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| So we feel good about them, but it is exploration |
| However, we are confident that there is substantial upside to this number |
| Our Permian Basin and Egypt operations are delivering a high level of free cash flow, along with moderate oil growth in aggregate |
| We have delivered continuous improvement in well productivity and capital efficiency, and we expect this to continue in 2024 |
| And so you'll see strong Permian growth on the oil side |
| So as you know, we've been delivering outstanding results |
| While the transaction is accretive on cost synergies alone, the big win-win for shareholders of both companies will be the integration of the assets into a larger Permian platform and the technical optimization, capital allocation, process knowledge and discipline that APA brings to the table |
| John Christmann Neil, we've had a number a good run of years of really outperformance in the Permian |
| So we remain excited |
| We also project a strong finish to the year, with U.S |
| delivered another strong quarter, with oil production in line with guidance and up 12% compared to the fourth quarter last year |
| Our Midland Basin well productivity has moved up into the top quartile producers as measured by third-party analysts, and we continue to improve Delaware Basin productivity measures each year |
| Since 2019, we have invested considerable time and technical resources in optimizing our drilling economics in the Permian Basin, and the results have been excellent |
| Our Midland and Delaware Basin teams are driving outstanding results, and we expect that will continue this year |
| And in Egypt, adjusted production exceeded guidance, primarily due to higher natural gas production and the positive impact of lower oil prices on volumes within the PSC construct |
| You've got -- I mean, Tracey can say a few words, but you've got good seismic control |
| For several years now, APA's Permian operations have been hitting on all cylinders and exceeding oil production guidance |
| But we're, quite frankly, very excited about integrating the Callon assets and pulling those into the organization |
| With the increased size and improving efficiency of our drilling program, the demand for workover rigs to complete new wells has exceeded expectations |
| Throughout 2023, our 5-rig drilling program was highly efficient, meeting or exceeding all key performance metrics |
| Similarly, well connections and well performance were in line with or better than expectations |
| So program has been good and the new well program is in line |
| Adjusted oil production increased 4% from the fourth quarter 2022 to the fourth quarter of 2023, driven by Midland and Delaware production, which was up in excess of 20% over the same time period |
| oil production up more than 10% in the fourth quarter of '24 compared to the fourth quarter of '23 |
| So the new wells were good |
| We even had some -- what I'll call some really high success in the Barnes area, where we had the potential to bring on some high-impact wells |
| So -- but we're excited about it |
| We successfully appraised the Sapakara and Krabdagu discoveries on Block 58 in Suriname, identifying an estimated 700 million barrels of recoverable oil resource |
| The more notable achievements include on the whole, delivering on all of our production and financial metrics very close to original guidance |
| While the industry may experience some near-term commodity price weakness, we maintain a constructive medium- and long-term outlook |
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| In the North Sea, production for the quarter was below guidance due to unplanned compression downtime at both Beryl Alpha and Forties during the month of December |
| Gross oil production, however, was lower than expected for a few reasons |
| In the fourth quarter, our Cheniere gas sales contract contributed free cash flow and pretax net income of $74 million, which was below guidance, as LNG margins over Houston Ship Channel narrowed through the quarter |
| In Egypt, we anticipate that our moderated pace of drilling will result in a gross oil production decline |
| Compounding this, we also experienced a number of early life failures on new electrical submersible pumps known as ESPs |
| This was significantly below guidance, mostly due to the decrease in the APA share price and the mark-to-market impact on previously accrued share-based compensation |
| For several quarters now, we have been working through some activity delays and scheduling constraints associated with limited available workover rig capacity in Egypt |
| We just ran into some challenges on the ESP |
| There was a problem with the manufacturing |
| This year's budget will redirect capital to the Permian Basin, resulting in reduced Egypt drilling program, which I mentioned earlier |
| Today, we're about 25% to 30% below where we were at that peak level |
| And in the North Sea, with our significant reduction in capital investment prompted by the energy profits levy, we anticipate a roughly 20% year-over-year production decrease |
| Fourth quarter, we ended fourth quarter with our lowest quarter end past due receivables for the year from EGPC |
| However, adjusted production should remain relatively flat year-over-year, primarily due to lower oil price expectations and the moderating effects of the PSC |
| This includes the effect of a lengthy planned maintenance turnaround that will impact both second and third quarter volumes |
| And -- so initially, it wasn't a major problem because we were trying to get the efficiencies lined out on the drilling side |
| They've come down through the year |
| However, a number of factors could cause actual results to differ materially from what we discuss on today's call |
| While Callon has experienced operational and productivity challenges in the past, more recently, they have begun to make good progress towards demonstrating the upside potential of their acreage |
| And there's just not a good short-term fix to that |
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