RBD - Another Cracking RNS5 Nov 2018 08:57
Reabold Resources Plc
Investment in Rathlin Energy (UK) Ltd
Reabold is delighted to announce that it has signed a subscription agreement with Rathlin Energy (UK) Limited ("Rathlin"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Calgary-based Connaught Oil & Gas Limited ("Connaught"), to invest a total of GBP3 million ("the investment") for an equity interest of 37.08 per cent. in Rathlin, which is the operator of the PEDL183 license onshore UK. The investment is conditional on, inter alia, the completion of a farm out, by Rathlin, of PEDL183 to Union Jack Oil plc ("Union Jack") and Humber Oil & Gas Ltd ("Humber") (the "Farm Out") which will result in Rathlin retaining a 66.67% equity interest in PEDL183. The license contains the significant West Newton A-1 gas discovery, and the investment is intended, together with the Farm Out, to fund the drilling of an appraisal well on this discovery in Q1 2019.
Project Highlights:
-- Q1 2019 drilling programme, designed to test two high-impact targets
-- Gross Contingent Resource of 189Bcfe (31.5Mboe) assigned to the West Newton A-1 gas discovery
-- Gas appraisal target with an estimated 72% chance of success and gross NPV (10) of $247M*
-- Additional future upside from the testing of the reef flank Cadeby formation oil prospect, with gross Prospective Resource of 79.1Mboe
-- Cadeby oil exploration target which has an estimated 24% chance of success and gross NPV (10) of $850m*