REG - Pennpetro Energy PLC - Revenue Deal Signed and 50/50 Lithium and Gas J.V

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17/07/2024 13:45

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RNS Number : 8072W  Pennpetro Energy PLC  17 July 2024

Pennpetro Energy PLC

("PPP" or "Pennpetro")

 

Significant Revenue Deal Signed on Texas Oil Assets

and

50/50 Texas Lithium and Gas Joint Venture

London, 17 July, 2024 - Pennpetro Energy PLC (LSE: PPP), has now signed a very
significant and transformative deal Heads of Terms ("HOT") with Globalvision
International U. LDA ("Globalvision") , an energy trading business based in
Madeira, whereby they will buy all of the shares in Pennpetro's subsidiary in
Texas Nobel USA Inc ("Nobel") in exchange for a life of asset currently
estimated at around 30  years oil sales revenues through a 12.5% Overriding
Royalty Interest ("ORI") on the Texan oil wells  - City of Gonzales #1 well,
Chalk Talk #1 well, Chalk Talk #4 well and Whistling Straits #5 well in
Gonzales and a 10% profit share on any other wells drilled or developed within
PPP's 2,036 acres in Texas.

In addition, Globalvision will take over all creditors that existed in Texas
leaving Pennpetro completely free of any financial obligations associated with
Texas.

Very importantly on the lithium and gas front, the HOT sets out an
arrangements with Globalvision to acquire 50% of Nobel Petroleum LLC ("NPLLC")
for a 50/50 Joint Venture ("JV") where the parties seek to assess the scope
for developing gas production from the AMI with ESGY Energy Inc ("ESGY"), and
also importantly to assess the potential to produce lithium from any well in
the AMI over the life of the project term.

Pennpetro announced the ESGY transaction on November 2022, when it signed a
Heads of Terms ("HoT") agreement with ESGY for a proposed petroleum joint
venture covering multiple counties in East Texas. Pennpetro's Nobel would
enter into a Joint Venture and Standard-Form Joint Operating Agreement with
ESGY pursuant to which Nobel will be responsible for up to 75% of the cost to
drill and complete two exploration wells ("Commitment Wells") to a depth
sufficient to test certain shallow gas seismic prospects for early production.
Nobel would be appointed as the Operator and will carry ESGY for 12.5% working
interest of the cost to drill and complete each well to the tanks and ESGY
will have the right to back-in for a further 12.5% working interest after
Nobel fully recovers its expenditures.

Nobel will select the Commitment Wells from ESGY's inventory of more than 300
shallow gas prospects, further defined as those seismic anomalies identified
from a major Exxon 2-D seismic dataset in the north Houston salt dome and
adjoining counties of Texas, as well as Rapides Parish and adjoining parishes
of Louisiana. Nobel will further select an additional twenty-eight shallow gas
prospects ("Highgraded Prospects") in which Nobel will be granted a Right of
First Refusal ("ROFR") by ESGY.

 

Upon fulfilling its obligations by the drilling of the Commitment Wells, Nobel
will have earned the Right of First Refusal ("ROFR") with respect to the
Highgraded Prospects and an additional right to participate in other like
prospects, under the same participation terms as the Commitment Wells, within
the East Texas Shallow Gas Play Area on the same terms and conditions as
agreed between the parties relative to the first thirty prospects.

 

Both parties are aiming to complete the transaction by month end (subject to
completion of formal documention) with Globalvision planning to start
optimisation works on the oil wells associated with the 12.5% ORRI to commence
at the beginning of August with oil production to commence within the coming
months.

 

Tom Evans, Pennpetro Energy's CEO said:

 

"This deal really does add very significant value to Pennpetro shareholders.
Since assuming the 100% working interest over the wells and operations from
Millennium Petrocapital Inc in Gonzales County in Texas back in July 2023, PPP
have sought to add value to the acreage.  It's been a rocky ride to date but
this transaction completely de-risks any capital expenditure needs to increase
production, but still provides us with the massive benefit and leverage of all
future works undertaken on the licences for the next circa 30 years.  Given
the current estimated life of the wells at 20 years plus, it secures PPPs
future for many years to come. Shareholders should not underestimate the
material value of receiving a ORRI on oil production from these wells. There
is a lot of oil in these 2,036 acres and we will rank equally with the
landowners with this ORRI and receive monthly revenue income from all oil
sales from Texas once production recommences. We are hopeful to see oil
production starting within months."

 

"Globalvision will also clear or come to arrangements with Pennpetro's US
creditors, which really does clean up our balance sheet. They plan to optimise
all 4 x 12.5% ORRI wells to production as quickly as possible, which will be a
very big step forwards for the project.

 

The Company is also very excited about the potential for the AMI on the Gulf
Coast region to produce gas and home-grown USA lithium from the wells. Big
companies in Texas, such as Standard Lithium, Albemarle Corporation, Koch
Industries and Tesla are already making big strides to fund future lithium
production and refining from oil wells in Texas, and we see our 50/50 JV here
as having real potential to add a lot of future value to Pennpetro
shareholders in time."

 

 

Robert Menzel, CEO of Globalvision International, also stated:

 

"It has been a pleasure negotiating with management of Pennpetro on the
acquisition of Nobel Petroleum USA Inc, who have done an excellent job in
acquiring an exceptional oil lease package in Texas in the heart of the Austin
Chalk oilfields and creating what we see as a potentially very profitable,
viable and long-life asset with the basis for long-term sustainable future oil
production. We at Globalvision look forward to expanding from these solid
foundations and taking Nobel to new heights and welcome Pennpetro on closing
this transaction as an important stakeholder and partner in this transaction."

 

 

-ENDS-

 

This announcement contains inside information within the meaning of Article
7(1) of (i) Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 of the European Parliament and of the
Council of 16 April 2014, as amended (the "EU Market Abuse Regulation") and
(ii) the EU Market Abuse Regulation as it forms part of United Kingdom
domestic law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018.

 

For further information visit www.pennpetroenergy.co.uk
(http://www.pennpetroenergy.co.uk) or follow us on twitter @pennpetro or
contact:

 

 Pennpetro Energy PLC:

 Tom Evans, CEO                                                                                                   tme@pennpetroenergy.com (mailto:tme@pennpetroenergy.com)

 David Lenigas, Chairman                                                                                          +44 (0) 7881825378

                                                                                                                  lenigas@monaco-capital.com

 Brokers:                                                                                                         +44 (0) 207 614 5900

 Zeus Capital

 Simon Johnson

 Peterhouse Capital Limited

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                                                                                                                +44 (0) 20 7220 9797
 Duncan Vasey

                                                                                                                +44(0) 207 129 1474
 Flagstaff Strategic and Investor Communications

                                                                                                                pennpetro@flagstaffcomms.com
 Tim Thompson

 Alison Allfrey

 Anna
 Probert

 

 

 

 

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