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The company Europa Oil & Gas announced the extension of the farm-out agreement between its affiliate Antler Global and Fuhai Energy. The corporations agreed to set July 31, 2026 as the new closing deadline to finalize the transfer of the operating interest.
The strategic extension in Block EG-08
This original agreement involved the assignment of 40% of the production sharing contract offshore Equatorial Guinea. The schedule change responds to the need to complete the corresponding international bureaucratic and legal procedures.
On the one hand, Equatorial Guinea’s Ministry of Mines and Hydrocarbons granted its official validation of the transaction last May. Currently, the technical process depends exclusively on the Outbound Direct Investment authorization that must be issued by the provincial government of Shandong in China.
In this regard, the oil company’s management expressed optimism because the competent authorities have shown agreement with the documentation submitted. Likewise, the board expects to receive final approval in the coming weeks to formalize Fuhai’s inclusion in the energy consortium.
Once the regulatory transaction is completed, the distribution of ownership of Block EG-08 will be consolidated with an equal stake among the main partners. Antler Global will retain 40% of the rights and maintain its status as the field’s technical operator.
Similarly, Fuhai will assume another forty percent of the assets, while the state-owned company GEPetrol will retain the remaining twenty percent on behalf of the State. The top priority of this modified consortium will focus on executing the Barracuda-1 well drilling campaign, scheduled for the first months of 2027.
Source and photo: Europa Oil & Gas
