Friday, May 26, 2023
Michael Heim, Senior Vice President, Equity Research Analyst, Energy & Transportation, Noble Capital Markets, Inc.
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Accelerated drilling is beginning to lead to strong production growth. Production rose 20% year over year and 7% quarter over quarter. After paring back drilling in 2020 when oil prices were low, the company has accelerated its drilling efforts. This has led to a doubling of production since 2020. With an active drilling program planned for the fall, look for production to show similar growth at the end of 2023 and the first quarter of 2024.
But basin differential issues are leading to lower-than-expected pricing. Oil prices fell 19% year over year, but HME’s realized oil price fell 32%. The differential has increased in recent quarters with the last three quarters being significantly larger both in absolute terms and on a percentage basis. We would note that other western Canadian oil producers have reported a similar widening of basin differential. Whatever the reason, it is worth tracking and making adjustments in our models to reflect the widening differential.
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