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Goudron Overriding Royalty Rates Reduced

24th Mar 2016 07:00

RNS Number : 1146T
LGO Energy PLC
24 March 2016
 

For Immediate Release, Embargoed until 7 am

24 March 2016

 

LGO ENERGY PLC

("LGO" or the "Company")

 

Goudron Overriding Royalty Rates Reduced

 

LGO Energy plc (LSE AIM: LGO) today confirms that it has been notified by the Petroleum Company of Trinidad and Tobago Limited ("Petrotrin") that overriding royalty rate reductions for the Company's production at the Goudron Field in Trinidad have been approved and these reductions come in to effect from 16 March 2016 and will apply to sales made from 1 February 2016 forward.

 

The new royalty rates, which apply to production at oil prices below US$50 per barrel, will see the royalty rate on the majority of barrels produced reduced by over 40% to rates below 10%. This will have a net revenue benefit at current oil prices and production levels of approximately 10% to Goudron E&P Limited ("GEPL"), LGO's wholly owned Trinidadian subsidiary which operates the Goudron Field. That impact will increase at higher production levels. GEPL is committed to increasing production from the field and will look to reinvest the savings in additional well work.

 

Neil Ritson, LGO's Chief Executive, commented:

"We are delighted that the mutual benefits of encouraging investment by reducing royalty rates at this time of lower oil prices have been recognized. LGO has responded by increasing the level of ongoing investment, as recently reported, and this will be good for the Company, its investors and for Trinidad generally."

Enquiries:

LGO Energy plc

+44 (0) 203 794 9230

 

Neil Ritson

Steve Horton

 

 

Beaumont Cornish Limited

+44(0) 20 7628 3396

 

Nomad

 

Rosalind Hill Abrahams

Roland Cornish

 

 

FirstEnergy Capital LLP

+44(0) 20 7448 0200

 

Joint Broker

Jonathan Wright

David van Erp

 

 

Bell Pottinger

+44 (0) 20 3772 2500

 

Financial PR

Henry Lerwill

 

 

 

 

This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
 
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