「During the third quarter we generated record oil volumes and free cash flow despite limited completion activity and a period of weaker commodity prices. Importantly, we notched multiple achievements on the business front executing on acquisitions of two high-quality growth assets,」 commented Nick O’Grady, NOG’s Chief Executive Officer. 「We closed our $22000萬 Point transaction on time and on schedule, yet our net debt changed by only approximately $5000萬 during the quarter, a testament to the power of our cash generation and the strength of our asset base. On October 1, we closed on XCL, our largest and most accretive acquisition to date. With these two assets now closed and D&C activity building, we look forward to continuing to generate differentiated returns and growth for our investors.」
第三季度財務結果
Oil and natural gas sales for the third quarter were $51350萬. Third quarter GAAP net income was $29840萬 or $2.96 per diluted share. Third quarter Adjusted Net Income was $14110萬 or $1.40 per adjusted diluted share. Adjusted EBITDA in the third quarter was $41240萬, a 7% increase from the third quarter of 2023. See 「Non-GAAP Financial Measures」 below.
生產
Third quarter production was 121,815 Boe per day, a decrease of 1% from the second quarter of 2024 and an increase of 19% from the third quarter of 2023. Oil represented 58% of total production in the third quarter with 70,913 Bbls per day, an increase of 2% from the second quarter of 2024 and an increase of 12% from the third quarter of 2023. NOG had 9.5 net wells turned in-line during the third quarter, compared to 30.1 net wells turned in-line in the second quarter of 2024. Strong well performance drove volume growth in both the Williston and Permian Basins, despite lower well completions versus the prior quarter. Natural gas volumes were lower driven by a decline in Appalachian gas activity.
價格定價
During the third quarter, NYMEX West Texas Intermediate (「WTI」) crude oil averaged $75.27 per Bbl, and NYMEX natural gas at Henry Hub averaged $2.23 per Mcf. NOG’s unhedged net realized oil price in the third quarter was $71.82, representing a $3.45 differential to WTI prices, a slight improvement compared to the second quarter. NOG’s unhedged net realized gas price in the third quarter was $1.60 per Mcf, representing a 72% realization compared with Henry Hub pricing. Natural gas realizations were lower than prior periods in the Appalachian, Permian and Williston Basins, driven by lower benchmark prices, wider regional basis differentials and lower NGL prices.
前瞻性陳述涉及固有風險和不確定性,以及可能導致實際結果與前瞻性陳述中列出結果存在實質差異的重要因素(其中許多超出NOG的控制範圍),包括以下方面:原油和天然氣價格變動,對NOG當前資產和待收購資產的鑽探和完成活動的速度;影響NOG資產的基礎設施約束及相關因素;成本通貨膨脹或供應鏈中斷;關於達科他直通管線的持久法律糾紛和潛在關閉;NOG獲取額外發展機會的能力,潛在或待定的收購交易,NOG收購交易帶來的預期資本效率節約和其他運營效率和協同效應,收購物業的整合和益處,或這些收購對NOG的現金狀況和負債水平的影響;NOG儲量估計或其價值變動;由於收購和其他重大交易對NOG業務造成的中斷;無論是在全國還是NOG經營業務的社區,經濟或行業一般狀況的變動;利率環境、法規要求、證券市場狀況的變動;與NOG的2029年到期的3.625%可轉換高級票據("可轉換票據")相關的風險,包括可轉換票據可能對NOG的財務狀況和流動性產生影響,潛在的稀釋,以及可轉換票據的條款可能會延遲或阻止對NOG的有益收購;與啓動時進行的限額購買期權有關的潛在影響""gas should be translated as 燃料幣"";和 Convertible Notes issuance, including counterparty risk; increasing attention to environmental, social and governance matters; NOG’s ability to consummate any pending acquisition transactions; other risks and uncertainties related to the closing of pending acquisition transactions; NOG’s ability to raise or access capital; cyber-incidents could have a material adverse effect on NOG’s business, financial condition or results of operations; changes in accounting principles, policies or guidelines; events beyond NOG’s control, including a global or domestic health crisis, acts of terrorism, political or economic instability or armed conflict in oil and gas producing regions; and other economic, competitive, governmental, regulatory and technical factors affecting NOG’s operations, products and prices. Additional information concerning potential factors that could affect future results is included in the section entitled 「Item 1A. Risk Factors」 and other sections of NOG’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-k for the year ended December 31, 2023, and Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, as updated from time to time in amendments and subsequent reports filed with the SEC, which describe factors that could cause NOG’s actual results to differ from those set forth in the forward-looking statements.
NOG has based these forward-looking statements on its current expectations and assumptions about future events. While management considers these expectations and assumptions to be reasonable, they are inherently subject to significant business, economic, competitive, regulatory and other risks, contingencies and uncertainties, most of which are difficult to predict and many of which are beyond NOG’s control. Accordingly, results actually achieved may differ materially from expected results described in these statements. NOG does not undertake any duty to update or revise any forward-looking statements, except as may be required by the federal securities laws.