Horse Hill investor UK Oil & Gas Investments PLC (LON:UKOG) told investors that it has raised a further £2mln of new capital through the sale of shares in a placing.
Some 100mln new shares are being issued at a price of 2p each, a 5% discount to Tuesday’s closing price in London.
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“This placing is intended for opportunistic investment to help deliver the company's stated goal of consolidating and expanding its asset base in the Weald Basin,” the company said in a statement.
It follows the recent £10.5mln raise - £5.5mln on June 15 and £5mln on July 2 - which were intended to deliver sufficient working capital for its core projects over the next 18 months.
UKOG is the largest London-listed stakeholder in the Horse Hill oil project, located about 5 miles from Gatwick Airport, with a 32% interest.
The spotlight is presently on the project amid a potentially pivotal new work programme.
Last month, the programme was greenlighted by regulator The UK Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) – clearing a 150-day extended production well test, to be followed by new well drilling.
Specifically, the programme is a follow up to the 2016 testing, which saw aggregate oil flows at a rate of 1,688 barrels per day over short periods (three 30-90 hour tests).
The aim of the work is to prove commerciality ahead of a possible field start-up next year.