United Oil & Gas plc announced it expected to exceed the previous guidance of 2,300 boepd when the company starts drilling at its joint venture Abu Sennan licence, onshore Egypt. DRILL CAMPAIGN The company said it had awarded an EDC-50 rig contract with low-cost rig rates linked to oil prices. The rig is due to […]
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UKOG looks to appeal against Loxley refusal
UK Oil & Gas plc said it would likely appeal against Surrey County Council’s refusal to grant permission for gas appraisal at its PEDL234 licence in Loxley. ISSUES The council’s planning committee ruled against officers’ recommendations to approve the company’s 100% owned Portland gas appraisal project. UKOG said that all issues concerning planning, environmental and […]
Parkmead remains “robust” despite gas revenue losses
The Parkmead Group plc reported a loss in revenue and profits but an increase in assets in its preliminary results for the year ended 30 June 2020. FINANCES Revenue halved for the period to £4.1m (2019: £8.3m) and gross profit fell to £1.3m (2019: £5.7m). Pre-tax profits before tax and non-cash impairment charges were £0.8m. […]
Block nears Schlumberger Rustaveli acquisition
Block Energy plc said it had made some amendments to the sale and purchase agreement of Schlumberger Rustaveli Company Ltd (SRCL) in Georgia. TERMS The company’s agreement with Schlumberger to acquire its subsidiary SRCL, covering Blocks XIB and IX, had been delayed due to Covid-19. Completion will be next Monday (23 November) and subject to Block […]
Helium One to use £6m for aggressive drilling
Helium One Global has raised £6 million to fund infill seismic acquisition and to drill three wells during the first half of 2021 at its Rukwa project in southwest Tanzania. AMALGAMATION The £6 million was raised by the conditional placing of 211,267,597 ordinary shares at 2.84 pence per share and was “significantly oversubscribed”. The company also announced […]
Block able to receive gas at West Rustavi EPF
Block Energy plc said its wells could now receive gas in readiness for the installation of the sales pipeline in West Rustavi, Georgia. TESTS The company has on time and budget completed construction of the gathering line between the early production facility (EPF) on the West Rustavi oil and gas field and WR-38Z. “The pipeline […]