Decklar Resources Inc. (TSX-V: DKL) (OTCQX: DLKRF) (FSE:
A1U1) (
the “Company” or “Decklar”) is
pleased to announce the signing of a Crude Handling Agreement
(“CHA”) between the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary Decklar
Petroleum Limited (“DPL”), its co-venturer Millenium and UPIL to
deliver oil produced at the Oza Field to the UPIL crude handling
facilities for injection into the Umugini Pipeline for ultimate
delivery to the SPDC JV Forcados Oil Export Terminal for export and
sale of Oza crude oil production.
Oza Field Oil Export Operations –
Trucking and Barging
Decklar has been pursuing logistics and export
activities and made progress on several options, including:
- Completion and signing of the CHA
between DPL, Millenium, and UPIL to deliver oil produced at the Oza
Field to the UPIL crude handling facilities for injection into the
Umugini Pipeline that will transport the crude oil to the SPDC JV
Forcados Oil Terminal for export and sale;
-
A permit from the Nigerian regulatory authority to transport the
crude oil by truck is in the final stages of approval. It is
anticipated that the first shipments of oil to the UPIL export
facilities will commence in early April 2022;
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The next phase, and the most likely mid- to long-term solution for
an alternate export option is barging oil directly from storage
facilities at the Oza Field along the Imo River to a floating
storage and offloading (“FSO”) facility located offshore in shallow
waters off the Bonny River; and
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Options and logistics to transport oil by barge from the Oza Field
to an offshore floating storage facility are currently at advanced
stages of negotiations. Shipping and exporting the Oza crude oil
using the barge and FSO system could enable higher crude oil
volumes per shipment and greater transportation and cost
efficiency.
In terms of operations, Decklar has successfully
finalized the re-entry, re-completion, and flow testing of the
Oza-1 well, as detailed in the press release dated November 5,
2021. Crude oil storage tanks on site now hold approximately 22,000
barrels of oil, awaiting export and sale. Once Oza-1 is brought
onto commercial production, the Company expects a stabilized flow
rate of between 1,200 – 1,500 barrels of oil per day
(“bopd”).
As previously described, Decklar and Millenium
had initially planned to utilize the Shell-operated Trans Niger
Pipeline (“TNP”) to the Bonny Export Terminal;
however, the link to the TNP between Isimiri, where Oza crude would
enter the Shell operated pipeline network, and the TNP tie-in at
Owaza, has been down for maintenance with an uncertain timeline to
restart operations.
As previously announced, 2022 development plans
for the Oza Field include:
-
Currently in advanced stages of finalizing arrangements with local
communities and contractors to begin construction of the access
road and associated infrastructure for a new oil well drilling
pad;
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Drilling the first new development well;
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Re-entry, re-completion, and flow testing of the other two existing
wells (Oza-2 and Oza-4), including tie-in to existing production
facilities;
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Installation of a Central Production Facility and infrastructure
tie-ins for new well locations to replace the current Early
Production Facility;
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Completion of an inter-field evacuation pipeline and all related
infrastructure; and
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Drilling of up to two additional development wells.
Development plans for the Oza Field beyond 2022
include up to five additional development wells.
Duncan Blount, CEO of Decklar Resources, said,
“We are extremely pleased to announce that we have finalized a
crude handling agreement, securing alternative transportation and
crude export facilities for oil production from the Oza Field. This
will now allow us to achieve a significant milestone of commencing
full-time production, transforming Decklar from a developer into an
oil producer generating positive cash flow. Now, we will work
towards starting new development drilling activities at the Oza
Field, as well as continuing progress on development activities at
the Asaramatoru and Emohua Fields, where we are pursuing similar
re-entry, development, and production strategies. Given the
supportive oil price environment and broader energy market
fundamentals, we look forward to developing this portfolio of
high-quality, proven undeveloped assets.”
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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Cautionary Language
Certain statements made and information
contained herein constitute "forward-looking information" (within
the meaning of applicable Canadian securities legislation),
including the future commercial production of the Oza-1 well, the
timing for export or sale of barrels of oil being held in storage,
the development plans for 2022. All statements in this news
release, other than statements of historical facts, are
forward-looking statements. Such statements and information
(together, "forward looking statements") relate to future events or
the Company's future 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.
All statements other than statements of
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those forward-looking statements are reasonable, but no assurance
can be given that these expectations will prove to be correct and
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The Company does not intend, and does not assume any obligation, to
update these forward-looking statements, except as required by
applicable laws. These forward-looking statements involve risks and
uncertainties relating to, among other things, changes in oil
prices, results of exploration and development activities,
uninsured risks, regulatory changes, defects in title, availability
of materials and equipment, timeliness of government or other
regulatory approvals, actual performance of facilities,
availability of financing on reasonable terms, availability of
third party service providers, equipment and processes relative to
specifications and expectations and unanticipated environmental
impacts on operations. Actual results may differ materially from
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The Company provides no assurance that
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results and future events could differ materially from those
anticipated in such statements. Accordingly, readers should not
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does not assume the obligation to revise or update these
forward-looking statements after the date of this document or to
revise them to reflect the occurrence of future unanticipated
events, except as may be required under applicable securities
laws.
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