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UK Oil & Gas Investments PLC
09 March 2015
 



9 March 2015

UK Oil & Gas Investments PLC

("UKOG" or the "Company")

 

UKOG increases its interest in Horse Hill, Weald Basin, UK.

 

 

London listed UK Oil & Gas Investments PLC (LSE AIM: UKOG) is pleased to announce it has increased its direct interest from 20% to 28% in Horse Hill Developments Ltd ("HHDL"), the 65% owners and operators of onshore exploration licences PEDL 137 and PEDL 246 (known as "Horse Hill"). The additional 8% interest was acquired from Angus Energy Limited for a cash consideration of £580,000. In addition UKOG also has a 1.32% indirect interest in Horse Hill via its 6% interest in Angus Energy Limited.

 

UKOG's interest in Horse Hill:

 

The Horse Hill-1 well is located within onshore exploration License PEDL 137, on the northern side of the Weald Basin near Gatwick Airport.  UKOG now owns a 28% direct interest in HHDL. HHDL is a special purpose company that owns a 65% participating interest and operatorship of Licence PEDL 137 and the adjacent Licence PEDL 246 in the UK Weald Basin.  The participants in the Horse Hill-1 well are HHDL with a 65% working interest and Magellan Petroleum Corporation with a 35% interest.

 

 

For further information please contact:

 

UK Oil & Gas Investments PLC

David Lenigas / Donald Strang                                                   Tel: 020 7440 0640

 

WH Ireland (Nominated Adviser and Broker)

James Joyce / Mark Leonard                                                       Tel: 020 7220 1666

 

Square 1 Consulting (Public Relations)

David Bick / Mark Longson                                                           Tel: 020 7929 5599

 

 


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