Exhibit 99.1
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 | | News For Immediate Release |
Memorial Production Partners LP Announces Closing of Oil and Gas Producing
Properties from Memorial Resource Development LLC
HOUSTON, TEXAS, April 2, 2012—Memorial Production Partners LP (NASDAQ: MEMP) announced today that it has closed its previously announced acquisition of oil and natural gas producing properties in East Texas, from its sponsor, Memorial Resource Development LLC for $18.5 million. The acquisition was funded with borrowings under MEMP’s existing credit facility. The effective date for this acquisition was April 1, 2012.
Highlights of the acquisition include:
| | • | | Estimated net proved reserves of approximately 20 Bcfe |
| | • | | 69% proved developed reserves |
| | • | | Proved reserve to production ratio of approximately 23.1 years |
| | • | | Current net production of approximately 2.3 MMcfe per day, of this amount, approximately 82% is natural gas and 18% is oil and natural gas liquids |
| | • | | Producing wells: 111 gross (29 net), of which 84% will continue to be operated by Tanos Energy Holdings, LLC, an operating subsidiary of Memorial Resource Development LLC |
Memorial Production Partners LP is a Delaware limited partnership that was formed to own and acquire oil and natural gas properties in North America. MEMP’s properties are located in South and East Texas and consist of mature, legacy onshore oil and natural gas reservoirs. MEMP is headquartered in Houston, Texas. For more information, visitwww.memorialpp.com.
This press release may include “forward-looking statements” as defined by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). All statements, other than statements of historical facts, included in this press release that address activities, events or developments that MEMP expects, believes or anticipates will or may occur in the future are forward-looking statements. These statements are based on certain assumptions made by MEMP based on its experience and perception of historical trends, current conditions, expected future developments and other factors it believes are appropriate in the circumstances. Such statements are subject to a
number of assumptions, risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond the control of MEMP, which may cause our actual results to differ materially from those implied or expressed by the forward-looking statements. These include risks relating to financial performance and results, availability of sufficient cash flow to pay distributions and execute our business plan, prices and demand for natural gas and oil, our ability to replace reserves and efficiently develop our current reserves and other important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected as described in MEMP’s reports filed with the SEC. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this press release. All forward-looking statements are qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement. For a more complete list of these risk factors, please read MEMP’s filings with the SEC, which are available on MEMP’s Investor Relations website athttp://investor.memorialpp.com/sec.cfm or on the SEC’s website atwww.sec.gov. MEMP undertakes no obligation and does not intend to update these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances occurring after this press release.
The SEC permits oil and gas companies, in their filings with the SEC, to disclose only “reserves” as defined by SEC rules. Estimates of reserves in this communication are based on economic assumptions with regard to commodity prices (NYMEX oil and natural gas futures prices as of February 10, 2012) that differ from the prices required by the SEC (historical 12 month average) to be used in calculating reserves estimates prepared in accordance with SEC rules. In addition, the estimates of reserves in this press release were prepared by internal reserve engineers and are based on various assumptions, including assumptions related to oil and natural gas prices as discussed above, drilling and operating expenses, capital expenditures, taxes and availability of funds. Our internal estimates of proved reserves may differ materially from the estimates of our proved reserves as of December 31, 2012 that will be prepared by Netherland, Sewell & Associates, Inc. as a result of the SEC pricing and other assumptions employed by an independent reserve engineering firm.
Contact
Memorial Production Partners LP
Ronnetta Eaton - Manager, Investor Relations
(713) 588-8350
ir@memorialpp.com
