Farm-In to Montemarciano Permit, Italy

RNS Number : 9502H

Sound Oil PLC

07 June 2011

 



For Immediate Release

7 June 2011

Sound Oil PLC

("Sound Oil" or "the Company")

Farm-In to Montemarciano Permit, Italy

Sound Oil plc is pleased to announce that, through its majority held subsidiary Apennine Energy srl (Apennine), it has concluded a Farm-In Agreement with Servizi & Assistenza Ricerche Petrolifere spa (SARP) to acquire an interest in the Montemarciano Permit located in Ancona Province, central Italy.  The permit is currently operated by SARP with 100% working interest.

Under the terms of the Agreement, Apennine will pay SARP €215,000 ($290,000) as a contribution to past expenditures and fund the 100% cost of the Casa Tiberi-1 exploration well up to €800,000 ($1,080,000) to earn a 75% working interest in the permit and the Operatorship.

The well will be drilled to 700m to evaluate potential gas-bearing sands in the Lower Pliocene Cellino Formation. Fugro-Robertson Limited (FRL) has prepared a Competent Person's Report on the prospect and identify Base Case (P50) prospective resources of 5.7 Bscf, with High Case (P10) prospective resources of 14.9 Bscf. The geological chance of success is calculated at 35%.  On a success case basis the potential value (NPV10) of the project is assessed to be $11.6 million for the Base Case and $37.1 million for the High Case.

The FRL Competent Person's Report can be viewed on Sound Oil's Website at: 

www.soundoil.co.uk.

All necessary approvals to drill the well from the relevant authorities have already been received by SARP.  Work on the construction of the Casa Tiberi wellsite will commence as soon as land access is finalised.  It is anticipated that the well will be drilled in 3Q-4Q this year.

Commenting on the above, Gerry Orbell, Chairman of Sound Oil said:

This deal gives us an early  opportunity to drill a very low cost well to explore for gas resources which if successful in the P50 case should provide near term cash flow and in the high case will have a considerable impact on our assets base. The well will be drilled as an addition to the existing operations programme, using funds previously raised by the Company earlier in 2011.

For further information please contact:

Sound Oil Gerry Orbell, Chairman and CEO Michael Cope, Chief Operating Officer	Tel: [phone]
Buchanan Communications Tim Thompson Ben Romney	Tel: [phone]
finnCap Sarah Wharry Henrik Persson	Tel:  [phone]

 

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