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29/10/2014 08:04

RNS Number : 7748Q
Independent Oil & Gas PLC
04 September 2014
Independent Oil and Gas plc
("IOG" or the "Company")
Change of Adviser
Independent Oil and Gas plc (AIM:IOG.L), the North Sea focused oil and gas company, is pleased to announce that it has appointed finnCap Ltd as nominated adviser and broker with immediate effect.
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Enquiries:
Independent Oil and Gas plc
Mark Routh (CEO)
Peter Young (CFO)
+44 (0) 20 3051 9632
finnCap Ltd 
Matt Goode/Christopher Raggett (Corporate Finance)
Joanna Weaving (Corporate Broking)
+44 (0) 20 7220 0500
Camarco
Billy Clegg / Georgia Mann
+44 (0) 20 3757 4980
About Independent Oil and Gas:
IOG is an oil and gas company with established assets focused on the UK North Sea. The company's strategy is to deliver near term development and production assets in North West Europe, through its extensive technical and commercial expertise, whilst maintaining some exposure to exploration upside. The Company is looking to grow both organically and through acquisition.
IOG has four licences in the North Sea: In addition to the Blythe and Skipper licences co-owned 50% with Alpha Petroleum Resources Ltd., IOG has a 100% working interest in two licences awarded in the 27th licencing round. One is to the west of and adjacent to Skipper, the other is to the east of Blythe. Both these licences have potential resources that could be tied back to developments at Skipper and Blythe respectively. IOG will have a fifth licence upon completion of the Cronx acquisition.
Further information can be found on www.independentoilandgas.com.
About Blythe:
The Blythe gas discovery straddles Blocks 48/22b and 48/23a in the Southern North Sea in licence P1736 which is 50% co-owned by IOG and Alpha Petroleum Resources Ltd (operator). Blythe needs no further appraisal and has independently verified gross 2P reserves of 34.3 BCF (6.1 MMBoe) which is 17.2 BCF (3.0 MMBoe) net to IOG. (Source: ERC Equipoise Competent Person's Report dated September 2013.)
The partnership is working towards submitting a Field Development Plan for Blythe by 4Q 2014. IOG is targeting first gas from the Blythe field in mid-2016 but the final development schedule has yet to be formalised.
About Skipper:
The Skipper oil discovery is in Blocks 9/21a in the Northern North Sea in licence P1609 which is 50% co-owned by IOG and Alpha Petroleum Resources Ltd (operator). Skipper needs further appraisal by drilling a well to retrieve core and oil samples in order to design the optimum field development plan for the field. Skipper has independently verified gross 2C resources of 26.2MMBbls which is 13.1MMBbls net to IOG. The appraisal well will also target two exploration prospects directly beneath the Skipper oil discovery which may contain oil in place of 46 MMBbls. (Source: AGR Tracs Competent Person's Report dated September 2013.)
About Cronx:
The Cronx acquisition (IOG 100%) is subject to completion.
The Cronx gas discovery is 14km north-west of the Blythe field in which IOG holds 50%. Cronx was discovered in 2007 by well 48/22b-6 drilled by Perenco UK Ltd. Subject to agreement with the co-owner of the Blythe field, Alpha Petroleum Resources Ltd and the successful development of Blythe, the gas export of Cronx would be via the Blythe hub which will be 50% owned by IOG.
IOG commissioned an independent Competent Person's Report (CPR) by ERC Equipoise on Cronx in July 2012 which shows a base case expected gas recovery of 17.6BCF or 3.4MMBOE 2C resource. IOG anticipates drilling a pilot well in 2015, subject to rig availability, the necessary permits and funding, which IOG currently estimates to be 6.25m. IOG expects the well to confirm the recoverable resources, which IOG believes has the potential to be larger than the 17.6 BCF base case in the CPR. The well would be reused and extended into a producing well as part of the field development.

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