News Releases
2010
13 July 2010
Orca Exploration creates infrastructure division to expand natural gas pipeline in East Africa.TORTOLA, British Virgin Islands. Orca Exploration Group Inc (“Orca“ or the ”Company“) has announced the creation of EastCoast Transmission and Marketing as the new infrastructure division of the Company. [more...]
5 July 2010
Orca Exploration announces update on the drilling of Elsa 2 in ItalyTORTOLA, British Virgin Islands. During May 2010, Orca Exploration Group Inc ("Orca" or the "Company") signed an agreement with Petroceltic International plc ("Petroceltic") to farm in for 15% of Petroceltic's Central Adriatic B.R268.RG Permit offshore Italy [more...]
14 June 2010
Orca Exploration announces its intention to raise approximately Cdn$19.2 million through a rights issueTORTOLA, British Virgin Islands. Orca Exploration Group Inc ("Orca" or the "Company") announces that the Board of Directors has approved, in principal, the raising of approximately Cdn$19.2 million before expenses by way of a rights issue. The transaction will require the necessary regulatory and TSX Venture Exchange ("TSXV") approvals. [more...]
8 June 2010
Orca Exploration Announces the Nomination of Beer van Straten to its Board of DirectorsTORTOLA, British Virgin Islands. Orca Exploration Group Inc. ("Orca" or the "Company") announces that Beer van Straten has agreed to stand as a nominee for election to the Company’s Board of Directors at its annual and special meeting of shareholders to be held on June 23, 2010.. [more...]
31 May 2010
Orca Exploration Announces Farm-in on Petroceltic’s Elsa Block Offshore ItalyTORTOLA, British Virgin Islands: Orca Exploration Group Inc. ("Orca" or the "Company") announces that it has signed an agreement with Petroceltic International plc (“Petroceltic”) to farm in on Petroceltic’s Central Adriatic B.R268.RG Permit offshore Italy. [more...]
28 May 2010
Orca Exploration announces its result for the three months ended 31 March 2010TORTOLA, British Virgin Islands. Orca Exploration Group Inc (“Orca Exploration” or the “Company”) announces its results for the three months ended 31 March 2010.
[more...] [full report...pdf format] [MD&A...pdf format] [Financials & Notes...pdf format]
26 May 2010
Orca Exploration announces the nomination of Robert Wigley to its Board of Directors TORTOLA, British Virgin Islands. Orca Exploration Group Inc. ("Orca" or the "Company") announces that Robert (Bob) Wigley has agreed to stand as a nominee for election to the Company’s Board of Directors at its annual and special meeting of shareholders to be held on 23 June 2010. [more...]
20 May 2010
Orca Exploration Announces the Nomination of
Rt. Hon. Michael Howard to its Board of Directors TORTOLA, British Virgin Islands. Orca Exploration Group Inc. ("Orca" or the "Company") announces that the Right Honourable Michael Howard, QC has agreed to stand as a nominee for election to the Company’s Board of Directors [more...]
30 April 2010
Orca Exploration announces Filing of Oil & Gas Disclosure for the Year Ended December 31, 2009Tortola, British Virgin Islands. Orca Exploration Group Inc announces today the filing of the form 51-101F1... [more...]
21 April 2010
Orca Exploration Group Inc. announces its results for the year ended
31 December 2009. [more...] [full report...pdf format] [MD&A...pdf format] [Financials & Notes...pdf format]
31 March 2010
Orca Exploration Group Re Share Price IncreaseOrca Exploration Group Inc. ("Orca") advises that it is issuing this press release at the request of IIROC in response to recent volatility in its share price. [more...]
29 March 2010
Orca Exploration Group appoints W. David Lyons
as Chairman and CEOROAD TOWN, Tortola, British Virgin Islands, March 29 /CNW/ - Orca Exploration Group Inc. ("Orca") announced today that its Chairman W. David Lyons has been appointed Chairman and CEO with immediate effect. [more...]
2009
16 December 2009
Orca Exploration announces commencement of gas sales to a new power plant in Tanzania TORTOLA, British Virgin Islands -- Orca Exploration Group Inc. has commenced the sale of natural gas to the newly commissioned Tegeta 45 MW power plant at Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. . [more...]
20 November 2009
Orca Exploration announces its result for the quarter ended 30 September 2009TORTOLA, British Virgin Islands. Orca Exploration Group Inc (“Orca Exploration” or the “Company”) announces its results for the quarter ended 30 September 2009 [release - pdf format] [full report...pdf format] [MD&A...pdf format] [Financials & Notes...pdf format]
28 August 2009
Orca Exploration announces its result for the three months ended 30 June 2009
TORTOLA, British Virgin Islands. Orca Exploration Group Inc ("Orca Exploration" or the "Company") announces its results for the three months ended 30 June 2009. [release - pdf format] [full report...pdf format] [MD&A...pdf format] [Financials & Notes...pdf format]
27 July 2009
ORCA Exploration Group Inc. announces Normal Course Issuer Bid
TORTOLA, British Virgin Islands -- Orca Exploration Group Inc. ("Orca") today announced its intention to initiate a Normal Course IssuerBid for purchase of its Class “B” Subordinate Voting Shares through the facilities of the TSX Venture Exchange. [more...]
29 May 2009
Orca Exploration announces its result for the three months ended 31 March 2009
TORTOLA, British Virgin Islands. Orca Exploration Group Inc (“Orca Exploration” or the “Company”) announces its results for the three months ended 31 March 2009.
[release - pdf format] [full report...pdf format]
28 April 2009
Orca Exploration announces its results for the year ended 31 December 2008TORTOLA, British Virgin Islands. Orca Exploration Group Inc ("Orca Exploration" or the "Company") announces its results for the year ended 31 December 2008. [release - pdf format] [full report...pdf format] [MD&A...pdf format] [Financials & Notes...pdf format]
12 March 2009
Orca Exploration announces increase in gas processing capacity Orca Exploration Group Inc ("Orca") announces that the Company has had approval from Songas Limited to increase the capacity of the gas processing plant from 70 Mmscfd to 90 Mmscfd.. [more...]
2008
15 December 2008
Orca Exploration announces approval of 2009 capital programOrca Exploration Group Inc ("Orca") announces that the Board of Directors has approved a US$11 million capital program for its gas asset in Tanzania in 2009. [more...]
27 November 2008 Orca Exploration announces its results for the quarter ended 30 September 2008 TORTOLA, British Virgin Islands – Orca Exploration Group Inc (“Orca Exploration” or the "Company") announces its results ended 30 September 2008. [release - pdf format] [full report...pdf format] [MD&A...pdf format] [Financials & Notes...pdf format]
30 September 2008
Orca Exploration announces results of independent resource report on the Songo Songo West prospectTORTOLA, British Virgin Islands -- Orca Exploration Group Inc (“Orca”) announces that McDaniel & Associates Consultants Ltd. has finalised its report on the resource potential of the Songo Songo West prospect that lies 2.5 kilometres west of the existing Songo Songo field. [more...]
18 September 2008 Orca Exploration announces signing of gas supply contract to leading cement producer Orca Exploration Group Inc (“Orca”) announces that it has signed a five year contract with Tanzania Portland Cement Company (“TPCC”), a subsidiary of HeidelbergCement, for the supply of gas to a new US$100 million kiln at its Wazo Hill plant in Dar es Salaam. [more...]
29 August 2008 Orca Exploration announces its results for the quarter ended 30 June 2008 TORTOLA, British Virgin Islands – Orca Exploration Group Inc (“Orca Exploration” or the "Company") announces its results ended 30 June 2008. [release - pdf format] [full report...pdf format] [MD&A...pdf format] [Financials & Notes...pdf format]
1 August 2008 Orca Exploration Inc.TORTOLA, British Virgin Islands -- Orca Exploration Group Inc (“Orca”) announces that following completion of the technical review of data on Uganda Exploration Area 5 (“EA5”), it has elected not to exercise the Option to earn 50% by committing to a drilling programme, and therefore has no further interest in this opportunity. [more...]
15 July 2008 Orca Exploration Inc. TORTOLA, British Virgin Islands –Orca Exploration Group Inc. (“Orca”) today announced its intention to initiate a Normal Course IssuerBid for purchase of its Class “B” Subordinate Voting Shares through the facilities of the TSX Venture Exchange. [more...]
29 May 2008 Orca Exploration announces its results for the quarter ended 31 March 2008 TORTOLA, British Virgin Islands – Orca Exploration Group Inc (“Orca Exploration” or the "Company") announces its results ended 31 March 2008. [release - pdf format] [full report...pdf format]
2007
7 December 2007 Orca Exploration announces commencement of seismic programme in Uganda TORTOLA, British Virgin Islands -- Orca Exploration Group Inc (“Orca Exploration”) announces the commencement of an approximately 300 kilometer 2-D seismic exploration programme in Exploration Area 5 (“EA 5”) in Uganda. [more...]
29 November 2007 Orca Exploration reports increased natural gas sales from Tanzanian operations and Q3 resultsTORTOLA, British Virgin Islands. Orca Exploration Group Inc (“Orca Exploration” or the “Company”) announces its results for the quarter ended 30 September 2007. [more... pdf format]
5 November 2007 Orca Exploration announces successful completion of the SS-10 wellTORTOLA, British Virgin Islands -- Orca Exploration Group Inc (“Orca Exploration”) has successfully completed the drilling of the SS-10 development well on the Songo Songo gas field in Tanzania. [more...]
30 August 2007 Orca Exploration announces its results for the quarter ended 30th June 2007 TORTOLA, British Virgin Islands. Orca Exploration Group Inc ("Orca Exploration" or the "Company") announces its results for the quarter ended 30 June 2007. [more...]
28 August 2007 Orca Exploration announces new oil exploration venture in Uganda Orca Exploration Group Inc. ("Orca" or the "Company") announces that it has entered into an option with Neptune Petroleum (Uganda) Limited ("Neptune"), a wholly owned subsidiary of Tower Resources plc, to earn a 50% interest in the 6,040 sq km Exploration Area 5 license acreage, north western Uganda. [more...]
5 July 2007Orca Exploration announces closing of $34.5 million Private Placement FinancingOrca Exploration Group Inc. ("Orca" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has closed its previously announced "bought deal" class B common share ("Common Share") financing of 2,173,900 Common Shares of the Company at a price of $13.80 per Common Share resulting in gross proceeds of $29,999,820 (the "Offering"). [more...]19 June 2007 Orca Exploration announces $30 Million Bought Deal Private Placement Financing Orca Exploration Group Inc. ("Orca" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has entered into an agreement with a syndicate of underwriters lead by Haywood Securities Inc. and including Research Capital Corp. (collectively the “Underwriters”) pursuant to which the Underwriters have agreed to offer and sell, on a bought deal basis, 2,173,900 class B common shares ("Common Shares") of Orca at a price of $13.80 per Common Share resulting in gross proceeds of approximately $30 million (the "Offering"). [more...]
15 June 2007Orca Exploration announces suspension of the SS-10 well pending rig repairsTortola, British Virgin Islands Orca Exploration Group Inc (“Orca Exploration”) has suspended operations on the SS-10 development well due to equipment problems with the rig that have impeded drilling progress. [more...]
31 May 2007 Orca Exploration announces its results for the quarter ended
31 March 2007 Tortola, British Virgin Islands Orca Exploration Group Inc. ("Orca Exploration " or "the Company") announcesits results for the quarter ended 31 March 2007. [more...] [Q1 Report]
1 May 2007 Orca Exploration Group Inc. announces Year End Disclosure Tortola, British Virgin Islands Orca Exploration Group Inc. ("Orca" or "the Company") announces, as mandated by National Instrument 51-101, that on May 1, 2007 it filed its Statement of Reserves Data and Other Oil and Gas Information for the year ended December 31, 2006 with Canadian securities authorities. [more...]
30 April 2007
Orca Exploration (formerly EastCoast Energy Corporation) announces its results for the year ended 31 December 2006 TORTOLA, British Virgin Islands. Orca Exploration Group Inc. ("Orca Exploration" or the "Company") announces its results for the year ended 31 December 2006 [more... 208 kb pdf]
17 April 2007
Orca Exploration Group Inc. names James Smith as Vice President Exploration Tortola, British Virgin Islands Orca Exploration Group Inc. (“Orca”) has announced that Mr. Smith is a Director of Orca and was elected to the Board at the company’s Annual General Meeting on November 14, 2006. [more...]
2 April 2007
EastCoast Energy Corporation changes its name to Orca Exploration Group Inc
Tortola, British Virgin Islands EastCoast Energy Corporation (TSXV: ECE.A and ECE.B) announced today that it has changed its legal name to Orca Exploration Group Inc. The Company expects that trading in the name Orca Exploration will, upon receiving final approval of the TSXV, begin at the opening of trading on or about 4 April 2007. [more...]
2 April 2007
EastCoast Energy Corporation provides update on development drilling programme
TORTOLA, British Virgin Islands. EastCoast Energy Corporation ("EastCoast Energy" or the "Company") announces that it has signed a rig contract with Caroil SA to drill a sixth development well, SS-10, on the Songo Songo field. [more...]
1 February 2007
EastCoast Energy Corporation announces Normal Course Issuer Bid
TORTOLA, British Virgin Islands. EastCoast Energy Corporation (“EastCoast”) today announced its intention to initiate a Normal Course IssuerBid for purchase of its Class “B” Subordinate Voting Shares through the facilities of the TSX Venture Exchange. [more...]
11 January 2007
EastCoast Energy announces oversubscription of rights issue
TORTOLA, British Virgin Islands. EastCoast Energy Corporation (“EastCoast Energy” or the “Company”) announces that its rights issue which closed 29 December, 2006 was oversubscribed and that gross proceeds of Cdn$21.5 million have been raised for the Company. [more...]
2006
27 November 2006
EastCoast Energy announces third quarter results to 30 September 2006 TORTOLA, British Virgin Islands – EastCoast Energy Corporation ("EastCoast Energy" or the "Company") announces its results for the quarter ended 30 September 2006. [release] [Q3 report]
17 November 2006
EastCoast Energy announces its intention to raise approximately Cdn$21.5 million through a rights issue TORTOLA, British Virgin Islands – EastCoast Energy Corporation ("EastCoast Energy" or the "Company") announces that the Board of Directors has approved, in principal, the raising of approximately Cdn $21.5 million before expenses by means of a rights issue. [more...]
26 October 2006
EastCoast Energy nominates two additional Directors and proposes a name changeTORTOLA, British Virgin Islands – To expand the depth of expertise within its Board of Directors, EastCoast Energy Corporation (“EastCoast Energy” or “the Company”) has nominated two new Directors for election by shareholders at the Annual General Meeting on November 14, 2006. [more...]
11 September 2006
EastCoast Energy announces its intention to raise approximately Cdn$21.5 million through a rights issue TORTOLA, British Virgin Islands – EastCoast Energy Corporation ("EastCoast Energy" or the "Company") announces that the Board of Directors has approved, in principal, the raising of approximately Cdn$21.5 million before expenses by means of a rights issue. The transaction will require the approval of the TSX Venture Exchange ("TSXV"). [more...]
25 August 2006
EastCoast announces second quarter results to 30 June 2006 TORTOLA, British Virgin Islands – EastCoast Energy Corporation (“EastCoast” or the “Company”) announces its results for the quarter ended 30 June 2006. [release] [Q2 MD&A] [Q2 Financials] [Full Report]
22 August 2006
EastCoast Energy names exploration and business development officer TORTOLA, British Virgin Islands – EastCoast Energy Corporation ( “EastCoast Energy” or “the Company”) announces the appointment of Graham Goffey to the newly created position of Exploration and Business Development Manager, with effect from 1st September 2006. [more...]
31 May 2006
EastCoast announces first quarter results to 31 March 2006 TORTOLA, British Virgin Islands – EastCoast Energy Corporation (“EastCoast” or the “Company”) announces its results for the quarter ended 31 March 2006. [release] [Full Report]
26 April 2006
EastCoast announces a 25% increase in natural gas reserves and significant gas market development in Tanzania TORTOLA, British Virgin Islands – EastCoast Energy Corporation ("EastCoast" or the "Company") announces its results for the year needed 31 December 2005 [release] [Full Report]
2005
30 November 2005 EastCoast Energy announces third quarter results to 30 September 2005 [release] [Full Report] [Management's Discussion & Analysis] [Financial Statements]
2 November 2005
EastCoast Energy signs power plant gas supply agreement in Tanzania [more...]
26 September 2005
EastCoast Energy announces Tanzanian farm-in [more...]
29 August 2005
EastCoast Energy announces second quarter results to 30 June 2005 600 kb word file
30 May 2005
EastCoast Energy announces first quarter results to 31 March 2005 452 kb word file
2 May 2005
Eastcoast Energy Corporation Files 2004 Statement of Reserves data; MD&A and Financials [more...]
21 April 2005
EastCoast Energy announces results to 31 December 2004 and reports a 101% increase in the gross proven recoverable natural gas reserves in Tanzania
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8 March 2005
EastCoast Energy announces oversubscription of rights issue [more...]
26 January 2005
EastCoast Energy finalizes terms of rights offering [more...]
2004
22 November 2004
EastCoast Energy announces its intention to raise approximately Cdn$ 5 million through a rights issue [more...]
16 November 2004
EastCoast Energy Q3 News Release 76 kb word file
EastCoast Energy Q3 Results - Management's Discussion & Analysis 84 kb word file
EastCoast Energy Q3 Results - Financial Reports 124 kb word file
8 November 2004
EastCoast Energy comm ences natural gas sales in Tanzania [more...]
21 October 2004
EastCoast Energy appoints new President to head Tanzanian operations [more...]
27 August 2004
PanOcean News Release announcing that the listing of EastCoast Energy Corporation on TSX Venture Exchange has been approved.[more...]