Alan Stein is a petroleum geologist with over 25 years international experience. He was a founder and former CEO of Fusion Oil & Gas plc (AIM) and Ophir Energy plc (LSE). Dr Stein is currently the non-executive chairman of Hanno Resources which has extensive mineral exploration interests in northwest Africa. Dr Stein is also non-executive chairman and one of the founders of Neon Energy, having been involved in the acquisition of the corporate database in 2005.
The marriage of ASX listed Azonto Petroleum to the unlisted Calima Energy is essentially a story of money meets management experience with the marriage consummated at one of the best addresses in town, the Montney oil and gas play in Canada. Calima is the creation of 5 Subiaco based geoscientists who previously took Ophir Energy from an idea to a 2 billion pound company.
Azonto Petroleum’s prospectus to raise up to $4.5 million reveals the use of an innovative method of finding liquids rich “sweet spots” in the company's new shale liquids play in the revered Montney oil and gas formation in Canada. Azonto’s ground is directly analogous to Sauaro’s ground where 32 operating wells have already been discovered.
Calima Energy’s neighbour in Canada’s prolific Montney oil and gas basin has added fuel to the buzz around newly listed Calima by disclosing it expects an internal rate of return of up to 80% on its liquids-rich wells right next door to the ASX junior’s acreage. The news comes as Calima moves to commission a 3D seismic survey and acquire a rich database of wells in the region
Newly listed Calima Energy has boosted its acreage in the liquids-rich Montney oil and gas basin in Canada by 27% or 13,700 acres, establishing it is a significant new player in one of Canada’s hottest oil and gas regions. The additional acreage is immediately adjacent to Calima’s existing ground and was the result of some fortuitous bidding at a recent Government auction.
An independent geologist’s report has backed Calima Energy’s comparisons with a highly profitable operation on neighbouring acreage in the Montney Basin, which is one of North America’s hottest liquid rich gas plays. Calima’s ground was found to have even better pay thickness and porosity than neighbouring ground held by Saguaro Resources, which is producing more than 10,000 barrels of oil per day.
Calima Energy have bulked up their land holdings in the red hot, liquids-rich, Montney oil and gas play in Canada. This is the second time Calima have successfully bid in Government auctions for additional Montney acreage in the last month. The newly listed explorer’s acreage has increased by 6% and the company has enhanced its position as a significant landowner in one of North America’s hottest energy provinces.
Calima Energy’s early entry into one of the largest resource plays in North America has earned it kudos from leading broker Euroz, who has initiated coverage on the oil and gas upstart with a share price target of almost double its current price . Euroz says that Calima have acquired most of their ground in the coveted Montney Basin at a fraction of the value implied by recent comparable acreage transactions.
Calima Energy has added 2,738 acres of prime Canadian oil and gas real estate to its portfolio in the liquids-rich, sweet spots of the Montney Formation in Northeast British Columbia, following successful bidding in the latest Canadian Government land auction for coveted licences in the North American oil and gas play.
The final piece of the land jigsaw puzzle has been put in place by Calima Energy as the ASX-listed company completed its core acquisition strategy in the lucrative and liquids-rich sweet spots of the Montney Formation in northeast British Columbia, Canada. The Perth-based explorer is now targeting the next phase culminating in a drilling campaign to take advantage of increasing oil price tailwinds.
Calima Energy has received an all-important permit from British Columbia authorities to build the road it hopes will lead to riches by unlocking liquids-rich hydrocarbons at its Canadian Montney Formation play. The company is shifting from acquisition phase to operational mode and will construct the road to give drill rigs and personnel access into one of the most lucrative plays in North America.
Calima Energy has announced a major boost to its maiden drilling campaign in the Montney Formation which is on target to spud later this year. The company has shrewdly appointed a local land solutions company that guided adjoining leaseholder Saguaro to success. Saguaro already have over 30 operating wells on Calima’s doorstep and are planning another 30.
Calima Energy hasn’t taken any chances locking down the first 20% of its farm in package ahead of time in the lucrative Montney oil and gas formation in British Columbia, Canada. The Perth-based company is planning to spud a three well drilling campaign in November to flow test the liquids-rich Upper and Lower Montney. Ultimately Calima will end up with 55% of the project for an expenditure of C$20m.
Canadian independent geological consulting firm McDaniel and Associates has given Calima Energy’s coveted Montney Formation acreage in British Columbia a confidence-boosting review with estimates of 2.1Tcf of recoverable gas and 114million barrels of liquids. This verdict has reinforced Perth-based Calima’s conviction that it has a standalone project in the making as it prepares for a drilling campaign.
Calima Energy reports that ConocoPhillips has increased its land holding by 32% near its liquids-rich, Montney oil & gas play in Canada. The purchase of 35,000 acres for CAD$154M, which is above recent transaction metrics, shows that interest and the latent value in the region is increasing. Calima is ahead of its exploration schedule in the Montney with approvals in place to drill three wells in late 2018 .
A big oil and gas liquids discovery near Calima Energy’s acreage in the Montney Basin has added yet more backing for the company’s early move into one of the hottest shale basins in North America. The nearby discovery tested at more than 2,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day and was rich in highly prized condensate and other natural gas liquids. Calima's move into the area is starting to look smart.
In what looks to be an astute move, Calima Energy is set to race from 20% to outright ownership of its coveted Montney shale liquid/gas project in Canada through friendly, all-scrip takeover bids for its joint venture partners. The Perth-based junior has secured board recommendations and pre-bid acceptances from several major shareholders in a deal that will bulk up its profile in the revered oil and gas basin
Calima Energy’s uncanny ability to sniff out interesting looking projects in the oil and gas space has once again been demonstrated, with the company picking up a big exploration block in an emerging off shore oil basin in Namibia. The securing of the new block follows a surge in investment by the likes of Exxon and Total in the region, which will see a number of wells drilled on adjacent permits.
Calima Energy says that it will benefit from more than $70b worth of proposed gas pipeline and supporting infrastructure projects that are either at an advanced stage of planning or currently underway in the revered Montney oil and gas formation in Canada. Calima will start drilling its 72,000 acres of land in the Montney this year.
Calima Energy now has 100% of its lucrative 72,000 acres of oil and gas ground in the revered Montney formation in Canada. The company recently announced the acquisition of its joint venture partners in the project, TSV Montney and TMK Montney. The move is expected to attract greater market interest, provide improved access to capital and remove any risks relating to partner funding of development costs.
Calima Energy’s review of horizontal drilling in the Canadian Montney oil and gas formation has left it confident that its planned wells will match the best practice of other successful operators in the region. The company plans to kick off drilling in December with one vertical well before drilling two horizontal wells that will be fracture stimulated and then production tested for 4-6 weeks.
Calima Energy has raised $25m through an oversubscribed two tranche private placement of 462.97 million shares priced at 5.4c each to fund its upcoming drilling campaign in the revered Montney oil and gas play in Canada. The placement was corner-stoned by Australian boutique fund manager Tribeca Investment Partners, who has also agreed to arrange a project development finance facility of up to $40m.
Calima Energy is poised to benefit from Shell’s decision to proceed with its massive CAD$40bn Canadian LNG project in British Columbia that will source gas from the Montney oil and gas formation to produce an initial 14 million tonnes of LNG per annum. Calima is planning to start drilling one vertical well in the Montney to provide data and two horizontal wells that will be placed on extended production testing before the end of this year.
Calima Energy has contracted Precision Drilling’s Rig 379 to carry out its three well program in the Montney oil and gas play in British Columbia, Canada with drilling to get underway as soon as December. The first well to be drilled will be a vertical well to provide data and samples for measurement and analysis followed by two horizontal wells that will be fracture stimulated.
Calima Energy is now tantalisingly close to drilling its exciting oil and gas play in the revered Canadian Montney formation with the access road to the drill pad for its planned three well program now complete. Calima’s share price has held steadfast over the last year with only one brief foray below its floor price of 4.5c as investors choose to stay the course and await the moment of truth.
Calima Energy has kicked off its three well drilling campaign in the revered Montney formation in British Columbia, Canada, with the spudding of the Calima-1 vertical well. This will be followed immediately by the drilling of the two horizontal wells, which will be fracture stimulated and put on an extended production test over a period of 4-6 weeks.
Calima Energy has successfully intersected the target Montney formation in the first of three gas wells completed in British Columbia, Canada, reporting that a 230m vertical section of the rock sequence was recovered at a depth of about 1.5km below surface. The company said that elevated gas readings were encountered during the drilling program, with gas escape bubbles noted at the base of the drilling rig during operations.
Wireline logs at Calima Energy’s first well at the revered Montney oil and gas play in Canada have returned porosities and hydrocarbon saturations comparable to those in adjacent producing wells. Analysis of the log and core data also confirmed the presence of three zones that match those already targeted by other operators in the region. The company has also spudded the first of two horizontal wells.
Calima Energy has spudded the second of two horizontal wells at its Canadian Montney oil and gas play that will be placed on extended production testing to assess the commerciality of its acreage. Successful testing of the Calima-2 and Calima-3 horizontal wells will allow the company to convert at least some of its resources from prospective to the higher confidence contingent level.
Calima Energy is set to rake in revenue of up to CAD$400,000 per year after bringing the Paradise oil well in northeast British Columbia back into production at a rate of between 16 and 20 barrels of oil per day. Revenue from the well will help pay for the company’s Canadian overheads, allowing it to focus on the high impact drilling program in the revered Montney oil and gas play.
Calima Energy has wrapped up drilling of the second horizontal well at its Canadian Montney oil and gas play and is now preparing to complete both wells for the key production testing in early March. The rate at which the wells will be tested has been optimised to maximise the recovery of condensate and other natural gas liquids whilst providing the best estimate of the condensate yield once they are placed on long term production.
Neon Energy chairman Alan Stein has warned the company’s shareholders against taking any action towards a takeover bid it received earlier in the month.
Neon Energy may be leaving its Perth headquarters after entering into a merger implementation agreement with MEO Australia, which would create a combined entity based in Melbourne.
Neon Energy has backed out of a merger agreement with MEO Australia after Evoworld Corporation agreed to make a revised off-market takeover offer for 50 per cent of the shares it doesn't already own in the oil and gas producer.
Oil and gas company Neon Energy has reversed its decision to accept Evoworld Corporation’s takeover proposal, after an independent expert's report found the deal to be unfair.
Tap Oil shareholders have lodged a big protest vote, with more than 35 per cent of votes cast against three resolutions at today's annual meeting, with dissident shareholder Chatchai Yenbamroong accounting for a large share of the opposition.
Junior explorler Azonto Petroleum has announced plans to farm-in to an oil and gas project in Canada through the acquisition of one of the project’s joint venture partners, which is owned by Perth executive Alan Stein.
SPECIAL REPORT: Financing opportunities have improved markedly from just two years ago for the state’s junior miners, amid growing demand for drill rigs and skilled workers.
Subiaco-based oil and gas junior Calima Energy has raised $25 million through a placement, and aims to pick up a further $40 million through debt to underpin a drilling campaign at its Canadian exploration tenements.
Calima Energy has made some changes to its management structure to maintain balance sheet strength, preserve flexibility and reduce overheads across the business.
Calima Energy has appointed Mark Freeman as finance director, and Alan Stein has stepped down from the board. Mr Freeman is a Chartered Accountant with significant experience in the energy and resource sectors.
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