Prospex Oil and Gas Plc / Index: AIM / Epic: PXOG / Sector: Oil and Gas
Prospex Oil and Gas Plc ('Prospex' or the 'Company')
Key Environmental Approval for Italian Gas Field
Prospex Oil and Gas Plc, the AIM quoted investment company, is pleased to announce that it has been advised by the operator, Po Valley Operations Limited ('PVO'), that formal technical environmental approval for the development of the Selva Malvezzi Gas-Field ('Selva') in northern
A preliminary Production Concession for Selva was granted by the Italian Government in January 2019 (see announcement of 15 January 2019 for further details). Under the proposed development plans for Selva, which historically produced 83Bcf of gas between 1960 and 1984, a fully automated gas plant will initially be installed at the existing Selva/ Podere Maiar 1dir well site, along with a one-kilometre long pipeline to connect the well with the nearby Italian National Gas Grid. The planned Selva development has a small footprint of less than half a hectare and will have no emissions from any future commissioning of its gas inventory.
Based on dynamic reservoir studies, an initial daily production rate is being targeted at Selva of up to 150,000 cubic metres (5.3 mmscf/d) from two gas-bearing reservoirs, C1 and C2, in the Medium-Upper Pliocene sands of the Porto Garibaldi formation. The Podere Maiar well was drilled into Selva in Q4 2017. During testing, peak flow rates of 148,136 scm/day (5.2mmscf/d) on a 3/8 inch choke and 129,658 scm/day (4.6 mmscf/d) on a 3/8 inch choke were recorded from the C1 and C2 reservoirs respectively.
Selva, which sits within the 331km² Podere Gallina Exploration Permit (the 'Podere Gallina'), of which Prospex holds a 17% economic interest, in the Po Valley region of
Prospex non-executive Chairman, Bill Smith, said, "Thanks to the receipt of this environmental approval, first gas production at Selva remains on course to commence at an initial rate of 150,000 cubic metres per day later this year. At this rate and at current gas prices, Selva will generate significant cash flow that will not only highlight the disconnect that has opened up between our market capitalisation and the value of our assets, but will also free up funds for reinvestment across our asset base. This will soon include the recently announced conditional acquisition of up to a 49.9% indirect stake in El Romeral, an integrated gas production and power station operation located in southern
This announcement contains inside information for the purposes of Article 7 of EU Regulation 596/2014.
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For further information visit www.prospexoilandgas.com or contact the following:
Edward Dawson |
Prospex Oil and Gas Plc |
Tel: +44 (0) 20 3766 0325 |
Rory Murphy
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Strand Hanson Limited
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Tel: +44 (0) 20 7409 3494 |
Duncan Vasey |
Peterhouse Corporate Finance
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Tel: +44 (0) 20 7469 0932 |
Frank Buhagiar Priit Piip
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St Brides Partners Ltd
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Tel: +44 (0) 20 7236 1177 |
Notes
Prospex Oil and Gas Plc is an AIM quoted investment company focussed on high impact onshore and shallow offshore European opportunities with short timelines to production. The Company's strategy is to acquire undervalued projects with multiple, tangible value trigger points that can be realised within 12 months of acquisition and then applying low cost re-evaluation techniques to identify and de-risk prospects.
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