Some reassurance21 Oct 2020 00:12
For those of us invested and underwater (as I am currently) I do take some comfort from sept 24 RNS and bar the persistent seller I have seen no monster sells. Mainly investors in last week thinking we were about to get licence and have moved on
On 4th August 2020, the Company announced that shareholders of the Nigerian Affiliate had executed definitive agreements to resolve their disputes. Completion of this agreement is subject to the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation ("NNPC") granting an extension of the exploration period under the OPL 226 PSC beyond 30th September 2020. The Nigerian Affiliate applied for this extension in early June 2020 and has subsequently held a number of constructive meetings with the NNPC post application.
COPL is confident that it will receive confirmation of its exploration licence extension during Q4 2020. No notice of termination has been received by COPL's Nigerian Affiliate, which under the terms of the PSC would need to be issued sixty days before the 30th September 2020 expiry date. The two previous extensions to the drilling license at OPL 226 were received by the Nigerian Affiliate post the previous expiration dates.
We all know this is last chance saloon for Art and essar and shore can Shorecan are the right people to deal with the nigerian government after their previous success in Mozambique I hope the hands of power have been suitably greased