15 October 2024
Mosman Oil and Gas Limited
("Mosman" or the "Company")
EP-145 Update
Acquisition of 75% interest and Operatorship
Mosman Oil and Gas Limited (AIM: MSMN) the helium, hydrogen and hydrocarbon exploration, development and production company, has reached agreement to acquire Greenvale Energy Ltd's (ASX:GRV) ("Greenvale") 75% interest in EP-145, subject to normal conditions including government approval ("Acquisition").The consideration payable is AU$250,000 (including the acquisition of seismic long lead items acquired by Greenvale worth approximately AU$122,000) and will result in Mosman holding a 100% interest and operational control of EP-145.
EP-145 Prospective Resources
Prospective Resources (Bcf) |
Low Estimate |
Best Estimate |
High Estimate |
Total Gas |
12 |
440 |
2,290 |
Helium |
0.3 |
26.4 |
229 |
Hydrogen |
0.24 |
26.4 |
275 |
Source: Mosman estimates October 2022 to the SPE PRMS Standard
Mosman focus on helium
In June 2024, Mosman announced a strategic first-move into helium in the
Given Mosman's extensive technical knowledge of the Amadeus Basin, it sees increasingly significant value in the EP-145 permit, enhanced as a result of higher helium prices and the recent higher gas prices in the
With a stronger balance sheet, Mosman now has the cash resources to meet the current Permit Year Work Program (including seismic acquisition and processing) commitments on EP-145 as well as continuing to grow its existing helium business in the
EP-145
The permit contains a significant anticline (named West Walker), over 30km in length, which hosts Ordovician through to Neoproterozoic stratigraphy with prospective targets at multiple levels of over 30km in length. The significance of the geology is its proximity to the nearby Mereenie oil and gas field, which produce from the Ordovician Pacoota Sandstone unit.
Two wells have been drilled on the anticline, the first West Walker-1 tested the western end of the feature. The well was drilled on a sparse seismic grid in 1982 and flowed wet gas to surface at a rate of 3.5MMscf/d from the Pacoota Sandstone, the main producing reservoir in the Mereenie and Palm Valley Fields. A follow up well, Tent Hill-1 (1984), was drilled to the southeast on the same anticline, oil was observed seeping from cores but the well was not tested. Reprocessing of the vintage seismic data shows that both wells were drilled off structure, West Walker-1 drilled downdip of the main closure and Tent Hill-1 did not penetrate the target sandstone within closure.
As part of Mosman's initial technical evaluation SRK Consulting (
Background to the Acquisition
In October 2023, Mosman signed a Farmin Agreement whereby Greenvale earnt a 75% interest in EP-145 in exchange for payment of AU$160,000, committing it to fund both the Permit Year Three work program including seismic (estimated to be approximately AU$2m) and the Permit Year Four work program, including drilling one well with a cost cap of AU$5.5m.
More recently, Greenvale announced a refocussing of its strategy to uranium exploration. Mosman has seized the opportunity to acquire its 75% to move to 100% interest.
Prior to the Acquisition, Mosman's interest in EP-145 had a carrying value in Mosman's consolidated accounts of AU$1.49 million (100%) as at 31 December 2023. Based on the carrying value at 31 December 2023, the value of the assets being acquired are approximately AU$1.12m. Exploration costs to date have been capitalised and there are no historic profits or losses attributable to EP-145.
Andy Carroll, Chief Executive Officer of Mosman, said: "We are pleased to have 100% ownership and operational control of EP-145, a project that the Mosman's technical team knows extremely well and has been involved with over a number of years. The permit is now ever more commercially compelling with increased value of proven hydrocarbons that would be co-produced along with the high value helium.
"Recent seismic acquired nearby has confirmed the ability of seismic to define the exploration targets on the Central Ridge (which includes the Mereenie oil and gas field) that extends in to EP-145.
"The gas shortfall currently evident in the
"Mosman has a clear business strategy to expand and deliver on a portfolio of helium exploration projects in
Market Abuse Regulation (MAR) Disclosure
The information contained within this announcement is deemed by the Company to constitute inside information as stipulated under the Market Abuse Regulations (EU) No. 596/2014 ('MAR') which has been incorporated into
Enquiries:
Mosman Oil & Gas Limited Andy Carroll CEO
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NOMAD and Joint Broker SP Angel Corporate Finance LLP Stuart Gledhill / Richard Hail / Adam Cowl +44 (0) 20 3470 0470 |
Alma Justine James / Will Merison +44 (0) 20 3405 0205
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Joint Broker CMC Markets Douglas Crippen +44 (0) 020 3003 8632 |
Updates on the Company's activities are regularly posted on its website: www.mosmanoilandgas.com
Notes to editors
Mosman (AIM: MSMN) is a helium, hydrogen and hydrocarbon exploration, development, and production company with projects in the US and
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