Tekoil/Ptarmigan - Pay to Extend LeaseTekoil/Ptarmigan Pay Deposit to Extend Newfoundland Lease
January 12, 2007
THE WOODLANDS, TX -- (MARKET WIRE) -- January 12, 2007 -- Tekoil & Gas Corporation (the "Company" or "Tekoil") (PINKSHEETS: TKGN) announced today, further to its press release of January 04, 2007, that it has paid the $250,000 Canadian dollars required under the terms of the Farmin Agreement with Newfoundland & Labrador based Ptarmigan Resources Limited ("Ptarmigan"), who in turn have paid a $250,000 refundable deposit to the Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board (C-NLOPB) to extend offshore Exploration License EL-1069 ("License"), situated just North of the Port au Port peninsula in western Newfoundland.
The drilling deposit along with other guarantees in place, extend "Period I" of the License for one year until January 15, 2008. This extension will allow the License partners to drill a well as approved by the C-NLOPB to test a structure mapped from seismic and other geological data. Upon completion of the well and acceptance by the C-NLOPB, the License will move to "Period II," and will remain in effect until January 15, 2011.
During the term of the Exploration License, and upon discovery by drilling of hydrocarbons that are deemed commercial, the License holder has the exclusive right to apply to the C-NLOPB for a Significant Discovery License (SDL). Current regulations on SDLs allow the SDL grantee to hold the SDL without term at an accelerated rate of annual rentals. The holder of the SDL further has the exclusive right to apply for a Production License for the SDL at any time following the granting of the SDL. The License covers approximately 140,000 hectares or 346,500 acres of offshore surface area, is located in the shallow waters of the Gulf of St. Lawrence, and is strategically positioned close to the markets of eastern Canada and the northeastern United States.