BowLeven Plc Etinde Farm-Out Update (5453D)
30 January 2015 - 6:01PM
UK Regulatory
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RNS Number : 5453D
BowLeven Plc
30 January 2015
30 January 2015
Bowleven plc ('Bowleven' or 'the Company')
Etinde Farm-out Update
Bowleven, the Africa focused oil and gas exploration group
traded on AIM, is pleased to announce that it is now in receipt of
the signed Presidential decree approving the transfer of interests.
We now await the gazetting of the decree, the final condition to
completion of the Etinde farm-out and receipt of transaction
proceeds.
ENQUIRIES
For further information please contact:
Bowleven plc
Kevin Hart, Chief Executive 00 44 131 524 5678
Kerry Crawford, Finance Director
Brunswick Group LLP
Patrick Handley 00 44 207 404 5959
Simon Maine
Macquarie Capital (Europe) Limited (Nomad)
Jon Fitzpatrick 00 44 203 037 2000
Ken Fleming
Nick Stamp
Notes to Editors:
Bowleven is an African focused oil and gas exploration group,
based in Edinburgh and traded on AIM. Bowleven's strategy is
focused on creating and realising material value through
exploration led organic growth. Bowleven holds equity interests in
three blocks in Cameroon, with one block located offshore in
shallow water and two onshore. An application for a new PSC over
two offshore blocks has been submitted. All of these blocks are
operated by Bowleven.
On 24 June 2014, Bowleven announced that the Group had entered
into a conditional farm-out agreement to sell an aggregate 40%
(post government back-in) operated interest in the Etinde Permit,
Cameroon to LUKOIL and NewAge (or their nominated affiliates). On
completion of the farm-out transaction operatorship of the offshore
Etinde Permit in Cameroon will transfer to NewAge.
Bowleven also holds an equity interest in an onshore block in
Kenya, operated by Adamantine Energy, and has been awarded three
blocks in Zambia, with applications on two blocks pending.
Notes to Announcement:
(1) The information in this release reflects the views and
opinions of Bowleven as operator and has not been reviewed in
advance by its joint venture partners.
Glossary of Terms:
The following are the main terms and abbreviations used in this
announcement:
AIM the market of that name operated
by the London Stock Exchange
Bowleven Bowleven plc (LSE:BLVN) and/or its
subsidiaries as appropriate
Etinde Permit the Etinde Exploitation Authorisation
(EA) Area. The Etinde EA, granted
on 29 July 2014, covers an area
of approximately 461km(2) (formerly
block MLHP-7) and is valid for an
initial period of 20 years
LUKOIL LUKOIL Overseas West Project Ltd,
a subsidiary undertaking of OAO
LUKOIL
NewAge New Age (African Global Energy)
Limited
PSC production sharing contract
This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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