RMP Energy Announces First Quarter 2011 Results

CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwire - June 8, 2011) - RMP Energy Inc. ("RMP" or the "Company") (TSX:RMP) today announced financial and operating results for the three months ended March 31, 2011. The highlights and events in the first quarter of 2011 and subsequent are the following:

--  On May 11, 2011, the Company closed the plan of arrangement and
    acquisition of RMP Energy Ltd., which provided for the recapitalization
    and restructuring of the Company involving the appointment of a new
    Board of Directors and Management team with a demonstrated history of
    value creation for its shareholders. Additionally, the Company changed
    its name to RMP Energy Inc. 

--  Exited the quarter with net debt of $19.1 million as compared to March
    31, 2010 of $39.1 million. After the recapitalization and restructuring,
    the Company has only approximately $2 million presently drawn on its
    committed, revolving bank facility with a credit limit of $60 million
    and anticipates exiting the year with net debt between $33 million to
    $36 million, representing only 55% to 60% of its credit borrowing limit.

--  The first quarter exploration and development capital program of $24.6
    million included the drilling and completion of five (3.8 net)
    horizontal wells, and a gathering pipeline installation at Waskahigan.
    Three (3.0 net) wells were drilled at Waskahigan, Alberta targeting the
    light oil formation. To-date, the Company's delineation drilling of this
    100%-owned, Montney light oil resource play has been quite promising. A
    total of six (6.0 net) horizontal wells have been drilled into the pool;
    three wells are presently producing with the other wells awaiting tie-in
    and commissioning of new Waskahigan field infrastructure in early fourth
    quarter 2011. At Pine Creek, Alberta, two (0.8 net) horizontal Wilrich
    gas wells were successfully drilled and brought on-stream at the end of
    the first quarter at rates indicative of a Wilrich "type well", as
    disclosed by other area operators. These two wells were the earning
    wells drilled by the operator in connection with the previously-
    disclosed farm-out of three (1.8 net) sections of land in Pine Creek.
    The Company's 2011 capital budget of $75 million encompasses the
    drilling of an additional eight (7.4 net) horizontal wells for the
    balance of this year, of which six (6.0 net) wells are expected to be
    drilled at Waskahigan.  

--  Executed the strategic disposition of its deep mineral rights at Kaybob
    to an arm's-length party for $10.7 million. The disposition involved the
    sale of the Company's undeveloped, non-producing deep mineral rights
    (below the Montney formation) in 17 net sections (10,880 net acres) of
    acreage. The Company realized a disposition gain in the first quarter
    for the full proceeds amount as these mineral rights did not have any
    net book value.  

--  As a result of successful delineation drilling of the Waskahigan Montney
    play, the Company's light oil production in the first quarter was 257
    Bbls/d as compared to the oil output in the first quarter of 2010 of 64
    Bbls/d. RMP expects its light oil production weighting to increase
    further upon the start-up of its company-owned Waskahigan oil battery
    facility. In the first quarter, the Company finalized the evaluation and
    design of the Waskahigan oil battery facility and completed the ordering
    and procurement of key, major equipment items, in anticipation of an
    early fourth quarter 2011 start-up. Approximately $2.8 million of
    related capital was incurred in the first quarter of 2011.  

--  First quarter production was 2,602 boe/d, weighted 80% natural gas and
    20% light oil and NGLs. In the first quarter, the Company experienced a
    production disruption in its Kaybob operating field. On March 11, 2011,
    the Company was notified by the operator of the Kaybob South #3 Gas
    Plant ("K3 Gas Plant") that a mechanical failure had occurred at the K3
    Gas Plant. Consequently, the K3 Gas Plant was shut-down and re-started
    on April 6, 2011. RMP was able to partially mitigate the plant shut-down
    by re-routing a portion of its gas to another area gas plant during this
    time period. Notwithstanding, the plant shut-down resulted in
    approximately 300 boe/d of lower average daily production in the first
    quarter. Subsequent to the quarter end, on May 5, 2011, the Company was
    notified by the operator of the K3 Gas Plant that another mechanical
    failure had occurred at the plant. The K3 Gas Plant was shut down and
    re-started earlier than anticipated on May 20, 2011 upon completion of a
    temporary plant modification. The Company has accounted for this
    intermittent gas plant disruption in its market guided production
    forecast for fiscal 2011 of 3,400 to 3,600 boe/d. 

--  For the first quarter, RMP reported cash flow from operations of $3.5
    million ($0.05 per fully-diluted share) on revenue of $8.1 million and
    average daily production of 2,602 barrels of oil equivalent.  

First quarter 2011 financial and operating highlights are as follows: 

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Financial Highlights                          Three Month Periods Ended:    
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                                          March 31,    March 31,            
                                              2011         2010    % Change 
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(thousands except share and per boe                                         
 data)                                                                      
Petroleum & natural gas revenue (1)        $ 8,112     $ 11,980         (32)
Cash flow from operations (2,3)              3,489        6,357         (45)
 Per share - basic                            0.05         0.10         (50)
 Per share - diluted                          0.05         0.10         (50)
Net income (3)                               8,353        2,028         312 
 Per share - basic                            0.13         0.03         333 
 Per share - diluted                          0.13         0.03         333 
Net debt (4)- period end                    19,132       39,115         (51)
E&D capital expenditures                    24,627       20,678          19 
Total capital expenditures (3)              14,073       21,035         (33)
Weighted average basic shares               65,787       65,176           1 
Weighted average diluted shares             65,970       65,649           - 
Issued and outstanding shares (5)           65,788       65,176           1 

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Operating Highlights                          Three Month Periods Ended:   
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                                          March 31,    March 31,            
                                              2011         2010    % Change 
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Average daily production:                                                   
 Natural gas (Mcf/d)                        12,472       18,777         (34)
 Liquids (Oil and NGLs) (Bbls/d)               523          509           3 
 Oil equivalent (boe/d)                      2,602        3,638         (28)
Average sales price:                                                        
 Natural gas ($/Mcf)                          4.01         5.37         (25)
 Liquids (Oil & NGLs) ($/Bbl)                76.60        63.56          21 
 Oil equivalent ($/boe)                      34.64        36.59          (5)
Operating expenses ($/boe)                    9.65        10.15          (5)
Operating netback (6) ($/boe)                19.37        22.74         (15)
Wells drilled gross (net)                   5 (3.8)      5 (4.5)          - 
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Notes:
(1) Petroleum and natural gas revenue and pricing includes any realized
    hedging gains or losses from commodity contract settlements. 
(2) Cash flow from operations or operating cash flow does not have any
    standardized meaning prescribed by International Financial Reporting
    Standards ("IFRS"). Please refer to the Reader Advisories per below. 
(3) Comparative net income, cash flow from operations and total capital
    expenditures for the three months ended March 31, 2010 has been restated
    for the effect of adopting IFRS.  
(4) Net debt is not a recognized measure under IFRS. Please refer to the
    Reader Advisories per below. 
(5) As of June 7, 2011, common shares outstanding were 84.3 million. 
(6) Operating netback is not a recognized measure under IFRS. Please refer
    to the Reader Advisories per below. 

The Company's unaudited interim financial statements and associated Management's Discussion and Analysis ("MD&A") for the three month period ended March 31, 2011 will be available on RMP's website at www.rmpenergyinc.com within "Investor Relations" under "Financial Reports". Additionally, these documents will be filed, in due course, on the System for Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval ("SEDAR"). These documents can be retrieved electronically from the SEDAR system by accessing RMP's public filings under "Search for Public Company Documents" within the "Search Database" module at www.sedar.com.

Abbreviations

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Crude Oil and Natural Gas Liquids        Natural Gas and Natural Gas Liquids
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Bbl     barrel                           Mcf/d  thousand cubic feet per day 
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boe     barrels of oil equivalent        NGLs   natural gas liquids         
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Bbls/d  barrels per day                                                     
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boe/d   barrels of oil equivalent per                                       
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Reader Advisories

The information in this news release contains certain forward-looking statements. These statements relate to future events or our future performance. All statements other than statements of historical fact may be forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are often, but not always, identified by the use of words such as "seek", "anticipate", "budget", "plan", "continue", "estimate", "approximate", "expect", "may", "will", "project", "predict", "potential", "targeting", "intend", "could", "might", "should", "believe", "would" and similar expressions. These statements involve substantial known and unknown risks and uncertainties, certain of which are beyond the Company's control, including: the impact of general economic conditions; industry conditions; changes in laws and regulations including the adoption of new environmental laws and regulations and changes in how they are interpreted and enforced; fluctuations in commodity prices and foreign exchange and interest rates; stock market volatility and market valuations; volatility in market prices for oil and natural gas; liabilities inherent in oil and natural gas operations; uncertainties associated with estimating oil and natural gas reserves; competition for, among other things, capital, acquisitions, of reserves, undeveloped lands and skilled personnel; assessments of the value of acquisitions; changes in income tax laws or changes in tax laws and incentive programs relating to the oil and gas industry ; geological, technical, drilling and processing problems and other difficulties in producing petroleum reserves; and obtaining required approvals of regulatory authorities. The Company's actual results, performance or achievement could differ materially from those expressed in, or implied by, such forward-looking statements and, accordingly, no assurances can be given that any of the events anticipated by the forward-looking statements will transpire or occur or, if any of them do, what benefits that the Company will derive from them. These statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties and may be based on assumptions that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated or implied in the forward-looking statements. The Company's forward-looking statements are expressly qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement. Except as required by law, the Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements.

In this news release, reserves and production data are commonly stated in barrels of oil equivalent ("boe") using a six to one conversion ratio when converting thousands of cubic feet of natural gas ("mcf") to barrels of oil ("bbl") and a one to one conversion ratio for natural gas liquids ("NGLs"). Such conversion may be misleading, particularly if used in isolation. A boe conversion ratio of 6 mcf: 1 bbl is based on energy equivalency conversion method primarily applicable at the burner tip and does not represent a value equivalency at the wellhead.

As an indicator of the Company's performance, the term cash flow from operations or operating cash flow contained within this news release should not be considered as an alternative to, or more meaningful than, cash flow from operating, financing or investing activities, as determined in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards ("IFRS"). This term does not have a standardized meaning, nor is it a financial measure, under IFRS. Cash flow from operations is widely accepted as a financial indicator of an exploration and production company's ability to generate cash which is used to internally fund exploration and development activities and to service debt. This measure is widely used by shareholders and investors in the valuation, comparison and investment recommendations of companies within the natural gas and crude oil exploration and production industry. Cash flow from operations, as disclosed within this news release, represents cash flow from operating activities before any asset retirement obligation cash expenditures and before changes in non-cash operating activities working capital. The Company presents cash flow from operations per share whereby per share amounts are calculated consistent with the calculation of earnings per share.

Net debt refers to outstanding bank debt plus working capital deficit (excludes current unrealized amounts pertaining to risk management commodity contracts) plus long-term accounts receivables. Net debt is not a recognized measure under IFRS.

Operating netbacks refers to realized wellhead revenue less royalties, operating expenses and transportation costs per barrel of oil equivalent ("boe").