Ascent Resources plc has acquired a 49% interest in 119,000 acres of helium-rich oil and gas licences in the Paradox Basin across Utah and Colorado, USA. ZONES The US$2 million acquisition, supported by a $475,949 fundraise at a 203% premium, is from Houston-based operator American Helium LLC. Ascent will pay $1.75m with 27,650,000 new Ascent […]
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Kavango secures £10.27m financing
Kavango Resources plc has secured strategic financing of £10,277,868 comprising a placing and convertible loan notes. LISTING The placing of 938,028,569 new ordinary shares of £0.001 each at 0.7 pence per share will raise £6,566,200, subject to a Financial Conduct Authority approved prospectus and shareholders. The company’s deputy chairman Peter Wynter Bee has additionally agreed […]
Europa ends Whisby 4 royalty agreement
Europa Oil & Gas (Holdings) plc has ended the royalty agreement over the Whisby 4 well in East Lincolnshire with operator and licence holder BritNRG. UNCERTAINTIES The company said the agreement had generated no income for it and that the North Kesteven project would need further investment for a potential cash return. The carrying value […]
FCM secures proposed £2m investment
First Class Metals plc has secured a proposed £2.18 million investment for a 51.2% ownership via a shares subscription from Seventy Ninth Group Ltd. SUPPORTIVE The two-stage subscription will be for a total 128,500,000 ordinary shares of £0.001 at 1.7p per share. The two stages comprise 78,552,084 and 49,947,916 shares respectively, subject to shareholder approval. […]
Fulcrum issues 240,000 shares for fees
Fulcrum Metals plc issued 240,000 ordinary shares of 1 pence each in the company to a service provider in lieu of cash payment. Following admission, the company’s issued share capital will consist of 61,825,943 ordinary shares with voting rights. Fulcrum holds no ordinary shares in treasury. The company is advancing two tailings processing projects, Teck-Hughes and Sylvanite, in […]
Capricorn expects $50m from Sangomar
Capricorn Energy plc expects $50 million in January 2025 from the sale of its production sharing contract (PSC) interests in the Sangomar oil field, Senegal. TAX With all the terms and conditions satisfied of the agreement, purchaser Woodside Energy has until 22 January to make the payment. Capricorn added it remained committed to returning available […]