of 160–206mmcf/day. The developing El Niño effect in the Eastern Pacific Ocean may result in water shortages affecting hydroelectric power generation in Colombia, which could lead to increased demand for gas. This could result in higher gas sales for Canacol in the second half of the year.

Canacol is eager to build productive gas capacity to meet this anticipated increase in gas demand. As such, the group is mobilising two more rigs to increase exploration and development drilling. Investors should see the increase in activity as positive as this has the potential to grow the reserve and resource base of the company, which is one of the main drivers of shareholder value.

The group’s current rig is drilling ahead on the Pina Norte prospect in the VIM 21 licence, which is very close to the Jobo production facility. The initial exploration well (Pina Norte 1) had to be abandoned after it encountered a shallow high-pressure zone. The second well on this prospect (Pina Norte 2) is drilling ahead and is expected to complete within approximately two weeks. The rig will then move to drill the nearby Mafaldine prospect in the same licence.

Canacol is mobilising two additional drilling rigs. The first will drill the Cereza 1 exploration well, which is also located in the VIM 21 licence. This will spud in mid-August and take approximately four weeks to drill. The second rig will drill a development well on the Aguas Vivas field.

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