RE: Just bought in8 Jul 2019 12:37
8 July 2019
Lansdowne Oil & Gas plc
("Lansdowne" or the "Company")
Standard Exploration Licence 1/11
Barryroe, North Celtic Sea Basin
Operational Update
Lansdowne Oil & Gas plc (AIM: LOGP), the North Celtic Sea focused, oil and gas company, notes the announcement today by Providence Resources P.l.c. regarding Barryroe, which reads as follows:
Update on Barryroe Farm-Out Transaction
Dublin and London - July 8, 2019 - Providence Resources P.l.c. (PVR LN, PRP ID), the Irish based Energy Company ("Providence" or the "Company"), today provides a commercial and operational update in relation to Standard Exploration Licence ("SEL") 1/11 which contains the Barryroe oil accumulation (the "Barryroe Project"). SEL 1/11 is operated by EXOLA DAC ("EXOLA" or the "Operator", 40%), a wholly-owned Providence subsidiary, on behalf of its partners, APEC Energy Enterprises Limited ("APEC") and Lansdowne Celtic Sea Limited ("Lansdowne", 10%). The area lies in c. 100 metre water depth in the North Celtic Sea Basin and is located c. 50 km off the south coast of Ireland.
Background
On June 5, 2019, the Company announced that it had agreed certain amendments to the Farm-Out Agreement (the "Updated FOA") for the Barryroe Project with APEC Energy Enterprises Limited ("APEC") and, together with EXOLA and Lansdowne, the "Barryroe Partners", including a revised backstop date with APEC for receipt of the US$ 9 million loan advance to June 14, 2019. On June 17, 2019, the Barryroe Partners agreed to a further extension of the backstop date to no later than July 5, 2019. Pursuant to the terms of the Updated FOA, this US$ 9 million loan is to cover the costs associated with front-end well-site survey operations and pre-drill well consenting.
Receipt of Remittance Notification
Providence has received a HSBC remittance notification dated July 5, 2019 from APEC's funder for the transfer of US$ 10 million in favour of Providence's bank account in Dublin with a payment date of July 9, 2019. Of the US$ 10 million, US$ 9 million is to cover EXOLA front-end and pre-drill costs with US$ 1 million to cover APEC costs. Therefore, a backstop extension to July 10, 2019 has been agreed with APEC to allow for the receipt of funds. A further update will be provided in due course.