Rosetta Resources announced its fourth quarter operational update and released a two year strategic outlook that includes major spending cuts.
In a press release on Tuesday, Rosetta Resources reported a Q4 net income of $185.5 million, which was up from $29.5 million for the same period last year. For the year, the company reported income of $313.6 million, or $5.09 per diluted share, versus net income of $199.4 million in 2013. Production for the quarter increased 41 percent from 2013 and averaged 73 MBoe/d.
Eagle Ford
Rosetta credits annual production records to the ongoing development of their Eagle Ford assets. The company’s capital budget for 2014 included included $666 million for drilling and completion in the Eagle Ford shale, where 94 wells were drilled and 95 wells were completed. Daily production from the Eagle Ford increased 36 percent over last year averaging 65 MBoe/d in the fourth quarter.
Two Year Forecast
As Rosetta Resources looks to the future, their spending plan includes holding core acreage positions and conserving as the industry waits for a commodity price recovery. Capital spending will be up to $350 million per year, with a major goal to be to operate within cash flow for 2015 and 2016. The company's production goals for this time period will be for about 60 thousand barrels of oil equivalent per day.
“Rosetta has taken important steps the past several months to position the Company on solid footing so that our shareholders will benefit the most from a commodity price recovery.” Craddock added “We’ve chosen to defer production growth and focused instead on living within our means, maintaining our core acreage positions, and defending a target production level of about 60,000 Boe per day.”
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