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Resource Update - Replacement

25th Feb 2011 07:49

RNS Number : 8577B
Chariot Oil & Gas Ld
25 February 2011
 



 

The following amendments have been made to the 'Resource Update' announcement released on 25/02/11 at 07:00 under RNS No 8439B

"1,940 to 2,631 billion barrels"has been changed to "1.940 to 2.631 billion barrels"

All other details remain unchanged.

The full amended text is shown below.

 

 

25 February 2011

Chariot Oil & Gas Limited

("Chariot", the "Company" or the "Group")

Resource Update

Increase of 700 million barrels to a new total of 13.9 billion barrels of Gross Mean Unrisked Prospective Resources

Chariot Oil & Gas Limited (AIM: CHAR), the Africa focused oil and gas exploration company, is pleased to announce an increase of a further 700 million barrels from 1.940 to 2.631 billion barrels, up 36%, in its estimate of gross unrisked mean prospective resources in its Northern licence offshore Namibia. This increase has resulted from continued technical work undertaken on the 3D seismic data acquired across these blocks which has also led to a significant improvement in the chance of success. Chariot's gross mean unrisked prospective resource volume now totals 13.9 billion bbls (10.4 billion bbls net to Chariot).

 

Concurrent to the work which identified the Nimrod prospect, a mega structure located in block 2714A with an attributable gross mean prospective resource potential of 3.7 billion barrels as announced on 13 January 2011, Chariot has continued to evaluate a number of other plays within its Northern and Southern licence areas.

 

In the Northern licence areas, blocks 1811 A & B, seismic data inversion and attribute analysis has led to identification of additional Late Cretaceous/Palaeogene fan systems exhibiting Amplitude Versus Offset ("AVO") anomalies consistent with hydrocarbon-filled sands. These overlie older Cretaceous structural closures and subsequently enhance the stacked target potential. In addition this work has further de-risked the Tapir and Tapir N prospects with the chance of success increasing from 14% to 23%.

 

Paul Welch, CEO of Chariot commented, "This additional resource upgrade further increases the value contained within our asset portfolio. The amplitude anomalies identified and now quantified on the 3D seismic are encouraging regarding potential hydrocarbon fluid content. This has allowed us to significantly de-risk this area ahead of drilling. Our technical work continues and we anticipate further upgrades within our Southern licences once a similar exercise has been completed there."

 

TABLE OF RESOURCE VOLUMES:

 

Region
Status
Probabilistic Volume Method
(Monte Carlo Simulation)
Gross attributable to Licence in MMboe
Net attributable to Group MMboe
Risk
Factor (%)*
Working
Interest
(%)
Operator
Low
Estimate
P90
Best
Estimate
P50
High
Estimate
P10
Mean
Low
Estimate
P90
Best
Estimate
P50
High
Estimate
P10
Mean
North
Prospect
Tapir N
292
576
1,684
883
292
576
1,684
883
23%
100%
Enigma
North
Prospect
Tapir
177
243
326
248
177
243
326
248
23%
100%
Enigma
North
Prospect
Tapir S
122
190
277
196
122
190
277
196
14%
100%
Enigma
North
Lead
Tapir NE
180
296
449
306
180
296
449
306
12%
100%
Enigma
North
Prospect
Tapir S Fan
83
175
319
190
83
175
319
190
12%
100%
Enigma
North
Prospect
Zamba N
53
91
141
95
53
91
141
95
12%
100%
Enigma
North
Lead
Zamba
350
667
1,145
713
350
667
1,145
713
15%
100%
Enigma
 
 
Total Northern *
1,257
2,238
4,341
2,631
1,257
2,238
4,341
2,631
 
100%
Enigma
South
Prospect
A Structural
126
215
339
225
63
108
170
113
16%
50%
Enigma
South
Prospect
B Structural
197
301
448
313
99
151
224
157
16%
50%
Enigma
South
Prospect
C Structural
149
326
620
361
75
163
310
181
16%
50%
Enigma
South
Lead
C Strat.
321
942
2,153
1,118
161
471
1,077
559
12%
50%
Enigma
South
Prospect
Nimrod
2,299
3,629
5,321
3,736
1,150
1,815
2,661
1,868
20%
50%
Enigma
South
Prospect
G Barremian Structural
95
172
289
184
48
86
144
92
16%
50%
Enigma
South
Prospect
H Barremian Structural
273
450
714
475
137
225
357
238
16%
50%
Enigma
South
Prospect
K Structural
248
518
979
571
124
259
490
286
16%
50%
Enigma
 
 
Total Southern*
3,708
6,553
10,863
6,983
1,854
3,277
5,431
3,491
 
50%
Enigma
Central
Lead
Klipspringer
587
1,772
3,916
2,055
587
1,772
3,916
2,055
7%
100%
Enigma
Central
Lead
Hartebeest
502
1,489
3,287
1,720
502
1,489
3,287
1,720
7%
100%
Enigma
Central
Lead
Oryx
157
467
1,025
543
157
467
1,025
543
6%
100%
Enigma
 
 
Total Central*
1,246
3,728
8,228
4,318
1,246
3,728
8,228
4,318
 
100%
Enigma
Namibia
 
Grand Total**
6,211
12,519
23,432
13,932
4,357
9,243
18,000
10,440
 
 
Enigma

 

 

 

This table of unrisked prospective resources is as determined by Netherland, Sewell & Associates, Inc. dated 28th October 2010 together with updated volumes and risk factors for the Nimrod Albian Structural prospect based on DHIs as determined by Chariot. The G and H Barremian prospects which underly the Albian Nimrod prospect are unchanged (NSAI figures).

 

A further prospective resource addition has been made for the Tapir N and Tapir prospects, based on the identification of addition volumes at Paleogene level. The results of seismic attribute analysis also de-risk these prospects resulting in an improved chance of finding hydrocarbons.

 

* Total resource numbers are arithmetically summed in accordance with SPE 2007 PRMS guidelines; therefore, these totals do not include the portfolio effect that might result from statistical aggregation.

 

** Many of the prospects and leads in the Northern and Southern blocks have multiple horizons with independent chances of success. The stated risk factors; however, are consistent with the given volumes.

 

 

QUALIFIED PERSON

Martin Richards, Chariot's Chief Reservoir Engineer, is the qualified person for the purpose of this release. Martin has worked in the oil and gas industry for over 30 years and has an in-depth experience of all aspects of subsurface management, reservoir engineering and petroleum economics. He has an MA in Physics from Oxford University, an MSc in Geophysics and Planetary Physics from Newcastle University and an MEng in Petroleum Engineering from Heriot-Watt University. He has read and approved the technical disclosures in this announcement.

 

For further information please contact:

Chariot Oil & Gas Limited

+44 (0)20 7318 0450

Paul Welch, CEO

 

Ambrian Partners Limited (Joint Broker and NOMAD)

Richard Swindells

+44 (0)20 7634 4856

 

RBC Capital Markets (Joint Broker)

Josh Critchley, Martin Eales

+44 (0)20 7653 4000

Buchanan Communications

Bobby Morse, Ben Romney, Chris McMahon

+44 (0)20 7466 5000

 

 

NOTES TO EDITORS

 

About Chariot

 

Chariot Oil & Gas Limited is an independent oil and gas exploration group. The Group currently holds licences covering eight blocks in Namibia, through its wholly owned subsidiary Enigma Oil & Gas (Pty) Limited, all of which are offshore. All of these blocks are currently in the exploration phase.

 

Shares in Chariot Oil & Gas limited are admitted to trading on the AIM Market of the London Stock Exchange under the symbol 'CHAR'.

Neither the contents of the Company's website nor the contents of any website accessible from hyperlinks on the Company's website (or any other website) is incorporated into, or forms part of, this announcemnt.

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