Key Developments:

• Announced Yarrow-1 and Sailfin-1 as the 8th and 9th discoveries this year on the Stabroek Block, offshore Guyana; adds to the previous gross discovered recoverable resource estimate for the Block of approximately 11 billion barrels of oil equivalent (boe)
• Total cash returned to stockholders in the quarter through share repurchases and dividends amounted to $265 million; approximately 1.4 million shares of common stock were repurchased for $150 million in the quarter

Third Quarter Financial and Operational Highlights:

• Net income was $515 million, or $1.67 per common share, compared with net income of $115 million, or $0.37 per common share, in the third quarter of 2021
• Adjusted net income was $583 million or $1.89 per common share, compared with net income of $86 million, or $0.28 per common share in the prior-year quarter
• Oil and gas net production, excluding Libya, was 351,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day (boepd), up 32 percent from 265,000 boepd in the third quarter of 2021
• Bakken net production was 166,000 boepd, up 12 percent from 148,000 boepd in the third quarter of 2021; Guyana net production was 98,000 barrels of oil per day (bopd), compared with 32,000 bopd in the prior-year quarter
• E&P capital and exploratory expenditures were $701 million compared with $498 million in the prior-year quarter
• Cash and cash equivalents, excluding Midstream, were $2.38 billion at September 30, 2022

2022 Updated Guidance:

• Net production, excluding Libya, is forecast to be approximately 370,000 boepd in the fourth quarter and approximately 325,000 boepd for the full year
• Full year E&P capital and exploratory expenditures are expected to be approximately $2.7 billion, unchanged from previous guidance

Hess Corporation today reported net income of $515 million, or $1.67 per common share, in the third quarter of 2022, compared with net income of $115 million, or $0.37 per common share, in the third quarter of 2021. On an adjusted basis, the Corporation had net income of $583 million or $1.89 per common share, compared with $86 million, or $0.28 per common share, in the third quarter of 2021. The improvement in adjusted after-tax earnings compared with the prior-year period was primarily due to higher realized selling prices and sales volumes in the third quarter of 2022.

“We continue to successfully execute our strategy and deliver strong operational and ESG performance,” CEO John Hess said. “We offer a unique value proposition – to grow both our intrinsic value and our cash returns by increasing our resource base, delivering a lower cost of supply and generating industry leading cash flow growth. As our portfolio becomes increasingly free cash flow positive, we will continue to prioritize the return of capital to our shareholders through further dividend increases and share repurchases.”

Exploration and Production

E&P net income was $572 million in the third quarter of 2022, compared with $178 million in the third quarter of 2021. On an adjusted basis, third quarter 2022 E&P net income was $626 million, compared with $149 million in the prior-year quarter. The Corporation’s average realized crude oil selling price, including the effect of hedging, was $85.32 per barrel in the third quarter of 2022, compared with $63.17 per barrel in the prior-year quarter. The average realized natural gas liquids (NGL) selling price in the third quarter of 2022 was $35.44 per barrel, compared with $32.88 per barrel in the prior-year quarter, while the average realized natural gas selling price was $5.85 per mcf, compared with $4.71 per mcf in the third quarter of 2021.

Net production, excluding Libya, was 351,000 boepd in the third quarter of 2022, compared with 265,000 boepd in the third quarter of 2021, due to higher production in Guyana and the Bakken. 

Cash operating costs, which include operating costs and expenses, production and severance taxes, and E&P general and administrative expenses, were $13.19 per boe (excluding Libya: $13.64 per boe) in the third quarter of 2022, compared with $12.76 per boe (excluding Libya: $13.45 per boe) in the prior-year quarter. The increase in cash operating costs in the third quarter of this year, compared with the third quarter of last year, reflects higher production and severance taxes in North Dakota due to higher realized selling prices, and increased workover activity in the Gulf of Mexico.

Capital and Exploratory Expenditures

E&P capital and exploratory expenditures were $701 million in the third quarter of 2022 compared with $498 million in the prior-year quarter, primarily due to higher drilling and development activities in the Bakken, Malaysia and JDA, Gulf of Mexico and Guyana. Midstream capital expenditures were $60 million in the third quarter of 2022 and $59 million in the prior-year quarter.

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