Capricorn Energy plc said it would defend its position against tax notice relating to a product sharing contract over the Sangomar oil field, offshore Senegal. TRANSFER In 2020 Woodside Energy acquired the entire interest in the project belonging to the company, then known as Cairn Energy. Woodside received notice from the Senegalese Tax Authority that […]
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Red Rock to export 200 tons lithium ore from Zimbabwe
Red Rock Resources plc said it had prepared 200 tons of lithium ore for export from its operations in Zimbabwe. BUSINESS GROWTH The first truck has left Harare for the port of Beira in Mozambique destined for a buyer and destination unnamed by the company. “We are now beginning to export lithium ore from Zimbabwe and […]
Helium One starts wirelines with full rig repair pending
Helium One Global Ltd has begun wireline and initial logging after pulling out the drill string from the hole on the Tai-3 well at Rukwa, Tanzania. GAS COMPOSITION The company retrieved the drill pipe and bottom hole assembly, comprising the heavy weight drill pipe and drill collars, from the hole by isolating and repositioning “various […]
Arkle begins lithium prospecting on Aughrim
Arkle Resources plc has begun a reconnaissance prospecting programme on lithium-bearing pegmatites on its recently acquired Aughrim block of licences in County Wicklow. TARGET AREAS Comprising four prospecting licences over more than 150km2, the block is also prospective for gold being contiguous to the company’s Mine River gold exploration project. Compilation work has revealed “multiple […]
Beacon increases Erfelden best estimate reserves
Beacon Energy plc has nearly doubled its Erfelden field reserves estimate after including drill results of the Schwarzbach-2(2.) well. QUALITY RESERVOIRS The field in Hessen comprises four juxtaposed structural compartments of Kuehkopf, Stockstadt Mitte, Schwarzbach Main and Schwarzbach South. SCHB-2(2.) previously encountered a 34-metre gross interval containing 28m of oil-bearing net reservoirs in the Pechelbronner-Schichten […]
Horizonte reduces Araguaia construction work
Horizonte Minerals plc will reduce construction activities at its Araguaia nickel project while it tries to resolve lack of funds with senior lenders and cornerstone shareholders. DISCUSSIONS The company said it would progress only “critical work streams” while maintaining safety in order to manage resources and funds. In October, Horizonte warned of at least a […]