Beacon Energy plc subsidiary plans to cut costs and open talks with its creditors as the Schwarzbach 2(3.) sidetrack well continues to perform below expectations in the Erfelden field, Hessen. CHALLENGES In early June, the electrical submersible pump (ESP) was producing intermittently with an apparent initial poor response from the reservoir. The company today said […]
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UKOG issues further 248m shares to reduce loan
UK Oil & Gas plc has repaid a further £50,000 of its £2m loan by issuing 247,524,752 equity shares to RiverFort Global Opportunities PCC Ltd and YA II PN Ltd. The outstanding balance of the 2023 loan stands at £210,000. Following admission, UKOG’s total voting rights will be 4,834,122,740 ordinary shares.
Ascent appoints Edouard Etienvre as NED
Ascent Resources plc has appointed Edouard Etienvre to the board as an independent non-executive director. Mr Etienvre is a finance and commercial executive with more than 18 years’ experience in the oil and gas sector. He initially worked in the banking sector (reserve-based lending) and recently with private and public E&P companies, commodities trading houses, […]
Rockhopper receives initial €19m over Ombrina Mare
Rockhopper Exploration plc said it had received €19 million of the €45m tranche I payment of the Ombrina Mare arbitration award. CASH BALANCE The balance of €26m goes to the original arbitration funder, while tranches II and III remain payable to Rockhopper upon a successful annulment outcome. The company’s legal representatives will receive success fees of […]
UKOG to comply with ‘perplexing’ Horse Hill ruling
UK Oil & Gas plc will submit a new plan or amend its existing one for Horse Hill oil production after yesterday’s ruling that end-use burning emissions must be included in the application. REGULATIONS The legal challenge was brought by Sarah Finch on behalf of the Weald Action Group (Finch et al) to Surrey County […]
Baron enters year three of Chuditch PSC
Baron Oil plc has entered year three of the Chuditch production sharing contract as it continues to prepare financing for an appraisal well, offshore Timor-Leste. DISCUSSIONS Subsidiary SundaGas holds a 60% working interest in the joint venture with state-owned Timor Gap Chuditch Unipessoal Lda. For the third year, which began on 19 June, the partners […]