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Filed
by Remington Oil and Gas Corporation |
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Pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act of 1933 |
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and deemed filed pursuant to Rule 14a12 |
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under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 |
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Subject
Company: Cal Dive International, Inc |
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Commission
File Number: 000-22739 |
Explanatory Note: This filing is meant to supersede the communication filed on January 23, 2006,
pursuant to Rule 425 of the Securities Act of 1933. This filing consists of the communication
filed on January 23, 2006, amended to include the ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION at the end of this communication.
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PRESS RELEASE |
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE |
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Contact:
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Steven J. Craig |
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Sr. Vice President |
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(214) 210-2675 |
REMINGTON OIL AND GAS CORPORATION ANNOUNCES MERGER WITH
CAL DIVE INTERNATIONAL AND PROVIDES OPERATIONS UPDATE
Dallas, TX, January 23, 2006 Remington Oil and Gas Corporation (NYSE: REM) announced it has
agreed to a merger with Cal Dive International, Inc. (NASDAQ: CDIS). Consideration for the offer
from Cal Dive will be $27.00 in cash and .436 shares of Cal Dive stock for each Remington share.
Completion of the merger is subject to customary conditions to closing, including, without
limitation, approval by Remingtons stockholders at a meeting to be called for that purpose.
Remingtons Board of Directors has unanimously recommended approval and adoption of the merger
agreement and the merger by Remingtons stockholders. Randall & Dewey, a division of Jefferies &
Company, acted as financial advisor to the Company. Remington will host a conference call today at
11:30 A.M. EST (10:30 A.M. CST). The teleconference can be joined at 1-800-706-3705.
International calls can join at 1-706-679-5649. A replay of the call will be available from two
hours after completion of the conference by dialing 1-800-642-1687, or international calls
1-706-645-9291, conference ID #4655326.
2006 Capital Budget
Remingtons Board of Directors approved a capital budget of $293 million for 2006,
representing a 202% increase over its initial 2005 budget of $145 million. Management expects that
this level of expenditures will be within the Companys available cash flow based on currently
forecast commodity prices. Remingtons approved budget includes planned exploratory wells and
known developments. The budget includes the costs associated with risked completions of new
exploratory successes. The 2006 program assumes drilling 26 offshore exploratory wells and 2
onshore exploratory wells for a total investment of $146 million. Two of the 26 offshore
exploratory wells are located in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico. Development capital of $39 million
will allow for platform and pipeline installations on recent discoveries, along with development
drilling on existing fields. Additionally, the Company has budgeted $73 million for anticipated
development expenditures related to the 2006 exploratory program. The remaining $35 million will
be used for seismic acquisitions, workovers, and lease acquisitions . This budget assumes
three to four operated rigs working continuously during the year.
Drilling Program
Listed in the table below are wells recently drilled, currently drilling or completing, along with
wells that are scheduled to be drilled in the near term.
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Prospect |
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Status/Spud Date |
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Offshore |
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Vermilion 389 #1 |
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Exploratory |
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60 |
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P&A |
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Remington |
S. Marsh Island 116 #1 |
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Exploratory |
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60 |
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Discovery-Tested 13 MMCFE/D |
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Remington |
S. Pass 87 #6
(Aquarius) |
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Exploratory |
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50 |
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P&A |
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Marathon |
West Cameron 383 #2 |
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Exploratory |
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52 |
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Drilling Below 5,000' |
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Remington |
Vermilion 249 #1 |
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Exploratory |
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30 |
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Discovery-T&A |
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Tana |
East Cameron 346 #6 |
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Development |
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75 |
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January Spud |
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Remington |
Vermilion 250 #1 |
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Development |
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50 |
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February Spud |
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Remington |
Eugene Island 391#1 |
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Exploratory |
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50 |
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1st Qtr. Spud |
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Remington |
Main Pass 200 #1 |
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Exploratory |
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50 |
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January Spud |
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Cimarex |
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The Companys South Marsh Island 116 #1 exploratory well discovered oil and gas pay in a single
sand below 8,000 feet. This well has been sub sea completed and was flow tested at 7 million cubic
feet of gas and 1,000 barrels of condensate per day. Forward plans are to construct the flow line
and umbilical then connect the sub sea well to a nearby platform. We expect first production from
this discovery to commence in the 2nd quarter 2006. Remington operates South Marsh
Island 116 and owns a 60% working interest. Cimarex (NYSE: XEC) owns the remaining 40% working
interest.
Drilling operations at the Companys South Pass 87 #6 (Aquarius) well have resulted in a dry hole.
This well was drilled to 22,214 feet and found no commercial quantities of hydrocarbons. The
wellbore is currently being temporarily abandoned for future use for possible sidetrack
opportunities on the eastern half of block 87. Information gained from this exploratory test will
be beneficial to future deep potential on our adjacent blocks 86 and 89. Remington owns a 50%
working interest in this Marathon Oil Company operated well (NYSE: MRO). Drilling costs incurred
to date for the well are approximately $55 million. We expect take an estimated $25 million
pre-tax dry hole expense for this well in the 4th quarter 2005. The remaining costs
associated with the well will be incurred in the 1st quarter 2006.
Production Update
Remingtons 4th quarter 2005 production is expected to range between 48 to 52 million
cubic feet of gas equivalents per day compared to an average of 81 MMCFE/D for the third quarter
2005. The Company exited 2005 producing approximately 95-100 MMCFE/D. Management expected to exit
2005 at approximately 125 MMCFE/D. However, ten (10) of the Companys fields remain shut-in
primarily due to third party pipeline infrastructure damage. Remingtons East Cameron 346 and
surrounding satellite fields remain shut-in due to problems related to the gas export line owned by
a third party. Based on communications in November of 2005 from the operator and owner of this
line, the line was expected to be operational in December of 2005. However this line has yet to be
re-commissioned and most recent communications indicate service to be restored in the mid-first
quarter 2006. Production volumes that remain shut-in from these ten fields accounted for
approximately 35 to 40 MMCFE/D prior to Hurricane Rita. The Company anticipates most of the
companys storm related, shut-in production to be restored by the end of the first quarter 2006.
Remington does carry business interruption insurance for most of its offshore producing assets.
Because of the ongoing shut-ins the Company is experiencing, the entirety of the business
interruption claim is not yet known. Rough estimates, based on the Companys interpretation of the
policy, result in an expected reimbursement from the policy for the fourth quarter 2005 of
approximately $8.5 million. In addition, the Companys business interruption policy covers its
largest producing field, East Cameron 346, for a total of 365 days.
The Company anticipates the external audit of our year-end 2005 reserves to be completed in
February 2006. Internal estimates of our year-end 2005 total proven reserves range between 270 to
285 billion cubic feet of gas equivalents. Based on this internal estimate, the Company expects
2006 annual production to range between 45 to 49 billion cubic feet of gas equivalents. A
prolonged shut-in period at our East Cameron 346 complex beyond our previously stated mid-first
quarter start-up could materially impact this production guidance. A more detailed guidance will
be provided on 2006 production volumes, DD&A rates per Mcfe and cash costs per Mcfe upon final
completion of the audited 2005 year-end reserves.
Organizational Update
Mr. Gregory B. Cox has been promoted to Senior Vice President of Exploration. Mr. Cox was
previously Vice President of Exploration for the Company. He joined the Company as Exploration
Manager in November of 1997.
Remington Oil and Gas Corporation is an independent oil and gas exploration and production company
headquartered in Dallas, Texas, with operations concentrating in the onshore and offshore regions
of the Gulf Coast.
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Statements concerning future revenues and expenses, production volumes, results of
exploration, exploitation, development, acquisition and operations expenditures, and prospective
reserve levels of prospects or wells are forward-looking
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statements. Prospect size and reserve
levels are often referred to as potential or un-risked reserves and are based on the Companys
internal estimates from the volumetric calculations or analogous production. Other forward-looking
statements are based on assumptions concerning commodity prices, drilling results, recovery factors
for wells, production rates, and operating, administrative and interest costs that management
believes are reasonable based on currently available information; however, managements assumptions
and the Companys future performance are subject to a wide range of business, mechanical,
political, environmental, and geologic risks. There is no assurance that these goals, projections,
costs, expenses, reserve levels, and production volumes can or will be met. Further information is
available in the Companys filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which are herein
incorporated by this reference. Information in this document should be reviewed in combination
with the Companys filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission and information available on
the Companys website at www.remoil.net.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Remington and Cal Dive will file a proxy statement/prospectus and other relevant documents
concerning the proposed merger transaction with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
Investors are urged to read the proxy statement/prospectus when it becomes available and any other
relevant documents filed with the SEC because they will contain important information. You will be
able to obtain the documents free of charge at the website maintained by the SEC at www.sec.gov.
In addition, you may obtain documents filed with the SEC by Remington free of charge by requesting
them in writing from Remington or by telephone at (214) 210-2650. You may obtain documents filed
with the SEC by Cal Dive free of charge by requesting them in writing from Cal Dive or by telephone
at (281) 618-0400.
Remington and Cal Dive, and their respective directors and executive officers, may be deemed to be
participants in the solicitation of proxies from the stockholders of Remington in connection with
the merger. Information about the directors and executive officers of Remington and their
ownership of Remington stock is set forth in the proxy statement for Remingtons 2005 Annual
Meeting of Stockholders. Information about the directors and executive officers of Cal Dive and
their ownership of Cal Dive stock is set forth in the proxy statement for Cal Dives 2005 Annual
Meeting of Shareholders. Investors may obtain additional information regarding the interests of
such participants by reading the proxy statement/prospectus when it becomes available.
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