Reliable Energy Ltd. Announces Closing of Private Placement and Strategic Joint Venture
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CALGARY, ALBERTA, Oct 05 (MARKET WIRE) --
Reliable Energy Ltd. (the "Company" or "Reliable") (TSX VENTURE: REL) is
pleased to announce that it has closed a private placement and executed a
Joint Venture Agreement with an intermediate oil and gas producer ("the
Company"). The private placement, for a total of $5.20 million at $0.15
per share includes an investment of $4.825 million by the Company,
representing 19.9% of the issued and outstanding shares of Reliable. In
addition, insiders subscribed to the balance of the private placement. As
a result, the company now has 161,523,206 common shares issued and
outstanding.
The Joint Venture, centered on Reliables core area of southeast
Saskatchewan and southwest Manitoba (the "core area"), includes
undeveloped lands contributed by both the Company and Reliable, whereby
Reliable will operate the Joint Venture and retain a 75% working interest
in the properties subject to certain terms and conditions. In part
consideration for its 25% working interest, the Company will pay
Reliable, $1.6 million in cash. Reliable will maintain its original
working interest in its discovery pool. Upon execution of the agreement,
Reliable will hold approximately 63,000 acres (gross), 47,000 acres (net)
of undeveloped lands in the core area, plus approximately 15,000 acres
(gross), 11,250 acres (net) of unearned farm-in lands.
Operations Update
The Company is pleased to provide the following operational update. As
previously announced, Reliable commenced completion operations on two
Bakken wells in August 2009. As a result the Company has placed the wells
on production with initial oil production rates of approximately 69 and
49 bbl/d respectively. Based on the results of these wells, the company
has now identified a further 15 development drilling locations on its
lands.
The Company has commenced preparations for its exploration and
development program and is planning to drill 7 to 9 exploration wells and
4 to 6 development wells before year-end.
About Reliable
Reliable is an Alberta based public company listed on the TSX Venture
Exchange. The Company is currently focused on two core areas in the
Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin. The first core area consists of an
unconventional resource play in the Bakken/Three Forks formation situated
on the Saskatchewan - Manitoba border. The second is a Devonian reef play
in central Alberta.
Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation
Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX
Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of
this release.
Contacts:
Reliable Energy Ltd.
John Newman
VP Finance & CFO
403.231.4486
403.266.2645 (FAX)
Email: jnewman@reliableenergy.ca
Website: www.reliableenergy.ca
Ascenta Capital Partners Inc.
Jim Glass
Investor Relations
604.684.4743 ext. 225 or 866.684.4209
Email: jim@ascentacapital.com
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