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RNS Number : 7053F  Aminex PLC  12 July 2023

12 July 2023

 

Aminex plc

("Aminex" or "the Company")

 

Ruvuma Operations Update

Aminex PLC, the oil and gas exploration and production company focused on
Tanzania, is pleased to announce that operations on the Ruvuma PSC have
continued to progress under the direction of the operator, ARA Petroleum
Tanzania Limited ("APT"):

·    Following analysis of the results of the initial 3D seismic
processing and interpretation, the JV partners have chosen a new optimal
target location of the Chikumbi-1 well ("CH-1").  The Tanzanian authorities
have given provisional approval of the new CH-1 well pad location and final
written approval is expected imminently.

·    The full processing of the 3D seismic data is now complete. Given the
vast volume of data acquired, interpretation is now due to be completed in Q4
2023, which may result in a full revision of gas reserve and resource
potential for the field.

·    A well-workover of the Ntorya-1 well ("NT-1"), to enable rapid tie-in
to the gas production facilities and bring the well into early production
requires the use of a drilling rig and remains scheduled to run after the
drilling of CH-1.

·    The Gas Sales Agreement ("GSA") in respect of the Ntorya Gas Field
has now been agreed among the JV partners and the Tanzania Petroleum
Development Corporation ("TPDC"). Signing of the GSA will take place upon
approval by the Attorney General's Office.

·    The Field Development Plan ("FDP") for the development of the Ntorya
Area has now been approved by all parties.

·    The Development Licence for the Ntorya Area has been approved by all
relevant Tanzanian authorities and has been submitted to the Cabinet of
Ministers for final authorisation.

·    The Tanzanian authorities have continued with the necessary
workstreams to progress the construction of the export pipeline from Ntorya to
the Madimba Gas Plant to accommodate gas, according to recent public reports,
by December 2023.

·    APT recently received the first shipment of long lead items,
including tubulars, required for the spudding of the CH-1 well.

·    The two-week well-testing programme on the Ntorya-2 well ("NT-2"),
designed to provide additional information required for the design of in-field
processing facilities, and originally scheduled for late March 2023, is now
expected to run in the coming months.

As previously announced, the conclusion to the above workstreams decouples the
spudding of CH-1 from first gas production and receipt of gas revenues. The
re-defining and de-risking of the project materially advances first gas
production, which is now expected at the end of 2023. A further announcement
on drilling rig arrangements and timings will be made in due course.

Aminex, with a 25% non-operated interest, is carried throughout the ongoing
work programme to a maximum gross capital expenditure of $140 million ($35
million net to Aminex). The carry is expected to see the Company through to
the commencement of commercial gas production from the Ntorya gas-field at
zero cost to the Company.

Charles Santos, Executive Chairman of Aminex commented:

"Ruvuma is an important project for Tanzania requiring a broad technical
engagement and multiple negotiations.  We are very pleased that the Tanzanian
authorities continue to prioritize our project, including supporting the
accelerated production of gas and the building of a pipeline. We are also
pleased to report that APT is making great progress, including finalization of
the GSA, FDP and the Development Licence, and the identification of a
much-improved well location. We expect additional progress in the coming
months on the well-testing of NT-2, the spudding of CH-1 and the workover of
NT-1.  We also look forward to the completion of the 3D seismic
interpretation by the fourth quarter of 2023.

 

 For further information:

 Aminex PLC                          +44 203 355 9909
 Charles Santos, Executive Chairman

 Davy                                +353 1 679 6363
 Brian Garrahy

 Shard Capital                       +44 20 7186 9952
 Damon Heath

 

 

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