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Crown Point Announces Operating and Financial Results for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2026

Chubut deal lifts Crown Point to first quarterly profit but debt overhang and thin liquidity keep recovery fragile.

By The Northwire Desk — AI Analysis May 13, 2026 · 09:15 CWV · 0.245 Crown Point Energy Inc.

Executive Summary

Q1‑2026 oil and natural gas sales revenue surged to $44.5 million from $23.5 million in Q1‑2025, driven entirely by the Q4‑2025 Chubut concessions acquisition.
Average daily production rose to 7,875 BOE/d (4,280 BOE/d a year earlier), with Chubut assets – El Tordillo, La Tapera, Puesto Quiroga – contributing the bulk of oil volumes.
Operating netback improved to $11.96/BOE from $2.50/BOE in Q1‑2025, and from $5.91/BOE in Q4‑2025, signalling operational traction.
Net income was $5.4 million (versus $11.5 million in Q1‑2025, which likely included non‑recurring items). Funds flow from operations hit $11.7 million, a sharp turnaround from the $0.3 million a year earlier and from negative flows in Q4‑2025.
The 2026 capital budget remains ~$77 million, heavily weighted toward the Chubut and Santa Cruz drilling programmes (8 wells and 5 wells, respectively).
Debt activity in Q1 included issuing $30 million of notes, taking a $2.5 million working‑capital loan, and repaying $7.2 million of notes and $14.3 million of working‑capital loans.

Material Impact

The Q1‑2026 numbers confirm that the Chubut acquisition is delivering on the production and revenue front. The move from a Q4‑2025 net loss to a solid profit in Q1‑2026 is a tangible improvement, especially when coupled with an operating netback more than double the Q4 level.
However, the market was well aware of the acquisition and had already priced in the production jump after the December 2025 closing and the updated reserve report in March 2026. The earnings release contains no genuinely new, unexpected elements – it essentially validates the guidance and reserve data previously disclosed.
The company’s prior working‑capital deficit of $71.8 million remains a concern; while the press release notes loan repayments, it provides no updated balance‑sheet figures, so it is unclear whether the deficit has narrowed materially.
The stock has been range‑bound near $0.25 in recent weeks, suggesting the market had already anticipated a swing to profitability. Thus, the announcement is routine but positive, confirming that the integration of the Chubut assets is proceeding as planned.

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Company Overview

Crown Point Energy is an Argentina‑focused oil and gas producer with a diversified portfolio of concessions across the Chubut, Santa Cruz, Mendoza, and Tierra del Fuego provinces.
The flagship project is the recently acquired Chubut Concessions – El Tordillo, La Tapera, and Puesto Quiroga – covering 113,325 acres, in which Crown Point now holds a ~95% working interest.
As of Dec 31 2025, the Chubut acquisition added ~21,000 MBOE to the company’s 2P reserves, taking total gross 2P reserves to 71,580 MBOE (95% crude oil). The after‑tax NPV‑10 of proven reserves was negative, but the 2P NPV‑10 (pretax) was US$420.8 million.
Secondary producing assets: Piedra Clavada and Koluel Kaike in Santa Cruz, CH and PPCO in Mendoza, and San Martin/Las Violetas in Tierra del Fuego (gas‑weighted).
The company also holds the Cerro de Los Leones concession where it plans to test gas‑bearing sandstones (US$0.8 million budgeted).

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