Canadian Overseas Petroleum raises £14mln to hit the ground running with Atomic assets
The acquisition of Atomic Oil & Gas is set to close on March 15, with the injection of funds the company intends to kick-off development projects
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Canadian Overseas Petroleum Limited is an oil and gas company, headquartered in Calgary, Canada. The company creates value through the acquisition, exploration, development and production of oil and natural gas reserves and holds interests in petroleum assets in the United States of America.
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The acquisition of Atomic Oil & Gas is set to close on March 15, with the injection of funds the company intends to kick-off development projects
"Approval of the credit facility by the lender's investment committee is a key milestone to completing the Atomic acquisition,” said Ryan Gaffney
“When the restrictions are relaxed, we and our partners will act as soon practical to arrange and continue these discussions"
In December, COPL unveiled its transformational US$65mln deal to acquire privately-held onshore US producer Atomic Oil and Gas
“The quality of the assets we are acquiring has allowed the company to attract the debt necessary to complete under better terms than other proposals," said Ryan Gaffney, CFO
The company has cleared key milestones towards completing the 'game-changing' acquisition
The company said it has raised £6mln through a non-brokered private placement of units with both institutional and private investors
COPL said it recently filed an approved prospectus with the FCA and had already produced a current competent person report on Atomic's assets
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"This is a game-changing acquisition which will materially reposition COPL as a production company with assets that have a long-term lifecycle and rapid production opportunity,” said chief executive Arthur Millholland
Coronavirus (COVID-19) restrictions on travel and meetings have delayed the process, COPL said
Chief executive Arthur Millholland believes the delay is due to coronavirus (COVID-19) bureaucracy pressures
The strategy continues to look at new and existing assets for growth
Each party will bear their own costs of the legal actions
“We continue to look forward to the future working relationship with Essar to unlock the potential of OPL 226," said chief executive Arthur Millholland
Chief executive Arthur Millholland said the company would now have a firmer financial footing going forward
“With the commercial terms settled in the agreement in principle, the legal language over a number of agreements has taken time to conclude," said chief executive Arthur Millholland
"He will be a great addition to the company's management team as the company moves forward with its business plan”, COPL president and chief executive Arthur Millholland said
COPL has refinanced itself through two placings to raise £1.2mln
The international oil and gas exploration and development company, which is focused on sub-Sahara Africa, said the subscription is an upsize, or similar, of a previous placement announced on June 23 with the same investor