our interest in opl 23119 May 2013 16:53
looking at the interest we propose to have once the rto is complete, back in 2010 eernl has a 20 % stake in a jv with sacoil to produce 10,000 bopd in mid 2013... have a read...slightly confusing but work out between eernl and eer nigeria, this is looking like one hell of a deal for our small aim company...
http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/safrican-firm-acquires-stake-in-nigerian-oil-block/72070/
S'African Firm Acquires Stake in Nigerian Oil Block
By Ejiofor Alike
14 Dec 2010
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South Africa's SacOil has acquired 20 per cent stake in Oil Prospecting License (OPL) 233, a Nigerian oil and gas field, where first production is expected in 2013.
The board of SacOil, which announced this acquisition in a statement last weekend, stated that the joint venture between SacOil and Energy Equity Resources Limited (EER) had concluded its first near production deal.
According to the statement, the company's joint venture partner Equity Energy Resources acquired an additional 20 per cent stake in OPL233 field, while the remaining 60 per cent is held by Nigdel United Oil Company Limited.
The statement added that the JV will pay $8 million for its combined share of 40 per cent and also carry all cost until the first oil production, estimated at $50 million production is expected to commence at the middle of 2013 at a potential rate of 10,000 barrels of oil per day.
By the terms of the acquisition, the Joint Venture will receive an inflated economic interest allowing the recovery of exploration costs until 100 million barrels of cumulative crude oil production.
The terms also stipulates that as its entry cost, the Joint Venture will pay a farm-in fee of $8.0 million and carry the recoverable cost commitment to fund the minimum work programme.
This agreement is the first significant oil and gas deal entered into by the Joint Venture. SacOil recently signed a farm-in agreement with Nigdel United Oil Company Limited (NIGDEL) to acquire a 20 per cent working interest in the OPL233 licence located immediately off the coast of the central delta region and adjacent to the giant Apoi field .
SacOil's Nigerian partner, EER 233 Nigeria Limited, a wholly owned Nigerian subsidiary of EER, has also farmed into an additional 20 per cent of the OPL233 licence, with NIGDEL retaining the remaining 60 per cent. SacOil's interest will be held directly through a wholly owned Nigerian subsidiary. SacOil and EER's collective 40 per cent interest is referred to as the Acquisition.
OPL 233 was awarded to NIGDEL during the Federal Government of Nigeria bid round in 2006 and a Production Sharing Contract was executed with Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation on the 7th May 2007 with an exploration period of 5 years.