VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwired - Feb. 23, 2015) - THIS RELEASE IS NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION TO U.S. NEWS WIRE SERVICES OR FOR DISSEMINATION IN THE UNITED STATES Africa Oil Corp. ("Africa Oil" or the "Company") (TSX:AOI)(OMX:AOI) is pleased to announce that it has closed the US$125,000,000 brokered private placement, previously announced on February 13, 2015. An aggregate of 57,020,270 common shares, issued at a [...]
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwired - Feb. 20, 2015) - THIS RELEASE IS NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION TO U.S. NEWS WIRE SERVICES OR FOR DISSEMINATION IN THE UNITED STATES Africa Oil Corp. ("Africa Oil", "AOC" or the "Company") (TSX:AOI)(OMX:AOI) is pleased to announce the approval and publication of an admission to trading prospectus in connection with its private placement announced on February 12, 2015. The admission to [...]
Africa Oil is pleased to provide an update further to the announcement of February 12, 2015, that the Company has agreed to sell, on a brokered, private placement basis, an aggregate of approximately 57 million common shares at a price of SEK 18.5, per share for gross proceeds of SEK 1,055 million, or US $125 million equivalent.
Africa Oil is pleased to announce that it intends to raise US$ 100 million in new equity through a private placement of new common shares and has retained Dundee Securities Europe LLP and Pareto Securities as joint bookrunners to advise on and effect the private placement on a reasonable commercial efforts basis at a price per share to be determined through a book-building process.
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwired - Jan 30, 2015) - Africa Oil Corp. ("Africa Oil" or the "Company") (TSX:AOI)(OMX:AOI) reports that in accordance with the Swedish Financial Instruments Trading Act, the Company announces the following: As a result of the exercise of employee stock options, as at January 30, 2015, the number of issued and outstanding shares of the Company is 312,797,379 common shares with voting [...]
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwired - Jan 22, 2015) - Africa Oil Corp. (TSX:AOI) (OMX:AOI) ("Africa Oil", "AOC" or the "Company") is pleased to provide an operational update on its exploration activities in Kenya and Ethiopia. The Epir-1 exploration well was drilled to a total depth of 3,057 metres in the North Kerio Basin in Kenya Block 10BB. The well encountered a 100 metre interval of wet hydrocarbon gas shows [...]
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwired - Nov 12, 2014) - Africa Oil Corp. ("Africa Oil" or the "Company") (TSX:AOI)(OMX:AOI) is pleased to provide third quarter 2014 financial results and an update on its operations in Kenya and Ethiopia. The Company announced details of an updated independent assessment of the Company's contingent resources for the discovered basin in Northern Kenya in Blocks 10BB and 13T in [...]
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwired - Oct 23, 2014) - Africa Oil Corp. (TSX:AOI)(OMX:AOI) ("Africa Oil", "AOC" or the "Company") is pleased to provide an operational update on its exploration program in Kenya. The Kodos-1 exploration well in Block 10BB was drilled to a total depth of 2500 metres and encountered hydrocarbon shows which indicates the presence of an active petroleum system. This is the first well [...]
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwired - Sep 25, 2014) - Africa Oil Corp. ("Africa Oil", "AOC" or the "Company") (TSX:AOI)(OMX:AOI) confirms that the Kenya Finance Bill 2014 has been passed by the Kenyan Parliament and assented to by President Kenyatta. Publication of the bill is expected imminently. The majority of the legislation included in the Bill applicable to the oil and gas industry will be effective on January [...]
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwired - Sep 16, 2014) - Africa Oil Corp. (TSX:AOI)(OMX:AOI) ("Africa Oil", "AOC" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that an independent assessment of the Company's Contingent Resources in the South Lokichar Basin located in Blocks 10BB and 13T in Kenya has been completed by Gaffney, Cline & Associates ("Gaffney Cline" or "GCA"). Total 2C gross contingent resources increased 67% to [...]
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwired - Aug 28, 2014) - Africa Oil Corp. ("Africa Oil" or the "Company") (TSX:AOI)(OMX:AOI) is pleased to provide an update on its operations in Kenya and Ethiopia. The Etom-1 well in the Lokichar Basin on Block 13T (Kenya) has reached a total depth of 2000 meters and has discovered oil in the primary Auwerwer and Upper Lokhone target formations. The well encountered a range of between [...]
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwired - Aug 9, 2014) - Africa Oil Corp. (TSX:AOI)(OMX:AOI) ("Africa Oil" or the "Company") reports a correction to the second quarter 2014 financial results issued on August 8, 2014. The 17th bullet point should have stated "Africa Oil opened the second quarter with cash of $434.3 million and working capital of $360.1 million. Africa Oil ended the second quarter with cash of $350.1 [...]