ERHC
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| Company type | Public |
|---|---|
| Expert Market: ERHE | |
| Industry | Oil and gas |
| Predecessor | Environmental Remediation Holding Corporation |
| Founded | 1986 |
| Headquarters | Houston, Texas, USA |
Area served | Sub-Saharan Africa |
Key people | Peter Ntephe |
| Website | erhc.com |
ERHC, is a publicly traded American corporation with oil and gas assets in Sub-Saharan Africa.[1][2] The company has oil and gas exploration interests in the Republic of Kenya, Chad and São Tomé and Príncipe. Oil and gas explorations are also located in the Principe Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) and the Nigeria-São Tomé and Príncipe Joint Development Zone (JDZ).[1]
History
[edit]ERHC, founded in 1986 in Colorado as the Environmental Remediation Holding Corporation, notably completed an airborne Full Tensor Gravity (FTG) survey of Block 11A in northwestern Kenya in January 2014.[3] Bell Geospace flew the FTG on ERHC's behalf and acquired a total of 14,943.8 line km.[3] The results confirmed that the Lotikipi basin extends into Block 11A and provided the company’s exploration team with new information to aid in the identification of the most prospective areas in the area.[4]
That month ERHC contracted BGP Inc., a Chinese geophysical service company, to its northern Kenya exploration block and identify the best possible drilling spots.[5][6] The company set aside $40 million for the venture.[5]
In February 2014, ERHC completed its farmout agreement with CEPSA, a Spanish oil and gas company.[1] Following the agreement, CEPSA acquired a 55 percent stake in Block 11A.[1][7] ERHC retained 35 percent of interest in Block 11A.[8]
Chadian President Idriss Déby gave ERHC his approval to retain oil exploration block BDS 2008 and voluntary relinquishment of the Manga and Chari-Ouest III Blocks in May 2014.[9] The company holds 100% of the interest in block BDS 2008 in southern Chad which encompasses 41800 square km.[2] After the approval, ERHC began using a series of convertible notes to fund a magnetic/gravity survey and a 2D seismic acquisition program.[9]
In 2015, ERHC partnered with Cepsa to further exploration in Kenya on Block 11A.[10] That January, the company announced that it was continuing its exploration program in Kenya.[11] ERHC discovered the Tarach-1 prospect-drilling site for the first exploration well in June 2015. 13 drillable prospects were identified in the basin.[12]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "ERHC Energy completes farm-out to CEPSA". World Oil News. February 11, 2014. Retrieved July 19, 2014.
- ^ a b "ERHC gets presidential nod for Chadian oil blocks". Vanguard. May 6, 2014. Retrieved July 19, 2014.
- ^ a b "ERHC Energy completes FTG survey of Kenya block". World Oil. January 7, 2014. Retrieved July 19, 2014.
- ^ "ERHC Completes Airborne FTG Survey in Kenya". Exploration & Production. January 6, 2014. Retrieved July 19, 2014.
- ^ a b Pauline Kairu (May 9, 2014). "Plenty oil jobs coming; where are local experts?". Daily Nation. Retrieved July 19, 2014.
- ^ Bill Lehane (January 14, 2014). "ERHC hires BGP for Kenya 2D shoot". Upstream. Retrieved July 19, 2014.
- ^ Paddy Harris (April 23, 2014). "Cepsa-led joint venutre launches survey of onshore Kenyan block". Oil & Gas Technology. Retrieved July 19, 2014.
- ^ James Waithaka (April 26, 2014). "Exploration paces up for oil, gas in Kenya". The Star. Retrieved July 19, 2014.
- ^ a b "ERHC Receives Approval for BDS 2008 Retention in Chad". Petroleum Africa. April 29, 2014. Retrieved July 19, 2014.
- ^ Sopuruchi Onwuka (February 23, 2015). "ERHC Upbeat With Exploration In Africa". Archived from the original on July 22, 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
- ^ "Swala mulls over putting Kisumu oil block on sale". January 21, 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
- ^ Kyle Lan (June 10, 2015). "ERHC Energy Inc. (OTCMKTS:ERHE) Updates Shareholders On Recent Developments". Retrieved July 20, 2015.