Assignment Of Peru Block 95 Completed (2326V)
January 10 2012 - 2:00AM
UK Regulatory
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RNS Number : 2326V
Global Energy Development PLC
10 January 2012
For Immediate Release 10 January 2012
GLOBAL ENERGY DEVELOPMENT PLC
(the "Company")
PERU BLOCK 95 - ASSIGNMENT PROCESS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED
Global Energy Development PLC, the Latin America focused
petroleum exploitation and production company (LSE-AIM: "GED") is
pleased to announce that the Peruvian government has officially
approved and authorised the assignment of 60% of the Peruvian Block
95 License Contract ("Block 95 Contract") to Gran Tierra Energy,
Inc. (NYSE Amex: "GTE", TSX: "GTE") through Supreme Decree No.
050-2011-EM published on 29 December 2011.
In late 2010, the Company entered into an agreement to farm-out
60% of its interest in the Contract to GTE. Under the terms of the
farmout agreement, GTE was to become the Operator of the Contract,
subject to and following approval from the Peruvian authorities,
and would assume 100% of the costs of an exploration well up to a
maximum of US$ 15 million. Global retains a 40% interest in the
Contract through its wholly-owned subsidiary. The Contract area is
located in the Maranon Basin of north-eastern Peru.
In December 2011, GTE announced its near-term intentions for the
Block 95 Contract in its 2012 Capital Program release, "Upon
PeruPetro approval of assignment of interests to Gran Tierra
Energy, the company plans to drill one exploration well in Block 95
in the second half of 2012. The contract area contains the
Bretana-1 well, which was drilled in 1974 and tested 18[deg] API
gravity oil on natural flow rates of approximately 800 barrels of
oil per day."
For further information:
Global Energy Development PLC
Anna Williams, Director of Business
Development +001 817 310 0240
awilliams@globalenergyplc.com
www.globalenergyplc.com
Buchanan
Tim Thompson +44 (0)20 7466 5126
Ben Romney +44 (0)20 7466 5132
Northland Capital Partners Limited
+44 (0)20 7796
Louis Castro 8800
Lauren Kettle
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