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03/05/2022 07:00

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RNS Number : 9789J  Canadian Overseas Petroleum Ltd  03 May 2022

 

 

COPL Receives Canadian Court Approval for Purchase of Cuda Wyoming Assets

London, United Kingdom; Calgary, Canada: May 3, 2022 - Canadian Overseas
Petroleum Limited ("COPL" or the "Company") (XOP: CSE) & (COPL: LSE), an
international oil and gas exploration, production and development company with
production and development operations focused in Converse and Natrona
counties, Wyoming, USA, is pleased to announce that its affiliate COPL America
Inc's purchase of the Wyoming assets of Cuda Energy LLC was approved in Canada
by the Court of Queens Bench of Alberta at a hearing held in Calgary on Friday
April 29, 2022.

 

At the hearing held at the Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta in Calgary on
April 29, 2022, The Honourable Justice D.B. Nixon issued an Approval and
Vesting Order (the "AVO") for the sale of the assets of Cuda Energy LLC by its
Court Appointed Receiver and Manager to COPL America Inc. In addition, The
Honourable Justice D.B. Nixon issued an Order Restricting Court Access
("ORCA") to the terms of the AVO until closing of the transaction, or a
further order of the Court. A copy of the AVO and the ORCA with other
associated orders and motion documents can be found on the Receiver's website:
http://cfcanada.fticonsulting.com/cuda
(http://cfcanada.fticonsulting.com/cuda) .

 

Final approval of the sale of the assets of Cuda Energy LLC by its Court
Appointed Receiver to COPL America Inc is subject to the approval of the
United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Wyoming. On April 22, 2022,
in furtherance of obtaining such approval, the Court Appointed Receiver and
Manager for Cuda Energy LLC filed with the United States Bankruptcy Court for
the District of Wyoming (the "US Court") the following:

 

1.   Notice Of Motion For Entry Of Order: (I) Approving Asset Purchase And
Sale Agreement And Authorizing The Sale Of Substantially All Of Cuda Energy
LLC's Assets Under 11 U.S.C. §§ 363(B) And 363(M); (II) Authorizing The Sale
Of Assets Free And Clear Of All Liens, Claims, Rights, Encumbrances And Other
Interests Pursuant To 11 U.S.C. § 363(F); (III) Recognizing And Giving Full
Force And Effect To Order s  Of The Canadian Court Approving The Sales
Procedures And The Sale Of Substantially All Assets, And (Iv) Granting Related
Relief And Opportunity To Object; and a

2.   Motion For Entry Of Order: (I) Approving Asset Purchase And Sale
Agreement And Authorizing The Sale Of Substantially All Of Cuda Energy LLC's
Assets Under 11 U.S.C. §§ 363(B) And 363(M); (II) Authorizing The Sale Of
Assets Free And Clear Of All Liens, Claims, Rights, Encumbrances And Other
Interests Pursuant To 11 U.S.C. § 363(F); (III) Recognizing And Giving Full
Force And Effect To Order s  Of The Canadian Court Approving The Sales
Procedures And The Sale Of Substantially All Assets, And (Iv) Granting Related
Relief (the "US Sale Motion").

 

A hearing before the US Court to consider and issue an order (the "Sale
Order") approving the US Sale Motion is scheduled for May 26, 2022. The Sale
Order by the US Court becomes final and non-appealable 14 days after issuance.
Closing of the acquisition of the assets of Cuda Energy LLC by COPL America
Inc, assuming the Sale Order becomes final, is anticipated to occur sometime
between June 10 and July 10, 2022.

 

Arthur Millholland, President & CEO, commented: "We have achieved the
first step in the Court approval process for the acquisition of the Cuda
assets. The next step is the process mandated by Chapter 15 of the United
States Bankruptcy Code as it pertains to Cuda Energy LLC. Though the timelines
appear lengthy, they are part of the process as mandated by the bankruptcy
laws in Canada and the United States that allows for the acquisition of the
assets free and clear of liens and claims."

 

About the Company:

 

COPL is an international oil and gas exploration, development and production
company actively pursuing opportunities in the United States with operations
in Wyoming, and in sub-Saharan Africa through its ShoreCan joint venture
company in Nigeria.

 

The Company's Wyoming operations are one of the most environmentally
responsible with minimal gas flaring and methane emissions combined with
electricity sourced from a neighbouring wind farm to power production
facilities.

 

For further information, please contact:

 

Mr. Arthur Millholland, President & CEO

Mr. Ryan Gaffney, CFO

Canadian Overseas Petroleum Limited

Tel: + 1 (403) 262 5441

 

Cathy Hume

CHF Investor Relations

Tel: +1 (416) 868 1079 ext. 251

Email: cathy@chfir.com

 

Charles Goodwin

Yellow Jersey PR Limited

Tel: +44 (0) 77 4778 8221

Email: copl@yellowjerseypr.com

 

Peter Krens

Equity Capital Markets, Tennyson Securities

Tel: +44 (0) 20 7186 9033

 

Alex Wood & Keith Dowsing

Joint Broker

Alternative Resource Capital

AW: +44 (0) 7559 910872

KD: +44 (0) 7559 910873

 

Andrew Chubb / Neil Passmore

Advisors/Joint Brokers

Hannam & Partners

+44 (0) 20 7907 8500

 

The Common Shares are listed under the symbol "XOP" on the CSE and under the
symbol "COPL" on the London Stock Exchange.

 

 

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news release are made as of the date hereof and Canadian Overseas Petroleum
undertakes no obligation to update publicly or revise any forward-looking
statements or information, whether as a result of new information, future
events or otherwise, unless so required by applicable securities laws.

 

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