By Company in Chronological Order of First Well Spud
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TLOU ENERGY (Sydney: TOU, London: TLOU) – mkt. cap. A$39.68m
Web: http://www.tlouenergy.com Email: info@tlouenergy.com Tel: +61 (0) 7 3012 9793 Corporate office address: 210 Alice Street, Brisbane, Australia CEO: Anthony Gilby Directors own: 6.96%
Lesedi CBM production wells, Botswana – 100% TLOU interest
Resource estimate: 2P gas reserves in place of 41 BCF
Chance of success: not yet communicated
SERICA ENERGY (London: SQZ) – mkt. cap. £330.99m
Web: http://www.serica-energy.com Email: info@serica-energy.com Tel: +44 (0) 20 7487 7300 Corporate office address: 52 George Street, London W1 CEO: Mitch Flegg Directors own: 20.56%
Rowallan Prospect exploration well, North Sea – 15% SQZ interest
Resource estimate: best estimate gross prospective resources of 131 MMBO
Chance of success: not yet communicated
CALIMA ENERGY (Sydney: CE1) – mkt. cap. A$73.69m
Web: http://www.calimaenergy.com Email: info@calimaenergy.com Tel: +61 (0) 8 6500 3270 Corporate office address: 1A/1 Alvan St Subiaco, Perth, Australia CEO: Glenn Whiddon Directors own: 4.67%
Calima-3 horizontal well, British Columbia (second well of three well programme) – 100% CE1 interest
Resource estimate: best estimate unrisked prospective resources of 475 MMBOE
Chance of success: not yet communicated
IGAS ENERGY (London: IGAS) – mkt. cap. £97.7m
Web: http://www.igasplc.com Email: enquiries@igasplc.com Tel: +44 (0) 207 993 9899 Corporate office address: 7 Down Street, London, W1 CEO: Stephen Bowler Directors own: 0.7%
Springs Road-1 exploration well, Nottinghamshire – 55% IGAS interest
Resource estimate: estimated 20 TCF of net undiscovered GIIP
Chance of success: not yet communicated
EGDON RESOURCES (London: EDR) – mkt. cap. £18.2m
Web: http://www.egdon-resources.com Email: info@egdon-resources.com Tel: + 44 (0) 1256 702292 Corporate office address: 98 High Street, Odiham, Hampshire CEO: Mark Abbott Directors own: not yet communicated
Springs Road-1 exploration well, Nottinghamshire – 14.5% EDR interest
Resource estimate: estimated 20 TCF of net undiscovered GIIP
Chance of success: not yet communicated
Waddock Cross Field appraisal well, Wessex Basin (spud late 2019) – 55% EDR interest
Resource estimate: base-case gross contingent resources of 1.2 MMBO
Chance of success: not yet communicated
JERSEY OIL & GAS (London: JOG) – mkt. cap. £48.68m
Web: http://www.jerseyoilandgas.com Email: mdavid@jerseyoilandgas.com Tel: +44 (0) 1534 858622 Corporate office address: 9 The Esplanade, St Helier, Jersey CEO: Andrew Besitz Directors own: 7.5%
Verbier appraisal well, North Sea – 18% JOG interest
Resource estimate: mean gross recoverable resources of 69 MMBOE
Chance of success: not yet communicated
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ZOLTAV RESOURCES (London: ZOL) – mkt. cap. £19.87m
Web: http://www.zoltav.com Email: info@zoltav.com Tel: +7 (8452) 30-91-15 Corporate office address: Chernyshevskogo str 50, Saratov, Russia CEO: Eduard Sieyn Directors own: 0%
Devonian exploration well, South Western Russia (spud Q1 2019) – 100% ZOL interest
Resource estimate: not yet communicated
Chance of success: not yet communicated
SOUND ENERGY (London: SOU) – mkt. cap. £237.4m
Web: http://www.soundenergyplc.com Email: info@soundenergyplc.com Tel: +44 (0) 1732 606030 Corporate office address: 4 Pembroke Road, Sevenoaks, Kent CEO: James Parsons Directors own: 0.188%
TE-11 exploration well, Eastern Morocco (spud Q1 2019) – 75% SOU interest
Resource estimate: estimated volumes of 2.6 TCF mid case gross gas originally in place
Chance of success: not yet communicated
UNION JACK OIL (London: UJO) – mkt. cap. £7.18m
Web: http://www.unionjackoil.com Email: info@unionjackoil.com, d.bramhill@btinternet.com Tel: +44 (0) 1225 428139 Corporate office address: 6 Charlotte Street, Bath CEO: David Bramhill Directors own: 3.5%
West Newton appraisal well, East Yorkshire (spud Q1 2019) – 16.665% UJO interest
Resource estimate: base estimate contingent resources of 189 BCF
Chance of success: not yet communicated
VINTAGE ENERGY (Sydney: VEN) – mkt. cap. A$43.98m
Web: http://www.vintageenergy.com.au Email: info@vintageenergy.com.au Tel: +61 (0) 8 7477 7680 Corporate office address: 58 King William Rd, Goodwood, Australia MD: Neil Gibbins Directors own: 15%
Albany-2 and Albany-1/ST1 appraisal wells, Australia (spud March 2019 – two well programme) – 30% (earning) VEN interest
Resource estimate: 2C conventional gas resource of 145 BCF (gross)
Chance of success: not yet communicated
TOUCHSTONE EXPLORATION (Toronto: TXP, London: TXP) – mkt. cap. C$33.74m
Web: http://www.touchstoneexploration.com Email: info@touchstoneexploration.com Tel: +1 403 750 4400 Corporate office address: 350 – 7th Avenue SW, Calgary, Canada CEO: Paul Baay Directors own: 16.5%
Ortoire exploration well, Trinidad (spud Q2 2019) – 80% TXP interest
Resource estimate: not yet communicated
Chance of success: not yet communicated
PETRO MATAD (London: MATD) – mkt. cap. £34.77m
Web: http://www.petromatadgroup.com Email: admin@petromatadgroup.com Tel: +976 70141099 Corporate office address: Peace Avenue 17, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia CEO: Mike Buck Directors own: 2.3%
Block XX exploration wells, Mongolia (spud Q2 2019 – four well programme) – 100% MATD interest
Resource estimate: mean prospective recoverable resources of 25 MMBO (Heron Prospect)
Chance of success: not yet communicated
CARNARVON PETROLEUM (Sydney: CVN) – mkt. cap. A$604.23m
Web: http://www.carnarvon.com.au Email: admin@cvn.com.au Tel: +61 (0) 8 9321 2665 Corporate office address: 76 Kings Park Road, West Perth, Australia CEO: Adrian Cook Directors own: 2.63%
Dorado-2, Roc South-1 and Dorado-3 appraisal/exploration wells, Australia (spud April 2019 – three well programme) – 20% CVN interest
Resource estimate: 74 MMBOE Pmean (Roc South)
Chance of success: 63% (Roc South)
PETREL ENERGY (Sydney: PRL) – mkt. cap. A$12.07m
Web: http://www.petrelenergy.com Email: office@petrelenergy.com Tel: +61 (0) 2 9254 9000 Corporate office address: 10 Bridge Street, Sydney, Australia CEO: David Casey Directors own: 4.4%
West Erregulla-2 exploration well, Western Australia (spud May/June 2019) – 50% PRL interest
Resource estimate: best estimate (P50) prospective resources of 1.16 TCF
Chance of success: not yet communicated
Tesorillo-1 exploration well, Spain (spud H2 2019) – 50.1% PRL interest
Resource estimate: best estimate (P50) prospective resources of 829 BCF
Chance of success: not yet communicated
STRIKE ENERGY (Sydney: STX) – mkt. cap. A$94.12m
Web: http://www.strikeenergy.com.au Email: query@strikeenergy.com.au (not working), stuart.nicholls@strikeenergy.com.au Tel: +61 (0) 8 7099 7464 Corporate office address: 1/31-35 George Street, Thebarton, Australia CEO: Stuart Nicholls Directors own: 4.9%
West Erregulla-2 exploration well, Western Australia (spud May / June 2019) – 50% STX interest
Resource estimate: best estimate (P50) prospective resources of 1.16 TCF
Chance of success: not yet communicated
ECO (ATLANTIC) OIL & GAS (Toronto: EOG, London: ECO) – mkt. cap. C$254.97m
Web: http://www.ecooilandgas.com Email: gil@ecooilandgas.com Tel: +1 416 250 1955 Corporate office address: 181 Bay Street, Toronto, Canada CEO: Gil Holzman Directors own: 18.64%
Orinduik Block exploration well, Guyana (spud June 2019) – 15% ECO interest
Resource estimate: 250 MMBO gross prospective resources
Chance of success: 44%
FALCON OIL & GAS (Toronto: FO, London: FOG) – mkt. cap. C$284.05m
Web: http://www.falconoilandgas.com Email: info@falconoilandgas.com Tel: +353 (0) 1 676 8702 Corporate office address: 68 Merrion Square South, Dublin 2, Ireland CEO: Philip O’Quigley Directors own: 0.37%
Stage 2 Beetaloo Drilling Programme, Australia (spud June 2019 – two well programme) – 30% FOG interest
Resource estimate: not yet communicated
Chance of success: not yet communicated
PROVIDENCE RESOURCES (Dublin: PRP, London: PVR) – mkt. cap. €95.63m
Web: http://www.providenceresources.com Email: info@providenceresources.com Tel: +353 (0) 1 219 4074 Corporate office address: Airfield House, Airfield Park, Donnybrook, Dublin, Ireland CEO: Tony O’Reilly Directors own: 0.4%
Barryroe appraisal wells, Celtic Sea Basin (spud Q3 2019 – four vertical wells and one extended horizontal well programme) – 40% PVR interest
Resource estimate: 2C total recoverable resources of 345.5 MMBOE
Chance of success: not yet communicated
LANSDOWNE OIL & GAS (London: LOGP) – mkt. cap. £15.97m
Web: http://www.lansdowneoilandgas.com Email: info@lansdowneoilandgas.com Tel: + 353 (0) 1 963 1760 Corporate office address: Paramount Court, Sandyford, Dublin, Ireland CEO: Dr Stephen Boldy Directors own: 7.3%
Barryroe appraisal wells, Celtic Sea Basin (spud Q3 2019 – four vertical wells and one extended horizontal well programme) – 10% LOGP interest
Resource estimate: 2C total recoverable resources of 345.5 MMBOE
Chance of success: not yet communicated
SAN LEON ENERGY (London: SLE) – mkt. cap. £216.5m
Web: http://www.sanleonenergy.com Email: dublin@sanleonenergy.com Tel: +353 (0) 1 291 6292 Corporate office address: 3300 Lake Drive, Dublin, Ireland CEO: Oisin Fanning Directors own: 0.74%
Barryroe appraisal wells, Celtic Sea Basin (spud Q3 2019 – four vertical wells and one extended horizontal well programme) – 4.5% SLE net profit interest (not required to pay any further appraisal or development costs)
Resource estimate: 2C total recoverable resources of 345.5 MMBOE
Chance of success: not yet communicated
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ROSE PETROLEUM (London: ROSE) – mkt. cap. £2.29m
Web: http://www.rosepetroleum.com Email: matthew.idiens@rosepetroleum.com Tel: +44 (0) 20 7225 4590 Corporate office address: Newmarket House, Market Street, Newbury, Berkshire CEO: Matthew Idiens Directors own: 1.23%
Paradox acreage appraisal wells, Utah (first well spud Q1 2019 – multi well programme) – 75% ROSE interest
Resource estimate: gross contingent resources (2C) of 15.61 MMBO and 31.23 BCF
Chance of success: not yet communicated
AMINEX (Dublin: AEX, London: AEX) – mkt. cap. €56.56m
Web: http://www.aminex-plc.com Email: info@aminex-plc.com Tel: +44 (0) 20 3198 8415 Corporate office address: 16 Smith Square, London SW1 CEO: Jay Bhattacherjee Directors own: 2.2%
Chikumbi-1 appraisal/exploration well, Tanzania (spud Q1 2019) – 25% AEX interest
Resource estimate: mean un-risked GIIP (Gas Initially in Place) of 1.87 TCF
Chance of success: not yet communicated
SOLO OIL (London: SOLO) – mkt. cap. £8.84m
Web: http://www.solooil.co.uk Email: info@solooil.co.uk Tel: +44 (0) 20 7440 0642 Corporate office address: 38 Jermyn Street, London SW1 CEO: Alastair Ferguson Directors own: not yet communicated
Chikumbi-1 appraisal/exploration well, Tanzania (spud Q1 2019) – 25% SOLO interest
Resource estimate: gross mean un-risked GIIP (Gas Initially in Place) of 1.87 TCF and 2C resources of 763 BCF; well is also testing a deeper Jurassic exploration target with gross P50 prospective resources of 1,351 BCF
Chance of success: not yet communicated
INDEPENDENT OIL & GAS (London: IOG) – mkt. cap. £24.26m
Web: http://www.independentoilandgas.com Email: mark.routh@independentoilandgas.com Tel: +44 (0) 20 3879 0510 Corporate office address: 10 Arthur Street, London EC4 CEO: Andrew Hockey Directors own: 6.12%
Harvey appraisal well, North Sea (spud Q1 2019) – 100% IOG interest
Resource estimate: gross mid-case unrisked prospective gas resources of 129 BCF
Chance of success: 63%
TOWER RESOURCES (London: TRP) – mkt. cap. £5.23m
Web: http://www.towerresources.co.uk Email: ja@towerresources.co.uk Tel: +44 (0) 20 7157 9625 Corporate office address: 140 Buckingham Palace Road, London SW1 CEO: Jeremy Asher Directors own: 13.5%
Thali licence appraisal/exploration well, Cameroon (spud Q2 2019) – 100% TRP interest
Resource estimate: mean prospective resources of 664 MMBOE
Chance of success: not yet communicated
I3 ENERGY (London: I3E) – mkt. cap. £16.82m
Web: http://www.i3.energy Email: ctannock@i3.energy Tel: +44 (0) 1224 945 980 Corporate office address: 11 Abercrombie Court, Prospect Road, Westhill CEO: Majid Shafiq Directors own: 41.8%
A3 appraisal well, LP2 pilot well and S1 exploration well, North Sea (spud summer 2019 – three well programme) – 100% I3E interest
Resource estimate: 200 MMBO recoverable resources
Chance of success: not yet communicated
CLUFF NATURAL RESOURCES (London: CLNR) – mkt. cap. £12.35m
Web: http://www.cluffnaturalresources.com Email: admin@cluffnaturalresources.com Tel: +44 (0) 20 7887 2630 Corporate office address: 5-8 The Sanctuary, London SW1 CEO: Graham Swindells Directors own: 3.86%
Three well exploration programme, Southern North Sea (spud Summer 2019) – 100% CLNR interest (subject to farm out)
Resource estimate: 4.3 TCF P50 prospective resources
Chance of success: not yet communicated
CHARIOT OIL AND GAS (London: CHAR) – mkt. cap. £9.18m
Web: http://www.chariotoilandgas.com Email: KellyN@chariotoilandgas.com Tel: +44 (0) 207 318 0450 Corporate office address: 19-21 Old Bond Street, London W1 CEO: Larry Bottomley Directors own: 8.2% (including senior management)
MOH-B exploration well, Morocco (spud H2 2019) – 75% CHAR interest
Resource estimate: gross mean prospective resource of 637 MMBO
Chance of success: not yet communicated
Prospect-1 exploration well, Brazil (spud H1 2020) – 100% CHAR interest
Resource estimate: gross, mean prospective resource of 911 MMBO
Chance of success: not yet communicated
ECHO ENERGY (London: ECHO) – mkt. cap. £16.73m
Web: http://www.echoenergyplc.com Email: info@echoenergyplc.com Tel: +44 (0) 20 7190 9930 Corporate office address: 40 George Street, London W1 CEO: Martin Hull Directors own: not yet communicated
Tapi Aike exploration wells, Argentina (spud H2 2019) – 50% ECHO interest
Resource estimate: gross unrisked prospective resources of 6.0 TCF
Chance of success: not yet communicated
PROSPEX OIL & GAS (London: PXOG) – mkt. cap. £2.2m
Web: http://www.prospexoilandgas.com Email: not disclosed Tel: +44 (0) 203 948 1619 Corporate office address: 92 Albert Embankment, London SE1 CEO: Edward Dawson Directors own: 2.2%
Tesorillo-1 exploration well, Spain (spud H2 2019) – 15% (possibly increasing to 49.9%) PXOG interest
Resource estimate: best estimate (P50) prospective resources of 829 BCF
Chance of success: not yet communicated
TALON PETROLEUM (Sydney: TPD) – mkt. cap. A$3.78m
Web: http://www.talonpetroleum.com.au Email: info@talonpetroleum.com.au Tel: +61 (0) 8 6319 1900 Corporate office address: 1202 Hay Street, West Perth, Australia CEO: Peter Love Directors own: 19.8%
Curlew-A appraisal well, North Sea (spud Q3 2019) – 10% TPD interest
Resource estimate: 45 MMBOE gross 2C contingent resource
Chance of success: not yet communicated
MELBANA ENERGY (Sydney: MAY) – mkt. cap. A$31.88m
Web: http://www.melbana.com Email: admin@melbana.com Tel: +61 (0) 3 8625 6000 Corporate office address: 500 Collins Street, Melbourne, Australia CEO: Robert Zammit Directors own: 4.9%
Alameda and Zapato exploration wells, Cuba (spud before November 2019 – two well programme) – 12.5% MAY interest
Resource estimate: best estimate (P50) prospective resources of 236 MMBO
Chance of success: 32% for Alameda, 23% for Zapato
WA-488-P exploration well, Australia (possible spud 2020) – 20% MAY interest
Resource estimate: best estimate (P50) prospective resources of 388 MMBO
Chance of success: 20%
BARON OIL (London: BOIL) – mkt. cap. £2.2m
Web: http://www.baronoilplc.com Email: malcolm@butlermail.org Tel: +44 (0) 1892 838948 Corporate office address: 3 Monson Road, Tunbridge Wells, Kent CEO: Malcolm Butler Directors own: 0.3%
El Barco-3X exploration well, Peru (possible spud 2019) – 100% BOIL interest
Resource estimate: unrisked recoverable P50 Prospective Resources of 25 BCF
Chance of success: not yet communicated
UNITED OIL & GAS (London: UOG) – mkt. cap. £13.13m
Web: http://www.uogplc.com Email: info@uogplc.com Tel: not disclosed Corporate office address: 9 Upper Pembroke Street, Dublin 2, Ireland CEO: Brian Larkin Directors own: 6.5%
Waddock Cross Field appraisal well, Wessex Basin (spud late 2019) – 26.25% UOG interest
Resource estimate: base-case gross contingent resources of 1.2 MMBO
Chance of success: not yet communicated
EUROPA OIL & GAS (London: EOG) – mkt. cap. £14.45m
Web: http://www.europaoil.com Email: mail@europaoil.com Tel: +44 (0) 20 7224 3770 Corporate office address: 6 Porter Street, London W1 CEO: Hugh Mackay Directors own: 13.37%
Inishkea exploration well, Offshore Ireland (spud 2020) – 100% EOG interest (subject to farm out)
Resource estimate: 2.5 TCF undiscovered gas initially in place
Chance of success: 33%
BAHAMAS PETROLEUM COMPANY (London: BPC) – mkt. cap. £27.92m
Web: http://www.bpcplc.com Email: info.nassau@bpcplc.com Tel: +1 242 362 5120 Corporate office address: 5 Caves Village, West Bay Street, Nassau, Bahamas CEO: Simon Potter Directors own: 1.04%
Offshore exploration well, Bahamas (spud before end 2020) – 100% BPC interest (subject to farm out)
Resource estimate: total mean unrisked recoverable prospective resources in excess of 4,200 MMBO at multiple reservoir intervals
Chance of success: 9% – 35%
SIRIUS PETROLEUM (London: SRSP) – mkt. cap. £14.76m
Web: http://www.siriuspetroleum.com Email: enquiries@siriuspetroleum.com Tel: +44 (0) 20 3740 7460 Corporate office address: 42 Berkeley Square, London W1 CEO: Bobo Kuti Directors own: not yet communicated
Ororo-2 production well, Nigeria (rig confirmation awaited) – 40% SRSP interest
Resource estimate: mid-case gross contingent resources of 24.47 MMBOE
Chance of success: 50% (chance of development)
CANADIAN OVERSEAS PETROLEUM (Toronto: XOP, London: COPL) – mkt. cap. C$12.09m
Web: http://www.canoverseas.com Email: not disclosed Tel: +1 403 262 5441 Corporate office address: 3200, 715 – 5th Avenue SW, Calgary, Canada CEO: Arthur Millholland Directors own: 4.1% (including senior management)
OPL 226 appraisal well, offshore Nigeria (financing awaited) – 40% COPL interest
Resource estimate: gross unranked prospective recoverable oil of 237.1 MMBO
Chance of success: not yet communicated
ANGLO AFRICAN OIL & GAS (London: AAOG) – mkt. cap. £23.91m
Web: http://www.aaog.com Email: david.sefton@aaog.co Tel: +44 (0) 7989 333 371 Corporate office address: not disclosed CEO: James Berwick Directors own: 0%
TLP-104 appraisal/exploration well, Republic of the Congo (financing awaited) – 56% AAOG interest
Resource estimate: not yet communicated
Chance of success: not yet communicated
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