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DALLAS - August 5, 2024-- Kosmos Energy Ltd. ("Kosmos" or the "Company") (NYSE/LSE: KOS) announced today its financial and operating results for the second quarter of 2024. For the quarter, the Company generated a net income of $60 million, or $0.12 per diluted share. When adjusted for certain items that impact the comparability of results, the Company generated an adjusted net income(1) of $80 million, or $0.17 per diluted share for the second quarter of 2024.

SECOND QUARTER 2024 HIGHLIGHTS

  • Net Production(2): ~62,100 barrels of oil equivalent per day (boepd), representing ~7% growth year over year, with sales of ~65,400 boepd
  • Revenues: $451 million, or $75.73 per boe (excluding the impact of derivative cash settlements)
  • Production expense: $151 million or $25.32 per boe ($22.27 per boe excluding $18 million of production expenses associated with the Greater Tortue Ahmeyim (GTA) project)
  • Capital expenditures: $215 million
  • Arrival on location and successful mooring of the floating production, storage and offtake (FPSO) vessel for the GTA project
  • Post quarter end, in the US Gulf of Mexico achieved first oil at Winterfell (with the first two wells online in early July), successfully completed the operated Kodiak-3 well workover and the startup of the Odd Job subsea pump project
  • Post quarter end, in Equatorial Guinea the drilling rig for the infill and infrastructure-led exploration (ILX) campaign arrived on location and successfully drilled the first infill well

Commenting on the Company's second quarter 2024 performance, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Andrew G. Inglis said: "It has been a busy period for Kosmos with significant progress in the delivery of our development projects. Production is rising in the US Gulf of Mexico with the startup of Winterfell and the successful completion of our production optimization activities. The drilling campaign in Equatorial Guinea has now commenced and we continue to see good progress across all major workstreams on the GTA project in Mauritania and Senegal. With these projects online, we expect to exit the year at our production goal of around 90,000 boepd. In addition, we have completed the concept development work on Yakaar-Teranga in Senegal and are progressing Tiberius in the US Gulf of Mexico towards final investment decision, providing high-quality investment opportunities beyond 2024.

As production ramps up and capital expenditures are expected to fall, we remain committed to delivering free cash flow within a disciplined capital framework, to further enhance the financial resilience of the company, after which we will consider shareholder returns."

FINANCIAL UPDATE

Net capital expenditure for the second quarter of 2024 was $215 million, below our guidance range primarily due to the timing of capital expenditures accruals related to GTA in Mauritania and Senegal, which we now expect will be recognized in the third quarter. With the completion of the Ghana infill drilling program and the startup of Winterfell, capital expenditures in the second half of the year are expected to be materially lower than the first half. As previously guided, with the resumption of the drilling campaign in Equatorial Guinea, full year capital expenditure is expected to be around $750 million.

Kosmos exited the second quarter of 2024 with approximately $2.7 billion of total long-term debt and approximately $2.5 billion of net debt(1) and available liquidity of approximately $793 million.

The Company generated net cash provided by operating activities of approximately $224 million and free cash flow(1) of approximately $(15) million in the second quarter.

OPERATIONAL UPDATE

Production

Total net production(2) in the second quarter of 2024 averaged approximately 62,100 boepd, within guidance range, representing a ~7% increase compared to the second quarter of 2023. This growth largely reflects higher production in Ghana following completion of the infill drilling campaign offset by lower production in the US Gulf of Mexico due to planned downtime and a delay to startup of the Winterfell project. The Company exited the quarter in a net overlift position of approximately 0.1 million barrels.

Ghana

Production in Ghana averaged approximately 41,900 boepd net in the second quarter of 2024. Kosmos lifted four cargos from Ghana during the quarter, in line with guidance.

At Jubilee (38.6% working interest), oil production in the second quarter averaged approximately 87,300 bopd gross with one producer well brought online in April and one water injector well brought online in June. As the operator in Ghana recently communicated, the ramp up in production at Jubilee has been slower than expected, primarily as a result of one producer well (J-69) under performing expectations and a temporary reduction in water injection. Voidage replacement during the second quarter was approximately 80% (compared to the 100% target). The Jubilee FPSO reliability remains high with uptime approximately 99% for the second quarter.

Following the completion of the water injector well in June, the three-year drilling campaign has concluded. The partnership now plans to conduct a new 4D seismic survey in early 2025. This survey, using enhanced seismic technology, will support the partnership in high grading the optimal drilling locations for the planned 2025/2026 drilling campaign.

In the second quarter, Jubilee gas production net to Kosmos was approximately 6,200 boepd. The onshore gas plant that receives Jubilee gas was originally expected to be offline for approximately two weeks for planned routine maintenance during the second quarter. This is now expected in the third quarter, with the impact included in third quarter guidance. Following the J-69 well underperformance, we now expect Jubilee production for the full year to be around 90,000 bopd gross. Longer-term, with enhanced 4D seismic imaging and a material 2P reserve base remaining, we remain confident of the field's production potential through the end of the decade.

At TEN (20.4% working interest), production averaged approximately 19,300 bopd gross for the second quarter, slightly above expectations. Uptime on the TEN FPSO was approximately 99% for the second quarter.

U.S. Gulf of Mexico

Production in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico averaged approximately 11,700 boepd net (~83% oil) during the second quarter.

The first two wells at Winterfell (25% working interest) were drilled and completed by April with startup occurring in early July, later than planned impacting production in the quarter. The third development well was successfully drilled in the second quarter, encountering approximately 50 feet of net oil pay, in line with expectations. First production from this well is expected by the end of this quarter. Gross production from the first phase of Winterfell is expected to be around 20,000 boepd when the initial three wells are online.

Enhanced imaging from recent ocean bottom node (OBN) seismic, calibrated with data from the first three Winterfell wells, gives Kosmos increased confidence in the recovery of approximately 100 million boe gross in the first phase of the project (5 wells in total) and greater visibility to additional upside potential in adjacent prospectivity.

The Company's production enhancement activities for 2024 concluded in July, with the completion of the Kodiak-3 well workover and startup of the Odd Job subsea pump project, both operated by Kosmos. Current production in the US Gulf of Mexico has increased to approximately 20,000 boepd, a 40% increase over the first quarter of the year.

The Tiberius project, (50% working interest and operator) continues to progress as a phased development, with final investment decision expected later this year. Long lead items and a drilling rig have been secured to manage the development timeline and project costs. Kosmos plans to farm down to optimize its working interest to fit within the targeted 2025+ capital program. Estimated gross resource at Tiberius is approximately 100 million boe.

Equatorial Guinea

Production in Equatorial Guinea averaged approximately 24,200 bopd gross and 8,500 bopd net in the second quarter. Kosmos lifted 0.5 cargos from Equatorial Guinea during the quarter, in line with guidance.

As previously announced, the Noble Venturer rig was contracted to resume the infill and ILX drilling campaign and arrived on location in July. The rig has successfully completed drilling the first infill well in Block G with positive initial results. Post completion, we plan to drill the second infill well. Both wells are expected online in the fourth quarter, after which the rig is contracted to drill the Akeng Deep ILX prospect in Block S, with results expected around the end of the year.

Mauritania and Senegal

The Greater Tortue Ahmeyim liquefied natural gas (LNG) project continues to make good progress. The following milestones have been achieved:

  • Drilling: The first batch of four wells has been completed with expected production capacity significantly higher than what is required for first gas.
  • Hub Terminal: The Hub Terminal has been handed over to operations.
  • Subsea: The subsea workscope is progressing in line with expectations with final connection work ongoing. Mechanical completion for first gas is expected this month.
  • FPSO: The vessel arrived on location offshore Mauritania and Senegal during the second quarter of 2024 with mooring now complete. All risers were installed in June and commissioning of the FPSO is ongoing with handover to operations targeted in September with first gas expected shortly thereafter.
  • FLNG: The vessel arrived on location offshore Mauritania and Senegal during the first quarter of 2024 and is now moored to the Hub Terminal. The partnership is working with the vessel operator to advance commissioning work and plans to bring in a pre-commissioning cargo to accelerate the cool down of the vessel later this month. First LNG is expected in the fourth quarter of 2024.

On Yakaar-Teranga in Senegal, Kosmos has completed the concept development work, which supports a cost competitive LNG/domestic gas project. Work will now transition towards finalizing the partnership to support advancement of the project.

  • A Non-GAAP measure, see attached reconciliation of non-GAAP measure.

Conference Call and Webcast Information

Kosmos will host a conference call and webcast to discuss second quarter 2024 financial and operating results today, August 5, 2024, at 10:00 a.m. Central time (11:00 a.m. Eastern time). The live webcast of the event can be accessed on the Investors page of Kosmos' website at http://investors.kosmosenergy.com/investor-events. The dial-in telephone number for the call is +1-877-407-0784. Callers in the United Kingdom should call 0800 756 3429. Callers outside the United States should dial +1-201-689-8560. A replay of the webcast will be available on the Investors page of Kosmos' website for approximately 90 days following the event.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

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Kosmos Energy Ltd.

Consolidated Statements of Operations

(In thousands, except per share amounts, unaudited)

Three Months EndedSix Months Ended
June 30,June 30,
2024202320242023
Revenues and other income:
Oil and gas revenue$ 450,900$ 273,255$ 870,003$ 667,495
Other income, net366072(313)
Total revenues and other income450,936273,315870,075667,182
Costs and expenses:
Oil and gas production150,73363,579244,351147,515
Exploration expenses13,23511,01525,29523,015
General and administrative25,16123,44453,42652,611
Depletion, depreciation and amortization90,09489,913191,022199,287
Interest and other financing costs, net37,27924,37153,72748,939
Derivatives, net(2,852)3,03120,970(3,809)
Other expenses, net2,1624,7794,1916,809
Total costs and expenses315,812220,132592,982474,367
Income before income taxes135,12453,183277,093192,815
Income tax expense75,35429,838125,63786,161
Net income$ 59,770$ 23,345$ 151,456$ 106,654
Net income per share:
Basic$ 0.13$ 0.05$ 0.32$ 0.23
Diluted$ 0.12$ 0.05$ 0.32$ 0.22

Weighted average number of shares used to compute net income per share:

Three Months EndedSix Months Ended
June 30,June 30,
2024202320242023
Basic471,599459,984469,821459,155
Diluted480,172479,016479,824478,902

Kosmos Energy Ltd.

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(In thousands, unaudited)

June 30,December 31,
20242023
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents$ 173,813$ 95,345
Receivables, net113,124120,733
Other current assets190,694206,635
Total current assets477,631422,713
Property and equipment, net4,558,3134,160,229
Other non-current assets353,366355,192
Total assets$ 5,389,310$ 4,938,134
Liabilities and stockholders' equity
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable$ 345,258$ 248,912
Accrued liabilities302,903302,815
Other current liabilities6,7103,103
Total current liabilities654,871554,830
Long-term liabilities:
Long-term debt, net2,595,2962,390,914
Deferred tax liabilities370,840363,918
Other non-current liabilities626,412596,135
Total long-term liabilities3,592,5483,350,967
Total stockholders' equity1,141,8911,032,337
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity$ 5,389,310$ 4,938,134

Kosmos Energy Ltd.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flow

(In thousands, unaudited)

Three Months EndedSix Months Ended
June 30,June 30,
2024202320242023
Operating activities:
Net income$ 59,770$ 23,345$ 151,456$ 106,654

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

Three Months EndedSix Months Ended
June 30,June 30,
2024202320242023
Depletion, depreciation and amortization (including deferred financing costs)92,35092,443195,677204,368
Deferred income taxes12,515(997)5,199(9,029)
Unsuccessful well costs and leasehold impairments2,21992,6851,313
Change in fair value of derivatives(5,904)2,11821,106(220)
Cash settlements on derivatives, net(1)(1,172)725(7,366)(10,632)
Equity-based compensation10,48711,10517,81521,198
Debt modifications and extinguishments22,531-22,531-
Other(6,280)799(11,988)(1,474)
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Net changes in working capital37,141(111,437)99,105(90,215)
Net cash provided by operating activities223,65718,110496,220221,963
Investing activities
Oil and gas assets(238,171)(193,182)(552,993)(416,867)
Notes receivable from partners(47)(17,624)(2,575)(33,295)
Net cash used in investing activities(238,218)(210,806)(555,568)(450,162)
Financing activities:
Borrowings under long-term debt-150,000175,000150,000
Payments on long-term debt(50,000)-(350,000)(7,500)
Net proceeds from issuance of senior notes--390,430-
Purchase of capped call transactions--(49,800)-
Dividends-(1)-(166)
Other financing costs(19,234)(1)(30,925)(11,811)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities(69,234)149,998134,705130,523
Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash(83,795)(42,698)75,357(97,676)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period257,913131,84398,761186,821
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period$ 174,118$ 89,145$ 174,118$ 89,145
  • Cash settlements on commodity hedges were $(4.5) million and $(4.0) million for the three months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively, and $(7.4) million and $(8.2) million for the six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively.

Kosmos Energy Ltd.

EBITDAX

(In thousands, unaudited)

Three Months EndedSix months endedTwelve Months Ended
June 30, 2024June 30, 2023June 30, 2024June 30, 2023June 30, 2024
Net income$ 59,770$ 23,345$ 151,456$ 106,654$ 258,322
Exploration expenses13,23511,01525,29523,01544,558
Depletion, depreciation and amortization90,09489,913191,022199,287436,662
Impairment of long-lived assets----222,278
Equity-based compensation10,48711,10517,81521,19839,310
Derivatives, net(2,852)3,03120,970(3,809)35,907
Cash settlements on commodity derivatives(4,489)(4,030)(7,423)(8,213)(15,658)
Other expenses, net(1)2,1624,7794,1916,80921,038
Interest and other financing costs, net37,27924,37153,72748,939100,692
Income tax expense75,35429,838125,63786,161197,691
EBITDAX$ 281,040$ 193,367$ 582,690$ 480,041$ 1,340,800

The following table presents our net debt as of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023:

June 30,December 31,
20242023
Total long-term debt$ 2,650,000$ 2,425,000
Cash and cash equivalents173,81395,345
Total restricted cash3053,416
Net debt$ 2,475,882$ 2,326,239

Kosmos Energy Ltd.

Adjusted Net Income (Loss)

(In thousands, except per share amounts, unaudited)

Three Months EndedSix Months Ended
June 30,June 30,
2024202320242023
Net income$ 59,770$ 23,345$ 151,456$ 106,654
Derivatives, net(2,852)3,03120,970(3,809)
Cash settlements on commodity derivatives(4,489)(4,030)(7,423)(8,213)
Other, net(2)2,1304,8383,9276,737
Debt modifications and extinguishments22,531-22,531-
Total selected items before tax17,3203,83940,005(5,285)
Income tax (expense) benefit on adjustments(1)3,392277(3,917)3,785
Impact of valuation adjustments and other tax items--(7,963)-
Adjusted net income$ 80,48227,461179,581105,154
Net income per diluted share$ 0.12$ 0.05$ 0.32$ 0.22
Derivatives, net(0.01)0.010.04(0.01)
Cash settlements on commodity derivatives(0.01)(0.01)(0.02)(0.02)
Other, net(2)-0.010.010.01
Debt modifications and extinguishments0.05-0.05-
Total selected items before tax0.030.010.08(0.02)
Income tax (expense) benefit on adjustments(1)0.02-(0.01)0.02
Impact of valuation adjustments and other tax items--(0.02)-
Adjusted net income per diluted share$ 0.17$ 0.06$ 0.37$ 0.22
Weighted average number of diluted shares480,172479,016479,824478,902

Kosmos Energy Ltd.

Free Cash Flow

(In thousands, unaudited)

Three Months EndedSix Months Ended
June 30,June 30,
2024202320242023
Reconciliation of free cash flow:
Net cash provided by operating activities$ 223,657$ 18,110$ 496,220$ 221,963
Net cash used for oil and gas assets - base business(120,525)(117,772)(275,385)(214,946)
Base business free cash flow103,132(99,662)220,8357,017
Net cash used for oil and gas assets - Mauritania/Senegal(117,646)(75,410)(277,608)(201,921)
Free cash flow$ (14,514)$ (175,072)$ (56,773)$ (194,904)

Kosmos Energy Ltd.

Operational Summary

(In thousands, except barrel and per barrel data, unaudited)

Three Months EndedSix Months Ended
June 30,June 30,
2024202320242023
Net Volume Sold
Oil (MMBbl)5.2103.54710.0998.492
Gas (MMcf)4.1012.7748.4375.535
NGL (MMBbl)0.0600.1070.1480.203
Total (MMBoe)5.9544.11611.6539.618
Total (Mboepd)65.42345.23464.02853.135
Revenue
Oil sales$ 435,100$ 267,149$ 837,217$ 655,248
Gas sales14,4943,56829,6327,434
NGL sales1,3062,5383,1544,813
Total oil and gas revenue450,900273,255870,003667,495
Cash settlements on commodity derivatives(4,489)(4,030)(7,423)(8,213)
Realized revenue$ 446,411$ 269,225$ 862,580$ 659,282
Oil and Gas Production Costs$ 150,733$ 63,579$ 244,351$ 147,515
Sales per Bbl/Mcf/Boe
Average oil sales price per Bbl$ 83.51$ 75.32$ 82.90$ 77.16
Average gas sales price per Mcf3.531.293.511.34
Average NGL sales price per Bbl21.7723.7221.3123.71
Average total sales price per Boe75.7366.3874.6669.40
Cash settlements on commodity derivatives per Boe(0.75)(0.98)(0.64)(0.85)
Realized revenue per Boe74.9865.4074.0268.55
Oil and gas production costs per Boe$ 25.31$ 15.45$ 20.97$ 15.34

Kosmos was overlifted by approximately 0.1 million barrels as of June 30, 2024.

Kosmos Energy Ltd.

Hedging Summary

As of June 30, 2024(1)

(Unaudited)

Weighted Average Price per Bbl

IndexMBblFloor(2)Sold PutCeiling
2024:
Three-way collarsDated Brent4,000$ 70.00$ 45.00$ 93.12
Two-way collarsDated Brent1,00070.00-100.00
1H 2025:
Two-way collarsDated Brent2,00070.00-95.00
  • Please see the Company's filed 10-Q for additional disclosure on hedging material. Includes hedging position as of June 30, 2024 and hedges put in place through filing date.
  • "Floor" represents floor price for collars and strike price for purchased puts.

2024 Guidance

3Q 2024FY 2024 Guidance
Production(1,2)65,000 - 69,000 boe per day67,000 - 71,000 boe per day
Opex(3)$17.50 - $19.50 per boe$16.50 - $18.50 per boe
DD&A$19.50 - $21.50 per boe$18.00 - $20.00 per boe
G&A(~60% cash)$25 - $30 million$100 - $120 million
Exploration Expense(4)$10 - $15 million$40 - $60 million
Net Interest Expense(5)$25 - $30 million~$140 million
Tax$9.00 - $11.00 per boe$10.00 - $12.00 per boe
Capital Expenditure$175 - $200 million~$750 million

Note: Ghana / Equatorial Guinea revenue calculated by number of cargos.

  • 3Q 2024 cargo forecast - Ghana: 3 cargos / Equatorial Guinea 1 cargo. FY 2024 Ghana: 13 cargos / Equatorial Guinea 3.5 cargos. Average cargo sizes 950,000 barrels of oil.
  • U.S. Gulf of Mexico Production: 3Q 2024 forecast 15,500-16,500 boe per day; includes assumed downtime for weather. FY 2024: 15,500-17,000 boe per day. Oil/Gas/NGL split for 2024: ~83%/~11%/~6%.
  • FY 2024 opex excludes operating costs associated with GTA, which are expected to total approximately $115 - $130 million ($50 - $70 million in 3Q 2024)
  • Excludes leasehold impairments and dry hole costs
  • Includes impact of capitalized interest; ~$35 million related to GTA in 3Q 2024

Source: Kosmos Energy Ltd.

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