Zenith Energy returns operatorship of Tilapia licence

Zenith Congo has been established at the request of the Ministry of Hydrocarbons for the purpose of receiving a new 25-year licence following the submission of a comprehensive commercial and technical offer to the Ministry of Hydrocarbons of the Republic of the Congo for the award of a new 25-year licence for the Tilapia oilfield to be named "Tilapia II". For reference, submission of the Offer was first announced to the market on 20 July 2020.

The company plans to operate Zenith Congo in parallel to its other fully owned subsidiary in the Republic of the Congo, Anglo African Oil & Gas Congo S.A.U (AAOG Congo), which, as publicly announced, has total receivables of approximately US$5.3 million from Société Nationale des Pétroles du Congo (SNPC).

As a result, and in agreement with the Ministry of Hydrocarbons, the company has terminated the Plan for the Continuation of Activities (PCA), first announced to the market on 20 July 2020, and returned operatorship of the Tilapia licence from AAOG Congo to a subsidiary of SNPC.

It is planned that, in the event the offer is accepted by the Ministry of Hydrocarbons of the Republic of the Congo, the new operator of Tilapia II will be Zenith Congo.

Andrea Cattaneo, CEO of Zenith, commented: "We are looking forward with excitement to our journey in the Republic of the Congo following the possible acceptance of the Offer we have submitted. Furthermore, as announced on 7 July 2020, we are currently working to submit a parallel offer in partnership with a local company for a second licence in the vicinity of Tilapia.

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