Canadian Overseas Petroleum raises £700,000 as it focusses on Nigeria opportunity
It comes after the share price surged earlier in June, following a settlement deal in the Nigerian joint venture.
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Canadian Overseas Petroleum Limited is an oil and gas company, headquartered in Calgary, Canada. The company creates value through the acquisition, exploration, development and production of oil and natural gas reserves and holds interests in petroleum assets in the United States of America.
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It comes after the share price surged earlier in June, following a settlement deal in the Nigerian joint venture.
Arthur Millholland, COPL’s president and chief executive, said: "This is a great outcome for the company in these uncertain times"
COPL last week agreed an equity funding facility for up to £2mln over two years
“We now have the ability to press on with discussions with relevant stakeholders and accelerate efforts to deliver the clear potential of OPL 226 by the end of 2020," said chief executive Arthur Millholland
“Time will tell how this plays out in Nigeria as it involves Shoreline, a prominent and well respected indigenous Nigerian shareholder," said COPL boss Arthur Millholland
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Chief executive Arthur Millholland is providing a C$200,000 loan which will be used for working capital as talks continue
In the summer COPL raised £500,000 as the junior oiler continued to advance preparations for new drilling.
The new funds will help bridge the financial gap until the company can conclude its project financing plans, said chief executive Arthur Millholland
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"This placing will help ensure the company is able to realise the significant potential with OPL 226,” said Arthur Millholland, COPL chief executive
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“The company expects the performance bond to be in place to the satisfaction of the regulatory authorities in the coming weeks, at which point activities on OPL 226 can be commenced in earnest”
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COPL said talks are underway with three large groups that can provide both oil services and finance
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This party is offering financing alongside services for the OPL226 development project and is reported to have strong familiarity with the region.
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"This level of interest reaffirms our long-term view that OPL226 is an attractive opportunity with significant upside potential”
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“We continue to press ahead with our OPL226 project and we will provide further updates in due course"
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“In strengthening our balance sheet, we are able to continue to focus on securing a financing package for the highly prospective OPL 226 project offshore Nigeria"
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"We are as frustrated as Essar Mauritius is about the length of time it has taken to get the project to this stage,” said Arthur Mullholland, COPL chief executive
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Securing a 'significantly larger' financing package for Nigeria appraisal and development programmes remains the main priority for COPL.
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“We envision building a mid-tier oil and gas company with the support of our partner Shoreline Energy, one of Nigeria`s largest conglomerates, our financing partners and our loyal shareholders”
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"We continue to focus on developing our attractive oil appraisal and development project in OPL 226, offshore Nigeria,” Millholland said
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"This placing will strengthen our balance sheet while we concurrently work towards finalising the project financing, operations program and plan for our OPL 226 project offshore Nigeria"
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"This placing will strengthen our balance sheet while we concurrently work towards finalising the project financing, operations programme and plan for our OPL 226 project offshore Nigeria"
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