QUEBEC CITY, QUEBEC — (Marketwired) — 10/23/17 — Petrolia Inc. (TSX VENTURE: PEA) (“Petrolia” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that it has bought back Quebenergie–s participation in the Haldimand project and in the Gaspe property located between Gaspe and Perce (13 exploration permits). Quebenergie held 50 % of the Haldimand project and of the 13 permits of the Gaspe property. This agreement now enables the Company to take back complete control of the future development of research permits located in this zone.
To date, Petrolia has drilled 3 wells in the Haldimand project and recoverable contingent oil resources are estimated at 7.7 million barrels over an area of 9 km2 (Sproule Report). Over the course of the whole exploration work done on the Haldimand pool, 6,473 oil barrels were produced during the various production testing periods.
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Petrolia is a junior oil and gas exploration company that is a leader in Quebec oil and gas prospection and its vision is to develop hydrocarbons, by people here, for here. The social and environmental dimensions are a major concern of Petrolia and its exploration process. Petrolia has 108,524,683 shares issued and outstanding.
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Martin Belanger, P. Eng.
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