Sunda Energy plc has entered into an exclusivity agreement to fund drilling the Chuditch-2 gas appraisal well under the TL-SO-19-16 production sharing contract, Timor-Leste. RIG The company said that any investment from private Singapore investor Pacific LNG Operations Pte Ltd would be through equity issued from a Sunda subsidiary. The agreement contains “carve-outs” for several […]
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Baron chooses new Chuditch-2 drill site
Baron Oil plc has chosen a new drill location after finding the original site unsuitable for a jack-up rig for the Chuditch-2 appraisal well, offshore Timor-Leste. DRILL PLANS A now completed geotechnical survey, focused on physical studies of the seabed, revealed that the initial chosen area was an irregular seabed unsuitable for a jack-up drilling […]
Baron Oil raises £3m for Chuditch appraisal
Baron Oil plc raised £3.26 million via a placing, subscription and retail offer of a total 6,528,023,360 new ordinary shares of 0.025p each in the company, at 0.05 pence per new ordinary share. DIRECTORS’ DEALINGS The oversubscribed placing and subscription conditionally raised net proceeds of £2.7m for 6bn new ordinary shares. Chief executive officer Andrew Yeo subscribed for 12m […]
Baron Oil extends Chuditch-2 drilling schedule
Baron Oil plc’s subsidiary has secured a six-month extension to the production sharing contract ahead of committing to drilling the Chuditch-2 appraisal well, offshore Timor-Leste. PREPARATIONS The PSC for the company’s wholly owned subsidiary and operator SundaGas Banda Unipessoal Lda now ends on 18 June 2024. A formal decision on whether to enter the drilling phase for […]
Baron Oil secures first step to drill-test Chuditch-2
Baron Oil plc has secured the first step for approval to drill and test the Chuditch-2 appraisal well planned for late 2024 offshore Timor-Leste. PREPARATIONS The company’s wholly owned subsidiary SundaGas Banda Unipessoal Lda, which operates the TL-SO-19-16 production sharing contract, will now submit a terms of reference including initial public consultations. This forms the […]