Masirah Moves to Next Stage of Work Program for Oman's Offshore Block 50

Rex International Holding Limited (Rex International Holding or the Company, and together with its subsidiaries, the Group), one of the largest companies listed on the Catalist of the Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited, referred Thursday to the March 6 press releases issued by Masirah Oil Ltd (Masirah), a 64 percent indirectly owned subsidiary of its jointly-controlled entity, Lime Petroleum Plc (Lime), which announced the following:

"Muscat, March 6: Masirah Oil Limited (Masirah) today announced the test flow rates of the previously announced discovery at the second exploration well in Block 50 Oman, were very encouraging.

The exploration well was drilled to its final depth into the Cambrian formation. The key objectives of the exploration well were to prove the presence of movable hydrocarbons and a working petroleum system within the block. Several zones in the well show evidence of hydrocarbon presence.

During a 48-hour test, hydrocarbons were flowed to the surface and the well achieved light oil flow rate of up to 3,000 stock tank barrels per day (stb/d) with no water production.

This is the first offshore oil discovery in the east of Oman after more than 30 years of exploration activities.

Hans Lidgren, chairman of Masirah, said, “The second exploration well produced at high and stable rates and the well is currently suspended. The successful testing will allow us to deepen our knowledge and understanding of the offshore geology in the east of Oman and assist in our decisions on our further exploration, appraisal and development plans for this 6,563 square miles (17,000-square-kilometer) block.

“We are excited to continue to collaborate closely with the Ministry of Oil and Gas in Oman and our ultimate shareholders Rex International Holding Ltd in Singapore, Hibiscus Petroleum Berhad in Malaysia and PETROCI the National Oil Company of Cote D`Ivoire,” he added."

and

"Muscat, March 6: Masirah Oil Limited (Masirah) is pleased to announce that the Ministry of Oil and Gas of Oman, approved Masirah’s entry into the Second Phase of the Minimum Work Obligation starting from March 23, with the fulfilment of the commitments specified in the EPSA for this phase.

Hans Lidgren, chairman of Masirah, said, “We are very pleased and honored to be granted the concession extension to proceed with the Second Phase of our work program for Block 50 Oman. We acquired the concession in February 2011 and we have completed the obligations within the stipulated time-frame with positive results. The data acquired from the drilling of the two initial exploration wells and the subsequent discovery of hydrocarbons have deepened our understanding of the offshore geology east of Oman.”

Commenting on Masirah’s press releases, Dan Brostrom, executive chairman of Rex International Holding, said, “The test result is a further confirmation of the strength and viability of Rex Virtual Drilling as a tool to find hidden oil deposits. We will continue to leverage on our proprietary direct hydrocarbon indicator as we work to grow our reputation and presence in the world. We have an intensive year ahead of us with activities in all our markets and we look forward to be able to participate in more discoveries in the future.”

Rex International Holding holds an indirect 65 percent stake in Lime while Hibiscus Petroleum Berhad indirectly holds the remaining 35 percent stake. Lime holds a 64 percent stake in Masirah while PETROCI, the National Oil Company of the Ivory Coast (also known as Cote D`Ivoire), has a 36 percent participating interest in Masirah. Masirah holds 100 percent of the Block 50 Oman concession."



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Arifin Abdul Latif  |  March 07, 2014
Well done... bravo! Time for a small junior O&G player to join the big oil majors/medium-sized oil barons! Insofar as our Malaysian companies involvement, its the saying that we held all these while that really matters... "Malaysia Boleh!" - yes, "Malaysia Can!" (we, a small nation can also do it!). And I was a vocal supporter from Day 1 ever since Hibiscus AGM/EGM for their QA (qualifying acquisition) for the stake of Lime Petroleum for the O&G E&P assets in offshore Oman & UAE. Again, Bravo to Hibiscus Team... let your two younger SPACs - in CLIQ Energy and SONA Petroleum join the bandwagon in other O&G assets in a similar adventure? On that note I rest my case. Syukran.. thanks to Allah/God Almighty!
Arifin Abdul Latif  |  March 07, 2014
oooops @8.27am (on March 6, 2014 Kuala Lumpur time) a slew of news on Masirahs Press Release begin to appear online globally.... sorry Hibiscus Petroleum... im up too early cos im very eager to know the details of the story! sorry Dr Kenneth Pereira - Pascal Hos & Iwan Jefry: pls convey my salam/best regards to him! well done... hope more challenging episodes wouldnt deter our belief in the first SPAC of Bursa Malaysia - time for CLIQ and SONA to take heed! ArifinLatif Consulting, a freelance management consultant... Founder & Chief Consultant/Economist · Nov 1991 to present = a diehard believer in Hibiscus Petroleum!

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