Regal Petroleum started trading on AIM recently. With the help of London broker
Evolution Beeson Gregory; Regal raised 10 million valuing the company at
34million.
Regal is raised the money to increase production in the so-called Chernihiv
field in Ukraine. Regal currently has a 75/25 joint venture with Chernihiv a
state owned exploration company and drilling enterprise. The Chernihiv field is
situated in the most prolific gas and condensate region of the Ukraine, the
Dneiper-Donets Basin. This Basin currently produces 90 per cent of Ukraine’s
gas and condensate. An independent report estimates that the Chernihiv field
has a total of proven and probable reserves of approximately 905bn cubic feet
of gas and 51.52 million barrels of condensate.
Over the years 18 exploratory wells have been drilled. Of these wells 12 have
been flow tested and demonstrated that commercial quantities of gas can be
produced.Regal says that a work over of the Mex- 3 well last July meant the
group commenced commercial production in August 2002. To increase production
rapidly Regal plans to drill more wells and work over old ones. It hopes to
have three wells in production by the end of 2003.
Corporate website : www.regalpetroleum.com