Enhanced Oil Resources Inc. Completes the Sale of Crossroads Oilfield, Lea County, New Mexico
HOUSTON, Oct. 16, 2014 /PRNewswire/ - Further to its news release of September 29, 2014, Enhanced Oil Resources Inc. (TSX-V: EOR; OTCQX: EORIF) ("EOR") announces the completion of the sale by its indirect wholly-owned subsidiaries, Ridgeway Arizona Oil Corp. and EOR Operating Company (collectively with EOR, the "Company") of all of the Company's rights, title and interest in the Crossroads oilfield, located in Lea County, New Mexico to an unrelated third party group consisting of Desert Production, Inc. of Midland, Texas and Penroc Oil Corporation of Hobbs, New Mexico (together, the "Purchaser") for US$10.0 million cash, subject to certain post-closing adjustments and conditions. Riviera-Ensley Energy Advisors ("Riviera"), an arm's length full service acquisition and divestiture transaction advisor serving the energy sector for over 20 years, acted as the marketing agent and broker for the Company in connection with the sale and has been paid a fee of US$210,000 in cash for conducting the marketing and solicitation of bids for the property interests.
The sale closed on October 16, 2014 with a post-closing settlement following receipt of all required state of New Mexico regulatory approvals. The effective date for the transaction is September 1, 2014, being the date upon which the Purchaser assumes financial obligations and consequences arising from the operation of the field.
The Company intends to use the proceeds from the disposition of the Crossroads field to pursue new opportunities that diversify the Company's asset base, pay accounts payable and for general corporate purposes.
About Enhanced Oil Resources Inc.
Enhanced Oil Resources Inc. is an early-stage company, with a principal goal of increasing crude oil and natural gas production through enhanced oil recovery and infill drilling projects it is initiating in the Permian Basin on oil fields acquired by the Company in 2007 and 2008 for that purpose.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
(signed)
Barry D Lasker, CEO
Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements contained herein are "forward-looking statements" and "forward-looking information" under applicable securities laws, including statements regarding beliefs, plans, expectations or intentions regarding the future relating to Enhanced Oil Resources Inc.'s operations, business prospects, expansion plans and strategies. Such forward-looking statements include, among others, that the Company intends to use the proceeds from the disposition of the Crossroads field to pursue new opportunities that diversify the Company's asset base, pay accounts payable and for general corporate purposes.
Forward-looking information typically contains statements with words such as "intends", "anticipate", "estimate", "expect", "potential", "could", "plan" or similar words suggesting future outcomes. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements because it is possible that expectations, predictions, forecasts, projections and other forms of forward-looking information will not be achieved. Forward-looking statements are based on the opinion and estimates of management at the date the statements are made, and are based on a number of assumptions and subject to a variety of risks and uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual events or results to differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements. Although Enhanced Oil Resources Inc. believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, Enhanced Oil Resources Inc. can give no assurance that such expectations will prove to be correct. Assumptions upon which such forward-looking statements are based include that there will be sufficient proceeds from the disposition of the Crossroads field to pursue new opportunities that diversify the Company's asset base, pay accounts payable and for general corporate purposes. Risks and factors that could cause actual results to vary materially from results anticipated by such forward-looking statements include that the proceeds of disposition are not sufficient to pursue new opportunities that diversify the Company's asset base, pay accounts payable and for general corporate purposes, and that no new opportunities that diversify the Company's asset base are pursued or that any such opportunities that are pursued are not successful. Readers should be aware that the list of factors, risks and uncertainties set forth above are not exhaustive. Readers should refer to Enhanced Oil Resources Inc.'s current filings, which are available at www.sedar.com, for a detailed discussion of these factors, risks and uncertainties. The forward-looking statements or information contained in this news release are made as of the date hereof and Enhanced Oil Resources Inc. undertakes no obligation to update publicly or revise any forward-looking statements or information, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, unless so required by applicable laws or regulatory policies.
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SOURCE Enhanced Oil Resources Inc.
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