16 April 2019
Sound Energy plc
("Sound Energy" or the "Company")
Anoual: Schlumberger Conversion to Direct Licence Position
Sound Energy, the Moroccan focused upstream gas company, is pleased to announce that the process to convert Schlumberger's existing 27.5% interest in the Anoual permits to a direct 27.5% licence position has completed following receipt of the relevant Moroccan Ministerial approvals.
The Company's unchanged interest in the Anoual permits consists of an operated 47.5% participating interest, with the remaining interests in the Anoual permits held by Schlumberger (27.5%) and Morocco's L'Office National des Hydrocarbures et des Mines (25%).
This most recent conversion concludes the process of converting Schlumberger's previously synthetic interests across the Company's Eastern Moroccan exploration portfolio to direct licence positions. Schlumberger now has a direct 27.5% licence interest in the Greater Tendrara Petroleum agreement, as previously confirmed, and the Anoual permits.
The process to convert Schlumberger's 27.5% existing interest in the Tendrara production concession, which contains the TE-5 Horst discovery, is ongoing. Further announcements will be made, as appropriate, in due course.
For further information please contact:
Vigo Communications - PR Adviser Patrick d'Ancona Chris McMahon Kate Rogucheva
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Tel: +44 (0)20 7390 0230 |
Sound Energy James Parsons, Chief Executive Officer JJ Traynor, Chief Financial Officer |
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Smith & Williamson - Nominated Adviser Azhic Basirov David Jones Ben Jeynes
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Tel: +44 (0)20 7131 4000 |
RBC Capital Markets - Joint Broker Matthew Coakes Martin Copeland |
Tel: +44 (0)20 7653 4000 |
Macquarie Capital (Europe) Limited - Joint Broker Alex Reynolds Nick Stamp |
Tel: +44 (0)20 3031 2000
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