GlobeNewswire by notified

PGS ASA: Second Quarter and First Half 2022 Results

Share

Improving Financial Position in a Recovering Market

Takeaways Q22022

  • Revenues and Other Income of $273.6 million, compared to $185.9 million in Q2 2021
  • EBITDA of $193.3 million, compared to $118.5 million in Q2 2021
  • EBIT (ex. impairments and other charges) of $57.8 million, compared to a loss of $7.6 million in Q2 2021
  • Cash flow from operations of $43.7 million, compared to $81.4 million in Q2 2021
  • Cash and cash equivalents of $219.8 million, compared to $155.4 million in Q2 2021
  • Successful private placement secured approximately $85 million in new equity
  • Obtained commitments for $50 million of new, senior secured debt
  • Leveraged multiyear Equinor frame agreement with several projects for the 2022 summer season
  • Secured large MultiClient campaign in the North Sea and expanding MultiClient coverage offshore Canada
  • Awarded large 4D contract offshore West Africa, securing utilization for one vessel until summer 2023
  • Awarded the Smeaheia carbon storage acquisition contract by Equinor

“We continue to see an improving marine seismic market. We delivered the second highest quarterly revenues since Q4 2014 and a positive net income for the quarter.

Our Q2 MultiClient late sales revenues almost doubled from Q1 and increased 65% year-over-year. Significant MultiClient sales, including high transfer fees, are a confirmation that our MultiClient library is highly attractive to customers and that investment in exploration seismic is again increasing. Higher exploration interest further enabled us to secure strong pre-funding for new MultiClient surveys, including our first large scale MultiClient survey in the Norwegian Sea since 2020 and a significant survey in South Bank, offshore Canada.

All our six active 3D vessels came back in operation during Q2. The contract acquisition market continued to improve in the quarter and dominated our vessel activity. However, contract revenues were impacted by steaming and standby early in the quarter, and by mobilization on two surveys where production and revenue impact primarily will be in Q3 and Q4.

We successfully completed a private placement in the quarter securing approximately $85 million of new equity and obtained commitments for $50 million of new senior secured debt. In addition, the subsequent offering of approximately $14 million was completed last week. The transactions increase our liquidity going forward by close to $150 million. With the improved funding position and an improving market and better cash flow generation, I believe we are well positioned to refinance ahead of Q3 2023.

Our New Energy business continues to gain momentum. We have been awarded four carbon storage acquisition surveys for 2022, most recently over the Smeaheia carbon storage site for Equinor. Further we secured access to the market leading P-cable system, which we believe will be valuable in the offshore wind and other applications requiring ultra-high resolution.

We increased our order book by almost 15% during the quarter, our fleet is fully booked through Q3 and the winter season is already firming up with activity and pricing continuing on a positive trend.”

Rune Olav Pedersen,

President and Chief Executive Officer

Outlook
PGS expects global energy consumption to continue to increase longer term with oil and gas remaining an important part of the energy mix, as the global energy transition evolves. Offshore reserves will be vital for future energy supply and support demand for marine seismic services. With high oil and gas prices, the seismic market has entered a recovery phase, and the positive trend is expected to continue due to increasing investments among energy companies. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has significantly increased the general focus on energy security and, combined with several years of low investment in new oil and gas supplies, has further increased oil and gas prices and investment pressures on energy companies.

The seismic acquisition market is likely to benefit from a significant reduction of operated vessel supply over several years. In 2022 we see an increasing demand for seismic acquisition services related to carbon capture and storage projects and currently expect to generate revenues of approximately $30 million relating to our New Energy business for the full year.

PGS expects full year 2022 gross cash costs to be approximately $500 million, an increase from the approximately $475 million guided earlier due to increased project activity.

2022 MultiClient cash investments are expected to be approximately $125 million.

Approximately 65% of 2022 active 3D vessel time is expected to be allocated to contract work.

Capital expenditures for 2022 is expected to be approximately $60 million.

The order book totaled $359 million on June 30, 2022. On March 31, 2022, and June 30, 2021, the order book was $315 million and $410 million, respectively. Please note that the Company’s order book is now disclosed on a basis consistent with IFRS 15. This is a change compared to the order book disclosed in financial reports before 2022. Reference is made to Note 1 and Appendix.







Consolidated Key Financial Figures
(In millions of US dollars, except per share data)





Quarter ended
June 30,




Year to date
June 30,




Year ended December 31


2022


2021


2022


2021


2021
Profit and loss numbers
Revenues and Other Income273.6185.9409.9351.7703.8
EBITDA193.3118.5245.2236.2434.0
EBIT ex. Impairment and other charges, net57.8(7.6)37.3(12.8)(32.0)
Net financial items(32.7)(16.2)(53.4)(49.8)(97.6)
Income (loss) before income tax expense28.0(23.5)(16.2)(59.5)(163.8)
Income tax expense(9.3)(2.5)(14.3)(5.7)(15.6)
Net income (loss) to equity holders18.7(26.0)(30.5)(65.2)(179.4)
Basic earnings per share ($ per share)0.04(0.07)(0.07)(0.17)(0.45)
Other key numbers
Net cash provided by operating activities43.781.4107.0170.0326.6
Cash Investment in MultiClient library26.225.747.769.0127.2
Capital expenditures (whether paid or not)16.211.335.117.533.4
Total assets1,822.61,946.21,822.61,946.21,792.8
Cash and cash equivalents219.8155.4219.8155.4170.0
Net interest-bearing debt887.2954.5887.2954.5936.4
Net interest-bearing debt, including lease liabilities following IFRS 16985.81,093.6985.81,093,61,051.3

A complete version of the Q2 2022 earnings release and presentation can be downloaded from www.newsweb.no or www.pgs.com.

The Q2 2022 audiocast can be accessed from this link:
https://channel.royalcast.com/landingpage/hegnarmedia/20220721_4/

Audiocast social media link: https://channel.royalcast.com/webcast/hegnarmedia/20220721_4

FOR DETAILS, CONTACT:


Bård Stenberg, VP IR & Communication
Mobile: +47 99 24 52 35



****

PGS ASA and its subsidiaries (“PGS” or “the Company”) is an integrated marine geophysics company, which operates on a world-wide basis. PGS business supports the energy industry, including oil and gas, offshore renewables and carbon storage. The Company’s headquarter is in Oslo, Norway and the PGS share is listed on the Oslo stock exchange (OSE: PGS). For more information on PGS visit www.pgs.com.

            ****

The information included herein contains certain forward-looking statements that address activities, events or developments that the Company expects, projects, believes or anticipates will or may occur in the future. These statements are based on various assumptions made by the Company, which are beyond its control and are subject to certain additional risks and uncertainties. The Company is subject to a large number of risk factors including but not limited to the demand for seismic services, the demand for data from our multi-client data library, the attractiveness of our technology, unpredictable changes in governmental regulations affecting our markets and extreme weather conditions. For a further description of other relevant risk factors we refer to our Annual Report for 2021 and the Q2 2022 earnings release. As a result of these and other risk factors, actual events and our actual results may differ materially from those indicated in or implied by such forward-looking statements.The reservation is also made that inaccuracies or mistakes may occur in the information given above about current status of the Company or its business. Any reliance on the information above is at the risk of the reader, and PGS disclaims any and all liability in this respect.


Attachments

To view this piece of content from www.globenewswire.com, please give your consent at the top of this page.
To view this piece of content from ml-eu.globenewswire.com, please give your consent at the top of this page.

About GlobeNewswire by notified

GlobeNewswire by notified
GlobeNewswire by notified
One Liberty Plaza - 165 Broadway
NY 10006 New York

https://notified.com

GlobeNewswire by notified is one of the world's largest newswire distribution networks, specializing in the delivery of corporate press releases financial disclosures and multimedia content to the media, investment community, individual investors and the general public.

Subscribe to releases from GlobeNewswire by notified

Subscribe to all the latest releases from GlobeNewswire by notified by registering your e-mail address below. You can unsubscribe at any time.

Latest releases from GlobeNewswire by notified

Iveco Group signs a 150 million euro term loan facility with Cassa Depositi e Prestiti to support investments in research, development and innovation11.6.2024 12:00:00 CEST | Press release

Turin, 11th June 2024. Iveco Group N.V. (EXM: IVG), a global automotive leader active in the Commercial & Specialty Vehicles, Powertrain and related Financial Services arenas, has successfully signed a term loan facility of 150 million euros with Cassa Depositi e Prestiti (CDP), for the creation of new projects in Italy dedicated to research, development and innovation. In detail, through the resources made available by CDP, Iveco Group will develop innovative technologies and architectures in the field of electric propulsion and further develop solutions for autonomous driving, digitalisation and vehicle connectivity aimed at increasing efficiency, safety, driving comfort and productivity. The financed investments, which will have a 5-year amortising profile, will be made by Iveco Group in Italy by the end of 2025. Iveco Group N.V. (EXM: IVG) is the home of unique people and brands that power your business and mission to advance a more sustainable society. The eight brands are each a

DSV, 1115 - SHARE BUYBACK IN DSV A/S11.6.2024 11:22:17 CEST | Press release

Company Announcement No. 1115 On 24 April 2024, we initiated a share buyback programme, as described in Company Announcement No. 1104. According to the programme, the company will in the period from 24 April 2024 until 23 July 2024 purchase own shares up to a maximum value of DKK 1,000 million, and no more than 1,700,000 shares, corresponding to 0.79% of the share capital at commencement of the programme. The programme has been implemented in accordance with Regulation No. 596/2014 of the European Parliament and Council of 16 April 2014 (“MAR”) (save for the rules on share buyback programmes set out in MAR article 5) and the Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1052, also referred to as the Safe Harbour rules. Trading dayNumber of shares bought backAverage transaction priceAmount DKKAccumulated trading for days 1-25478,1001,023.01489,100,86026:3 June 20247,0001,050.597,354,13027:4 June 20245,0001,055.705,278,50028:6 June20243,0001,096.273,288,81029:7 June 20244,0001,106.174,424,68

Landsbankinn hf.: Offering of covered bonds11.6.2024 11:16:36 CEST | Press release

Landsbankinn will offer covered bonds for sale via auction held on Thursday 13 June at 15:00. An inflation-linked series, LBANK CBI 30, will be offered for sale. In connection with the auction, a covered bond exchange offering will take place, where holders of the inflation-linked series LBANK CBI 24 can sell the covered bonds in the series against covered bonds bought in the above-mentioned auction. The clean price of the bonds is predefined at 99,594. Expected settlement date is 20 June 2024. Covered bonds issued by Landsbankinn are rated A+ with stable outlook by S&P Global Ratings. Landsbankinn Capital Markets will manage the auction. For further information, please call +354 410 7330 or email verdbrefamidlun@landsbankinn.is.

Relay42 unlocks customer intelligence with a new insights and reporting module, powered by Amazon QuickSight11.6.2024 11:00:00 CEST | Press release

AMSTERDAM, June 11, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Relay42, a leading European Customer Data Platform (CDP), is leveraging Amazon QuickSight to power its new real-time customer intelligence, reporting, and dashboard module. Harnessing the breadth and quality of customer data, the new Insights module empowers marketing teams to dive deep into customer behaviors and gain invaluable insights into the performance of their marketing programs across all online, offline, paid, and owned marketing channels. Preview of the Relay42 Insights module, in pre-beta version Key capabilities of the Relay42 Insights module include: Deep insights into customer behaviors: With the Relay42 Insights module, marketers can ask unlimited questions about their data and gain a deeper understanding of how to serve their customers more effectively. Simplicity with AI-powered querying: Marketers can use artificial intelligence to query their data using natural language search, reducing the reliance on data scientists. Us

Metasphere Labs Announces X Spaces Event on the Topic of Green Bitcoin Mining and Sound Money for Sustainability11.6.2024 10:30:00 CEST | Press release

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, June 11, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Metasphere Labs Inc. (formerly Looking Glass Labs Ltd., "Metasphere Labs" or the "Company") (Cboe Canada: LABZ) (OTC: LABZF) (FRA: H1N) is thrilled to announce an engaging Twitter Spaces event on Green Bitcoin mining, energy markets, and sustainability on July 3, 2024 at 2 p.m. ET. Follow us on X at MetasphereLabs for updates and to join the event. What We'll Discuss Bitcoin Mining Basics: Understand the fundamentals of Bitcoin mining.Energy Market Dynamics: Explore how Bitcoin mining interacts with energy markets.Sustainable Innovations: Learn about our efforts to promote sustainability in Bitcoin mining.Sound Money: Discover how tamper-proof currency can enhance stability.Efficient Payment Rails: See how fast, neutral payment systems support humanitarian projects.Carbon Footprint: Compare Bitcoin's environmental impact with traditional banking. "We're excited to host this event and dive into the critical topics of Bitcoin

HiddenA line styled icon from Orion Icon Library.Eye