Oasis Petroleum Third Quarter 2021 Results

Oasis Petroleum Inc. announced financial and operating results for the third quarter of 2021.

3Q21 Operational and Financial Highlights:

• Produced 51.8 MBoepd in 3Q21 with oil volumes of 31.9 MBopd;
• E&P CapEx was $42MM, greater than 20% below guidance. Oasis reduced its FY21 CapEx guidance on October 26th by 9%, which followed the 7% reduction in August;
• Net cash provided by operating activities was $294MM and net income was $83MM;
• Adjusted EBITDA to Oasis⁽¹⁾ was $116MM and E&P Free Cash Flow⁽¹⁾ was $65MM;
• As of 9/30/2021, pro forma for the Williston Basin Acquisition, Oasis had approximately $92MM of net debt, including approximately $308MM of cash, $400MM of long-term debt and no amounts drawn on its $900MM borrowing base ($450MM of elected commitments);
• Oasis expects to receive an additional $160MM of cash upon closing of the previously announced merger between Oasis Midstream Partners and Crestwood Equity Partners
• Oasis increased its fixed dividend 33% to $0.50/share ($2.00/share annualized) on October 26, 2021;
• Continued focus on ESG and sustainability with Oasis publishing its inaugural sustainability report in 3Q21 as well as an ESG-focused investor presentation.
• OMP announced a 3Q21 distribution of $0.56/unit on October 26, 2021;
• Completed acquisition of 95,000 net acres in the Williston Basin from Diamondback Energy on October 21, 2021 (the "Williston Basin Acquisition") with a final payment of approximately $511MM. The aggregate purchase price of $745MM was adjusted downward for a $75MM deposit paid in 2Q21 as well as free cash flow generated from the effective date of April 1, 2021 to the closing date of October 21, 2021.

Q3 Financials

G&A totaled $19.5MM in 3Q21, $49.3MM in 3Q20, and $20.2MM in 2Q21. Amortization of equity-based compensation, which is included in G&A, was $4.3MM, or $0.90 per barrel of oil equivalent ("Boe"), in 3Q21 as compared to $4.8MM, or $0.80 per Boe, in 3Q20 and $4.7MM, or $0.95 per Boe, in 2Q21. E&P Cash G&A (non-GAAP) totaled $10.5MM in 3Q21, $40.4MM in 3Q20, and $10.7MM in 2Q21. E&P Cash G&A was $2.21 per Boe in 3Q21, $6.70 per Boe in 3Q20, and $2.17 per Boe in 2Q21. For a definition of E&P Cash G&A and a reconciliation of G&A to E&P Cash G&A, see "Non-GAAP Financial Measures" below. 3Q21 E&P Cash G&A excludes non-recurring items related to the Williston Basin Acquisition, the Crestwood transaction, and restructuring consulting expenses. Adjusting for these items, E&P Cash G&A would have been $8.2MM. 4Q21 Guidance excludes expenses related to the Crestwood transaction. E&P Cash G&A also excludes certain non-cash items, including non-cash equity-based compensation expenses included in the E&P segment.

Interest expense was $18.2MM in 3Q21 as compared to $37.4MM in 3Q20 and $22.6MM in 2Q21. Capitalized interest totaled $0.6MM in 3Q21, $1.6MM in 3Q20 and $0.5MM in 2Q21. Cash Interest (non-GAAP) totaled $17.5MM in 3Q21, $34.7MM in 3Q20 and $13.1MM in 2Q21. For a definition of Cash Interest and a reconciliation of interest expense to Cash Interest, see "Non-GAAP Financial Measures" below.

The Company did not record a provision for income tax in 3Q21, resulting in a 0.0% effective tax rate for the quarter. In 2Q21, the Company recorded an income tax expense of $3.7MM, resulting in a 4.3% effective tax rate as a percentage of its pre-tax income for the quarter.

In 3Q21, the Company reported net income of $72.0MM, or $3.46 per diluted share, as compared to a net loss of $55.7MM, or $(0.17) per diluted share, in 3Q20. Excluding certain non-cash items and their tax effect, Adjusted Net Income Attributable to Oasis (non-GAAP) was $65.7MM, or $3.16 per diluted share, in 3Q21, as compared to Adjusted Net Income Attributable to Oasis of $70.7MM, or $0.22 per diluted share, in 3Q20. Adjusted EBITDA (non-GAAP) in 3Q21 was $155.4MM, as compared to Adjusted EBITDA of $186.7MM in 3Q20. For definitions of Adjusted Net Income Attributable to Oasis and Adjusted EBITDA and reconciliations to the most directly comparable financial measures under GAAP, see "Non-GAAP Financial Measures" below.

Capital Expenditures

The following table presents the Company's total capital expenditures ("CapEx") by category for the period presented:

Balance Sheet and Liquidity

On October 21, 2021, the Company entered into the fifth amendment to its revolving credit agreement (the "Fifth Amendment"). In connection with the Fifth Amendment, the semi-annual redetermination of the Company's borrowing base was completed which, effective October 21, 2021, increased the borrowing base to $900.0MM and reaffirmed the aggregate lender commitments of $450.0MM.

The following table presents the Company's key balance sheet statistics and liquidity as of September 30, 2021, and does not include impacts from the closing of the Williston Basin Acquisition or the announced OMP and Crestwood transaction. Debt is calculated in accordance with respective credit facility definitions. The debt held at Oasis and OMP is not cross-collateralized and guarantors under the Oasis credit facility are not responsible for OMP debt.

 

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