Baytex Energy

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Baytex Energy Corp.
Company type Public
TSX:  BTE
NYSE:  BTE
Industry Petroleum industry
Founded1993
Headquarters
Calgary
,
Canada
Key people
Mark Bly
(Chairman)
Eric Greager
(President and CEO)
Products Heavy crude oil, Light crude oil, Natural Gas
Revenue C$852.74 (2010)Increase2.svg24% [1]
C$177.63 million (2010)Increase2.svg103%
Total assets C$2.047 billion dec 2010Steady2.svg
Total equity C$1.029 billion dec 2010Steady2.svg
Divisions 5
Website www.baytexenergy.com

Baytex Energy Corp. is an energy company based in Calgary, Alberta. [2] The company is engaged in the acquisition, development and production of crude oil and natural gas in the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin and in the Eagle Ford in the United States. Baytex's common shares trade on the Toronto Stock Exchange and on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol BTE. [3]

Contents

History

Early on (1993–2000) the company was more focused on developing light oil and natural gas containing properties in North and SE Alberta. In Jan 19, 2006, Baytex Energy Trust announced that the New York Stock Exchange had cleared Baytex to file an Original Listing Application to list its trust units on the NYSE. The company began trading on the NYSE on March 27.

In April 2008 it completed a $181 million takeover of Burmis Energy Inc, a Calgary-based oil and natural gas producer (72% of production was natural gas) that was nine times smaller than Baytex at the time. The deal gave Baytex control of the Seal heavy oil property in Alberta and increased daily production by 3,650 boe. [4]

Many key heavy oil and natural gas assets were purchased from True Energy Trust in the summer of 2009 for US$79.9 million (when the US:Cdn exchange rate was 1:1.164). The deal which included properties near Lloydminster and Kerrobert, Saskatchewan (heavy oil) and also central Alberta (natural gas) increased production and cash flow by 7% and 6% respectively. [5]

In October 2010 it sold half of the interest it had in the Kerrobert heavy oil properties to Petrobank Energy and Resources (including another asset acquired in Dawson the transaction cost Petrobank $15 million, Petrobank's THAI and CAPRI technology can help Baytex exploit more of the resource). [6] [7]

In February 2011 it completed a $156.5 million deal with a private company for heavy oil assets in Saskatchewan (near Seal Lake and Lloydminster). The acquisition added over 10 million boe of proved and probable reserves and raised company production by about 5%.

In 2011 and 2016, respectively, Baytex acquired "heavy oil assets located in the Reno and Seal areas of its northern Alberta Peace River area." [8]

In June 2014 Baytex acquired Aurora Oil & Gas Limited, which led to its significant new position in the EagleFord shale oil play in Texas. [8]

In 2014 Baytex 52-week high was $49.88 and its 52-week low was $14.56. [8]

For fiscal 2016 total production was 69,300  US bbl /d8,260 m3/d, flat to the year before. Baytex's portfolio is 79% oil and liquids with the remaining 21% natural gas. [1] Light and medium oil (oil with an API gravity over 22.3 degrees) makes up a growing part of its reserve base. [9] [10]

In June 2018, Baytex announced an offer to buy Raging River Exploration Inc., another Canadian oil and gas firm, for C$2.8 billion. [11] The all-stock deal was poorly received by markets and analysts, with both companys' share prices falling.

On March 18, 2020, Baytex announces a 50% reduction to its 2020 capital budget to a range of $260 to $290 million, from the original range of $500 to $575 million. Ed LaFehr, the President and Chief Executive Officer of the company commented that they are "facing unprecedented challenge due to the significant degradation and volatility in global crude oil prices." [12]

On February 20, 2023, Baytex announced that it had agreed to acquire Ranger Oil Corporation. [13] On June 20, 2023, Baytex announced the closing of the merger. [14]

Sustainability

In September 2019, Baytex published a greenhouse gas ("GHG") emissions reduction target with an objective of reducing corporate emission intensity by 30% by 2021, relative to a 2018 baseline[ citation needed ]

Operations

Baytex's operations are organized into five main operating areas: Peace River, Lloydminster, Viking, Duvernay and the Eagle Ford. Approximately 82% of its production and reserves are derived from crude oil and liquids. The Eagle Ford in Texas represents approximately 46% of production.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Baytex Energy April 1, 2011 Corporate Handout" (PDF). April 1, 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 11, 2016. Retrieved March 3, 2016.
  2. ↑ Healing, Dan (February 24, 2014). "Canadian oil beats U.S. on costs, bank study says: Thermal oilsands ranked ahead of some American shale crude". Calgary Herald. Calgary, Alberta.
  3. ↑ "Baytex Energy Corp - Company Profile and News". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved April 22, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Baytex gobbles up Burmis". April 10, 2010. Archived from the original on November 9, 2012. Retrieved December 20, 2010.
  5. ↑ "Baytex to buy assets from True Energy for C$93 mln". Reuters. July 8, 2010.
  6. ↑ "Petrobank Energy buys out partners in two heavy oil projects". October 19, 2010. Archived from the original on October 2, 2011. Retrieved December 20, 2010.
  7. ↑ "Petrobank's THAI Technology Expands Exploitable Bitumen In Place". March 12, 2010.[ permanent dead link ]
  8. 1 2 3 Baytex Energy Corp (BTE.TO), Thomson Reuters, December 23, 2016, archived from the original on May 20, 2017, retrieved December 23, 2014
  9. ↑ "Baytex Energy 2010 Third quarter Report" (PDF). November 10, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 14, 2011. Retrieved December 20, 2010.
  10. ↑ "Canadian Light Oil & Gas Business Unit". Archived from the original on December 25, 2010. Retrieved December 20, 2010.
  11. ↑ Benny, John (June 18, 2018). "Canada's Baytex to buy oil producer Raging River for C$2.8 billion". Reuters. Retrieved June 26, 2018.
  12. ↑ Corp, Baytex Energy (March 18, 2020). "BAYTEX ANNOUNCES REVISED 2020 CAPITAL PROGRAM". GlobeNewswire News Room (Press release). Retrieved April 8, 2020.
  13. ↑ Baytex Energy Corp (February 28, 2023). "Baytex to Acquire Eagle Ford Operator Ranger Oil" (Press release). Newsfile. Retrieved February 28, 2024.
  14. ↑ Baytex Energy Corp (June 20, 2023). "Baytex Announces Closing of Ranger Acquisition and Updated Guidance for 2023" (Press release). Newsfile. Retrieved February 28, 2024.
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