Victoria Oil (200% Potential)
10 February 2010
Victoria Oil & Gas Plc
('VOG' or 'the Company')
(AIM: VOG)
Additional Listing
Victoria Oil & Gas Plc, the oil and gas company with assets in Cameroon and the FSU, announces today that it shall allot, conditional on admission, a further 3,919,640 ordinary shares of 0.5 pence each in the Company ('Ordinary Shares').
Of these, 3,520,907 Ordinary Shares will be issued in lieu of cash payment to an adviser at a price of 4.6 pence per share and 398,733 Ordinary Shares will be allotted to employees in lieu of cash salary for the six month period ended 31 January 2010 in accordance with their standard employment contracts at a weighted average month-end market price of 5.4 pence per share.
Application has been made to the London Stock Exchange for 3,919,640 Ordinary Shares to be admitted to AIM and it is expected that dealings will commence on 15 February 2010. These shares will rank pari passu in all respects with the existing issued Ordinary Shares in the Company. The total issued share capital of VOG following this allotment will be 996,113,674 Ordinary Shares. The Company does not hold any Ordinary Shares in treasury and so the total number of voting rights in the Company is 996,113,674.
This information is provided by RNSThe company news service from the London Stock Exchange END
an, als wäre auch in diesem Jahr noch sehr viel Geduld gefragt. Fette Umsätze durch noch fettere Verkäufe werden jedenfalls noch nicht angekündigt. Aber beim "Rum-Bohren" scheint alles gut zu laufen. Ich bin mal gespannt wie es so weitergeht im Laufe des Jahres. Gruß, Embudu.
im Moment freue ich mich schon über unveränderte Kurse. Langsam wäre es mal wieder an der Zeit, dass irgend ein Analyst etwas "Nettes" über Victoria von sich gibt und uns allen erklärt, welch enormes Potential doch hier vorhanden ist und das bis Ende 2010 100%-ig mit Kursanstiegen von bis zu 400% zu rechnen ist. Aber eigentlich wird das alles auch eintreten, ohne dass es ein Analyst vorher ankündigt. Warten wir mal ab. @Biggemann, wünsche schon einmal ein angenehmes (börsenfreies) Wochenende.
Victoria hat ein Portfolio von bewährten und zukünftigen Öl-und Gasreserven in fruchtbarer Kohlenwasserstoff-erzeugenden Regionen West-Afrika und der ehemaligen Sowjetunion gebaut.
Die Vermögenswerte des Unternehmens sind 60% der Logbaba Gasfeld in Kamerun, im Westen Medvezhye Gasprojekt in Sibirien und im Kemerkol Ölfeld in Kasachstan.
Logbaba befindet sich im nördlichen Douala Becken im östlichen Vorort von Douala, der wirtschaftlichen Hauptstadt von Kamerun gelegen.
Das Feld war in den 1950er Jahren von Elf Serepca der vier Explorations-Brunnen gebohrt, von denen jede flossen Gas entdeckt. Drei Bohrlöcher wurden getestet und ausgeliefert Preise zwischen 12Mmcf / d und 62Mmcf / d.
Ein unabhängiger Bericht von Reserve RPS Energie im Juli 2008 geschätzt 2P Reserven für einen begrenzten Teil des Feldes mit 64 bcf mit einem NPV 10 Bewertung von $ 169m.
West Medvezhye ist in der Lage Yamal-Nenetsk Region Sibiriens, der größten Gas produzierenden Region der Welt und liegt in der Nähe wichtigsten Medvezhye Gazprom Feld, das in der Produktion seit 1972 gewesen ist.
Eine unabhängige Prüfung durch DeGolyer Reserve und MacNaughton geschätzten voraussichtlichen Brutto-Ressourcen für West-Med von über 1,1 Mrd. Barrel Öl-Äquivalent.
Kemerkol liegt in der Oblast Atyrau der westlichen Kasachstan, in der Nähe eine Reihe von produzierenden Öl-und Gasfelder. Die Kaution von 65 Quadratkilometer Lizenz Öl-Reserven und Ressourcen von C1-8,7 MMbbl, C2-26,3 MMbbl, C3-25,1 MMbbl.
Nach einer erheblichen Investition in das Unternehmen im Februar 2008 ist Victoria's Großaktionär ein Konsortium von einflussreichen Middle-Eastern Investoren Noor Capital PSC geführt.
Victoria hat auch strategische Partnerschaften mit Blackwatch Petroleum Services, eine internationale geowissenschaftliche Beratung, Forschung und Geodynamik, die Entwickler von IPDS passive seismische Technologie.
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Victoria Oil & Gas Plc
( 'VOG' oder 'das Unternehmen')
(AIM: VOG)
Weitere Listing
Victoria Oil & Gas Plc, die Öl-und Gasunternehmen mit Anlagen in Kamerun und der FSU, gibt heute bekannt, dass es so zuzuteilen, abhängig Zulassung, ein weiteres 3919640 Stammaktien von 0,5 Pence je eine in der Gesellschaft ( 'Ordinary Shares').
Von diesen 3,520,907 Stammaktien werden, die anstelle von Cash-Zahlung an einen Berater erteilt werden, zu einem Preis von 4,6 Pence pro Aktie und 398,733 Stammaktien werden an Mitarbeiter, die anstelle von Cash-Gehalt für die sechsmonatige Frist zugeteilt zum 31. Januar 2010 im Einklang mit ihren Standard-Arbeitsverträge zu einem gewichteten durchschnittlichen Monats-Ende Marktpreis von 5,4 Pence pro Aktie.
Antrag wurde an der London Stock Exchange hat für 3,919,640 Stammaktien zu AIM zugelassen werden, und es wird erwartet, dass Geschäfte beginnen wird auf 15. Februar 2010. Diese Aktien Rang wird gleichrangigin jeder Hinsicht mit den bestehenden ausgegebenen Stammaktien der Gesellschaft. Des gesamten ausgegebenen Aktienkapitals der VOG im Anschluss an diese Zuteilung wird 996,113,674 Stammaktien. Die Gesellschaft hält keine Stammaktien im Eigenbestand und damit die Gesamtzahl der Stimmrechte an der Gesellschaft ist 996,113,674.
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Victoria Oil & Gas Plc - Tel: +44 (0) 20 7921 8820
George Donne / Kevin Foo
Strand Hanson Limited - Tel: +44 (0) 20 7409 3494
Simon Raggett / Angela Frieden
Fox-Davies Capital - Tel: +44 (0) 20 7936 5220
Daniel Fox-Davies / Oliver Stansfield
VICTORIA OIL & GAS PLC
INTERIM FINANCIAL REPORT FOR THE SIX MONTHS TO 30 NOVEMBER 2009
CHAIRMAN'S STATEMENT
Dear Shareholder
It is my pleasure to report to you again on the progress of your Company, Victoria Oil & Gas Plc (“VOG” or
the “Company”).
Since the release of our 2009 annual accounts, we have made exceptional progress at the Logbaba gas and
condensate field in Cameroon and it is worth reflecting briefly on these achievements:
● Completion of La-105, the first onshore well to be drilled in the Douala Basin in Cameroon for over 50years. Despite some delays, the well encountered over 300 feet of gross sandstone pay and has been
cased ready for testing and production;
● Spudding in early February of La-106, the second of our initial two-well campaign. Progress so far hasbeen excellent and we hope to complete the well on schedule within 60 days;
● Testing of La-105, which commenced on 22 February and for which composite results should beavailable at the beginning of Q2;
● Completion and interpretation of a passive seismic spectroscopy survey, the first new geophysicaldata on the Logbaba block since Elf abandoned the field in the 1950s. The survey has not only given
us valuable additional information on the existing discovery, which we have integrated into our design
for La-106, but also highlighted a significant new prospect (potentially much larger than the existing
discovery), which has not been seen before;
● Continuation of the design phase of the engineering for the gas processing facilities and pipeline.Whilst it is easy to get distracted by the daily market movements, it is always important to keep a clear view
of the fundamentals of your Company: Logbaba is the only proven onshore gas field in Cameroon and has
had significant upside potential highlighted by the passive spectroscopy survey; the field lies beneath the
largest industrial market in Central Africa, which is starved of cheap energy; Cameroon itself is facing a
power crisis and recent initiatives announced by the Government point to huge future investment in thermal
as well as hydroelectric power stations in the country.
At present, La-106 has reached a measured depth of 4,450 feet after the 13 3/8 - inch casing was set to
3,208 feet. With some hard-earned experience from our first well, our progress to date as been excellent. We
are on course to reach total depth of around 8,700 feet within the 60 day schedule, possibly even earlier.
The design of La-106 has been modified following the passive seismic spectroscopy survey to favour the
northern flank of the sands intersected by La-101 in 1955 and access new areas with potentially higher
prospectivity. If the drill bit continues to perform, we will have first data back from logging of this new well in
early Q2.
Now that we are at a safe depth at La-106, testing of La-105 has commenced. The testing programme
started in the lower sands and will progressively introduce shallower zones while monitoring flow rates,
pressures and taking gas and liquid samples. The first sands being flowed are actually part of a new horizon,
below the Logbaba Formation, and so could be an addition to the known reserves if productive. The total
testing period will depend on the rates achieved at the various intervals, but by the beginning of Q2 we
should have enough data to enable a recalculation of the July 2008 reserve estimate for the Logbaba field.
At that time, using only data from Elf's operations in the 1950s, the independent reserve auditors calculated
proven and probable reserves for the field of over 100 billion cubic feet of gas.
Since acquiring the asset and throughout all of the activities so far, we have worked closely with the
Government of Cameroon and State companies to ensure their approval of our operations. We have been
delighted by the interest and support of the local regulators in the development of Logbaba and we hope that
this relationship will only strengthen as we progress. As announced previously, we are now qualified to apply
for the exploitation rights to the field and we do not perceive any difficulties in process. Cameroon has a
huge demand for energy and needs a great deal of foreign investment to assist in the development of its
natural resources. This makes it an excellent location for companies such as VOG to do business. There is a
structured process for the granting of an exploitation licence and we cannot accurately forecast when this
might be achieved, but we anticipate that it will be by mid-year.
Of course, any natural resource is only as good as its available market and this is where the strength of
Logbaba truly lies. When Elf abandoned the field 50 years ago it was because there was no market for
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natural gas close to Douala to make the project economically viable, but now Douala is one of the trading
and manufacturing hubs of Central Africa. Major international and domestic firms such as Guinness, SABC,
Nestle and Chococam rely solely on imported liquid fuels to power their facilities and Douala has become the
most expensive city in Africa. Half the available customers have signed in-principle agreements to take
natural gas from us at a price of US$16 per thousand cubic feet, which is a 30 percent or more discount to
the equivalent fuel prices they are currently paying. So far, these agreements cover around 8 million cubic
feet of gas per day from Logbaba and we know from speaking to our future consumers that their demand will
grow. We expect new binding contracts will be signed as part of the financial closing of the project finance for
the downstream elements of this project.
There remains the obvious question of how we would monetise any additional reserves that may be proven
up, for instance through exploration of the big prospect revealed by the passive seismic spectroscopy, given
that the industrial market can only grow to a certain size. In our eyes and those of the Government, the
answer lies in the massive drive for power which has already begun in Cameroon. Through the addition of
new hydroelectric and thermal, gas-fired power stations, the Government is looking to treble its generating
capacity to 3,000 megawatts by 2020 and any source of accessible natural gas will be a key player in
helping to achieve this aim. We have been working with the State electricity company on a small-scale
project to take gas from Logbaba for purely local power generation, but we have also seen the reports of a
deal for a much larger gas-fired power station to be constructed in Douala by Hyundai. If such a project does
come into fruition then it would be excellent news for us, but we are in no way dependent upon it.
Accessing the industrial market, through a basic processing facility and a short pipeline, is not a huge feat in
engineering terms, but is a significant step for VOG and Cameroon as it would be the only gas infrastructure
in the whole region. Whilst it is rare for small upstream companies to get involved in downstream facilities,
owning our own transmission system will cement our competitive advantage. At present, there is no
competition for gas in the country as all offshore operations currently face major problems in bringing
production to land. As the onshore potential is explored, our status as the sole gas provider will change, but
we have a valuable opportunity to mould the market with our first mover advantage.
We have recently engaged a major international engineering group to head up the engineering of the
downstream phase and are assessing a number of options for efficient transport of the gas to the customers.
We are under no illusions as to how long these projects can take, but we have challenged both management
and our advisers to find a process to allow early-stage revenue production, even if this begins before the
pipeline is completed. As fellow investors, I am sure you will agree that cash flow is the key to re-rating VOG
as a growth company and so getting revenue from Logbaba as soon as possible is our priority. A number of
banks have approached us with interest in financing and so we are confident that this stage of the project
can be funded with debt.
The West Medvezhye story should not be forgotten in the excitement surrounding Logbaba. For us, it is still
the Company's most exciting asset. With recoverable prospective resources of over a billion barrels of oil
equivalent, West Med dwarfs Logbaba, but it is still in its infancy and the pace of development is slow. Given
the long periods when activity on the ground is impossible, it is best to have multiple target locations before
embarking on any prolonged drilling campaign to save on costs. With that in mind, most of 2010 will be
dedicated to adding further prospects to the existing discovery location around Well 103. We have two
surveys, one passive and one geochemical, planned for the coming spring and we hope that the findings will
give us enough information to be able to specify areas for acquisition of further 2D seismic or justify new
drilling. Ideally, we could be drilling in 2011 if the analysis shows clear areas for exploration and we are able
to mobilise swiftly. By that time, we should also be producing significant revenues from Logbaba to help
support West Med's development.
Despite the amount of activity going on in Russia and Africa at the moment, we feel that it is very important
that VOG maintains a strong pipeline of new projects and I am pleased to announce that we recently signed
the 12 month extension to our option to acquire Falcon Petroleum Limited. Falcon has over 45,000 square
kilometers of exploration acreage in Ethiopia and Mali, two very prospective new regions which have already
stirred up interest with major producers. We are also seeing more and more attractive projects coming to
market both in Africa and the FSU, which could augment our portfolio and ensure we have a clear path to
further growth. Logbaba is forging a solid platform, but the real excitement of VOG is yet to come.
Kevin Foo
Chairman
es ist, wie du immer schreibst: Nur positive Nachrichten. Entweder werden wir hier fürchterlich "verarscht" (sorry!) und negative News werden zurück gehalten oder es wird das mit dem Kurs passieren, was wir uns aufgrund der News vorstellen. Im Prinzip müßte man noch einmal nachlegen.
der 12 Monate verlängern unsere Option auf den Erwerb Falcon Petroleum Limited. Falcon hat mehr als 45.000 Quadratmeter
km von Schürfgebieten in Äthiopien und Mali, zwei sehr aussichtsreiche neue Regionen, die bereits
rührt das Interesse mit den wichtigsten Produzenten.