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Pure-Play Permian Operator Cuts 2018 Capex; Plan 60 Completions

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Pure-Play Permian Operator Cuts 2018 Capex; Plan 60 Completions

Laredo Petroleum provided guidance into its 2018 development.  Below are the details.  Here is a quick read.

Total Capital of $555 million excluding acquistions.  Aprox. $470 for drilling and completions and $85 for production facilities, land and other.  This is down -12% vs 2017.

Laredo is currently operating 3 horizontal rigs and expects to increase to 4 in the 2nd half of 2018.

Completion plan calls for 60-65 net wells with average lateral of 10,400 ft (up from 10,000 ft in 2017)

Expect to operate within cash flow by year-end 2018.

Formation target is upper and middle wolfcamp.

Production Growth expected to be +12%

Capex YoY is down -12%.  ***  This comes with a caveat, the company is already facturing in cost inflation from 2H17, where we saw well cost increase by $700,000.

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