Deepwater Cape Three Points West (DWCTPW)

OPERATOR: ECO ATLANTIC OIL AND GAS – 50.42% interest in block

OTHER CONTRACTING PARTIES:

  1. A-Z Petroleum Products Ghana Limited – 27.88%interest in block

  2. Petrogulf Limited – 4.35% interest in block

  3. GNPC Exploration and Production Company Limited (GNPC EXPLORCO) – 4.35% interest in block

  4. Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) – 13% carried interest in block

Contract Area Size: 944 Sq.km

Effective Date: March 22, 2015

Exploration Period: 6½ years

Current Phase of Operations: Initial Exploration Period 

Extension (s): + 1½ years [ September 22, 2017 to March 21, 2019].

Minimum Initial Exploration Programme

  • License approximately 850sqkm of existing 3D Seismic and Well Data over the Contract Area.

  • Reprocess 850sqkm of 3D Seismic Data

  • Drill one (1) exploration well; and

  • Conduct geological studies

  • Minimum Expenditure Obligation: US$65,000,000

Status of Operations

Exploration

FISCAL TERMS

Royalty: Twelve and one half percent (12.5%) of the Gross Production of Crude Oil shall be delivered to the State as Royalty.

Royalty to be delivered to the state on Natural Gas shall be at the rate of ten percent (10%) for the annual Gross Production of Natural Gas. 

Income Tax: Taxes in accordance with the Petroleum Income Tax Law in force and as may be amended from time to time and income tax shall be levied at the rate of thirty five percent (35%) 

Withholding Tax: Contractor shall not be obliged to withhold any amount in respect of tax from any sum due from Contractor to any Subcontractor in respect of work and services for or in connection with this Agreement.

Surface Rental

Additional Oil Entitlement: Refer to the Petroleum Agreement.

DEEPWATER CAPE THREE POINTS WEST OFFSHORE

wdt_ID NAME OF CONTRACTOR PARTY TYPE OF PERMIT PURPOSE OF PERMIT PERMIT NUMBER PERMIT VALIDITY PERIOD PERMIT END PERIOD
1 Eco Atlantic (Ghana) Limited Exploration and Development Permit Permit to undertake Exploration PC/015/E&P/11-15 17/11/2015 16/11/2016
2 Eco Atlantic (Ghana) Limited Contractor Party to Petroleum Agreement As a Contractor Party to Petroleum Agreement in respect of Deepwater Tano Cape Three Points Block PC/CPA/0000016/11-16R 17/11/2016 16/11/2017
3 Eco Atlantic (Ghana) Limited Exploration and Development Permit As Operator in respect ofDeepwater Cape Three Points Block PC/EDP/0000004/11-16R 17/11/2016 16/11/2017
4 Eco Atlantic (Ghana) Limited Exploration and Development Permit As Operator in respect ofDeepwater Cape Three Points Block PC/EDP/0000005/11-17R 17/11/2017 16/11/2018
5 Eco Atlantic (Ghana) Limited Contractor Party to Petroleum Agreement As a Contractor Party to Petroleum Agreement in respect of Deepwater Tano Cape Three Points Block PC/CPA/0000017/11-17R 17/11/2017 16/11/2018
6 Eco Atlantic (Ghana) Limited Contractor Party to Petroleum Agreement As a Contractor Party to Petroleum Agreement in respect of Deepwater Tano Cape Three Points Block PC/CPA/0000032/11-18R 17/11/2018 16/11/2019
7 Eco Atlantic (Ghana) Limited Exploration and Development Permit As Operator in respect ofDeepwater Cape Three Points Block PC/EDP/0000024/11-18R 17/11/2018 16/11/2019
8 Eco Atlantic (Ghana) Limited Exploration and Development Permit As Operator in respect ofDeepwater Cape Three Points Block PC/EDP/0000025/11-19R 17/11/2019 16/11/2020
9 A-Z Petroleum Products Ghana Limited Exploration and Development Permit Permit to undertake Exploration and Development PC/004/E&P/01-15 23/01/2015 22/01/2016
10 A-Z Petroleum Products Ghana Limited Contractor Party to Petroleum Agreement As a Contractor Party to Petroleum Agreement in respect of Deepwater Cape Three Points West Offshore Block PC/CPA/0000071/01-16R 23/01/2016 22/01/2017
NAME OF CONTRACTOR PARTY TYPE OF PERMIT PURPOSE OF PERMIT PERMIT NUMBER PERMIT VALIDITY PERIOD PERMIT END PERIOD
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