Baron Oil PLC Chuditch PSC Update -- 6 Month Extension Granted (7312V)
December 05 2023 - 5:07AM
UK Regulatory
TIDMBOIL
RNS Number : 7312V
Baron Oil PLC
05 December 2023
THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CONTAINS INSIDE INFORMATION FOR THE PURPOSES
OF REGULATION 11 OF THE MARKET ABUSE (AMENDMENT) (EU EXIT)
REGULATIONS 2019/310.
5 December 2023
Baron Oil Plc
("Baron" or the "Company")
Chuditch PSC Update - 6 Month Extension Granted
Baron Oil Plc (AIM:BOIL), the AIM-quoted oil and gas exploration
and appraisal company, is pleased to announce an update on the
TL-SO-19-16 Production Sharing Contract (the "Chuditch PSC" or
"PSC"), offshore Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste.
Baron's wholly owned subsidiary, SundaGas Banda Unipessoal Lda.
("SundaGas"), which operates the Chuditch PSC, has been granted a
further six-month extension to Contract Year Two of the PSC by the
Autoridade Nacional do Petróleo ("ANP"), I.P. a Timor-Leste public
institution, created under Decree Law No. 62/2023 of 6(th)
September 2023, 3(rd) amendment of Decree Law No. 20/2008 of 19(th)
June, on the establishment of the ANP.
The end of Contract Year Two of the PSC will now be 18 June 2024
, with a subsequent commitment, on entry into Contract Year Three,
for the drilling of the Chuditch-2 appraisal well. The practical
effect of this is that a formal decision on whether to enter the
drilling phase is now required to be taken at or before that
date.
All work programme commitments to date have been fulfilled,
which has led to a detailed understanding of the PSC Contract Area,
its resource potential, and the selection of a "Chuditch-2"
appraisal well location.
The extension of the term of PSC Contract Year Two of the
initial exploration period was requested to allow SundaGas
sufficient time during the subsequent Contract Year Three period to
schedule drilling operations in a timely manner. The extension
itself does not impact our continuing preparations for the planned
Chuditch-2 appraisal well, which is expected to be drilled towards
the end of 2024. Furthermore, it allows time to advance the funding
plans for Chuditch-2, where we continue to make good progress with
our discussions with a number of potential funding partners.
Arrangements are being made to submit to ANP in a timely manner
a replacement for the existing US$1 million Bank Guarantee provided
to ANP with one for the same amount to cover the extension
period.
For further information, please contact:
Baron Oil Plc +44 (0) 20 7117 2849
Andy Yeo, Chief Executive
Allenby Capital Limited +44 (0) 20 3328 5656
Nominated Adviser and Joint Broker
Alex Brearley, Nick Harriss, George Payne (Corporate
Finance)
Kelly Gardiner, Stefano Aquilino (Sales and Corporate
Broking)
Cavendish Capital Markets Limited +44 (0) 131 220 6939 / +44 (0) 207 397 8900
Joint Broker
Neil McDonald, Pearl Kellie (Corporate Finance)
Leif Powis (Sales)
IFC Advisory Limited +44 (0) 20 3934 6630
Financial PR and IR baronoil@investor-focus.co.uk
Tim Metcalfe, Florence Chandler
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