CALGARY, Alberta, May 12, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Total Energy Services Inc. (“Total Energy” or the “Company”) (TSX:TOT) announces its consolidated financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2026.

Financial Highlights
($000’s except per share data, unaudited)

_{Notes 1 through 4 please refer to the Notes to the Financial Highlights set forth at the end of this release.}

Total Energy’s results for the three months ended March 31, 2026 reflect continued strong North American demand for natural gas compression and process equipment and the deployment of upgraded drilling and service rigs in Australia and Canada that more than offset a year over year decline in North American drilling and completion activity. Negatively impacting first quarter financial results was a $6.5 million year over year increase in share-based compensation expense due to the 52% increase in the Company’s share price during the first quarter of 2026. This was partially offset by a $2.9 million year over year increase on the gain on sale of property, plant and equipment following the sale of certain well servicing equipment in the United States in February 2026.

Contract Drilling Services (“CDS”)

_{⁽¹⁾ See Note 1 of the Notes to the Financial Highlights set forth at the end of this release.
⁽²⁾ Operating days includes drilling and paid standby days.}

First quarter CDS segment activity in 2026 was modestly lower than the first quarter of 2025. Reactivation of upgraded equipment at higher day rates in Australia and higher day rates received for upgraded Canadian equipment contributed to increased first quarter segment revenue. However, a year over year decline in North American first quarter drilling activity more than offset a significant increase in Australian rig utilization and resulted in lower first quarter segment EBITDA relative to 2025.

Rentals and Transportation Services (“RTS”)

_{⁽¹⁾See Note 1 of the Notes to the Financial Highlights set forth at the end of this release.}

RTS segment revenue decreased in the first quarter of 2026 compared to 2025 due to lower North American drilling and completion activity and decreased revenue per utilized piece resulting from a change in the mix of equipment operating. The acquisition of 280 major rental pieces located in Oklahoma on June 10, 2025 mitigated the year over year decline in industry activity levels in the United States. First quarter segment EBITDA decreased compared to 2025 given this segment’s relatively high fixed cost structure and competitive market conditions that did not allow for price increases necessary to offset cost inflation.

Compression and Process Services (“CPS”)

_{⁽¹⁾ See Note 1 of the Notes to the Financial Highlights set forth at the end of this release.
⁽²⁾ Rental equipment utilization is measured on a horsepower basis.}

2026 first quarter CPS segment revenue was higher compared to 2025 due to increased North American fabrication sales and parts and service activity that was partially offset by lower compression rental fleet revenue in the United States following the sale of several active compression rental units in 2025. The year over year increase in first quarter segment EBITDA was due to increased fabrication and parts and service activity and improved fabrication margins although the decline in higher margin rental revenues resulted in a lower segment EBITDA margin compared to 2025. The quarter end fabrication sales backlog increased to $446.9 million compared to the $265.4 million backlog at March 31, 2025. Sequentially the quarter-end fabrication sales backlog increased by $0.2 million compared to the $446.7 million backlog at December 31, 2025.

Well Servicing (“WS”)

_{⁽¹⁾ See Note 1 of the Notes to the Financial Highlights set forth at the end of this release.
⁽²⁾ Service hours is defined as well servicing hours of service provided to customers and includes paid rig move and standby.
⁽³⁾ The Company reports its service rig utilization for its operational service rigs in North America based on service hours of 3,650 per rig per year to reflect standard 10 hour operations per day. Utilization for the Company’s service rigs in Australia is calculated based on service hours of 8,760 per rig per year to reflect standard 24 hour operations.}

First quarter Well Servicing segment revenue increased in 2026 as compared to 2025 due to increased activity in Australia and Canada following the upgrade and reactivation of several service rigs over the past year. Increased revenue from Australian and Canadian operations was partially offset by lower WS segment revenue in the United States following the discontinuance of U.S. operations in January 2026. Segment EBITDA for the first quarter of 2026 was higher compared to 2025 due to the deployment of upgraded rigs in Australia and Canada and the cessation of operating losses in the United States.

Corporate

During the first quarter of 2026, Total Energy began to execute on its $87.4 million 2026 capital expenditure program with $20.7 million of capital expenditures that were primarily directed towards the upgrade of drilling and service rigs in Australia and Canada and the expansion of CPS segment fabrication capacity in the United States. Included in 2026 first quarter capital expenditures was approximately $8.5 million of the $24.5 million of capital commitments carried forward from 2025.

Total Energy exited the first quarter of 2026 with $113.4 million of positive working capital, including $91.4 million of cash. At March 31, 2026 there was $130.0 million of available credit under the Company’s $175.0 million of revolving bank credit facilities and the interest rate on the Company’s outstanding bank debt was 4.07%.

$6.5 million was returned to shareholders during the first quarter of 2026 by way of dividends and share repurchases. Bank debt was also reduced by $10.0 million during the quarter. Cash on hand exceeded bank debt by $46.4 million at March 31, 2026.

Outlook

Global economic and political uncertainty, commodity price volatility and producer capital discipline continued to weigh on North American drilling and completion activity during the first quarter of 2026. Offsetting this uncertainty were stable Australian industry conditions and continued strong North American demand for compression and process equipment. The CPS segment’s record $446.9 million fabrication sales backlog at March 31, 2026 provides visibility for the CPS segment’s fabrication business well into 2027 and current quoting activity remains strong. In January 2026 the Company ceased well servicing operations in the United States and substantially all of the operating equipment was sold in February. An agreement to sell the associated real estate has been entered into, with closing expected to occur by June 30, 2026.

The escalation of hostilities in the Middle East in February 2026 resulted in a substantial increase in global oil and LNG prices following supply disruptions. While capital discipline arising from a commitment to improving shareholder returns continued to restrain North American drilling and completion activity during the first quarter of 2026, should higher commodity prices persist, they are expected to provide a tailwind for increased North American industry activity. Relatively high natural gas prices in Australia continue to support stable industry conditions.

In early May, an upgraded service rig was reactivated in Australia, bringing the Company’s current Australian active rig count to 13 drilling rigs and eight service rigs. An active Australian drilling rig will be taken out of service during the third quarter for approximately two months to complete certain upgrades, following which it will commence operations under a new long term contract. A new Australian service rig is currently under construction and is scheduled to commence operations in the first quarter of 2027. In Canada, the upgrade of a second idle mechanical double drilling rig into a state of the art AC electric triple pad rig is underway and is expected to be completed by the first quarter of 2027. Demand for this style of drilling rig remains very strong and, similar to the first upgrade completed in November 2025, the Company will look to contract this rig closer to the completion date. Total Energy continues to evaluate several acquisition and equipment upgrade opportunities in North America and Australia and will pursue those which meet its investment criteria.

Conference Call

At 9:00 a.m. (Mountain Time) on May 13, 2026 Total Energy will conduct a conference call and webcast to discuss its first quarter financial results. Daniel Halyk, President & Chief Executive Officer, will host the conference call. A live webcast of the conference call will be accessible on Total Energy’s website at www.totalenergy.ca by selecting “Webcasts”. Persons wishing to participate in the conference call may do so by calling (800) 715-9871 or (647) 932-3411. Those who are unable to listen to the call live may listen to a recording of it on Total Energy’s website. A recording of the conference call will also be available until June 12, 2026 by dialing (800) 770-2030 (passcode 1002576).

Selected Financial Information

Selected financial information relating to the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025 is included in this news release. This information should be read in conjunction with the condensed interim consolidated financial statements of Total Energy and the notes thereto as well as management’s discussion and analysis to be issued in due course and the Company’s 2025 Annual Report.

Consolidated Statements of Financial Position
(in thousands of Canadian dollars)

Consolidated Statements of Income
(in thousands of Canadian dollars except per share amounts)
(unaudited)

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income
(in thousands of Canadian dollars except per share amounts)
(unaudited)

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(in thousands of Canadian dollars)
(unaudited)

Segmented Information

The Company provides a variety of products and services to the energy and other resource industries through five reporting segments, which operate substantially in three geographic regions. These reporting segments are Contract Drilling Services, which includes the contracting of drilling equipment and the provision of labor required to operate the equipment, Rentals and Transportation Services, which includes the rental and transportation of equipment used in energy and other industrial operations, Compression and Process Services, which includes the fabrication, sale, rental and servicing of gas compression and process equipment and Well Servicing, which includes the contracting of service rigs and the provision of labor required to operate the equipment. Corporate includes activities related to the Company’s corporate and public issuer affairs.

As at and for the three months ended March 31, 2026 (unaudited, in thousands of Canadian dollars)

As at and for the three months ended March 31, 2025 (unaudited, in thousands of Canadian dollars)

_{⁽¹⁾Corporate includes the Company’s corporate activities and obligations pursuant to long-term credit facilities.
⁽²⁾Includes property, plant and equipment, lease asset (excluding current portion) and goodwill.}

Total Energy provides contract drilling services, equipment rentals and transportation services, well servicing and compression and process equipment and service to the energy and other resource industries from operation centres in North America and Australia. The common shares of Total Energy are listed and trade on the TSX under the symbol TOT.

For further information, please contact Daniel Halyk, President & Chief Executive Officer at (403) 216-3921 or Yuliya Gorbach, Vice-President Finance and Chief Financial Officer at (403) 216-3920 or by e-mail at: investorrelations@totalenergy.ca or visit our website at www.totalenergy.ca.

Notes to the Financial Highlights

Certain statements contained in this press release, including statements which may contain words such as "could", "should", "expect", "believe", "will" and similar expressions and statements relating to matters that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are based upon the opinions and expectations of management of Total Energy as at the effective date of such statements and, in some cases, information supplied by third parties. Although Total Energy believes the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are based upon reasonable assumptions and that information received from third parties is reliable, it can give no assurance that those expectations will prove to have been correct.

In particular, this press release contains forward-looking statements concerning industry activity levels, including expectations regarding Total Energy’s future activity levels, market share and compression and process production activity. Such forward-looking statements are based on a number of assumptions and factors including fluctuations in the market for oil and natural gas and related products and services, political and economic conditions, central bank interest rate policy, the demand for products and services provided by Total Energy, Total Energy’s ability to attract and retain key personnel and other factors. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of Total Energy to be materially different from any future results, performances or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Reference should be made to Total Energy’s most recently filed Annual Information Form and other public disclosures (available at http://www.sedarplus.ca/) for a discussion of such risks and uncertainties.

The TSX has neither approved nor disapproved of the information contained herein.