H17 Sep 2022 08:16
HIGHLIGHTS
· Maiden profit of £2,034,086 for the six-month period ended 30 June 2022
· Revenue of £4,384,254 for the six-month period ended 30 June 2022
· Cash balances, receivables and liquid investments stand at approximately £10,500,000 as at 6 September 2022
· Company remains debt free
· Approvals for the Wressle Field Development Plan and licences for the production phase through to 2039 received from the North Sea Transition Authority ("NSTA")
· Wressle currently amongst the most productive conventional producing UK onshore oilfields and poised to become second ranked only to the prolific Wytch Farm
· To date, our flagship project at Wressle has produced over 225,000 barrels of high-quality oil (gross) with zero water cut
· GaffneyCline Reserves and Resource Report, Illustrative Production Profile and Upside Potential of the Wressle Field are expected be published during September 2022
· Planning granted at West Newton for both A and B site works and three-year permit extension
· Joint Venture partners progressing with a conceptual development plan for West Newton, predominantly as a major gas producer
· First horizontal appraisal well at West Newton planned for 2023
· Completion of Competent Person's Report, compiled by RPS Group covering West Newton and other significant prospects within PEDL183 expected by end of Q3 2022
· In March 2022, a cash payment of £2,083,333 was made to Calmar LP in respect of the early settlement of the deferred consideration for the past purchases of an additional 25% of interest in PEDL180 and PEDL182 containing the Wressle development, bringing the Company's economic interest to 40%
· In August 2022, the High Court approved a Capital Reduction creating additional distributable reserves to the value of £21,553,557, providing the Company with flexibility to deliver future shareholder returns in the form of dividends and/or share buybacks