Petrolympic welcomes the Québec Superior Court’s decision to suspend provisions of Bill 21
January 29 2024 - 7:40AM
Petrolympic Ltd. (TSX.V: PCQ) (OTC: PCQRF) (the “Company”) is
pleased to report on the decision made by the Québec Superior Court
(Civil Division) to stay some provisions of Bill 21, the Act ending
exploration for petroleum and underground reservoirs and production
of petroleum and brine (the “Act”), for the duration of the
judicial proceedings.
In its ruling, the Court concluded to the
legitimacy of Petrolympic’s claim that some provisions of the Act
represent a serious legal matter which, if not stayed immediately,
would cause serious or irreparable harm to the Company.
The Court also ordered provisional execution
despite appeal of this ruling, meaning that the judgement will be
enforced even if the Attorney General files an appeal. This
exceptional measure aims at preserving the Company’s rights while
it continues to work toward a fair solution to the situation.
Mendel Ekstein, President, and Chief Executive
Officer of Petrolympic, commented: “We welcome this ruling as a
crystal-clear message that the law must be fair. Petrolympic is not
fighting Québec here, it is merely standing for its rights against
an Act that we consider unfair and that unnecessarily harms the
Company’s interests. We are also looking forward beyond the
judicial proceedings, as we mean to continue contributing to the
development of Québec’s energy resources.”
Apart from its mining assets, Petrolympic holds
in Québec an interest in a total of 753,058 hectares (1,860,839
acres) of oil and gas exploration licences in the St. Lawrence
Lowlands and in the Gaspe Peninsula/Lower St. Lawrence region.
In the St. Lawrence Lowlands, the Company’s
joint venture properties encompass a large part of the prolific
Utica shale gas play. A study by the Geological Survey of Canada in
2016 has estimated an original gas in place of 183 Tcf for the
whole Utica Shale in the St. Lawrence Lowlands. The Company’s
holdings in this area consist of a 30% interest in 216,933 hectares
(536,051 acres) through a joint venture with Ressources et Énergie
Squatex (“Squatex”), a 12% interest in 8,000 hectares (19,768
acres) through the Farmout Agreement with Canbriam Energy Inc. (now
Pacific Canbriam Energy Ltd.), and a 100% interest in 55,951
hectares (138,247 acres).
In the Gaspe Peninsula/Lower St. Lawrence
region, the Company also holds several high-profile assets
including the Massé Structure, that is held in joint venture with
Squatex. The resource assessment for this structure indicates a
potential of 53.6 BCF of gas and 52.2 million barrels of oil over a
probable average area of 5.2 km2, for an oil equivalent total
of 61.1 million barrels (MMBOE). These results have been announced
in a press release dated May 17, 2016 (the full version of which
can be found on www.sedarplus.ca under Petrolympic’s profile). The
Company’s holdings in this region consist of a 30% interest in
431,160 hectares (1,065,415 acres) through a joint venture with
Squatex and a 100% interest in a block of exploration licenses
referred to as the Mitis and the Matapedia properties and totaling
41,014 hectares (101,347 acres).
About Petrolympic
Petrolympic is a Junior Canadian gold and
lithium mining company in North America. The Company is presently
focused on its lithium exploration assets in the James Bay region,
Basserode and Fournière in Abitibi region as well as its gold
exploration assets at Vauquelin and Rayon d’Or in the Val d’Or
region, all in the Province of Quebec, Canada.
For further information please contact:
Mendel Ekstein – President & CEO
82 Richmond St EastToronto, ON M5C 1P1Tel. 845-656-0184 Fax
845-231-6665exis@petrolympic.com
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regarding the proposed acquisition, constitutes “forward-looking
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fact, are to be considered forward-looking statements.
Forward-looking statements are necessarily based on a number of
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Company, are inherently subject to significant business, economic,
geological and competitive uncertainties and contingencies.
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forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions,
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and unknown factors could cause actual results to differ materially
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impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, fluctuations in market prices,
exploration and exploitation successes, continued availability of
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