U.S. OIL and GAS plc's (Ticker: USOP) core activities are in the USA, with ongoing exploration activity in Nevada where the company holds a large lease acreage.

The Investment Case

  • A February 2012 Competent Person's Report by Forrest Garb & Associates estimates Gross Prospective Resources of 189 MMSTB OOIP (P50) and 67 MMSTB recoverable oil based on data from the Company's pre-December 2011 lease area.
  • US OIL’s geological, geochemical and passive 2-D and 3-D seismic surveys show five precisely located hydrocarbon reservoirs, and the company has identified its first drilling targets.  
  • US Oil & Gas has less than 42 million shares in issue.
  • US Oil is fully funded to drill three wells.
  • US Oil’s lease area is close to Railroad Valley (10 miles), which has produced over 50 million barrels.
  • A drilling contract has been signed with Nabors Industries Inc.
  • A Permit to Drill has been awarded by the relevant authorities (20 March, 2012).
  • Earth mobilisation and site construction at the location of the Eblana #1 exploration well began on April 3rd 2012.
  • Spudding-in took place on May 7th 2012.
  • The company anticipates working with Forrest Garb & Associates as independent processes and data auditors throughout the forthcoming drilling campaign. Their role will also include devising and maintaining the Company's data store.
  • The unit cost of extracting oil in Nevada  is amongst the lowest anywhere.  The Hot Creek Valley lease area is close to a highway and two refineries.   As a result, the viability of the field is minimally sensitive to the oil price.
  • A discovery in the US, the world’s largest oil market,  would be situated in one of the most politically stable, well regulated  and secure exploration areas in the world. 

NOTE:  OOIP figures are those estimated by Forrest A. Garb & Associates, February 2012.
 
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