Eco (Atlantic) Oil and Gas Ltd. Closing of Fundraising (6882V)

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RNS Number : 6882V

Eco (Atlantic) Oil and Gas Ltd.

10 April 2019

10 April 2019

ECO (ATLANTIC) OIL & GAS LTD.

("Eco", "Eco Atlantic", "Company" or, together with its subsidiaries, the "Group")

Closing of Fundraising

Eco (Atlantic) Oil & Gas Ltd. (AIM: ECO, TSX-V: EOG), is pleased to announce the closing of the placing and subscription of shares as announced on 4 April 2019.

The Company raised, in aggregate, US$17 million (GBP12.9 million, CAD22.6 million) before expenses through an oversubscribed placing and subscription of, in aggregate, 16,159,695 new common shares (the "Common Shares") of no par value in the capital of the Company.

The Company's total issued share capital now consists of 180,565,225 Common Shares with voting rights.

**ENDS**

For more information, please visit www.ecooilandgas.com or contact the following:

 
 Eco Atlantic Oil and Gas                          [phone] 
 Gil Holzman, CEO 
  Colin Kinley, COO 
  Alan Friedman, Director 
 
   Strand Hanson Limited (Financial & Nominated 
   Adviser)                                          [phone] 
 James Harris 
  Rory Murphy 
  James Bellman 
 Stifel Nicolaus Europe Limited (Joint 
  Broker) 
  Callum Stewart 
  Nicholas Rhodes 
  Ashton Clanfield                                 [phone] 
 
   Berenberg (Joint Broker)                          [phone] 
 Matthew Armitt 
  Detlir Elezi 
 
  Pareto Securities Limited (Joint Broker)           [phone] 
 Søren Clausen                                [phone] 
 Davide Finelli                                    [phone] 
  Matilda Mäkitalo                             [phone] 
 
   Blytheweigh (PR)                                  [phone] 
 Tim Blythe 
  Julia Tilley 
  Jane Lenton 
 
  Hannam & Partners (Research Advisor) 
  Neil Passmore 
  Hamish Clegg 
 

The information contained within this announcement is deemed by the Company to constitute inside information as stipulated under the Market Abuse Regulations (EU) No. 596/2014.

Notes to editors

About Eco Atlantic:

Eco Atlantic is a TSX-V and AIM listed Oil & Gas exploration and production Company with interests in Guyana and Namibia where significant oil discoveries have been made.

The Group aims to deliver material value for its stakeholders through oil exploration, appraisal and development activities in stable emerging markets, in partnership with major oil companies, including Tullow, Total and Azinam.

In Guyana, Eco Guyana holds a 15% working interest alongside Total (25%) and Tullow Oil (60%) in the 1,800 km(2) Orinduik Block in the shallow water of the prospective Suriname-Guyana basin. The Orinduik Block is adjacent and updip to ExxonMobil and Hess Corporation's Stabroek Block, on which twelve discoveries have been announced and over 5.5 billion barrels of oil equivalent recoverable resources are estimated. First oil production is expected from the deep-water Liza Field in 2020. ExxonMobil's Hammerhead-1 discovery is just 6.5km down-dip from Eco's Orinduik Block. Eco's updated Competent Persons Report of March 2019 confirmed that Hammerhead-1 extends onto Orinduik, which significantly de-risks the Block.

In Namibia, the Company holds interests in four offshore petroleum licences totalling approximately 25,000km(2) with over 2.3 billion barrels of prospective P50 resources in the Walvis and Lüderitz Basins. These four licences, Cooper, Guy, Sharon and Tamar are being developed alongside partners Azinam and NAMCOR. Eco has been granted a drilling permit on its Cooper Block (Operator).

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