RE: Helvick/Dunmore - PVR20 Sep 2018 11:28
Background for anyone not sure of H&D:
In November 2013, the Company agreed a phased farm-in in relation to the Helvick and Dunmore discoveries with MFDevCo, formerly known as ABT Oil and Gas, a UK based company who has proprietary technology for the deployment of low cost development solutions for marginal fields. As part of the farm-in, MFDevCo will assist the joint venture partners in the carrying out of a detailed phased work programme. In March 2016, the Minister awarded a separate Lease Undertaking for both the Helvick and Dunmore oil discoveries.The MFDevCo work programme will determine whether the discoveries can be developed commercially, through the use of MFDevCo’s innovative low-cost development technologies. If the joint venture partners determine that the discoveries can be developed commercially, MFDevCo will carry out the necessary work required to prepare and submit, to the Minister, an outline plan of development and an application for a Petroleum Lease in respect of each discovery.
Subject to the award of a Petroleum Lease by the Minister, the next phase of the work programme would then involve the preparation and submission of a formal plan of development to the Minister. Subject to completion of the work programme in full and Ministerial approval of the plan of development, MFDevCo will earn in aggregate a 50% working interest in the Helvick and Dunmore discoveries. The audited recoverable resource estimate for Helvick is c. 3 MMBO, whilst the joint ventures’ latest internal work indicates a STOIIP resource estimate for Dunmore of up to c. 17 MMBO. MFDevCO is continuing its work programme on Helvick and Dunmore and the Company is awaiting details on its Hook Head Lease Application.