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Mar 18, 2026 8:01 PM

Petrus Resources Announces Fourth Quarter and Year-End 2025 Financial, Operating & Reserves Results

CALGARY, Alberta, March 18, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Petrus Resources Ltd. ("Petrus" or the "Company") (TSX:PRQ) is pleased to report financial and operating results as at and for the three months and year ended December 31, 2025, and to provide 2025 year-end reserves information as evaluated by Insite Petroleum Consultants Ltd. ("Insite"). The Company's Management's Discussion and Analysis ("MD&A") and audited consolidated financial statements are available on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca.

Q4 2025 HIGHLIGHTS:

Funds flow(2) up 8%, Generated funds flow of $13.5 million(2) in the fourth quarter of 2025, an 8% increase from $12.5 million reported in the fourth quarter of 2024. The increase is due to higher production volumes, increased realized gains from risk management activities, and lower royalty expense, partially offset by lower realized oil and NGL prices.

Production up 6%, Production for the fourth quarter of 2025 averaged 9,568 boe/d(1), up 6% from 9,066 boe/d in the fourth quarter of 2024. Oil and condensate(1) production was up 20% along with a 7% increase in NGL production from the fourth quarter of 2024. The increase in total liquids production reflects a focus on liquids weighted drilling opportunities and strategic efforts to increase NGL recoveries.

Operating expense down 10%, Operating expense averaged $5.33/boe in the fourth quarter of 2025, down 10% from $5.89/boe in the fourth quarter of 2024. The lower operating expense per boe is due to fixed costs being allocated over a larger production base.

Net debt(2) down 4%, Net debt was $62.5 million at December 31, 2025, down $2.4 million from September 30, 2025.

Commodity prices, Total realized price was $25.74/boe in the fourth quarter of 2025, a decrease of 3% from $26.45/boe in the fourth quarter of 2024. Realized natural gas prices increased by 52% to $2.45/mcf from $1.61/mcf in the fourth quarter of 2024, offset by a 23% decrease in the realized oil price to $72.49/bbl from $93.60/bbl in the fourth quarter of 2024.

Capital activity, Capital spending in the fourth quarter of 2025 was $10.2 million, 63% of which was spent on drilling, completing, and tying in new wells in Ferrier, with the balance spent on land acquisitions and facility upgrades.

Dividends, Paid a regular monthly dividend of $0.01 per share, totaling $4.0 million, during the fourth quarter of 2025. Shareholders chose to reinvest $2.9 million under the Company's Dividend Reinvestment Plan, resulting in the issuance of 1.6 million common shares.

2025 ANNUAL HIGHLIGHTS:

Funds flow(2), Petrus generated funds flow of $51.2 million in 2025, up 2% from $50.1 million in 2024. Our annual funds flow was in line with the 2025 budget guidance of $45 million to $55 million.

Production, Production for 2025 averaged 9,371 boe/d(1), as compared to 9,382 boe/d in 2024. Our annual average daily production volumes were consistent with the 2025 budget guidance range of 9,000 to 10,000 boe/d.

Natural Gas Liquids (NGL) production(1), NGL production was higher by 16% in 2025, increasing to 1,890 bbl/d compared to 1,623 bbl/d in 2024. This is the result of operational efforts that increased higher value NGL yields by 21%.

Commodity prices, Total realized price was $25.58/boe in 2025, a decrease of 6% from $27.24/boe in 2024. Realized natural gas prices increased by 20% to $1.92/mcf in 2025 from $1.60/mcf in 2024, offset by a 13% decrease in realized oil price to $81.89/bbl in 2025 from $94.35/bbl in 2024.

Capital expenditures, Total capital expenditures were $49.0 million in 2025, up from $31.8 million in 2024. Drilling, completing, and tying in new wells in Ferrier accounted for 73% of capital, with the balance spent on land acquisitions and facility upgrades.

Dividends, Paid a regular monthly dividend of $0.01 per share, totaling $15.5 million, during 2025. Shareholders chose to reinvest $10.9 million under the Company's Dividend Reinvestment Plan, resulting in the issuance of 7.6 million common shares.

2026 OUTLOOK(3)

Petrus commenced its 2026 capital program in late December 2025 with drilling to continue into March. We are on schedule to start bringing on new production in mid-March.

In February, Petrus completed the acquisition of an oil-weighted Cardium property in the Harmattan area of Central Alberta. This transaction adds long-life assets and approximately 2,000 boe/d(4) of production. The acquisition was financed through a combination of equity and debt.

The previously announced 2026 capital budget includes planned capital investment of $50 million to $60 million, with expected year end net debt(2) of $75 million to $80 million.

The Company expects 2026 average daily production of 11,000 to 12,000 boe/d(1)(5) and annual funds flow(2) of $60 million to $65 million.

For 2026, Petrus has hedged approximately 50% of its forecasted production at an average price of $3.02/mcf for natural gas and CAD$86.76/bbl for oil. This disciplined risk management strategy positions the Company to achieve its guidance targets and maintain financial stability. As always, Petrus is prepared to adapt its capital program in response to market dynamics, remaining focused on delivering sustainable returns to shareholders.

FOURTH QUARTER AND YEAR-END 2025 CONFERENCE CALL       

Date and Time: March 19, 2026 9:00 a.m. (Mountain Time)Please refer to the events page on Petrus' website for conference call details and links: www.petrusresources.com/events

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

The Company's Annual General Meeting will be held on Thursday, May 21, 2026. For details on the location and timing, please visit the events page on Petrus' website: www.petrusresources.com/events

For further information, please contact:Ken Gray, P.Eng.President and Chief Executive OfficerT: (403) 930-0889E: [email protected]

(1)Disclosure of production on a per boe basis consists of the constituent product types and their respective quantities. Refer to "BOE Presentation" and "Production and Product Type Information" for further details.(2)Non-GAAP financial measure or non-GAAP ratio. Refer to "Non-GAAP and Other Financial Measures".(3) Refer to "Advisories - Forward-Looking Statements".(4) Production for the month of January 2026 consisted of approximately 640 bbl/d of crude oil, 4,580 mcf/d of natural gas and 600 bbl/d of NGLs.(5) At mid-point of 11,500 boe/d, forecast to consist of approximately 2,200 bbl/d of crude oil, 41,400 mcf/d of natural gas and 2,400 bbl/d of NGLs.

SELECTED FINANCIAL INFORMATION

OPERATIONS

Year ended Dec. 31, 2025

Year ended  Dec. 31, 2024

Three months ended  Dec. 31, 2025

Three months ended  Sept. 30, 2025

Three months ended Jun. 30, 2025

Three months ended  Mar. 31, 2025

Average Production

 

 

 

 

 

 

Natural gas (mcf/d)

36,712

 

38,149

 

36,981

 

38,406

 

35,738

 

35,689

 

Oil and condensate(1) (bbl/d)

1,362

 

1,400

 

1,475

 

1,523

 

1,243

 

1,202

 

NGLs (bbl/d)

1,890

 

1,623

 

1,929

 

1,892

 

1,955

 

1,777

 

Total (boe/d)(1)

9,371

 

9,382

 

9,568

 

9,817

 

9,155

 

8,929

 

Total (boe)(1)

3,419,981

 

3,433,994

 

880,280

 

903,165

 

833,038

 

803,498

 

Liquids weighting

35

%

32

%

36

%

35

%

35

%

33

%

Realized Prices

 

 

 

 

 

 

Natural gas ($/mcf)

1.92

 

1.60

 

2.45

 

0.92

 

2.11

 

2.25

 

Oil and condensate(1) ($/bbl)

81.89

 

94.35

 

72.49

 

81.46

 

83.31

 

92.73

 

NGLs ($/bbl)

30.61

 

38.44

 

25.19

 

29.49

 

29.07

 

39.54

 

Total realized price ($/boe)

25.58

 

27.24

 

25.74

 

21.90

 

25.77

 

29.35

 

Royalty income

0.04

 

0.05

 

0.03

 

0.04

 

0.05

 

0.06

 

Royalty expense

(2.42

)

(3.66

)

(2.30

)

(1.70

)

(2.41

)

(3.36

)

Net oil and natural gas revenue ($/boe)

23.20

 

23.63

 

23.47

 

20.24

 

23.41

 

26.05

 

Operating expense

(5.99

)

(5.93

)

(5.33

)

(5.86

)

(6.10

)

(6.76

)

Transportation expense

(1.63

)

(1.55

)

(1.72

)

(1.45

)

(1.73

)

(1.65

)

Operating netback(2) ($/boe)

15.58

 

16.15

 

16.42

 

12.93

 

15.58

 

17.64

 

Realized gain on financial derivatives

2.92

 

2.02

 

3.73

 

4.26

 

2.31

 

1.14

 

Other cash income (expense)

0.06

 

0.34

 

0.10

 

0.18

 

(0.07

)

0.02

 

General & administrative expense

(1.48

)

(1.54

)

(2.49

)

(1.05

)

(0.96

)

(1.41

)

Cash finance expense

(1.79

)

(1.87

)

(1.91

)

(1.80

)

(1.77

)

(1.68

)

Decommissioning expenditures

(0.30

)

(0.52

)

(0.52

)

(0.22

)

(0.27

)

(0.19

)

Funds flow & corporate netback(2) ($/boe)

14.99

 

14.58

 

15.33

 

14.30

 

14.82

 

15.52

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FINANCIAL (000s except $ per share)

Year ended Dec. 31, 2025

Year ended Dec. 31, 2024

Three months ended Dec. 31, 2025

Three months ended Sept. 30, 2025

Three months ended Jun. 30, 2025

Three months ended Mar. 31, 2025

Oil and natural gas sales

87,636

 

93,721

 

22,684

 

19,816

 

21,506

 

23,630

 

Net income (loss)

10,566

 

(1,246

)

5,951

 

(2,677

)

10,380

 

(3,088

)

Net income (loss) per share

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

0.08

 

(0.01

)

0.04

 

(0.02

)

0.08

 

(0.02

)

Fully diluted

0.08

 

(0.01

)

0.04

 

(0.02

)

0.08

 

(0.02

)

Funds flow(2)

51,229

 

50,058

 

13,498

 

12,916

 

12,348

 

12,467

 

Funds flow per share(2)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

0.40

 

0.40

 

0.10

 

0.10

 

0.10

 

0.10

 

Fully diluted

0.39

 

0.40

 

0.10

 

0.10

 

0.09

 

0.10

 

Capital expenditures

48,993

 

31,814

 

10,244