31 March 2021

The Parkmead Group plc

("Parkmead", "the Company" or "the Group")

Interim Results for the six-month period ended 31 December 2020

Parkmead, the independent energy group focused on growth through gas, oil and renewable energy projects, is pleased to report its interim results for the six-month period ended 31 December 2020.

HIGHLIGHTS

Excellent progress on Platypus gas and Greater Perth Area oil projects

·      Parkmead has agreed in principle to become operator of the Platypus gas project, subject to regulatory approval. It has entered into advanced commercial discussions with the Platypus supply chain, as well as progressing discussions with the OGA and also Perenco UK, in their role as operator of the Cleeton host facility

·      CalEnergy Resources is Parkmead's partner on the project

·      Platypus has previously reached some key milestones ahead of its development, including submission of a draft Field Development Plan and Environmental Statement, which are in the process of being updated

·      The mid case recoverable gas reserves from Platypus are expected to be 103 billion cubic feet ("Bcf"), with peak gas production of over 60 million cubic feet of gas per day ("MMscfd")

·      There is potential for additional gas volumes from the adjacent Platypus East structure. These could be tied into the planned Platypus infrastructure

·      Parkmead continues to assess draft commercial offers received from the Scott field partnership for the potential tie-back of the Greater Perth Area ("GPA")

·      Infrastructure studies completed in 2020 have confirmed that there are no technical hurdles to produce Perth oil from the wells all the way through to the onshore facilities

·      Parkmead is also in discussions with other operators in the GPA vicinity where new opportunities have arisen during the year

·      Every $10/bbl increase in the oil price adds approximately £130 million to the P50 post-tax NPV of the Perth field development alone

Major new UK licence secured and significant progress on large Skerryvore project

·      Seismic reprocessing work covering the Skerryvore prospect and surrounding area is nearing completion

·      This will further mature the collection of prospects

·      Rock physics and inversion studies at Skerryvore will shortly commence after current tendering process

·      Skerryvore's main prospects are three stacked targets, at Mey and Chalk level, which together could contain 157 million barrels of oil equivalent ("MMBoe")

·      Parkmead has accepted the award of Licence P.2516 (Parkmead 50% and operator) containing two undeveloped oil discoveries, Fynn Beauly and Fynn Andrew, as well as an oil prospect in the Piper Formation

·      The licence covers Blocks 14/20g & 15/16g situated in the Central North Sea and is adjacent to Parkmead's extensive GPA project

·      Fynn Beauly is a very large oil discovery which extends across a number of blocks

·      The entire discovery is estimated to contain oil-in-place of between 602 and 1,343 million barrels, with Licence P.2516 containing a section of the discovery to the south holding oil-in-place of between 77 and 202 million barrels

·      Fynn Andrew is wholly contained on the licence and holds 50 million barrels of oil-in-place on a P50 basis

·      The addition of these blocks to Parkmead's portfolio adds 34.4 million barrels of 2C resources to the Group

Strong financial position and robust producing assets, despite very low gas price environment

·      Gross profit achieved of £0.8 million (2019: £0.8 million) despite the historic low gas prices seen in the period, demonstrating the high-quality nature of Parkmead's onshore Netherlands assets

·      Gross profit margin increased to 50% (2019: 38%)

·      Well capitalised, with cash balances of US$33.6 million (£24.5 million) as at 31 December 2020, equivalent to 22.4 pence per share

·      Substantial total assets of £86.8 million at 31 December 2020 (2019: £88.8 million)

·      Net assets remained strong at £68.9 million at 31 December 2020 (2019: £70.1 million)

·      Parkmead maintains strict financial discipline with very low operating costs

·      Revenue for the period was £1.5 million (2019: £2.1 million)

·      Gas prices fell to historic lows during the period as a result of the market conditions resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, falling to under €5/MWh

·      Prices have recovered very strongly since and have increased to between approximately €16/MWh and €18/MWh during Q1 2021

·      Parkmead's Netherlands assets remain very low cost to operate, with an average field operating cost of just US$9.9 per barrel of oil equivalent

Divestment of non-core acreage and acceleration of renewable energy project

·      Two successful sales of two separate areas of non-core land from UK renewable energy portfolio achieved an aggregate consideration of £4.0 million (with the second sale of £3.3 million being completed post period end)

·      Sites with the largest renewable energy potential have been retained and high-graded

·      Technical studies are already underway on a  specific location within the Group's onshore land portfolio for the potential development of a large wind farm

·      This area of land lies adjacent to the Mid Hill Wind Farm which encompasses 33 Siemens wind turbines with a generating capacity of around 75 megawatts

·      Other renewable opportunities exist across the Group's asset portfolio

·      Parkmead's early commitment to building a balanced energy business through its focus on gas, widely seen as the primary transition fuel, pre-empted the recent energy transition debate

·      Member of OGUK's Vision 2035 which aims to provide a roadmap to a lower carbon energy mix

Robust, high-quality Netherlands portfolio; multiple new opportunities identified

·      Average gross production for the period across the Group's Netherlands assets was 32.8 MMscfd, approximately 5,648 barrels of oil equivalent per day ("boepd")

·      Multiple exploration opportunities exist around the Diever field, such as the Boergrup and De Bree prospects, both of which contain stacked targets with similar characteristics to Diever

·      A new seismic reprocessing project is being carried out which will help define and high-grade the extensive prospectivity around Diever

·      Dynamic reservoir modelling suggests Diever held initial gas-in-place of approximately 108 Bcf, more than double the post-drill static volume estimate of 41 Bcf

·      Diever is the 8th highest producing field in the Netherlands to the end of 2020, according to official data

·      Concept selection planning at the Papekop oil and gas discovery is continuing, a proven field with 24.2 million barrels of oil-in-place and 39.4 Bcf of gas-in-place

Substantial oil and gas reserves and resources

·      2P reserves of 45.7 MMBoe as at 1 March 2021 (45.7 MMBoe as at 1 March 2020)

Well positioned for further acquisitions and opportunities

·      Eight acquisitions, at both asset and corporate level, have been completed to date

Parkmead's Executive Chairman, Tom Cross, commented:

"I am pleased to report excellent progress in the six-month period to 31 December 2020 across the Group, despite our revenues being impacted by the low gas price environment. Parkmead has made significant advances within its asset portfolio, whilst retaining financial strength. This creates a very good foundation from which to build as the energy sector continues to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Parkmead is already taking advantage of the strong position we have achieved, accelerating a number of growth steps since the period end.

We are delighted to be moving ahead, in principle, as operator of the Platypus gas development. This has the potential to add significant value to Parkmead.

Our team continues to work intensively to evaluate and execute further value-adding opportunities which could provide additional upside for the Group.

Parkmead is well positioned for the future. We have excellent UK and Netherlands regional expertise, significant cash resources, and a growing portfolio of high-quality assets. The Group will continue to build upon the inherent value in its existing interests with a balanced, acquisition-led, growth strategy to secure opportunities that maximise future value for our shareholders."

Enquiries:

Review of Activities

Parkmead has delivered significant growth in its high-quality asset portfolio across the UK and the Netherlands.

UK Oil and Gas Projects

Platypus Gas Field

Parkmead has agreed in principle to become operator of the Platypus gas project and has entered into advanced commercial discussions with the Platypus supply chain. CalEnergy Resources is Parkmead's partner on the project.

The change of operatorship will be subject to the standard regulatory approvals.

Platypus has previously reached some key milestones ahead of its development, including submission of a draft Field Development Plan and Environmental Statement, which are in the process of being updated. The mid case recoverable reserves from Platypus are expected to be 103 Bcf, with peak gas production of over 60 MMscfd.

Platypus East (previously named Possum) provides a material upside opportunity for the project, potentially adding another 50 Bcf of recoverable gas reserves.

The Platypus field is located in the UK Southern North Sea in Blocks 47/5b and 48/1a, approximately 18 km north west of the West Sole gas field and 15 km south west of the Babbage gas field. The Platypus field was discovered in 2010 and was successfully appraised with a horizontal well in 2012 which was flow tested at a rate of 27 MMscfd (approximately 4,600 barrels of oil per day on an equivalent basis).

32^nd Round

In March 2021, Parkmead accepted the award of Licence P.2516 (Parkmead 50% and operator) as part of the most recent UK 32nd licensing round awards.

The licence covers Blocks 14/20g & 15/16g (Parkmead 50% and operator) situated in the Central North Sea, adjacent to Parkmead's extensive GPA project. These blocks contain two undeveloped oil discoveries, Fynn Beauly and Fynn Andrew, as well as an oil prospect in the Piper Formation.

Fynn Beauly is a very large heavy oil discovery which extends across a number of blocks. The entire discovery is estimated to contain oil-in-place of between 602 and 1343 million barrels. Blocks 14/20g & 15/16g contain a section of the discovery to the south, with oil-in-place of between 77 and 202 million barrels. The second discovery, Fynn Andrew, is wholly contained on the offered blocks and holds 50 million barrels of oil-in-place on a P50 basis.

The addition of these blocks to Parkmead's portfolio adds 34.4 million barrels of 2C resources to the Group.

Greater Perth Area ("GPA")

The Greater Perth Area development continues to form a key part of our balanced portfolio of assets. This year has seen the completion of transportation studies for our base case development concept. The studies have confirmed there are no technical hurdles associated with the transportation and processing of fluids from the Perth producing wells all the way through the infrastructure to the onshore facilities. Parkmead continues to engage with leading, internationally-renowned supply chain companies in order to optimise the commercial solution.

Parkmead continues to assess draft commercial offers received from the Scott field partnership for the potential tie-back of the GPA project. Scott lies just 10km southeast of the GPA project and a tie-back could yield a number of mutually beneficial advantages for both the Scott partnership and Parkmead. A tie-back to Scott is just one path to potentially unlock the substantial value of the GPA project. The GPA project has the potential to deliver 75-130 MMBoe on a P50 basis.

Skerryvore

Progress has also been made on the Group's large Skerryvore opportunity in the Central North Sea. Seismic reprocessing work is nearing completion which will further mature the collection of prospects in the area. Rock physics and inversion studies will soon commence after a successful tendering process. The Skerryvore Mey prospect overlies two stacked Chalk prospects (Skerryvore Ekofisk and Skerryvore Tor) which are associated with a Zechstein salt diapir. The Chalk in these prospects is thought to have been re-worked, which significantly improves permeability over conventional Chalk reservoirs. These three stacked prospects have the potential to contain 157 million barrels of recoverable oil equivalent on a P50 basis.

UK Renewables Portfolio

Parkmead has completed two successful sales of two separate areas of non-core land from its UK renewable energy portfolio for an aggregate consideration of £4.0 million, including one that was completed post period end.

This divestment follows detailed analysis carried out across the Group's onshore land portfolio. Sites with the largest renewable energy potential have been retained and high-graded, with a strategy to divest non-core land. These sales are in line with this strategy.

Parkmead has identified substantial wind energy potential at one location within its renewables portfolio, some 15 miles west of Aberdeen. The acreage has excellent average wind speeds and lies adjacent to the Mid Hill Wind Farm which contains 33 Siemens wind turbines with a generating capacity of around 75 megawatts (MW). Technical studies are already underway on this site.

Parkmead continues to advance its renewable energy opportunities through its in-house technical and commercial expertise, working with regional experts. This will ensure that the Group is able to maximise the upside value from its assets in the renewables sector.

High-quality Netherlands asset base

Average gross production for the period across the Group's Netherlands assets was 32.8 MMscfd, approximately 5,648 boepd.

Parkmead's Netherlands production was uninterrupted by the lockdown restrictions introduced by the Dutch Government during 2020.

The Diever field has performed above expectations since first production. Dynamic reservoir modelling suggests that the field holds approximately 108 Bcf gross gas-in-place, this is more than double the earlier, post-drill static volume estimate of 41 Bcf. Diever is the 8th highest producing field in the Netherlands, according to official data.

A number of further exploration opportunities exist within the Drenthe VI concession, which contains the Diever field. Two of these are the Boergrup and De Bree prospects, both of which have stacked independent targets in the Vlieland and Rotliegendes (Boergrup) and Rotliegendes and Carboniferous (De Bree). A new seismic reprocessing project is being carried out which will help define and high-grade the extensive prospectivity around Diever.

Technical modelling and concept selection planning is being carried out on the Papekop oil and gas discovery.

Parkmead's Netherlands portfolio includes producing gas fields with a very low operating cost. Despite the low gas price experienced in the period, this continues to provide important cash flow to the Group via profitable gas production.

Results

During the six-month period to 31 December 2020, the Group generated revenues of £1.5 million (2019: £2.1 million). This reduction is mainly a result of the considerable fall in gas prices to historic lows of under €5/MWh during the period as a result of the market conditions brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic. Prices have recovered very strongly since and have ranged between approximately €16/MWh and €18/MWh during Q1 2021. Despite the low price environment, gross profit was £0.8 million (2019: £0.8 million) demonstrating the high-quality nature of Parkmead's onshore gas portfolio. Detailed technical work undertaken across the wider Parkmead portfolio has allowed the Group to release non-core acreage, such as licence P.2362, considerably reducing licence costs. The release of this acreage led to a non-cash impairment charge of £0.4 million which contributed to the net loss of £1.6 million for the period (2019: £1.7 million loss). Administrative expenses amounted to £1.1 million (2019: £0.8 million).

Parkmead's total assets as at 31 December 2020 stood at £86.8 million (2019: £88.8 million). Parkmead is very carefully managed and retains an excellent financial position. Cash and cash equivalents at calendar year end were £24.5 million (2019: £25.9 million). Interest bearing loan assets were £2.9 million (2019: £2.9 million). Debt reduced during the period to £3.1 million (2019: £3.6 million). This debt was assumed through the purchase of Pitreadie. The Group's net asset value remained strong at £68.9 million (2019: £70.1 million). Parkmead is therefore well positioned for growth. This positive position is a direct result of Parkmead's experienced portfolio management and a strong focus on capital discipline.

Outlook

Parkmead has delivered significant growth across its asset portfolio in the six-month period to 31 December 2020 and in the three months post period end. This had been achieved whilst maintaining the Group's healthy financial position.

The Directors of Parkmead are pleased with the Group's continuing progress in building a high-quality business of increasing breadth and scale. Parkmead has a strong core of profitable gas production and a balanced portfolio with significant growth potential.

As we move further into 2021, Parkmead maintains its appetite for acquisitions and is carefully analysing a number of opportunities. The Board is confident that the Parkmead team is well positioned to drive the business forward and to build upon the achievements already made to date.

Tom Cross

Executive Chairman

31 March 2021

Notes:

1.   Tim Coxe, Parkmead Group's Managing Director, North Sea, who holds a First-Class Master's Degree in Engineering and over 25 years of experience in the oil and gas industry, has overseen the review and approval of the technical information contained in this announcement. Tim is accountable for the company's HSE, Subsurface, Drilling, Production Operations and Development Project functions. Reserves and contingent resource estimates have been produced by Parkmead's subsurface team and are stated as of 1 March 2021. Parkmead's evaluation of reserves and resources was prepared in accordance with the 2007 Petroleum Resources Management System prepared by the Oil and Gas Reserves Committee of the Society of Petroleum Engineers and reviewed and jointly sponsored by the World Petroleum Council, the American Association of Petroleum Geologists and the Society of Petroleum Evaluation Engineers.

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