Remember this15 Sep 2019 09:41
Eco Atlantic Hires Tudor, Pickering Ahead of Guyana Oil Suitors
2019-07-26 15:30:57.785 GMT
By Dinesh Nair and Paul Burkhardt
(Bloomberg) -- Eco Atlantic Oil & Gas Ltd., the Canadian
company working with Tullow Oil Plc in Guyana, hired advisers to
prepare for any potential approach by suitors before results
emerge from a closely watched drilling campaign, people with
knowledge of the matter said.
Eco appointed Tudor, Pickering, Holt & Co., the people
said, asking not to be identified because the information isn’t
public. The company and its partners started drilling the first
of two wells at the Orinduik Block on July 4, and estimated it
would take as many as 40 days to complete.
The Orinduik Block, where Eco owns a 15% stake, Tullow has
60% and Total SA holds 25%, is adjacent to an oil discovery by
Exxon Mobil Corp., which is estimated to hold 5.5 billion
barrels.
Eco Atlantic didn’t immediately respond to a request for
comment. Tudor, Pickering, Holt declined to comment.
Eco said July 5 that it is fully funded for its share of as
many as six exploration or development wells on the block, in
addition to the current two-well program.
Advisory boutique Perella Weinberg Partners in 2016
acquired oil and gas investment banking firm Tudor, Pickering,
Holt.
To contact the reporters on this story:
Dinesh Nair in London at dnair5@bloomberg.net;