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Update - Isle of Wight
Update - Isle of Wight.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \nRNS Number : 3975D UK Oil & Gas Investments PLC 31 January 2018 \n\nUK Oil & Gas Investments PLC\n(\"UKOG\" or the \"Company\")\n \nIsle of Wight Update \n \nUK Oil & Gas Investments PLC (London AIM: UKOG) announces that to focus upon appraising the onshore PEDL331 Arreton oil discovery and satellite exploration prospects, it has informed the Oil and Gas Authority that it will not seek any further extension to the offshore P1916 Licence. Consequently, the P1916 Licence, in which the Company held a 100% interest, has now lapsed. In the Company's view the offshore Licence's low geological prospectivity, high environmental sensitivity and consequential high associated drilling costs merited no further commitment of UKOG's financial or technical resources. No remaining P1916 Licence obligations remain.\n \nAs previously reported in January 2016, Xodus' independent report allocated a gross mean aggregated oil in place of 227 million barrels (\"MMbbl\") to the onshore Arreton oil discovery and associated Arreton South and North satellite prospects. Recoverable gross 2C Contingent Resources were calculated as 15.7 MMbbl, with 10.2 MMbbl net to UKOG. The Company holds a 65% interest in PEDL331. \n \nArreton site selection and regulatory permitting activities are now underway to permit a planned appraisal drilling campaign in the first half of 2019.\n \nStephen Sanderson, UKOG's Executive Chairman, commented:\n \n \"The Arreton discovery on the Isle of Wight's remains a key element of the company's 2018 and 2019 growth strategy and plans. We look forward to working with our partners towards a successful 2019 appraisal drilling campaign.\" \n \nQualified Person's Statement:\n \nStephen Sanderson, UKOG's Executive Chairman, who has over 35 years of relevant experience in the oil industry, has approved the information contained in this announcement. Mr Sanderson is a Fellow of the Geological Society of London and is an active member of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists.\n \nFor further information, please contact:\n \nUK Oil & Gas Investments PLC\nStephen Sanderson / Kiran Morzaria  ...