PA Resources in brief

About us

PA Resources' business consists of the acquisition, extraction and sale of oil and gas reserves, as well as exploration to find new reserves. The production of oil generates an important cash flow that makes possible the investments required to increase our reserves and thereby the value to shareholders. In geographical terms, we focus on three regions: North Africa, West Africa and the North Sea.

Oil reserves*

46.0 million barrels 1P 72.5 million barrels 2P

Facts in brief 

  • An international oil and gas company with operations and assets in eight countries
  • 25 oil and gas licences in total, of which six are production licences, one development licence and 18 exploration licences
  • Operator of 12 licenses, part-owner and partner in the other licences
  • Oil production in West and North Africa
  • 135 employees in Tunisia, Sweden, the UK and the Republic of Congo
  • The company is domiciled and has its head office in Stockholm
  • Listed on the NASDAQ OMX Nordic Exchange in Stockholm (Mid Cap)

Key figures

(Barrels per day)
  2008 2009 2010
Production (barrels per day) 11,025 11,200 10,700
(CAPEX MSEK)
  2008 2009 2010
MSEK 3,848 1,965 1,585
(MSEK)
  2008 2009 2010
Revenue, MSEK 2,419.9 2,112.8 2,226.7
(MSEK)
  2008 2009 2010
EBITDA, MSEK 1,771.8 1,325.9 1,275.7


Business model

PA Resources’ business consists of the acquisition, development, extraction and divestment of oil and gas reserves, as well as exploration to find new reserves. The production of oil generates an important cash flow that makes possible the investments required to increase the Group’s reserves and thereby its value to shareholders. In geographical terms, PA Resources focuses on three regions: North Africa, West Africa and the North Sea.

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Our strategy

The oil industry's long-term driving forces indicate continued increase in demand and higher oil prices. For a five-year period from 2010 to 2014, we will predominantly focus on generating greater value from our existing assets. A growing number of assets will be moved into the production phase thus enabling the Company to achieve a long-term increase in production. The complementary aim is to increase the amount of reserves and resources through selective exploration.
These investments are based on a strengthened capital structure

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