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Uganda - EIA Approval Receive
Uganda - EIA Approval Receive.
About this update from Tower Resources Plc
[{"type":"text","content":"\n RNS Number : 9625L Tower Resources PLC 21 January 2009 \n \n\n\n\nPRESS RELEASE\n\n21 January 2009\n\nTower Resources plc (or the 'Company') \n \nNeptune Petroleum (Uganda) Limited ('Neptune') - Environmental Impact Assessment \n\nTower Resources plc, (AIM: TRP), the oil and gas exploration company with interests in sub-Saharan Africa, principally in Uganda and Namibia, announces that the National Environment Management Authority ('NEMA') of the Government of Uganda has given approval to the Environmental Impact Assessment for Iti-1 the Company's first well to be drilled in Exploration Area 5 ('EA5'), Uganda. This Consent allows Neptune to proceed with preparing the drilling site in advance of receiving a drilling rig.\n\nPeter Kingston, Executive Chairman of Tower Resources, said:\n\n'The approval of the Environmental Impact Assessment is a further milestone in maintaining the momentum of the upcoming drilling programme in Uganda.'\n\n\nEnquiries: \n\n\n\n\n\nTower Resources plc\n\n\nwww.towerresources.co.uk \n\n\n\n\nPeter Kingston, Chairman\n\n\n07802 804852 \n \n\n\n\n\nBlue Oar Securities, NOMAD and Broker\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nJerry Keen / Andrew Raca \n\n\n020 7448 4400\n \n\n\n\n\nAquila Financial Limited (PR)\n\n\nwww.aquila-financial.com \n\n\n\n\nPeter Reilly \n\n\n0118 979 4100 \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis information is provided by RNSThe company news service from the London Stock Exchange END MSCEAKFEADXNEFE \n ","length":4576,"tagName":"div"}]