UK: Union Jack Oil completes a further acquisition of a 15 percent interest in PEDL253 Biscathorpe
01 Mar 2021
PEDL253 containing the
Biscathorpe project on the terms originally announced on 18 January 2021 and Union Jack now holds a 45% interest in PEDL253.
On the proposed conventional
B-2Z side-track appraisal well, the Company also highlights that a Planning Application has been made for the side-track drilling operation, associated testing and, in a success case, the long-term production of hydrocarbons at the Biscathorpe-2 wellsite, with drilling planned for H2 2021, subject to planning approval.
Highlights
PEDL253 is located within the proven hydrocarbon fairway of the Humber Basin, on-trend with the Keddington oilfield (Union Jack 55% interest) which produces oil from a Carboniferous Westphalian aged reservoir
Acquisition of a Further 15% Interest in the Biscathorpe Project PEDL253
Union Jack Oil plc (AIM: UJO), a UK focused onshore hydrocarbon production, development and exploration company is pleased to announce that it has agreed to acquire a further 15% economic interest in PEDL253 containing the Biscathorpe project ( Biscathorpe ) from Humber Oil & Gas Limited ( Humber ).
Following completion of the acquisition Union Jack will hold a 45% interest in PEDL253.
Highlights ·PEDL253 is located within the proven hydrocarbon fairway of the Humber Basin, on-trend with the Keddington oilfield (Union Jack 55%) which produces oil from a Carboniferous Westphalian aged reservoir ·Union Jack will acquire a 15% interest in PEDL253, containing the Biscathorpe project, increasing its interest to 45%
AIM-listed Union Jack Oil has agreed to acquire a further 15% economic interest in PEDL253 containing the Biscathorpe project from Humber Oil & Gas, increasing its interest to 45%. PEDL253 is located within the proven hydrocarbon fairway of the Humber Basin, on-trend with the Keddington oilfield (Union Jack 55%) which produces oil from a Carboniferous Westphalian aged reservoir.