Lansdowne holds a 20% interest in SEL1/11 through its 100% owned subsidiary,
The Company is pleased to announce that the
Under the terms of the FOA, in consideration for SpotOn being assigned a 50% working interest in SEL 1/11, SpotOn, upon closing of the Farm-Out, is committing to the following commercial terms and work programme commitments: Main Commercial Terms
SpotOn farms-in to a 50% interest in SEL 1/11 which includes the Barryroe oil and gas field. Lansdowne will retain a 10% interest, and EXOLA a 40% interest in SEL 1/11.
The farm-in is conditional upon SpotOn confirming that a minimum of
SpotOn provides a
SpotOn is directly responsible for paying 50% of all cost obligations associated with the EDP Work Programme and the
SpotOn will also provide finance, by way of non-recourse loan facilities, for the remaining 50% of agreed cost obligations attributable to Lansdowne & EXOLA in respect of the EDP Work Programme and the
The funding will incur a blended average annual interest rate of less than 8% through the repayment period which will be repayable from SEL 1/11 production cashflow. SpotOn is entitled to 80% of the net production cashflow from SEL 1/11 until the debt is repaid.
Following debt repayment, SpotOn will be entitled to 50% of the net production cashflow from SEL 1/11 with Lansdowne & EXOLA being entitled to 10% and 40% of net production cashflow, respectively.
Work Programme Commitments (Subject to Regulatory Approval)
The EDP work programme, subject to declaration of commerciality and the granting of a Petroleum Lease, is focused upon delivery of production from the Eastern panel within the Barryroe Licence area of the Barryroe oil and gas field as a precursor to the phased full field development of the field and will include: Drilling and completing three production wells each with a horizontal production section in the Basal Wealden A reservoir.
Drilling and completing a water injection well in the Basal Wealden A reservoir.
The four wells will be directionally drilled to access optimum locations within the Eastern panel and will deliver further information on the main Basal Wealden reservoir.
The horizontal reservoir sections will be designed to maximise production and may extend into adjacent reservoir panels to assess reservoir connectivity.
The wells will be completed with subsea trees; tied into a production manifold and connected to a leased FPSO with production separation, water and gas injection capabilities and include flow assurance measures.
Planning for the drilling of these wells is at an advanced stage with two well site locations already surveyed and a third location which is subject to Ministerial approval.
SpotOn will be appointed Technical Advisor and work in partnership with EXOLA to prepare the detailed work programme for the EDP.
EXOLA as Operator of SEL 1/11 will work with SpotOn to expedite the transfer of operatorship to SpotOn, subject to Government approvals.
Closing
The Closing of the Farm-Out ('Closing'), is conditional on completion of all ancillary documentation required to implement the terms of the FOA and is subject to the approval of the Minister at the
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