Caspian Sunrise: 2017 1H Results – Completion of Merger, Production at 3,400 bopd
Caspian Sunrise, formerly Roxi Petroleum plc, the Central Asian oil and gas company with a focus on Kazakhstan, announces its unaudited results for the six-month period ended 30 June 2017.
Highlights
In the period under review
Corporate / Financial
· Completion of the merger with Baverstock GmbH, following which we now own 99% of our flagship BNG asset
· Conversion of $10.1 million debt to equity at 10p per share
Operational – shallow wells
· Continued strong performance from the MJF structure
Subsequently
Financial
· Income from test production now sufficient to cover all G&A and shallow drilling costs
· Retention payment from the Galaz disposal recovered
· Several of the oil trader funding arrangements have been repaid
Operational
· Well 145 on the MJF structure was drilled to its planned Total Depth of 2,500 meters meters and is testing at the rate of 490 bopd
· Aggregate production capacity is now in excess of 3,400 bopd
· The planned side-track at Deep Well A5 from 4,082 meters is well underway
· Deep Well 801 demonstrates periodic oil flows under natural pressure
· Success at new intervals at Well 54 is expected to have a meaningful impact on South Yelemes reserves