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SERICA ENERGY SUCCESSFULLY TESTS GAS AND CONDENSATE IN THE NORTH SEA COLUMBUS WELL
20 December 2006
London, December 20, 2006 - Serica Energy plc (AIM and TSX Venture: SQZ) is pleased to announce that it has successfully completed testing the Columbus well 23/16f-11 and confirmed the presence of a potentially commercial gas and condensate reservoir. The well will now be suspended for possible future use in a development programme.
Award of new Indonesian Production Sharing Contract and UK drilling update
14 December 2006
London, December 14th, 2006 - Serica Energy plc (AIM and TSX Venture: SQZ) is pleased to announce that it has been awarded the Kutai Production Sharing Contract ("the PSC"), and provides a UK drilling update.
CHANGE IN ROLE OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
01 December 2006
London, 1 December, 2006 - Serica Energy plc (AIM and TSX Venture: SQZ) announces that, with effect from 31st December 2006, Chris Atkinson will be taking on the new role of Advisor to the Board on exploration matters and will be relinquishing his responsibility as Chief Operating Officer and a Director of the Group.
SERICA ENERGY PLC TESTS GAS IN TWO UK NORTH SEA EXPLORATION WELLS
27 November 2006
London, November 27, 2006 - Serica Energy plc (AIM and TSX Venture: SQZ) announces that it has completed testing gas discovered in the Oak well 54/1b-6 and is today preparing to test gas discovered in the Columbus Well 23/16f-11. Serica is Operator of both Blocks.
SERICA ENERGY PLC ANNOUNCES NORTH SEA ACREAGE EXCHANGE WITH BG GROUP PLC
14 November 2006
London, 14 November, 2006 - Serica Energy plc (AIM and TSX Venture: SQZ) ("Serica") announces that it has entered into an agreement with BG International Limited, a subsidiary of BG Group plc ("BG") that provides for an exchange of adjacent exploration licence interests in the UK Central North Sea.
SERICA ENERGY PLC ANNOUNCES 2006 THIRD QUARTER RESULTS
01 November 2006
1 November 2006 - Serica Energy plc (TSX Venture & AIM: SQZ) today announces its financial results for the three and nine months ended 30 September 2006. The results and associated Management Discussion and Analysis are included below and copies are available at www.serica-energy.com and www.sedar.com.
SERICA ENERGY PLC STARTS DRILLING SECOND NORTH SEA EXPLORATION WELL
30 October 2006
London, 30 October, 2006 - Serica Energy plc (AIM and TSX Venture: SQZ) announces that it has commenced drilling the Columbus prospect in UK Block 23/16f and is now drilling two North Sea exploration wells simultaneously.
SERICA ENERGY PLC STARTS DRILLING SECOND NORTH SEA EXPLORATION WELL
30 October 2006
London, 30 October, 2006 - Serica Energy plc (AIM and TSX Venture: SQZ) announces that it has commenced drilling the Columbus prospect in UK Block 23/16f and is now drilling two North Sea exploration wells simultaneously. Located in the Central North Sea, exploration well 23/16f-11 was spudded on 28 October, 2006. Drilling operations on the Columbus prospect are scheduled to take about 30 days using the GSF 140 drilling rig. Serica is the operator of the Block and has a 50% interest.
SERICA ENERGY PLC DRILLING STARTS ON THE OAK PROSPECT
16 October 2006
London, October 16, 2006 - Serica Energy plc (AIM and TSX Venture: SQZ) announces that it has commenced drilling the Oak prospect in UK Block 54/1b.
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10 October 2006
London, October 10, 2006 - Serica Energy plc (AIM and TSX Venture: SQZ) provides the following update regarding its gas field developments in Indonesia.
SERICA ENERGY PLC FARM-OUT OF UK BLOCK 54/1b & UK DRILLING PROGRAMME
10 October 2006
London, October 10, 2006 - Serica Energy plc (AIM and TSX Venture: SQZ) announces that it has concluded a farm-out of part of its interest in UK North Sea Block 54/1b, where it expects to commence drilling the Oak prospect later this month. Serica will also commence drilling of an exploration well on the Columbus prospect in Block 23/16f during the fourth quarter of 2006.
SERICA ENERGY PLC ANNOUNCES EXERCISE OF WARRANTS
22 August 2006
London, 22 August 2006 - Serica Energy plc (AIM and TSX Venture: SQZ) announces the issue of 5,739,425 new ordinary shares following the exercise of warrants.
SERICA ENERGY PLC ANNOUNCES AWARD OF LICENCE OFFSHORE IRELAND
21 August 2006
London, August 21, 2006 - Serica Energy plc (AIM and TSX Venture: SQZ) is pleased to announce that, in the 2006 Irish Offshore Licensing Round, it has been offered a Licence covering Blocks 27/4, 27/5 (part block) and 27/9 ("the Blocks") which cover an area of approximately 611 sq km in the Slyne Basin off the west coast of Ireland. Serica is the operator and will hold a 100% interest in the Licence.
2006 SECOND QUARTER RESULTS
03 August 2006
3 August 2006 - Serica Energy plc (TSX Venture & AIM: SQZ) today announces its financial results for the three and six months ended 30 June 2006. The results and associated Management Discussion and Analysis are included below and copies are available at www.serica-energy.com and www.sedar.com.
SERICA ENERGY PLC ANNOUNCES AWARD OF BLOCK 06/94 OFFSHORE VIETNAM
31 July 2006
London, 31 July 2006 - Serica Energy plc (TSX Venture: SQZ; AIM: SQZ) announces that it has been conditionally awarded Block 06/94 in the Nam Con Son Basin offshore south Vietnam. Serica and its two partners, Lundin Petroleum and Pearl Energy, will each have a 33.33% interest in the Block, which covers an area of around 4100 square kilometers and will be operated by Pearl.
SERICA ENERGY PLC SECURES DRILLING RIG FOR UK NORTH SEA
20 July 2006
London, 20th July 2006 - Serica Energy plc ("Serica") (TSX Venture: SQZ; AIM: SQZ) announces that it has secured the use of the Ensco 92 jack-up drilling rig to drill an exploration well to test the "Oak" prospect in UK offshore Block 54/1b. The well will be operated by Peak Well Management Limited on behalf of Serica.
SERICA ENERGY PLC SECURES DRILLING RIG FOR INDONESIA
29 June 2006
London, 29th June 2006 - Serica Energy plc (TSX Venture: SQZ; AIM: SQZ) announces that a letter of intent has been executed between a wholly-owned subsidiary of Serica Energy plc and PT Lins Petrotama Energi for the use of the Seadrill 5 jack-up drilling rig for four wells offshore north Sumatra, Indonesia. It is anticipated that this continuous drilling programme will commence in the first quarter of 2007.
SERICA ENERGY PLC PLANS TO DEVELOP THE KAMBUNA FIELD IN INDONESIA
15 June 2006
London, 15th June 2006 - At the Serica AGM today Antony Craven Walker, Chairman, made the following comments: "Serica made great progress in 2005, achieving one hundred per cent success with the drill bit and a successful listing on London's AIM market, giving it investment community support in Europe and Canada and a strong financial position...."
SERICA ENERGY PLC ANNOUNCES SALE OF LEMATANG INTEREST
13 June 2006
London, 13th June 2006 - Serica Energy plc (TSX Venture: SQZ; AIM: SQZ) announces that it has concluded an agreement for the sale of its 10% interest in the Lematang Production Sharing Contract, onshore south Sumatra, to Lundin Petroleum AB ("Lundin Petroleum") for US$5 million in cash subject to the required partner and Indonesian government approvals. The block includes the nearly depleted Harimau gas field and the Singa gas field development project. As at 31 December 2005 the net book value of the assets disposed of was US$2.4 million, with attributable turnover and profit for the year ended 31 December 2005 of US$0.1 million.
SERICA ENERGY PLC ANNOUNCES PRE-QUALIFICATION FOR NORWEGIAN LICENCE ROUND
05 June 2006
London, 5th June 2006 - Serica Energy plc (TSX Venture: SQZ; AIM: SQZ) announces that it has been pre-qualified by the Norwegian authorities to hold oil and gas exploration and production licences on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. Serica intends to make applications for licences in the forthcoming APA licence round that closes in September, 2006.
SERICA ENERGY PLC ANNOUNCES DIRECTOR/HOLDING CHANGES; SERICA ENERGY PLC ANNOUNCES DIRECTOR/HOLDING CHANGES;
23 May 2006
London, 23 May 2006 - Serica Energy plc (TSX Venture: SQZ; AIM: SQZ) announces that on 23 May 2006 the beneficial shareholdings of Antony Craven Walker and Neil Pike in the Company were increased by the exercise of Warrants over 1,521,876 and 100,000 shares respectively. On the same date, Neil Pike transferred ownership of 10,000 shares and Christopher Atkinson reduced his holding by 650,000 shares from 5,389,315 shares to 4,739,315 shares.
2006 FIRST QUARTER RESULTS
15 May 2006
15 May 2006 - Serica Energy plc (TSX Venture: SQZ; AIM: SQZ) today announces its 2006 first quarter results. A summary of these results is included below, and the full 2006 first quarter results and Management Discussion and Analysis are available at www.sericaenergy. com and www.sedar.com.
SUMMARY 2005 FULL YEAR RESULTS AND FORWARD PROGRAMME
31 March 2006
Serica today announces its 2005 full year results. A summary of these results is included below, and the full 2005 Annual Report and Accounts are available at www.sericaenergy. com and www.sedar.com.
SERICA STOCK OPTION GRANTS
31 January 2006
Toronto, January 16, 2006 - Serica Energy plc (TSX Venture: SQZ; AIM: SQZ) today announced that it granted 696,000 incentive stock options on November 23, 2005, of which 330,000 were granted to senior officers of the Company at an exercise price of £0.97 (CDN$1.96) per ordinary share expiring five years from the date of grant.