Quarterly Activities Report
Brisbane, Jan 31, 2019 AEST (ABN Newswire) - Central Petroleum Limited (
ASX:CTP) provides the Company's Quarterly Activities Report for the Quarter ended 31 December 2018.
HIGHLIGHTS
- Cash balance at the end of the quarter was $10.9 million and combined with undrawn debtfacility remains sufficient to fund remaining costs associated with completion of the GasAcceleration Programme ("GAP").
- Palm Valley 13 successfully drilled to 2,242 metres Measured Depth ("MD") encounteringencouraging initial gas flows with further production testing to commence following connectionto the Palm Valley facilities.
- Successful completion of the Mereenie Upgrade Project in advance of commencement of theoperation of the Northern Gas Pipeline ("NGP") and within budget.
- Palm Valley field successfully restarted prior to commencement of the operation of the NGP andremains on budget. Field production is currently around 8 TJ/d with this expected to increaseonce one existing well and the PV 13 well are brought online.
- Santos has completed the seismic works as part of the Southern Amadeus Stage 2 farmout andelected to proceed to Stage 3 by drilling a well in EP112 to earn a 70% participating interest inthe permit. A drilling location for the Dukas-1 well has been selected (free carry for Central underthe farmout), with drilling anticipated to commence in the first half of 2019.
- During the quarter, Netherland, Sewell and Associates, Inc. (NSAI), completed their estimate ofthe Company's petroleum reserves and contingent resources for the 100% owned Palm Valleyand Dingo Fields and for the 50% owned Mereenie Oil and Gas Field. Company oil and gasreserves (net to Central) have increased substantially, with Proven (1P) gas reserves increasing65% to 134PJ and Proven and Probable (2P) gas reserves increasing 37% to 169PJ
- Queensland CSG exploration acreage (ATP 2031) continues to be progressed with drilling anticipated in Q2 2019.
- The Company appointed three new directors during the quarter (Katherine Anne Hirschfeld, Stuart Thomas Baker and Leon Devaney,), providing strong technical, industry and market expertise as the Company undergoes transformational growth.
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About Central Petroleum Limited
Central Petroleum Limited (
ASX:CTP) is an established ASX-listed Australian oil and gas producer (ASX:CTP) with exploration and appraisal permits in the Northern Territory (NT). Central has grown to become the largest onshore gas operator in the NT, supplying residential and industrial customers in the NT and wider Australian east coast market.
Central is seeking to become a major domestic energy supplier, in addition to helium and naturally occurring hydrogen, with exploration, appraisal and development plans across 169,112 km2 of tenements the NT, including some of Australia's largest known onshore conventional gas prospects in the Amadeus Basin.
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