VOC Energy Trust Announces Trust Quarterly Distribution

VOC Energy Trust (NYSE: VOC) announced the Trust distribution of net profits for the first quarterly payment period ended March 31, 2023.

Unitholders of record on May 1, 2023 will receive a distribution amounting to $3,910,000 or $0.23 per unit, payable May 12, 2023.

Volumes, average sales prices and net profits for the payment period were:

Sales volumes:

 

 

Oil (Bbl)

 

120,771

 

Natural gas (Mcf)

 

74,644

 

Total (BOE)

 

133,212

 

Average sales prices:

 

 

Oil (per Bbl)

 

$

74.16

 

Natural gas (per Mcf)

 

$

5.37

 

Gross proceeds:

 

 

 

Oil sales

 

$

8,955,923

 

Natural gas sales

 

 

401,092

 

Total gross proceeds

 

$

9,357,015

 

Costs:

 

 

 

Lease operating expenses

 

$

3,637,884

 

Production and property taxes

 

 

279,484

 

Development expenses

 

 

162,095

 

Total costs

 

$

4,079,463

 

Net proceeds

 

$

5,277,552

 

Percentage applicable to Trust’s Net Profits Interest

 

80

%

Net profits interest

 

$

4,222,042

 

Increase in cash reserve held by VOC Brazos Energy Partners, L.P.

 

 

0

 

Total cash proceeds available for the Trust

 

$

4,222,042

 

Provision for current estimated Trust expenses

 

 

(312,042

)

Net cash proceeds available for distribution

 

$

3,910,000

 

This press release contains forward-looking statements. Although VOC Brazos Energy Partners, L.P. (“VOC Brazos”) has advised the Trust that VOC Brazos believes that the expectations contained in this press release are reasonable, no assurances can be given that such expectations will prove to be correct. The announced distributable amount is based on the amount of cash received or expected to be received by the Trustee from the underlying properties on or prior to the record date with respect to the quarter ended March 31, 2023. Any differences in actual cash receipts by the Trust could affect this distributable amount. Other important factors that could cause these statements to differ materially include the actual results of drilling operations, risks inherent in drilling and production of oil and gas properties, the ability of commodity purchasers to make payment, actions by the members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, and other risk factors described in the Trust’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Statements made in this press release are qualified by the cautionary statements made in these risk factors. The Trust does not intend, and assumes no obligations, to update any of the statements included in this press release.

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VOC Energy Trust The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee Elaina Rodgers [phone]