2013-01-07 12:06:37 -
Preliminary fourth quarter and full year financial results
Based on preliminary and unaudited results, Electromagnetic Geoservices ASA
(EMGS) expects to report 2012 annual revenues of approximately USD 200 million
and EBITDA of approximately USD 50 million. Total fourth quarter 2012 revenues
are expected to come in at approximately USD million 44 million, of which the
multi-client segment accounts for approximately USD 10 million.
EMGS experienced higher than usual seasonal slowdown in industry activity
towards the end of the fourth quarter, resulting in delayed multi-client sales
amounting to approximately USD 8 million.
"Although we are disappointed that sales in the fourth quarter came in short of
our expectations, we see this purely as a timing issue and expect to book the
shortfall of approximately USD 8 million in the first quarter of
2013.
Additionally, we see considerable late-sales potential in the first half of
2013 and beyond based on the industry interest we are witnessing for our new
sub-salt and sub-basalt data packages as well as the Barents Sea data library,"
said Roar Bekker, CEO of EMGS.
Expected vessel schedule
EMGS has secured backlog for the EM Leader in Asia through to early May
following several previously announced contract awards. The company is currently
in advanced stages of negotiations regarding additional contracts totalling
approximately six months of work with start-up in mid-February. EMGS has
therefore resolved to mobilize the BOA Thalassa from her current operations in
the US Gulf of Mexico to the Asia Pacific region. EMGS expects to deploy both
vessels in Asia for most of 2013 as a consequence of substantially increased
demand for proprietary contract work from both new and existing customers.
The BOA Galatea has completed data acquisition under the contract extension with
Petrobras and has now commenced a two-month multi-client program in the Ceara
area in the northern part of Brazil. The 3D EM survey program covers blocks that
are expected to be announced in the 11th licensing round in Brazil.
The Atlantic Guardian is, as previously communicated, standby in Bergen at no
cost for EMGS. The company is currently pursuing contract and multi-client
opportunities in the North Atlantic region and West Africa, and expects to bring
the vessel back into operation in early March at the latest.
EMGS will report the unaudited fourth quarter and full-year 2012 financial
results on 7 February 2013.
Contact
Roar Bekker, EMGS chief executive officer, +47 22 01 14 00
Svein Knudsen, EMGS chief financial officer, +47 22 01 14 00
Chris Guldberg, EMGS Head of PR/IR, +47 73 56 88 10 / +47 92 81 07 07
About EMGS
EMGS, the marine EM market leader, uses its proprietary electromagnetic (EM)
technology to support oil and gas companies in their search for offshore
hydrocarbons. EMGS supports each stage in the workflow, from survey design and
data acquisition to processing and interpretation. The company's services enable
integration of EM data with seismic and other geophysical and geological
information to give explorationists a clearer and more complete understanding of
the subsurface. This improves exploration efficiency, and reduces risks and the
finding costs per barrel.
EMGS has conducted more than 650 surveys to improve drilling success rates
across the world's mature and frontier offshore basins. The company operates on
a worldwide basis with main offices in Trondheim, Stavanger and Oslo, Norway;
Houston, USA; and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Please visit www.emgs.com for more
information.
This information is subject of the disclosure requirements pursuant to section
5-12 of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act.
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