-- オーストラリア証券取引所への月曜日の提出書類によると、キュー・エナジー・リソーシズ(ASX:CUE)とパームバレー合弁事業パートナーのエシュロン・リソーシズ(ASX:ECH)およびセントラル・ペトロリアム(ASX:CTP)は、ノーザンテリトリー政府と拘束力のある複数年ガス販売契約を締結した。 パームバレー合弁事業は、2026年後半から2034年まで、最大21ペタジュールのガスを安定供給するため、2つの新規井戸を掘削する予定だ。キュー・エナジーは自社の取り分を3.2ペタジュール、セントラル・ペトロリアムは10.5ペタジュールとしている。 提出書類によると、ガスは消費者物価指数(CPI)の上昇率に連動した固定価格契約とテイク・オア・ペイ条項が付帯する。最初の井戸の掘削は年央に開始予定で、新規井戸からの生産は下半期にかけて段階的に開始される見込みだ。 この拘束力のある合意は、ノーザンテリトリーの電力・水道公社との間で以前交わされた意向表明書に記載されていたガス供給に関する取り決めを置き換えるものです。意向表明書ではメレニーガス田からの供給が想定されていましたが、供給量と価格については最終的な合意に至りませんでした。 ホライズン・オイル(ASX:HZN)は別の声明で、意向表明書の期限切れは電力・水道公社との既存のガス供給契約には影響せず、この契約は2030年まで有効であると述べています。 しかし、新たな合意がないため、合弁事業体は短期的な追加掘削はもはや必要ないと判断し、これによりホライズンの2026年の設備投資予測は約500万ドル削減されると同社は述べています。 ホライズン・オイルは、セントラル・ペトロリアム、エシュロン・リソーシズ、キュー・エナジーの各社とともに、メレニーガス田のOL4/OL5鉱区の権益を保有しています。 ホライズン・オイルの株価は直近の取引で6%上昇し、セントラル・ペトロリアムとキュー・エナジーはともに3%上昇した一方、エシュロン・リソーシズは2%下落した。
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