TAG Oil Announces Sale of Australian Assets and Operations
TAG Oil Ltd. (TSXV: TAO, OTCQX: TAOIF) has entered into a definitive purchase agreement to divest its Australian assets to Luco Energy Pty Ltd. for A$2.5 million. This strategic move aims to realign the company's focus on oil and gas exploration and strengthens its balance sheet. The sale includes TAG's subsidiary, Cypress Petroleum Pty Ltd., which holds 100% working interests in three permits located in Queensland's Surat Basin. TAG will also receive a 3.0% gross overriding royalty on future production from these permits.
- Cash payment of A$2,500,000 at closing strengthens TAG Oil's financial position.
- TAG Oil retains a 3.0% gross overriding royalty on future production, providing potential revenue from future operations.
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VANCOUVER, BC, Oct. 14, 2020 /PRNewswire/ - TAG Oil Ltd. ("TAG Oil" or the "Company") (TSXV: TAO) (OTCQX: TAOIF) announced today that it has entered into a definitive purchase and sale agreement dated October 14, 2020, with Australian-based Luco Energy Pty. Ltd. ("Luco"), a company owned by Ilwella Pty. Ltd. and AJ Lucas Services, to divest its Australian assets and operations as part of a strategic realignment of the Company's oil and gas exploration and development activities.
This is an arm's length transaction that involves the sale by TAG Oil of the shares of its Australian subsidiary, Cypress Petroleum Pty Ltd., which holds the Company's
Transaction Highlights
- Cash payment to TAG Oil of A
$2,500,000 at closing. - TAG Oil to receive a
3.0% gross overriding royalty on future production from all liquids produced from the Permits. - The Transaction will be funded from Luco's available financial resources.
Abby Badwi, Executive Chairman of TAG Oil said, "The sale of TAG Oil's Australian assets and operations to the Ilwella group enables the Company to strengthen its balance sheet while still maintaining exposure to potential future upside from the prospective permits through the royalty. The Company is continuing to assess various oil and gas acquisition opportunities of assets and/or companies in the initial focus area of the Middle East and North Africa that will provide value to shareholders."
About TAG Oil Ltd.
TAG Oil (http://www.tagoil.com/) is a Canadian based international oil and gas exploration company.
Neither the TSX-V nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX-V) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
Forward-Looking Statements
Certain of the statements made and information contained herein is considered "forward-looking information" within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities laws, including statements with regard to the Company's operations, potential acquisition opportunities and the Transaction. These statements address future events and conditions and are reliant on assumptions made by the Company's management, and so involve inherent risks and uncertainties, as disclosed in the Company's periodic filings with Canadian securities regulators. As a result of these risks and uncertainties, and the assumptions underlying the forward-looking information, actual results could differ from those currently projected. The Company does not assume the obligation to update any forward-looking statement, except as required by applicable law.
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SOURCE TAG Oil Ltd.
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