tdbowieknife
1 month ago
VANCOUVER, BC, March 14, 2024 /CNW/ - Reconnaissance Energy Africa Ltd. (the "Company" or "ReconAfrica") (TSXV: RECO) (OTCQX: RECAF) (Frankfurt: 0XD) announces an updated prospective resource estimate supported by a Prospective Resource Report (the "Report") dated March 12, 2024 (with an effective date of February 29, 2024) prepared by Netherland, Sewell & Associates, Inc. ("NSAI"), an independent qualified reserves evaluator. The Report focused solely on the Damara Fold and Thrust Belt Area, located within the Company's Petroleum Exploration Licence (PEL73), in the Kavango Basin, NE Namibia, in which the Company holds a 90% working interest. The integration of all subsurface data and new geochemical analyses in the Damara Fold Belt has resulted in an increase of oil potential.
REPORT HIGHLIGHTS(1)
Gross to the Company unrisked, prospective oil in place in identified prospects of 15.4 billion barrels
Gross to the Company unrisked, prospective oil resources in identified prospects of 3.1 billion barrels
https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/reconafrica-announces-an-updated-independent-third-party-resource-report-for-the-damara-fold-belt-onshore-namibia-834836435.html
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tdbowieknife
2 months ago
HIGHLIGHTS
Re-initiated the farmout joint venture process in December 2023 with completion expected in April 2024. The bid deadline was extended to allow participating companies time to incorporate the updated resource report on the Damara Fold Belt currently being evaluated by Netherland, Sewell & Associates ("NSAI"), and expected to be completed in March 2024.
Completed the sale of Renaissance Oil Corp., holder of the Mexican assets, for deemed gross proceeds of approximately $10.3 million (US$7.5 million), resulting in a gain on sale of $85.3 million and a reduction in net liabilities of $85.6 million.
ReconAfrica and its joint venture partner the National Petroleum Corporation of Namibia ("NAMCOR") were granted approval for the Second Renewal Exploration Period by the Ministry of Mines and Energy ("MME"), which covers the period from January 30, 2024 to January 29, 2026. As part of the approval for the Second Renewal Exploration Period, the Company requested and has been granted a relinquishment exemption and has retained 100% of the original acreage.
Received key land access approvals and completed the surveying, demining and debushing for Damara Fold Belt - Prospect L, which will be the first well to be drilled in the upcoming multi-well drilling program expected to commence in June 2024. Additional civil works are being undertaken including the construction of well site access roads, the drilling pad, and the tendering of key long lead oil services and equipment.
Streamlined the organization resulting in the reduction of general and administrative expenses in Q4 2023 by 27% compared to Q3 2023 and by 32% compared to Q4 2022.
Working capital of $8.9 million as of December 31, 2023, including $5.2 million in cash.
As disclosed on February 28, 2024, the Company entered into a global settlement agreement to resolve all previously announced U.S. and Canadian class action lawsuits. The settlement is subject to coverage by the Company's insurers and, if approved, will not have any direct financial impact on the Company.
Filed a short form shelf prospectus covering a 25 month period for the offering of securities of the Company in one or more series of issuances of common shares, warrants, subscription receipts, units or debt securities for proceeds of up to $120 million to fund the exploration and evaluation activities of the Company in the Kavango Basin.
Brian Reinsborough, President and CEO of the Company stated: "The Recon team had a productive quarter as we significantly advanced our understanding of the prospectivity of the Damara Fold Belt play, while at the same time advancing our joint venture process and preparing for drilling operations. Our technical team has increased our understanding of the oil potential of the Fold Belt play by integrating all available geochemical data and conducting additional basin modeling studies. This work is currently being evaluated by NSAI and we anticipate the revised resource report in early March. The revised report will also provide interested third party joint venture partners with an independent evaluation of the oil and natural gas potential in the Damara Fold Belt. We expect to wrap up our joint venture process in April. I recently visited Namibia where we met with multiple government agencies and ministers who expressed their appreciation and continued commitment to our project and the energy industry in Namibia. We would also like to pass along our deepest condolences to the people of Namibia on the passing of President Dr. Hage G. Geingob. While observing a period of national mourning, we were pleased to see the transition of power to be seamless and professional."
FILING UPDATE
The Company has filed its quarterly financial statements and management's discussion and analysis for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2023, on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca.
https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/reconafrica-announces-the-filing-of-quarterly-financial-reports-870336862.html
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Amatuer17
9 months ago
Some news - they raised money ($6.5 Million) and now approval to drill 12 well to unrestricted depth. They have to plan and execute
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The ECC authorizes ReconAfrica to commence the drilling of an additional 12 exploration and appraisal wells, to unrestricted depths, in the Kavango Basin, in Namibia from July 4, 2023, until July 4, 2026.
The primary objective of the upcoming drilling program is to establish commercial accumulations of oil and or natural gas and natural gas liquids which were identified in the first three stratigraphic test wells.
Management's current focus in the 3rd & 4th quarter of 2023 is developing and prioritizing its prospect inventory in order to execute a multi-well drilling program targeting both primary plays; the Damara Fold Belt and the Karoo Rift Basin, with initial emphasis on the Damara Fold Belt as detailed in the Company's June 26, 2023, news release.
Amatuer17
1 year ago
The report looks good - they provide updates regularly - I like transparency
There seems to be delays in drilling new well 5-1
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“The earlier phase of 2D seismic combined with stratigraphic test wells which penetrated the underlying Damara section (pre-Karoo aged stratigraphy), initially identified the fold belt below the Karoo Rift Basin and confirmed the trend and presence of these fold structures, carbonate reservoir rocks with up to 17% matrix porosity, fracture porosity, and significant oil shows (Netherland, Sewell & Associates Report). “