Independent Oil & Gas settles bond funding, looks forward to Harvey well analysis
The North Sea firm is on-track to fund its core North Sea gas hubs development.
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The North Sea firm is on-track to fund its core North Sea gas hubs development.
“IOG is now achieving significant new milestones on a regular basis as its core project continues to gain momentum," says Peel Hunt
It is set for a summer drill programme, meanwhile, a farm-out partnering process is continuing.
In all, Independent has issued options over 628,496 shares that can be exercised at 1p
"Looking forward, two key catalysts to value growth should come to fruition in 2019,” said Andrew Hockey, IOG chief executive
IOG is selling new equity at 10p per share a month after telling investors a 20p per share cash takeover offer “materially undervalued the company”
Amid takeover murmurings, IOG has raised £16.6mln to pay for a well that will be drilled in the coming months
The rise of these independent firms comes as the region has been progressively weaned off its dependency on multinational majors like BP and Shell
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At 20p per share the offer was pitched at a 51% premium at the time.
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“The company is monitoring the situation with regard to LCF and LOG carefully and continues to progress its current forward funding plans”
"Unstable" equity markets are a challenge to IOG's funding plans
As IOG looks advances financing efforts and works towards a final investment decision for its Southern North Sea Gas project the AIM-quoted shares moved lower
Andrew Hockey, IOG chief executive, described the closing of the loan facility as an important step forward and said the Harvey well is an “exciting near-term value catalyst”