Greenfields Petroleum Corporation Announces Receipt of Repayment Demand and Review of Strategic Alternatives
October 29 2019 - 3:02PM
Greenfields Petroleum Corporation (the “
Company”
or “
Greenfields”) (TSX VENTURE: GNF), a production
focused company with operating assets in Azerbaijan, announces that
Vitol Energy (Bermuda) Ltd. (“
Vitol”), the
Company’s senior debt lender, has demanded repayment of all amounts
owing under Vitol’s secured loan agreement with the Company (the
“
Vitol Loan").
Due to the Company's inability to secure
deferrals of all of its minority debt obligations, the Company has
an event of default under the Vitol Loan. The Company, with the
approval of Vitol, has been trying to negotiate settlement of its
various unsecured obligations. While Vitol has a history of
forbearance of the Greenfield's debt obligations, if Greenfields
fails to make full payment to Vitol, Vitol may be entitled to
enforce its security against all of the Company’s assets and file
claims in a court of competent jurisdiction.
Greenfields is considering potential strategic
alternatives available to the Company. No assurance can be given
that the Company will be able to reach agreement with Vitol in
respect of the consequences of the default.
About Greenfields Petroleum
Corporation
Greenfields is an oil and natural gas company
focused on the development and production of proven oil and gas
reserves in the Republic of Azerbaijan. The Company is the sole
owner of Bahar Energy Limited (“BEL”), a venture
with an 80% participating interest in the Exploration,
Rehabilitation, Development and Production Sharing Agreement with
State Oil Company of the Republic of Azerbaijan
(“SOCAR”) and SOCAR Oil Affiliate, in respect of
the Bahar Project, which includes the Bahar Gas Field and the Gum
Deniz Oil Field. BEL operates the Bahar Project through its
wholly owned subsidiary Bahar Energy Operating Company Limited.
More information about the Company may be obtained on the
Greenfields’ website at www.greenfields-petroleum.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking
statements. More particularly, this press release includes
forward-looking statements concerning, but not limited to:
Greenfields’ business strategy, objectives, strength and focus; the
Payment Demand in respect of the Vitol Loan; the ability to comply
with such obligations; and strategic alternatives available to the
Company. In addition, the use of any of the words “anticipated”,
“scheduled”, “will”, “prior to”, “estimate”, “believe”, “should”,
“future”, “continue”, “expect”, “plan” and similar expressions are
intended to identify forward-looking statements. The
forward-looking statements contained herein are based on certain
key expectations and assumptions made by the Company, including,
but not limited to, expectations and assumptions concerning the
success of optimization and efficiency improvement projects, the
availability of capital, current legislation and regulatory
regimes, receipt of required regulatory approval, the success of
future drilling and development activities, the performance of
existing wells, the performance of new wells, general economic
conditions, availability of required equipment and services,
weather conditions and prevailing commodity prices. Although the
Company believes that the expectations and assumptions on which the
forward-looking statements are based are reasonable, undue reliance
should not be placed on the forward-looking statements because the
Company can give no assurance that they will prove to be
correct.
Since forward-looking statements address future
events and conditions, by their very nature they involve inherent
risks and uncertainties most of which are beyond the control of
Greenfields. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties
materialize, or should assumptions underlying the forward-looking
information prove incorrect, actual results, performance or
achievements could vary materially from those expressed or implied
by the forward-looking information. These risks include, but
are not limited to, risks associated with the oil and gas industry
in general (e.g., operational risks in development, exploration and
production; delays or changes in plans with respect to exploration
or development projects or capital expenditures; the uncertainty of
reserve estimates; the uncertainty of estimates and projections
relating to production, costs and expenses; and health, safety,
political and environmental risks), commodity price and exchange
rate fluctuations, changes in legislation affecting the oil and gas
industry and uncertainties resulting from potential delays or
changes in plans with respect to exploration or development
projects or capital expenditures. Additional risk factors can be
found under the heading “Risk Factors” in the Company’s most recent
management’s discussion and analysis, which may be viewed on
www.sedar.com.
The forward-looking statements contained in this
press release are made as of the date hereof and Greenfields
undertakes no obligation to update publicly or revise any
forward-looking statements or information, whether as a result of
new information, future events or otherwise, unless so required by
applicable securities laws. The Company’s forward-looking
information is expressly qualified in its entirety by this
cautionary statement.
This press release contains future-oriented
financial information and financial outlook information
(collectively, “FOFI”) about Greenfields’ debt obligations and the
ability to comply with such obligations, all of which are subject
to the same assumptions, risk factors, limitations, and
qualifications as set forth in the above paragraphs. FOFI contained
in this document has been approved by management as of the date of
this document and was provided for the purpose of providing further
information about Greenfields’ future business operations.
Greenfields disclaims any intention or obligation to update or
revise any FOFI contained in this document, whether as a result of
new information, future events or otherwise, unless required
pursuant to applicable law. Readers are cautioned that the FOFI
contained in this document should not be used for purposes other
than for which it is disclosed herein.
Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its
Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the
policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for
the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
For more information, please contact:
Greenfields Petroleum
Corporation |
info@greenfieldspetroleum.com |
John W Harkins (CEO) |
+1 (832) 234 0836 |
Sanjay Swarup (CFO) |
+44 207 096 0662 |
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