Oil and gas company i3 Energy plc announced share dealings by two directors of the company. PURCHASE Chairman John Festival purchased 1,000,000 ordinary shares of 0.01 pence each in the company at CAD0.355 per share. He now has 2,602,360 ordinary shares, representing 0.22% of the company’s issued share capital. Chief executive officer Majid Shafiq purchased […]
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Scirocco agrees repayment of Prolific Basins loan
Scirocco Energy plc said it had agreed an amendment to repaying the outstanding $545,000 investment facility with USA-based investor Prolific Basins LLC. RUVUMA CASH The company defaulted on the loan after shareholders defeated two resolutions at the general meeting in early August. Scirocco today said that it would use available cash resources, strengthened by the […]
Tungsten West remaining capex below forecast
Tungsten West plc said that the estimated remaining capital expenditure of £31.5 million was “significantly below” the previous forecast for restarting production at the Hemerdon tin-tungsten mine in Devon. BUDGET The company added that the figure, which excludes a 20% contingency of £6.3m, is less than that projected when the company paused the project in […]
Europa-i3 to abandon Serenity SA02 well
Europa Oil & Gas (Holdings) plc said that, following “disappointing” results, it would abandon and plug the SA02 well in the joint venture Serenity field. STRATEGY The company owns 25% of the project with operator i3 Energy plc holding 75%. The gross well cost is forecast to be £10.4 million with an estimated total cost […]
Block Energy appoints new auditor
Block Energy plc has appointed PKF Littlejohn as its new auditor, and current auditor BDO LLP has resigned. The appointment was authorised in August 2022 at the company’s general meeting and followed a tender process led by the company’s audit and risk committee. Any proposal to re-appoint PKF as auditors of the group will need […]
Victoria in ‘precarious’ financial situation
Victoria Oil & Gas plc (VOG) said its financial situation was precarious after being ordered to pay $12 million to its partner, suspension of trading, and its inability to raise funds until a resolution is found. OPERATIONS The company’s wholly owned subsidiary Gaz du Cameroon S.A. (GDC) produces and distributes onshore gas in the port […]