CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwire - Oct. 1, 2012) - Molopo Energy Limited (News - Market indicators) announces that the purchaser of Molopo's Queensland assets has requested a three week extension in order to confirm that the Chinese National Development and Reform Commission ("NDRC") approves of the transaction. The purchaser has confirmed that the reason for the delay is administrative and they are not aware of any circumstances that would result in PetroChina not receiving NDRC approval. As a result, Molopo has agreed to the extension and the condition must therefore be satisfied on or before 23 October 2012 with settlement of the transaction to take place by November 7, 2012. The purchaser has previously received Australian Foreign Investment Review Board ("FIRB") confirmation that it has no objection to the transaction, and the only remaining condition is the receipt of NDRC approval.
For further details on the transaction please see Molopo's press release dated 1 August 2012. Molopo will continue to update its shareholders as information comes available.
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Molopo Energy Limited is an ASX-listed oil and gas exploration and production company. The company is focussed on the development of its shale oil resource play in the Permian Basin, Texas, USA. The company also has unconventional oil assets in the Williston Basin, Saskatchewan, Canada, shale gas assets in Quebec, Canada, a CBM project in Australia (under divestment) and onshore gas projects in South Africa.
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