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Westmount Energy Shares Fall After Drilling Finds Noncommercial Hydrocarbons at Guyana Well

Dow Jones Newswires ·  Nov 1, 2021 05:20

By Anthony O. Goriainoff

Westmount Energy Ltd.'s shares fell on Monday after it said that drilling of the Sapote-1 well on Guyana's Canje Block encountered noncommercial hydrocarbons, as confirmed by investee company JHI Associates Inc.

Shares at 0910 GMT were down 4.37 pence, or 36%, at 7.63 pence.

The AIM-listed energy company said Sapote-1 is the sixth well offshore Guyana that it has participated in since 2019, and that although the drilling portfolio has yielded three oil discoveries, there has been no standalone commercial success to date.

It said that one of the block's operators, ExxonMobil subsidiary Esso Exploration & Production Guyana Ltd., has submitted an application for environmental authorization regarding a new 12-well drilling program on the block from 2022 with the Guyanese Environmental Protection Agency.

JHI partners alongside Esso Exploration & Production Guyana, TotalEnergies E&P Guyana B.V., and Mid-Atlantic Oil & Gas Inc., in the Canje Block.

Westmount holds an indirect interest in the Canje Block as a result of an interest of around 7.2% in JHI's issued share capital.

Write to Anthony O. Goriainoff at anthony.orunagoriainoff@dowjones.com

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