16 May 2013
San Leon Energy Plc
("San Leon" or the "Company")
Foum Draa Update
San Leon, the specialist oil and gas company with an extensive portfolio of assets across Europe and North Africa, notes this morning's Interim Management Statement announced by Cairn Energy plc ("Cairn"), particularly in relation to the Foum Draa block, offshore Morocco. As announced on 31 January 2013, San Leon now holds a net operated interest of 14.17% and the gross mean prospective resource of the targeted prospect in the Foum Draa blocks is 142 mmbbls with a potential follow-up prospect of 126 mmbbls. Preparations are underway to drill the first well, which is expected to commence later this year subject to necessary approvals.
Please see below for a link to Cairn's announcement:
http://www.cairnenergy.com/index.asp?pageid=27&newsid=427
For further information contact:
San Leon Energy Plc |
Tel: +353 1291 6292 |
Oisin Fanning, Executive Chairman |
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John Buggenhagen, Exploration Director |
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Macquarie Capital (Europe) Limited |
Tel: +44 (0) 20 3037 2000 |
John Dwyer |
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Fox Davies Capital |
Tel: +44 (0) 20 3463 5000 |
Daniel Fox-Davies |
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Richard Hail |
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FirstEnergy Capital LLP |
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7448 0200 |
Hugh R. Sanderson |
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David van Erp |
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Westhouse Securities (Nominated Advisor) |
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7601 6100 |
Richard Johnson |
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Antonio Bossi |
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College Hill Associates |
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7457 2020 |
David Simonson |
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Alexandra Roper |
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Plunkett Public Relations |
Tel: +353 (0) 1 284 4414 / +353 (0) 87 826 0833 |
Sharon Plunkett |
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Jennie Cotter |
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Qualified person
John Buggenhagen, who has reviewed this update, has over 15 years experience in the oil & gas industry. He has a Ph.D. and M.Sc. in Geophysics from the University of Wyoming and a B.Sc. in Geophysics from the University of Arizona. He is currently the Director of Exploration for the San Leon Energy Group and based in San Leon's Warsaw office in Poland.