CALGARY, ALBERTA -- (Marketwired) -- 04/30/15 -- Northern Spirit Resources Inc. ("Northern Spirit" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE: NS) is pleased to announce that it has today filed its audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2014 and the related management's discussion and analysis on the System for Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval (SEDAR) website at www.sedar.com.
HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2014
-- Successful 2014 drilling program: The Company drilled, completed and
equipped 5 (3.75 net) horizontal Sparky oil wells in East Central
Alberta at Provost. All of the wells commenced production in September
2014.
-- Active 2014 capital expenditure program: The Company carried out an
active capital expenditure program in 2014, spending $0.84 million on
land and seismic data, $4.9 million on drilling and completions and $1.3
million on equipping and tie-ins for a total of $7.1 million.
-- Record production: The Company produced an average of 255 boe/d in 2014
(85% oil), a 109% increase from 122 boe/d (56% oil) in 2013. The Company
exited the year at 457 boe/d (91% oil).
-- Record revenue, operating income and net income: Revenue for 2014 was
$6.4 million, an increase of 188% from $2.2 million in 2013. Operating
income was $4.5 million, an increase of 300% from $1.1 million in 2013.
Net income was $3.6 million as compared to a net loss of $628,000 in
2013.
-- Sale of property: The Company sold certain oil and gas interests to an
unrelated corporation, recording a gain on the sale of $1.1 million.
-- Strong operating netbacks: Operating (field) netbacks averaged
$48.08/boe in 2014, an increase of 89% from $25.44/boe in 2013.
Operating (field) netbacks for oil averaged $55.30/bbl in 2014, and
increase of 11% from an average of $49.84 in 2013.
-- Financing: The Company closed a $1 million private placement of flow-
through common shares on December 29, 2014.
-- Bank Loan Facility: The Company entered into a Revolving Operating
Demand Loan with its bankers during the year in the amount of $5
million. After having drawn down $3.35 million during the year, the full
amount was repaid on December 31, 2014.
Northern Spirit has also today filed on the SEDAR website the following reports for the year ended December 31, 2014, as required under National Instrument 51-101 - Standard of Disclosure for Oil and Gas Activities of the Canadian Securities Administrators: Form 51-101F1 - Statement of Reserves Data and Other Oil and Gas Information, Form 51-101F2 - Reports of Reserve Data by Independent Qualified Reserves Evaluators and Form 51-101F3 - Report of Management and Directors on Oil and Gas Disclosure.
All filings can be accessed electronically under Northern Spirit's profile on the SEDAR website at www.sedar.com.
Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
Contacts:
Northern Spirit Resources Inc.
Kevin R. Baker Q.C.
President & Chief Executive Officer
(403) 476-7010
Northern Spirit Resources Inc.
John H. Cassels
Vice President Finance, Chief Financial Officer & Secretary
(403) 476-7008
