Mobile Bay assets. Importantly, it provides us the dry powder we need to continue to accretively grow W&T through attractive producing property acquisitions. We believe that market conditions in the Gulf of Mexico remain very favorable for accretive acquisitions.”
“After a difficult pricing environment in 2020, we have seen a strong recovery in crude oil and natural gas prices that has positively impacted our reserves and the PV-10 value of our reserves. We remain confident in our strong asset base which is evident in our mid-year 2021 reserve report that included 6.5 MMBoe of positive revisions due to field performance which nearly offset our year-to-date production of 7.3 MMBoe and we saw a positive revision of 15.3 MMBoe due to improved prices. The PV-10 of our reserves increased 39% using mid-year SEC pricing and increased 102% using July 1, 2021 NYMEX strip pricing.”
“With our further improved balance sheet, increased cash position and strong projected cash flow generation, we have positioned W&T to actively pursue opportunities and continue to deliver on our strategic vision,” concluded Mr. Krohn.
For the second quarter of 2021, W&T reported a net loss of $51.7 million, or $0.36 per share. After primarily excluding a $66.1 million unrealized commodity derivative loss, the Company’s Adjusted Net Income was $2.2 million, or $0.02 per share. In the second quarter of 2020, W&T reported a net loss of $5.9 million, or $0.04 per share, which included a $38.0 million unrealized commodity derivative loss, a $29.0 million non-cash gain on debt transaction, and $8.7 million of deferred tax benefit. Adjusted Net Loss for the second quarter of 2020 was $2.2 million, or $0.02 per share. In the first quarter of 2021, net loss was $0.7 million, or $0.01 per share, which included a $16.3 million unrealized commodity derivative loss. For that same period, Adjusted Net Income was $15.9 million or $0.11 per share.
Adjusted EBITDA for the second quarter of 2021 totaled $49.8 million, a decrease of 14% compared to $57.6 million in the first quarter of 2021 primarily due to increased operating expenses related to increased activity, employee retention credit received during the first quarter but not during the second quarter of 2021, and realized derivatives losses. Second quarter 2021 Adjusted EBITDA increased 18% from $42.1 million in the second quarter of 2020 primarily due to higher commodity prices, partially offset by higher expenses as a result of reductions in credits to expense from prior period royalty adjustments and Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) funds, higher incentive compensation costs in the second quarter of 2021 compared to the prior year period, and realized derivative losses.
Free Cash Flow for the second quarter of 2021 totaled $18.7 million, a slight decrease compared with $20.8 million in the second quarter of 2020, and down from $40.0 million in the first quarter of 2021, primarily driven by higher asset retirement obligation (“ARO”) settlements, increased capital expenditures and other factors that similarly affected Adjusted EBITDA as previously described.
Production, Prices and Revenues: Production for the second quarter of 2021 was 40,888 Boe/d or 3.7 MMBoe, an increase of 3% compared to 39,657 Boe/d in the first quarter of 2021 and down 3% versus 42,037 Boe/d in the second quarter of 2020. Production for the second quarter of 2021 was above the midpoint of guidance due to better run time efficiency and uplift from a successful workover. Second quarter 2021 production was comprised of 1.4 million barrels (“MMBbls”) of oil, 0.3 MMBbls of natural gas liquids (“NGLs”) and 12.2 billion cubic feet (“Bcf”) of natural gas. Liquids production comprised 45% of total production in the second quarter of 2021.
For the second quarter of 2021, W&T’s average realized crude oil sales price was $65.11 per barrel, average realized NGL sales price was $26.18 per barrel and average realized natural gas sales price was $2.66 per Mcf. The Company’s combined average realized sales price for the second quarter of 2021 was $34.75 per Boe, which was in line with $34.66 per Boe that was realized in the first quarter of 2021 and an increase of 147% compared to $14.10 per Boe in the second quarter of 2020.
Revenues for the second quarter of 2021 increased 6% to $132.8 million compared to $125.6 million in the first quarter of 2021, and increased by 140% compared to $55.2 million in the second quarter of 2020. The quarter-over-quarter increase was driven primarily by increased production and slightly higher realized commodity prices. The year-over-year increase was driven by significantly improved commodity prices, despite slightly lower production.
Lease Operating Expenses: LOE, which includes base lease operating expenses, insurance premiums, workovers and facilities maintenance was $47.6 million in the second quarter of 2021 compared to $42.4 million in the first quarter of 2021 and $28.3 million in the second quarter of 2020. On a component basis for the second quarter of 2021, base lease operating expenses plus insurance premiums were $41.3 million, workovers were $1.9 million and facilities maintenance and repairs expenses were $4.4 million. On a unit of production basis, LOE was $12.78 per Boe in the second quarter of 2021, up 8% from $11.87 per Boe in the first quarter of 2021, and up 73% from $7.40 per Boe in the second quarter of 2020. The large year-over-year increase was primarily related to much lower LOE in the second quarter of 2020 that benefited from $3.1 million in refunds of amounts previously paid to the Office of Natural Resources Revenue, $2.3 million in expense reimbursements from W&T’s PPP funds, lower activity levels, cost cutting in response to significantly lower pricing in 2020 and credits to expense related to finalization of the Mobile Bay acquisition.