REG - Canadian O'Seas Petr - Market Clarification

Canadian Overseas PetroleumAnnouncement

06/04/2022 11:45

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RNS Number : 4899H  Canadian Overseas Petroleum Ltd  06 April 2022

 

 

Market Clarification

London, United Kingdom; Calgary, Canada: April 6, 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, wishes to reiterate its objectives for the 2022 year
and address unfounded market rumours, through disinformation posted on social
media and internet chat forums, with respect to its annual filings at December
31, 2021 ("Annual Filings") which are available on the Company's website and
on www.sedar.com (http://www.sedar.com)  :

 

COPL's Objectives for 2022:

 

·    Complete the consolidation of available interests in the Wyoming
assets.

·   Re-finance COPL America Inc's credit facility to reduce the Company's
cost of capital for which the Company is working closely with its bankers and
advisors.

·   Optimize and increase oil production at the operated Barron Flats
Shannon Unit miscible flood.

·    Commence Phase 1 of the delineation of the Barron Flats Deep Oil
discovery.

·    Maintain the Company's ESG operating credentials.

 

2021 Annual Filings:

 

Subsequent to December 31, 2021, COPL's wholly owned indirect United States
subsidiary (the "Borrower") entered into a waiver (the "Waiver") dated March
31, 2022 from its lender (the "Lender") with respect to past defaults
determined by the Lender to the terms of the Borrower's Senior Credit Facility
dated March 16, 2021 (the "Facility") which are detailed by the Company in its
Annual Filings. The terms of the Waiver agreed by the Borrower and the Lender,
with additional costs and conditions to the Facility, can be found in the
Company's Annual Filings.

 

The Company continues to be subject to the terms of the Facility, as at the
date of the Waiver. The intention of the Waiver, and associated additional
costs and conditions, was to waive the past defaults, and was to have the
Waiver in advance and effective for the Company's First Quarter 2022 Financial
Statements as at March 31, 2022. The timing of receipt of the Waiver, received
after its December 31, 2021 financial year end, thus caused the Annual Filings
of the Company's audited Financial Statements to contain an emphasis of the
matter, and as a result its Facility was classified on the Company's Balance
Sheet as a current liability at the year ending December 31, 2021. As such,
the Annual Filings were required to include disclosure surrounding liquidity
and going concern risk factors due to past defaults determined by the Lender
at December 31, 2021, pre receipt of the Waiver, and such Note 14 of its 2021
Financial Statements should also be read by market participants as part of the
Company's public record.

 

As a result of the timing of the receipt by the Borrower of the Waiver, the
classification of the Company's Facility at the year-end December 31, 2021 as
a current liability will be reviewed in accordance with IFRS accounting
standards with consideration to the terms of the Waiver and the terms of the
Facility before the filing of the Company's First Quarter 2022 ("Q1")
Financial Statements. The Q1  Financial Statements are scheduled to be filed
on www.sedar.com (http://www.sedar.com) and the Company's website after the
close of Canadian markets on Monday, May 16, 2022.

 

Cash:

 

As at December 31, 2021, COPL had cash and equivalents of $7.8 million. Cash
at the end of the period was impacted by the approximately $3.2 million
receivable for ongoing operations from Cuda Energy LLC currently in bankruptcy
as indicated in the Company's Annual Filings.

 

Arthur Millholland, President & CEO, commented:

 

"I am making this statement to the markets as I am aware that we have a large
number of private shareholders who may be influenced by certain groups or
individuals with an agenda propagated by social media or other platforms to
benefit themselves. I do though understand the disclosure with respect to
financial accounts can be difficult to understand to some, but I am also well
aware these disclosures can be easily manipulated by those who understand the
inherent weaknesses of others in the market. I hope our clarification aids
those stakeholders that have concerns resulting from the views and discussions
on social media and internet chat forums. All stakeholders should know we have
an experienced managerial, financial and technical team, and such the Company
is more than confident in reiterating that we delivered on our 2021
objectives, and are well positioned to achieve our forthcoming plan in 2022.
In addition, you should not discount our recent deep oil discovery which COPL
will fully capitalize on as we are confident in our assessments. Again, 2021
has been a transformative year for the Company and we look to the future with
renewed confidence. You will never hear this from "snake oil salesmen" dressed
up as experts, commentors or prophets on our Company's business on social
media or internet chat platforms due to their sole focus for their own
nefarious personal gain."

 

 

 

 

 

Annual Filings for the Year Ending and As at December 31, 2021:

 

The financial results and associated annual regulatory filing documents,
including the Financial Statements, Management's Discussion and Analysis, and
the Annual Information Form which includes the Statement of Reserves Data and
Other Oil and Gas Information (National Instrument 51-101 Forms 51-101F1,
51-101F2, 51-101F3), for the year ending December 31, 2021 (the "Annual
Filings"), can be viewed under the Company's name at www.sedar.com
(http://www.sedar.com)   or at the Company's website at www.canoverseas.com
(http://www.canoverseas.com) .

 

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 Converse and Natrona Counties Wyoming, and in sub-Saharan Africa through
its ShoreCan joint venture company in Nigeria, and independently in other
countries.

 
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

 

 

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

 

 

This news release contains forward-looking statements. The use of any of the
words "initial, "scheduled", "can", "will", "prior to", "estimate",
"anticipate", "believe", "should", "forecast", "future", "continue", "may",
"expect", and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking
statements. The forward-looking statements contained herein are based on
certain key expectations and assumptions made by the Company, including, but
not limited to, the ability to raise the necessary funding for operations,
delays or changes in plans with respect to exploration or development projects
or capital expenditures. Although the Company believes that the expectations
and assumptions on which the forward-looking statements are based are
reasonable, undue reliance should not be placed on the forward-looking
statements since the Company can give no assurance that they will prove to be
correct since forward-looking statements address future events and conditions,
by their very nature they involve inherent risks and uncertainties most of
which are beyond the control of Canadian Overseas Petroleum Ltd. For example,
the uncertainty of reserve estimates, the uncertainty of estimates and
projections relating to production, cost overruns, health and safety issues,
political and environmental risks, commodity price and exchange rate
fluctuations, changes in legislation affecting the oil and gas industry could
cause actual results to vary materially from those expressed or implied by the
forward-looking information.  Forward-looking statements contained in this
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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