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Block extends $2m loan

Block Energy plc has agreed an 18-month extension to its US$2 million loan for its Georgia assets. WARRANTS The extension to February 2026 will provide additional headroom for reinvesting cashflows into the company’s portfolio. The loan figure combines the original $1.06m loan from February 2023 and a $940,000 increase in May 2023.  The terms remain […]

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Block production ‘above forecast’ in Georgia

Block Energy plc posted “above forecast” production as work continues at its four onshore projects in Georgia. FARM-OUTS Project I targets the West Rustavi/Krtsanisi field for which the company’s internal contingent resources estimate for the entire field is 19.5 MMbbl 2C. Production “remained robust” with a July average of 534 boepd, while “select operational investments” […]

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JOG to review impact of EPL changes

Jersey Oil & Gas plc said it will carefully consider the impact of the changes to the Energy Profits Levy on its Greater Buchan Area project, northeast of Aberdeen in the Outer Moray Firth IMPLICATIONS On 29 July, the Government announced that the EPL will increase to 38% from 1 November 2024, bringing the headline rate […]

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Deltic JV spuds Selene exploration well

Deltic Energy plc said drilling had started on the Selene exploration well in the Southern North Sea. FARM-OUTS Partner and operator Shell UK Ltd expects operations on well 48/8b-3 within licence P2437 to take 90 days. Deltic estimates the Selene gas structure contains gross P50 prospective resources of 318 bcf in the Leman Sandstone reservoir. […]

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Helium One re-enters Itumbula West-1

Helium One Global Ltd has started drilling the Itumbula West-1 (ITW-1) well before a planned extended well test on the Rukwa licence, Tanzania. FEASIBILITY STUDY On 26 July, operations began to test two intervals of the fractured Basement and faulted Karoo sections. The company said it had drilled out the 9⅝” shoe track and was […]

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UKOG becomes debt free

UK Oil & Gas plc has fully repaid the balance of the convertible loan facility with RiverFort Global Opportunities PCC Ltd and YA II PN Ltd. The company, with assets in the UK and Turkey, said it was now debt free. The £2m loan dated from 2023.