MOROCCO – Sound Energy, a gas company, has entered sale and purchase agreement with Afriquia Gaz for phase 1 development plan for the TE-5 Horst development at the Tendrara Production Concession, onshore Morocco.
Pursuant to this agreement, Sound Energy will sell not less than 171,000 cubic metres of LNG per year (approx. 100 million cubic metres a year of gas to be produced and liquefied from the Phase 1 Development) on behalf of the Concession joint venture (the LNG SPA).
”We are delighted to announce the signature of a binding ten-year LNG sales agreement for the Phase 1 development covering the sale of not less than 100 million cubic metres of gas in a liquified form per year,” Graham Lyon, Sound Energy’s Executive Chairman, said.
“In addition, the execution of the previously announced equity subscription agreement and the £2 million (US$2.79m) equity placing cements the strategic alignment between Sound Energy and Afriquia Gaz. This is a key milestone in moving forward towards the final investment decision and notice to proceed for the Tendrara Phase 1 Development.”
Under the LNG SPA, Sound Energy will commit, for 360 days of each year over a period of 10 years from first gas, to provide to Afriquia a daily quantity of between 475 and 546 cubic metres of LNG, and Afriquia will commit to an annual minimum ‘Take or Pay’ quantity of 475 cubic metres per day of LNG.
“In recognition of the alignment between Sound Energy and Afriquia Gaz, I am also pleased that we announce today that the parties are working towards improved terms in relation to the Afriquia Gaz loan note upon which the LNG sale and purchase agreement is, inter alia, conditional,” Graham said.
“We plan to conclude this loan note ahead of finalising the contract to construct the plant. By establishing clear paths both to market for our gas and to our financing of Phase 1 Development, today’s announcement together with the recently announced Schlumberger Silk Route Service acquisition not only mark critical milestones for the Company but underscore our commitment to Sound Energy Shareholders to deliver upon our objectives and to create value through innovative commercial arrangements.”
Pricing under the LNG SPA will be within a range, the floor price being US$6 per mmBTU and the ceiling price commencing at US$8 per mmBTU and increasing during the course of the LNG SPA to US$8.346 per mmBTU and will be determined using an indexed formula which applies a combination of the European Title Transfer Facility and United States Henry Hub benchmark indices.
The point of sale to Afriquia will be at the Tendrara (TE-5) field location following processing and liquefaction, with Afriquia having responsibility for transportation and delivery to its downstream customers.
The Company also announced it has entered in an equity subscription agreement with Afriquia pursuant to which Afriquia has made a £2 million (US$2.79m) subscription to the Company in consideration for which the Company has today issued for 159,731,651 new ordinary shares in Sound Energy at a price of 1.2521 pence per new ordinary share to Afriquia.
Application will be made for the 159,731,651 new ordinary shares, which will rank pari passu with the Company’s existing ordinary shares, to be admitted to trading on AIM.
