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Energy XXI Reports Fiscal Year-End Results and Capital Budget Data

  • Press Release
  • Source: Energy XXI
  • On 2:00 am EDT, Friday September 4, 2009



  * Fiscal 2009 EBITDA totaled $277 million
  * Full-year volumes averaged 19,300 BOE per day
  * Reserve additions replaced 165 percent of production
  * Fiscal 2010 initial capital budget set at $75 million to $85 million
  * Insurance settlement expected to provide $53 million cash

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HOUSTON, Sept. 4, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Energy XXI (Bermuda) Limited (Nasdaq:EXXI - News) (LSE:EXXI - News) today announced fiscal fourth-quarter and full-year financial and operating results for the period ended June 30, 2009, and reviewed its fiscal 2010 capital program and expectations.


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For the full year, net cash provided by operating activities totaled $224.9 million while earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, depletion and amortization (EBITDA) was $277.0 million, compared with $366.1 million and $451.0 million, respectively, in fiscal 2008. Reflecting non-cash write-downs in the second and third fiscal quarters, the company reported a net loss for fiscal 2009 of $571.6 million, or $3.95 per share, on revenues of $433.8 million and production of 19,300 barrels of oil equivalent per day (BOE/d), compared with net income of $26.9 million, or $0.30 per diluted share, on revenues of $643.2 million and production of 26,200 BOE/d in fiscal 2008.

For the 2009 fiscal fourth quarter, revenues were $101.1 million and EBITDA totaled $66.5 million, compared with 2008 fiscal fourth-quarter revenues of $178.8 million and EBITDA of $119.2 million. Fourth-quarter 2009 net cash provided by operating activities totaled $50.5 million, as volumes averaged 18,700 BOE/d. In the 2008 fiscal fourth quarter, net cash provided by operating activities was $148.7 million and volumes averaged 26,400 BOE/d. The net realized price received for the company's production in the 2009 fiscal fourth quarter averaged $59.36 per BOE, compared with $74.49 per BOE in the 2008 fiscal fourth quarter. The company recorded a fiscal 2009 fourth-quarter net loss of $17.2 million, or $0.12 per share, compared with 2008 fiscal fourth-quarter net income of $8.2 million, or $0.08 per diluted share.

"With production impacted by hurricane outages, and revenues further affected by volatile oil and natural gas prices, Energy XXI still delivered solid volumes and cash flows in fiscal 2009," Energy XXI Chairman and CEO John Schiller said. "We ended the year with a strong foundation, with nearly $90 million of cash on hand and a capital program designed to under-spend cash flow while holding volumes essentially flat for fiscal 2010."

YEAR-END RESERVES

The company's June 30, 2009 fiscal year-end proved reserves were estimated at 53.1 million BOE, compared with 51.5 million BOE at June 30, 2008. The increase was achieved even though 2009 fiscal year-end reserves were reduced 2.9 million BOE by revisions due to the year-over-year decline in prices for crude oil and natural gas. During fiscal year 2009, Energy XXI added 11.6 million BOE of proved reserves through discoveries, extensions of existing fields and performance-related revisions, while producing 7.1 million BOE, equating to a 165 percent proved reserves replacement rate excluding the price-related revisions. Reserve additions were primarily driven by development activities in the shallow-water Gulf of Mexico and the Cote de Mer natural gas discovery onshore Louisiana.

Netherland, Sewell & Associates, Inc. (NSAI), independent oil and gas consultants, engineered 86 percent of the company's proved reserves, on a valuation basis, with the remainder engineered in-house. All of the company's proved reserves are in the United States, 64 percent are proved developed, 58 percent are oil and natural gas liquids, and 42 percent are natural gas. Approximately 21 percent of the company's proved developed non-producing reserves are expected to be moved to the producing category in October as the company's Cote de Mer and Fastball discoveries are placed on-line, and another 11 percent will be returned to the producing category upon completion of hurricane repairs to associated facilities. Attached tables provide additional reserves detail, including cost-incurred data.

"Adjusting for price revisions, Energy XXI grew reserves more than 9 percent organically in fiscal 2009, compared with acquisition-driven growth in previous years," Schiller said. "We added nearly twice as many reserves as we produced during the year and our exploration drilling for deep and ultra-deep targets on the Gulf of Mexico shelf can potentially drive major additional future increases."

NSAI estimated the Blackbeard discovery at South Timbalier Block 168 offshore Louisiana holds as much as 142 million BOE (20 million BOE net to the company) of contingent resources based on data obtained to-date. A flow test of the well to prove commercial producibility may be required before the contingent resources can be moved to the proved, probable or possible reserves categories, and future drilling activity on the flanks of the structure could add significantly to the discovery's size.

AIM RESERVES DATA

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) currently recognizes only proved reserves and has historically discouraged discussion of unproved reserves. Guidelines set out by AIM, a market operated by the London Stock Exchange, require AIM-quoted companies such as Energy XXI to report probable and possible resources in addition to proved reserves. The supplemental data shown below are therefore presented for consideration as recipients deem appropriate. Under recently approved SEC rules, beginning next year, the SEC and AIM disclosure requirements will be more closely aligned with this presentation. The following fiscal-year-ended June 30, 2009 estimates of proved reserves and probable and possible resources attributable to the company's net interests in oil and gas properties were prepared primarily by NSAI, in conjunction with in-house reservoir engineers.



                                       June 30, 2009
                                                Equivalent     PV10
                        Oil (MBBL)  Gas (MMCF)    (MBOE)     ($000)(1)
                        ----------------------------------------------

 Proved Developed
  Producing                 11,161      32,840      16,635     391,565
 Proved Developed
  Non-Producing              9,022      49,592      17,287     335,321
 Proved Undeveloped         10,690      50,983      19,187     332,887
 Proved Reserves            30,873     133,415      53,109   1,059,773
 Probables                   6,014      41,482      12,928     275,601
 Proved + Probables         36,887     174,897      66,037   1,335,374
 Possibles                   6,136      57,036      15,642     307,792
 Total Resources            43,023     231,933      81,679   1,643,166


 (1)  Before tax, at June 30, 2009 prices of $69.89/barrel of oil
      and $3.89/Mcf of natural gas, before differentials.

FISCAL 2010 CAPITAL PROGRAM

The company's board of directors has approved an initial fiscal 2010 capital program of between $75 million and $85 million, excluding plug-and-abandonment costs, compared with $268.4 million in fiscal 2009 estimate, which excludes $22.9 million of plug-and-abandonment costs.

"We are executing a scaled-back capital program in fiscal 2010 that is designed to keep volumes essentially flat with the fiscal 2009 average and to generate free cash flow for debt reduction, while we continue to pursue high-impact exploration activities that could grow future reserves meaningfully," Schiller said. "Our volume target incorporates lower production in our current fiscal first quarter, to be followed by increases in the second and third fiscal quarters as we place two discoveries online, restore operations at three hurricane-affected properties and begin enjoying the benefits of the current drilling program. Our future capital programs also are expected to be supported by Tex Moncrief's participation in the ultra-deep shelf play, as recently announced by our operating partner, McMoRan Oil & Gas."

Approximately 16 percent of the 2010 budget is targeting exploration drilling, which includes the ultra-deep Davy Jones prospect. Energy XXI will fund 14.1 percent of the exploratory costs and expects to have a 15.8 percent working interest and 12.6 percent net revenue interest in Davy Jones, which is currently drilling below 20,000 feet at South Marsh Island Block 230 on the Gulf of Mexico shelf. This well has a proposed target depth of 28,000 feet, seeking to test the Eocene (Wilcox), Paleocene and possibly Cretaceous (Tuscaloosa) sections.

About 27 percent of the fiscal 2010 budget is earmarked for facilities, primarily for development projects expected to be placed on production in the next fiscal quarter. About 22 percent targets development drilling, while 8 percent is for seismic and land acquisition and another 7 percent is set aside for well workovers and recompletions. The remainder is for capitalized administrative and other costs.

INSURANCE SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT

Energy XXI has reached agreement with its lead insurance underwriters on a $53 million global settlement of outstanding claims related to last year's hurricane damage. The $53 million cash settlement is expected to be received beginning within a month. The settlement amount is incremental to $28 million of reimbursements received to date related to covered hurricane damage.

"Our risk management program continues to be effective at protecting our asset base and shareholder value, reimbursing us for costs associated with hurricane damage inflicted on our oil and gas facilities," EXXI President and COO Steve Weyel said.

CONFERENCE CALL TODAY AT 8 A.M. CDT, 2 P.M. LONDON TIME

Energy XXI will host its year-end conference call today at 8 a.m. CDT (2 p.m. London time). The dial-in numbers are 1 (913) 981-4915 (U.S.) and (0) 80 8101 1402 (U.K.), and the confirmation code is 4577193. For complete instructions on how to actively participate in the conference call, or to listen to the live audio webcast or a replay, please refer to www.energyxxi.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

All statements included in this release relating to future plans, projects, events or conditions and all other statements other than statements of historical fact included in this release are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are based upon current expectations and are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties and assumptions, including changes in long-term oil and gas prices or other market conditions affecting the oil and gas industry, reservoir performance, the outcome of commercial negotiations and changes in technical or operating conditions, among others, that could cause actual results, including project plans and related expenditures and resource recoveries, to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements. Energy XXI assumes no obligation and expressly disclaims any duty to update the information contained herein except as required by law.

Competent Person Disclosure

The technical information contained in this announcement relating to operations (including information in the attached Operations Report) adheres to the standard set by the Society of Petroleum Engineers. Tom O'Donnell, Vice President of Corporate Development, a registered Petroleum Engineer, is the qualified person who has reviewed and approved the technical information contained in this announcement.

About the Company

Energy XXI is an independent oil and natural gas exploration and production company whose growth strategy emphasizes acquisitions, enhanced by its value-added organic drilling program. The company's properties are located in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico waters and the Gulf Coast onshore. Collins Stewart Europe Limited and Tristone Capital Limited are Energy XXI listing brokers in the United Kingdom. To learn more, visit the Energy XXI website at www.energyxxi.com.

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                     ENERGY XXI (BERMUDA) LIMITED
              RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP MEASURES
             (In Thousands, except per share information)
                             (Unaudited)

As required under Regulation G of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, provided below are reconciliations of net income to the following non-GAAP financial measures: EBITDA and discretionary cashflow. The company uses these non-GAAP measures as key metrics for the management of the company and to demonstrate the company's ability to internally fund capital expenditures and service debt. The non-GAAP measures are useful in comparisons of oil and gas exploration and production companies as they exclude non-operating fluctuations in assets and liabilities.



                            Three Months Ended
                                 June 30,         Year Ended June 30,
                           -------------------------------------------
                              2009       2008       2009        2008
                           -------------------------------------------

 Net Income (Loss) as
  Reported                  $(17,157)    $8,220  $(571,629)   $26,869
   
   Total other (income)
    expense                   19,053     23,418     76,751    101,857
   Impairment of oil and
    gas properties                --         --    576,996         --
   Depreciation, depletion
    and amortization          39,744     83,462    217,207    307,389
   Income tax expense
    (benefit)                 24,865      4,127    (22,339)    14,874
                           -------------------------------------------
 EBITDA                      $66,505   $119,227   $276,986   $450,989
                           ===========================================

 EBITDA Per Share
   Basic                       $0.46      $1.31      $1.92      $5.26
   Diluted                     $0.46      $1.16      $1.92      $5.00

 Weighted Average Number of
  Common Shares Outstanding
   Basic                     144,792     90,777    144,593     85,809
   Diluted                   144,792    103,045    144,593     90,271

 ---------------------------------------------------------------------

 Net Income (Loss) as
  Reported                  $(17,157)    $8,220  $(571,629)   $26,869

   Deferred income tax
    expense (benefit)         24,866      4,127    (23,055)    14,874
   Change in derivative
    financial instruments -
    net                      (12,284)       275     46,931      1,086
   Accretion of asset
    retirement obligations     5,018      2,516     14,635      8,176
   Impairment of oil and
    gas properties                --         --    576,996         --
   Depletion, depreciation,
    and amortization          39,744     83,462    217,207    307,389
   Amortization of debt
    discount and
    amortization and write-
    off of debt issuance
    costs - net                  144        585       (375)     4,273
   Common stock issued to
    Directors for services
    and common stock option
    expense                    1,018         --      4,760         67
                           -------------------------------------------
 Discretionary Cash Flow     $41,349    $99,185   $265,470   $362,734
                           ===========================================



                     ENERGY XXI (BERMUDA) LIMITED
                     CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
              (In Thousands, except share information)

                                                       June 30,
                                                ----------------------
                                                   2009        2008
                                                ----------------------
 ASSETS
 Current Assets
  Cash and cash equivalents                     $   88,925  $  168,962
  Accounts receivable
   Oil and natural gas sales                        40,087     116,678
   Joint interest billings                          17,624      21,322
   Insurance and other                               2,562       4,896
  Prepaid expenses and other current assets         16,318      14,662
  Royalty deposit                                    1,746       4,548
  Deferred income taxes                                 --      88,198
  Derivative financial instruments                  31,404       2,179
                                                ----------------------
    Total Current Assets                           198,666     421,445
                                                ----------------------
 Property and Equipment, net of accumulated
  depreciation, depletion, amortization and
  impairment
  Oil and natural gas properties - full cost
   method of accounting                          1,102,596   1,561,276
  Other property and equipment                       9,149      10,020
                                                ----------------------
    Total Property and Equipment                 1,111,745   1,571,296
                                                ----------------------
 Other Assets
  Derivative financial instruments                   3,838       3,747
  Deferred income taxes                                 --      36,055
  Debt issuance costs, net of accumulated
   amortization                                     14,413      17,388
                                                ----------------------
    Total Other Assets                              18,251      57,190
                                                ----------------------
   Total Assets                                 $1,328,662  $2,049,931
                                                ======================
 LIABILITIES
 Current Liabilities
  Accounts payable                              $   81,025  $  106,751
  Accrued liabilities                               36,180      82,152
  Asset retirement obligations                      66,244      16,717
  Deferred income taxes                                 --          --
  Derivative financial instruments                  15,732     245,626
  Current maturities of long-term debt               4,107       7,250
                                                ----------------------
    Total Current Liabilities                      203,288     458,496
  Long-term debt, less current maturities          858,720     944,972
  Deferred income taxes                             26,889          --
  Asset retirement obligations                      77,955      81,097
  Derivative financial instruments                   4,818     190,781
  Other liabilities                                 29,492          --
                                                ----------------------
    Total Liabilities                            1,201,162   1,675,346
                                                ----------------------
 Commitments and Contingencies
 Stockholders' Equity
  Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 2,500,000
   shares authorized and no shares issued at
   June 30, 2009 and 2008                               --          --
  Common stock, $0.001 par value, 400,000,000
   shares authorized and 146,415,258 and
   145,299,675 shares issued and 145,750,584
   and 144,937,119 shares outstanding at
   June 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively                146         145
  Additional paid-in capital                       604,724     601,509
  Retained earnings (deficit)                     (515,867)     57,941
  Accumulated other comprehensive income
   (loss), net of income tax expense (benefit)      38,497    (285,010)
                                                ----------------------
    Total Stockholders' Equity                     127,500     374,585
                                                ----------------------

    Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity  $1,328,662  $2,049,931
                                                ======================



                     ENERGY XXI (BERMUDA) LIMITED
                 CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
             (In Thousands, except per share information)

                             Three Months Ended
                                  June 30,        Year Ended June 30,
                           -------------------------------------------
                              2009       2008       2009       2008
                           -------------------------------------------
                                (Unaudited)
 Revenues
   Oil sales                 $71,530   $111,657   $292,763   $396,179
   Natural gas sales          29,568     67,105    141,067    247,053
                           -------------------------------------------
     Total Revenues          101,098    178,762    433,830    643,232
                           -------------------------------------------

 Costs and Expenses
   Lease operating expense    24,624     39,781    122,150    142,859
   Production taxes              (51)     3,699      5,450      8,686
   Impairment of oil and
    gas properties                --         --    576,996         --
   Depreciation, depletion
    and amortization          39,744     83,462    217,207    307,389
   Accretion of asset
    retirement obligations     5,018      2,516     14,635      8,176
   General and
    administrative expense     6,168     10,123     24,756     26,450
   Loss (gain) on
    derivative financial
    instruments               (1,166)     3,416    (10,147)     6,072
                           -------------------------------------------
     Total Costs and
      Expenses                74,337    142,997    951,047    499,632
                           -------------------------------------------

 Operating Income (Loss)      26,761     35,765   (517,217)   143,600
                           -------------------------------------------

 Other Income (Expense)
   Interest income             2,044        154      7,498      1,403
   Interest expense          (21,097)   (23,572)   (84,249)  (103,260)
                           -------------------------------------------
     Total Other Income
      (Expense)              (19,053)   (23,418)   (76,751)  (101,857)
                           -------------------------------------------

 Income (Loss) Before
  Income Taxes                 7,708     12,347   (593,968)    41,743

 Income Tax Expense
  (Benefit)                   24,865      4,127    (22,339)    14,874
                           -------------------------------------------
 Net Income (Loss)          $(17,157)    $8,220  $(571,629)   $26,869
                           ===========================================

 Earnings (Loss) Per Share
   Basic                      $(0.12)     $0.09     $(3.95)     $0.31
   Diluted                    $(0.12)     $0.08     $(3.95)     $0.30

 Weighted Average Number of
  Common Shares Outstanding
   Basic                     144,792     90,777    144,593     85,809
   Diluted                   144,792    103,045    144,593     90,271


                      ENERGY XXI (BERMUDA) LIMITED
           CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
                             (In Thousands)

                                                      Accumu-
                                                       lated
                                                       Other
                                                      Compre-   Total
                   Common Stock  Additional Retained  hensive   Stock-
                  --------------  Paid-in   Earnings  Income   holders'
                  Shares   Value  Capital   (Deficit) (Loss)    Equity
                  ------------------------------------------------------

 Balance,
  June 30, 2006    80,645   $81   $350,238    $6,942  $(4,552) $352,709
  Common stock
   issued           3,558     3     14,037                       14,040
  Warrants
   repurchased                      (1,069)                      (1,069)
  Comprehensive
   income:
   Net income                                 24,130             24,130
   Unrealized
    gain on
    derivative
    financial
    instruments,
    net of income
    tax expense                                         7,316     7,316
                                                               --------
    Total
     comprehensive
     income                                                      31,446

                  -----------------------------------------------------
 Balance,
  June 30, 2007    84,203    84    363,206    31,072    2,764   397,126
  Common stock
   issued              16              568                          568
  Restricted
   shares issued      293
  Warrants
   exercised          259            1,292                        1,292
  Warrant
   exchange        60,529    61    236,463                      236,524
  Warrants
   repurchased                         (20)                         (20)
  Comprehensive
   income (loss):
   Net income                                 26,869             26,869
   Unrealized loss
    on derivative
    financial
    instruments,
    net of income
    tax benefit                                      (287,774) (287,774)
                                                               --------
    Total
     comprehensive
     loss                                                      (260,905)

                  -----------------------------------------------------
 Balance,
  June 30, 2008   145,300   145    601,509    57,941 (285,010)  374,585
  Common stock
   issued             503     1        589                          590
  Restricted
   shares issued      612            2,626                        2,626
  Dividends                                   (2,179)            (2,179)
  Comprehensive
   income (loss):
   Net income
    (loss)                                  (571,629)          (571,629)
   Unrealized gain
    on derivative
    financial
    instruments,
    net of income
    tax benefit                                       323,507   323,507
                                                               --------
    Total
     comprehensive
     loss                                                      (248,122)

                  -----------------------------------------------------
 Balance
  June 30, 2009   146,415  $146  $ 604,724 $(515,867) $38,497  $127,500
                  =====================================================



                     ENERGY XXI (BERMUDA) LIMITED
                 CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                            (In Thousands)

                             Three Months Ended
                                  June 30,        Year Ended June 30,
                           -------------------------------------------
                              2009       2008       2009       2008
                           -------------------------------------------
                                 (Unaudited)
 Cash Flows From Operating
  Activities
   Net income (loss)        $(17,157)    $8,220  $(571,629)   $26,869
   Adjustments to reconcile
    net income (loss) to
    net cash provided by
    (used in) operating
    activities:
     Depreciation,
      depletion, and
      amortization            39,744     83,462    217,207    307,389
     Impairment of oil and
      gas properties              --         --    576,996         --
     Deferred income tax
      expense (benefit)       24,866      4,127    (23,055)    14,870
     Change in derivative
      financial instruments
       Proceeds from sale
        of derivative
        instruments               --         --     66,480
       Other - net           (12,284)       275    (19,549)     1,086
     Accretion of asset
      retirement
      obligations              5,018      2,516     14,635      8,176
     Amortization and
      write-off of debt
      issuance costs-net         144        585      (375)      4,273
     Common stock issued
      for Directors'
      compensation and
      stock option expense     1,018         --      4,760         67
     Changes in operating
      assets and
      liabilities
       Accounts receivable    46,764    (18,199)    91,273    (66,341)
       Prepaid expenses and
        other current
        assets                13,603      3,029      1,146      4,835
       Settlements of asset
        retirement
        obligations           (4,583)    (1,567)   (25,421)   (21,500)
       Accounts payable and
        other liabilities    (46,605)    66,202   (107,562)    86,328
                           -------------------------------------------
       Net Cash Provided by
        Operating
        Activities            50,528    148,650    224,906    366,052
                           -------------------------------------------

 Cash Flows from Investing
  Activities
   Investments in
    properties               (11,051)   (94,509)  (245,083)  (308,578)
   Acquisitions                   --     (1,081)        --    (40,016)
   Proceeds from the sale
    of properties                 --         --      3,233         --
   Other                           7       (161)      (298)      (296)
                           -------------------------------------------
       Net Cash Used in
        Investing
        Activities           (11,044)   (95,751)  (242,148)  (348,890)
                           -------------------------------------------

 Cash Flows from Financing
  Activities
   Proceeds from the
    issuance of common
    stock                         --        469         --        501
   Dividends to
    shareholders                  --         --     (2,179)
   Proceeds from long-term
    debt                          --    106,000    270,794    310,135
   Proceeds from exchange
    of warrants                   --    237,796         --    237,796
   Payments on long-term
    debt                     (23,275)  (231,280)  (236,707)  (415,733)
   Purchase of bonds              (1)        --    (90,888)
   Debt issuance costs            --         --     (2,270)      (675)
   Other                      (2,652)        12     (1,545)        (8)
                           -------------------------------------------
       Net Cash Provided by
        (Used in) Financing
        Activities           (25,928)   112,997    (62,795)   132,016
                           -------------------------------------------

 Net Increase (Decrease) in
  Cash and Cash Equivalents   13,556    165,896    (80,037)   149,178

 Cash and Cash Equivalents,
  beginning of period         75,369      3,066    168,962     19,784
                           -------------------------------------------
 Cash and Cash Equivalents,
  end of period              $88,925   $168,962    $88,925   $168,962
                           ===========================================


                     ENERGY XXI (BERMUDA) LIMITED
                 CONSOLIDATED OPERATIONAL INFORMATION

                                                              Period
                                                               from
                                                             Inception
                                                             July 25,
                                                               2005
                                  Year Ended June 30,        Through
                           --------------------------------  June 30,
                              2009       2008       2007       2006
                           -------------------------------------------
                             (In Thousands, except per unit amounts)
 Operating revenues
   Crude oil sales         $ 278,014  $ 484,552  $ 177,783  $  29,751

   Natural gas sales         113,156    237,628    131,065     15,934

   Hedge gain (loss)          42,660    (78,948)    32,436      1,427
                           -------------------------------------------
     Total revenues          433,830    643,232    341,284     47,112
                           -------------------------------------------
 Percent of operating
  revenues from crude oil
   Prior to hedge gain
    (loss)                      71.1%      67.1%      57.6%      67.3%
   Including hedge gain
    (loss)                      67.5%      61.6%      56.8%      62.0%
 Operating expenses
   Lease operating expense
     Insurance expense        19,188     18,218     12,670        144
     Workover and
      maintenance             15,930     22,397      8,269        166
     Direct lease operating
      expense                 87,032    102,244     48,046      9,592
                           -------------------------------------------
    Total lease operating
     expense                 122,150    142,859     68,985      9,902
   Production taxes            5,450      8,686      3,595         84
   Depreciation, depletion
    and amortization         217,207    307,389    145,928     20,357
   Impairment of oil and
    gas properties           576,996         --         --         --
   General and
    administrative            24,756     26,450     26,507      4,361
   Other - net                 4,488     14,248      1,054        806
                           -------------------------------------------
   Total operating expenses  951,047    499,632    246,069     35,510
                           -------------------------------------------
 Operating income (loss)   $(517,217)  $143,600    $95,215    $11,602
                           ===========================================
 Sales volumes per day
     Natural gas (MMcf)         47.9       75.7       50.3       27.9
     Crude oil (MBbls)          11.4       13.5        7.8        5.1
     Total (MBOE)               19.3       26.2       16.2        9.7
 Percent of sales volumes
  from crude oil                58.7%      51.8%      48.2%      52.1%

 Average sales price
     Natural gas per Mcf       $6.48      $8.57      $7.13      $6.48
     Hedge gain (loss) per
      Mcf                       1.60       0.34       0.90       0.86
                           -------------------------------------------
     Total natural gas per
      Mcf                      $8.08      $8.91      $8.03      $7.34
                           ===========================================
     Crude oil per Bbl        $67.06     $97.72     $62.33     $66.64
     Hedge gain (loss) per
      Bbl                       3.56    (17.82)       5.60     (1.56)
                           -------------------------------------------
     Total crude oil per
      Bbl                     $70.62     $79.90     $67.93     $65.08
                           ===========================================
     Total hedge gain
      (loss) per BOE           $6.04    $(8.24)      $5.48      $1.67
                           ===========================================
 Operating revenues per BOE   $61.47     $67.16     $57.71     $55.02
                           -------------------------------------------
 Operating expenses per BOE
   Lease operating expense
     Insurance expense          2.72       1.90       2.14       0.17
     Workover and
      maintenance               2.26       2.34       1.40       0.19
     Direct lease operating
      expense                  12.33      10.68       8.12      11.20
                           -------------------------------------------
    Total lease operating
     expense                   17.31      14.92      11.66      11.56
   Production taxes             0.77       0.91       0.61       0.10
   Impairment of oil and
    gas properties             81.75         --         --         --
   Depreciation, depletion
    and amortization           30.78      32.09      24.68      23.78
   General and
    administrative              3.51       2.76       4.48       5.09
   Other - net                  0.64       1.49       0.18       0.94
                           -------------------------------------------
   Total operating expenses   134.76      52.17      41.61      41.47
                           -------------------------------------------
 Operating income (loss)
  per BOE                    $(73.29)    $14.99     $16.10     $13.55
                           ===========================================



                      ENERGY XXI (BERMUDA) LIMITED
                  CONSOLIDATED OPERATIONAL INFORMATION
                                (Unaudited)

                                      Quarter Ended
                  -----------------------------------------------------
                   June 30,   Mar. 31,   Dec. 31,  Sept. 30,   June 30,
                     2009       2009       2008       2008       2008
                  -----------------------------------------------------
                         (In thousands except for unit amounts)
 Operating
  revenues
  Crude oil sales $  58,920  $  46,492  $  53,388  $ 119,214  $ 160,118
  Natural gas
   sales             15,168     20,435     33,111     44,442    77,356
  Hedge gain
   (loss)            27,010     39,209     20,353    (43,912)  (58,712)
                  ----------------------------------------------------
   Total revenues   101,098    106,136    106,852    119,744   178,762
                  ----------------------------------------------------
 Percent of
  operating
  revenues from
  crude oil
  Prior to hedge
   gain (loss)         79.5%      69.5%      61.7%      72.8%     67.4%
  Including hedge
   gain (loss)         70.8%      68.3%      62.4%      68.5%     62.5%
 Operating
  expenses
  Lease operating
   expense
   Insurance
    expense           4,356      4,980      4,934      4,918     3,932
   Workover and
    maintenance       4,622        341      7,094      3,873     6,741
   Direct lease
    operating
    expense          15,646     19,643     25,536     26,207    29,108
                  ----------------------------------------------------
    Total lease
     operating
     expense         24,624     24,964     37,564     34,998    39,781
  Production taxes      (51)     1,587      1,878      2,036     3,699
  Impairment of
   oil and gas
   properties            --    117,887    459,109         --        --
  Depreciation,
   depletion and
   amortization      39,744     50,052     65,002     62,409    83,462
  General and
   administrative     6,168      6,117      6,236      6,235    10,123
  Other - net         3,852      7,643     (7,604)       597     5,932
                  ----------------------------------------------------
  Total operating
   expenses          74,337    208,250    562,185    106,275   142,997
                  ----------------------------------------------------
 Operating income
  (loss)          $  26,761  $(102,114) $(455,333)    13,469    35,765
                  ====================================================
 Sales volumes
  per day
   Natural gas
    (MMcf)             41.1       49.2       54.4       46.8      67.9
   Crude oil
    (MBbls)            11.9       12.5       10.1       11.0      15.1
   Total (MBOE)        18.7       20.7       19.2       18.8      26.4
 Percent of sales
  volumes from
  crude oil            63.6%      60.4%      52.6%      58.5%     57.2%
 Average sales
  price

  Natural gas
   per Mcf        $    4.06  $    4.62  $    6.62  $   10.33  $  12.52
  Hedge gain
   (loss) per Mcf      3.85       2.98       1.41      (1.57)    (1.66)
                  ----------------------------------------------------
  Total natural
   gas per Mcf    $    7.91  $    7.60  $    8.03  $    8.76  $  10.86
                  ====================================================
  Crude oil
   per Bbl        $   54.56  $   41.40  $   57.38  $  117.75  $ 116.90
  Hedge gain
   (loss) per Bbl     11.68      23.16      14.27     (36.70)   (35.38)
                  ----------------------------------------------------
  Total crude oil
   per Bbl        $   66.24  $   64.56  $   71.65  $   81.05  $  81.52
                  ====================================================
  Total hedge
   gain (loss)
   per BOE        $   15.86  $   21.07  $   11.54  $  (25.39) $ (24.46)
                  ====================================================
 Operating
  revenues
  per BOE         $   59.36  $   57.04  $   60.57  $   69.23  $  74.49
                  ----------------------------------------------------
 Operating
  expenses per BOE
  Lease operating
   expense
   Insurance
    expense            2.56       2.68       2.79       2.84      1.64
    Workover and
     maintenance       2.71       0.18       4.02       2.24      2.81
    Direct lease
     operating
     expense           9.19      10.56      14.48      15.15     12.13
                  ----------------------------------------------------
   Total lease
    operating
    expense           14.46      13.42      21.29      20.23     16.58
  Production taxes    (0.03)      0.85       1.06       1.18      1.54
  Impairment of
   oil and gas
   properties            --      63.35     260.26         --        --
  Depreciation,
   depletion and
   amortization       23.34      26.90      36.85      36.08     34.78
  General and
   administrative      3.62       3.29       3.54       3.60      4.22
  Other - net          2.27       4.11      (4.31)      0.35      2.47
                  ----------------------------------------------------
  Total operating
   expenses           43.66     111.92     318.69      61.44     59.59
                  ----------------------------------------------------
 Operating income
  (loss) per BOE  $   15.70  $  (54.88) $ (258.12) $    7.79  $  14.90
                  ====================================================



                     ENERGY XXI (BERMUDA) LIMITED
 CONSOLIDATED COSTS INCURRED, CAPITAL EXPENDITURES AND PROVED RESERVES
                              (Unaudited)

                                             Year Ended June 30,
                                      --------------------------------
                                         2009       2008       2007
                                      --------------------------------
                                               (In Thousands)
 Oil and Gas Activities
   Exploration costs                   $121,554   $114,639    $67,140
   Development costs                    168,134    205,681    362,219
                                      --------------------------------
     Total                              289,688    320,320    429,359
 Administrative and Other                 1,610      9,758      2,468
                                      --------------------------------
     Total capital expenditures         291,298    330,078    431,827
                                      --------------------------------
 Property acquisitions
   Proved                                    --     38,124    632,707
   Unproved                                  --      1,892     84,911
                                      --------------------------------
     Total acquisitions                      --     40,016    717,618
                                      --------------------------------
 Asset retirement obligations and
  other - net                            46,502     13,774     49,429
                                      --------------------------------
     Total costs incurred              $337,800   $383,868 $1,198,874
                                      ================================

                                      Crude Oil  Natural Gas   Total
                                       (MBbls)     (MMcf)      (MBOE)
 Proved reserves at June 30, 2006        13,820     64,651     24,595
   Production                            (2,852)   (18,369)    (5,914)
   Extensions and discoveries             4,726     37,235     10,932
   Revisions of previous estimates         (523)   (16,233)    (3,229)
   Sales of reserves                       (224)      (991)      (389)
   Purchases of minerals in place        15,393     85,539     29,650
                                      --------------------------------
 Proved reserves at June 30, 2007        30,340    151,832     55,645
   Production                            (4,959)   (27,716)    (9,578)
   Extensions and discoveries             2,520      7,410      3,755
   Revisions of previous estimates        1,909    (11,033)        70
   Sales of reserves                        (21)      (141)       (45)
   Purchases of minerals in place           176      8,846      1,651
                                      --------------------------------
 Proved reserves at June 30, 2008        29,965    129,198     51,498
   Production                            (4,146)   (17,472)    (7,058)
   Extensions and discoveries               971     32,383      6,368
   Revisions of previous estimates (1)    4,147    (10,447)     2,406
   Sales of reserves                        (64)      (247)      (105)
                                      --------------------------------
 Proved reserves at June 30, 2009        30,873    133,415     53,109
                                      ================================
 Proved developed reserves
   June 30, 2006                          8,922     42,246     15,963
   June 30, 2007                         20,978     96,751     37,103
   June 30, 2008                         19,793     77,991     32,792
   June 30, 2009                         20,183     82,432     33,922

 (1) Includes (2,865) MBOE of price revisions.

Operations Report



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      EXXI Fiscal 4th Quarter 2009 Drilling Results
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                 Exploration   Development      Total
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                 Gross   Net   Gross   Net   Gross   Net
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 Operated
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           Oil     0      0      1      1      1     1
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           Gas     0      0      0      0      0     0
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      Injector     0      0      0      0      0     0
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           Dry     0      0      0      0      0     0
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 Non-Operated
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           Oil     0      0      0      0      0     0
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           Gas     0      0      0      0      0     0
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           Dry     1    0.23     0      0      1    0.23
                   =    ====     =      =      =    ====
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   Total           1    0.23     1      1      2    1.23
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                 Exploration   Development      Total
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 Success
 Rate (Net)           0%          100%           81%
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                 Exploration   Development      Total

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 Onshore              0             0             0
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 Offshore             1             1             2
                      =             =             =
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   Total              1             1             2
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             EXXI Fiscal Year 2009 Drilling Results
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                 Exploration   Development      Total
 --------------------------------------------------------
                 Gross   Net   Gross   Net   Gross   Net
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 Operated
 --------------------------------------------------------
             Oil   0      0      3     2.5     3     2.5
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             Gas   1     0.35    0      0      1     0.35
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        Injector   0      0      1     0.50    1     0.50
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             Dry   3     2.45    0      0      3     2.45
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 Non-Operated
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             Oil   1     0.25    0      0      1     0.25
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             Gas   0      0      3     0.71    3     0.71
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             Dry   3     1.03    0      0      3     1.03
                   =     ====    =      =      =     ====
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    Total          8     4.08    7     3.71   15     7.79
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                 Exploration   Development      Total
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 Success
 Rate (Net)           15%          100%           55%
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                 Exploration   Development      Total
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 Onshore               6             4            10
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 Offshore              1             4            5
                       =             =            =
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    Total              7             8            15
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CENTRAL GULF HIGHLIGHTS

South Timbalier 21

During the 2009 fiscal fourth quarter, South Timbalier 21 (100 percent WI) net production averaged 5,977 BOE/d, down from the fiscal third quarter's 7,516 BOE/d net rate due to natural declines following completion of the field's fiscal 2009 drilling program. For the full 2009 fiscal year, South Timbalier net production averaged 5,770 BOE/d, compared with the 2008 fiscal year average of 7,900 BOE/d. The fiscal 2009 capital program included approximately $53 million for two development wells and 10 recompletions, down from about $80 million invested the previous year. The company expects to spend approximately $3 million in fiscal 2010 for eight rig recompletions that are expected to deliver strong volume uplift during the year.

EASTERN GULF HIGHLIGHTS

Fiscal fourth-quarter net production from the company's Eastern Gulf region averaged 7,619 BOE/d, an approximate 24 percent increase over the fiscal third quarter's average of 6,148 BOE/d. In fiscal year 2009, the company spent approximately $18.8 million on two development wells in the Main Pass 61 field (50 percent WI). Looking ahead at fiscal year 2010, the company has budgeted roughly $14 million in the field for three development wells, five recompletions, and three facilities.

SOUTH LOUISIANA ONSHORE / GULF COAST HIGHLIGHTS

During the fiscal fourth quarter, Onshore/Gulf Coast net production averaged 2,542 BOE/d, down from fiscal third-quarter volume of 4,202 BOE/d. In fiscal year 2009, the company spent approximately $4.5 million across its onshore assets. Due to the company's reduced capital budget in fiscal year 2010, additional funding in this region is being deferred.

GLOSSARY

Reserves and Resources:

Proved Oil and Gas Reserves - Proved oil and gas reserves are the estimated quantities of crude oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids that geological and engineering data demonstrate with reasonable certainty to be recoverable in future years from known reservoirs under existing economic and operating conditions, i.e., prices and costs as of the date the estimate is made. Prices include consideration of changes in existing prices provided only by contractual arrangements, but not on escalations based upon future conditions. Reservoirs are considered proved if economic producibility is supported by either actual production or conclusive formation testing. The area of a reservoir considered proved includes (A) that portion delineated by drilling and defined gas-oil and/or oil-water contacts, if any; and (B) the immediately adjoining portions not yet drilled, but which can be reasonably judged as economically productive on the basis of available geological and engineering data. In the absence of information on fluid contacts, the lowest known structural occurrence of hydrocarbons controls the lower proved limit of the reservoir.

Proved Developed Reserves - Reserves are categorized as proved developed if they are expected to be recovered from existing wells.

Probables - Probables are those unproved resources that analysis of geological and engineering data suggest are more likely than not to be recoverable. In this context, when probabilistic methods are used, there should be at least a 50% probability that the quantities actually recovered will equal or exceed the sum of estimated proved reserves plus probables. In general, probables may include (1) resources anticipated to be proved by normal step-out drilling where sub-surface control is inadequate to classify these reserves as proved, (2) resources in formations that appear to be productive based on well log characteristics but lack core data or definitive tests and that are not analogous to producing or proved reservoirs in the area, (3) incremental resources attributable to infill drilling that could have been classified as proved if closer statutory spacing had been approved at the time of the estimate, (4) resources attributable to improved recovery methods that have been established by repeated commercially successful applications when (a) a project or pilot is planned but not in operation and (b) rock, fluid and reservoir characteristics appear favorable for commercial application, (5) resources in an area of the formation that appears to be separated from the proved area by faulting and the geological interpretation indicates the subject area is structurally higher than the proved area, (6) resources attributable to a future workover, treatment, retreatment, change of equipment, or other mechanical procedures, where such procedure has not been proved successful in wells that exhibit similar behavior in analogous reservoirs, and (7) incremental resources in proved reservoirs where an alternative interpretation of performance or volumetric data indicates more resources than can be classified as proved.

Possibles - Possibles are those unproved resources that analysis of geological and engineering data suggest are less likely be recoverable than probables. In this context, when probabilistic methods are used, there should be at least a 10% probability that the quantities actually recovered will equal or exceed the sum of estimated proved reserves plus probables and possibles. In general, possibles may include (1) resources that, based on geological interpretations, could possibly exist beyond areas classified as probable, (2) resources in formations that appear to be petroleum-bearing based on log and core analysis but may not be productive at commercial rates, (3) incremental resources attributed to infill drilling that are subject to technical uncertainty, (4) resources attributed to improved recovery methods when reasonable doubt exists that the project will be commercial, and (5) resources in an area of the formation that appears to be separated from the proved area by faulting and the geological interpretation indicates the subject area is structurally lower than the proved area.

Other terms:

Barrel - unit of measure for oil and petroleum products, equivalent to 42 U.S. gallons.

BOE - barrels of oil equivalent, used to equate natural gas volumes to liquid barrels at a general conversion rate of 6,000 cubic feet of gas per barrel.

BOE/d - barrels of oil equivalent per day.

Field - an area consisting of a single reservoir or multiple reservoirs all grouped on, or related to, the same individual geological structural feature or stratigraphic condition. The field name refers to the surface area, although it may refer to both the surface and the underground productive formations.

MBBL - thousand barrels of oil.

MBOE - thousand barrels of oil equivalent.

MCF - thousand cubic feet of gas.

MMBOE - million barrels of oil equivalent.

MMCF - million cubic feet of gas.

PV10 - the estimated present value of the resource, discounted at a 10 percent annual rate.

Contact:

Energy XXI (Bermuda) Limited
Stewart Lawrence, Vice President, Investor Relations
and Communications
713-351-3006
slawrence@energyxxi.com
Collins Stewart Europe Limited
Nominated Adviser and Joint UK Broker
Piers Coombs
pcoombs@collinsstewart.com
Stewart Wallace
44 (0) 20 7523 8350
Pelham PR
James Henderson
44 (0) 20 7337 1500
james.henderson@pelhampr.com
Mark Antelme
44 (0) 20 7337 1500
mark.antelme@pelhampr.com

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