Ascent Resources plc faces an “unprecendented situation” after its Slovenia joint venture partner Geoenergo d.o.o. received approval to enter insolvency. REDRESS Ascent previously sought legal advice to stop the move and said that the court had not accepted Geoenergo’s creditor position and not approved the self-declared insolvency application. A hearing had been due on 23 […]
Tag: oil and gas
Orcadian shareholders back Pilot farm-out
Orcadian Energy plc shareholders today approved the $3.1 million farm-out of its Pilot oil field to Ping Petroleum UK plc. The conditional transaction for central North Sea licence P2244 with the Malaysian company was signed in December 2023.
Neptune awarded four new licences in Gjøa area
Neptune Energy was today awarded four new licences, three as operator, located close to existing infrastructure in the Gjøa area of the Norwegian North Sea. SUSTAINABLE The award comprises PL1213 S (40% and operator), PL1211 and PL1219 (each 50% and operator) and PL1217 (20% and partner). Neptune is the operator of the Gjøa platform which serves […]
Wressle-1 averages 665bopd with pump rates in review
Wressle-1 well production is currently averaging 665 barrels of oil per day at the onshore joint venture in North Lincolnshire. MAXIMISATION Operator Egdon Resources UK Ltd (30%) continues to evaluate the reservoir response to increased pump rates, approved by the Environment Agency, within PEDL180/182 . Union Jack Oil plc (40%), which today reported US$18 million […]
Ascent Slovenia stops partner’s insolvency move
Ascent Resources plc has stopped its Slovenia joint venture partner, subject of an arbitration tribunal over funds owed, from entering self-declared insolvency. ABUSE In October 2023, the tribunal ruled Ascent’s entitlement to proceeds above the baseline production profile from all wells in the Petišovci onshore gas concession area. The company said its subsidiary Ascent Slovenia […]
Corcel awards 3m share options to directors-executives
Corcel plc has granted a total 307,033,155 five-year share options to directors and key executives. An aggregate 15,745,290 options fall under the company’s existing enterprise management scheme. Each option entitles the holder upon exercise to one ordinary share of £0.0001 of the company. One third of the options issued will vest in December of each […]