September 5, 2011
Half-year highlights
- Revenue of €4.35 million (AUD 5.9m), up from €2.59 million (AUD 3.5m)
- EBITDA of €2.26m (AUD 3.0m)
- Net profit of €0.37 million (AUD 0.5m)
- Cash and cash equivalents of €1.6m (AUD 2.2m), up from €1m (AUD 1.3m)
- Vitalba development well on schedule
- Sillaro gas field reserves confirmed
Po Valley Energy Ltd. (ASX: PVE), an oil and gas producer and explorer
with an expanding portfolio of assets in northern Italy, announced a
maiden half year net profit of €367,010 (AUD 0.5m) resulting from
increased production and revenues.
First-half revenue increased 68% from a year earlier. “We made strong
progress in the first half,” said Chief Executive Officer Giovanni
Catalano.
“In addition to the significant increase in production revenues, our
exploration and development programs are also progressing. We start
drilling our Vitalba-1dirA well in coming weeks and, if successful, we
plan to restart production from the Castello before year-end to further
boost revenue growth and cash flow in 2012,” said Mr Catalano.
“We look forward with confidence to a promising second half of the year and a good performance overall in 2011”.
During the half, Po Valley also appointed Moyes & Co., a global
energy advisor with offices in the US and UK to seek appropriate
farm-out partners for a selected number of the Company’s assets.
Cash and cash equivalents stood at €1.6 million (AUD 2.2m) at June 30,
2011, up from €1 million (AUD 1.3m) at December 31, 2010. Borrowings
were unchanged at €6.0 million (AUD 8.1m) at 30 June 2011.
About Po Valley Energy
Po Valley Energy (ASX: PVE) is an oil and gas producer and exploration
company listed on the Australian Stock Exchange. It has an expanding
portfolio of fully owned assets in northern Italy. Po Valley holds 11
license areas, encompassing 2,000 square kilometers and owns and
operates two gas treatment plants. The Po Valley region is the main gas
production zone in Italy. The company’s web site is
www.povalley.com
Exchange rate: 1€=1.357 Aud as at 30 Jun 2011 and Aud 1.356 for the period average (01/01/11— 30/06/11). Source: www.oanda.com
CONTACTS:
Giovanni Catalano
Po Valley Energy
+39 06 4201 62 75
Michael Mullane
Cannings Corporate Communications
(02) 8284 9990
mmullane@cannings.net.au
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