{"id":3121,"date":"2024-08-14T15:49:44","date_gmt":"2024-08-14T20:49:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crownpointenergy.com\/?p=3121"},"modified":"2024-08-14T15:49:44","modified_gmt":"2024-08-14T20:49:44","slug":"july-19-2023-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crownpointenergy.com\/?p=3121","title":{"rendered":"August-12-2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 CWV: TSX.V<\/p>\n<p>August 12, 2024<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/crownpointenergy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Press-release-Q2-2024-Final.pdf\"><strong>Crown Point Announces Operating and Financial Results for the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2024 <\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>TSX-V:\u00a0 CWV: Crown Point Energy Inc. (\u201cCrown Point\u201d, <\/strong>the<strong> \u201cCompany\u201d <\/strong>or &#8220;<strong>we<\/strong>&#8220;<strong>)<\/strong> today announced its financial and operating results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Selected information is outlined below and should be read in conjunction with the Company\u2019s June 30, 2024 unaudited condensed interim consolidated financial statements and management\u2019s discussion and analysis (\u201c<strong>MD&amp;A<\/strong>\u201d) that are being filed with Canadian securities regulatory authorities and will be made available under the Company\u2019s profile at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sedarplus.ca\/\">www.sedarplus.ca<\/a> and on the Company\u2019s website at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.crownpointenergy.com\/\">www.crownpointenergy.com<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.crownpointenergy.com\/\">.<\/a> <strong>All dollar figures are expressed in United States dollars (&#8220;USD&#8221;) unless otherwise stated. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In the following discussion, the three months ended June 30, 2024 may be referred to as \u201cQ2 2024\u201d.\u00a0 The comparative three months ended June 30, 2023, may be referred to as \u201cQ2 2023\u201d.<\/p>\n<h1>Q2 2024 SUMMARY<\/h1>\n<p>During Q2 2024, the Company:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Reported net cash used in operating activities of $1.5 million and funds flow used in operating activities of $1.4 million;<\/li>\n<li>Earned $5.6 million of oil and natural gas sales revenue on total average daily sales volumes of 1,340 BOE per day, lower than $6.7 million of oil and natural gas sales revenue earned on total average daily sales volumes of 1,415 BOE per day in Q2 2023 due to lower oil sales volumes in the Mendoza and TDF Concessions in Q2 2024;<\/li>\n<li>Received an average of $3.71 per mcf for natural gas and $65.50 per bbl for oil;<\/li>\n<li>Reported an operating netback of $(4.22) per BOE <a href=\"#_ftn1\" name=\"_ftnref1\"><sup>[1]<\/sup><\/a> mainly due to the increase in operating expense in Mendoza Concessions combined with a decrease in natural gas prices in TDF Concessions;<\/li>\n<li>Obtained $6.7 million of working capital, export financing and overdraft loans, and repaid $2.1 million of notes payable and $0.8 million of working capital and export financing loans; \u25aa Reported a loss before taxes of $4.3 million and a net loss of $3.1 million; and<\/li>\n<li>Reported a working capital deficit<a href=\"#_ftn2\" name=\"_ftnref2\"><sup>[2]<\/sup><\/a> of $28.5 million.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<h1>SUBSEQUENT EVENTS<\/h1>\n<p>Subsequent to June 30, 2024 the Company:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Obtained working capital and overdraft loans for a total amount of $0.97 million and repaid $0.02 million on working capital loans.<\/li>\n<li>Repaid the third $2.1 million principal installment on the Series III Notes.<\/li>\n<li>Issued Series V unsecured fixed-rate notes (&#8220;Series V Notes&#8221;) denominated in USD and payable in Argentine pesos (&#8220;ARS&#8221;) for an amount of $7.2 million, equivalent to ARS 6,721.7 million. The principal amount will be repaid in a single installment on February 8, 2026. Series V Notes accrue interest at a fixed rate of 8% per annum, payable every three months in arrears from the issue date.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<h1>OPERATIONAL UPDATE Tierra del Fuego (&#8220;TDF&#8221;) Concessions<\/h1>\n<p>During Q2 2024, San Martin oil production averaged 407 (net 141) bbls of oil per day; Las Violetas concession natural gas production averaged 8,541 (net 2,967) mcf per day and oil production averaged 205 (net 71) bbls of oil per day.<\/p>\n<h1>Mendoza Concessions<\/h1>\n<p>During Q2 2024, the UTE carried out workovers on an injector well and two oil wells in the Chanares<\/p>\n<p>Herrados Concession. Oil production for Q2 2024 averaged 834 (net 417) bbls of oil per day from the Chanares Herrados Concession and 218 (net 109) bbls of oil per day from the Puesto Pozo Cerado Oriental Concession.<\/p>\n<h1>OUTLOOK<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>The Company\u2019s capital spending on developed and producing assets for fiscal 2024 is budgeted at approximately $3.7 million of which $1.5 million is for a well workover and improvements to facilities in the TDF Concessions and $2.2 million is for well workovers, facilities improvements and optimization in the Mendoza Concessions. The Company also plans to spend $0.5 million on the testing of the gas bearing sandstone layers of the Neuqu\u00e9n Group at CLL. During the six months ended June 30, 2024, the Company incurred $1.2 million of capital expenditures in the Mendoza Concessions.<\/li>\n<li>As previously disclosed, the Company entered into an agreement to acquire a 100% working interest in the Piedra Clavada and Koluel Kaike hydrocarbon exploitation concessions (&#8220;<strong>Santa Cruz Concessions<\/strong>&#8220;). The Company is currently in the process of obtaining the approval of the Province of Santa Cruz and arranging the necessary financing to fund the cash portion of the purchase price (net of the $2.4 million deposit paid by the Company). The acquisition is currently expected to close in Q4 2024.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>SUMMARY OF FINANCIAL INFORMATION<\/h1>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>(expressed in $, except shares outstanding) \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <strong>June 30 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 December 31 <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>2024 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 2023 <\/strong><\/p>\n<table width=\"576\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"405\">Current assets<\/td>\n<td width=\"90\">5,850,039<\/td>\n<td width=\"81\">7,636,408<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"405\"><u>Current liabilities <\/u><\/td>\n<td width=\"90\"><u>(34,333,001) <\/u><\/td>\n<td width=\"81\"><u>(19,422,342) <\/u><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"405\"><u>Working capital <\/u><sup>(1)<\/sup><\/td>\n<td width=\"90\"><u>(28,482,962) <\/u><\/td>\n<td width=\"81\"><u>(11,785,934) <\/u><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"405\">Exploration and evaluation assets<\/td>\n<td width=\"90\">14,103,353<\/td>\n<td width=\"81\">14,103,353<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"405\">Property and equipment<\/td>\n<td width=\"90\">42,815,119<\/td>\n<td width=\"81\">45,834,731<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"405\">Total assets<\/td>\n<td width=\"90\">65,729,584<\/td>\n<td width=\"81\">67,785,665<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"405\">Non-current financial liabilities <sup>(1)<\/sup><\/td>\n<td width=\"90\">7,314,193<\/td>\n<td width=\"81\">18,317,856<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"405\">Share capital<\/td>\n<td width=\"90\">56,456,328<\/td>\n<td width=\"81\">56,456,328<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"405\"><u>Total common shares outstanding\u00a0 <\/u><\/td>\n<td width=\"90\"><u>72,903,038 <\/u><\/td>\n<td width=\"81\"><u>72,903,038 <\/u><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table width=\"661\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"338\">(expressed in $, except shares outstanding)<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" width=\"191\"><strong>Three months ended <\/strong><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"132\"><strong>Six months ended <\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"338\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" width=\"191\"><strong>June 30 <\/strong><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"132\"><strong>June 30 <\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"338\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td width=\"86\"><strong>2024 <\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"85\"><strong>2023 <\/strong><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"85\"><strong>2024 <\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"66\"><strong>2023 <\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"338\">Oil and natural gas sales revenue<\/td>\n<td width=\"86\">5,584,314<\/td>\n<td width=\"85\">6,733,782<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"85\">11,685,400<\/td>\n<td width=\"66\">13,834,340<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"338\">Loss before taxes<\/td>\n<td width=\"86\">(4,329,294)<\/td>\n<td width=\"85\">(3,272,867)<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"85\">(6.476,470)<\/td>\n<td width=\"66\">(5,666,062)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"338\">Net loss<\/td>\n<td width=\"86\">(3,058,684)<\/td>\n<td width=\"85\">(2,142,342)<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"85\">(3,960,418)<\/td>\n<td width=\"66\">(4,003,912)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"338\">Net loss per share <sup>(2)<\/sup><\/td>\n<td width=\"86\">(0.04)<\/td>\n<td width=\"85\">(0.03)<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"85\">(0.05)<\/td>\n<td width=\"66\">(0.05)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"338\">Net cash (used) provided by operating activities<\/td>\n<td width=\"86\">(1,531,049)<\/td>\n<td width=\"85\">(614,923)<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"85\">(1,067,709)<\/td>\n<td width=\"66\">308,851<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"338\">Net cash per share \u2013 operating activities <sup>(1)(2)<\/sup><\/td>\n<td width=\"86\">(0.02)<\/td>\n<td width=\"85\">(0.01)<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"85\">(0.01)<\/td>\n<td width=\"66\">0.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"338\">Funds flow (used) provided by operating activities<\/td>\n<td width=\"86\">(1,356,127)<\/td>\n<td width=\"85\">(1,258,964)<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"85\">(884,633)<\/td>\n<td width=\"66\">(1,123,521)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"338\">Funds flow per share \u2013 operating activities <sup>(1)(2)<\/sup><\/td>\n<td width=\"86\">(0.02)<\/td>\n<td width=\"85\">(0.02)<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"85\">(0.01)<\/td>\n<td width=\"66\">(0.02)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"338\">Weighted average number of shares \u2013 basic -diluted<\/td>\n<td width=\"86\">72,903,038<\/td>\n<td width=\"85\">72,903,038<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"85\">72,903,038<\/td>\n<td width=\"66\">72,903,038<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"338\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"86\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"85\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"20\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"65\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"66\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<ul>\n<li>We adhere to International Financial Reporting Standards (\u201c<strong>IFRS<\/strong>\u201d), however the Company also employs certain non-IFRS measures to analyze financial performance, financial position, and cash flow. \u201cWorking capital\u201d is a capital management measure. \u201cNon-current financial liabilities\u201d is a supplemental financial measure. &#8220;Net cash per share \u2013 operating activities&#8221; is a supplemental financial measure. &#8220;Funds flow per share \u2013 operating activities&#8221; is a supplemental financial measure.\u00a0 See &#8220;NonIFRS and Other Financial Measures&#8221;.<\/li>\n<li>All per share figures are the same for the basic and diluted weighted average number of shares outstanding in the periods. The effect of options is anti-dilutive in loss periods.\u00a0 Per share amounts may not add due to rounding. <strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Sales Volumes<\/h1>\n<table width=\"624\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"318\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"150\"><strong>Three months ended <\/strong><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"156\"><strong>Six months ended <\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"318\">\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"150\"><strong>June 30 <\/strong><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"156\"><strong>June 30 <\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"78\"><strong>2024 <\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"72\"><strong>2023 <\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"78\"><strong>2024 <\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"78\"><strong>2023 <\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"318\">Total sales volumes (BOE)<\/td>\n<td width=\"78\">121,897<\/td>\n<td width=\"72\">128,685<\/td>\n<td width=\"78\">240,377<\/td>\n<td width=\"78\">269,620<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"318\">Light oil bbls per day<\/td>\n<td width=\"78\">727<\/td>\n<td width=\"72\">866<\/td>\n<td width=\"78\">813<\/td>\n<td width=\"78\">930<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"318\">NGL bbls per day<\/td>\n<td width=\"78\">13<\/td>\n<td width=\"72\">19<\/td>\n<td width=\"78\">19<\/td>\n<td width=\"78\">17<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"318\">Natural gas mcf per day<\/td>\n<td width=\"78\">3,597<\/td>\n<td width=\"72\">3,177<\/td>\n<td width=\"78\">2,933<\/td>\n<td width=\"78\">3,256<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"318\">Total BOE per day<\/td>\n<td width=\"78\">1,340<\/td>\n<td width=\"72\">1,415<\/td>\n<td width=\"78\">1,321<\/td>\n<td width=\"78\">1,490<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>Operating Netback <\/strong><sup>(1) <\/sup><\/p>\n<table width=\"663\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"162\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"4\" width=\"246\"><strong>Three months ended <\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"81\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" width=\"173\"><strong>Six months ended <\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"2\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"162\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"4\" width=\"246\"><strong>June 30 <\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"81\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" width=\"173\"><strong>June 30 <\/strong><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"4\" width=\"2\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"120\"><strong>2024 <\/strong><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"126\"><strong>2023 <\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"81\"><strong>2024 <\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"45\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"128\"><strong>2023 <\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"162\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td width=\"75\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td width=\"45\">Per BOE<\/td>\n<td width=\"78\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td width=\"48\">Per BOE<\/td>\n<td width=\"81\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td width=\"45\">Per BOE<\/td>\n<td width=\"81\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td width=\"47\">Per BOE<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"162\">Oil and natural gas sales revenue ($)<\/td>\n<td width=\"75\">5,584,314<\/td>\n<td width=\"45\">45.81<\/td>\n<td width=\"78\">6,733,782<\/td>\n<td width=\"48\">52.33<\/td>\n<td width=\"81\">11,685,400<\/td>\n<td width=\"45\">48.61<\/td>\n<td width=\"81\">13,834,340<\/td>\n<td width=\"47\">51.31<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"162\">Export tax ($)<\/td>\n<td width=\"75\">(80,779)<\/td>\n<td width=\"45\">(0.66)<\/td>\n<td width=\"78\">(100,274)<\/td>\n<td width=\"48\">(0.78)<\/td>\n<td width=\"81\">(232,795)<\/td>\n<td width=\"45\">(0.97)<\/td>\n<td width=\"81\">(238,470)<\/td>\n<td width=\"47\">(0.88)<\/td>\n<td width=\"2\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"162\">Royalties and turnover tax ($)<\/td>\n<td width=\"75\">(1,028,669)<\/td>\n<td width=\"45\">(8.44)<\/td>\n<td width=\"78\">(1,149,468)<\/td>\n<td width=\"48\">(8.93)<\/td>\n<td width=\"81\">(2,045,091)<\/td>\n<td width=\"45\">(8.51)<\/td>\n<td width=\"81\">(2,258,165)<\/td>\n<td width=\"47\">(8.38)<\/td>\n<td width=\"2\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"162\">Operating costs ($)<\/td>\n<td width=\"75\">(4,988,866)<\/td>\n<td width=\"45\">(40.93)<\/td>\n<td width=\"78\">(5,602,934)<\/td>\n<td width=\"48\">(43.54)<\/td>\n<td width=\"81\">(9,241,577)<\/td>\n<td width=\"45\">(38.45)<\/td>\n<td width=\"81\">(10,255,321)<\/td>\n<td width=\"47\">(38.04)<\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"2\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"162\">Operating netback <sup>(1)<\/sup> ($)<\/td>\n<td width=\"75\">(514,000)<\/td>\n<td width=\"45\">(4.22)<\/td>\n<td width=\"78\">(118,894)<\/td>\n<td width=\"48\">(0.92)<\/td>\n<td width=\"81\">165,937<\/td>\n<td width=\"45\">0.68<\/td>\n<td width=\"81\">1,082,384<\/td>\n<td width=\"47\">4.01<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><sup>\u00a0(1) <\/sup>\u00a0&#8220;Operating netback&#8221; is a non-IFRS measure. \u201cOperating netback per BOE\u201d is a non-IFRS ratio. See &#8220;Non-IFRS and Other Financial Measures&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>For inquiries please contact:<\/p>\n<p>Gabriel Obrador\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Marisa Tormakh<\/p>\n<p>President &amp; CEO \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Vice-President, Finance &amp; CFO Ph: (403) 232-1150 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Ph: (403) 232-1150<\/p>\n<p>Crown Point Energy Inc. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Crown Point Energy Inc.<\/p>\n<p><u>gobrador@crownpointenergy.com<\/u> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <u>mtormakh@crownpointenergy.com<\/u><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>About Crown Point<\/h2>\n<p>Crown Point Energy Inc. is an international oil and gas exploration and development company headquartered in Calgary, Canada, incorporated in Canada, trading on the TSX Venture Exchange and operating in Argentina. Crown Point\u2019s exploration and development activities are focused in three producing basins in Argentina, the Austral basin in the province of Tierra del Fuego, and the Neuqu\u00e9n and Cuyo (or Cuyana) basins in the province of Mendoza. Crown Point has a strategy that focuses on establishing a portfolio of producing properties, plus production enhancement and exploration opportunities to provide a basis for future growth.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Advisory <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><u>Non-IFRS and Other Financial Measures<\/u>: Throughout this press release and in other materials disclosed by the Company, we employ certain measures to analyze financial performance, financial position, and cash flow. These non-IFRS and other financial measures do not have any standardized meaning prescribed by IFRS and therefore may not be comparable to similar measures provided by other issuers.\u00a0 The non-IFRS and other financial measures should not be considered to be more meaningful than financial measures which are determined in accordance with IFRS, such as net income (loss), oil and natural gas sales revenue and net cash (used) provided by operating activities as indicators of our performance.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Funds flow per share \u2013 operating activities&#8221; is a supplemental financial measure.\u00a0 Funds flow per share \u2013 operating activities is comprised of funds flow provided (used) by operating activities divided by the basic and diluted weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the period. See \u201cSummary of Financial Information\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Net cash per share \u2013 operating activities&#8221; is a supplemental financial measure. Net cash per share \u2013 operating activities is comprised of net cash provided (used) by operating activities divided by the basic and diluted weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the period. See \u201cSummary of Financial Information\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Non-current financial liabilities&#8221; is a supplemental financial measure.\u00a0 Non-current financial liabilities is comprised of the non-current portions of trade and other payables, notes payable and lease liabilities as presented in the Company\u2019s consolidated statements of financial position.\u00a0 See \u201cSummary of Financial Information\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Operating Netback&#8221; is a non-IFRS measure.\u00a0 Operating netback is comprised of oil and natural gas sales revenue less export tax, royalties and turnover tax and operating costs.\u00a0 Management believes this measure is a useful supplemental measure of the Company\u2019s profitability relative to commodity prices.\u00a0 See \u201cOperating Netback\u201d for a reconciliation of operating netback to oil and natural gas sales revenue, being our nearest measure prescribed by IFRS.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Operating netback per BOE&#8221; is a non-IFRS ratio.\u00a0 Operating netback per BOE is comprised of operating netback divided by total BOE sales volumes in the period.\u00a0 Management believes this measure is a useful supplemental measure of the Company\u2019s profitability relative to commodity prices.\u00a0 In addition, management believes that operating netback per BOE is a key industry performance measure of operational efficiency and provide investors with information that is also commonly presented by other crude oil and natural gas producers.\u00a0 Operating netback is a non-IFRS measure.\u00a0 See &#8220;Operating Netback&#8221; for the calculation of operating netback per BOE.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Working capital&#8221; is a capital management measure.\u00a0 Working capital is comprised of current assets less current liabilities.\u00a0 Management believes that working capital is a useful measure to assess the Company&#8217;s capital position and its ability to execute its existing exploration commitments and its share of any development programs.\u00a0 See \u201cSummary of Financial Information\u201d for a reconciliation of working capital to current assets and current liabilities, being our nearest measures prescribed by IFRS.<\/p>\n<p><u>Abbreviations and BOE Presentation<\/u>: &#8220;bbl&#8221; means barrel; &#8220;bbls&#8221; means barrels; &#8220;BOE&#8221; means barrels of oil equivalent; &#8220;mcf\u201d means thousand cubic feet; &#8220;mmcf&#8221; means million cubic feet, &#8220;NGL&#8221; means natural gas liquids; &#8220;UTE&#8221; means Union Transitoria de Empresas, which is a registered joint venture contract established under the laws of Argentina; &#8220;WI&#8221; means working interest. All BOE conversions in this press release are derived by converting natural gas to oil in the ratio of six mcf of gas to one bbl of oil.\u00a0 BOE may be misleading, particularly if used in isolation.\u00a0 A BOE conversion ratio of six mcf of gas to one bbl of oil (6 mcf: 1 bbl) is based on an energy equivalency conversion method primarily applicable at the burner tip and does not represent a value equivalency at the wellhead.\u00a0 Given that the value ratio based on the price of crude oil as compared to natural gas in Argentina from time to time may be different from the energy equivalency conversion ratio of 6:1, utilizing a conversion on a 6:1 basis may be misleading as an indication of value.<\/p>\n<p><u>Forward-looking Information<\/u>: This document contains forward-looking information.\u00a0 This information relates to future events and the Company\u2019s future performance.\u00a0 All information and statements contained herein that are not clearly historical in nature constitute forward-looking information.\u00a0 Such information represents the Company\u2019s internal projections, estimates, expectations, beliefs, plans, objectives, assumptions, intentions or statements about future events or performance.\u00a0 This information involves known or unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results or events to differ materially from those anticipated in such forward-looking information.\u00a0 In addition, this document may contain forward-looking information attributed to third party industry sources.\u00a0 Crown Point believes that the expectations reflected in this forward-looking information are reasonable; however, undue reliance should not be placed on this forward-looking information, as there can be no assurance that the plans, intentions or expectations upon which they are based will occur. This press release contains forward-looking information concerning, among other things, the following: under &#8220;Outlook&#8221;, our estimated capital expenditure budget for fiscal 2024, and the capital expenditures that we intend to make in our concessions during such period, and our expectations regarding the terms, conditions and timing for closing the proposed acquisition of the Santa Cruz Concessions; under &#8220;About Crown Point&#8221;, all elements of the Company\u2019s business strategy and focus. The reader is cautioned that such information, although considered reasonable by the Company, may prove to be incorrect. Actual results achieved during the forecast period will vary from the information provided in this document as a result of numerous known and unknown risks and uncertainties and other factors. A number of risks and other factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking information contained in this document including, but not limited to, the following: that the Company is unable to truck oil to the Enap refinery and\/or the Rio Cullen marine terminal and\/or that the cost to do so rises and\/or becomes uneconomic; that the price received by the Company for its oil is at a substantial discount to the Brent oil price; that the Company is not able to meet its obligations as they become due and continue as a going concern; that the Company is unable to complete the proposed acquisition of the Santa Cruz Concessions on the terms described herein or at all, whether due to the inability of the Company to obtain financing to fund the cash portion of the purchase price, obtain requisite regulatory approvals, satisfy applicable conditions precedent, or otherwise; risks associated with the insolvency and\/or bankruptcy of our joint venture partners and\/or the operators of the concessions in which we have an interest, including the risk that any such insolvency and\/or bankruptcy has an adverse effect on one of our UTEs, one of our concessions and\/or the Company; and the risks and other factors described under \u201cBusiness Risks and Uncertainties\u201d in our MD&amp;A and under \u201cRisk Factors\u201d in the Company\u2019s most recently filed Annual Information Form, which is available for viewing on SEDAR+ at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sedarplus.ca\/\">www.sedarplus.ca<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sedarplus.ca\/\">. <\/a>With respect to forward-looking information contained in this document, the Company has made assumptions regarding, among other things: that the Company will complete the proposed acquisition of the Santa Cruz Concessions on the terms described herein on a timely basis, including the ability of the Company to obtain the requisite financing to fund the cash portion of the purchase price on acceptable terms, obtain all requisite regulatory approvals and satisfy all applicable conditions precedent; trucking costs; the ability and willingness of OPEC+ nations and other major producers of crude oil to balance crude oil production levels and thereby sustain higher global crude oil prices; that our joint venture partners and the operators of our concessions will honour their contractual commitments in a timely fashion and will not become insolvent or bankrupt; the impact of inflation rates in Argentina and the devaluation of the Argentine peso against the USD on the Company; the impact of increasing competition; the general stability of the economic and political environment in which the Company operates (including in relation to the newly elected President and Vice-President of Argentina and their administration), including operating under a consistent regulatory and legal framework in Argentina; future oil, natural gas and NGL prices (including the effects of governmental incentive programs and government price controls thereon); the timely receipt of any required regulatory approvals; the ability of the Company to obtain qualified staff, equipment and services in a timely and cost efficient manner; drilling results; the costs of obtaining equipment and personnel to complete the Company\u2019s capital expenditure program; the ability of the operators of the projects which the Company has an interest in to operate the fields in a safe, efficient and effective manner; that the Company will not pay dividends for the foreseeable future; the ability of the Company to obtain financing on acceptable terms when and if needed and continue as a going concern; the ability of the Company to service its debt repayments when required; field production rates and decline rates; the ability to replace and expand oil and natural gas reserves through acquisition, development and exploration activities; the timing and costs of pipeline, storage and facility construction and expansion and the ability of the Company to secure adequate product transportation; currency, exchange, inflation and interest rates; the regulatory framework regarding royalties, taxes and environmental matters in Argentina; and the ability of the Company to successfully market its oil and natural gas products.\u00a0 Management of Crown Point has included the above summary of assumptions and risks related to forwardlooking information included in this document in order to provide investors with a more complete perspective on the Company\u2019s future operations.\u00a0 Readers are cautioned that this information may not be appropriate for other purposes. Readers are cautioned that the foregoing lists of factors are not exhaustive.\u00a0 The forward-looking information contained in this document are expressly qualified by this cautionary statement. The forward-looking information contained herein is made as of the date of this document and the Company disclaims any intent or obligation to update publicly any such forward-looking information, whether as a result of new information, future events or results or otherwise, other than as required by applicable Canadian securities laws.<\/p>\n<p><strong>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 news release. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#_ftnref1\" name=\"_ftn1\">[1]<\/a> Non-IFRS financial ratio.\u00a0 See &#8220;Non-IFRS and Other Financial Measures&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#_ftnref2\" name=\"_ftn2\">[2]<\/a> Capital management measure.\u00a0 See &#8220;Non-IFRS and Other Financial Measures&#8221;.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Crown Point Announces Operating and Financial Results for the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2024<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[138,8],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/crownpointenergy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3121"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/crownpointenergy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/crownpointenergy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crownpointenergy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crownpointenergy.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3121"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/crownpointenergy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3121\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3123,"href":"https:\/\/crownpointenergy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3121\/revisions\/3123"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/crownpointenergy.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3121"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crownpointenergy.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3121"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crownpointenergy.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3121"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}