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United signs Vessel MOU for Jamaica Survey
United Oil & Gas PLC has signed a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding with TDI Brooks International to secure a vessel for a planned piston coring and surface geochemical programme on the Walton Morant Licence, offshore Jamaica, scheduled for Q4 2025. The programme will collect 40-60 seabed cores across the Walton and Morant Basins, including bathymetric, multibeam, and heat-flow surveys. Execution during this period allows for material cost savings due to the vessel's transit via Jamaica from Trinidad. A successful survey could improve the exploration chance of success across the Walton Morant basins, with Colibri improving from 19% to 32% and Oriole from 13% to 21%. Initial analytical results are expected in late Q4 2025 to early Q1 2026. Disclaimer*
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n United Oil & Gas PLC / Index: AIM / Epic: UOG / Sector: Oil & Gas\n \n9 October 2025\n \nUnited Oil & Gas plc\n(\"United\" or \"the Company\")\n \nUnited signs Vessel MOU for Jamaica Survey: Programme on Track for Q4\n \nUOG to deliver key de-risking milestone supporting live farm-out discussions\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 signed a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (\"MOU\") with TDI Brooks International, a global leading provider of geotechnical and geochemical survey services with over 29 years' experience, to secure a specialist survey vessel for the planned piston coring and surface geochemical programme on the Walton Morant Licence, offshore Jamaica.\n \nHighlights:\n \n· MOU signed with TDI Brooks International to secure vessel for Q4 2025 piston coring and surface geochemical survey\n· Programme to collect 40-60 seabed cores across the Walton and Morant Basins, alongside bathymetric, multibeam and heat-flow surveys\n· Field operations expected to last two to three weeks, with mobilisation planned for Q4 2025\n· Execution during this window enables material cost savings, as the TDI Brooks vessel will transit via Jamaica en route from Trinidad\n· Critical de-risking step supporting ongoing farm-out discussions and shareholder value creation\n \nSurvey Scope and Schedule\n \nThe piston coring and surface geochemical campaign, to be undertaken by TDI Brooks International, forms a key part of United's forward work programme under its extended licence to January 2028. The survey will involve the collection of 40-60 seabed core samples across the Walton and Morant Basins, accompanied by bathymetric, multibeam echo-sounding and heat-flow surveys.\n \nThe data will be analysed for geochemical and thermal signatures to confirm the presence of thermogenic hydrocarbons, assess source rock maturity, and refine basin modelling materially enhancing the definition of key prospects, including Colibri and Oriole.\n \nFollow...