Dynamic Announces Reserve Estimates for Year Ending March 31, 2000.Business Editors RICHMOND, B.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 11, 2000 Dynamic (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :DYOLF) (TSE See Tokyo Stock Exchange. TSE 1. See Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE). 2. See Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE). :DOL DOL - Display Oriented Language. Subsystem of DOCUS. Sammet 1969, p.678. .) is pleased to announce an increase in the discounted net present value ("NPV NPV See: Net present value ") of its proved and probable reserves. The increase is $C9.7 million (19%) over last year to $C61.3 million ($C3.11 per share, basic), is based on an annual cash flow discount rate of 10%. The following table reports the Company's reserves independently estimated by Status Engineering and Associates Ltd., of Calgary, Alberta effective April 1, 2000.
Petroleum and Natural Gas Discounted NPV
Reserve Volume Estimate $ Estimate
(Pre Taxes and Royalties) (Pre Taxes,
After Royalties)
Natural NGL's/ Equivalent 10%
Gas Oil (mmcfe-10:1) ($C000)
(mmcf) (mbbls)
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Proved Producing 29,212 1,759 46,802 44,980
Proved Non-Producing 11,510 448 15,990 13,700
Probable (risked 50%) 4,008 11 4,118 2,625
Total 2000 44,730 2,218 66,910 61,305
Total 1999 43,693 2,297 66,663 51,563
Increase (decrease) 2.4% (3.4%) 0.4% 19%
The discounted net present values reported above were determined using base prices of $C2.80 per mcf and $C28.00 per barrel of oil, escalating thereafter at 3.0% per annum Per annum Yearly. . The estimated reserves and present values reported by Status Engineering are based on price forecasts used by a mix of independent consulting engineering firms and charter banks. If the discounted net present value of the Company's year-end reserves were calculated using Dynamic's weight-averaged actual selling price for May, 2000 of $C3.69 per mcf for natural gas and $C35.20 per barrel for oil, the estimated value of total reserves would be $C83.1 million ($C4.22 per share, basic), using an annual cash flow discount rate of 10%, with product prices and associated operating costs operating costs npl → gastos mpl operacionales remaining constant. Production in 2000 increased 657 mmcfe or 11%, to 6,595 mmcfe over last year. Total reserves of natural gas increased this year over last by 2.4% net of production, while NGL's and oil decreased by 3.4%. Reserve additions replaced production by 103%. New gas additions were comprised primarily of dry, sweet gas not suited for NGL NGL - A dialect of IGL. extraction, which explains the decrease in NGL's and oil relative to the increase in natural gas reserves. Capital expenditures increased in 2000 by C$1.0 million or 20%, to $C5.7 million over 1999. At St. Albert St. Albert could refer to:
The category this year with the largest increase ($C1.8 million) was "Land acquisitions". Among these, the acquisition of largest size, was the $C1.6 million purchase of 23,058 acres (approximately 36 sections) of contiguous Crown Petroleum and Natural Gas ("P&NG") rights in the Orion area of NE British Columbia British Columbia, province (2001 pop. 3,907,738), 366,255 sq mi (948,600 sq km), including 6,976 sq mi (18,068 sq km) of water surface, W Canada. Geography at the Government Land Sale held in Victoria on October 20, 1999 and announced on October 22, 1999. Dynamic has established a capital budget for 2001 of $C10.9 million. Of that amount, $C3.0 million is planned for spending at St. Albert and $C5.0 million for continuing work at Peavey/Morinville. A total of $C2.0 million is for the acquisition of new undeveloped acreage, in order to continue adding to the Company's inventory of growth opportunities. The balance of $C0.9 million is to be spent on exploring and developing newly-acquired properties. The Company has also established an expense budget for seismic of $C0.9 million for 2001. Dynamic Oil & Gas, Inc. is a Canadian based energy company engaged in the production and exploration of Western Canada's natural gas and 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 . The Company owns significant working interests in several Central Alberta Central Alberta (also named Alberta's Heartland) is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta. Central Alberta is the most densely populated rural area in the province. Agriculture and energy make up an important part of the economy. producing properties, and in two sizeable exploratory properties located in southwestern and northeastern British Columbia. On Behalf of the Board of Directors Donald K. Umbach, Vice President and COO The NASDAQ and Toronto Stock Exchanges Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE) Canada's largest stock exchange, trading approximately 1,200 company stocks and 33 options. have not reviewed nor accepted responsibility for accuracy of this release. Certain statements herein may not be historical facts and may be "forward looking statements" under U.S. securities laws. Such statements are based on management's beliefs, as well as assumptions made by information currently available to management. Forward-looking statements forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. include those preceded by the words "estimate," "will," or words of similar expressions, and are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause results to differ materially from expected results. Reserve estimation is an interpretive process based on drilling results and past experience as well as estimates of reservoir characteristics and flow rates, prices, costs of extraction and processing, capital expenditures and many other factors. Actual quality and characteristics of oil and gas accumulations cannot be known. |
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