Rex International Holding Limited, a technology-driven oil
company, has announced its financial results for the six-month period ended 31 December 2020
(“2H FY2020”) and for the financial year ended 31 December 2020 (“FY2020”). For 2H FY2020, the
Group recorded revenue of US$32.09 million, mainly from subsidiary Masirah Oil Ltd’s share of the
produced oil after the Oman government’s take. Profit after tax of US$7.82 million was recorded in
2H FY2020, against a loss after tax of US$3.00 million for the six-month period ended 31 December
2019. EBITDA for 2H FY2020 was a positive US$18.28 million.
For FY2020, the Group recorded revenue of US$46.66 million, compared to US$0.14 million revenue
generated by the Group for the financial year ended 31 December 2019 (“FY2019”), mainly due to oil
sales in Oman starting from April 2020. The Group recorded total loss after tax of US$15.90 million in
FY2020, as compared to total profit after tax of US$22.23 million in FY2019, due to high start-up
production costs, low initial realised oil prices during the six-month period ended 30 June 2020 and
depletion of oil and gas properties. EBITDA for FY2020 was a positive US$3.81 million.
Mr Dan Broström, Executive Chairman of Rex, said, “Achieving first oil in Oman in 2020 has
fundamentally changed the complexion of our Group, as we progressed from oil exploration to oil
production. Oil sale prices in the second half of 2020 were significantly higher with average realised
oil price of US$42.75 a barrel, against unprecedented lows between April and June caused by the
Covid-19 pandemic, at about half of the August 2020 price of US$45 a barrel.”
“We are cautiously optimistic that the recent uptick in Brent oil prices to about US$67 a barrel now
will continue as more countries roll out Covid-19 vaccinations and economies start to recover. We
have upgraded our production facilities with a liquid rate capacity of 30,000 bpd to handle the
increased production volume from the three Yumna wells. With high initial start-up costs behind us,
and leveraging on economies of scale with the trio of wells going forward, operating costs are
estimated to be about US$80,000 per day. We remain long-term debt free and will continue to work
towards financial independence for our subsidiaries in Oman and Norway, even as new exploration
drillings are being planned. In Oman, the drilling of the Zhakera prospect has just started, while in
Norway, the Fat Canyon prospect is expected to be drilled in the second half of the year,”
Mr Broström added.
As at 31 December 2020, the Group’s cash and cash equivalents and quoted investments totalled
US$46.31 million (31 December 2019: US$61.93 million); with cash and cash equivalents at US$20.38
million (31 December 2019: US$21.93 million); and quoted investments at US$25.93 million
(31 December 2019: US$40.00 million). The Group remains long-term debt-free.
In Oman, the Group is continuing with its three-well drilling programme of drilling two development
wells and one exploration well. The Yumna 2 well has been completed and started production on
23 January 2021, producing a stabilised rate of 9,000 stb/d of oil, while the Yumna 3 well was spudded
on 20 January 2021 and has started production on 18 February 2021, after having tested at a rate of
12,984 stb/d of oil on natural flow through an 80/64” choke. The production facilities on the Yumna
Mobile Offshore Production Unit (MOPU) are being also upgraded to increase the liquid processing
capacity to handle up to 30,000 bpd from the three Yumna wells - Yumna 1, Yumna 2 and Yumna 3 –
when all are put on production simultaneously. An exploration drilling of the Zakhera prospect, located about 12 km to the south of the Yumna Field and targeting a structure that looks similar to
the Yumna Field, was spudded on 21 February 2021.
In Norway, Rex’s subsidiary Lime Petroleum AS (“LPA”) will participate (with 15% interest) in the
drilling of the Fat Canyon prospect in licences PL937/B, now expected in the second half of 2021. The
Fat Canyon prospect is located in the well-known Jurassic reservoir and has strong support from the
Group’s proprietary Rex Virtual Drilling technology. With the latest Award of Predefined Areas (ARA)
round in Norway in January 2021, LPA now has interests in three discovery assets – PL838 Shrek,
PL263 D/E/F Apollonia and PL1125 Falk/Linerle. LPA will be reviewing with its partners, possible
commercial field development potential for these assets in the near future. LPA is also continuing its
active search for farm-in opportunities with near-term drilling.
