Polo Resources Limited Hibiscus Petroleum - Investment Update (3019N)

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RNS Number : 3019N

Polo Resources Limited

16 January 2019

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16 January 2019

Polo Resources Limited

("Polo" or the "Company")

HIBISCUS PETROLEUM - INVESTMENT UPDATE

Polo Resources Limited (AIM: POL), the multi-sector investment company with interests in oil, gold, coal, copper, phosphate, lithium, iron and vanadium, notes that its 8.75% investee company Hibiscus Petroleum Berhad ("Hibiscus") has announced a summary of the reserves and contingent resources prepared by RISC Advisory Pty Ltd ("RISC") in respect of the Barton, St Joseph, South Furious and SF 30 oil fields in the North Sabah PSC, offshore Sabah, Malaysia ("North Sabah Fields") ("Reserves Report").

Hibiscus' indirect wholly-owned subsidiary, SEA Hibiscus Sdn Bhd ("SEAH"), had on 1 November 2018, appointed RISC to undertake an independent audit and provide an assessment of the reserves and contingent resources within the North Sabah Fields.

SEAH holds 50% participating interests in the North Sabah PSC and is the operator of the North Sabah Fields. PETRONAS Carigali Sdn Bhd holds the remaining participating interests in the North Sabah PSC.

As of 31 December 2018, the gross proved plus probable reserves ("2P Reserves") and the gross contingent resources ("2C Resources") of oil in the North Sabah Fields were estimated to be 55.3 million stock tank barrels ("MMstb") and 85.7 MMstb respectively. (On 12 October 2016, Hibiscus Petroleum had disclosed gross 2P Reserves and gross 2C Resources as of 1 January 2016 of 62 MMstb and 79 MMstb respectively, derived by independent technical valuer, RISC Operations Pty Ltd ("Previous Announcement")).

 
                     Gross 2P    Reserves      Increase           Gross 2C        Increase 
                      Reserves    Evaluation    in 2P Reserves    Resources    in 2C Resources 
                      (MMstb)     Date          (MMstb)            (MMstb)         (MMstb) 
                    ----------  ------------  ----------------  ----------- 
 Previous                         1 January 
  Announcement          62           2016                            79 
 
 Less: Total 
  estimated 
  production 
  from January 
  2016 - December 
  2018*               (16.6) 
                    ---------- 
                       45.4 
 
 Reserves                        31 December 
  Report               55.3          2018            9.9            85.7            6.7 
------------------  ----------  ------------  ----------------  -----------  ----------------- 
 

Note:

   *   Includes production estimates for December 2018 

RISC is an independent oil and gas consultancy specialising in reserve and resource evaluation, field development and valuation, technical advice and due diligence.

RISC has reviewed the reserves/ resources within the North Sabah Fields in accordance with the Society of Petroleum Engineers' internationally recognised Petroleum Resource Management System (SPE-PRMS), and applied economic cut-offs.

The full details of this announcement can be found at http://www.hibiscuspetroleum.com/.

For further information, please contact:

 
 Polo Resources Limited 
  - Kudzayi Denenga, Investor Relations   [phone] 
 
 Allenby Capital Limited (Nominated 
  adviser & broker) 
  - John Depasquale                       [phone] 
 
 Blytheweigh (Public relations) 
  - Julia Tilley, Jane Lenton, Fergus 
  Cowan                                   [phone] 
 

About the Company

Polo Resources Limited is a multi-sector investment company focused on investing in undervalued companies and projects with strong fundamentals and attractive growth prospects. For complete details on Polo, please refer to: www.poloresources.com.

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