Petro Matad Limited : 30th August 12 Extension of Exploration Period of Block XX View PDF file
Petro Matad, an oil exploration company with a portfolio of assets in Mongolia, is pleased to announce that pursuant to the provisions of the Petroleum Law of Mongolia the exploration term of the Production Sharing Contract (PSC) on Block XX has been extended for five years until July 2017.
Petro Matad has entered its seventh contracted year at Block XX, one of three PSCs that the Company is exploring in Mongolia. As a part of the extension application process, Petro Matad has committed US$47.1m for exploration programmes in the next five years. The final year of the previous 2-year extension expenditure programmes has been subsumed by the new agreement. In addition, the new expenditure commitments can be offset against previous expenditure that exceeded past obligations. Apart from statutory land rental increases, there are no other changes to the current conditions of the PSC.
Exploration activities to date largely focussed on the Davsan Tolgoi prospect, as it was initially identified as the most prospective target. Meanwhile other works were carried out on areas adjacent to Davsan Tolgoi and in the north of Block XX, highlighting the additional exploration potential of that area. The southern portion of the Block contains six more promising sub-basins that have only been subject to initial gravity and limited 2D seismic surveys. The Company submitted that both the north and the south of the Block warranted more detailed exploration and time was needed to build upon the positive results to date.
Douglas McGay, Petro Matad CEO, said: "We welcome the extension together with the Government's appreciation of the exploration processes, the progress that Petro Matad has made and the need to systematically explore the remainder of Block XX. Over the last six years the Company has made a significant investment in Block XX and has a substantial surplus to the historic minimum spending commitments that could be used to offset the new obligations if necessary. We have accelerated our exploration activities on all prospective areas and the extra time that this extension grants us will allow us to carry out quality and thorough investigations to further define drillable prospects. Given the proximity of proven oil fields and our works to date we remain confident that Block XX has the potential to be of significant value."
About Petro Matad Limited
Petro Matad is the parent company of a group focussed on oil exploration, as well as future development and production, in Mongolia. The Group holds sole operatorship of three Production Sharing Contracts with the Government of Mongolia. Block XX has an area of 10,340km² in the far eastern part of the country. Blocks IV and V are located in central Mongolia. Block IV covers approximately 29,000km² and Block V approximately 21,150km².
Petro Matad Limited is incorporated in the Isle of Man under company number 1483V. Its registered office is at Victory House, Prospect Hill, Douglas, Isle of Man, IM1 1EQ.
Further information:
Petro Matad Limited
Douglas J. McGay - CEO
+976 11 331099
NOMAD and Joint Broker Westhouse Securities Limited Richard Baty / Petre Norton
+44(0)20 7601 6100
Joint Broker
Macquarie Capital (Europe) Limited
Jeffrey Auld / Steve Baldwin / Nicholas Harland
+44(0)20 3037 2000
Investor and Public Relations
RLM Finsbury
James Leviton
+44(0)20 7251 3801
Petro Matad has entered its seventh contracted year at Block XX, one of three PSCs that the Company is exploring in Mongolia. As a part of the extension application process, Petro Matad has committed US$47.1m for exploration programmes in the next five years. The final year of the previous 2-year extension expenditure programmes has been subsumed by the new agreement. In addition, the new expenditure commitments can be offset against previous expenditure that exceeded past obligations. Apart from statutory land rental increases, there are no other changes to the current conditions of the PSC.
Exploration activities to date largely focussed on the Davsan Tolgoi prospect, as it was initially identified as the most prospective target. Meanwhile other works were carried out on areas adjacent to Davsan Tolgoi and in the north of Block XX, highlighting the additional exploration potential of that area. The southern portion of the Block contains six more promising sub-basins that have only been subject to initial gravity and limited 2D seismic surveys. The Company submitted that both the north and the south of the Block warranted more detailed exploration and time was needed to build upon the positive results to date.
Douglas McGay, Petro Matad CEO, said: "We welcome the extension together with the Government's appreciation of the exploration processes, the progress that Petro Matad has made and the need to systematically explore the remainder of Block XX. Over the last six years the Company has made a significant investment in Block XX and has a substantial surplus to the historic minimum spending commitments that could be used to offset the new obligations if necessary. We have accelerated our exploration activities on all prospective areas and the extra time that this extension grants us will allow us to carry out quality and thorough investigations to further define drillable prospects. Given the proximity of proven oil fields and our works to date we remain confident that Block XX has the potential to be of significant value."
About Petro Matad Limited
Petro Matad is the parent company of a group focussed on oil exploration, as well as future development and production, in Mongolia. The Group holds sole operatorship of three Production Sharing Contracts with the Government of Mongolia. Block XX has an area of 10,340km² in the far eastern part of the country. Blocks IV and V are located in central Mongolia. Block IV covers approximately 29,000km² and Block V approximately 21,150km².
Petro Matad Limited is incorporated in the Isle of Man under company number 1483V. Its registered office is at Victory House, Prospect Hill, Douglas, Isle of Man, IM1 1EQ.
Further information:
Petro Matad Limited
Douglas J. McGay - CEO
+976 11 331099
NOMAD and Joint Broker Westhouse Securities Limited Richard Baty / Petre Norton
+44(0)20 7601 6100
Joint Broker
Macquarie Capital (Europe) Limited
Jeffrey Auld / Steve Baldwin / Nicholas Harland
+44(0)20 3037 2000
Investor and Public Relations
RLM Finsbury
James Leviton
+44(0)20 7251 3801
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