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NIDO SECURES 20% PARTICIPATING INTEREST IN SC 63
Nido Petroleum Limited (ASX: NDO) (“Nido” or the “Company”) is pleased to advise has it has executed the second stage of the SC 63 farm-in process with PNOC-EC. The terms of the farm-in with PNOC-EC are consistent with the original agreement with Dragon Oil PLc.
Nido will now retain a net 20% Participating Interest in SC 63 and in exchange for the divestment of the Company’s net 30% interest Nido will only be required to contribute $US 2.0 million towards the cost of the Baragatan-1 well (based on the $US 25 million dry hole cost cap).
In addition Nido has received a net payment of pproximately US$1.63M for past seismic costs through this 2 stage farm-in process.

Subject to DOE approval, the participating interests in the
Service Contract will be as follows:
Dragon Oil (Philippines SC 63) Limited: 40%
PNOC-EC: 40%
Nido Petroleum Philippines Pty Ltd: 20%