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16/12/2021 07:00

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RNS Number : 8102V  UK Oil & Gas PLC  16 December 2021

UK Oil & Gas PLC

("UKOG" or the "Company")

 

Geothermal energy hub agreement with Ceraphi Energy

UK Oil & Gas PLC (London AIM: UKOG) ("the Company") is pleased to announce
that it has signed a Heads of Terms with Ceraphi Energy Ltd ("Ceraphi") to
enter into a joint venture agreement to develop part of the Company's Horse
Hill site into a geothermal energy hub ("GeoHub").

The GeoHub, currently at a conceptual stage, is targeted to generate and
supply more than 200,000 megawatt hours per year of continuous baseload,
primarily as heat energy. The project's first phase would aim to supply
significant industrial end-users in the locality with 100% green heating and
cooling plus ancillary green electricity and/or hydrogen.

The GeoHub concept centres around six new deep geothermal boreholes utilising
Ceraphi's proprietary "closed-loop" downhole heat exchanger technology,
designed to transfer heat from the surrounding hot rocks via heat pumps to the
surface. Unlike most conventional geothermal wells, the closed-loop system
requires no injection or circulation of water within the rocks between
boreholes, eliminating the possibility of induced seismic activity.

As in established heat networks, heat from the GeoHub would be delivered to
the end user via a small diameter hot water pipe and heat pump system. Subject
to necessary permissions, further wells and/or sites could be added at any
stage to supply a wider spectrum of end users.

The GeoHub's potential to supply continuous baseload energy with zero carbon
emissions is fully in line with the UK government's "build back greener"
net-zero strategy.

It is envisaged that current oil production at the site would continue to the
end of economic life and then boreholes would be repurposed to add further
geothermal baseload, transitioning the site into 100% renewable energy
provision.

 

Our partner, Ceraphi, is a new British technology company specialising in
delivering solutions in the geothermal energy space and its energy cascade:
https://ceraphi.com/ (https://ceraphi.com/)

 

Upon execution of the joint venture agreement, conceptual engineering design
and preparation of a planning application are planned to commence in the New
Year.

 

Qualified Person's Statement

 

Matt Cartwright, UKOG's Commercial Director, who has 38 years of relevant
experience in the global oil industry, has approved the information contained
in this announcement. Mr Cartwright is a Chartered Engineer and member of the
Society of Petroleum Engineers.

 

Stephen Sanderson, UKOG's Chief Executive commented:

 

"It makes perfect sense for the UK to harness the abundant green heat energy
beneath our feet to heat, cool and power our homes and industry. The GeoHub's
weather independent target baseload is firmly in line with both the UK
government's "build back greener" strategy for net-zero and the Company's
ambition to transition its UK assets into sustainable green energy hubs.  We
look forward to working with Ceraphi to further define and deliver the
project."

 

For further information, please contact:

      UK Oil & Gas PLC
      Stephen Sanderson / Kiran Morzaria:                 Tel 01483 941493

      WH Ireland Ltd (Nominated Adviser and Broker)
      James Joyce / Andrew de Andrade:                    Tel 020 7220 1666

      Communications
      Brian Alexander:                                    Tel 01483 941493

 

 

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