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CALGARY, Feb. 10 /CNW/ --
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CALGARY, Feb. 10 /CNW/ - Valeura Energy Inc. ("Valeura" or the "Corporation") (TSX-V: "VLE") is pleased to announce that it received notice today
that TransAtlantic Worldwide Ltd. ("TransAtlantic"), a wholly-owned affiliate of TransAtlantic Petroleum Ltd., exercised
the option set forth in the option agreement dated November 8, 2010
previously announced by TransAtlantic to acquire all of the shares of
Thrace Basin Natural Gas Turkiye Corporation and Pinnacle Turkey, Inc.
for consideration of US$100 million in cash and 18.5 million common
shares of TransAtlantic Petroleum Ltd. The effective date of the
acquisition will be October 1, 2010.
The exercise of the option by TransAtlantic was one of the conditions to
the previously announced conditional offer (the "Offer") between TransAtlantic and Valeura whereby Valeura has agreed to
acquire (the "Acquisition") natural gas production of approximately 10.0 mmcfd (net before
royalties), 546,030 net acres of land in the Thrace and Anatolian
basins of Turkey (the "Assets") and exposure to a world-class unconventional tight gas opportunity in
the Thrace Basin for a purchase price of approximately US$61.5 million
in cash.
Additional information with respect to the Acquisition and the Assets,
including other conditions required to be satisfied prior to closing of
the Acquisition, are set forth in the Corporation's February 9, 2011
press release.
The Corporation is also pleased to announce that, while trading of its
stock was temporarily halted in accordance with TSX Venture Exchange's
customary practices for a transaction of this nature, trading of its
common shares on the TSX Venture Exchange resumed on February 10, 2011.
ABOUT THE CORPORATION
Valeura Energy Inc. is a Canada-based public company currently engaged
in the exploration, development and production of petroleum and natural
gas in Turkey and Western Canada. The Corporation is continuing to
pursue a strategy to expand internationally in Turkey and to other
selected countries in the Middle East and North Africa region, the
Mediterranean Basin and Latin America.
FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION
This news release contains certain forward‐looking statements relating,
but not limited, to the proposed Acquisition and the satisfaction of
conditions for closing thereof and tight gas opportunities in the
Thrace Basin of Turkey. The Corporation cautions readers and
prospective investors in the Corporation's securities not to place
undue reliance on forward‐looking information as, by its nature, it is
based on current expectations regarding future events that involve a
number of assumptions, inherent risks and uncertainties, which could
cause actual results to differ materially from those currently
anticipated by the Corporation. Forward-looking information is based on
management's current expectations and assumptions. The forward‐looking
information included in this news release is expressly qualified in its
entirety by this cautionary statement. The forward‐looking information
included herein is made as of the date hereof and Valeura assumes no
obligation to update or revise any forward‐looking information to
reflect new events or circumstances, except as required by law.
Additional information relating to Valeura is also available on SEDAR at
www.sedar.com.
Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider
(as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange)
accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this news
release.
To view this news release in HTML formatting, please use the following URL: http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/February2011/10/c9897.html
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