Teekay Offshore Partners Reports First Quarter 2018 Results

Globe Newswire 17-May-2018 3:08 AM

Highlights

• Reported GAAP net income attributable to the partners and preferred unitholders of $23.9 million and adjusted net  income attributable to the partners and preferred unitholders⁽¹⁾ of $13.7 million (excluding items listed in Appendix A to this release) in the first quarter of 2018.
• Generated GAAP income from vessel operations of $19.5 million and total cash flow from vessel operations⁽¹⁾ of $161.5 million in the first quarter of 2018.
• Generated distributable cash flow⁽¹⁾ of $39.4 million, or $0.10 per common unit, in the first quarter of 2018.
• In May 2018, the Petrojarl I FPSO and the last remaining East Coast Canada shuttle tanker newbuilding commenced their respective charter contracts.
• Completed the previously-announced contract extension on the Voyageur Spirit FPSO with Premier Oil, extending production until at least April 2019.

HAMILTON, Bermuda, May 17, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Teekay Offshore GP LLC (TOO GP), the general partner of Teekay Offshore Partners L.P. (Teekay Offshore or the Partnership) (NYSE:TOO), today reported the Partnership's results for the quarter ended March 31, 2018.

GAAP net income and non-GAAP adjusted net income decreased for the first quarter of 2018, compared to the same quarter of the prior year. Lower earnings from the Partnership's towage fleet and non-recurring repair and maintenance expenses in the first quarter of 2018 relating to two of the Partnership's redelivered shuttle tankers were offset by revenue earned from the commencement of operations of the Pioneiro de Libra FPSO in November 2017, the Randgrid FSO in October 2017, and the Beothuk Spirit and Norse Spirit shuttle tankers in December 2017 and January 2018, respectively. GAAP net income for the first quarter of 2018, compared to the same quarter of the prior year, was also negatively impacted by the write-down of two of the Partnership's shuttle tankers and an increase in depreciation expense due to changes in accounting estimates, partially offset by an increase in unrealized gains on derivative instruments.

CEO Commentary

"With the recent contract start-up of the Petrojarl I FPSO and the third East Coast Canada shuttle tanker newbuilding now delivered, we have completed all of our near-term growth projects," commented Ingvild Sæther, President and CEO of Teekay Offshore Group Ltd.  "Since September 2017, we have delivered one FSO unit, two FPSO units and three East Canada shuttle tanker newbuildings, and each project has now commenced its long-term charter contract with high-quality customers. These projects are expected to collectively generate annual cash flow from vessel operations of approximately $200 million, some of which has not yet been fully reflected in our financial results, which is also expected to naturally delever our balance sheet over time."

"During the first quarter of 2018, we also finalized the contract extension on the Voyageur Spirit FPSO with Premier Oil to extend production to at least April 2019 at a lower fixed-rate, and with the continuing strong oil price fundamentals, we believe this contract could be extended further."  Ms. Saether continued, "Looking ahead, with a stronger balance sheet, market-leading positions, operational excellence and strong and supportive sponsors, we believe Teekay Offshore is well-positioned to benefit from the expected strong demand for offshore production, storage and transportation."

Summary of Recent Events

Growth Projects Update

In May 2018, the Petrojarl I FPSO successfully achieved first oil and commenced its five-year charter contract with a consortium led by Queiroz Galvão Exploração e Produção SA (QGEP) on the Atlanta oil field, which is the Petrojarl I FPSO's tenth field over its lifetime.  The Petrojarl I FPSO is expected to generate annualized cash flow from vessel operations⁽¹⁾ of approximately $25 million⁽²⁾ for the first 18 months, increasing to annualized cash flow from vessel operations⁽¹⁾ of approximately $55 million⁽²⁾, plus additional potential upside from oil price tariffs.

In late-2017 and March 2018, the Partnership took delivery of its last two of three East Coast of Canada shuttle tanker newbuildings, the Norse Spirit and Dorset Spirit, which commenced their respective long-term charter contracts in January and May 2018, respectively, with a group of companies that includes Canada Hibernia Holding Corporation, Chevron Canada, Exxon Mobil, Husky Energy, Mosbacher Operating Ltd., Murphy Oil, Nalcor Energy, Statoil and Suncor Energy.  The Norse Spirit and Dorset Spirit replaced existing owned and in-chartered vessels servicing the East Coast of Canada, both of which have been repositioned to the North Sea to operate in the Partnership's contract of affreightment (CoA) portfolio.

In February 2018, the Partnership took delivery of the last of four state-of-the-art SX-157 Ulstein Design ultra-long distance towing and offshore installation newbuildings, the ALP Keeper, constructed by Niigata Shipbuilding & Repair in Japan.

Recontracting of FPSO Units

In April 2018, the Partnership signed the previously-announced contract extension with Premier Oil to extend the employment of the Voyageur Spirit FPSO on the Huntington field to at least April 2019. The new contract, which took effect in April 2018, includes a lower fixed charter rate component plus a component based on oil production and oil price.

ALP Contract Award

In February 2018, ALP Maritime, the Partnership's towage subsidiary, was awarded a contract to provide five vessels to perform mobilization and field installation services for the Kaombo Norte FPSO. The contract commenced in mid-March 2018 and is expected to require approximately 330 vessel equivalent days to service the project.

Financing Update

In March 2018, Teekay Offshore refinanced its existing $250.0 million debt facility secured by the Partnership's three East Coast Canada shuttle tankers with a new five-year $265.8 million debt facility.

The Partnership has reached an agreement in principle with the lenders of the Arendal Spirit UMS debt facility to extend the mandatory principal repayment date by one year to September 2019 in exchange for a partial principal repayment in September 2018.

Operating Results

The following table highlights certain financial information for Teekay Offshore's six segments: the FPSO segment, the shuttle tanker segment, the FSO segment, the UMS segment, the towage segment and the conventional tanker segment (please refer to the "Teekay Offshore's Fleet" section of this release below and Appendices C through E for further details).

1. These are non-GAAP financial measures. Please refer to "Definitions and Non-GAAP Financial Measures" and the Appendices to this release for definitions of these terms and reconciliations of these non-GAAP financial measures as used in this release to the most directly comparable financial measures under GAAP.
2. Includes revenues and expenses earned and incurred between segments of Teekay Offshore, during the three months ended March 31, 2018.

FPSO Segment

Income from vessel operations remained consistent and total cash flow from vessel operations (including equity-accounted vessels) increased for the three months ended March 31, 2018, compared to the same quarter of the prior year, primarily due to the commencement of operations of the Partnership's 50 percent-owned Pioneiro de Libra FPSO in late-November 2017.

Shuttle Tanker Segment

Income from vessel operations and cash flow from vessel operations decreased for the three months ended March 31, 2018, compared to the same quarter of the prior year, primarily due to the redelivery of the Nordic Brasilia and Nordic Rio in August 2017 and October 2017, respectively, and non-recurring repair and maintenance expenses incurred during the first quarter of 2018 to prepare these vessels for trade in the conventional tanker market, the dry docking of one vessel during the first quarter of 2018 and the sale of the Navion Marita in November 2017, partially offset by the commencement of the charter contracts in the East Coast of Canada for the Beothuk Spirit and Norse Spirit in December 2017 and January 2018, respectively, and higher charter renewal rates for the Petronordic and Petroatlantic commencing from April 2017. Income from vessel operations for the three months ended March 31, 2018 was also negatively impacted by the write-downs of the Nordic Spirit and the Stena Spirit and an increase in depreciation expense due to changes in accounting estimates.

FSO Segment

Income from vessel operations and cash flow from vessel operations increased for the three months ended March 31, 2018, compared to the same quarter of the prior year, primarily due to the commencement of the Randgrid FSO charter contract in October 2017.

UMS Segment

Income from vessel operations and cash flow from vessel operations increased for the three months ended March 31, 2018, compared to the same quarter of the prior year, primarily due to lower operating expenses as a result of the lay-up of the Arendal Spirit UMS since the fourth quarter of 2017.

Towage Segment

Income from vessel operations and cash flow from vessel operations decreased for the three months ended March 31, 2018, compared to the same quarter of the prior year, reflecting the challenging towage markets.

Conventional Tanker Segment

Income from vessel operations and cash flow from vessel operations decreased for the three months ended March 31, 2018, compared to the same quarter of the prior year, primarily due to the termination of the Blue Power time-charter-out contract in the fourth quarter of 2017 and subsequent trading of the vessel in the weak spot conventional tanker market during the first quarter of 2018. The time-charter-in contracts for both of the conventional tankers included in this segment are scheduled to expire in March 2019.

Teekay Offshore's Fleet

The following table summarizes Teekay Offshore's fleet as of May 1, 2018.

1. Includes two FPSO units, the Cidade de Itajai and Pioneiro de Libra, in which Teekay Offshore's ownership interest is 50 percent and the upgraded Petrojarl I FPSO, which commenced operations early-May 2018.
2. Includes six shuttle tankers in which Teekay Offshore's ownership interest is 50 percent and one HiLoad DP unit.
3. Includes four Suezmax-size DP2 shuttle tanker newbuildings scheduled for delivery in late-2019 through 2020, two of which will operate under Teekay Offshore's master agreement with Statoil and two of which will join Teekay Offshore's CoA portfolio in the North Sea.

Liquidity Update

As of March 31, 2018, the Partnership had total liquidity of $350.9 million (comprised of $225.9 million in cash and cash equivalents and $125.0 million in undrawn credit facilities), excluding $9.5 million included in restricted cash relating to amounts deposited in escrow to pre-fund a portion of the remaining Petrojarl I FPSO upgrade project costs.

In March 2018, the Partnership entered into an 18-month $125.0 million unsecured revolving credit facility, of which $25.0 million is being provided by Teekay Corporation and $100.0 million is being provided by Brookfield Business Partners L.P.,together with institutional partners. The $125.0 million facility was undrawn as at March 31, 2018 and is included in the Partnership's total liquidity of $350.9 million as of that date.

Conference Call

The Partnership plans to host a conference call on Thursday, May 17, 2018 at 12:00 p.m. (ET) to discuss the results for the first quarter of 2018. All unitholders and interested parties are invited to listen to the live conference call by choosing from the following options:

• By dialing 1-800-239-9838 or 647-794-4605, if outside North America, and quoting conference ID code 7086576.
• By accessing the webcast, which will be available on Teekay Offshore's website at www.teekay.com (the archive will remain on the website for a period of one year).

An accompanying First Quarter 2018 Earnings Presentation will also be available at www.teekay.com in advance of the conference call start time.

About Teekay Offshore Partners L.P.

Teekay Offshore Partners L.P. is an international provider of marine transportation, oil production, storage, long-distance towing and offshore installation and maintenance and safety services to the oil industry, primarily focusing on oil production-related activities of its customers and operating in offshore oil regions of the North Sea, Brazil and the East Coast of Canada. Teekay Offshore is structured as a publicly-traded master limited partnership (MLP) with consolidated assets of approximately $5.7 billion, comprised of 63 offshore assets, including floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) units, shuttle tankers, floating storage and offtake (FSO) units, a unit for maintenance and safety (UMS), long-distance towing and offshore installation vessels and conventional tankers. The majority of Teekay Offshore's fleet is employed on medium-term, stable contracts.

Teekay Offshore's common units and preferred units trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbols "TOO", "TOO PR A", "TOO PR B" and "TOO PR E", respectively.

For Investor Relations enquiries contact:

Ryan Hamilton
Tel:  +1 (604) 609-2963
Website: www.teekay.com

Definitions and Non-GAAP Financial Measures

This release includes various financial measures that are non-GAAP financial measures as defined under the rules of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. These non-GAAP financial measures, which include Cash Flow from Vessel Operations, Adjusted Net Income, and Distributable Cash Flow are intended to provide additional information and should not be considered a substitute for measures of performance prepared in accordance with GAAP. In addition, these measures do not have standardized meanings, and may not be comparable to similar measures presented by other companies. The Partnership believes that certain investors use this information to evaluate the Partnership's financial performance, as does management.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

Cash Flow From (Used For) Vessel Operations (CFVO) represents income (loss) from vessel operations before depreciation and amortization expense, amortization of in-process revenue contracts, vessel write-downs, gains or losses on the sale of vessels, write-off of deferred revenues and operating expenses and adjustments for direct financing leases to a cash basis, but includes realized gains or losses on the settlement of foreign currency forward contracts. CFVO from Consolidated Vessels represents CFVO from vessels that are consolidated on the Partnership's financial statements. CFVO from Equity-Accounted Vessels represents the Partnership's proportionate share of CFVO from its equity-accounted vessels. The Partnership does not control its equity-accounted vessels and as a result, the Partnership does not have the unilateral ability to determine whether the cash generated by its equity-accounted vessels is retained within the entities in which the Partnership holds the equity-accounted investments or distributed to the Partnership and other owners. In addition, the Partnership does not control the timing of such distributions to the Partnership and other owners. Consequently, readers are cautioned when using total CFVO as a liquidity measure as the amount contributed from CFVO from Equity-Accounted Vessels may not be available to the Partnership in the periods such CFVO is generated by its equity-accounted vessels. CFVO is a non-GAAP financial measure used by certain investors and management to measure the operational financial performance of companies. Please refer to Appendices D and E of this release for reconciliations of these non-GAAP financial measures to income (loss) from vessel operations and income from vessel operations of equity-accounted vessels, respectively, the most directly comparable GAAP measures reflected in the Partnership's consolidated financial statements.

Adjusted Net Income excludes items of income or loss from GAAP net income that are typically excluded by securities analysts in their published estimates of the Partnership's financial results. The Partnership believes that certain investors use this information to evaluate the Partnership's financial performance, as does management. Please refer to Appendix A of this release for a reconciliation of this non-GAAP financial measure to net income, the most directly comparable GAAP measure reflected in the Partnership's consolidated financial statements.

Distributable Cash Flow (DCF) represents GAAP net income adjusted for depreciation and amortization expense, deferred income tax expense or recovery, vessel write-downs, gains or losses on the sale of vessels, vessel and business acquisition costs, distributions relating to equity financing of newbuilding installments and conversion costs, pre-operational expenses, distributions on the Partnership's preferred units, gains on extinguishment of contingent liabilities and losses on non-cash accruals of contingent liabilities, amortization of the non-cash portion of revenue contracts, estimated maintenance capital expenditures, unrealized gains and losses from non-designated derivative instruments, unrealized foreign exchange gains and losses, ineffectiveness for derivative instruments designated as hedges for accounting purposes, adjustments for direct financing leases to a cash basis and foreign exchange related items, including the Partnership's proportionate share of such items in equity-accounted for investments and non-controlling interests proportionate share of such interests. Maintenance capital expenditures represent those capital expenditures required to maintain over the long-term the operating capacity of, or the revenue generated by, the Partnership's capital assets. DCF is a quantitative standard used in the publicly-traded partnership investment community and by management to assist in evaluating financial performance. Please refer to Appendix B of this release for a reconciliation of this non-GAAP financial measure to net income, the most directly comparable GAAP measure reflected in the Partnership's consolidated financial statements.

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Summary Consolidated Statements of Income
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Consolidated Balance Sheets
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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
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Appendix A - Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
Adjusted Net Income
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Appendix B - Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
Distributable Cash Flow
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Appendix C - Supplemental Segment Information
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Appendix D - Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
Cash Flow From (Used For) Vessel Operations From Consolidated Vessels
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Appendix E - Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
Cash Flow From Vessel Operations From Equity-Accounted Vessels
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Forward Looking Statements

This release contains forward-looking statements (as defined in Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) which reflect management's current views with respect to certain future events and performance, including: the estimated future cash flow from vessel operations, including the impact on the Partnership's balance sheet, from  the Partnership's existing near-term growth projects; the potential contract extension for the Voyageur Spirit FPSO; the expected demand for offshore production, storage and transportation services; the expected cash flow from vessel operations relating to the employment of the Petrojarl I FPSO unit on the Atlanta field; the expected duration of the mobilization and field installation services to be performed by the ALP Maritime vessels for the Kaombo Norte FPSO; the possibility of liquidated damages relating to project delays associated with Petrojarl I FPSO unit; the potential for an oil/production tariff on the Petrojarl I and Voyageur Sprit FPSOs; a potential global energy and offshore market recovery; the extension of the Arendal Spirit UMS loan facility; and the Partnership's ability to benefit from future opportunities. The following factors are among those that could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements, which involve risks and uncertainties, and that should be considered in evaluating any such statement: changes in exploration, production and storage of offshore oil and gas, either generally or in particular regions that would impact expected future growth, particularly in or related to North Sea, Brazil and East Coast of Canada offshore fields; significant changes in oil prices; variations in expected levels of field maintenance; increased operating expenses; potential early termination of contracts; shipyard delivery delays and cost overruns; delays in the commencement of charter contracts; the inability of charterers to make future charter payments; the inability of the Partnership to renew or replace long-term contracts on existing vessels; the ability to fund the Partnership's remaining capital commitments and debt maturities; and other factors discussed in Teekay Offshore's filings from time to time with the SEC, including its Report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017. The Partnership expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect any change in the Partnership's expectations with respect thereto or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statement is based.