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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 […]

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Ascent completes legal funding for Slovenia claim

Ascent Resources plc said it had signed a binding damages-based “no win no fee” agreement to appoint Enyo Law LLP for its arbitration claim against Slovenia. TREATIES The claim is based on breaches of the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT) and UK-Slovenia Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT). Enyo represented Ascent in last year’s pre-arbitration negotiations with Slovenia. FRUSTRATION […]

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Ascent notifies Slovenia of further treaty breaches

Ascent Resources plc said it had formally notified the Slovenian government of further claims of treaty breaches over its hydrocarbon operations in the country. HYDRAULIC STIMULATION The company refers to the UK-Slovenia Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT) and the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT). Ascent added that Slovenia’s recent actions include a ban on holders of mining […]

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Ascent faces legal block to some gas workstreams in Slovenia

Ascent Resources plc said that, due to a legal amendment, it did not expect to complete certain work relating to hydraulic stimulation of its operating gas wells in Slovenia. LAW AMENDMENTS The company also expects to increase its claim for damages due to a further breach of the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT) and UK-Slovenia Bilateral […]

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Ascent nears legal deal for Slovenia arbitration

Ascent Resources plc soon expects to complete the conditions to the binding damages-based agreement appointing Enyo Law LLP as its representative in the dispute with Slovenia. TREATY In a statement Ascent added: “Following completion, the company and its legal advisor will immediately progress to compile and execute the required materials and officially submit the arbitration […]