RCS - Egdon Resources PLC - Acquisition of Aurora Production (UK) Limited

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20/12/2022 07:00

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RNS Number : 2282K  Egdon Resources PLC  20 December 2022

 

                20 December 2022

EGDON RESOURCES PLC

 ("Egdon" or "the Company")

Acquisition of Aurora Production (UK) Limited

Egdon Resources plc (AIM:EDR) is pleased to announce that it has signed a
conditional agreement to acquire the entire issued share capital of Aurora
Production (UK) Limited ("Aurora Production") from Aurora Petroleum Limited
(the "Vendor"). Aurora Production is a private company, which holds an 18.75%
interest in the Edgon operated licence PL090 which contains the Waddock Cross
oil field and an 8.33% interest in the IGas operated licence PEDL070 which
contains the Avington oil field.

The consideration for this acquisition will be the assumption by Egdon of all
ongoing liabilities on these licences, including all abandonment
liabilities.  However, as part of the transaction Egdon shall receive a cash
sum from the Vendor of £0.288 million which reflects the current estimates in
relation to these liabilities.  Aurora Production will at the completion of
the transaction grant Net Profit Interests to the Vendor of 10% on each of the
licence interests which, in the event that profitable production is
established, will result in the Vendor being reimbursed the sum it gave Egdon
to cover the abandonment liabilities for such licence.

Aurora Production has accumulated upstream ringfenced tax losses of ca. £90
million that should be available to offset tax on future profits. The
commercial date of the transaction will be 30 September 2022. The transaction
is subject to approval of the change of control by NSTA and the other
licensees.

Egdon has an existing 55% operated interest in the Waddock Cross oil field
(PL090) which will increase to 73.75% on completion. In addition, Egdon will
increase its interest in the remaining part of PL090 (excluding the Waddock
Cross oil field) from 42.50% to 56.04%. Waddock Cross is currently shut-in.
Independent reservoir modelling has shown that a new horizontal well on the
field could yield commercial oil production (500-800 bopd). Given the
significant mean in-place oil volume of c. 57 million barrels, this asset has
been high graded by Egdon for redevelopment.

Egdon will increase its holding in the Avington oil field from 28.00% to
36.33%.  Avington remains shut-in but planning consent to restart production
was granted on appeal in December 2021. The forward plan is to redevelop the
field during 2023 with longer term plans to include establishing on site water
handling facilities.

Egdon estimates that the transaction covering both licences will add
approximately 0.614 million barrels of Best Estimate Contingent and
Prospective Resources of oil to its resource inventory.

Commenting on the acquisition, Mark Abbott, Managing Director of Egdon said:

 "This acquisition builds on our existing interests in the shut-in Waddock
Cross and Avington oil fields. Both assets have active plans in place to
rejuvenate oil production.  The acquisition therefore adds potential for
near-term incremental production, adds to our resource base and delivers
substantial tax losses that may be utilised to offset future taxes."

 For further information please contact:

Egdon Resources plc

Mark Abbott, Martin Durham
                     01256 702 292

 

Buchanan

Ben Romney, Jon Krinks
                       020 7466 5000

 

Nominated Adviser & Joint Broker - WH Ireland
Limited

Chris Hardie, Megan Liddell
                      020 7220 1666

 

Joint Broker & Financial Advisors - VSA Capital Limited

Andrew Monk (Corporate
Broking)
020 3005 5000

Andrew Raca (Corporate Finance)

 

Notes to Editors:

Egdon Resources plc (LSE: EDR) is an established UK focused energy company.

Egdon holds interests in 35 licences in the UK and has an active programme of
exploration, appraisal and development within its portfolio of oil and gas
assets.  Egdon is an approved operator in the UK.  Egdon was formed in 1997
and listed on AIM in December 2004.

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