Endeavour Announces Record Reserve Growth in 2009
February 16 2010 - 2:00AM
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Endeavour Announces Record Reserve Growth in 2009
HOUSTON, Feb. 16 -- Endeavour International Corporation (NYSE Amex: END) (LSE:
ENDV) today announced a 49 percent increase in proved and probable reserves as
of December 31, 2009 resulting in a record reserve replacement rate of 980
percent of 2009 production, based on 2P reserves.
"This increase is attributable to the success of our North Sea exploration and
appraisal programs and demonstrates our ability to grow the company through the
drill bit," said William L. Transier, chairman, chief executive officer and
president. "We now have four field developments underway in the United Kingdom.
These longer-cycle projects complement our expanded U.S. onshore initiative that
we expect to contribute significantly to reserve growth in 2010."
Proved and probable reserves at year-end 2009 increased to 38.9 million barrels of
oil equivalent (mmboe) compared to 26.1 mmboe a year ago. Extensions,
discoveries and upward revisions to prior estimates and purchases added 13.7
mmboe during 2009. Production for the year was 1.4 mmboe.
The upward revisions in 2P reserves were a result of the drilling of two wells in
Cygnus Fault Blocks 2b and 3, the 2007 Bacchus discovery maturing to
development status and better-than-expected performance from several producing
assets.
Net Reserves at December 31,
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2009
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Audited by: Netherland, Sewell
and Associates, Inc. Oil NGL Gas Equivalents
(mbbl) (mbbl) (mmcf) (mboe)
------ ------ ------ ------
Proved Developed
Producing 1,212 26 4,458 1,981
Non-Producing 150 - 4,578 913
Proved Undeveloped 1,973 5 80,064 15,322
----- --- ------ ------
Proved (1P) 3,335 31 89,100 18,216
Probable 7,352 20 79,919 20,692
----- --- ------ ------
Proved + Probable
(2P) 10,687 51 169,019 38,908
Possible 7,859 34 89,478 22,806
----- --- ------ ------
Proved + Probable +
Possible (3P) 18,546 85 258,497 61,714
2008*
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Prepared by: Netherland,
Sewell and Associates, Inc. Oil NGL Gas Equivalents
(mbbl) (mbbl) (mmcf) (mboe)
------ ------ ------ ------
Proved Developed
Producing 989 - 6,657 2,099
Non-Producing 466 19 338 542
Proved Undeveloped 675 - 20,825 4,146
--- --- ------ -----
Proved (1P) 2,130 19 27,820 6,787
Probable 5,777 7 81,375 19,347
----- --- ------ ------
Proved + Probable
(2P) 7,907 26 109,195 26,134
Possible 11,034 6 107,090 28,889
------ --- ------- ------
Proved + Probable +
Possible (3P) 18,941 32 216,285 55,023
*Reserve information has been restated for the disposition of
its Norwegian operations in May 2009 (5.6 mmboe).
Endeavour International Corporation is an international oil and gas exploration
and production company focused on the acquisition, exploration and development
of energy reserves in the North Sea and United States. For more
information, visit http://www.endeavourcorp.com.
Source: Netherland, Sewell and Associates, Inc
Certain statements in this news release should be regarded as "forward-looking"
statements within the meaning of the securities laws. These statements speak
only of as of the date made. Such statements are subject to assumptions, risk
and uncertainty. Actual results or events may vary materially.
As of January 1, 2010, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) changed its
rules to permit oil and gas companies, in their filings with the SEC, to
disclose not only proved reserves, but also probable reserves and possible
reserves. Proved oil and gas reserves are those quantities of oil and gas,
which, by analysis of geoscience and engineering data, can be estimated with
reasonable certainty to be economically producible - from a given date forward,
from known reservoirs, and under existing economic conditions, operating
methods, and government regulations - prior to the time at which contracts
providing the right to operate expire. Probable reserves include those
additional reserves that a company believes are as likely as not to be recovered
and possible reserves include those additional reserves that are less certain to
be recovered than probable reserves. We use may use certain terms in
our news releases, such as "reserve potential," that the SEC's guidelines
strictly prohibit us from including in filings with the SEC. In addition, we do
not represent that the probable or possible reserves described herein meet the
recoverability thresholds established by the SEC in its new definitions.
Investors are urged to also consider closely the disclosure in our filings with
the SEC, available from our website at www.endeavourcorp.com. Endeavour is also
subject to the requirements of the London Stock Exchange and considers the
disclosures in this release to be appropriate and/or required under the
guidelines of that exchange.
SOURCE Endeavour International Corporation
CONTACT: Investor Relations, Mike Kirksey of Endeavour, +44 (0) 207 451 2364,
or +1-713-307-8788; or United Kingdom Broker, Jeffrey Auld of Canaccord Adams,
+44 (0) 207 050 6500, for Endeavour; or UK Media, Philip Dennis, +44 (0) 207 743
6363, or Henry Lerwill, +44 (0) 203 178 6242, both of Pelham Public Relations,
for Endeavour
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