News Releases
2008
Orca Exploration announces exploration update
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...]