GeoPark Announces 2025 Work Program
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GeoPark Limited via
Business Wire
January 17, 2025 at 10:00 AM EST
Optimized Portfolio Focused on Maximizing Value Differentiated Asset Base for Long-Term Sustainable Growth GeoPark Limited (“GeoPark” or the “Company”) (NYSE: GPRK), a leading independent energy company with over 20 years of successful operations across Latin America, announces its 2025 Work Program (the “Program”), approved by the Board of Directors. The Program is designed to deliver increasing value to its shareholders through disciplined capital allocation, operational excellence, and sustainable growth. The Program integrates and responds to the following key principles of GeoPark’s “North Star” strategy:
2025 Work Program Guidance ($70-80/bbl Brent) The table below provides the main highlights of the 2025 work program:
The $275-310 million CAPEX program will support production of 35,000 boepd (± 2,500 boepd range) across Colombia (26,000 boepd), Vaca Muerta (7,400 boepd), Ecuador (1,000 boepd) and Brazil (600 boepd). The production mix is expected to be approximately 97% oil and 3% natural gas, with 22% unconventional and 78% conventional. The activity set considers drilling 23-31 gross wells (including 10-15 gross exploration and appraisal wells), with approximately 65% to be allocated to development activities and 35% to exploration and appraisal activities.
The North Star strategy envisions achieving an annual Reserves Replacement Ratio (RRR) ≥100%. This Program aligns with that goal by driving organic and inorganic growth opportunities. Lifting Cost is expected to be $12-14/bbl for the consolidated operation and $7-9/bbl for Vaca Muerta. Financial Details Assuming a $70-80/bbl Brent base case, GeoPark expects to generate an Adjusted EBITDA3 of $350-430 million4 in 2025, over 1.2 times total capital expenditures, and a ROACE above 30%. The Work Program will be funded primarily with internal cash generation and debt. At base case prices, the 2025 ending cash stands at $120-180 million and net debt to EBITDA shows a healthy leverage ratio of 1.5-2.1x. Oil hedging plays a crucial role in our financial strategy, ensuring competitive price realizations and downside price risk protection. As of December 31, 2024, GeoPark had hedged approximately 50% of its 2025 estimated average production5. 2025 Shareholder Returns Supported by the Company’s robust balance sheet and operational strength, GeoPark expects to continue returning a reliable dividend payment of approximately $30 million to shareholders in 2025, representing a 6-7%6 yield at current market prices. This distribution builds on almost $300 million returned to shareholders through dividends and buybacks since 2019. Dividend payments remain subject to Board approval and will depend on factors such as business performance, financial condition, and growth plans. Comprehensive Sustainability Strategy GeoPark remains committed to operational excellence while maintaining best-in-class health, safety, and environmental (HSE) practices. Within its Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions reduction strategy, GeoPark expects a 35-40% Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions intensity reduction by 2025 compared to 2020. RECONCILIATION OF ADJUSTED EBITDA Adjusted EBITDA is defined as profit for the period before net finance costs, income tax, depreciation, amortization, the effect of IFRS 16, certain non-cash items such as impairments and write-offs of unsuccessful efforts, accrual of share-based payments, unrealized results on commodity risk management contracts and other non-recurring events. The Company is unable to present a quantitative reconciliation of the 2025 Adjusted EBITDA which is a forward-looking non-GAAP measure, because the Company cannot reliably predict certain of the necessary components, such as write-off of unsuccessful exploration efforts or impairment loss on non-financial assets, etc. Since free cash flow is calculated based on Adjusted EBITDA, for similar reasons, the Company does not provide a quantitative reconciliation of the 2025 free cash flow forecast. NOTICE Additional information about GeoPark can be found in the “Invest with Us” section on the website at www.geo-park.com. Rounding amounts and percentages: Certain amounts and percentages included in this press release have been rounded for ease of presentation. Percentages included in this press release have not in all cases been calculated on the basis of such rounded amounts, but on the basis of such amounts prior to rounding. For this reason, certain percentages in this press release may vary from those obtained by performing the same calculations on the basis of the amounts in the financial statements. Similarly, certain other amounts included in this press release may not sum due to rounding. CAUTIONARY STATEMENTS RELEVANT TO FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION This press release contains statements that constitute forward-looking statements. Many of the forward-looking statements contained in this press release can be identified by the use of forward-looking words such as ‘‘anticipate,’’ ‘‘believe,’’ ‘‘could,’’ ‘‘expect,’’ ‘‘should,’’ ‘‘plan,’’ ‘‘intend,’’ ‘‘will,’’ ‘‘estimate’’ and ‘‘potential,’’ among others. Forward-looking statements that appear in a number of places in this press release include, but are not limited to, statements regarding the intent, belief or current expectations, regarding various matters, including, drilling campaign, production guidance, closing of acquisition transaction and production consolidation. Forward-looking statements are based on management’s beliefs and assumptions, and on information currently available to the management. Such statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, and actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements due to various factors. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and the Company does not undertake any obligation to update them in light of new information or future developments or to release publicly any revisions to these statements in order to reflect later events or circumstances, or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. For a discussion of the risks facing the Company which could affect whether these forward-looking statements are realized, see filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Oil and gas production figures included in this release are stated before the effect of royalties paid in kind, consumption and losses. Annual production per day is obtained by dividing total production by 365 days.
View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250117034618/en/ Contacts
For further information, please contact:
Maria Catalina Escobar mescobar@geo-park.com
Miguel Bello mbello@geo-park.com
Maria Alejandra Velez mvelez@geo-park.com
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