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Tuesday, April 17, 2012

MDU's Preliminary Guidance -- 1Q11

Data points from the press release (some numbers rounded):
  • pushing the upper range of their guidance
  • negatively impacted by warmed weather in eight-state region
  • negatively impacted by low realized natural gas prices
  • negatively impacted by widening of Bakken wellhead oil pricing spreads in March compared to WTI
  • April price has improved; forecasts further improvement through 2012
  • the recently announced $85 million 88-megawatt natural gas generation facility is a significant investment in the company's $915 million  5-year utility capital growth program
  • oil production should reach target of 20 to 30 percent increase over previous year
  • overall oil production approx 10,500 bopd; 20 percent from same period last year
  • 8 more rigs than a year ago; 10 rigs now
  • five rigs operating in the Bakken
  • Bakken: 124,000 net acres
  • will focus on oil; cut back on natural gas
  • annual earnings for remainder of 2012 reaffirmed in the range of $1.00 to $1.25, based on $2.50 natural gas and $100 oil

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