Decklar Resources Inc. (TSX-V: DKL) (OTCQX: DLKRF) (FSE:
A1U1) (the “Company” or “Decklar”) is
pleased to announce the closing of a Share Purchase Agreement to
purchase all of the issued and outstanding ordinary shares of
Purion Energy Limited (“Purion”), a Nigerian entity that has
entered into a Risk Finance and Technical Services Agreement
(“RFTSA”) with Prime Exploration and Production Limited (“Prime”),
the Operator of the Asaramatoru Field, to participate in the
continued development of the oil resources in the field. The
Asaramatoru Field is located in OML 11, the same block where
Decklar is also currently developing the Oza Field.
Share Purchase Agreement between Purion
and Decklar
Decklar and Purion previously signed a Share
Purchase Agreement (“SPA”) with respect to the acquisition by
Decklar of all of the issued and outstanding ordinary shares of
Purion (the “Purion Shares”). Purion has separately entered into a
RFTSA with Prime with respect to the 51% equity interest that was
awarded to Prime in the Asaramatoru Field. Further, Decklar is
aware that Purion is also seeking to enter a RFTSA with Suffolk
Petroleum (“Suffolk”) in respect of Suffolk’s 49% interest in the
Asaramatoru Field.
The SPA terms are based on the issuance of up to
5,500,000 common shares of Decklar (“Decklar Shares”), as
consideration for the acquisition of all the issued and outstanding
Purion Shares. An initial issuance of 3,750,000 shares has been
completed, and in the event Purion enters an RFTSA in respect of
the Suffolk interest, an additional 1,750,000 Decklar Shares will
be issued to the shareholders of Purion.
The Asaramatoru Field
The Asaramatoru Field, operated and owned 51% by
Prime and owned 49% by Suffolk Petroleum Limited (“Suffolk”), is
situated onshore in the southern swamp section of OML 11 in the
Eastern Niger Delta area, which is one of the largest onshore oil
producing blocks in all of Nigeria, spanning the coastal swampy
section in the south to dry land in the north. The Asaramatoru
Field is situated in the vicinity of Andoni Local Government Area
in mangrove forested terrain and is approximately 45 km S/SE of the
oil city of Port Harcourt in Rivers State and approximately 40 km
south of the Oza Field. The Bonny Oil Export Terminal and Bonny LNG
plant are located approximately 15 km south of the Asaramatoru
field.
The Asaramatoru Field was awarded to Prime and
Suffolk by the Federal Government of Nigeria in 2004 as part of the
first Marginal Field Program. A subsidiary of Prime was appointed
operator of the field. Prime and Suffolk re-entered the existing
two wells and commenced initial production testing activities in
2014. The wells produced an average of 2,700 barrels oil per day
during intermittent production over three years, with the crude
production being barged to an offshore facility for storage and
export. The two wells have been shut in since late 2018 due to
lower oil prices and logistics connected with barging and export
activities, and limited storage facilities at the well
locations.
Decklar and Prime’s next planned stages for
development of the Asaramatoru Field include pulling out the
existing tubing from the AST-1 and AST-2 wells, running cement bond
logs and cased hole reservoir saturation logs, and running new
dual-string completions in both existing wells. It is then
anticipated that an additional seven wells will be drilled for full
field development, and production facilities, flow lines, and
export facilities will be installed in phases as the field
development progresses.
The full field development plan will include the
expansion of the processing facilities to enable handling and
processing of up to 20,000 barrels of crude per day for the
expected peak production levels including installing a 10 km export
flow-line from the Asaramatoru Field to a tie-in point at the Oloma
Flow Station, which is connected to the nearby Bonny Oil Export
Terminal.
Duncan Blount, CEO of Decklar, stated,
“Finalizing our participation in the proven Asaramatoru Field is
another significant milestone for Decklar in our growth strategy of
acquiring and developing near-term cash flow generating assets in
Nigeria’s Niger Delta region. This field has been on our radar for
quite some time, so we eagerly anticipate getting to work on its
development. With the acquisition of the interest in the
Asaramatoru Field, we expect that Decklar will be producing from
two oil fields, the Oza Field and the Asaramatoru Field, in the
near future.”
For further information:
Duncan T. BlountChief Executive Officer Telephone: +1 305 890
6516Email: dblount@decklarresources.com
David HalpinChief Financial Officer Telephone: +1 403 816
3029Email: david.halpin@decklarresources.com
Investor Relations: info@decklarresources.com
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contained herein constitute "forward-looking information" (within
the meaning of applicable Canadian securities legislation),
including entering into definitive agreements in respect of the
Transaction and satisfaction of conditions precedent to completion
of the Transaction. All statements in this news release, other than
statements of historical facts, are forward-looking statements.
Such statements and information (together, "forward looking
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performance, business prospects or opportunities. There is no
certainty that definitive agreements in respect of the Transaction
will be entered into, or that any conditions precedent contained
therein will be satisfied on terms satisfactory to the parties or
at all.
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uncertainties relating to, among other things, changes in oil
prices, results of exploration and development activities,
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of materials and equipment, timeliness of government or other
regulatory approvals, actual performance of facilities,
availability of financing on reasonable terms, availability of
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impacts on operations. Actual results may differ materially from
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