Nektan PLC (LON:NKTN) shares jumped in early trading Monday after reporting “another record quarter” as revenues in the second three months of its 2019 fiscal year surged 83%.
88 Energy Ltd (LON:88E) told investors it is scheduled to spud the Winx-1 conventional exploration well in Alaska in mid-February. The explorer said that the construction work is presently underway for the 11 mile ice road to access the Winx-1 site, it will take around three weeks to complete and the well pad will be completed thereafter.
OptiBiotix Health plc (LON:OPTI) has inked a supply and profit sharing agreement with Zeon Lifesciences Ltd for its SlimBiome weight loss product.
Rose Petroleum PLC (LON:ROSE) has highlighted the findings of a Schlumberger study of the Gunnison Valley Unit (GVU) project area in Utah’s Paradox basin. The fracture characterisation study’s detailed analysis of the proposed GVU22-1 well location concluded that it would be situated optimally.
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC's (LON:BMY) digital arm has entered strategic sales partnerships with leading publishers Rowman & Littlefield and Manchester University Press.
Amryt Pharma PLC (LON:AMYT) said a pre-clinical study of a cream for a severe and very difficult to treat skin condition has delivered encouraging results.
HemoGenyx Pharmaceuticals PLC (LON:HEMO) expects to soon begin talks with a global pharmaceutical company over a possible licensing deal for its CDX antibodies – its flagship treatment for blood cancer.
Glasgow-based Collagen Solutions PLC (LON:COS) has been awarded a grant of up to £1.54mln from the Scottish government as part of plans to grow the life sciences sector in the country. The grant will cover more than a third of Collagen’s expected R&D costs – estimated to be in the region of £4mln – over the next three years.
Frontier IP Group Plc’s (LON:FIPP) portfolio firm Exscientia has unveiled a drug discovery collaboration with Swiss healthcare firm Roche as it raised US$26mln in a Series B funding round.
Berkeley Energia Ltd (LON:BKY) has told the Australia stock exchange in a filing that it knows of no reason for the recent rise in the company’s share price. Berkeley noted that a major seller had now completed its exit from the company.
Sound Energy PLC (LON:SOU) confirmed it has completed the drilling of the TE-10 well which identified gas bearing sands. The reservoirs were observed within and below the currently mapped TAGI structural closure which potentially de-risks upside in the North East Lakbir across the Tendrara project area, the company noted.
Anglo African Oil & Gas PLC (LON:AAOG) told investors that Schlumberger wireline logging of the recently drilled TLP-103C well, has confirmed multiple discoveries at its Tilapia licence in the Republic of the Congo.
Carmeltazite, a mineral found in one of the gemstones from the Mount Carmel property in Israel owned by Shefa Yamim ATM LTD (LSE: SEFA) has been recognised and approved as a new mineral by the International Mineralogical Association.
In an open letter to shareholders Louis Coetzee, the chief executive of Kibo Energy PLC (LON:KIBO), has set out the company’s position as one purely focused on energy going into 2019.
Union Jack Oil PLC (LON:UJO) has announced the start of drilling operations on the Biscathorpe-2 well in Lincolnshire, saying that the well was spudded today at 12:30pm. It highlighted that the company’s economic modelling of Biscathorpe shows a £24mln pre-drill valuation net to Union Jack in the success case.
Mosman Oil And Gas Limited (LON:MSMN), the oil exploration, development and production company, shares dropped on Monday after it said it been informed by its strategic alliance partner Baja Oil & Gas, that the spudding of the planned Stanley-2 well has been delayed principally as a result of poor weather in the region.
Rockfire Resources PLC (LON:ROCK) has decided to relinquish two exploration licences at the Mount Visi site in Papua New Guinea following a review of past data. The resource company said following a review of past drilling, geology, accessibility, geophysics and geochemistry, it would relinquish the licences to focus on its assets in Queensland, in line with its strategy.
Directa Plus PLC (LON:DCTA) has raised £3.45mln through a share placing and open offer to fund an investment drive to grow in its markets. The firm, which develops graphene-based products, said last month that the placing had raised around £3.15mln through the issue of 6.3mln new shares at 50p each.
APQ Global Limited (LON:APQ) has appointed Wesley Davis as its new finance director, taking over from Richard Bray, who will step down from the board. The AIM-listed emerging markets growth company based in Guernsey noted that Davis has over 25 years of experience in emerging & frontier markets, both in investment banking and operating company roles.
Physiomics Plc (LON: PYC) has said that it will be attending the Biotech Showcase partnering conference in San Francisco from 7-9 January 2019 during the JP Morgan Healthcare Conference week.
Rambler Metals and Mining PLC (LON:RMM) (TSXV: RAB) has applied for voluntary delisting of its ordinary shares from the TSX Venture Exchange, with the shares set to continue to trade on London’s AIM exchange where the vast majority of trading activity takes place. The group said its directors believe that the minimal trading activity of the company's shares on the TSXV no longer justifies the expense and administrative requirements associated with maintaining this dual listing.
Oracle Power PLC (LON:ORCP), the UK energy developer of a combined lignite coal mine and mine mouth power plant located in the Thar desert in the south-eastern Sindh Province of Pakistan, has announced the appointment of Naheed Memon as a non-executive director, with immediate effect. The group noted that she has held various roles in her family conglomerate, the Kings Group of Industries, Pakistan, including Director of Marketing and Director of Information Systems.
INTOSOL Holdings PLC( LON:INTO), the award-winning international luxury travel company, announced that, as per its statement on 16 November 2018, it has closed its Open Offer to shareholders and that no additional funds have been taken by the company.