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ATP Announces Third Quarter 2009 Results
Thursday, November 05, 2009 1:52 AM


(Source: Business Wire)trackingATP 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 period             $  2,801       $  (3,605  )   $  39,627       $  (3,605   )                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
 Unrealized                                           (557    )      17,261         (17,209  )      (16,718  )                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
 Oil and condensate contracts                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
 Realized or settled during the period                (1,289  )      19,032         (1,744   )      16,713                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
 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. 


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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 $352, respectively)            50,804             93,915       
 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 amortization                          (1,069,008  )      (944,817   ) 
 Oil and gas properties, net                                                      2,295,405          1,872,203    
                                                                                                                  
 Furniture and fixtures (net of accumulated depreciation)                         391                470          
 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 interest                              139,598            -            
                                                                                                                  
 Shareholders' equity:                                                                                            
 Preferred stock, $0.001 par value, at liquidation value                          140,000            -            
 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    


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 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 amortization                                    37,460          52,825          120,433         222,097     
 Impairment of oil and gas properties                                        -               -               8,748           -           
 Accretion of asset retirement obligation                                    2,995           4,211           8,940           12,792      
 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 debt                                              -               -               -               (24,220   ) 
                                                                             (12,276  )      15,436          (16,243  )      (109,425  ) 
                                                                                                                                         
 Income (loss) before income taxes                                           (9,901   )      42,017          (6,065   )      90,288      
 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 redeemable noncontrolling interest      (3,552   )      -               (9,818   )      -           
 Net income (loss) attributable to shareholders                              (9,059   )      36,483          (11,789  )      71,548      
 Less preferred stock dividends                                              (62      )      -               (62      )      -           
 Net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders                    $  (9,121   )   $  36,483       $  (11,851  )   $  71,548      
                                                                                                                                         
 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      


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 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 properties             -                82,644        
 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 issuance costs      135,549          -             
 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 equivalents            102,136          (21,091     ) 
 Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period                  214,993          199,449       
                                                                                                
 Cash and cash equivalents, end of period                     $  317,129       $  178,358       


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 Hedges and Derivatives Contracts                                                                             
                                                                                                              
                                                       2010                                                   
                                 4Q         FY         1Q         2Q         3Q          4Q          FY       
 Gulf of Mexico                                                                                               
 Fixed Forwards & Swaps                                                                                       
 Natural Gas                                                                                                  
 Volumes (MMMBtu)                   1,912      1,912      1,800      905        910         910         4,525 
 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 calls ($/Bbl)   $  95.00   $  95.00   $  95.00   $  95.00   $  110.00   $  110.00   $  99.34 
                                                                                                              
 Collars                                                                                                      
 Natural Gas                                                                                                  
 Volumes (MMMBtu)                   460        460        450        1,365      1,380       1,380       4,575 
 Floor Price ($/MMBtu)           $  4.00    $  4.00    $  4.00    $  4.75    $  4.75     $  4.75     $  4.68  
 Ceiling Price ($/MMBtu)         $  7.00    $  7.00    $  7.00    $  7.95    $  7.95     $  7.95     $  7.86  
                                                                                                              
 Puts                                                                                                         
 Crude Oil                                                                                                    
 Volumes (MBbls)                    460        460        90         91         92          92          365   
 Floor Price ($/Bbl)             $  29.75   $  29.75   $  24.70   $  24.70   $  24.70    $  24.70    $  24.70 
                                                                                                              
 North Sea                                                                                                    
 Fixed Forwards & Swaps                                                                                       
 Natural Gas                                                                                                  
 Volumes (MMMBtu)                   759        759        270        273        276         276         1,095 
 Price ($/MMBtu)((1))            $  6.50    $  6.50    $  7.26    $  7.26    $  7.26     $  7.26     $  7.26  
                                                                                                              
 Collars                                                                                                      
 Natural Gas                                                                                                  
 Volumes (MMMBtu)                                         450        455        460         460         1,825 
 Floor Price ($/MMBtu)((1))                            $  6.27    $  6.27    $  6.27     $  6.27     $  6.27  
 Ceiling Price ($/MMBtu)((1))                          $  9.41    $  9.41    $  9.41     $  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.                                                 


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                                 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.                                         


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