Greka Drilling Limited Rig Contract Award in India (0042P)
2016年2月15日 - 4:01PM
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Greka Drilling Limited
15 February 2016
15 February 2016
Greka Drilling Limited
("Greka Drilling" or the "Company")
Rig contract award in India
Greka Drilling Limited (AIM: GDL), the largest independent and
specialised unconventional oil & gas driller in Asia, is
pleased to announce a new contract to provide drilling services to
Essar Oil Limited ("Essar") on the Raniganj East Block in West
Bengal, India.
Essar had previously engaged Greka Drilling in late 2013 to
provide drilling services on Raniganj East and this contract was
concluded in 2015 with a total of 16 wells being drilled. Under the
new contract, once mobilised, Greka Drilling will provide two of
its high quality semi-automated GD75 rigs, that are already
situated within country, to drill vertical and directional wells on
a day-rate basis (rather than other current contracts where the
Company is paid on a metres drilled basis) for the development of
Essar's Raniganj East coal bed methane block. The contract is for a
period of one year and has an estimated value of around US$8
million. The commencement of drilling operations remains subject to
the completion of pre-mobilisation requirements which are currently
expected to be complete by end of this quarter.
Essar is a leading producer of coal bed methane in India whose
Government has recently reiterated its commitment to developing the
country's domestic natural gas resources as a clean fuel.
Randeep S. Grewal, Chairman of Greka Drilling, commented:
"The decision by Essar to re-contract Greka Drilling for the
Raniganj East project is affirmation of the quality of our
technologically advanced GD75 rigs and experienced crews in India.
While we still expect relatively limited activity in H1 2016, we
welcome the prospect of new drilling for Essar and further drilling
for Green Dragon Gas during the course of the year. In China, 17
LiFaBriC wells remain to be drilled from last year's order for
Green Dragon Gas, although the timing of drilling will depend on
customer mobilisation instructions. We continue to be optimistic
about the prospects for the unconventional gas industry in India
and elsewhere and our long-term role in developing this vital
domestic major resource as we concurrently continue to do in
China."
For further information on Greka Drilling, please refer to the
Company's website at www.grekadrilling.com or contact:
James Henderson / Rollo Crichton-Stuart
Investor Relations
Bell Pottinger +44 20 3772 2500
Dr Azhic Basirov / David Jones
/ Ben Jeynes
Nominated Adviser
Smith & Williamson +44 20 7131 4000
James Felix
Broker
Arden Partners +44 20 7614 5900
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