Drake Focusing on Oil Targets
September 14 2009 - 4:01PM
Marketwired Canada
Drake Energy Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:DPE)
Operations
With strong oil prices and natural gas prices still weak, Drake Energy Ltd. (the
"Company") is set to develop its oil prospects at Enchant and Sousa.
At its Enchant property, the Company has one oil completion planned for late
September or early October. There are three follow-up locations planned for
early 2010. The Company has an additional oil drilling location with up to 5
follow-up locations in the northern section. Each of the locations is supported
by seismic.
At Sousa there is one re-entry and one drilling location identified for this
winter. The drilling prospect is a follow up on one of Drake's existing oil
wells. Two additional follow-up wells have been identified for the following
season. Each of the locations is supported by seismic.
The Company will continue its efforts at cost control, prudent financial
management, and considering undervalued acquisitions.
Private Placement
The Company has successfully completed the first tranche of its previously
announced private placement (the "Private Placement") of 792,520 units ("Units")
of the Company at an issue price of $0.10 per Unit, each Unit to consist of one
(1) common share of the Company ("Common Share") and one (1) Warrant; and (ii)
2,307,333 units ("Flow Through Units") of the Company at an issue price of $0.12
per Flow Through Unit, each Flow Through Unit to consist of one (1) Common Share
issued on a "flow through" basis within the meaning of the Income Tax Act
(Canada) and one (1) Warrant, for total gross proceeds of $356,131.96. Each
Warrant will entitle the holder thereof to purchase one (1) Common Share at a
price of $0.15 for a period of nine (9) months from date of closing of the
Private Placement.
The Common Shares, Warrants, and Common Shares issuable upon exercise of the
Warrants are subject to a hold period under applicable securities laws until
January 15, 2009.
The Company intends to use the proceeds from the Private Placement to fund a
portion of its light crude oil development drilling and workover programs at
Enchant and Sousa.
"Strengthening our balance sheet, developing our oil assets, and continuing to
pursue undervalued acquisitions will enable us to see the significant returns
our investors expect when the market turns around." said Drake president, Mr.
Neil Orr.
Drake Energy Ltd. is active in oil and gas exploration and development in
Alberta and Saskatchewan. Headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, the Company
is publicly traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange Venture Board under the stock
symbol DPE.V.
This news release contains forward-looking information, Implicit in this
information are assumptions regarding commodity pricing, production, royalties
and expenses that, although considered reasonable by the Company at the time of
preparation, may prove to be incorrect. These forward-looking statements are
based on certain assumptions that involve a number of risks and uncertainties
and are not guarantees of future performance. Actual results could differ
materially as a result of changes in the Company's plans, commodity prices,
equipment availability, general economic, market, regulatory and business
conditions as well as production, development and operating performance and
other risks associated with oil and gas operations. There is no guarantee made
the Company that the actual results achieved will be the same as those
forecasted herein.
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