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Union Jack Oil PLC
19 October 2017
 

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19 October 2017

 

UNION JACK OIL PLC

(AIM: UJO)

 

Holmwood Planning Update

 

Union Jack Oil plc ("Union Jack" or the "Company"), a UK-focused, onshore oil and gas production and exploration company notes the announcement released this morning by Europa Oil & Gas (Holdings) plc ("Europa"), in respect of PEDL143, where Union Jack holds a 7.5% interest.  Europa included the following statements:

 

"Europa Oil & Gas (Holdings) plc, a UK and Ireland focussed exploration, development and production company notes the outcome of the Surrey County Council Planning and Regulatory Committee meeting on 18 October 2017 in connection with a conventional oil exploration well to test the Holmwood prospect at Bury Hill Wood, Coldharbour Lane, Surrey:

 

·     A planning application for a security fence for the drill site was approved by Surrey County Council ('SCC') at the Planning and Regulatory Committee meeting on 18 October 2017.

 

·     The Planning Committee elected to defer a decision on Condition 19 (Traffic Management Scheme) pending response to further requests for information from the Planning Committee.

 

Europa will consult with its joint venture partners and advisers and respond to SCC on Condition 19 accordingly. 

 

As a consequence of the deferred decision on Condition 19, the Company advises that it anticipates operations to drill the Holmwood conventional oil exploration well will now commence in H1 2018."

 

The interests held in PEDL143 are as follows:

 

Europa Oil & Gas (Holdings) plc (operator)

20.00%

UK Oil & Gas Investments plc

30.00%

Egdon Resources plc

18.40%

Angus Energy plc

12.50%

Warwick Energy

10.00% (sold to UK Oil & Gas Investments plc subject to OGA approval)

Union Jack Oil plc

7.50%

Altwood Petroleum Limited

1.60%

 

 

For further information, please contact:

 

Union Jack Oil plc

+44 (0)7787 160 682

David Bramhill

 

 

 

SP Angel Corporate Finance LLP

+44 (0)20 3470 0470

Nominated Adviser and Joint Broker

 

Lindsay Mair

 

Stephen Wong

 

Richard Hail

 

 

 

Turner Pope Investments (TPI) Ltd

+44 (0)20 3621 4120

Joint Broker 

 

Ben Turner

 

James Pope

 

 


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