2 October 2024
Mosman Oil and Gas
Limited
("Mosman"
or the "Company")
Completion of Sale of Oil
Assets
Funding the focus on
helium
Mosman Oil and Gas Limited (AIM:
MSMN) the helium, hydrogen and hydrocarbon exploration,
development, and production company, is pleased to announce that it
has completed the sale of its interest in Nadsoilco LLC for a
consideration of up to US$1.75 million.
Further to the RNS dated
10 June 2024
("Initial Announcement"), Nadsoilco LLC
owns the working interest in leases at Stanley, Greater Stanley and
all of Mosman's interests located in Polk County, Texas,
USA.
These leases are currently operated
by Mosman and the sale will free up management resources to focus
on helium exploration.
The proceeds of the sale will
increase working capital, to be used for funding the recently
acquired interest in the Vecta Helium Project in Colorado,
where the drilling of five planned helium wells is
due to commence this quarter, and other
helium exploration and production opportunities are being evaluated.
Helium business development in the
USA is progressing apace, further supported by the appointed of Tim
Rynott, an experienced helium consultant. Tim is based in Colorado,
USA where Mosman's Vecta project is based and he has a wealth of
experience and contacts in the helium sector. Tim has been working
with Howard McLaughlin, Mosman's head of US operations, and they
are currently assessing and negotiating multiple helium acquisition
and farm-in opportunities.
Nadsoilco LLC Sale
The buyer of Nadsoilco LLC,
RCM Tech Solutions LLC, has experience in
operating oilfields and will take over operatorship of Nadsoilco
LLC's leases.
The consideration for Nadsoilco LLC
is up to US$1,750,000. The initial payment has been amended from
the terms set out in the Initial Announcement to US$500,000
("Initial Payment") to be followed by further payments as follows:
two cash payments of US$250,000 each would be paid within 10 days
of the end of June 2025, and June 2026 if the gross production rate
average for each intervening period is greater than 150 bopd
("Conditional Payment") and three additional US$250,000 payments
upon achieving gross aggregate production milestones of
100,000 bbls, 200,000 bbls and 300,000 bbls of oil from the
effective date of completion of 1 July 2024.
The 150 bopd is lower than the 185
bopd gross production achieved from these assets during the most
recently announced quarter's production to 30 June 2024, and is
less than the assets have produced in the past. The current
production rate is between 100 and 150 bopd as several wells are
shut-in pending workovers. Each of the two Conditional Payments may
be reduced by a portion of expenditure on abandonment costs in that
period. Mosman does not anticipate any such reduction to exceed the
cost of the abandonment of one well, which is estimated to be
approximately US$50,000 (gross).
The Initial Payment is due to be
received by 5 October 2024.
Andy Carroll, CEO of Mosman
commented: "We are pleased to deliver on our goal of commercialising the
majority of our existing portfolio of oil and gas assets in the
United States by this sale as we seek to take advantage of
compelling growth opportunities for Mosman in the helium
sector.
"We see great growth potential in
helium, as demonstrated with our commitment and progress at EP 145
in Australia and the newly acquired interest in the Vecta Helium
Project in USA which offers the proven presence of helium and the
low cost of shallow exploration and production wells.
"This sale demonstrates our
commitment to deliver on our corporate strategy to achieve growth
by focusing on helium opportunities, where we are able to leverage
our helium exploration expertise gained over several years in
Australia to identify and acquire proven low-cost helium
projects.
"Looking ahead, Mosman intends to
continue to seek to commercialise its oil and gas assets while
pursuing growth opportunities for helium and hydrogen
projects."
Market Abuse Regulation (MAR) Disclosure
The information contained within
this announcement is deemed by the Company to constitute inside
information as stipulated under the Market Abuse Regulations (EU)
No. 596/2014 ('MAR') which has been incorporated into UK law by the
European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018. Upon the publication of this
announcement via Regulatory Information Service ('RIS'), this
information is now considered to be in the public
domain.
Enquiries:
Mosman Oil & Gas Limited
Andy Carroll
CEO
acarroll@mosmanoilandgas.com
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NOMAD and Joint Broker
SP Angel Corporate Finance
LLP
Stuart Gledhill / Richard Hail /
Adam Cowl
+44 (0) 20 3470 0470
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Alma
Justine James / Will
Merison
+44 (0) 20 3405 0205
mosman@almastrategic.com
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Joint Broker
CMC Markets UK Plc
Douglas Crippen
+44 (0) 020 3003 8632
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Updates on the Company's activities
are regularly posted on its website: www.mosmanoilandgas.com
Notes to editors
Mosman (AIM: MSMN) is an oil
exploration, development, and production company with projects in
the US and Australia. Mosman's strategic objectives remain
consistent: to identify opportunities which will provide operating
cash flow and have development upside, in conjunction with
progressing exploration of existing exploration permits. The
Company has several projects in the US, in addition to exploration
projects in the Amadeus Basin in Central Australia.