5
December, 2024
Pantheon Resources
plc
("Pantheon")
AGDC Receives Support Towards
Backstop to Funding of FEED on Alaska LNG Phase 1
Pipeline
Pantheon Resources plc (AIM:PANR, OTCQX: PTHRF)
("Pantheon" or the "Company"), an oil and gas
company developing the Kodiak and Ahpun oil fields in close
proximity to pipeline and transportation infrastructure on Alaska's
North Slope, notes the announcement made by Alaska Gasline
Development Corporation ("AGDC").
AGDC announced that the Alaska
Industrial Development and Export Authority ("AIDEA") has approved
a resolution to negotiate a letter of credit with the AGDC to
backstop the costs of Front End Engineering and Design ("FEED") on
Alaska LNG Phase 1, the in-state pipeline portion of Alaska
LNG.
Key Points for Pantheon
·
AGDC is the owner of the Alaska LNG Project and
the resolution is a key step to securing private investment in the
project and moving to a Final Investment Decision
("FID").
Pantheon and AGDC signed a Gas Sales
Precedent Agreement in June 2024 (the "GSPA") which includes, among
other conditions, a requirement for the Alaska LNG project to reach
FID (see RNS dated 05 June 2024).
·
The value of a take or pay contract under a Gas
Sales Agreement based on the terms of the GSPA, if finalised, could
potentially allow Pantheon to secure funds required to cover
capital costs from the point of Ahpun FID to cash-flow
self-sufficiency.
The full text of the AGDC
announcement is available at
https://agdc.us/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/2024-12-04-AGDC-Statement-on-AIDEA-Resolution.pdf
David Hobbs, Executive Chairman of Pantheon Resources,
said: "We continue to work closely with AGDC and the
key decision makers in the State of Alaska to ensure that Alaskans
get the maximum benefit from gas resources on the North Slope and
to secure an infrastructure project essential to the long term
energy security of the State and with positive impacts on US
national security."
For further information, please
contact:
UK
Corporate and Investor Relations Contact
Pantheon Resources plc
Justin Hondris
+44 20 7484 5361
contact@pantheonresources.com
Nominated Adviser and Broker
Canaccord Genuity Limited
Henry Fitzgerald-O'Connor, James Asensio, Charlie Hammond
+44 20 7523 8000
Public Relations Contact
BlytheRay
Tim Blythe, Megan Ray, Matthew Bowld
+44 20 7138 3204
USA
Investor Relations Contact
MZ Group
Lucas Zimmerman, Ian Scargill
+1 949 259 4987
PTHRF@mzgroup.us
About Pantheon
Resources
Pantheon Resources plc is an AIM
listed Oil & Gas company focused on developing its 100% owned
Ahpun and Kodiak fields located on State of Alaska land on the
North Slope, onshore USA. Independently certified best estimate
contingent recoverable resources attributable to these projects
currently total c. 1.6 billion barrels of ANS crude and 6.6 Tcf
(trillion cubic feet) of associated natural gas. The Company owns
100% working interest in c. 259,000 acres.
Pantheon's stated objective is to
demonstrate sustainable market recognition of a value of $5-$10/bbl
of recoverable resources by end 2028. This is based on bringing the
Ahpun field forward to FID and producing into the TAPS main oil
line (ANS crude) by the end of 2028. The Gas Sales Precedent
Agreement signed with AGDC (Alaska Gasline Development Corporation)
provides the potential for Pantheon's natural gas to be produced
into the proposed 807 mile pipeline from the North Slope to
Southcentral Alaska during 2029. Once the Company achieves
financial self-sufficiency, it will apply the resultant cashflows
to support the FID on the Kodiak field planned, subject to
regulatory approvals, targeted by the end of 2028 or early
2029.
A major differentiator to other ANS
projects is the close proximity to existing roads and pipelines
which offers a significant competitive advantage to Pantheon,
allowing for shorter development timeframes, materially lower
infrastructure costs and the ability to support the development
with a significantly lower pre-cashflow funding requirement than is
typical in Alaska. Furthermore, the low CO2 content of the
associated gas allows export into the planned natural gas pipeline
from the North Slope to Southcentral Alaska without significant
pre-treatment.
The Company's project portfolio has
been endorsed by world renowned experts. Netherland, Sewell &
Associates estimate a 2C contingent recoverable resource in the
Kodiak project that total 1,208 mmbbl (million barrels) of ANS
crude and 5,396 bcf (billion cubic feet) of natural gas. Cawley
Gillespie & Associates estimate 2C contingent recoverable
resources for Ahpun's western topset horizons at 282 mmbbl of ANS
crude and 803 bcf of natural gas. Lee Keeling & Associates
estimated possible reserves and 2C contingent recoverable resources
totalling 79 mmbbl of ANS crude and 424 bcf natural gas.
For more information visit
www.pantheonresources.com.