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United ASD-3 tests mark second successful 2023 well

United Oil & Gas plc marked its second successful well of 2023 with the ASD-3 well interpreting 12.5 metres of net oil pay across the Abu Roash reservoir targets at Abu Sennan, onshore Egypt. ABU ROASH RESERVOIRS ASD-3 development well was drilled 1.2km northwest of the ASD-2 well and reached total depth of 3,683m on […]

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Cadence notes progress at Bynoe-Yangibana

Cadence Minerals plc this week noted the discovery of “very large zones” of lithium anomalism in progress from its two Australian investee companies. BYNOE Results from Evergreeen Lithium Ltd’s geochemical programme at its flagship Bynoe project in the Northern Territory showed anomalies “up to several kilometres long”. Included are anomalies in the geochemical pathfinder elements […]

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Clontarf raises £350,000 via placing and subscription

Clontarf Energy plc raised £350,000, before expenses, via a placing and subscription for a total 437,500,000 new ordinary shares each of 0.01p at a price of 0.08p per placing share. The shares represent approximately 8.42% of the company’s issued share capital as enlarged by the fundraise.  Following admission, Clontarf will have 5,193,326,117 ordinary shares in issue […]

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i3 settles £22m debt and agrees C$100m Trafigura loan

i3 Energy plc has settled its outstanding £22 million senior secured guaranteed loan notes, due 31 May 2023, and agreed a C$100 million loan from Trafigura Canada Ltd. TRAFIGURA LOAN The offshore UK and Canada-focused company said that the loan would provide “greater financial flexibility and enhanced credit capacity” for its business plan. Part of […]

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Ascent to bid for Amur Minerals with all-share offer

Ascent Resources plc intends to bid for Amur Minerals Corporation which recently sold its Kun Marie nickel copper sulphide project in Amur Oblast, far east Russia for US$35 million. NEW ENTITY Ascent said it had been involved in “a period of protracted discussions” with the British Virgin Islands-based company. Ascent aims to create a “larger, […]

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Borders increases cash as farm-out talks continue

Borders & Southern Petroleum plc has nearly quadrupled its cash balance as talks continue for a farm-out for its licences, including the Darwin gas condensate discovery, offshore Falkland Islands. FINANCES Audited annual results for 2022 showed $4 million (£3.2m) raised before expenses through two capital raises. The company’s cash balance increased to $2.7m (2021: $0.71m) […]