NAIROBI, KENYA — (Marketwired) — 11/27/14 — Further to the announcement dated November 17, 2014, Taipan Resources Inc. (TSX VENTURE: TPN)(OTCQX: TAIPF) (“Taipan”, “the Company”) reports that the Lawyers representing the Company–s wholly-owned Kenya-based subsidiary, Lion Petroleum Inc. (“Lion”), have appeared in the High Court in Nairobi on November 21, 2014 seeking a variation to the conservatory orders issued with respect to drilling activities on Block-2B.
Taipan is pleased to announce that the Court agreed to vary its conservatory orders to allow the Operator to continue preparations for drilling at the Badada-1 wellsite.
Subsequently, on November 25, 2014, lawyers representing the Operator appeared in the High Court in Nairobi where the County Government of Wajir was permitted to join the petition as an interested party alongside Taipan, Lion and Premier Oil plc, the Ministry of Energy & Petroleum Kenya, the Attorney General–s Office Kenya and the Department of Lands Kenya (the “parties”).
At the request of lawyers acting on behalf of the parties, it was deemed by the High Court that the two outstanding petitions against the parties be consolidated and heard as one petition before the High Court on December 10, 2014.
The variation to the conservatory orders and consolidation of petitions signifies meaningful progress allowing the Operator to continue work at the Badada-1 well-site. Taipan and the Block-2B joint-venture partners remain confident that the remaining petitions will be over-ruled at the next Court hearing and will remain on schedule to spud the Badada-1 well in early January.
About Taipan Resources Inc.
Taipan Resources Inc. (TSX VENTURE: TPN)(OTCQX: TAIPF) is an independent, Africa-focused oil exploration company with interests in Block 1 and Block 2B onshore Kenya through its wholly owned subsidiary Lion Petroleum Corp.
Taipan operates and holds a 30% working interest in Block 2B (1.35 million acres / 5,464 km2) and a 20% working interest in Block 1 (5.497 million acres / 22,246 km2) which is operated by East Africa Exploration (Kenya) Ltd, a subsidiary of Afren plc.
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By definition of the COGC Handbook – “Undiscovered resources are those quantities of oil and gas estimated on a given date to be contained in accumulations yet to be discovered.” Further the Handbook states – Caution (per NI 51-101/5.9(2)(v)(B)) – “There is no certainty that any portion of the resources will be discovered. If discovered, there is no certainty that it will be commercially viable to produce any portion of the resources.” In addition, per NI 51-101/5.6 “the estimated values disclosed do not represent fair market value.”
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