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Orcadian Energy PLC
01 February 2023
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1 February 2023
Orcadian Energy Plc
("Orcadian", the "Company" or the "Group") (AIM: ORCA)
Result of Placing
Orcadian Energy Plc (AIM:ORCA) is pleased to announce that,
further to its announcement of 7 a.m. (London time) today, it has
successfully completed and closed the Placing. The Placing was
oversubscribed.
The Placing has raised, in aggregate, gross proceeds of GBP 0.5m
through the placing of 5,000,000 Ordinary Shares (the "Placing
Shares") to certain institutional and other investors at a price of
10 pence per share.
The net proceeds of the Placing will be applied towards:
-- Licence Fees;
-- On its Pilot Licence by funding progress towards the Field Development Plan; and
-- For general working capital purposes.
Commenting on the transaction, Steve Brown, Orcadian's CEO,
said:
" We believe our Pilot project is a key UKCS development
project. Not only should it pave the way for the industry to unlock
up to 3 billion barrels of viscous oil discoveries on the UKCS, but
Pilot is also a potential flagship project demonstrating how to
reduce global emissions and make a contribution to a secure
transition to net zero. The funds raised, through our
oversubscribed fund raise, will enable us to further progress Pilot
towards field development plan as well as advance the farm out
process that we have commenced, delivering the value that we
believe is inherent in the project.
"We believe the year ahead promises to be a very significant
year for the Company and look forward to providing updates to all
as shareholders in due course."
Settlement of Invoices
As set out in the announcement of earlier today, the Company has
issued 900,000 ordinary shares to Alisanos Geoscience Limited in
lieu of unpaid invoices (the "Invoice Shares")
Admission and Total Voting Rights
Application will be made to the London Stock Exchange for
admission of the Placing Shares and the Invoice Shares to trading
on AIM ("Admission"). It is expected that Admission will become
effective and dealings in the Placing Shares commence on AIM at
8.00 a.m. on 7 February 2023 (or such later date as may be agreed
between the Company and the Joint Bookrunners, but no later than 22
February 2023).
The Placing Shares will be issued fully paid and will rank pari
passu in all respects with the Company's existing Ordinary
Shares.
Following Admission, the total number of Ordinary Shares in the
capital of the Company in issue will be 72,512,317 with voting
rights. This figure may be used by shareholders as the denominator
for the calculations by which they will determine if they are
required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest
in, the Company's share capital pursuant to the Company's
Articles.
Capitalised terms used but not otherwise defined in this
announcement shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the
Company's announcement made at 7 a.m. on 1 February 2023, unless
the context requires otherwise.
For further information on the Company please visit the
Company's website: https://orcadian.energy
Contact:
Orcadian Energy plc + 44 20 7920 3150
Steve Brown, CEO
Alan Hume, CFO
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WH Ireland (Nomad and Joint Broker) +44 20 7220 1666
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Harry Ansell / Fraser Marshall (Corporate
Broking)
Katy Mitchell / Andrew de Andrade (Nomad)
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Tavistock (PR) + 44 20 7920 3150
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Nick Elwes / Simon Hudson orcadian@tavistock.co.uk
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Charlesbye (PR) + 44 7403 050525
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Lee Cain / Lucia Hodgson
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Notes to editors
About Orcadian Energy
Orcadian is a North Sea focused, low emissions, oil and gas
development company . In planning its Pilot development, Orcadian
has selected wind power to transform oil production into a cleaner
and greener process. The Pilot project is moving towards approval
and will be amongst the lowest carbon emitting oil production
facilities in the world, despite being a viscous crude. Orcadian
may be a small operator, but it is also nimble, and the Directors
believe it has grasped opportunities that have eluded some of the
much bigger companies. As we strike a balance between Net Zero and
a sustainable energy supply, Orcadian intends to play its part to
minimise the cost of Net Zero and to deliver reliable organic
energy.
Orcadian Energy (CNS) Ltd ("CNS"), Orcadian's operating
subsidiary, was founded in 2014 and is the sole licensee of P2244,
which contains 78.8 MMbbl of 2P Reserves in the Pilot discovery,
and of P2320 and P2482, which contain a further 77.8 MMbbl of 2C
Contingent Resources in the Elke, Narwhal and Blakeney discoveries
(as audited by Sproule, see the CPR in the Company's Admission
Document for more details). Within these licences there are also
191 MMbbl of unrisked Prospective Resources. These licences are in
blocks 21/27, 21/28, 28/2 and 28/3, and lie 150 kms due East of
Aberdeen. The Company also has a 50% working interest in P2516,
which contains the Fynn discoveries. P2516 is administered by the
Parkmead Group and covers blocks 14/20g and 15/16g, which lie
midway between the Piper and Claymore fields, 180 kms due East of
Wick.
Pilot, which is the largest oilfield in Orcadian's portfolio,
was discovered by Fina in 1989 and has been well appraised. In
total five wells and two sidetracks were drilled on Pilot,
including a relatively short horizontal well which produced over
1,800 bbls/day on test. Orcadian's proposed low emissions, field
development plan for Pilot is based upon a Floating Production
Storage and Offloading vessel (FPSO), with over thirty wells to be
drilled by a Jack-up rig through a pair of well head platforms and
provision of power from a floating wind turbine.
Emissions per barrel produced are expected to be about an eighth
of the 2020 North Sea average, and less than half of the lowest
emitting oil facility currently operating on the UKCS. On a global
basis this places the Pilot field emissions at the low end of the
lowest 5% of global oil production.
Important Notices
This announcement contains 'forward-looking statements'
concerning the Company that are subject to risks and uncertainties.
Generally, the words 'will', 'may', 'should', 'continue',
'believes', 'targets', 'plans', 'expects', 'aims', 'intends',
'anticipates' or similar expressions or negatives thereof identify
forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements
involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to
differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking
statements. Many of these risks and uncertainties relate to factors
that are beyond the Company's ability to control or estimate
precisely. The Company cannot give any assurance that such
forward-looking statements will prove to have been correct. The
reader is cautioned not to place undue reliance on these
forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this
announcement. The Company does not undertake any obligation to
update or revise publicly any of the forward-looking statements set
out herein, whether as a result of new information, future events
or otherwise, except to the extent legally required.
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projection or estimate of the future financial performance of the
Company.
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