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Exhibit 99.1

 

 

Antero Resources Reports Third Quarter 2011 Results

 

Highlights:

 

·                  Net production averaged 264 MMcfed, up 85% over the prior-year quarter

·                  Consolidated EBITDAX was $92 million, up 82% over the prior-year quarter

·                  Reported GAAP earnings were $111 million and adjusted net income was $20 million

·                  Current net production is 298 MMcfed combined — 163 MMcfd net from the Marcellus alone

·                  7 Antero operated drilling rigs currently running in core areas, one additional rig to be added in December

·                  Natural gas hedges increased by 18% to 588 Bcfe through 2016 at $5.81 NYMEX-equivalent

·                  Closed $193 million acquisition of 7% ORI in Marcellus which included an additional 5,000 net acres

 

Denver, Colorado, November 15, 2011—Antero Resources today released its third quarter 2011 results. Those financial statements are included in Antero Resources Finance Corporation’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2011, which has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

Recent Developments

 

On September 26, 2011, Antero announced that it had acquired a 7% overriding royalty interest (ORI) from CONSOL Energy in approximately 115,000 net acres located in the southwestern core of the Marcellus Shale play on a large portion of Antero’s existing West Virginia and Pennsylvania acreage position for $193 million.  The acquisition increased Antero’s net revenue interest in 115,000 net acres of its 203,000 net acre Marcellus Shale position to 87%.  The cash transaction closed on September 21, 2011 with an effective date of July 1, 2011, and was funded with undrawn capacity on Antero’s credit facility.

 

On October 27, 2011 Antero announced that the borrowing base under its credit facility had been increased from $800 million to $1.2 billion and that lender commitments were increased from $750 million to $850 million.  One new bank joined Antero’s now 14-bank lending group.  As of September 30, 2011, pro forma for the increase in lender commitments, Antero had $611 million of undrawn committed capacity under its credit facility including $21 million of letters of credit.  Pro forma for the increase in the borrowing base, Antero had $961 million of undrawn borrowing base capacity, contingent upon an additional $350 million of lender commitments.

 

Financial Results

 

Production for the third quarter of 2011 increased by 85% relative to the third quarter of 2010 to 24 Bcfe, resulting in net revenue growth of 80% to $135 million (including cash-settled derivatives but excluding unrealized derivative gains and losses).  The production increase was primarily driven by new wells in the Marcellus Shale and the Piceance Basin.  Liquids production (NGLs and oil) contributed 12% of revenues before commodity hedges.  Average natural gas prices before hedges increased 6% from the prior-year quarter to $4.20 per Mcf and average natural gas-equivalent prices before hedges increased 9% to $4.50 per Mcfe.  Average realized gas prices including hedges decreased by 2% to $5.31 per Mcf for the third quarter.  Average realized NGL prices increased by 7% to $45.97 per barrel for the same period, while average realized oil prices including hedges increased by 19% to $76.92 per barrel.  Average gas-equivalent prices including NGLs, oil and hedges, increased by 1% to $5.53 per Mcfe.  For the third quarter of 2011, Antero realized natural gas hedging gains of $25 million, or $1.05 per Mcfe.

 

Reported GAAP earnings resulted in net income of $111 million, including a $140 million unrealized gain on commodity derivatives as natural gas prices declined from the prior quarter and $50 million in deferred income tax expense.  Excluding the unrealized gain on commodity derivatives and deferred income tax expense, adjusted net income, a non-GAAP measure, was $20 million for the quarter.  For a reconciliation of adjusted net income, please read “—Non-GAAP Financial Measures.”

 

Driven by an 80% increase in revenues, cash flow from operations before changes in working capital, a non-GAAP measure, increased 112% from the prior-year quarter to $71 million.  EBITDAX of $92 million for the third quarter of 2011 was 82% higher

 

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than the prior-year quarter, also due primarily to an 80% increase in revenues.  For reconciliation of EBITDAX and cash flow from operations before changes in working capital to the nearest comparable GAAP measures, please read “—Non-GAAP Financial Measures.”

 

Net production of 24 Bcfe for the quarter was comprised of 23 Bcf of natural gas, 185,000 barrels of NGLs and 63,000 barrels of oil, representing a 20% sequential increase over the second quarter of 2011.  Net daily production averaged 264 MMcfed for the third quarter, a record high for Antero, and was comprised of 248 MMcfd of natural gas (93%), 2,011 Bbl/d of NGLs (5%) and 685 Bbl/d of crude oil (2%).  Net NGL production increased 21% over the third quarter of 2010, which had included NGLs generated by processing third party gas in the Arkoma Woodford.  As a result of the execution of a gas processing agreement effective January 1, 2011 in the Piceance Basin, Antero has more than replaced all of the NGL production generated from third party processing fees which terminated with the sale of the Arkoma midstream processing assets in the fourth quarter of 2010.

 

Per unit cash production costs (lease operating, gathering, compression and transportation, and production tax) for the third quarter of 2011 were $1.46 per Mcfe, a 6% improvement from the prior year quarter and a 6% improvement over the previous quarter.  This improvement was primarily driven by increased production volumes from new high rate Marcellus Shale wells that generally have low per unit production costs relative to the Company’s existing production base.  Per unit depreciation, depletion and amortization expense decreased 36% from the prior year quarter to $1.83 per Mcfe, driven by low cost reserve additions.  On a per unit basis, general and administrative expense for the third quarter 2011 was $0.30 per Mcfe, a 29% decline from the third quarter of 2010, primarily driven by the increase in gas-equivalent production somewhat offset by a growing employee base.

 

Antero Operations

 

Antero’s current gross operated production is 315 MMcfd, and estimated net production is 298 MMcfed, including non-operated production, NGLs and oil.  An additional 30 MMcfd of gross operated production (23 MMcfd net) from three completed and flow tested horizontal Marcellus wells is waiting on pipeline completion in West Virginia, which is expected to occur by the end of November.  During the first nine months of 2011, Antero completed 73 gross operated wells (66 net wells) and currently has 36 gross operated wells (29 net wells) in various stages of drilling, completion, waiting on completion or waiting on pipeline.

 

Marcellus Shale—Antero is operating five drilling rigs in the Marcellus Shale play, all of which are drilling in northern West Virginia.  The Company has a sixth drilling rig under contract that is expected to spud its first well in December and a seventh rig is expected to spud its first well in early February 2012.  Antero has 206 MMcfd of gross operated production of which 98% is coming from 56 horizontal wells, resulting in 163 MMcfd of net production.  As mentioned above, an additional 30 MMcfd of gross operated deliverability is constrained, waiting on the completion of pipeline facilities expected by the end of November.  Antero has 11 horizontal wells either completing or waiting on completion and has one dedicated frac crew currently working in West Virginia.  A second Antero-dedicated frac crew is scheduled to arrive in the second quarter of 2012.  The 56 horizontal Marcellus wells that Antero has completed and placed online to date have an average lateral length of approximately 6,200’.

 

Four West Virginia infrastructure projects were completed in September and two more are close to completion and waiting on permitting.  The completed projects include the Jarvisville low pressure gathering system, the Tichenal low pressure gathering system and high pressure pipeline and the new Tichenal compressor station.  The addition of several more compressor units at Jarvisville will raise Antero’s West Virginia compression capacity to 295 MMcfd.  Another tranche of compression at Jarvisville is expected to be online in January 2012 and will raise Antero’s West Virginia compression capacity to 330 MMcfd.  Finally, the Pike Fork compressor station is scheduled to go online in February 2012 raising Antero’s West Virginia total compression capacity to 380 MMcfd.  Based on current drilling and completion schedules, Antero believes that it will have adequate gathering and compression capacity to accommodate anticipated production growth through the second quarter of 2012.  Planning is underway for additional compression and pipeline projects to be completed in 2012 in order to continue to raise lean gas compression and pipeline capacity as well as to deliver rich gas production to a new 200 MMcfd processing plant to be completed by a third party in the third quarter of 2012.  Antero has rights to all of the processing capacity in the new plant.

 

Antero has 203,000 net acres in the Appalachian Basin Marcellus Shale play of which only 8% was classified as proved at mid-year 2011.

 

Woodford Shale—Antero is operating one drilling rig in the Arkoma Woodford Shale play. The Company has 61 MMcfd of gross operated production from131 operated horizontal wells online and 74 MMcfed of net production including net non-operated production, NGLs and oil. The 74 MMcfed net is comprised of approximately 70 MMcfd of tailgate gas, 500 Bbls/d of NGLs and 15 Bbls/d of light oil.  Antero has one operated horizontal Woodford well located in the rich gas area of the Arkoma Woodford waiting on completion.  In addition, Antero has four non-operated wells drilling with a combined 44% working interest on its Arkoma acreage.

 

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Antero has 67,000 net acres in the Arkoma Woodford Shale play.

 

Piceance Basin—Antero has one operated drilling rig running in the Piceance Basin. The Company’s gross operated production in the Piceance is currently 48 MMcfd and 52 MMcfed net including 3 MMcfed of non-operated production from 193 wells online.  The 52 MMcfed net is comprised of approximately 36 MMcfd of tailgate gas, 2,100 Bbls/d of NGLs and 660 Bbls/d of light oil.  Antero has six Mesaverde wells currently in the process of completing and 11 Mesaverde wells waiting on completion in its Gravel Trend rich gas area.  The Company has one frac crew currently working in the basin.

 

Antero has 63,000 net acres in the Piceance.

 

Fayetteville Shale—Antero has 10 MMcfd of net non-operated production and 5,000 net acres in the Fayetteville Shale play.  The Company has three non-operated Fayetteville Shale wells drilling with a combined 23% working interest.

 

Commodity Hedges

 

From the beginning of the fourth quarter of 2011 through the end of 2016, Antero has hedged 588 Bcfe using simple fixed price swaps at an average NYMEX-equivalent price of $5.81 per MMBtu.  Over 60% of estimated gas production for the last quarter of 2011 is hedged at a NYMEX-equivalent price of $5.78 per MMBtu and over 65% of 2012 estimated gas production is hedged at a NYMEX-equivalent price of $5.78 per MMBtu.  Virtually all of Antero’s financial hedge prices are tied to the local basin.  In the following table, these basin prices are converted to NYMEX-equivalent prices using current basis differentials in the over-the-counter futures market.  Antero has nine different counterparties to its hedge contracts, all but one of which are lenders in the Company’s bank credit facility.

 

 

 

Natural gas
equivalent

 

NYMEX-
equivalent

 

Calendar Year

 

MMBtu/day

 

index price

 

2011

 

201,526

 

$

5.78

 

2012

 

280,537

 

$

5.78

 

2013

 

297,020

 

$

5.76

 

2014

 

310,000

 

$

5.96

 

2015

 

340,000

 

$

5.93

 

2016

 

312,500

 

$

5.74

 

 

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

 

Adjusted net income as set forth in this release represents income from operations before deferred income taxes, adjusted for certain non-cash items.  We believe that adjusted net income is useful to investors in evaluating operational trends of the Company and its performance relative to other oil and gas producing companies.  Adjusted net income is not a measure of financial performance under GAAP and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for net income (loss) as an indicator of financial performance.  The following table reconciles income from operations to adjusted net income:

 

 

 

Three months ended
September 30,

 

Nine months ended
September 30,

 

 

 

2011

 

2010

 

2011

 

2010

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

 

$

111,078

 

$

67,599

 

$

126,766

 

$

138,979

 

Unrealized commodity derivative (gains) losses

 

(140,195

)

(108,439

)

(160,744

)

(217,399

)

Loss on sale of compressor station

 

 

 

8,700

 

 

Provision for income taxes

 

49,578

 

25,107

 

74,941

 

39,287

 

Adjusted net income (loss)

 

$

20,461

 

$

(15,733

)

$

49,663

 

$

(39,133

)

 

Cash flow from operations before changes in working capital as presented in this release represents net cash provided by operations before changes in working capital and exploration expense. Cash flow from operations before changes in working capital is widely accepted by the investment community as a financial indicator of an oil and gas company’s ability to generate cash to internally fund exploration and development activities and to service debt. Cash flow from operations before changes in working capital is also useful because it is widely used by professional research analysts in valuing, comparing, rating and providing investment recommendations of companies in the oil and gas exploration and production industry. In turn, many investors use this published research in making investment decisions. Cash flow from operations before changes in working capital is not a measure of financial performance under GAAP and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for cash flows from operations, investing, or financing activities, as an indicator of cash flows, or as a measure of liquidity.

 

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The following table reconciles net cash provided by operating activities to cash flow from operations before changes in working capital as used in this release:

 

 

 

Three months ended
September 30,

 

Nine months ended
September 30,

 

 

 

2011

 

2010

 

2011

 

2010

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

$

86,543

 

$

45,607

 

$

198,446

 

$

106,511

 

Net change in working capital

 

(15,256

)

(12,046

)

(21,707

)

(10,055

)

Cash flow from operations before changes in working capital

 

$

71,287

 

$

33,561

 

$

176,739

 

$

96,456

 

 

EBITDAX is a non-GAAP financial measure that we define as net income before interest expense and other income or expense, taxes, impairments, depletion, depreciation, amortization, exploration expense, unrealized hedge gains or losses, gain or loss on sale of assets, franchise taxes and expenses related to business acquisitions.  EBITDAX, as used and defined by us, may not be comparable to similarly titled measures employed by other companies and is not a measure of performance calculated in accordance with GAAP. EBITDAX should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for operating income, net income or loss, cash flows provided by operating, investing and financing activities, or other income or cash flow statement data prepared in accordance with GAAP. EBITDAX provides no information regarding a company’s capital structure, borrowings, interest costs, capital expenditures, and working capital movement or tax position. EBITDAX does not represent funds available for discretionary use because those funds are required for debt service, capital expenditures, working capital, and other commitments and obligations. However, our management team believes EBITDAX is useful to an investor in evaluating our operating performance because this measure is widely used by investors in the natural gas and oil industry to measure a company’s operating performance without regard to items excluded from the calculation of such term, which can vary substantially from company to company depending upon accounting methods and book value of assets, capital structure and the method by which assets were acquired, among other factors; helps investors to more meaningfully evaluate and compare the results of our operations from period to period by removing the effect of our capital structure from our operating structure; and is used by our management team for various purposes, including as a measure of operating performance, in presentations to our board of directors, as a basis for strategic planning and forecasting and by our lenders pursuant to a covenant under our senior secured revolving credit facility.  EBITDAX is also used as a measure of operating performance pursuant to a covenant under the indenture governing our 9.375% and 7.25% senior notes.

 

There are significant limitations to using EBITDAX as a measure of performance, including the inability to analyze the effect of certain recurring and non-recurring items that materially affect our net income or loss, the lack of comparability of results of operations of different companies and the different methods of calculating EBITDAX reported by different companies. The following table represents a reconciliation of our net income to EBITDAX for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2011:

 

 

 

Three months ended
September 30,

 

Nine months ended
September 30,

 

 

 

2011

 

2010

 

2011

 

2010

 

Net income (loss)

 

$

111,078

 

$

67,780

 

$

126,766

 

$

138,979

 

Unrealized loss (gain) on commodity derivative contracts

 

(140,195

)

(108,439

)

(160,744

)

(217,399

)

Interest expense and other

 

20,608

 

15,281

 

51,362

 

44,363

 

Provision (benefit) for income taxes

 

49,578

 

25,107

 

74,941

 

39,287

 

Depreciation, depletion, amortization and accretion

 

44,728

 

35,965

 

117,581

 

101,374

 

Impairment of unproved properties

 

4,834

 

11,043

 

7,934

 

31,590

 

Exploration expense

 

1,105

 

3,644

 

6,538

 

7,043

 

Loss on sale of compressor station

 

 

 

8,700

 

 

Other

 

185

 

37

 

708

 

110

 

EBITDAX

 

$

91,921

 

$

50,418

 

$

233,786

 

$

145,347

 

 

The cash prices realized for oil, NGLs and natural gas production including the amounts realized on cash settled derivatives are a critical component in the Company’s performance tracked by investors and professional research analysts in valuing, comparing, rating and providing investment recommendations and forecasts of companies in the oil and gas exploration and production industry. In turn, many investors use this published research in making investment decisions. Due to the GAAP disclosures of various hedging and derivative transactions, such information is now reported in various lines of the income statement.

 

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Antero Resources is an independent oil and natural gas company engaged in the acquisition, development and production of unconventional natural gas properties primarily located in the Appalachian Basin in West Virginia and Pennsylvania, the Arkoma Basin in Oklahoma and the Piceance Basin in Colorado.  Our website is www.anteroresources.com.

 

This release includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Such forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond Antero’s control. All statements, other than historical facts included in this release, are forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this release. Although Antero believes that the plans, intentions and expectations reflected in or suggested by the forward-looking statements are reasonable, there is no assurance that these plans, intentions or expectations will be achieved. Therefore, actual outcomes and results could materially differ from what is expressed, implied or forecast in such statements.

 

For more information, contact Chad Green, Finance Manager, at (303) 357-7339 or cgreen@anteroresources.com.

 

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ANTERO RESOURCES LLC

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

December 31, 2010 and September 30, 2011

(Unaudited)

(In thousands)

 

 

 

2010

 

2011

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets:

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

8,988

 

4,180

 

Accounts receivable — trade, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $272 and $182 in 2010 and 2011, respectively

 

30,971

 

27,234

 

Accrued revenue

 

24,868

 

36,708

 

Derivative instruments

 

82,960

 

151,849

 

Other

 

9,118

 

8,161

 

Total current assets

 

156,905

 

228,132

 

Property and equipment:

 

 

 

 

 

Natural gas properties, at cost (successful efforts method):

 

 

 

 

 

Unproved properties

 

737,358

 

849,973

 

Producing properties

 

1,762,206

 

2,271,995

 

Gathering systems and facilities

 

85,404

 

132,513

 

Other property and equipment

 

5,975

 

8,058

 

 

 

2,590,943

 

3,262,539

 

Less accumulated depletion, depreciation, and amortization

 

(431,181

)

(548,446

)

Property and equipment, net

 

2,159,762

 

2,714,093

 

Derivative instruments

 

147,417

 

239,273

 

Other assets, net

 

22,203

 

29,062

 

Total assets

 

$

2,486,287

 

3,210,560

 

 

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ANTERO RESOURCES LLC

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

December 31, 2010 and September 30, 2011

(Unaudited)

(In thousands)

 

 

 

2010

 

2011

 

Liabilities and Equity

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable

 

$

82,436

 

84,166

 

Accrued liabilities

 

21,746

 

41,723

 

Revenue distributions payable

 

29,917

 

40,337

 

Advances from joint interest owners

 

1,478

 

2,044

 

Derivative instruments

 

4,212

 

 

Deferred income tax liability

 

12,694

 

34,090

 

Total current liabilities

 

152,483

 

202,360

 

Long-term liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

Long-term debt

 

652,632

 

1,172,406

 

Deferred income tax liability

 

77,489

 

131,034

 

Other long-term liabilities

 

8,696

 

11,866

 

Total liabilities

 

891,300

 

1,517,666

 

Equity:

 

 

 

 

 

Members’ equity

 

1,489,806

 

1,460,947

 

Accumulated earnings

 

105,181

 

231,947

 

Total equity

 

1,594,987

 

1,692,894

 

Total liabilities and equity

 

$

2,486,287

 

3,210,560

 

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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ANTERO RESOURCES LLC

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

Three Months Ended September 30, 2010 and 2011

(Unaudited)

(In thousands)

 

 

 

2010

 

2011

 

Revenue:

 

 

 

 

 

Natural gas sales

 

$

48,030

 

95,969

 

Natural gas liquids sales

 

1,840

 

8,504

 

Oil sales

 

1,684

 

4,875

 

Realized and unrealized gain on commodity derivative instruments (including unrealized gains of $108,439 and $140,195 in 2010 and 2011, respectively)

 

125,875

 

165,424

 

Gas gathering and processing revenue

 

5,973

 

 

Total revenue

 

183,402

 

274,772

 

Operating expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

Lease operating expenses

 

6,070

 

7,572

 

Gathering, compression and transportation

 

11,210

 

22,515

 

Production taxes

 

2,187

 

5,350

 

Exploration expenses

 

3,644

 

1,105

 

Impairment of unproved properties

 

11,043

 

4,834

 

Depletion, depreciation and amortization

 

35,886

 

44,617

 

Accretion of asset retirement obligations

 

79

 

111

 

General and administrative

 

5,296

 

7,404

 

Total operating expenses

 

75,415

 

93,508

 

Operating income

 

107,987

 

181,264

 

Other expense:

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expense

 

(14,526

)

(20,608

)

Realized and unrealized losses on interest derivative instruments, net (including unrealized gains of $1,302 in 2010)

 

(755

)

 

Total other expense

 

(15,281

)

(20,608

)

Income before income taxes

 

92,706

 

160,656

 

Income tax expense

 

(25,107

)

(49,578

)

Net income

 

67,599

 

111,078

 

Noncontrolling interest in net income of consolidated subsidiary

 

181

 

 

Net income attributable to Antero equity owners

 

$

67,780

 

111,078

 

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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ANTERO RESOURCES LLC

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2010 and 2011

(Unaudited)

(In thousands)

 

 

 

2010

 

2011

 

Revenue:

 

 

 

 

 

Natural gas sales

 

$

140,538

 

243,522

 

Natural gas liquids sales

 

6,171

 

22,065

 

Oil sales

 

6,101

 

10,291

 

Realized and unrealized gain on commodity derivative instruments (including unrealized gains of $217,399 and $160,744 in 2010 and 2011, respectively)

 

263,282

 

234,531

 

Gas gathering and processing revenue

 

18,462

 

 

Total revenue

 

434,554

 

510,409

 

Operating expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

Lease operating expenses

 

16,945

 

22,556

 

Gathering, compression and transportation

 

32,108

 

59,472

 

Production taxes

 

6,789

 

12,587

 

Exploration expenses

 

7,043

 

6,538

 

Impairment of unproved properties

 

31,590

 

7,934

 

Depletion, depreciation and amortization

 

101,147

 

117,265

 

Accretion of asset retirement obligations

 

227

 

316

 

General and administrative

 

14,464

 

21,972

 

Loss on sale of compressor station

 

 

8,700

 

Total operating expenses

 

210,313

 

257,340

 

Operating income

 

224,241

 

253,069

 

Other income expense:

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expense

 

(41,783

)

(51,268

)

Realized and unrealized losses on interest derivative instruments, net (including unrealized gains of $4,776 and $4,212 in 2010 and 2011, respectively)

 

(2,580

)

(94

)

Total other expense

 

(44,363

)

(51,362

)

Income before income taxes

 

179,878

 

201,707

 

Income tax expense

 

(39,287

)

(74,941

)

Net income

 

140,591

 

126,766

 

Noncontrolling interest in net income of consolidated subsidiary

 

(1,612

)

 

Net income attributable to Antero equity owners

 

$

138,979

 

126,766

 

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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ANTERO RESOURCES LLC

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2010 and 2011

Unaudited

(In thousands)

 

 

 

2010

 

2011

 

Cash flows from operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

140,591

 

126,766

 

Adjustment to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Depletion, depreciation, and amortization

 

101,147

 

117,265

 

Impairment of unproved properties

 

31,590

 

7,934

 

Unrealized gains on derivative instruments, net

 

(222,175

)

(164,956

)

Deferred taxes

 

39,287

 

74,941

 

Loss on sale of assets

 

 

8,700

 

Other

 

6,016

 

6,089

 

Changes in current assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts receivable

 

951

 

3,736

 

Accrued revenue

 

(850

)

(11,840

)

Other current assets

 

(10,579

)

957

 

Accounts payable

 

3,305

 

(4,505

)

Accrued liabilities

 

14,145

 

21,292

 

Revenue distributions payable

 

2,636

 

10,420

 

Advances from joint interest owners

 

447

 

1,647

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

106,511

 

198,446

 

Cash flows from investing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Additions to proved properties

 

 

(105,405

)

Additions to unproved properties

 

(27,997

)

(145,200

)

Drilling costs

 

(239,257

)

(383,958

)

Additions to gathering systems and facilities

 

(8,825

)

(63,110

)

Additions to other property and equipment

 

(2,391

)

(2,083

)

Proceeds from asset sales

 

 

15,379

 

Increase in other assets

 

(317

)

(3,105

)

Net cash used in investing activities

 

(278,787

)

(687,482

)

Cash flows from financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Issuance of senior notes

 

156,000

 

400,000

 

Borrowings on bank credit facility, net

 

13,914

 

120,000

 

Payments of deferred financing costs

 

(3,788

)

(6,800

)

Distribution to members

 

 

(28,858

)

Other

 

(2,213

)

(114

)

Net cash provided by financing activities

 

163,913

 

484,228

 

Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents

 

(8,363

)

(4,808

)

Cash classified as assets held for sale

 

(2,306

)

 

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

 

10,669

 

8,988

 

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

 

$

 

4,180

 

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:

 

 

 

 

 

Cash paid during the period for interest

 

$

(26,939

)

(39,930

)

Supplemental disclosure of noncash investing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Changes in accounts payable for additions to properties, gathering systems and facilities

 

$

23,819

 

6,235

 

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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Results of Operations

 

Three Months Ended September 30, 2010 Compared to Three Months Ended September 30, 2011

 

The following table sets forth selected operating data for the three months ended September 30, 2010 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2011:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended
September 30,

 

Amount of
Increase

 

 

 

 

 

2010

 

2011

 

(Decrease)

 

Percent Change

 

 

 

(in thousands, except per unit and production data)

 

Operating revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Natural gas sales

 

$

48,030

 

$

95,969

 

$

47,939

 

100

%

NGL sales

 

1,840

 

8,504

 

6,664

 

362

%

Oil sales

 

1,684

 

4,875

 

3,191

 

189

%

Realized commodity derivative gains

 

17,436

 

25,229

 

7,793

 

45

%

Unrealized commodity derivative gains

 

108,439

 

140,195

 

31,756

 

29

%

Gathering and processing

 

5,973

 

 

(5,973

)

*

 

Total operating revenues

 

183,402

 

274,772

 

91,370

 

50

%

Operating expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lease operating expense

 

6,070

 

7,572

 

1,502

 

25

%

Gathering, compression and transportation

 

11,210

 

22,515

 

11,305

 

101

%

Production taxes

 

2,187

 

5,350

 

3,163

 

145

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exploration expense

 

3,644

 

1,105

 

(2,539

)

(70

)%

Impairment of unproved properties

 

11,043

 

4,834

 

(6,209

)

(56

)%

Depletion, depreciation and amortization

 

35,886

 

44,617

 

8,731

 

24

%

Accretion of asset retirement obligations

 

79

 

111

 

32

 

41

%

General and administrative

 

5,296

 

7,404

 

2,108

 

40

%

Total operating expenses

 

75,415

 

93,508

 

18,093

 

24

%

Operating income

 

107,987

 

181,264

 

73,277

 

68

%

Other income (expense):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expense

 

(14,526

)

(20,608

)

6,082

 

42

%

Realized interest rate derivative losses

 

(2,056

)

 

(2,056

)

*

 

Unrealized interest rate derivative gains

 

1,301

 

 

1,301

 

*

 

Total other expense

 

(15,281

)

(20,608

)

5,327

 

35

%

Income before income taxes

 

92,706

 

160,656

 

67,950

 

73

%

Deferred income tax expense

 

(25,107

)

(49,578

)

(24,471

)

97

%

Net income

 

67,599

 

111,078

 

43,479

 

64

%

Non-controlling interest in net income of consolidated subsidiary

 

181

 

 

(181

)

*

 

Net income attributable to Antero members

 

$

67,780

 

$

111,078

 

$

43,298

 

64

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EBITDAX (1)

 

$

50,418

 

$

91,921

 

$

41,503

 

82

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Production data:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Natural gas (Bcf)

 

12

 

23

 

11

 

92

%

NGLs (MBbl)(2)

 

153

 

185

 

32

 

21

%

Oil (MBbl)

 

26

 

63

 

37

 

142

%

Combined (Bcfe)

 

13

 

24

 

11

 

85

%

Daily combined production (MMcfe/d)

 

143

 

264

 

121

 

85

%

Average prices before effects of hedges(3):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Natural gas (per Mcf)

 

$

3.97

 

$

4.20

 

$

0.23

 

6

%

NGLs (per Bbl)

 

$

42.79

 

$

45.97

 

$

3.18

 

7

%

Oil (per Bbl)

 

$

64.77

 

$

77.38

 

$

12.61

 

19

%

Combined (per Mcfe)

 

$

4.12

 

$

4.50

 

$

0.38

 

9

%

Average realized prices after effects of hedges(3):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Natural gas (per Mcf)

 

$

5.42

 

$

5.31

 

$

(0.11

)

(2

)%

NGls (per Bbl)

 

$

42.79

 

$

45.97

 

$

3.18

 

7

%

Oil (per Bbl)

 

$

64.77

 

$

76.92

 

$

12.15

 

19

%

Combined (per Mcfe)

 

$

5.52

 

$

5.53

 

$

0.01

 

*

 

Average Costs (per Mcfe):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lease operating costs

 

$

0.49

 

$

0.31

 

$

(0.18

)

(37

)%

Gathering, compression and transportation

 

$

0.90

 

$

0.93

 

$

0.03

 

3

%

Production taxes

 

$

0.17

 

$

0.22

 

$

0.05

 

29

%

Depletion, depreciation amortization and accretion

 

$

2.87

 

$

1.83

 

$

(1.04

)

(36

)%

General and administrative

 

$

0.42

 

$

0.30

 

$

(0.12

)

(29

)%

 

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Nine Months Ended September 30, 2010 Compared to Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011

 

The following table sets forth selected operating data for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2011:

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended
September 30,

 

Amount of
Increase

 

Percent

 

 

 

2010

 

2011

 

(Decrease)

 

Change

 

 

 

(in thousands, except per unit and production data)

 

Operating revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Natural gas sales

 

$

140,538

 

$

243,522

 

$

102,984

 

73

%

NGL sales

 

6,171

 

22,065

 

15,894

 

258

%

Oil sales

 

6,101

 

10,291

 

4,190

 

69

%

Realized commodity derivative gains

 

45,883

 

73,787

 

27,904

 

61

%

Unrealized commodity derivative gains

 

217,399

 

160,744

 

(56,655

)

(26

)%

Gathering and processing

 

18,462

 

 

(18,462

)

*

 

Total operating revenues

 

434,554

 

510,409

 

75,855

 

17

%

Operating expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lease operating expense

 

16,945

 

22,556

 

5,611

 

33

%

Gathering, compression and transportation

 

32,108

 

59,472

 

27,364

 

85

%

Production taxes

 

6,789

 

12,587

 

5,798

 

85

%

Exploration expense

 

7,043

 

6,538

 

(505

)

(7

)%

Impairment of unproved properties

 

31,590

 

7,934

 

(23,656

)

(75

)%

Depletion, depreciation and amortization

 

101,147

 

117,265

 

16,118

 

16

%

Accretion of asset retirement obligations

 

227

 

316

 

89

 

39

%

General and administrative

 

14,464

 

21,972

 

7,508

 

52

%

Loss on sale of compressor station

 

 

8,700

 

8,700

 

*

 

Total operating expenses

 

210,313

 

257,340

 

47,027

 

22

%

Operating income

 

224,241

 

253,069

 

28,828

 

13

%

Other income (expense):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expense

 

(41,783

)

(51,268

)

9,485

 

23

%

Realized interest rate derivative losses

 

(7,355

)

(4,306

)

(3,049

)

(41

)%

Unrealized interest rate derivative gains

 

4,775

 

4,212

 

563

 

(12

)%

Total other expense

 

(44,363

)

(51,362

)

6,999

 

16

%

Income before income taxes

 

179,878

 

201,707

 

21,829

 

12

%

Deferred income tax expense

 

(39,287

)

(74,941

)

35,654

 

91

%

Net income

 

140,591

 

126,766

 

(13,825

)

(10

)%

Non-controlling interest in net income of consolidated subsidiary

 

(1,612

)

 

1,612

 

*

 

Net income attributable to Antero members

 

$

138,979

 

$

126,766

 

$

(12,213

)

(9

)%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EBITDAX (1)

 

$

145,347

 

$

233,786

 

$

88,439

 

61

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Production data:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Natural gas (Bcf)

 

32

 

56

 

24

 

75

%

NGLs (MBbl)(2)

 

436

 

461

 

25

 

6

%

Oil (MBbl)

 

94

 

128

 

34

 

36

%

Combined (Bcfe)

 

35

 

60

 

25

 

71

%

Daily combined production (MMcfe/d)

 

129

 

220

 

91

 

71

%

Average prices before effects of hedges(3):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Natural gas (per Mcf)

 

$

4.41

 

$

4.31

 

$

(0.10

)

(2

)%

NGLs (per Bbl)

 

$

46.05

 

$

47.86

 

1.81

 

4

%

Oil (per Bbl)

 

$

64.70

 

$

80.40

 

$

15.70

 

24

%

Combined (per Mcfe)

 

$

4.59

 

$

4.60

 

$

0.01

 

*

 

Average realized prices after effects of hedges(3):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Natural gas (per Mcf)

 

$

5.85

 

$

5.63

 

$

(0.22

)

(4

)%

NGLs (per Bbl)

 

$

46.05

 

$

47.86

 

1.81

 

4

%

Oil (per Bbl)

 

$

64.70

 

$

76.07

 

$

11.37

 

18

%

Combined (per Mcfe)

 

$

5.97

 

$

5.85

 

$

(0.12

)

(2

)%

Average Costs (per Mcfe):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lease operating costs

 

$

0.51

 

$

0.38

 

$

(0.13

)

(25

)%

Gathering, compression and transportation

 

$

0.97

 

$

0.99

 

$

0.02

 

2

%

Production taxes

 

$

0.20

 

$

0.21

 

$

0.01

 

5

%

Depletion, depreciation, amortization, and accretion

 

$

3.04

 

$

1.95

 

$

(1.09

)

(36

)%

General and administrative

 

$

0.43

 

$

0.37

 

$

(0.06

)

(14

)%

 

12