“During the third quarter we generated record oil volumes and free cash flow despite limited completion activity and a period of weaker commodity prices. Importantly, we notched multiple achievements on the business front executing on acquisitions of two high-quality growth assets,” commented Nick O’Grady, NOG’s Chief Executive Officer. “We closed our $22000万 Point transaction on time and on schedule, yet our net debt changed by only approximately $5000万 during the quarter, a testament to the power of our cash generation and the strength of our asset base. On October 1, we closed on XCL, our largest and most accretive acquisition to date. With these two assets now closed and D&C activity building, we look forward to continuing to generate differentiated returns and growth for our investors.”
THIRD QUARTER FINANCIAL RESULTS
Oil and natural gas sales for the third quarter were $51350万. Third quarter GAAP net income was $29840万 or $2.96 per diluted share. Third quarter Adjusted Net Income was $14110万 or $1.40 per adjusted diluted share. Adjusted EBITDA in the third quarter was $41240万, a 7% increase from the third quarter of 2023. See “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” below.
PRODUCTION
Third quarter production was 121,815 Boe per day, a decrease of 1% from the second quarter of 2024 and an increase of 19% from the third quarter of 2023. Oil represented 58% of total production in the third quarter with 70,913 Bbls per day, an increase of 2% from the second quarter of 2024 and an increase of 12% from the third quarter of 2023. NOG had 9.5 net wells turned in-line during the third quarter, compared to 30.1 net wells turned in-line in the second quarter of 2024. Strong well performance drove volume growth in both the Williston and Permian Basins, despite lower well completions versus the prior quarter. Natural gas volumes were lower driven by a decline in Appalachian gas activity.
PRICING
During the third quarter, NYMEX West Texas Intermediate (“WTI”) crude oil averaged $75.27 per Bbl, and NYMEX natural gas at Henry Hub averaged $2.23 per Mcf. NOG’s unhedged net realized oil price in the third quarter was $71.82, representing a $3.45 differential to WTI prices, a slight improvement compared to the second quarter. NOG’s unhedged net realized gas price in the third quarter was $1.60 per Mcf, representing a 72% realization compared with Henry Hub pricing. Natural gas realizations were lower than prior periods in the Appalachian, Permian and Williston Basins, driven by lower benchmark prices, wider regional basis differentials and lower NGL prices.
運営費用
Lease operating costs were $10690万 in the third quarter of 2024, or $9.54 per Boe, 6% higher on a per unit basis compared to the second quarter of 2024. LOE costs increased primarily due to increased workover and water disposal costs. Production taxes were $1470万 in the third quarter of 2024, compared to $4860万 in the second quarter of 2024, a decrease due to an immaterial out-of-period accounting adjustment. Third quarter general and administrative (“G&A”) costs totaled $1000万 or $0.89 per Boe, as compared to $1.21 per Boe in the second quarter of 2024. NOG’s adjusted cash G&A costs, which excludes non-cash and acquisition costs amounts of $300万 and a credit of $190万, respectively, totaled $890万 or $0.79 per Boe in the third quarter, up $0.04 per Boe compared to the second quarter of 2024.
CAPITAL EXPENDITURES AND ACQUISITIONS
Capital expenditures for the third quarter were $19800万 (excluding non-budgeted acquisitions and other). This was comprised of $18700万 of total drilling and completion (“D&C”) capital on organic and Ground Game assets, and $1110万 of Ground Game activity inclusive of pre-closing development costs. D&C spending was largely as expected during the quarter, with significant spud activity and healthy growth to the D&C list, despite a lower number of turn-in-lines. NOG’s weighted average gross authorization for expenditure (or AFE) elected to in the third quarter was $910万, which was lower compared with the second quarter of 2024.
NOG’s Permian Basin spending was 56% of the capital expenditures for the third quarter, the Williston was 41%, and the Appalachian was 3%. On the Ground Game acquisition front, NOG closed on six transactions acquired through various structures during the third quarter totaling 1,259 net acres and 0.1 net current and future development wells.