Orcadian Energy PLC - North Sea oil and gas developer - Says it is "delighted" as North Sea Transition Authority offers it two licences in the Central North Sea. Includes a 50% working interest in the Fynn licence, which will be operated by Parkmead Group, and 50% of the Mid-North Sea High licence, for which Orcadian applied in partnership with Triangle Energy. Company expects NTSA to formally issue the licences within the next three months. Orcadian also applied for a third licence in the southern North Sea which the NTSA has not offered, but may be considered in a future tranche.

Chief Executive Officer Steve Brown says: "With Parkmead, our focus will be on designing a work programme to unlock the potentially very significant resource base in Fynn; and with Triangle we will be working to transform the leads on the Mid North Sea High licence into prospects which can be drilled, likely at a relatively low cost as the gas prospects are so shallow."

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By Emma Curzon, Alliance News reporter

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