RNS27 Mar 2018 08:43
There you go, I take it our envelope was not sufficiently large ..... lots of 'paperwork' required and 'rubber stamps' were needed, not anymore !!!
Good news, fwiw, as clearly less than nothing is priced in atm for the 22.86%
"Application to the Court for a Declaration
Despite progressing exploration and appraisal activities on OPL 310 as
previously announced, LEKOIL has, to date, not received Ministerial
Consent for its acquisition of the additional 22.86 per cent interest in
OPL 310 or a satisfactory explanation of why such consent has not been
forthcoming. As a result, the Company has taken the decision to apply to
the Federal High Court for a declaration that is expected to expedite the
consent process, and preserve the unexpired tenure in the licence. The
Company will provide updates to the market as appropriate. The Company is
represented by Fidelis Oditah QC, SAN."
"An application for the transfer of the 22.86 per cent interest was duly
made by Afren Nigeria in January 2016. As the transaction was not
undertaken on the basis of an Assigned Interest in the oil block, approval
by Optimum was not required under the JOA between Optimum and Afren. In
March 2016, LEKOIL was notified by the Ministry of Petroleum Resources
that the necessary due diligence exercise would be conducted that month.
The due diligence exercise did not take place and has not been rescheduled
by the Department of Petroleum Resources since then."
aimo