18th Nov 2015 08:45
LONDON (Alliance News) - UK Oil & Gas Investments PLC on Wednesday said it has secured final regulatory consent to acquire a 20% stake in the PEDL143 onshore licence in the Weald Basin, part of the farm-in agreement signed with Egdon Resources PLC.
The licence is located to the immediate west of the Horse Hill licence, in which UK Oil & Gas owns a 20.2% stake, and south of the Brockham oil field, in which UK Oil & Gas has a 6.0% interest via its stake in Angus Energy Ltd.
The PEDL143 licence includes the Holmwood prospect, which the group working on the licence intends to target with the Holmwood-1 exploration well. That test drilling is due to take place in late 2016 or early 2017.
"As a result of the Oil and Gas Authority's consent for the PEDL143 farm-In, UKOG has now materially increased the prospective resources and recoverable oil potential of its core Weald portfolio," said Stephen Sanderson, UK Oil & Gas' executive chairman.
Shares in UK Oil & Gas were up 2.9% to 0.9522 pence on Wednesday morning. Egdon shares were up 0.8% at 9.33p.
By Sam Unsted; [email protected]; @SamUAtAlliance
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