BW Energy will publish financial figures for Q1 2025 and host a presentation at Hotel Continental, Oslo, on Monday, 5 May 2025.
Net production to BW Energy was 3.2 million barrels of oil (mmbbls) in Q1 2025, equal to 36,000 bbls per day, from the Dussafu licence in Gabon (73.5% working interest) and the Golfinho field (100% working interest) in Brazil.
| Volume (mmbbls) | Q1 2025 | Q4 2024 |
| Net Production | 3.2 | 3.1 |
| Dussafu | 2.6 | 2.5 |
| Golfinho | 0.7 | 0.6 |
| Net volume sold | 3.7 | 3.2 |
| Dussafu* | 3.2 | 2.7 |
| Golfinho | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Average realised price (USD/bbl) | ||
| Dussafu | 74.8 | 72.5 |
| Golfinho | 75.0 | 83.5 |
*Includes State Profit Oil and DMO deliveries
DUSSAFU
- Record quarterly production since inception
- Eight producing Hibiscus / Ruche wells, and all Tortue wells on-line
- Q1 production availability ~93% on FPSO BW Adolo, and ~99% on MaBoMo
- 3 liftings to BW Energy, 1 lifting to GOC / State according to plan
- Operating cost1 of USD 9.9/bbl
- Net volume sold (basis for revenue recognition), included 65,000 bbls of DMO deliveries and 320,889 bbls of state profit oil, with an over-lift position of 350,893 bbls at period-end
- Takeover of BW Adolo FPSO operations ongoing with planned completion of transition period in Q2 2025
- Substantial oil discovery with good reservoir quality made on the Bourdon prospect with initial data indicating the potential for establishing a new development cluster with a production facility
GOLFINHO
- Inventory at period end of 597,750 bbls
- Operating cost1 of USD 42.2/bbl primarily due to increased production
- Production positively impacted by resumed gaslift after completion of Petrobras maintenance
- Q1 production availability ~84% on FPSO Cidade de Vitória
- Final investment decision (FID) made for the Golfinho Boost project aiming to increase uptime, reduce operating expenses and add approximately 3,000 barrels per day of incremental oil production from 2027
MAROMBA
- BW Energy expects to announce FID on the Maromba development project within the next few weeks
HEDGING, LIQUIDITY AND DEBT
- Oil hedging: Q1 net loss of USD 0.9 million from oil derivatives (USD 2.1 million unrealised loss and USD 1.2 million realised gain)
- Period-end cash balance of USD 286 million vs. USD 221 million end-December 2024, with the change reflecting cash flow from operations, debt repayment and investments
- Entered into a new and increased Dussafu RBL facility
Period-end gross debt of USD 583 million includes MaBoMo lease, Dussafu RBL, Golfinho prepayment facility and bond debt
Source: BW Energy
