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Ascent Slovenia stops partner’s insolvency move

Ascent Resources plc has stopped its Slovenia joint venture partner, subject of an arbitration tribunal over funds owed, from entering self-declared insolvency. ABUSE In October 2023, the tribunal ruled Ascent’s entitlement to proceeds above the baseline production profile from all wells in the Petišovci onshore gas concession area. The company said its subsidiary Ascent Slovenia […]

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Ascent awarded proceeds from all Petišovci wells

Ascent Resources plc said it had received confirmation of its subsidiary’s entitlement to proceeds from all the wells in the Petišovci onshore gas joint venture in Slovenia. RESOLUTION The arbitration tribunal’s decision follows the hearing against the company’s partner Geoenergo. Disagreement arose from the companies’ different interpretations of baseline production and the number of wells […]

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Ascent cancels Beryl’s £1m subscription

Ascent Resources plc has cancelled the delayed £1 million subscription by Beryl International Pty following developments in the arbitration over its onshore Slovenia gas joint venture. TERMINATION Ascent’s reasons for the move include the possible receipt of Slovenia funds, a recent £400,000 fundraise, Beryl’s failure “to provide confidence” on its ability to complete its commitment […]

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Ascent raises £600,000 via placing and restructures debt

Ascent Resources plc has raised £600,000 in a placing and restructured its debt with lender Riverfort. DISCOUNT The company issued 15,000,000 new ordinary shares of 0.5 pence each to new and existing shareholders, at a price of 4 pence per placing share. The placing price represents an approximate 5% discount to the closing mid-market price […]

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Ascent JV initiates mediation process in Slovenia

Ascent Resources plc today said that it and its local joint venture (JV) partner, Geoenergo, had agreed to initiate the dispute resolution mechanism in their contract and initiated the mediation process in Slovenia. The company added that a Court of Appeal, High Court Ljubljana judge had now been appointed as the mediator between the joint […]