Markus, seems you're spot on.... With reference to the cautionary announcement published on 18 December 2014 on the Stock Exchange News Service of the JSE and on the Regulatory News Service of the London Stock Exchange, SacOil shareholders (?Shareholders?) are advised that the Company is still in the process of considering its portfolio rationalisation, which, if successfully concluded, may have a material effect on the price of SacOil ordinary shares (?Shares?). In particular, SacOil is considering the cancellation of an agreement to participate in an appraisal asset in Nigeria. As yet, no transaction has been formalized and there can be no guarantee as to the terms or conditions attached to any cancellation of this asset. Further updates will be made in due course.
Still some way off the 1000 barrels per day but on the right path. Unfortunate about the oil price slump. This should at least put the company on the radar again.
SacOil Holdings Limited, through its subsidiary Mena International Petroleum Company Limited ("Mena"), is pleased to announce the commencement of field development operations at its 100% owned Lagia oil field in Sinai, onshore Egypt. Mena has contracted Schlumberger Egypt to conduct an initial phase of development, which includes the hydraulic stimulation of the Lagia 6,7,8,9 and 10 wells, specifically targeting the intersected productive Nukhul geological formation. Schlumberger is one of the leading international oil field services companies, with a proven track record of success in Egypt. Operations commenced on the 4th January 2015 and well results are expected by the end of January 2015. The Company anticipates total daily production of approximately 350 barrels of oil per day, provided the completion of operations at each of these wells is successful. In addition to these hydraulic stimulation operations, a thermal recovery process is being planned for the first half of 2015, which should further enhance oil production and recovery of the reserves from the Lagia oil field. SacOil is preparing and planning a second phase of development operations to start by June 2015, which includes the drilling of up to five additional wells in the Lagia oil field. More details of this phased development, as well as progress on the current operations, will be announced in due course.