TUNISIA: Zenith Energy Makes First Payment to KUFPEC for Sidi El Kilani

Zenith Energy has announced that it has made payment for a total of US$250,000 to Kuwait Foreign Petroleum Exploration Company K.S.C.C (KUFPEC), a subsidiary of the State of Kuwait’s national oil company, in relation to the acquisition of a 22.5% working interest in the North Kairouan permit and the Sidi El Kilani Concession , which contains the Sidi El Kilani oilfield (SLK).

The total consideration payable by Zenith in relation to the Tunisian Acquisition is US$500,000 as publicly announced on April 20, 2020, .

Under the terms of the conditional sale and purchase agreement (SPA) signed between Zenith Energy Netherlands B.V.  and KUFPEC (Tunisia) Limited , KUFPEC’s entitlement of oil produced from SLK since the date of signing of the SPA will belong to Zenith Netherlands. 

It is expected that the production revenue generated since the date of signing of the SPA will be sufficient to fully satisfy the second and final Consideration payment to be made by the Company to the Seller for the Tunisian Acquisition by October 2020. Thereby Zenith says it does not therefore expect to raise additional capital to fund the Tunisian Acquisition.

Completion of the Tunisian Acquisition remains conditional on approval being granted by the Comité Consultatif des Hydrocarbures of the Republic of Tunisia in respect of the transfer of the Seller’s right, title and interest in and under the Tunisian Acquisition to Zenith Netherlands.

Andrea Cattaneo, Chief Executive Officer, commented: “We are delighted with the favourable terms Zenith has secured in relation to the Tunisian Acquisition and we look forward with enthusiasm to beginning activities at SLK in partnership with CNPC and the Tunisian state oil company, Entreprise Tunisienne d’Activités Pétrolières (ETAP).

 

The Company is also actively exploring additional onshore oil production opportunities in the Republic of Tunisia: a safe, democratic jurisdiction with a long-established history of successful oil and gas production activities for independent companies such as Zenith. 

 

As is clear, we are systematically executing our development strategy in Africa across a number of opportunities by diligently deploying our financial resources to maximise the enrichment of our portfolio at a time of great opportunity.”

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