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SDX Energy - Lalla Mimouna - de-risks demand expectations

SDX Energy has discovered gas at the LNB-1, Morocco with 300m of gas-bearing horizons discovered in an over-pressured section in the Lafkarena sequence. Heavy hydrocarbons contained in gas indicate a thermogenic hydrocarbon source rock, indicative of a new petroleum system that has previously not been encountered at Sebou. Preliminary estimates of recoverable gas at LNB-1 are un-risked mid-case volume of 10.2bcf with 55kbbls of condensate. This is significantly larger than the traps encountered at Sebou and exceeds the threshold for commerciality for a processing facility and pipeline to Sebou area. LNB-1 awaits logging and testing which will be carried out in due course once suitable equipment can be mobilised. We see this a material discovery for SDX, should flow tests confirm productivity, for two reasons: 1) well costs are marginally higher than at Sebou at c $2.7m but with un-risked recoverable volumes five times greater, per-well returns are likely to be significantly superior. In addition, once de-risked, the new play at Lalla Mimouna has the potential to rapidly de-risk SDX’s ability to meet projected gas demand in Kenitra. 2) liquids discovered at LNB-1 open up a new play fairway with potential to provide SDX with an additional revenue stream in Morocco that is not constrained by demand.