{"id":40425,"date":"2013-01-18T12:55:00","date_gmt":"2013-01-18T12:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/mcmoran-exploration-mmr-earnings-better-than-estimates-by-0-11\/40425\/"},"modified":"2013-01-18T12:55:00","modified_gmt":"2013-01-18T12:55:00","slug":"mcmoran-exploration-mmr-earnings-better-than-estimates-by-0-11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/mcmoran-exploration-mmr-earnings-better-than-estimates-by-0-11\/40425\/","title":{"rendered":"McMoRan Exploration &#8211; MMR &#8211; Earnings Better Than Estimates by $0.11"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\ngoogle_ad_client = \"ca-pub-1408583772585547\";\n\/* SMW - News Links *\/\ngoogle_ad_slot = \"3490797620\";\ngoogle_ad_width = 468;\ngoogle_ad_height = 15;\n\/\/-->\n<\/script><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>McMoRan Exploration Co. (<a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock.aspx?stock=MMR\">NYSE: MMR<\/a>)<\/strong> reported a net loss applicable to common stock of $1.2 million, $0.01 per share, for the fourth quarter of 2012 compared with net income of $28.4 million, $0.16 per share, for the fourth quarter of 2011. Fourth quarter 2012 results include $39.7 million in net gains associated with the sale of two traditional Gulf of Mexico (GOM) property packages. For the year 2012, McMoRan reported a net loss attributable to common stock of $145.6 million, $0.90 per share, compared with $58.8 million, $0.37 per share, for the year 2011.<\/p>\n<p>James R. Moffett and Richard Adkerson, McMoRan\u2019s Co-Chairmen, said, \u201cThe geologic data from our drilling results on seven wells associated with the ultra-deep sub-salt trend indicate significant resource potential on the Shelf of the Gulf of Mexico and onshore in the Gulf Coast area. These results, combined with advances in proprietary technologies required to develop and produce these large structures, establish a multi-year program to unlock a significant long-term natural gas resource. Through the proposed acquisition transaction, McMoRan shareholders will receive cash compensation for the value potential of this emerging new trend and an ongoing participation through the distribution of royalty trust units.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Fourth-quarter 2012 production averaged 119 MMcfe\/d net to McMoRan, compared with 170 MMcfe\/d in the fourth quarter of 2011. Production in the fourth quarter of 2012 was in line with McMoRan\u2019s previously reported estimate of 120 MMcfe\/d in October 2012. Production is expected to average approximately 100 MMcfe\/d in the first quarter of 2013. McMoRan\u2019s estimated production rates are dependent on the timing of planned recompletions, production performance, weather and other factors.<\/p>\n<p>McMoRan\u2019s fourth-quarter 2012 oil and gas revenues totaled $80.6 million, compared to $118.6 million during the fourth quarter of 2011. During the fourth quarter of 2012, McMoRan\u2019s sales volumes totaled 7.1 Bcf of gas, 456,500 barrels of oil and condensate and 193,100 barrels of natural gas liquids, compared to 10.4 Bcf of gas, 577,000 barrels of oil and condensate and 298,000 barrels of natural gas liquids in the fourth quarter of 2011. McMoRan\u2019s fourth-quarter comparable average realizations for gas were $3.68 per thousand cubic feet (Mcf) in 2012 and $3.57 per Mcf in 2011; for oil and condensate McMoRan received an average of $103.61 per barrel in fourth-quarter 2012 compared to $111.46 per barrel in fourth-quarter 2011; for natural gas liquids McMoRan received an average of $37.66 per barrel in fourth-quarter 2012 compared to $56.90 per barrel in fourth-quarter 2011.<\/p>\n<p><strong>About McMoRan Exploration Co. &#8211; MMR<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>McMoRan Exploration Co. (MMR) is engaged in the exploration, development and production of oil and natural gas in the shallow waters (less than 500 feet of water) of the Gulf of Mexico and onshore in the Gulf Coast area of the United States. MMR\u2019s oil and gas operations are conducted through McMoRan Oil &amp; Gas LLC (MOXY), its principal operating subsidiary. 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