Sound Energy PLC Statement re Media Speculation (6546T)
March 26 2021 - 5:47AM
UK Regulatory
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RNS Number : 6546T
Sound Energy PLC
26 March 2021
26 March 2021
Sound Energy plc
("Sound Energy" or the "Company" and together with its
subsidiaries the "Group")
Statement re Media Speculation
Sound Energy, the Moroccan focused upstream gas company, notes
recent Moroccan media speculation in relation to the Company's
proposed micro liquefied natural gas ("mLNG") phase 1 development
project for the TE-5 Horst (the "Phase 1 Development") at the
Tendrara Production Concession (the "Concession").
As previously announced the Company is, pursuant to a letter of
exclusivity announced by the Company on 23 December 2020, in
exclusive discussions with Italfluid Geoenergy S.r.l ("Italfluid")
pursuant to which the parties have agreed to use their reasonable
endeavours to negotiate and enter into a binding project contract
(the "Project Contract") which will on entry commit Italfluid to
design, construct, commission, operate, maintain and let to the
Group a mLNG Plant (the "mLNG Plant") which can produce LNG. The
Company is not party to Italfluid's own financing arrangements. The
mLNG Plant, which would also treat and process raw gas from the
Phase 1 Development prior to liquefaction, is a substantial part of
the surface facilities required to be built and operated as part of
the Phase 1 Development. As previously announced on 23 December
2020 Sound contract negotiations with Italfluid include part
capital and part leasing arrangements to cover provision of plant
and Operation and Maintenance contracts.
Italfluid is an integrated service company which provides
certain upstream petroleum services, including the design,
construction, commissioning and maintenance of process plants and
hydrocarbon processing, including gas liquefaction to produce
liquified natural gas.
The Company confirms that exclusive discussions with both
Italfluids and with the prospective Phase 1 Development LNG
offtaker (the "Offtaker") continue positively and are well
advanced, with a view to seeking to reach agreement contemporaneous
agreement in due course. However, the Company cautions that no
agreements have yet been reached and that exclusivity between Sound
Energy, Italfluid and the Offtaker is expected to expire, as
previously announced, on 31 March 2021. Additionally, the
negotiation of and entry into binding agreements remains subject to
the approval of the Concession joint venture partners and to a
Final Investment Decision on the Phase 1 Development being
taken.
Negotiations between the parties will continue following the
expiry of exclusivity and further announcements will be made, as
appropriate, in due course.
For further information please contact:
Vigo Communications - PR Adviser Tel: 44 (0)20 7390 0230
Patrick d'Ancona
Chris McMahon
Sound Energy Chairman @soundenergyplc.com
Graham Lyon, Executive Chairman
Tel: 44 (0)20 7397 8900
Cenkos Securities - Nominated Adviser
Ben Jeynes
Russell Cook
SP Angel Corporate Finance LLP
Richard Hail Tel: +44 (0)20 3470 0470
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