RE: Directors share purchase?21 Jun 2024 18:47
Bloomberg Mongolia.
In 2022, Petro Matad expected a loss of 2.9 million USD, the amount of loss has almost doubled.
"Petro Matad", a company listed on the London Stock Exchange, announced in its annual income report that it had a net loss of 5.9 million US dollars after taxes in 2023. Compared to the company's expected loss of $2.9 million in 2022, this loss almost doubled, which is generally related to the company's increased exploration and appraisal costs. Specifically: exploration and evaluation costs increased from 137,000 US dollars to 2.2 million US dollars during the reporting period.
In terms of operations, the Petro Matad company emphasized in its report that it was able to get the government to approve the registration of oil exploration area XX as a state special purpose zone. However, the slow process of renewing Petro Matad's operating license caused quite a delay, the CEO of the company, Mike Buck, pointed out.
However, since the land use permit necessary for exploration in the XX area was obtained from the local administration last month, preparations are being made to start the drilling of the "Heron 1" well in July.
In terms of new financing, "Petro Matad" company announced that it has issued an additional 215 million ordinary shares in 2023 and collected 6.6 million USD.