ATP Announces Third Quarter 2009 Results

November 5, 2009 1:11 AM EST

HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- ATP Oil & Gas Corporation (NASDAQ: ATPG) today announced third quarter 2009 results reflecting a net loss attributable to common shareholders of $9.1 million, or $(0.20) per basic and diluted share for the third quarter 2009, compared to a net profit of $36.5 million or $1.03 per basic and $1.02 per diluted share for the third quarter 2008. Oil and gas production for the third quarter 2009 was 1.4 MMBoe (56% oil) versus 2.0 MMBoe (40% oil) for the third quarter 2008. Revenues from oil and gas production were $75.0 million for the third quarter 2009, compared to $118.3 million for the third quarter 2008. This is the ninth consecutive quarter that oil revenues have accounted for more than half of ATP's revenues. In the North Sea, the partial sale of producing properties coupled with the deliberate curtailment of production due to lower than anticipated gas prices led to lower volumes in 2009 compared with the previous periods. In the Gulf of Mexico unplanned maintenance on the turbine-compressors at Gomez and normal declines in production rates contributed to lower production volumes during the same comparable periods.

Operationally, ATP continued to focus on its Telemark Hub. Since the end of the second quarter, 2009 ATP:

    --  Discovered additional pay sands at Mississippi Canyon ("MC") 941 in the
        Telemark Hub;
    --  On November 1, 2009, ATP's new deepwater drilling and production
        facility, the ATP Titan, sailed out of dry dock and should arrive on
        location at MC 941 next week.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2009, ATP incurred $339.1 million of capital expenditures toward its capital expenditure budget. Additionally, ATP's vendors agreed to defer payment of $23.6 million of property development costs and contributed services in exchange for net profits interests in Telemark totaling $101.7 million during the year. Total capital expenditures during the period were $559.6 million, including capitalized interest of approximately $71.5 million and foreign exchange gains and other noncash additions totaling $23.5 million. These costs were incurred primarily at the Telemark Hub for the activities mentioned above, the Gomez Hub and the Canyon Express Hub in the Gulf of Mexico and the Cheviot development in the North Sea. We are revising our 2009 estimated capital expenditure budget, which excludes capitalized interest, to a range of $400 to $450 million from the previously announced range of $350 million to $400 million.

From a financial standpoint, ATP was extremely active with asset monetization, capital market transactions and financing activities. Since the end of the second quarter of 2009 ATP:

    --  Executed an agreement with its contractor to defer $99 million of
        Octabuoy hull construction costs without delaying the construction
        schedule;
    --  Realized $74.5 million, net of fees and expenses, from monetizing both
        the oil and natural gas pipelines that service ATP's Gomez Hub;
    --  Conveyed an overriding royalty interest for $15 million;
    --  Raised $93.4 million by selling common stock and $135.5 million by
        selling perpetual convertible preferred stock, net of fees and expenses;
    --  Amended its senior secured term loan facilities to improve financial
        flexibility;
    --  Reduced outstanding Term Loans by $112.6 million since June 30, 2009.

ATP had working capital of approximately $73.2 million as of September 30, 2009, an increase of approximately $36.7 million from December 31, 2008. Working capital, as defined in our Senior Secured Credit Facility, was $235.2 million as of September 30, 2009, compared to $72.6 million as of December 31, 2008. ATP had cash of $317.1 million at September 30, 2009, compared to $215.0 million at December 31, 2008.

ATP amended its agreement with COSCO Nantong Shipyard Ltd. ("COSCO") of China to defer $99 million of primarily 2010 construction costs for the Octabuoy hull. This amendment will keep construction of the Octabuoy hull on pace for a 2011 delivery and facilitates ATP's objective to achieve first oil production at Cheviot in 2012.

ATP executed an asset sale agreement in the third quarter of 2009 for net proceeds of $74.5 million for the oil and gas pipelines that service the Gomez Hub at MC 711. ATP used $42.2 million of net proceeds from this asset sale to reduce indebtedness. This transaction has been accounted for as a financing obligation in our financial statements.

ATP executed an asset sale agreement in October 2009 for net proceeds of $15.0 million for a dollar-denominated limited-term override in the Gomez Hub. ATP used $10.9 million of net proceeds from this asset sale to reduce indebtedness.

On September 29, 2009, ATP closed a public offering of 5.3 million shares of its common stock at a public offering price of $18.50 per share and a private placement of a new series of 8.0% convertible perpetual preferred stock. Net proceeds from the offerings were approximately $228.9 million. In the fourth quarter, ATP sold an additional 515,000 shares at $18.50 per share for $9.1 million in net proceeds pursuant to the underwriters' overallotment option. ATP used $59.5 million of net proceeds from these equity offerings to reduce indebtedness.

On November 2, 2009, ATP added flexibility to its Senior Secured Credit Facility by widening its covenants for the reporting periods from December 31, 2009 through December 31, 2010. General terms of the amendment expand the Net Debt to EBITDAX ratio from 3.0x to 4.0x, the EBITDAX to Interest ratio from 2.5x to 2.0x and the current ratio from 1.0x to 0.8x. During this period, the spread on the rate for ATP's Term Loans will increase by 2.75% through December 31, 2010. Beginning January 1, 2011, the spread on the rate for ATP's Term Loans will decrease by 1.75% through final maturity in July 2014. ATP paid an initial fee to the lenders of a half percent at closing.

ATP's selected financial data schedule included within this press release contains additional information on the company's activities for the third quarter 2009 and comparable period in 2008.


Selected Financial Data         Three Months Ended      Nine Months Ended

(Unaudited)                     September 30,           September 30,

                                2009        2008        2009         2008

Production

Natural gas (MMcf)                3,689       7,267       12,113       29,080

Gulf of Mexico                    2,925       3,794       9,811        15,734

North Sea                         764         3,473       2,302        13,346

Oil and condensate (MBbls)        792         821         2,605        3,857

Gulf of Mexico                    791         817         2,598        3,829

North Sea                         1           4           7            28

Natural gas, oil and
condensate

MMcfe                             8,438       12,190      27,740       52,219

MBoe                              1,406       2,032       4,623        8,703

Average Prices (1)

Natural gas (per Mcf)           $ 3.92      $ 7.32      $ 4.33       $ 8.20

Gulf of Mexico                    3.54        9.39        4.08         9.55

North Sea                         5.38        5.06        5.39         6.60

Oil and condensate (per Bbl)      64.28       64.01       53.49        72.18

Natural gas, oil and
condensate

Per Mcfe                        $ 7.75      $ 8.67      $ 6.91       $ 9.90

Per Boe                           46.50       52.02       41.46        59.40

Deferred Revenue Recognized
($000's)

Natural gas                     $ 1,789     $ 2,434     $ 6,045      $ 3,843

Oil and condensate                7,931       10,161      26,350       15,608

Total                             9,720       12,595      32,395       19,451

Gain (Loss) on Oil and Gas
Derivatives ($000's)

Natural gas contracts

Realized or settled during the  $ 2,801     $ (3,605 )  $ 39,627     $ (3,605  )
period

Unrealized                        (557   )    17,261      (17,209 )    (16,718 )

Oil and condensate contracts

Realized or settled during the    (1,289 )    19,032      (1,744  )    16,713
period

Unrealized                        (4,413 )    8,336       (5,675  )    (5,509  )

Total                             (3,458 )    41,024      14,999       (9,119  )

(1) Includes the effect of cash flow hedges in 2008. Effective January 1, 2009,
four U.K. contracts are accounted for as hedges and aggregate net settlements of
$0.9 million and $1.5 million are reflected in the average oil and gas prices
noted above for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009,
respectively.



3rd Quarter 2009 Conference Call

ATP Oil & Gas Corporation (NASDAQ: ATPG) will host a live conference call on Thursday, November 5th at 11:00 am CT to discuss the company's third quarter results followed by a Q&A session.

Date: Thursday, November 5, 2009

Time: 12:00 pm ET; 11:00 am CT; 10:00 am MT and 9:00 am PT

ATP invites interested persons to listen to the live webcast on the company's website at www.atpog.com. Phone participants should dial 800-263-0877. A digital replay of the conference call will be available at 888-203-1112, ID# 7814540, for a period of 24 hours beginning at 1:00 pm CT, and the webcast will be archived for 30 business days at www.atpog.com.

About ATP Oil & Gas Corporation

ATP Oil & Gas is an international offshore oil and gas development and production company with operations in the Gulf of Mexico and the North Sea. The company trades publicly as ATPG on the NASDAQ Global Select Market. For more information about ATP Oil & Gas Corporation, visit www.atpog.com.

Forward-looking Statements

Certain statements included in this news release are "forward-looking statements" under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. ATP cautions that assumptions, expectations, projections, intentions, or beliefs about future events may, and often do, vary from actual results and the differences can be material. Some of the key factors which could cause actual results to vary from those ATP expects include changes in natural gas and oil prices, the timing of planned capital expenditures, availability of acquisitions, uncertainties in estimating proved reserves and forecasting production results, operational factors affecting the commencement or maintenance of producing wells, the condition of the capital markets generally, as well as ATP's ability to access them, and uncertainties regarding environmental regulations or litigation and other legal or regulatory developments affecting our business. More information about the risks and uncertainties relating to ATP's forward-looking statements are found in the Company's SEC filings.


CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In Thousands)

(Unaudited)

                                                   September 30,   December 31,

                                                   2009            2008

Assets

Current assets:

Cash and cash equivalents                          $ 317,129       $ 214,993

Restricted cash                                      7,534           -

Accounts receivable (net of allowance of $290 and    50,804          93,915
$352, respectively)

Deferred tax asset                                   35,371          39,150

Derivative asset                                     2,755           15,366

Other current assets                                 24,571          11,954

Total current assets                                 438,164         375,378

Oil and gas properties:

Oil and gas properties (using the successful
efforts method of accounting):

Proved properties                                    3,349,352       2,802,315

Unproved properties                                  15,061          14,705

                                                     3,364,413       2,817,020

Less accumulated depletion, impairment and           (1,069,008 )    (944,817  )
amortization

Oil and gas properties, net                          2,295,405       1,872,203

Furniture and fixtures (net of accumulated           391             470
depreciation)

Deferred financing costs, net                        14,517          13,493

Other assets, net                                    14,628          14,066

Total assets                                       $ 2,763,105     $ 2,275,610

Liabilities and Equity

Current liabilities:

Accounts payable and accruals                      $ 199,399       $ 277,914

Current maturities of term loans                     109,949         10,500

Asset retirement obligation                          30,156          32,854

Derivative liability                                 5,648           8,114

Deferred tax liability                               27              -

Other current liabilities                            19,789          9,537

Total current liabilities                            364,968         338,919

Term loans                                           1,203,265       1,356,130

Other long-term obligations                          189,712         2,582

Asset retirement obligation                          111,138         99,254

Deferred tax liability                               99,219          101,953

Derivative liability                                 3,730           1,194

Deferred revenue                                     26,834          59,229

Total liabilities                                    1,998,866       1,959,261

Temporary equity-redeemable noncontrolling           139,598         -
interest

Shareholders' equity:

Preferred stock, $0.001 par value, at liquidation    140,000         -
value

Common stock, $0.001 par value                       50              36

Additional paid-in capital                           563,558         400,334

Retained earnings                                    17,855          29,644

Accumulated other comprehensive loss                 (95,911    )    (112,754  )

Treasury stock, at cost                              (911       )    (911      )

Total shareholders' equity                           624,641         316,349

Total equity                                         764,239         316,349

Total liabilities and equity                       $ 2,763,105     $ 2,275,610




CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENTS

(In Thousands, Except Per Share Amounts)

(Unaudited)

                             Three Months Ended        Nine Months Ended

                             September 30,             September 30,

                             2009         2008         2009         2008

Oil and gas revenues         $ 75,010     $ 118,347    $ 224,163    $ 536,193

Other                          -            -            13,664       897

                               75,010       118,347      237,827      537,090

Costs and operating
expenses:

Lease operating                22,891       24,723       60,463       73,111

Exploration                    -            48           267          48

General and administrative     6,945        9,212        25,153       27,279

Depreciation, depletion and    37,460       52,825       120,433      222,097
amortization

Impairment of oil and gas      -            -            8,748        -
properties

Accretion of asset             2,995        4,211        8,940        12,792
retirement obligation

Loss on abandonment            1,936        896          2,949        2,309

Other, net                     408          (149    )    696          (259     )

                               72,635       91,766       227,649      337,377

Income from operations         2,375        26,581       10,178       199,713

Other income (expense):

Interest income                182          1,079        555          2,951

Interest expense (net)         (9,000  )    (26,606 )    (31,797 )    (78,969  )

Derivative income (expense)    (3,458  )    40,963       14,999       (9,187   )

Loss on extinguishment of      -            -            -            (24,220  )
debt

                               (12,276 )    15,436       (16,243 )    (109,425 )

Income (loss) before income    (9,901  )    42,017       (6,065  )    90,288
taxes

Income tax (expense)
benefit:

Current                        (376    )    6,710        (22     )    (3,648   )

Deferred                       4,770        (12,244 )    4,116        (15,092  )

Total                          4,394        (5,534  )    4,094        (18,740  )

Net income (loss)              (5,507  )    36,483     $ (1,971  )    71,548

Less net income
attributable to the            (3,552  )    -            (9,818  )    -
redeemable noncontrolling
interest

Net income (loss)
attributable to                (9,059  )    36,483       (11,789 )    71,548
shareholders

Less preferred stock           (62     )    -            (62     )    -
dividends

Net income (loss)
attributable to common       $ (9,121  )  $ 36,483     $ (11,851 )  $ 71,548
shareholders

Net income (loss) per share
attributable to common
shareholders:

Basic                        $ (0.20   )  $ 1.03       $ (0.30   )  $ 2.02

Diluted                      $ (0.20   )  $ 1.02       $ (0.30   )  $ 1.99

Weighted average shares
outstanding:

Basic                          44,520       35,452       39,038       35,441

Diluted                        44,520       35,815       39,038       35,871




CONSOLIDATED CASH FLOW DATA

(In Thousands)

(Unaudited)

                                                Nine Months Ended

                                                September 30,

                                                2009          2008

                                                              Restated

Cash flows from operating activities:

Net income                                      $ (1,971   )  $ 71,548

Adjustments to operating activities               145,670       292,852

Changes in assets and liabilities                 (18,547  )    36,303

Net cash provided by operating activities         125,152       400,703

Cash flows from investing activities:

Additions to oil and gas properties               (464,983 )    (691,531   )

Additions to furniture and fixtures               (126     )    (129       )

Proceeds from disposition of oil and gas          -             82,644
properties

Decrease in restricted cash                       (7,534   )    13,864

Net cash used in investing activities             (472,643 )    (595,152   )

Cash flows from financing activities:

Proceeds from term loans                          -             1,608,750

Principal payments of term loans                  (61,289  )    (1,404,278 )

Deferred financing costs                          -             (15,523    )

Proceeds from sale of noncontrolling interest     148,751       -

Partner distributions                             (15,408  )    -

Pipeline transaction                              74,511        -

Net profits interest payments                     (1,211   )    (13,602    )

Sale of common stock, net of issuance costs       161,592       -

Sale of convertible preferred stock, net of       135,549       -
issuance costs

Exercise of stock options                         83            33

Net cash provided by financing activities         442,578       175,380

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash           7,049         (2,022     )

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash          102,136       (21,091    )
equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period    214,993       199,449

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period        $ 317,129     $ 178,358




Hedges and Derivatives Contracts

                                   2010

                 4Q       FY       1Q       2Q       3Q        4Q        FY

Gulf of Mexico

Fixed Forwards
& Swaps

Natural Gas

Volumes            1,912    1,912    1,800    905      910       910       4,525
(MMMBtu)

Price ($/MMBtu)  $ 4.93   $ 4.93   $ 5.37   $ 5.73   $ 5.73    $ 5.73    $ 5.58

Crude Oil

Volumes (MBbls)    460      460      450      455      184       184       1,273

Price ($/Bbl)    $ 67.60  $ 67.60  $ 67.60  $ 67.60  $ 70.00   $ 70.00   $ 68.29

Reparticipation  $ 95.00  $ 95.00  $ 95.00  $ 95.00  $ 110.00  $ 110.00  $ 99.34
calls ($/Bbl)

Collars

Natural Gas

Volumes            460      460      450      1,365    1,380     1,380     4,575
(MMMBtu)

Floor Price      $ 4.00   $ 4.00   $ 4.00   $ 4.75   $ 4.75    $ 4.75    $ 4.68
($/MMBtu)

Ceiling Price    $ 7.00   $ 7.00   $ 7.00   $ 7.95   $ 7.95    $ 7.95    $ 7.86
($/MMBtu)

Puts

Crude Oil

Volumes (MBbls)    460      460      90       91       92        92        365

Floor Price      $ 29.75  $ 29.75  $ 24.70  $ 24.70  $ 24.70   $ 24.70   $ 24.70
($/Bbl)

North Sea

Fixed Forwards
& Swaps

Natural Gas

Volumes            759      759      270      273      276       276       1,095
(MMMBtu)

Price ($/MMBtu)  $ 6.50   $ 6.50   $ 7.26   $ 7.26   $ 7.26    $ 7.26    $ 7.26
(1)

Collars

Natural Gas

Volumes                              450      455      460       460       1,825
(MMMBtu)

Floor Price                        $ 6.27   $ 6.27   $ 6.27    $ 6.27    $ 6.27
($/MMBtu)(1)

Ceiling Price                      $ 9.41   $ 9.41   $ 9.41    $ 9.41    $ 9.41
($/MMBtu)(1)

The above are ATP's outstanding financial and physical commodity contracts.

Additional hedges, derivatives and fixed price contracts, if any, will be
announced during the year.

(1) Assumes USD $1.65 to GBP 1.00 currency translation rate.




                               2011

                               1Q        2Q       3Q 4Q FY

Gulf of Mexico

Fixed Forwards & Swaps

Natural Gas

Volumes (MMMBtu)

Price ($/MMBtu)

Crude Oil

Volumes (MBbls)                  90        91             181

Price ($/Bbl)                  $ 72.00   $ 72.00        $ 72.00

Reparticipation calls ($/Bbl)  $ 115.00  $ 115.00       $ 115.00

Collars

Natural Gas

Volumes (MMMBtu)                 1,350                    1,350

Floor Price ($/MMBtu)          $ 4.75                   $ 4.75

Ceiling Price ($/MMBtu)        $ 7.95                   $ 7.95

Puts

Crude Oil

Volumes (MBbls)

Floor Price ($/Bbl)

North Sea

Fixed Forwards & Swaps

Natural Gas

Volumes (MMMBtu)

Price ($/MMBtu)(1)

Collars

Natural Gas

Volumes (MMMBtu)                 270                      270

Floor Price ($/MMBtu)(1)       $ 6.27                   $ 6.27

Ceiling Price ($/MMBtu)(1)     $ 9.41                   $ 9.41

The above are ATP's outstanding financial and physical commodity
contracts.

Additional hedges, derivatives and fixed price contracts, if any, will
be announced during the year.

(1) Assumes USD $1.65 to GBP 1.00 currency translation rate.




    Source: ATP Oil & Gas Corporation


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