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Hurricane ‘mystified’ by call to remove senior directors

Hurricane Energy plc has received a requisition notice from its largest shareholder Crystal Amber Fund Ltd for a general meeting to remove senior management and appoint new directors. DIRECTORS Crystal Amber’s resolutions include the immediate removal of chairman Philip Wolfe, chief executive officer Antony Maris, and chief financial officer Richard Chaffe. The activist investor has […]

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Block testing proves unswept oil in Patardzeuli field

Block Energy plc said that the JSR-01 DEEP testing programme had proven oil from a previously unproduced zone in the Patardzeuli field in Block X1B, Georgia. RESULTS The company began drilling the well in July 2022 under Project II comprising the full redevelopment of Patardzeuli. Block Energy today reported that results demonstrated the company’s concept […]

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Egdon increases stake in Waddock Cross-Avington

Egdon Resources plc has signed a conditional agreement to acquire Aurora Production (UK) Ltd which holds interests in Waddock Cross and Avington oil fields. REJUVENATE Aurora holds an 18.75% interest in the Edgon-operated licence PL090 containing Waddock Cross in Dorset. It also owns an 8.33% interest in the IGas Energy-operated licence PEDL070 holding Avington in […]

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Angus targets £7m via placing and subscriptions

Angus Energy plc has to date raised £5.6 million of a target of £7.1m through a placing and subscriptions in two tranches. PLACING AND SUBSCRIPTIONS The company raised a total of £1.89m through the placing of 115,000,000 ordinary shares. The first tranche of subscriptions generated an initial £3.7m through the issue of 226,219,000 ordinary shares at 1.65p per […]