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Proposed cashless acquisition of JHI by Eco
Proposed cashless acquisition of JHI by Eco.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \n \n \n RNS Number : 7406E\n Westmount Energy Limited\n 14 March 2022\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 14 March 2022\n \n \n WESTMOUNT ENERGY LIMITED\n \n \n (\"Westmount\" or the \"Company\")\n \n \n Proposed cashless acquisition of JHI by Eco\n \n \n Westmount Energy Limited (UK AIM: WTE.L, USA OTCQB: WMELF), the AIM-quoted oil and gas investing company focussed on the Guyana-Suriname Basin notes the proposed 'cashless transaction' announced today by Eco (Atlantic) Oil and Gas Ltd. (\"Eco\") with respect to the acquisition of JHI Associates Inc. (\"JHI\").\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n JHI is a private, Ontario-registered, company established in 2014 and focused on oil exploration opportunities in the emerging Guyana-Suriname Basin. The company's main asset is a 17.5% working interest (\"WI\") in the Canje Block covering over 4,800 square kilometres, offshore Guyana. This block is located adjacent to and in the same geologic basin as the Stabroek Block which has delivered more than twenty substantial oil discoveries since 2015, with reported discovered recoverable resources of in excess of 10 billion oil-equivalent barrels to date.\n \n \n \n The Canje Block is currently operated by an ExxonMobil subsidiary, Esso Exploration & Production Guyana Limited (35%), with TotalEnergies E&P Guyana B.V. (35%), JHI Associates (BVI) Inc. (17.5%), and Mid-Atlantic Oil & Gas Inc. (12.5%) as partners.\n \n \n \n Westmount holds a total of 5,651,270 shares in JHI, representing approximately 7.16% of the issued common shares in JHI as of 31st December 2021. Westmount also holds 1,500,000 shares in Eco representing approximately 0.74% of the issued common shares in Eco as of 19th January 2022.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n For further information, please contact:\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Westmount Energy Limited \n \n \n www.westmountenergy.com\n \n \n \n David King, Director Tel: +44 (0) 1534 823059\n \n \n Anita Weaver \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Cenkos Securities plc \n \n (\n Nomad and Broker) Tel: +44 (0) 20 7397 8900\n \n \n Nicholas Wells/Neil McDonald (Corporate Finance)\n \n \n \n This information is provided by RNS, the news service of the London Stock Exchange. RNS is approved by the Financial Conduct Authority to act...