Attached files

file filename
8-K - 8-K - Emerald Oil, Inc.a11-11957_18k.htm

Exhibit 99.1

 

Voyager Oil & Gas, Inc. Reports Record Oil and Gas Production and Revenue Growth for First Quarter 2011

 

Oil Production for the First Quarter Ended March 31, 2011 was 10,165 Barrels up 3,211% from 307 Barrels for the First Quarter Ended March 31, 2010.

 

BILLINGS, MONTANA — May 10, 2011 — Voyager Oil & Gas, Inc. (AMEX: VOG), announces record oil and gas production and revenue for first quarter 2011.  During the quarter ended March 31, 2011, Voyager reported revenues of $832,621, representing an increase of 3,601% compared to $22,497 for the three months ended March 31, 2010 and up 69% sequentially compared to $492,566 for the three months ended December 31, 2010.   This increase in revenue is due primarily to production from twelve gross (0.98 net) wells across all plays as of March 31, 2011, compared to production from one gross (0.01 net) wells as of March 31, 2010.

 

First Quarter 2011 Highlights

 

·                  Record quarterly revenues of $832,621, up 3,601% over first quarter 2010 and up 69% over fourth quarter 2010.

·                  Record quarterly oil production of 10,165 Bbl, up 3,211% over first quarter 2010 and up 49% over fourth quarter 2010.

·                  Adjusted EBITDA of $271,476 increased 675% from the corresponding 2010 period primarily due to increased production operations.  This quarter marks the first to yield positive adjusted EBITDA, which is less than 12 months after Voyager became publicly traded as an oil and gas company.  Due to its low overhead business model, Voyager achieved positive EBITDA on production of less than 11,000 barrels of oil equivalent.

·                  Acquired 3,000 core net acres during the quarter targeting the Bakken and Three Forks formations in North Dakota and Montana.

·                  As of March 31st, 2011, Voyager had a cash balance of $46,879,679

 

J.R. Reger, Chief Executive Officer commented: “During the first quarter 2011, we continued the progress that we began in 2010 and ramped up our activity.  We raised $50 million in a private placement and deployed an additional $12.8 million into the acquisition and development of acreage during the quarter, in-line with our 2011 expectations.  We will continue to focus on exploring for and developing oil with the leases that we control, as well as continue to expand our acreage positions. We are pleased to announce our record sales and production results to our investors, and expect to continue posting record operating results over the next three quarters and beyond.”

 

First Quarter Production

 

During the first quarter 2011, the Company reported oil production of 10,165 Bbl, an increase of 3,211% compared to oil production of 307 Bbl during the first quarter of 2010.  Voyager reported natural gas production of 577 Mcf, an increase of 612% as compared to 81 Mcf during first quarter 2010.  For the three months ending March 31, 2011, the Company reported average production cost of $14.35 per barrel of oil and $0.40 per Mcf of natural gas.

 

2011 Drilling Update

 

As of March 31, 2011, Voyager had interests in a total of 46 gross (1.72 net) Bakken-Three Forks wells that were drilling, completing or producing, including eleven gross (0.48 net) producing wells.  Permits

 



 

continue to be issued for drilling units in which Voyager has acreage interests within North Dakota and Montana.  The Company expects to participate in 70 gross, six net Bakken-Three Forks wells in 2011.

 

Voyager has completed the preliminary development of the acreage position acquired in the Denver-Julesberg Basin with its operating partner, Slawson Exploration Company, Inc.  The development program consists of three gross test wells, which began drilling activity in July 2010.  The results of the initial three test wells have provided data points on its acreage position and ultimately how many wells will be drilled in 2011.  Slawson and Voyager drilled three wells targeting the Niobrara during the quarter ended March 31, 2011.  Those wells are currently in various stages of completion.

 

Operating Expenses

 

During the quarter ending March 31, 2011, the Company reported total operating expenses of $1,233,288 compared to operating expenses of $267,529 for the three months ended March 31, 2010.  This increase in expenses primarily resulted from $407,984 of depletion of oil and gas properties for the three months ended March 31, 2011, compared to $8,500 for the three months ended March 31, 2010 and $694,314 of general and administrative expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2011, compared to $255,710 for the three months ended March 31, 2010.

 

The increase in general and administrative expenses resulted from $256,739 of share-based compensation for the three months ended March 31, 2011, compared to $178,146 for the three months ended March 31, 2010, and $240,912 of professional fees for the three months ended March 31, 2011, compared to $29,400 for the three months ended March 31, 2010.

 

Liquidity

 

As of March 31, 2011, Voyager had a cash balance of $46,879,679, compared to $11,358,520 as of December 31, 2010.  The increase was primarily attributable to the private placement in February 2011 described below.  Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities was $1,693,941 for the three months ended March 31, 2011 compared to ($64,566) for the three months ended March 31, 2010.

 

Financing

 

In February 2011, Voyager completed a private placement of 12.5 million shares of common stock at a subscription price of $4.00 per share for total gross proceeds of $50 million.  In addition to common stock, investors purchasing shares received a warrant to purchase common stock.  For each share of common stock purchased in this transaction, the purchaser received the right, for a period of five years from the closing date of the closing, to purchase one-half share of the Company’s common stock at a price of $7.10 per share.  The total number of common shares that are issuable upon exercise of the warrants is 6,250,000.

 

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

 

In addition to reporting net earnings (loss) as defined under GAAP, Voyager also presents net earnings before interest, income taxes, depreciation, depletion, and amortization (adjusted EBITDA), which is a non-GAAP performance measure. Adjusted EBITDA consists of net earnings after adjustment for those items described in the table below. Adjusted EBITDA does not represent, and should not be considered an alternative to GAAP measurements, such as net earnings (loss) (its most comparable GAAP financial measure), and Voyager’s calculations thereof may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies. By eliminating the items described below, Voyager believes the measure is useful in evaluating its fundamental core operating performance. Voyager also believes that adjusted EBITDA is useful to investors because similar measures are frequently used by securities analysts, investors, and

 



 

other interested parties in their evaluation of companies in similar industries. Voyager’s management uses adjusted EBITDA to manage its business, including in preparing its annual operating budget and financial projections. Voyager’s management does not view adjusted EBITDA in isolation and also uses other measurements, such as net earnings (loss) and revenues to measure operating performance. The following table provides a reconciliation of net earnings (loss), the most directly comparable GAAP measure, to adjusted EBITDA for the periods presented:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

March 31,

 

 

 

2011

 

2010

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss

 

$

(889,774

)

$

(234,041

)

Interest expense

 

495,479

 

 

Accretion of asset retirement obligations

 

261

 

 

Depreciation, depletion, and amortization

 

408,771

 

8,500

 

Stock-based compensation

 

256,739

 

178,146

 

Adjusted EBITDA

 

$

271,476

 

$

(47,395

)

 

About Voyager Oil & Gas

 

Voyager Oil & Gas, Inc. is an exploration and production company based in Billings, Montana. Voyager’s primary focus is oil shale resource prospects in the continental United States.  Voyager currently controls approximately 143,000 net acres in the following five primary prospect areas:

 

·                  27,000 core net acres targeting the Bakken/Three Forks in North Dakota and Montana;

·                  14,200 net acres targeting the Niobrara formation in Colorado and Wyoming;

·                  800 net acres targeting a Red River prospect in Montana;

·                  33,500 net acres in a joint venture targeting the Heath Shale formation in Musselshell, Petroleum, Garfield and Fergus Counties of Montana; and

·                  67,000 net acres in a joint venture in the Tiger Ridge gas field in Blaine, Hill and Chouteau Counties of Montana.

 

Make sure you are first to receive timely information on Voyager Oil & Gas when it hits the newswire. Sign up for Voyager’s email news alert system today at: http://www.VYOG-IR.com.  For additional information on Voyager Oil & Gas visit the Company’s new website at: http://www.voyageroil.com/.

 

SAFE HARBOR

 

This press release contains forward-looking statements regarding future events and our future results that are subject to the safe harbors created under the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.  All statements other than statements of historical facts included in this report, such as statements regarding our future expectations to drill additional wells that we will continue our aggressive acreage expansion and that we expect to continue posting record operating results over the next three quarters and beyond are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are based on our current expectations and assumptions about future events and involve inherent risks and uncertainties. Important factors (many of which are beyond our control) could cause actual results to differ materially from those set forth in the forward-looking statements, including those described in our public filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Readers should not place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements, which are made only as of the date hereof. Voyager undertakes no duty or obligation to update any forward-looking statements contained in this release as a result of new information, future events or changes in Voyager’s expectations.

 



 

VOYAGER OIL & GAS, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

 

 

 

March 31,

 

 

 

 

 

2011

 

December 31,

 

 

 

(UNAUDITED)

 

2010

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

CURRENT ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents

 

$

46,879,679

 

$

11,358,520

 

Trade Receivables

 

476,863

 

295,821

 

Short Term Investments

 

 

242,070

 

Prepaid Drilling Costs

 

3,069,567

 

493,660

 

Prepaid Expenses

 

47,589

 

85,988

 

Restricted Cash

 

51,000

 

51,000

 

Other Current Assets

 

 

1,465

 

Total Current Assets

 

50,524,698

 

12,528,524

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

 

 

 

 

 

Oil and Natural Gas Properties, Full Cost Method

 

 

 

 

 

Proved Properties

 

10,367,288

 

6,700,438

 

Unproved Properties

 

37,992,372

 

31,176,109

 

Other Property and Equipment

 

83,428

 

18,346

 

Total Property and Equipment

 

48,443,088

 

37,894,893

 

Less - Accumulated Depreciation and Depletion

 

(2,336,762

)

(1,927,991

)

Total Property and Equipment, Net

 

46,106,326

 

35,966,902

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Assets

 

$

96,631,024

 

$

48,495,426

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

CURRENT LIABILITIES

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts Payable

 

$

2,734,945

 

$

537,757

 

Accrued Expenses

 

180,576

 

188,923

 

Operating Lease Reserve

 

100,376

 

200,756

 

Senior Secured Promissory Notes, Net

 

14,892,123

 

14,836,644

 

Total Current Liabilities

 

17,908,020

 

15,764,080

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LONG-TERM LIABILITIES

 

 

 

 

 

Other Noncurrent Liabilities

 

16,004

 

10,522

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

 

17,924,024

 

15,774,602

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred Stock - Par Value $.001; 20,000,000 Shares Authorized;

 

 

 

 

 

None Issued or Outstanding

 

 

 

Common Stock, Par Value $.001; 100,000,000 Authorized, 57,848,431

 

 

 

 

 

Outstanding (12/31/2010 – 45,344,431 Shares Outstanding)

 

57,848

 

45,344

 

Additional Paid-In Capital

 

86,067,953

 

39,204,507

 

Accumulated Deficit

 

(7,418,801

)

(6,529,027

)

Total Stockholders’ Equity

 

78,707,000

 

32,720,824

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

 

$

96,631,024

 

$

48,495,426

 

 



 

VOYAGER OIL & GAS, INC.

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

March 31,

 

 

 

2011

 

2010

 

REVENUES

 

 

 

 

 

Oil and Gas Sales

 

$

832,621

 

$

22,497

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OPERATING EXPENSES

 

 

 

 

 

Production Expenses

 

49,978

 

 

Production Taxes

 

79,964

 

2,587

 

General and Administrative Expense

 

694,314

 

255,710

 

Depletion of Oil and Gas Properties

 

407,984

 

8,500

 

Depreciation and Amortization

 

787

 

732

 

Accretion of Discount on Asset Retirement Obligations

 

261

 

 

Total Expenses

 

1,233,288

 

267,529

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LOSS FROM OPERATIONS

 

(400,667

)

(245,032

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE)

 

 

 

 

 

Interest Expense

 

(495,479

)

 

Other Income (Expense)

 

6,372

 

10,991

 

Total Other Income (Expense)

 

(489,107

)

10,991

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LOSS BEFORE INCOME TAXES

 

(889,774

)

(234,041

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

INCOME TAX PROVISION

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NET LOSS

 

$

(889,774

)

$

(234,041

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Loss Per Common Share – Basic and Diluted

 

$

(0.02

)

$

(0.01

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted Average Shares Outstanding – Basic and Diluted

 

52,567,631

 

22,921,804

 

 



 

VOYAGER OIL & GAS, INC.

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

March 31,

 

 

 

2011

 

2010

 

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES

 

 

 

 

 

Net Loss

 

$

(889,774

)

$

(234,041

)

Adjustments to Reconcile Net Loss to Net Cash Provided by (Used for) Operating Activities

 

 

 

 

 

Depletion of Oil and Gas Properties

 

407,984

 

8,500

 

Depreciation and Amortization

 

787

 

732

 

Amortization of Loan Discount

 

55,479

 

 

Accretion of Discount on Asset Retirement Obligations

 

261

 

 

Gain on Sale of Available for Sale Securities

 

 

(4,928

)

Share – Based Compensation Expense

 

256,739

 

178,146

 

Changes in Working Capital and Other Items:

 

 

 

 

 

Increase in Trade Receivables

 

(181,042

)

(19,910

)

Decrease in Prepaid Expenses

 

38,399

 

 

Decrease (Increase) in Other Current Assets

 

1,465

 

(11,229

)

Increase in Accounts Payable

 

2,112,370

 

20,745

 

Decrease in Accrued Expenses

 

(8,347

)

(2,581

)

Decrease in Operating Lease Reserve

 

(100,380

)

 

Net Cash Provided by (Used For) Operating Activities

 

1,693,941

 

(64,566

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES

 

 

 

 

 

Purchases of Other Property and Equipment

 

(65,082

)

(4,598

)

Prepaid Drilling Costs

 

(2,575,907

)

 

Proceeds from Sales of Available for Sale Securities

 

242,070

 

183,090

 

Acquisition of Oil and Gas Properties

 

(10,393,074

)

(732,792

)

Net Cash Used For Investing Activities

 

(12,791,993

)

(554,300

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from Issuance of Common Stock - Net of Issuance Costs

 

46,602,251

 

779,240

 

Proceeds from Exercise of Stock Options and Warrants

 

16,960

 

800

 

Net Cash Provided by Financing Activities

 

46,619,211

 

780,040

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NET INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

 

35,521,159

 

161,174

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS – BEGINNING OF PERIOD

 

11,358,520

 

691,263

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS – END OF PERIOD

 

$

46,879,679

 

$

852,437

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information

 

 

 

 

 

Cash Paid During the Period for Interest

 

$

450,000

 

$

 

Cash Paid During the Period for Income Taxes

 

$

 

$

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-Cash Financing and Investing Activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Purchase of Oil and Gas Properties Paid Subsequent to Period End

 

$

84,818

 

$

 

Purchase of Oil and Gas Properties through Issuance of Common Stock

 

$

 

$

2,358,900

 

Purchase of Oil and Gas Properties through Due to Related Party

 

$

 

$

1,374,675

 

Payment of Capital Raise Costs with Issuance of Common Stock

 

$

 

$

186,340

 

Fair Value of Warrants and Options Granted as Compensation

 

$

 

$

120,770

 

Payment of Compensation through Issuance of Common Stock

 

$

256,739

 

$

57,376

 

Capitalized Asset Retirement Obligations

 

$

5,221

 

$

 

 



 

Investor Relations Contact:

The WSR Group

Gerald Kieft

772-219-7525

http://www.wallstreetresources.net/voyager.asp

 

 

Source: Voyager Oil & Gas, Inc.