GeoPark cuts production guidance
The Latin America focused oil and gas firm Geopark Holdings has reduced its production forecast for the full year in response to disappointing drill results in Columbia and Chile.
The Latin America focused oil and gas firm Geopark Holdings has reduced its production forecast for the full year in response to disappointing drill results in Columbia and Chile.
In the six months to the end of June revenues nearly tripled, from $41.8m in 2011 to $122.7m this year. Oil revenues from Chilean and Argentinean operations increased by 179% to $68.9m. Colombian operations added a further $36.7m.
Total oil and gas production increased 87% to 11,930 barrels of oil equivalent per day (boepd) compared to 6,369 boepd in the prior year.
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However, that's where the good news ends because total production for 2012 is now expected to average around 11-12,000 boepd, significantly less than the forecast released in April.
Geopark blames "issues integrating new acquisitions, tie-in delays and flow rates from discoveries in Colombia being below initial expectations, as well as lower than expected results from drilling activities in Chile."
The Chief Executive, James Park, admitted "drilling results in Chile did not match our historical track record".
The shares were down 11% at 10:11.
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