Ithaca Energy Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiary Ithaca Energy (UK) Limited , an independent oil & gas company with exploration, development and production assets in the UK sector of the North Sea, announces that combined production in the fourth quarter averaged 8,754 barrels of oil equivalent per day (“boepd”) gross (4,148 boepd net to Ithaca).
This figure includes a minor contribution from the recently acquired Anglia and Topaz fields, the transaction for which completed on December 17th 2010.
The average realised price for oil production from Beatrice and Jacky in October was $83.826 per barrel and in November was $89.856 per barrel (before hedging and any additional price uplift at the point of sale to a third party). Deliveries for December are currently being priced; gas pricing figures for Anglia and Topaz will be included in future updates.
Overall average daily production for 2010 of 4,529 boepd is approximately in line with the management forecast stated in the Management Discussion & Analysis section of the Company’s Third Quarter 2010 Financial Results.
During the first quarter of 2011 several ongoing activities are anticipated to have a positive impact on production levels at Beatrice and Jacky. These projects include:
As previously announced, management anticipates net average production for 2011 to be between 5,500 to 6,000 boepd net to Ithaca. Sustaining this level of production will be subject to successful well and facilities interventions across the Beatrice Complex and takes into account a successful second production well at Jacky as well as first oil from the Athena Field in Q4 2011.
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Source:Ithaca Energy, January 10, 2011;