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a hint of what we have !
We have a lot:
1. pel 90 is the closest block to venus discovery - that maybe can be the biggest discovery in africa offshore.
in pel 90 we have prospects in the aptian like venus.
cheveron paid a lot of money and farm in with 80% from the block.
2. pel 83 have on the border the culinan prospect if shell will drill there its very intresting to us and lets see if galp will find a partner for the block.
3. in pel 87 there is the biggest prospect on the region - saturn with core area of 2400 skm, venus is 600 skm and saturn maybe have similar play to venus.
pcl said that they are try to find partner to carry 3d + drill.
4. in the walvis basin we have block in the center of the basin so any drill in the area will be good for us.
orenge basin is one of the most hottest basins in world and we have position in 3 blocks there (all of them with carry with diffrent terms)
Volume and SP moving up
jmho
volume picking up and we also moving UP
Just maybe news on shell drilling next door
jmho
jmho
Sintana Energy to trade on OTCQB
V.SEI | 6 hours ago
TORONTO, Dec. 08, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sintana Energy Inc. (TSX-V: SEI OTCQB: SEUSF (“Sintana” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce its successful upgrade from OTC Pink to OTCQB Venture Market (the “OTCQB”), a United States trading platform that is operated by the OTC Markets Group Inc. in New York. The common shares of the company will continue to trade on the TSX-V under the symbol “SEI”.
“We are delighted to join over 900 other companies on the OTCQB. This new quote will provide additional liquidity and provide access for US investors looking for exciting investment opportunities within the energy sector,” said Robert Bose President and Director of Sintana.
The OTCQB is recognized by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as an established public market providing public information for analysis and value of securities. As a verified market with efficient access for US investors, OTCQB helps companies to potentially build their visibility, expand their liquidity, and diversify their shareholder base on an established US public market. To be eligible, companies must be current in their financial reporting, pass a minimum bid price test, and undergo an annual company verification and management certification process.
ABOUT SINTANA ENERGY:
Shell are going to drill again very soon :)
https://www.upstreamonline.com/exploration/shell-to-fire-up-namibia-drill-campaign-within-days/2-1-1361423
Shell to fire up Namibia drill campaign within days
Semi-submersible due in Walvis Bay tomorrow before heading to major Graff discovery
25 November 2022 10:27 GMT UPDATED 28 November 2022 11:54 GMT
By Iain Esau in London
Shell is within days of starting a three-well exploration and appraisal drilling campaign offshore Namibia centred on its large Graff oil and gas discovery.
The supermajor’s exploration well on the Graff prospect in the Orange basin this year found what is thought to be hundreds of millions of barrels of oil.
Shell immediately drilled a follow up well, called La Rona, which — unlike with Graff — did not reveal the results.
Northern Ocean’s semi-submersible Deepsea Bollsta is set to arrive in Walvis Bay tomorrow, according to Kjetil Gjersdal, chief executive of Odfjell Drilling, which is managing the rig.
jmho
Great news. Chevron to partner with Sintana in Orange basin PEL 90.
Trago Energy, Namibian Affiliate of Sintana, Completes Transaction in Respect to Its Interests in PEL 90
10:57 am ET October 4, 2022 (Globe Newswire) Print
GlobeNewswireOctober 04, 2022
TORONTO, Oct. 04, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sintana Energy Inc. (TSX-V:SEI) (OTCQB:SEUSF) ("Sintana" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that Trago Energy (Pty) Limited ("Trago"), a Namibian affiliate of the Company, has completed a transaction (the "Transaction") with Chevron Namibia Exploration Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Chevron, in respect of its interest in Petroleum Exploration License 90 ("PEL 90") located in the Orange Basin in Namibia.
Trago will retain a 10% interest in PEL 90 ON Block 2813B. Chevron will carry Trago through initial exploration activities including 3D seismic and drilling of the first exploration well. Post the carry period, Trago will be responsible with approved expenses associated with its interest. Additional terms of the transaction have not been publicly disclosed.
PEL 90 represents one of the most exciting exploration opportunities in the Orange Basin sitting directly above TotalEnergies' Venus-1 oil discovery.
"We are very happy to partner with Chevron in the Orange Basin," said Knowledge Katti, Chairman and CEO of Trago and a Director of Sintana. "This transaction in our emerging, globally significant deepwater province brings partnership with an aligned, highly experienced and committed deep water drilling operator.
"This partnership demonstrates the continuing emergence of Namibia as an important hydrocarbon province, and the timeliness of our entry in March of this year," said Robert Bose, President and Director of Sintana. "We look forward to the near-term exploration activity on PEL 90."
ABOUT SINTANA ENERGY:
The Company is engaged in petroleum and natural gas exploration and development activities in Colombia's Magdalena Basin and five large, highly prospective, onshore and offshore petroleum exploration licenses in Namibia. Sintana's exploration strategy is to acquire, explore, develop and produce superior quality assets with substantial reserves potential.
On behalf of Sintana Energy Inc.,
Look like we have a big boy on our side
https://www.energyvoice.com/oilandgas/africa/ep-africa/448795/chevron-deal-namibia-harmattan/
jmho
ZDEXF changed to SEUSF:
https://otce.finra.org/otce/dailyList?viewType=Symbol%2FName%20Changes
Why doesn't Sintana promote its story? We never see the CEO Doug Manner give interviews or promote the stock in any way.
No surprise it is selling for .10 cents a share.
Negotiations ongoing for pel-90: https://neweralive.na/posts/chevron-to-enter-namibias-offshore-oil-race
Think this is what we have been waiting on . JMHO
https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/namibia-sees-totalenergies-shell-oil-projects-starting-production-4-years-2022-09-01/
JMHO
Waiting on final results of Shell deep well
if great news , to the moon
My guess will not be a few dollars per SEI share , my guess tin the $10s per share
jmho
as was stated in the recent conversation with sintana, it could take a couple of quarters for details to get hammered out. Hopefully sooner, but still a high risk high reward situation. Good luck
Sintana is paying Harbor Access $114,000 annually to promote the stock? Where is the promotion? A total waste of money.
SEI Stock Manipulation - somebody just bought 2000 shares to get the price up to .11 cents for $220.
Why is Sintana's share price continuing to fall if Chevron wants to buy in to PEL 90 in Namibia? Is it being manipulated? If the rumors are true Sintana's share price would be soaring not trading for .10 cents a share.
If Chevron is going to farm into PEL83 and PEL 90 in Namibia why is the Sintana share price at only .10 cents?
new article talking about Chevron looking at both pel-83 and pel-90. https://africaoilgasreport.com/2022/08/farm-in-farm-out/chevron-namibias-first-hydrocarbon-finder-plots-a-return/
Sintana's deal for the Namibian assets could be very lucrative if drilling confirms its oil and gas potential.
For 5.7 million dollars Sintana obtained 49% of Inter oil:
Interoil assets
" (i) a 15% carried interest in PEL 87; (ii) a 10% carried interest in each of PELs 82 and 83; and (iii) a 20% carried interest in PEL 90."
" In addition, the completion of the Acquisition is contingent upon the grant of a 90% interest in onshore Block 1918B to an indirect subsidiary of Inter Oil, of which the Company will acquire an indirect 30% interest." { The contingent event described has been completed}
"Three of the four offshore PELs to be acquired are located directly outboard of (i) the Kudu Gas Field, which was the first offshore discovery in Namibia; (ii) Venus-1, a highly anticipated exploration well immediately south of PEL 90, which is proposed to be drilled by French supermajor Total in the fourth quarter of 2021, and (iii) Graff-1, a highly anticipated exploration well immediately south of PEL 83, which is to be drilled by Shell. In addition, Block 1918B is located in close proximity to the prospective block currently being evaluated by Reconnaissance Energy Africa Ltd."
https://www.yahoo.com/now/sintana-announces-execution-definitive-agreement-170900488.html
In addition Interoil's president will assume a board seat on Sintana's BOD
" In connection with the closing of the acquisition, Knowledge Katti has been appointed to the board of directors of Sintana. "
https://www.marketscreener.com/quote/stock/SINTANA-ENERGY-INC-49478488/news/Sintana-Energy-Inc-acquired-49-stake-in-Inter-Oil-Ltd-from-Grisham-Assets-Corp-for-5-7-million-39709855/
Good luck,
Farrell
could SEI.V / ZDEXF be breaking out ?
moving up and with volume
jmho
Chevron looking at pel-90....: Chevron set to enter coveted block offshore Namibia
Upstream understands the US supermajor close to farming in to high-potential Orange basin acreage
11 August 2022 11:24 GMT UPDATED 11 August 2022 12:16 GMT
By Iain Esau in London
US supermajor Chevron is set to take a majority stake in a highly coveted ultra-deepwater block offshore Namibia, just north of TotalEnergies’ huge Venus discovery, according to multiple sources.
Upstream understands that a farm-in deal covering what is probably one of the most sought-after licences in the Orange basin has almost been wrapped up and is due to be announced soon.
Namibia: Galp galvanised amid scramble to grasp impact of huge discoveries
Read more
If confirmed, the transaction will mark Chevron’s first entry into southern Africa since its aborted foray into South Africa’s nascent onshore shale gas play some years ago.
The California-headquartered player’s current African portfolio is centred on its Angolan assets offshore Cabinda.
Three well-placed sources told Upstream that the upcoming deal covers Block 2813B, directly north of the multi-billion barrel Venus discovery.
’No regrets’: Tullow boss explains reasons behind Orange basin exit in Namibia
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This block is operated by Australian junior Harmattan Energy following Tullow Oil’s exit from the acreage just weeks before the results from the Venus-1 wildcat and Shell's Graff-1 probe were unveiled.
Commenting on Chevron’s proposed entry into the asset, one informed source said it is “pretty much a done deal”, adding that the US giant has looked at South African Orange basin acreage in the past “so a deal in Namibia is not surprising".
According to a statement carried on Harmattan’s website dated 21 February 2022, it held a 37.06% stake in the block, with Trago Energy on 52.94% and state-owned Namcor holding 10%.
Namibia basks in glow from Venus
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Trago was controlled by Namibian businessman Knowledge Katti.
However, according to information published on 9 March 2022 on the website of Toronto-listed Sintana Energy, Harmattan has a 37% stake in the block, with Grisham Assets Corporation on 33%, Inter Oil on 20% and Namcor on 10%.
Sintana has a 49% interest in Inter Oil which, like Grisham, is believed to be controlled by Katti.
What's next for Orange basin after Venus and Graff?
Read more
Sintana said the block is covered by 2400 line kilometres of 2D seismic data and more than 7900 square kilometres of 3D data, while water depths range from 2300 to 3100 metres.
Harmattan is controlled by Havoc Partners, which is led by extractive industries veteran and Africa specialist Alan Stein.
Neither Chevron nor Harmattan had responded to Upstream questions at press time
Great presentation
3 different company presentating
sintana is last , just move the timer at the bottom over to the 120 minute mark and watch and listen , this is big bot stuff
jmho
big rerate coming
Could be great news out of Colombia for energy production and Sintana Energy.
Sintana Energy Inc. V.SEI
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Sintana Energy Inc is a Canada-based oil and gas exploration company. The company has interests in the Magdalena Basin, Colombia. Its geographical segments are United States, Canada, and Colombia.
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"Market Pricing In 90% Probability Hernandez Victory"
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-05-31/colombian-assets-rally-on-anyone-but-petro-election-trade
Colombian Assets Rally on ‘Anyone But Petro’ Election Trade
Bloomberg
ByOscar Medina and Maria Elena Vizcaino
May 31, 2022, 9:06 AM EDT
Updated on May 31, 2022, 3:16 PM EDT
Colombian assets jumped Tuesday after construction magnate Rodolfo Hernandez defied polls to secure a place in the election runoff, reducing the chances that leftist senator Gustavo Petro will be the next president.
The peso closed 4% higher, posting its biggest gain in almost 12 years, after markets were closed for a public holiday on Monday. The yield on peso-denominated bonds due in 2024 fell about 9 basis points to 9.57%, while most dollar notes gained. The cost to protect Colombia against default over five years narrowed, while the nation’s MSCI stock gauge jumped as much as 5.7%.
Petro has worried investors with proposals to overhaul the private pension system, raise taxes and phase out production of oil and coal, the country’s main exports. While Hernandez, a 77-year-old businessman and former mayor of a provincial city, is something of an unknown for many, he’s seen as a safer bet for business interests than Petro.
“The ‘anyone but Petro’ considerations will prevail,” said Edwin Gutierrez, head of emerging markets sovereign debt at Aberdeen Asset Management PLC. “Hernandez stands a better chance of beating him in the second round.”
Colombian peso gains as outsider Rodolfo Hernandez advanced to runoff vote
Petro got 40% of the votes in the first round, against 28% for Hernandez. Still, many of the other candidates that failed to reach the runoff are backing Hernandez in something of an anti-Petro alliance that may put a ceiling on his ability to grow support before the second round on June 19.
Read more: Business Mogul Turns the Table on Petro in Colombia Election
Hernandez, who has been compared to Donald Trump and Jair Bolsonaro for his off-the-cuff -- and at times foul-mouthed -- comments, hasn’t indicated who would run his economic team. He has vowed to crack down on corruption and wasteful spending while saying Colombia must pay its debts. He wants to cut the value added tax to 10% from 19%.
Another thing giving investors comfort is that fact that neither candidate will have a majority in congress so there will be checks and balances on any radical proposals.
While it’s uncertain how Hernandez will govern if elected, “at least you won’t have the proposal to increase the public pension system, the proposal to cut oil exploration, the proposals to increase the weight of the state in every aspect of the Colombian economy,” said Armando Armenta, a strategist at AllianceBernstein in New York.
“Looking at the breakdown of votes and assuming that a large share of voters are driven by ideology, Hernandez certainly has a much easier path,” said Alvaro Vivanco, head of emerging markets and ESG strategy at Natwest Markets in Stamford, Connecticut.
Still, he said, Petro can’t be counted out completely in a runoff. The peso, which traded through 3,800 per dollar Tuesday, could head toward 3,700, Vivanco said.
Colombia has until now mostly been governed by economically orthodox administrations that fret over credit ratings, fiscal deficits and investor confidence. The country lost its investment grade status in 2021 after a botched tax reform push.
“Very positive results,” said Daniel Rico, a currency strategist at RBC Capital Markets in New York. “The market will price a Hernandez victory in two weeks with over 90% probability.
jmho
Yes major re rate coming ????
Think you mean the stock price goes to moon
!
JMHO
Looks like Total's Venus-1x has come in Big: https://www.upstreamonline.com/exclusive/-it-s-massive-totalenergies-makes-huge-oil-discovery-offshore-namibia-with-exceptional-venus-1-wildcat/2-1-1173419
Look like Total could have also hit the jackpot , big oil find
https://neweralive.na/posts/oil-boon-beckons
jmho
Total's turn to announce a discovery: https://www.upstreamonline.com/exclusive/life-on-venus-totalenergies-namibia-wildcat-hits-reservoir-amid-rising-optimism/2-1-1169372
Shell is spudding another well on the same lease now
Shell spuds graff-2 appraisal well: https://www.upstreamonline.com/exclusive/shell-within-hours-of-spudding-namibia-appraisal-well-on-huge-graff-oil-discovery/2-1-1168213
....looks like the DS-10 is headed back to shells block to drill graff-2 apparently. Very interesting. might be the beginning of a new Basin. Good day and good luck
Looks like Shell hit oil in the graff-1: https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/exclusive-shell-hits-oil-gas-namibian-offshore-well-2022-01-25/
Shell next door ??
New discovery offshore Namibia?.....
https://www.upstreamonline.com/exclusive/breaking-updated-shell-hits-oil-in-closely-watched-namibian-wildcat-market-sources/2-1-1142213
scaryharrysafari
agree 100 %
I already have a full load
More on the Namibia acquisition and the AGM/SM
https://stockhouse.com/news/press-releases/2021/11/15/sintana-provides-update-regarding-annual-and-special-meeting-and-proposed
This is a real "sleeper". But when things get sorted out in Colombia, this could take off big-time; Namibia will be a plus.
Great news out today
Sintana Announces Execution of Definitive Agreement to Acquire Strategic Portfolio of Petroleum Exploration License Interests in Namibia
V.SEI | 2 hours ago
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TORONTO, Sept. 15, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sintana Energy Inc. (TSXV: SEI) (the “Company” or “Sintana”) is pleased to announce that it has entered into a definitive agreement dated effective September 13, 2021 with Grisham Assets Corp. (“Grisham”), a private company owned by Knowledge Katti, providing for the acquisition (the “Acquisition”) by the Company of a 49% interest in all of the issued and outstanding shares of Inter Oil (Pty) Ltd. (“Inter Oil”). Inter Oil is a private Namibian company which indirectly holds a strategic portfolio of offshore petroleum exploration license interests (“PELs”) including (i) a 15% carried interest in PEL 87; (ii) a 10% carried interest in each of PELs 82 and 83; and (iii) a 20% carried interest in PEL 90. In addition, the completion of the Acquisition is contingent upon the grant of a 90% interest in onshore Block 1918B to an indirect subsidiary of Inter Oil, of which the Company will acquire an indirect 30% interest.
Three of the four offshore PELs to be acquired are located directly outboard of (i) the Kudu Gas Field, which was the first offshore discovery in Namibia; (ii) Venus-1, a highly anticipated exploration well immediately south of PEL 90, which is proposed to be drilled by French supermajor Total in the fourth quarter of 2021, and (iii) Graff-1, a highly anticipated exploration well immediately south of PEL 83, which is to be drilled by Shell. In addition, Block 1918B is located in close proximity to the prospective block currently being evaluated by Reconnaissance Energy Africa Ltd.
The consideration for the Acquisition consists of a cash payment of US$4,000,000 (the “Cash Payment”) and the issuance of an aggregate of 34,933,333 common shares of the Company. The Company has the option to fund the Cash Payment either in a single payment at closing or in two tranches, of which the first in the amount of US$3,000,000 shall be payable upon closing and the second in the amount of US$1,000,000 shall be payable within 90 days of closing. The Company proposes to fund the Cash Payment through the private placement of 33,600,000 common shares at a price of Cdn$0.15 per share to raise aggregate gross proceeds of Cdn$5,040,000 (the “Private Placement”). Charlestown Energy Partners, LLC (“Charlestown”) has committed to subscribe for the common shares to be offered pursuant to the Private Placement, conditional upon the concurrent completion of the Acquisition and other standard closing conditions.
“This transaction not only diversifies Sintana’s portfolio, but provides us with exposure to one of the most prospective and active geographies with both onshore and offshore crude oil and natural gas exploration opportunities. We believe this transaction presents the Company with multiple opportunities to generate significant additional shareholder value – in both Colombia and Namibia,” said Doug Manner, Chief Executive Officer of the Company.
“This is a great opportunity for public investors to gain exposure to the exciting onshore and offshore developments in Namibia and I am looking forward to growing my partnership with Sintana further,” added Knowledge Katti.
The Acquisition and Private Placement remain subject to the satisfaction of various closing conditions and the receipt of all applicable approvals, including, without limitation, the approval of the TSXV. It is anticipated that the Private Placement will also be subject to approval by Sintana shareholders given that Charlestown will become a “control person” of the Company within the meaning of the TSXV Company Manual as a result of its participation in the Private Placement. Further details regarding a shareholders meeting for approval of the Acquisition and other corporate matters will be announced by the Company in due course.
About Sintana
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Great news for SEI.V tonight
Special Contract for a Research Project is awarded
ARTICLE ONE: Award the Special Contract for the Research Project called "Platero" to the company EXXONMOBIL EXPLORATION COLOMBIA. denominated "Platero" to the company EXXONMOBIL EXPLORATION COLOMBIA LIMITED, which submitted a Proposal in the following terms:
ARTICLE TWO: The company EXXONMOBIL EXPLORATION COLOMBIA LIMITED shall sign the respective contract within thirty (30) calendar days following the notification of this administrative act. the notification of this administrative act.
ARTICLE THREE: Notify this decision to Mr. Fernando Sarria Climent identified with citizenship card No. 79.246.525, in his capacity as legal representative of EXXONMOBIL EXPLORATION COLOMBIA LIMITED, to the following e-mail address fernando.sarria@exxonmobil.com, in accordance with the provisions set forth in the Letter of Presentation of the Proposal.
ARTICLE FOUR: There is no appeal against this Resolutio
Sintana Energy: Enormous Return Potential With Catalysts In Plain Sight
Apr. 6, 2021 2:07 PM ET |About: Sintana Energy Inc. (ZDEXF)
Summary
Sintana Energy is an under-followed oil and gas explorer sitting on a massive oil discovery in Columbia.
ExxonMobil will spend US $53 million on horizontal fracking wells as part of their 70% farm-in agreement.
The upside of investing in Sintana is multiples of its current stock price, with important near-term catalysts in plain site.
Sintana Energy Inc. is an oil and gas exploration company listed on the Canadian TSX Venture Exchange under the trading symbol “SEI”. At the time of writing, Sintana had 130.4 million shares outstanding and a market capitalization of CAD $26 million. The company describes itself “as targeting conventional and unconventional oil and gas assets in South America, with a focus on exploration in Colombia”. In reality, Sintana has interest in one property in Columbia — 43,158 gross acres referred to as VMM-37 Block, in the prolific oil producing of the Middle Magdalena Basin.
The Middle Magdalena is the oldest producing basin in Colombia, dating back to the 1918 discovery of the giant La Cira-Infantas field complex (900 million barrels). Historically, only the Tertiary section (conventional reservoirs) has been systematically explored. Approximately two billion barrels of oil have been produced in the basin over the last century.
Key Developments
In 2012, Sintana Energy completed a farm-out agreement in which ExxonMobil Corporation would earn a 70% participation interest in Sintana’s unconventional oil resources on the VMM-37 Block. The agreement also allows Sintana to retain 100% of all conventional resources, with ExxonMobil paying 100% of the exploration and development costs for the first two wells.
The agreement with ExxonMobil has two components — the Farm-Out and the Work Program:
VMM-37 Farm-out with ExxonMobil
Major elements of the VMM-37 Agreement between Sintana and ExxonMobil are as follows;
· ExxonMobil will acquire an undivided 70% participation interest and operatorship in the formations defined as unconventional by completing the Work Program.
· Sintana will retain the remaining 30% interest in the unconventional play as well as its current 100% participation interest in the conventional resources overlying the top of the unconventional interval.
VMM-37 Work Program
· ExxonMobil will pay 100% of all Exploration Phase I well costs (2 wells + 1 horizontal leg, with a minimum 4,000’ lateral). Additional consideration was paid to compensate Sintana for its past expenses connected with the block.
· ExxonMobil will have an option to proceed to the next phase. In this development phase, it will pay 100% of all additional costs to a maximum of US $45 million, of which US $10 million will be recouped by ExxonMobil from 50% of Sintana's production proceeds.
· As agreed by Sintana and ExxonMobil, as joint participants in the Block, good faith efforts will be made to locate exploration wells targeting the unconventional play in such a way as to also test conventional prospects.
In September 2015, ExxonMobil completed the drilling of the first vertical well (the Manati Blanco-1 Well), to ~14,345’ - 3,100’ gross pay (~1,000’ net), thereby identifying a large potential oil discovery.
An independent NI51-101 evaluation of the VMM-37 Block completed by Petrotech Engineering Ltd., calculated the unrisked prospective recoverable P50 estimate of Sintana’s interests to be 210 million barrels of unconventional and 50 million barrels of conventional oil. A Statement of Reserves Data pursuant to NI 51-101 has not been completed making this estimate unproven, however, the VMM-37 Block is also surrounded by producing oil wells, suggesting the potential for a large, verifiable oil discovery is very real.
However, since ExxonMobil completed the Manati-Blanco-1 Well, they have been awaiting a government permit to frack and complete the well. The key holdup is that Columbia has a moratorium on commercial exploitation of unconventional energy deposits in Colombia, which includes the hydraulic fracturing of shale reserves. This explains the long delay in moving the Manati-Blanco-1 Well on Sintana’s lands towards a production decision.
An Important Catalyst Finally Emerges
Columbia has been an oil producing nation since the early 1900’s. However, more recently, it is on the verge of a production crisis with oil reserves precariously low. In April 2020, the Colombia Ministry of Mines and Energy declared that Colombia had just over two billion barrels of proven oil reserves with a 6.3 year production life and just over three trillion cubic feet of natural gas which will last eight years. That stresses the urgent need for Colombia to boost its hydrocarbon reserves, which can only be achieved through additional significant investment in exploration.
Following on the heels of the ministry’s declaration, Colombia’s National Hydrocarbons Agency (the ‘AHN’), announced they were going to accept proposals from oil companies for the development of pilot projects for hydraulic fracturing. While the moratorium on commercial exploitation of unconventional energy deposits including the hydraulic fracturing of shale reserves remains in place, the Columbia courts have said that pilot projects can proceed with the intent of gathering scientific information. The information gathered by running the pilot projects will be used to consider the future potential for commercial development of unconventional resources.
ExxonMobil Receives Government Approval for Frac Pilot on Sintana’s VMM-37 Block
On April 1, 2021, The Journal of Petroleum Technology published a story titled: “Colombia Gives Provisional Nod to ExxonMobil Hydraulic Fracturing Pilot”. The story went on to report:
”Colombia’s National Hydrocarbons Agency (AHN) has given a provisional go-ahead to ExxonMobil’s plan for the development of a pilot project for hydraulic fracturing in the country’s Middle Magdalena Valley basin. ExxonMobil submitted its pilot plans last month. The contract for the project is expected to be signed on 8 April, according to Reuters citing an AHN official. ExxonMobil holds a 70% stake in the VMM37 block. Canada’s Sintana Energy holds the remaining 30%.”
The pilot project to be carried out on Sintana’s property has been dubbed “Platero”. Exxon also went on to announce they will spend US $53 million to conduct the test pilot.
What does this all mean for Sintana and its stock price?
Speculating on the value of the VMM-37 Block to Sintana and its potential stock price would certainly place an investment in the stock, in the speculative and high-risk category. Using the independent, unrisked reserve calculation produced by Petrotech Engineering Inc., Sintana appears to have the potential for 210 million barrels of unconventional and 50 million barrels of conventional oil. Using a very simple back of the envelope calculation of $1 per barrel of oil x 260 million barrels, would suggest a value of CAD $260 million. With 130 million shares outstanding, this would imply a value of CAD $2 per share. While that figure is arguably highly contentious given the early stage nature of the discovery, even if one was to discount that figure by a further 50%, the stock could be worth CAD $1 per share. With the stock closing March 31 at CAD $0.20 per share, there is arguably a case to be made for a 500% return from current levels.
What are the risks?
There are plenty to be sure, but the two most prominent are:
1. Exxon determines that it is uneconomic to produce oil from the property after conducting the pilots; and
2. The Columbian government fails to approve hydraulic fracking oil production beyond the scientific / pilot discovery phase.
There are risks to Sintana as well given that the company has no revenues, and has minimal cash on its balance sheet. For the year ending December 31, 2020, the company reported a cash balance of CAD $104,049. The good news is that the company has minimal operations and experienced a cash outflow of only CAD $69,926 in 2020. Over the last few years, the company has been able to meet its financial obligations by raising cash through the exercise of issued warrants. In the company’s 2020 Management Discussion and Analysis report, they disclosed they will likely have to raise capital in 2021 to carry on operations.
Bottom Line
Sintana Energy is a penny stock trading at CAD $0.20 per share. They own a large oil property in a proven oil producing region of a country that desperately needs to find new sources of oil production. Sintana has attracted one of the world’s largest oil producing companies in ExxonMobil, who has completed drilling, and is willing to invest an additional US $53 million to investigate whether they can bring the property into production. In exchange, Sintana does not have to spend or incur any direct out of pocket costs for Exxon to run the pilot projects, and Sintana still retains 30% of any shale production and 100% of any conventional production that may result.
At the end of the day, it comes down to this. Why would a company the size of ExxonMobil be interested in a small Canadian company with a far off property in Columbia unless there was something significant to pursue. And that reason alone, may be worth investing in Sintana to find out.
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XOM - 2nd Pilot
Exxon will carry out the second fracking pilot in Colombia
The Minister of Mines and Energy, Diego Mesa, said that once they obtain the environmental licenses, the drilling of the wells will begin.
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The Minister of Mines and Energy, Diego Mesa Puyo, announced that the ExxonMobil company would have the operation of the second fracking pilot in Colombia , which is called Platero and is in the middle Magdalena valley.
The first pilot awarded is in charge of Ecopetrol, it is the Kal located in Puerto Wilches, Santander, and is currently advancing in the socialization process with territorial dialogues and processing of the environmental license.
"On Monday, March 15, the reception of offers from other companies was closed and a new pilot project is being studied that will probably be awarded to the Exxon company," said Minister Mesa during a visit to EL HERALDO .
"We would be left with two comprehensive research pilot projects and in each project there can be up to four drilled wells," he said.
SEI / ZDEXF looks to be breaking out .
The news on the well frac looks good
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