5 June 2024
ECO (ATLANTIC) OIL & GAS LTD.
("Eco," "Eco Atlantic," "Company," or together with its subsidiaries, the "Group")
Eco Atlantic Farms into 20,000km2 Block 1 Offshore Orange Basin South Africa / Namibia Border to hold 75% Operated Interest
Eco (Atlantic) Oil & Gas Ltd. (AIM: ECO, TSX ‐ V: EOG), the oil and gas exploration company focused on the offshore Atlantic Margins, announces the Farm-In into Block 1 Offshore South Africa Orange Basin. Through its 100% owned subsidiary Azinam South Africa Limited ("Azinam"), the Company will farm-in and acquire a 75% Working Interest ("WI") from Tosaco Energy (Proprietary) Limited ("Tosaco") and will become Operator of a new Exploration Right (the "Acquisition"). Tosaco intends to transfer its remaining 25% Interest to OrangeBasin Oil and Gas (Proprietary) Limited - a newly formed South African entity with a Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment ("B-BBEE") rating.
About Block 1 Acquisition:
Block 1 is 19,929km2 in area and is located on the Namibian Border in
Terms of the 75% WI Farm-in Acquisition are as follows:
The block has significant 2D and 3D seismic data already completed and no additional seismic acquisition or drilling of wells is planned in the three-year carried period. During this period, Eco will complete the interpretation and analysis required for its planned Work Program with its in-house exploration team. The Farm-in is subject, inter alia, to normal Governmental approvals and no field activity is currently planned that requires environmental permitting.
Block 2B Relinquishment:
Further, the Company confirms that it is relinquishing its 50% WI Operated offshore Block 2B in
Colin Kinley, Co-founder and Chief Operating Officer of Eco Atlantic, commented:
"The Orange Basin continues to prove to be one of the newest and most prolific plays in the world and is running similar statistics to our
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Figure 1: Eco Atlantic's South Africa Acreage |
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For more information, please visit www.ecooilandgas.com or contact the following:
Eco Atlantic Oil and Gas |
c/o Celicourt +44 (0) 20 8434 2754 |
Gil Holzman, CEO Colin Kinley, COO Alice Carroll, Executive Director |
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Strand Hanson (Financial & Nominated Adviser) |
+44 (0) 20 7409 3494 |
James Harris James Bellman |
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Berenberg (Broker) |
+44 (0) 20 3207 7800 |
Matthew Armitt Detlir Elezi |
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Celicourt (PR) |
+44 (0) 20 7770 6424 |
Mark Antelme Jimmy Lea |
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The information contained within this announcement is deemed by the Company to constitute inside information as stipulated under the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) No. 596/2014 as it forms part of
About Eco Atlantic:
Eco Atlantic is a TSX-V and AIM-quoted Atlantic Margin-focused oil and gas exploration company with offshore license interests in
Offshore
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