First Oil to Market and 3-D Seismic Survey Status
Perth, July 4, 2012 AEST (ABN Newswire) - Central Petroleum Limited (
ASX:CTP) advises that the first load of oil from the Surprise 1 REH ST1 well has left location en-route to market. A Crude Oil Sales Purchase Agreement has been signed under which the crude will be sold. The well is performing as expected under the EPT program protocols. The term of the initial agreement was determined by the length of the EPT, which is 3 months. A further agreement is planned should a Production Licence for the Surprise discovery area be granted.
The Company's acquisition of 3D seismic data over the Surprise structure in EP-115 is approximately 30% complete with line clearing having commenced at the northern part of the Pedirka Basin across the EP -97 Pellinor Block.
About Central Petroleum Limited
Central Petroleum Limited (
ASX:CTP) is a well-established, and emerging ASX-listed Australian oil and gas producer. In our short history, Central has grown to become the largest onshore gas producer in the Northern Territory (NT), supplying industrial customers and senior gas distributors in NT and the wider Australian east coast market.
Central is positioned to become a significant domestic energy supplier, with exploration and development plans across 180,000 km2 of tenements in Queensland and the Northern Territory, including some of Australia's largest known onshore conventional gas prospects. Central has also completed an MoU with Australian Gas Infrastructure Group (AGIG) to progress the proposed Amadeus to Moomba Gas Pipeline to a Final Investment Decision.
We are also seeking to develop the Range gas project, a new gas field located among proven CSG fields in the Surat Basin, Queensland with 135 PJ (net to Central) of development-pending 2C contingent resource.
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