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Interim Results to 30 Sept 20
Interim Results to 30 Sept 20.
About this update from Rockhopper Exploration Plc
[{"type":"text","content":"\n RNS Number : 9567C Rockhopper Exploration plc 24 November 2009 \n \n\n\nPress Release\n\nFor Immediate Release: 24 November 2009 \n\nRockhopper Exploration (\"Rockhopper\" or the \"Company\")\n\nInterim results for the six months ended 30 September 2009\n\nRockhopper Exploration plc (AIM:RKH), the North Falkland Basin oil and gas exploration company, today announces its interim results for the six months ended 30 September 2009.\n\n\n\n£50 million equity placing completed\n\n\nRig signed for North Falkland Basin campaign\n\n\nFully funded to drill two wells 100%\n\n\nFully funded to participate in three further wells\n\n\nDrilling campaign due to begin February 2010\n\n\n\nRockhopper Exploration's Chairman, Dr. Pierre Jungels, said;\n\n\"I am delighted to report that we have recently achieved the two important steps in our mission to explore for oil in the North Falkland Basin: securing both a suitable drilling rig and raising the funds to finance our participation in its activities.\n\nThe next 12 months looks set to be the most exciting period of activity since Rockhopper was formed and we are looking forward to being able to report the results of our drilling activities during the course of 2010.\"\n\nFor further information, please contact:\n\n\n\n\n\nRockhopper Exploration plc\n\n\nwww.rockhopperexploration.co.uk\n\n\n\n\nSam Moody - Managing Director\n\n\n01722 414 419\n\n\n\n\nAquila Financial Ltd\n\n\nwww.aquila-financial.com\n\n\n\n\nPeter Reilly\n\n\n0118 979 4100\n\n\n\n\nCanaccord Adams\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJeffrey Auld/Elijah Colby\n\n\n020 050 6770\n\n\n\n\n\nHenry Fitzgerald O'Connor\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEach statement about the Company's prospective resources has been approved by David Bodecott (Exploration Director), who is a Member of Petroleum Exploration Society of Great Britain (PESGB) and the American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG) with over 30 years of experience in petroleum exploration and management, for the purpose of the Guidance Note for Mining, Oil and Gas Companies issued by the London Stock Exchange in respect of AIM companies, which outline standards of disclosure for mineral projects. \n\nNotes to editors\n\nwww.rockhopperexploration.co.uk \n\nThe Rockhopper Group started trading in February 2004 to invest in and carry out an offshore oil explorati...