MEO Australia Signs Deal for Cuba Block 9

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(MEO Australia Ltd., 3.Sep.2015) – MEO Australia Limited executed the Cuba Block 9 Production Sharing Contract (PSC) with the national oil company Cuba Petroleo Union (CUPET) in a ceremony in Havana, Cuba.

The ceremony was attended by dignitaries including Juan Torres Naranjo, general director of CUPET and representatives of MEO, including Managing Director & CEO Peter Stickland. The execution of the Block 9 PSC represents the culmination of over 3-years of negotiations between MEO and CUPET and is MEO’s first entry into the Cuban oil and gas sector.

“As an early mover into Cuba, MEO is now one of the few western companies with a footprint in the expanding Cuban hydrocarbon sector,” MEO reported, citing the company MD and CEO Peter Stickland. “The geology of the block has analogies to petroleum systems in which MEO’s technical personnel have significant experience, and we see substantial potential in Cuba overall and Block 9 in particular.”

The Block 9 PSC area is in a proven hydrocarbon system with multiple discoveries within close proximity, including the multi-billion barrel Varadero oil field. Block 9 contains the Motembo field, the first oil field discovered in Cuba. The exploration period of the Block 9 PSC is split into 4 sub-periods totaling 8.5years with withdrawal options at the end of each sub-period. MEO will immediately commence work on the initial activity of evaluating the existing exploration data in the block and reprocessing selected 2D seismic data before determining whether to proceed with a subsequent 24-month exploration sub-period that includes acquisition of new 2D seismic data.

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