TAG Enters Farmout Agreement with Apache in NZ East Coast Basin

- TAG Enters Farmout Agreement with Apache in NZ East Coast Basin

Friday, September 02, 2011
TAG Oil Ltd.

TAG Oil reported that it has entered into a farmout agreement with Apache to explore and potentially develop oil and natural gas resources in the East Coast Basin of New Zealand.

Apache has agreed to conduct a multi-phased exploration, appraisal and potential development program within TAG's East Coast Basin exploration permits PEP 38348, PEP 38349 and PEP 50940. The Permits comprise in excess of one million prospective acres of onshore oil and gas opportunities located on the southeast portion of the North Island. TAG currently holds a 100% working interest in the properties.

Apache has agreed to pay for a portion of TAG's direct costs incurred to date, as well as providing TAG a full carry on three phases of operations to a maximum agreed cost in each phase. If the agreed cost is exceeded in any phase, or if additional operations are conducted, Apache will pay a majority share of any drilling or seismic costs in the specified percentages set out in the Agreement.

Each phase of operations will include an aggressive program of both 2D / 3D seismic and drilling with Apache earning an increasing interest in the Permits as follows:

• Phase 1: Apache will earn a 50% interest in 5,120 acres of the Permits after operations are conducted and by committing to Phase 2.
• Phase 2: Apache will earn a 25% interest in the Permits after operations are conducted and by committing to Phase 3.
• Phase 3: Apache will earn a 50% interest in the Permits after operations are conducted and by committing to Phase 4 operations.

Subject to certain conditions, the planned exploration work program will be conducted over the next four years. Seismic operations will start in 2011 with drilling to commence in 2012.

Apache will be the Operator for all activities undertaken pursuant to the Agreement, excluding the initial four vertical wells of the work program that TAG will operate with Apache's assistance. Apache will spend up to $100 million upon completion of Phase 3 to earn a 50% interest in the Permits. At the end of Phase 3 operations TAG will remain as operator of the Permits. If Apache commits to Phase 4 operations, all costs will then be shared equally between Apache and TAG going forward.

TAG Oil CEO, Garth Johnson, commented, "TAG Oil is excited and honored to partner with Apache in the East Coast Basin to achieve a common goal of converting the potential of the East Coast Basin to proven reserves with integrity, respect and excellence in a safe and environmentally responsible manner. We are planning an aggressive exploration program with Apache with a starting date of September 2011 to initiate seismic acquisition with drilling to begin in early 2012"

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Winstar to Farmout Interest in Tunisia Concession

- Winstar to Farmout Interest in Tunisia Concession

Thursday, August 18, 2011
Winstar Resources Ltd.

Winstar has executed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with a privately held European exploration and production company ("Privateco") to farmout for cash and a work program, up to 50% of Winstar's current 45% working interest in the Sabria Concession in west-central Tunisia, including existing production, inventory and reserves. All amounts are in US dollars unless otherwise stated.

Winstar and Privateco have agreed to expeditiously work towards drafting and executing a comprehensive Farmout Agreement plus ancillary agreements in accordance with the commercial terms and conditions contained within the executed MOU.

This transaction is attractive to Winstar as it:

• Provides an opportunity to accelerate the development of the extensive probable reserves associated with the Sabria Concession;
• Provides incremental working capital to fund the current and near term capital programs; and
• Provides meaningful near term incremental drilling operations at Sabria during a period in which Winstar's capital is focused on developing the Triassic and Silurian potential within the southern Tunisian concessions of Chouech Essaida and Ech Chouech.

The basic terms and conditions of the executed MOU are as follows:

• Privateco will earn an undivided 22.5% working interest within the Sabria Concession upon Closing in exchange for a cash payment of US $6.55 million, subject to final closing adjustments, and a work commitment to pay 45% of the capital costs to:
• Work-over an existing Sabria well;
• Drill and complete 3 new Sabria horizontal development wells to a depth to exploit the reserves within the Ordovician Sandstones of the Hamra and El Atchane Formations.
• The work commitment is to be completed within 2.5 years from the date on which the Tunisian government issues a decree granting approval of the title transfer to Privateco.
• The work commitment is subject to budgetary approval by ETAP (Tunisian State Oil and Gas Company) which owns the remaining 55% working interest in the Sabria Concession.

The Effective Date of the transaction is July 1, 2011 with a closing date expected during the fourth quarter of 2011. At closing, Winstar will receive $6.55MM USD of which 5.7MM USD represents the estimated value for the proved developed producing ("PDP") reserves at July 1, 2011 plus seismic and inventory. This is based on a value of $7.0 MM USD for the PDP reserves at January 1, 2011 and will be adjusted based on actual net after tax cash flows attributable to the 22.5% interest from January 1, 2011 to coincide with the December 31, 2010 RPS Energy report mentioned below.

Winstar will remain as the Operator.

This transaction is subject to execution of the formal transaction documents and final approval by the parties' respective boards and the government of Tunisia.

The work commitment is estimated to have a value to Winstar, after earned carried working interest (22.5%), of approximately US $12.3 million. Privateco also agrees to transfer the deductible tax pools associated with Winstar's carried interest of the work commitment, which is estimated to be an additional US $6.1 million of tax benefits for Winstar. Thus, the total value of the transaction is estimated to be US $25.5 million, subject to final closing adjustments, net to Winstar in cash, work and tax benefits.

Based on RPS Energy Independent reserve report as December 31, 2010, and using a value of $7.0MM USD at January 1, 2011 for PDP reserves, the 22.5% working interest in the reserves and value of Sabria, which will be earned by the Privateco is as follows:

• Total PDP Reserves; 326,000 boe (before royalty),
• Total PDP Reserves; $6.4 million (Present Value, discounted at 10%, after tax)

Winstar's 45% working interest in current production at Sabria is 190 boepd and would be 95 boepd net to Winstar's 22.5% working interest after giving effect to this transaction.

Based on reserve values estimated as of December 31, 2010, and using a value of $7.0MM USD at January 1, 2011, the Privateco is paying $21.77 per boe for PDP reserves.

Winstar is currently producing 1,500 to 1,700 boepd (1,050 to 1,150 bopd of crude plus 450 to 550 boepd of solution gas). Sales of the solution gas produced in association with the crude oil are still partially restricted due to mechanical issues within the Tunisian national gas transmission system owned and operated by STEG (Tunisian National Electric and Natural Gas Company). As a result of the mechanical restriction, Winstar is currently selling 1,500 to 1,650 boepd. The mechanical challenges are anticipated to be resolved within the near future.

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Cooper Terminates Farmout Agreements with GB

- Cooper Terminates Farmout Agreements with GB

Friday, June 10, 2011
Cooper Energy Ltd.

Further to the COE announcement made on March 8, 2011 regarding:

• Farm-out of 9.165% of PEL100
• Farm-Out of 20% of PEL495
• Farm-Out of 10% of PEL110

to GB Energy (GBX), Cooper Energy advised the Conditions Precedent to each Farm-Out Agreement have not been satisfied.

Cooper Energy has terminated the Farmout Agreements on the basis the Conditions Precedent were not satisfied. Cooper Energy will retain the interests the subject of the Farm-Out Agreements.

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Eagle Oil Holding, Questus Enter Farmout Agreement

- Eagle Oil Holding, Questus Enter Farmout Agreement

Thursday, June 09, 2011
Eagle Oil Holding Co., Inc.

Eagle Oil Holding announced the execution of a Farmout Agreement with Questus.

Pursuant to the Agreement, Questus will provide the funding and other resources necessary to recondition and restart up to 173 wells at the Company's East Texas field, including the previously announced farmout agreements that totaled up to 20 wells, the Questus Agreement represents the completion of the Company's strategy to outsource the reconditioning of its oil resources. The Agreement is subject to an initial payment being made by Questus by June 22, 2011. The parties expect work on the wells to commence shortly thereafter. Questus will also complete the compliance requirements of the Texas Rail Road Commission.

Questus will provide the necessary capital and resources to restore the pumping operations with no additional capital investment by the Company in exchange for a share oil the revenue generated by the wells.

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Eagleford Enters San Miguel Farmout

Eagleford Enters San Miguel Farmout

Friday, April 08, 2011

Eagleford Energy Inc.

 

Eagleford has entered into a Farmout Agreement from surface to the base of the San Miguel formation on the Matthews Lease located in Zavala County, Texas. Under the Farmout, the farmee may spend up to $1,050,000 on exploration and development of the San Miguel formation to earn a maximum of 42.50% working interest (31.875% net revenue interest).

Under the terms of the Farmout, the farmee may earn an initial 25% of the Company's working interest in the San Miguel by paying 100% of the costs to drill, complete, equip and perform an injection on a vertical test well to a depth of approximately 3,500 feet (the "Initial Test Well").

After the performance of the Initial Test Well, the farmee may increase its working interest to 50% of the Company's working interest by spending the entire $1,050,000 on additional operations on the San Miguel in a good faith effort to produce hydrocarbons.

The Company's Matthews and Murphy Leases are situated in northeast Zavala County, Texas, and is part of the Maverick Basin of Southwest Texas, downdip from the United States Geological Studies north boundary of the Smackover-Austin-Eagle Ford total petroleum system. This area is often referred to as the oil window of the present Eagle Ford shale play.