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.
Progress to date
