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Coho Energy Announces 1994 Financial and Operating Results and Year-End Reserves.


DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 14, 1995--Coho Energy Inc. (NASDAQ-NMS:COHO; TSE See Tokyo Stock Exchange.

TSE

1. See Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE).

2. See Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE).
:CEE cee  
n.
The letter c.
) today reported financial and operating results for the year ended December December: see month.  31, 1994.

These results reflect the acquisition of Interstate in·ter·state  
adj.
Involving, existing between, or connecting two or more states.

n.
One of a system of highways extending between the major cities of the 48 contiguous United States.

Noun 1.
 Natural Gas Co. ("ING") on December 8, 1994.

Production

Daily oil production for 1994 averaged 5,416 barrels, an 8% increase over the 4,988 barrels of oil reported for the year ended December 31, 1993. This gain represents Coho's ninth consecutive year of record oil production. Fourth quarter 1994 daily oil production was 5,832 barrels, a 15% increase over the 5,065 barrels for the same period in 1993. The production increases for both the fourth quarter and the full year 1994 reflect Coho's continued success in developing its Mississippi Mississippi, state, United States
Mississippi (mĭs'əsĭp`ē), one of the Deep South states of the United States. It is bordered by Alabama (E), the Gulf of Mexico (S), Arkansas and Louisiana, with most of the border formed by
 properties. Daily gas production for the fourth quarter of 1994 was 6.8 million cubic feet as compared with the .6 million cubic feet reported in the fourth quarter of 1993. Prior to the ING acquisition Coho had only a small part of its oil equivalent production derived de·rive  
v. de·rived, de·riv·ing, de·rives

v.tr.
1. To obtain or receive from a source.

2.
 from gas production. The current level of gas production from the ING properties is approximately ap·prox·i·mate  
adj.
1. Almost exact or correct: the approximate time of the accident.

2.
 19.8 million cubic feet per day.

Operating Revenues operating revenue

Revenue from any regular source. Revenue from sales is adjusted for discounts and returns when calculating operating revenue. Compare other revenue.


Revenues from the sale of oil and gas production for the year ended December 31, 1994 were $26.5 million compared with $28.3 million for the same period in 1993. Although oil and gas volumes increased year over year, lower realized commodity prices, particularly in the first half of the year, offset production increases. Total operating revenues for 1994 were $34.4 million, a 21% increase over the $28.3 million reported in 1993. Included in operating revenues is $7.9 million derived from ING's marketing and transportation facilities for the month of December.

Financial Results

For the full year 1994, Coho reported a loss of $1.7 million or $0.12 per share compared with a loss of $13.4 million or $1.12 per share. In the fourth quarter the Company recorded a $2.5 million ($0.18 per share) non-recurring charge related to a restructuring restructuring - The transformation from one representation form to another at the same relative abstraction level, while preserving the subject system's external behaviour (functionality and semantics).  plan which was developed after the review of the operations of the combined companies. The plan is designed to reduce excess overhead and operating costs operating costs nplgastos mpl operacionales  beyond the scope contemplated when the ING acquisition was made.

Proved Reserves proved reserves

The quantity of minerals expected to be recoverable under current economic and operating conditions. The amount of proved reserves is important in valuing the stock of a company with significant holdings in natural resources.


The Company's 1994 year-end year-end also year·end
n.
The end of a year.

adj.
Occurring or done at the end of the year: a year-end audit.

Noun 1.
 proved oil and gas reserves increased significantly from 1993. Proved oil reserves Oil reserves refer to portions of oil in place that are claimed to be recoverable under economic constraints.

Oil in the ground is not a "reserve" unless it is claimed to be economically recoverable, since as the oil is extracted, the cost of recovery increases incrementally
 increased 10% from 24.9 million barrels reported in 1993 to 27.5 million. The increase in oil reserves is attributable attributable

emanating from or pertaining to attribute.


attributable proportion
see attributable risk (below).

attributable risk
 to the success Coho is experiencing with its secondary recovery projects and exploitation activities in its fields in Mississippi. Proved gas reserves for 1994 were 100.1 billion cubic feet, a 612% increase over the gas reserves owned by Coho at the end of 1993. The significant increase in gas reserves is related to the acquisition of ING in late 1994.

At year end 1994, the pretax pre·tax  
adj.
Existing before tax deductions: pretax income.

pretax adj [profit] → vor (Abzug der) Steuern 
 SEC PV10 for the Company's proved reserves, using $16.00 per barrel West Texas Intermediate posted price and $1.58 per thousand cubic feet, was $164.4 million. The figure for the same period in 1993 was $81.1 million. The 102% increase over the 1993 amount reflects the increase in volumes of oil and gas proved reserves and improved commodity pricing for crude oil.

Coho Energy is a Dallas Dallas, city (1990 pop. 1,006,877), seat of Dallas co., N Tex., on the Trinity River near the junction of its three forks; inc. 1871. The second largest Texas city, after Houston, and the eighth largest U.S.  based independent oil and natural gas producer focusing on exploitation of underdeveloped un·der·de·vel·oped
adj.
Not adequately or normally developed; immature.
 oil properties in the Mississippi Salt Basin. -0-
                              COHO ENERGY, INC.
                         SUMMARY OF FINANCIAL RESULTS
                    (In Thousands, except Per Share Data)


                            Three Months          Twelve Months
                               Ended                  Ended
                            December 31,           December 31,


                           1993     1994           1993      1994


OIL PRODUCTION (BBL/D)     5,065    5,832          4,988     5,416


GAS PRODUCTION (MCF/D)       605    6,781          1,291     1,836


PRODUCTION (BOE/D)         5,166    6,962          5,203     5,722


 Average Sales Price
 $/BBL                     13.12    12.91          14.91     12.86
 $/MCF                      1.96     1.56           2.37      1.55


OPERATING REVENUES


 Net Oil and Gas
   Production            $ 6,224  $ 7,906        $28,263   $26,464
 Marketing and
   Transportation             --    7,965             --     7,965
                         $ 6,224  $15,871        $28,263   $34,429


OPERATING EXPENSES


 Oil and Gas Production    1,792    2,214          7,164     7,840
 Marketing and
  Transportation              --    7,351             --     7,351
 Taxes on Oil and Gas
  Production                 353      439          1,609     1,532
 General and
  Administrative             835    1,086          2,997     3,505
 Restructuring                --    2,494             --     2,494
 Reorganization Costs of
  Combination with
  Coho Resources Limited      --       --          1,000        --
 Writedown in Carrying
  Value of Crude Oil and
  Natural Gas Properties  20,000       --         20,000        --
 Depletion and
  Depreciation             4,061    3,212         10,677    10,074




TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES  27,041   16,796         43,447    32,796


INTEREST                     890    1,422          3,484     4,007


INCOME TAXES              (6,775)    (734)        (5,219)     (720)


NET EARNINGS (LOSS)     $(14,932) $(1,613)      $(13,449)  $(1,654)


CASH FLOW FROM OPERATING
 ACTIVITIES               $2,549   $  938        $12,248    $7,928


EARNINGS (LOSS)
 PER SHARE                $(1.19)  $(0.11)        $(1.12)   $(0.12)


CASH FLOW PER SHARE        $0.19    $0.06          $1.02     $0.56


WEIGHTED AVERAGE NUMBER
 OF COMMON SHARES
 OUTSTANDING              12,685   14,701         12,013    14,199
-0-


                           COHO ENERGY INC.
                 CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
                            DECEMBER 31
                           (In Thousands)


                                    1993         1994


ASSETS


Current Assets                     $6,878      $22,852
Property and Equipment             96,317      171,524
Other                               1,091        2,594
                                 $104,286     $196,970


LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY


Current Liabilities                $6,007      $25,231
Long Term debt                     54,000       86,311
Deferred Income Taxes                  --       12,887
                                   60,007      124,429
Redeemable preferred stock             --       16,125
Shareholders' Equity               44,279       56,416


                                 $104,286     $196,970


Common Shares Outstanding          14,007       16,783




CONTACT: Coho Energy Inc.

Jeffrey Clarke Clarke   , Arthur Charles Born 1917.

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