REG - Serica Energy PLC - Acquisition of Interest in Greater Buchan Area

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26/02/2024 07:00

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RNS Number : 3512E  Serica Energy PLC  26 February 2024

Serica Energy plc

("Serica" or the "Company")

Acquisition of Interest in Greater Buchan Area

London, 26 February 2024 - Further to the RNS issued on 23 November 2023,
Serica Energy plc (AIM: SQZ) announces the completion of the acquisition by
its wholly owned subsidiary, Serica Energy (UK) Limited, of 30% non-operated
interests in the P2498 and P2170 licences (together the Greater Buchan Area
("GBA")) from Jersey Oil & Gas ("JOG") (the "Transaction"). The partners
in the GBA are Serica Energy (UK) Limited (30%), NEO Energy (50% and operator)
and JOG (20%).

 

The Transaction provides Serica with the option of participating in the
re-development of the Buchan field (formally re-named "Buchan Horst") and
other potential projects in the GBA, such as the development of the J2 and
Verbier discoveries. Subject to project sanction and regulatory approval, the
target for first production from Buchan is Q4 2026.

 

On completion, Serica made a cash payment to JOG of US$7.5 million being
US$6.8 million adjusted to reflect an economic date of 1 April 2023 as
previously reported. The remainder of the potential consideration is in the
form of a Buchan development cost carry and contingent amounts linked to
certain future events as also reported in the RNS on 23 November 2023.

 

Mitch Flegg, Chief Executive of Serica, commented:

"We are pleased to have completed this transaction which creates the
possibility of adding a third production hub to Serica's North Sea portfolio.
As a potential domestic source of oil and gas with a low level of production
emissions, a provider of quality jobs for UK workers and a generator of much
needed future tax revenues, Buchan is the sort of project the UK needs as part
of the energy transition."

 

 

Enquiries:

 

 Serica Energy plc                                                          +44 (0)20 7390 0230
 Mitch Flegg (CEO) / Martin Copeland (CFO) / Stephen Lambert (VP Legal and
 External Relations)

 Peel Hunt (Nomad & Joint Broker)                                           +44 (0)20 7418 8900
 Richard Crichton / David McKeown / Georgia Langoulant

 Jefferies (Joint Broker)                                                   +44 (0)20 7029 8000
 Sam Barnett / Will Soutar

 Vigo Consulting (PR Advisor)                                               +44 (0)20 7390 0230
 Patrick d'Ancona / Finlay Thomson                                          serica@vigoconsulting.com

 

 

 

NOTES TO EDITORS

Serica Energy is a British independent oil and gas exploration and production
company with a portfolio of UKCS assets.

Serica has a balance of gas and oil production. The Company is responsible for
about 5% of the natural gas produced in the UK, a key element in the UK's
energy transition.

Serica's producing assets are focused around two main hubs: the Bruce, Keith
and Rhum fields in the UK Northern North Sea, which it operates, and a mix of
operated and non-operated fields tied back to the Triton FPSO. Serica also has
operated interests in the producing Columbus (UK Central North Sea) and
Orlando (UK Northern North Sea) fields and a non-operated interest in the
producing Erskine field in the UK Central North Sea.

Serica's portfolio of assets includes several organic investment opportunities
which are currently being pursued or are under consideration.

Further information on the Company can be found at www.serica-energy.com
(http://www.serica-energy.com) . The Company's shares are traded on the AIM
market of the London Stock Exchange under the ticker SQZ and the Company is a
designated foreign issuer on the TSX. To receive Company news releases via
email, please subscribe via the Company website.

 

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