REG - Eco (Atlantic) O&G - Rig mobilisation for Gazania-1 and Namibia Update

Eco (Atlantic) Oil & GasAnnouncement

12/08/2022 07:00

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RNS Number : 8341V  Eco (Atlantic) Oil and Gas Ltd.  12 August 2022

12 August 2022

 

ECO (ATLANTIC) OIL & GAS LTD.

("Eco," "Eco Atlantic," "Company," or together with its subsidiaries, the
"Group")

 

Rig mobilisation for Gazania-1 in South Africa and Namibia Update

 

Eco (Atlantic) Oil & Gas Ltd. (AIM: ECO, TSX ‐ V: EOG), the oil and
gas exploration company focused on the offshore Atlantic Margins, confirms
that the Island Innovator rig, owned by Island Drilling Company AS, was
released and mobilised today.

 

The rig is now under contract to Eco and its JV partners and will move on to
the Gazania-1 well on Block 2B, 25km offshore the Northern Cape in Orange
Basin South Africa. The rig is expected to arrive and spud by the end of
September 2022, subject to weather conditions.  The Gazania-1 prospect is
targeting a 300 million barrels light oil resource. The well will take
approximately 25 days to drill, and the JV partners plan to seal and plug the
well after the test, with no equipment being left on the sea floor. The
partners have also approved the option to drill a sidetrack well contingent on
a discovery in the main target.

 

The JV partnership in respect of Block 2B comprises Eco Atlantic (50% WI and
Operator), Africa Energy Corp (27.5% WI), Panoro 2B Limited, a subsidiary of
Panoro Energy ASA (12.5% WI), and Crown Energy AB (10% WI).

 

Update on Namibia

 

The Company is also pleased to announce that it has signed Joint Operating
Agreements ("JOA's") with NAMCOR, the National Petroleum Corporation of
Namibia, with regard to the Company's four operated offshore Petroleum Licence
("PEL") interests in Namibia, being PEL 97 (Cooper), PEL 98 (Sharon), PEL 99
(Guy), and PEL 100 (Tamar).

 

Updated Presentation

 

An updated version of the corporate presentation is also available on the
Company's website:
https://www.ecooilandgas.com/investors/reports-presentations/
(https://www.ecooilandgas.com/investors/reports-presentations/)

 

Colin Kinley, Co-founder and Chief Operating Officer of Eco Atlantic,
commented:

 

"We are excited to get underway with our drilling campaign at Block 2B in the
Orange Basin offshore South Africa. A successful outcome at the Gazania-1 well
has the potential to be transformational for Eco and our JV partners.

 

"We are also pleased to have signed JOA's with NAMCOR in relation to the PEL's
we operate offshore Namibia. With all of the recent operational success we
have seen recently in Namibia, we are excited to be one of the largest
offshore licence holders in the region and look forward to working with NAMCOR
to generate value for the benefit of all."

 

**ENDS**

 

 

For more information, please visit www.ecooilandgas.com or contact the
following:

 

 Eco Atlantic Oil and Gas                                   c/o Celicourt +44 (0) 20 8434 2754
 Gil Holzman, CEO

 Colin Kinley, COO

 Alice Carroll, Head of Corporate Sustainability            +44(0)781 729 5070
 Strand Hanson Limited (Financial & Nominated Adviser)

                                                            +44 (0) 20 7409 3494
 James Harris

 James Bellman

 Berenberg (Broker)                                         +44 (0) 20 3207 7800
 Matthew Armitt

 Detlir Elezi

 Echelon Capital (Financial Adviser N. America Markets)

 Ryan Mooney                                                +1 (403) 606 4852

 Simon Akit                                                 +1 (416) 8497776

 Celicourt (PR)                                             +44 (0) 20 8434 2754
 Mark Antelme

 Jimmy Lea

 

The information contained within this announcement is deemed by the Company to
constitute inside information as stipulated under the Market Abuse Regulation
(EU) No. 596/2014 as it forms part of United Kingdom domestic law by virtue of
the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (as amended).

 

Notes to editors:

 

About Eco Atlantic:

 

Eco Atlantic is a TSX-V and AIM-quoted Atlantic Margin-focused oil & gas
exploration company with offshore license interests in Guyana, Namibia, and
South Africa. Eco aims to deliver material value for its stakeholders through
its role in the energy transition to explore for low carbon intensity oil and
gas in stable emerging markets close to infrastructure.

 

Offshore Guyana in the proven Guyana-Suriname Basin, the Company holds a 15%
Working Interest in the 1,800 km(2) Orinduik Block Operated by Tullow Oil. In
Namibia, the Company holds Operatorship and an 85% Working Interest in four
offshore Petroleum Licences: PELs: 97, 98, 99, and 100, representing a
combined area of 28,593 km(2) in the Walvis Basin.

 

Offshore South Africa, Eco is Operator and holds a 50% working interest in
Block 2B and a 20% Working Interest (to be increased to a 26.25% Working
Interest, subject to Completion of the Acquisition announced 27 June 2022) in
Blocks 3B/4B operated by Africa Oil Corp., totalling some 20,643 km(2).

 

Cautionary Notes:

 

This news release contains certain "forward-looking statements", including,
without limitation, statements containing the words "will", "may", "expects",
"intends", "anticipates" and other similar expressions which constitute
"forward-looking information" within the meaning of applicable securities
laws. Forward-looking statements reflect the Company's current expectations,
assumptions, and beliefs, and are subject to a number of risks and
uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those
anticipated. These forward-looking statements are qualified in their entirety
by the inherent risks and uncertainties surrounding future expectations.

 

Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from
expectations include, but are not limited to, general economic and market
factors, competition, the effect of the global pandemic and consequent
economic disruption, and the factors detailed in the Company's ongoing filings
with the securities regulatory authorities, available at www.sedar.com
(http://www.sedar.com) . Although forward-looking statements contained herein
are based on what management considers to be reasonable assumptions based on
currently available information, there can be no assurance that actual events,
performance or results will be consistent with these forward-looking
statements, and our assumptions may prove to be incorrect. Readers are
cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. The
Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any
forward-looking statements either as a result of new information, future
events or otherwise, except as required by applicable laws.

 

 

 

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