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Piston Core Survey Permit Application Submitted
Piston Core Survey Permit Application Submitted.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n United Oil & Gas PLC / Index: AIM / Epic: UOG / Sector: Oil & Gas\n \n15th May 2025\nUnited Oil & Gas plc\n(\"United\" or \"the Company\")\n \nPiston Core Survey Permit Application Submitted - Technical De-Risking Advances in Jamaica\n \nUnited Oil & Gas Plc (AIM: \"UOG\"), the oil and gas company with a high impact exploration asset in Jamaica and a development asset in the UK is pleased to announce that it has formally submitted the permitting application for the piston core survey to the National Environmental and Planning Agency (\"NEPA\") in Jamaica.\n \nThe application marks a key milestone in United's forward work programme. The process took longer than anticipated due to enhancements to the technical scope and the need to finalise and align all supporting documentation to the satisfaction of the regulator.\n \nThe piston core survey will involve the collection of 40 to 60 seabed sediment (mud) samples from the Walton and Morant basins using a long, cylindrical piston corer designed to penetrate the seafloor and retrieve undisturbed score samples from the seafloor. These samples will undergo detailed geochemical analysis to improve understanding of the hydrocarbon generation potential and reservoir quality across the licence area.\n \nTo aid in selecting viable seabed locations, a Multibeam Echosounder (MBES) survey is planned over certain deeper areas of the licence, particularly in regions of the Morant Basin not currently covered by 3D seismic data.\n \nIn addition, the survey will include a heat probe analysis at selected locations to measure background heat flow and sediment thermal conductivity. This data will support refined basin modelling and petroleum system analysis - helping to identify and prioritise areas most likely to host commercial hydrocarbon accumulations.\n \nThe Walton-Morant Licence covers 22,400km² and contains over 40 identified leads and prospects. Eleven of these have been independently certified by Gaffney Cline and estimated to be holding over 2.4 billion barrels of unrisked mean prospective resources.1 United's internal estimates suggest the total exploration potential could exceed 7 billion barrels across the licence area.2\n \nThe piston core survey is expected to form part of the farm-out, offering potential...