RE:Significant Increases in Reserves, NAV at C$15.10/share (2P) lsewhere in Alberta, Doug Bailey and Frank Muller's Razor Energy Corp. (RZE) gained 10 cents to $1.55 on 54,900 shares, adding to the four cents that it gained last Friday after releasing a reserves estimate. The company has PDP (proved, developed, producing) reserves of 11.9 million barrels of oil equivalent (90 per cent light oil and liquids). The one-year-old Razor acquired its first assets in Alberta's Swan Hills area in January, 2017, and it has since made three acquisitions in Alberta's Kaybob area as well. Thanks to its acquisitions, Razor produced 4,262 barrels of oil equivalent a day in the fourth quarter of 2017, up from 3,075 barrels a day in the first quarter of 2017. It aims to boost production to 5,460 barrels a day by the fourth quarter of 2018, not through additional acquisitions but through well-reactivation programs.
To finance its acquisitions last year, Razor arranged a $30-million loan from AIMCo (Alberta Investment Management Corp.). It also sold a $17.3-million private placement at $3. Razor has fallen to today's $1.55 from $4 when it listed a year ago, but Canaccord Genuity analyst Sam Roach maintains a favourable opinion. In a research note following the release of the reserves estimate last Friday, he maintained his rating of "speculative buy" and his price target of $2.50. He praised Razor for the "solid execution" of its acquisitions. He also said the company could attract a takeover offer at some point. Previously, Mr. Bailey and Mr. Muller managed another Alberta light oil producer, Striker Exploration, which peaked at $2.75 in 2015. Striker was acquired the following year by Gear Energy Ltd. (GXE: $0.74) for $1.79 a share (in equity).