Renaissance Reports First Quarter 2018 Results

VANCOUVER, May 23, 2018 /CNW/ - Renaissance Oil Corp. ("Renaissance" or the "Company") (TSX-V:ROE)(OTCQB: RNSFF) reports its first quarter 2018 results.  All dollar figures are Canadian dollars, unless otherwise noted.

FIRST QUARTER 2018 HIGHLIGHTS

• Renaissance, in conjunction with its partner, LUKOIL, drilled six new wells targeting the shallow Chicontepec formations and completed workovers and repair operations on the final well of a six well restoration program;
• The Company successfully negotiated land use agreements, with local land owners, at the three Chiapas properties, Mundo Nuevo, Topén and Malva, providing ongoing surface access for Renaissance to further its work programs;
• Production was temporarily suspended during the discussions with local land owners resulting in reduced production for the period which has subsequently been restored to an average of 1,663 boe/d for April 2018;
• The recent improvement in oil and gas prices continued into the first quarter as sales of crude oil averaged $72.98/Bbl compared to $66.65/Bbl in the previous quarter, while sales of natural gas averaged $4.92/Mcf compared with $4.42/Mcf in the first quarter of 2017; and
• The Company closed on gross proceeds of $11.1 million via the issuance of common shares and associated share purchase warrants.

		Three Months Ended
		Mar 31, 2018	Dec 31, 2017	Mar 31, 2017
Production
	Crude oil (Bbl/d)	434	654	616
	Natural gas (Mcf/d)	4,892	6,081	6,098
Total (Boe/d)		1,249	1,667	1,632
Prices
	Crude oil ($/Bbl)	72.98	66.65	57.08
	Natural gas ($/Mcf)	4.92	4.42	4.31
Revenue		5,019,904	6,371,664	5,531,569
	Royalties	(3,867,146)	(4,973,238)	(4,378,055)
	Operating Costs	(441,676)	(652,575)	(419,394)
Operating netback		711,082	745,851	734,120
Net loss		(1,845,088)	(3,343,355)	87,039
	Per share, basic & diluted	(0.01)	(0.01)	0.00
Funds flow from operations1		(188,934)	(2,122,502)	177,418
	Per share, basic & diluted1	(0.01)	(0.01)	0.00

1 Non - GAAP Financial Measures

 

PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE

The first quarter of 2018 was the most active period to date for Renaissance for oil field development where the Company, and its partner LUKOIL, operated its first continuous drilling program at the Amatitlán block in Veracruz, Mexico.  During the quarter, six wells were drilled intersecting the shallow Tertiary aged Chicontepec formations. To date, ten Chicontepec wells, of an expanded fourteen well program, have been drilled with the drilling of an eleventh well now underway.  Six of the new wells have undergone completion operations and were placed onto production, with a further four completions expected to be concluded in the coming weeks.  The operations team has incorporated new drilling and completion techniques to Mexico, thereby reducing costs and time to bring new wells on production.  Renaissance has also completed workovers and repair operations on all six wells of the scheduled workover program.

During Q1 2018, in the state of Chiapas, Renaissance successfully negotiated land use agreements with local landowners at the Mundo Nuevo, Topén and Malva blocks (the "Chiapas Blocks"). The new agreements provide ongoing surface access for Renaissance to further its work programs under the approved initial development plans in exchange for monthly consideration. Production was temporarily suspended at the Malva and Topén blocks during the discussions with the landowners, resulting in a reduced production schedule. During Q1, 2018, the Company produced 1,249 boe/d in the Chiapas Blocks.  Production levels have now been restored to an average level of 1,663 boe/d for April 2018, consistent with Q4 2017.

The Company expects to receive the final approvals for the required permitting in the near term allowing for the drilling of new wells and workovers for the Chiapas Blocks in 2018.  This lower risk drilling program of three new wells and a series of workovers to existing wells, holds the potential to substantially increase the Company's production base in Mexico. 

In April 2018, Eskandar Maleki joined the board of directors of the Company.  Mr. Maleki has a strong track record of building successful global oil and gas companies, most notably, Tullow Oil PLC.  As an early strategic investor, board member and, for a time, the largest individual shareholder of Tullow, Mr. Maleki assisted the company's corporate development as it grew into a leading independent oil and gas exploration and production company.

Renaissance continues to make progress on its journey to become a major Mexican energy producer.

For further information, please visit our website at www.renaissanceoil.com.

RENAISSANCE OIL CORP.

Per:

Craig Steinke
Chief Executive Officer

Abbreviations:

bbl or bbls	barrel or barrels	Mcf	thousand cubic feet
bbls/d	barrels per day	Mcf/d	thousand cubic feet per day
boe	barrels of oil equivalent	MMcf	million cubic feet
boe/d	barrels of oil equivalent per day	MMcf/d	million cubic feet per day

 

This news release should be read in conjunction with the Company's financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2017 and related management's discussion and analysis. These filings are available for review on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This news release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Canadian securities legislation, including, without limitation, statements with respect to increase production, reduce field operating costs and increase operating netbacks, future prices received for crude oil and natural gas, the initiation of and success of the drilling program at Amatitlán and at the Chiapas Blocks and the Company becoming a major Mexican energy producer.  Forward-looking statements are statements that are not historical facts which address events, results, outcomes or developments that the Company expects to occur; they are generally, but not always, identified by the words "targets", "expects", "plans", "anticipates", "believes", "intends", "estimate", "projects", "aims", "continue", "potential", "goal", "objective", "prospective", and similar expressions, or that events or conditions "will", "would", "may", "can", "could" or "should" occur. Forward-looking statements are based on the beliefs, estimates and opinions of the Company's management on the date the statements are made and they involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Certain material assumptions regarding such forward-looking statements including risks and uncertainties are discussed in this news release and the Company's audited financial statements and management's discussion and analysis for the year ended December 31, 2017 as filed at www.sedar.com. Although the Company has attempted to take into account important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated, there may be other factors that cause the results of the Company's business not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. There can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Except as required by the securities disclosure laws and regulations applicable to the Company, the Company undertakes no obligation to update these forward-looking statements if management's beliefs, estimates or opinions, or other factors, should change. The forward-looking statements included in this news release are expressly qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements.

Neither the TSXV nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSXV) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

SOURCE Renaissance Oil Corp.

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