13
June 2024
Nostra Terra Oil and Gas Company Plc
("Nostra Terra" or "the Company")
Proposed Appointment of
Non-Executive Director
Presentation uploaded to
Website
Nostra Terra (AIM: NTOG), the oil
& gas exploration and production company with a portfolio of
development and production in the US, is pleased to announce that
James Newman, an existing 11.3% shareholder in the Company through
the subscription by his wholly owned company, Dos Hermanos
International, in the January 2024 fundraise has agreed to be
appointed as a Non-Executive Director, subject to the completion of
satisfactory regulatory checks.
Mr. Newman is an international
energy executive with over 35 years of industry experience in
multiple facets of the oil & gas industry, including well
abandonment, well intervention, water management, regulatory
compliance, vertical and horizontal drilling and completions, and
financial management. He started his career at Triple N Services
(22 years), an oilfield services company, specializing in well
interventions, operations, and rejuvenation of mature assets, which
he successfully sold to Basic Energy Services LP, where he served
in various positions for 13 years, ultimately as the Executive Vice
President of Operations until he stepped down in 2021. He is
the managing partner of Clean Rig Power, a company developing
zero-emission alternatives for workover rigs, and Dos Hermanos
International and the CEO of Aquafortus, a private Equity-backed
technology company that has developed sustainable proprietary
processes to treat heavy brines in oil & gas, mining, and
industrial applications.
He graduated from the Colorado
School of Mines with a bachelor's degree in petroleum engineering
and is a registered Professional Engineer in Texas, USA. Jim
is active in the Society of Petroleum Engineers, most recently
serving on the SPE US Advisory Council. Jim also sits on the Texas
Tech Petroleum Advisory Board, is active on the Southwestern
Petroleum Short Course board, and is a member of the Permian Basin
Association. He previously served in a similar role for the
Colorado Oil & Gas Association.
The Company will make a further
announcement when the regulatory checks are complete.
Dr Stephen Staley, Nostra Terra's Chairman,
said:
"
As we focus our turnaround on near-term, significant production
uplift at Pine Mills, Jim brings highly relevant experience,
including applying new operating technology and techniques to
mature fields. His impressive career to date includes several
senior leadership roles, and his technical, financial, and capital
market experience will be instrumental in helping us deliver
exceptional value from our Pine Mills asset as we progress with its
redevelopment. I am delighted to welcome Jim on behalf of everyone
at Nostra Terra.
Concurrent with Jim's proposed addition to the BOD, we have
put together a brief presentation on the Company's future
direction. A copy of that presentation can be found at the URL
address listed below. I would encourage all of our shareholders to
have a look at it. I am very excited about this new path forward
and the value we can deliver to our shareholders. I look forward to
reporting on our progress in future periods and discussing it in
detail with our shareholders at our upcoming
AGM."
In addition, the Company has taken
the opportunity to upload certain slides onto its website that
provide a summary of the Company and the opportunities for growth
focused on the Pine Mills field being developed by the new
Management team, including Jim Newman.
Included within these slides is a
summary of the results of an initial, internal evaluation, based on
historic production, of the Pine Mills opportunity that includes
the following potential production enhancements (on a gross basis
and subject to funding):
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9 well reactivations - 80+ bopd
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3 infill drilling opportunities - 300
bopd
•
Waterflood optimization - 30+ bopd
Presentation Link:
https://www.ntog.co.uk/presentations.html
For
further information, contact:
Nostra Terra Oil and Gas Company
plc
Paul Welch, CEO
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Email:
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pwelch@ntog.co.uk
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Beaumont Cornish Limited
(Nominated Adviser)
James Biddle/ Roland
Cornish
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Tel:
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+44 (0) 20 7628
3396
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Novum Securities Limited
(Broker)
Jon Belliss
Celicourt Communications
(PR/IR)
Mark Antelme / Jimmy Lea
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Tel:
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Email:
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+44 (0) 207 399 9425
+44 (0) 20 7770
6424
NTOG@celicourt.uk
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information for the purposes of Article 7 of the Market Abuse
Regulation (EU) No. 596/2014, as it forms part of UK Domestic Law
by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018. Upon the
publication of this announcement, this inside information is now
considered to be in the public domain.
Competent Person
Disclosure
Paul Welch, a Director at Nostra
Terra with over 35 years' relevant experience in the oil industry,
has reviewed this announcement for the purposes of the current
Guidance Note for Mining, Oil and Gas Companies issued by the
London Stock Exchange in June 2009. Mr Welch is a member of the
Society of Petroleum Engineers and holds advanced degrees in
Petroleum Engineering and Finance.
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