Equity Capital Markets and Advisory Business, Auctus Advisors

Auctus Advisors

Equity Capital Markets and Advisory Business

Auctus Advisors is a specialist Equity Capital Markets and Advisory business with a focus in the Energy Sector. The partners have complementary skill sets, with decades of experience across Equity Capital Markets, Investment Banking and the Energy industry. We have worked at Société Générale, Canaccord Capital, BMO Capital Markets and Schlumberger. Most recently we have worked together for many years at GMP FirstEnergy. Auctus has been set up at the beginning of a new decade in which we see significant opportunities in the Energy space. Globally, demand for energy is at record levels and continues to grow. Conversely, investment in traditional energy sources has been severely constrained. We believe this imbalance creates opportunities for both companies and investors. Auctus provides Corporate Broking, Equity Research and Investment Banking services.

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>Arrow Exploration (AXL LN/CN)C; Target price of £0.80 per share: Material discovery at Alberta Llanos - The AB-1 (Alberta Llanos) exploration well has encountered four main hydrocarbon bearing reservoirs with a total true vertical depth of 121 feet, including the C7, Gacheta, Guadalupe, and Ubaque formations.</li>
<li>The main pre-drill targets were the C7 and the Ubaque formations.</li>
<li>The Gacheta and Guadalupe formations carried a higher risk, and encountering these two formations is a positive.</li>
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Arrow Exploration (AXL LN/CN)C; Target price of £0.80 per share: Material discovery at Alberta Llanos - The AB-1 (Alberta Llanos) exploration well has encountered four main hydrocarbon bearing reservoirs with a total true vertical depth of 121 feet, including the C7, Gacheta, Guadalupe, and Ubaque formations.
The main pre-drill targets were the C7 and the Ubaque formations.
The Gacheta and Guadalupe formations carried a higher risk, and encountering these two formations is a positive.


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<li>Chariot (CHAR LN)C; Target price of £0.08 per share: US$100 mm guarantees highlight the value of the South Africa energy trading business - British International Investment (BII) and GuarantCo have announced a US$100 mm guarantee finance facility for Etana Energy, the South African electricity trading platform which is owned and was co-founded by Chariot (49%) and H1 Holdings (51%).</li>
<li>Etana is one of the few companies holding an electricity trading licence in South Africa that can buy and sell electricity through the grid.</li>
<li>Etana is therefore a required counterparty to power producers.</li>
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Chariot (CHAR LN)C; Target price of £0.08 per share: US$100 mm guarantees highlight the value of the South Africa energy trading business - British International Investment (BII) and GuarantCo have announced a US$100 mm guarantee finance facility for Etana Energy, the South African electricity trading platform which is owned and was co-founded by Chariot (49%) and H1 Holdings (51%).
Etana is one of the few companies holding an electricity trading licence in South Africa that can buy and sell electricity through the grid.
Etana is therefore a required counterparty to power producers.


Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>3Q24 production was 1,047 boe/d. Zephyr has re-iterated its FY production guidance of 1,100-1,300 boe/d. We are cautiously assuming 1,100 boe/d.</li>
<li>The company is looking for further acquisitions in the Williston to boost production further. We know the company is continuing to look for potential opportunities in the area.</li>
<li>The binding documentation for the asset level funding for the 5,500 ft extension and acidization of the State 36-2R well in the Paradox basin is expected to be signed later this month.</li>
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3Q24 production was 1,047 boe/d. Zephyr has re-iterated its FY production guidance of 1,100-1,300 boe/d. We are cautiously assuming 1,100 boe/d.
The company is looking for further acquisitions in the Williston to boost production further. We know the company is continuing to look for potential opportunities in the area.
The binding documentation for the asset level funding for the 5,500 ft extension and acidization of the State 36-2R well in the Paradox basin is expected to be signed later this month.


Zephyr Energy Plc (AIM: ZPHR): FY24 Production Guidance Re-Iterated.

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<li>Criterium Energy (CEQ CN) C ; Target price C$0.35 per share: Encouraging drilling results. Decreasing opex – Production to date in October is 950 bbl/d, the same level as reported on 24 September.</li>
<li>The MGH-43 well has encountered 41 m of prospective gross sand intervals with good to excellent oil shows in the main TAF target that will now be perforated.</li>
<li>Due to unstable hole conditions in MGH-43, Criterium was unable to conduct pressure testing and resistivity calculations on the zones of interest and therefore could not determine the estimated productivity rates. </li>
</ul>


Criterium Energy (CEQ CN) C ; Target price C$0.35 per share: Encouraging drilling results. Decreasing opex – Production to date in October is 950 bbl/d, the same level as reported on 24 September.
The MGH-43 well has encountered 41 m of prospective gross sand intervals with good to excellent oil shows in the main TAF target that will now be perforated.
Due to unstable hole conditions in MGH-43, Criterium was unable to conduct pressure testing and resistivity calculations on the zones of interest and therefore could not determine the estimated productivity rates. 


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<li>GeoPark (GPRK US)C; Target price US$26 per share: Downtime and blockades continue to impact production.</li>
<li>All eyes on Argentina – 3Q24 production was 33,215 boe/d with production in Colombia still impacted by downtime and blockades (we expected 34.6 mboe/d).</li>
<li>Production at Llanos-34 continues to decline.</li>
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GeoPark (GPRK US)C; Target price US$26 per share: Downtime and blockades continue to impact production.
All eyes on Argentina – 3Q24 production was 33,215 boe/d with production in Colombia still impacted by downtime and blockades (we expected 34.6 mboe/d).
Production at Llanos-34 continues to decline.


United Kingdom

Zephyr Energy plc operates as a technology-led exploration and production company. The Company focuses on the delivery of economic returns from developed oil and gas projects in the Rocky Mountain region of the United States.

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AUCTUS ON FRIDAY - 20/12/2024

Arrow Exploration (AXL LN/CN)C; Target price of £0.80 per share: Material discovery at Alberta Llanos - The AB-1 (Alberta Llanos) exploration well...

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AUCTUS ON FRIDAY - 06/12/2024

Chariot (CHAR LN)C; Target price of £0.08 per share: US$100 mm guarantees highlight the value of the South Africa energy trading business -...

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Zephyr Energy Plc (AIM: ZPHR): FY24 Production Guidance Re-Iterated.

3Q24 production was 1,047 boe/d. Zephyr has re-iterated its FY production guidance of 1,100-1,300 boe/d. We are cautiously assuming 1,100 boe/d.

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AUCTUS ON FRIDAY - 18/10/2024

Criterium Energy (CEQ CN) C: Encouraging drilling results. Decreasing opex – Production to date in October is 950 bbl/d, the same level as...

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AUCTUS ON FRIDAY - 11/10/2024

All eyes on Argentina – 3Q24 production was 33,215 boe/d with production in Colombia still impacted by downtime and blockades (we expected 34.6...

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