RE: RE: Current Live Portfolio12 Jun 2026 08:45
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Block 8 Deeps:-
2823sq Km contract area, 3 identified structures. The Board believes both BNG and Block 8 may have similar geological characteristics as at the nearby world class Tengiz and Kashagan oilfields.
Acquisition terms:-
The licence for the Block 8 Contract Area is held by EPC Munai LLP, a limited liability partnership registered in Kazakhstan, which is in turn owned by Procyon Capital Limited (Member of the Oraziman family) a company registered at the Astana International Financial Center in Kazakhstan.
Caspian Sunrise PLC will acquire 100% of Procyon Capital Limited for an initial consideration of $100 payable in cash and deferred consideration of up to $60 million from the oil produced at the Block 8 Contract Area payable in cash via a $5 per barrel royalty. The required consent from the Kazakh Ministry of Energy has been received with completion now dependent on the approval of the Kazakh Antimonopoly Authority.31 Oct 2025, approval now received RNS 28 Jan 2026
The Block 8 licence was previously owned by LG International the Korean conglomerate, who in 2006 started to acquire 3D seismic data over approximately 456 sq km, in Sep 2011, LG-GeoPark abandoned plans for a $10m drill, quoting regulatory delays "The Sholkara prospect has an unrisked mean oil resource estimate of 100-400 million bbl." The resumption of production from block 8 will trigger the repayment of the $3.1m loan advanced to allow drilling. The Board is pleased to confirm that the acquisition of the Block 8 Contract Area has completed. RNS 13/3/2026 Ongoing work with the Kazakh authorities to renew the licence for the Akkaduk structure RNS 13/3/2026
P-1:- Drilled 2016 Depth 4203m, Sholkara structure licence to 2027, testing 3m interval at 3391m Jul 2025, flowed at 270 Bopd, Water issues requires a new sidetrack starting Nov 2025, testing work continues to perforate a new 6 meter interval at Deep Well P1 at a depth of 3,467 meters.
P-2:- Drilled 2019 Depth 3449m Sholkara structure Licence to 2027 Production commenced Jun 2025 now flowing up to 846 Bopd on a 4mm choke Oct 2025, waiting for a rig move to Deep Well P2 from P1, to drill a 400 meter side track from a depth of 3,100 meters targeting oil in the Permian dolomite. RNS 13/3/2026
AKD-4:- Reached target depth 3922m awaiting testing Jul 2024
T-2D:- Reached 3408m target 3500m awaiting testing Jul 2024 Toresai structure Licence not renewed Sep 2024
Two wells were drilled in 2022 and 2023 to depths of 3,922 and 3,408 meters respectively on the Akkaduk structure. As noted elsewhere, testing of these wells has not been permitted during the very extended period during which the licence renewal applications are being considered by the Kazakh regulatory authorities.