BP Prudhoe Bay Royalty Trust Announces No Unit Payment for the First Quarter of 2025
HOUSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–BP Prudhoe Bay Royalty Trust (NYSE: BPT) announced that Unit holders will not receive a dividend payment for the quarter ended March 31, 2025. The dividend information is as follows:
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Ex-Dividend Date: |
April 14, 2025 |
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Record Date: |
April 15, 2025 |
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Payable Date: |
None |
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Dividend Rate: |
$0.00 per Unit |
As provided in the Trust Agreement, the quarterly royalty payment by Hilcorp North Slope, LLC (“HNS”) to the Trust is the sum of the individual revenues attributed to the Trust as calculated each day during the quarter. The amount of revenue is determined by multiplying Royalty Production for each day in the calendar quarter by the Per Barrel Royalty for that day. Pursuant to the Trust Agreement, the Per Barrel Royalty for any day is the WTI Price for the day less the sum of (i) Chargeable Costs multiplied by the Cost Adjustment Factor and (ii) Production Taxes.
For the three months ended March 31, 2025, the Per Barrel Royalty was calculated based on the following information:
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Average WTI Price |
$ |
71.50 |
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Average Adjusted Chargeable Costs |
$ |
98.89 |
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Average Production Taxes |
$ |
2.46 |
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Average Per Barrel Royalty |
$ |
(29.85 |
) |
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Average Net Production (mb/d) |
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65.6 |
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The average daily closing WTI price was below the “break-even” price for the quarter, resulting in a negative value for the payment calculation for the quarter. However, as provided in the Trust Agreement, the payment with respect to the Royalty Interest for any calendar quarter may not be less than zero.
Termination of the Trust
As previously disclosed, pursuant to the terms of the Trust Agreement, the Trust terminates when the net revenues from the Royalty Interest for two successive years are less than $1.0 million per year. The Trust did not receive any revenues attributable to any of the four quarters of each of 2023 and 2024. Therefore, in accordance with the Trust Agreement, the Trust terminated at 11:59 PM on December 31, 2024, and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee, has commenced the process of winding up the affairs of the Trust.
The Trustee cannot predict when the wind-up of the Trust will be completed.
FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Forward-looking statements in this press release are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties beyond the control of the Trustee. The actual results, performance and prospects, including the continued listing of the Units, of the Trust could differ materially from those expressed or implied by forward-looking statements. Descriptions of some of the risks that could affect the future performance of the Trust appear in the Trust’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024, the Trust’s subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, and the Trust’s other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). The Trust’s annual, quarterly and other filed reports are or will be available over the Internet at the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov. The Trustee undertakes no obligation to update forward-looking statements after the date of this report, except as required by law, and all such forward-looking statements in this report are qualified in their entirety by the preceding cautionary statements.
Contacts
Elaina Rodgers
Vice President
The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A.
713-483-6020
