Guyana13 Nov 2017 16:39
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The Option Agreement provides Total with an option to acquire a 25% Working Interest in the Orinduik Block from Eco Guyana (the �Option�). Eco Guyana currently holds a 40% Working Interest in Orinduik, and Tullow, the Operator, holds the remaining 60%. The Orinduik Block directly offsets a line of discovery wells recently drilled by Exxon in its Stabroek Block in the Guyana-Suriname Basin, with Exxon estimating between 2.25 and 2.75 billion barrels of recoverable oil.
Pursuant to the Option Agreement, Total will make an immediate payment of US$1,000,000 for the Option (the �Option Fee�), at its sole discretion, to Farm-in to the Orinduik Block for an additional payment in cash of US$12,500,000 to earn the 25% Working Interest.