CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwire - Nov. 1, 2012) - Molopo Energy Limited (News - Market indicators) is pleased to confirm that the previously announced sale of its Queensland Bowen Basin coal bed methane assets to a wholly-owned subsidiary of PetroChina International Investment Company Limited has successfully closed. Upon closing, Molopo received total proceeds of A$41 million plus a working capital adjustment of A$2.4 million.
The proceeds from this sale contribute to Molopo's cash balances and strategy to focus on continued drilling and development of its Wolfcamp oil acreage, situated in the Permian Basin in Texas, USA.
For further details on the transaction please see Molopo's press release dated August 1st, 2012.
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Molopo Energy Limited is an oil and gas exploration and production company listed on ASX under code 'MPO', with management based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. With a strong balance sheet, the Company is predominantly focused on the development of its Wolfcamp shale oil resource play in the Permian Basin, Texas, USA. In addition, Molopo also has oil assets in the Williston Basin, Saskatchewan, Canada; shale gas assets in Quebec, Canada; and onshore gas projects in South Africa.