Maxim Resources signs HOA over BVI company-related concession

Maxim Resources Inc., the Canadian oil and gas production and exploration company, made an announcement that it has entered into a non-binding Heads of Agreement with Quest Investments LLC, incorporated in Dubai, and its wholly-owned subsidiary Quest Oil & Gas Ventures Inc.

Upon completion of the transactions under the agreement, dated effective March 20, 2015, Quest will become a significant shareholder of Maxim, and the Canadian company will purchase up to 25 per cent indirect equity ownership interest in an oil and gas exploration and production concession, in the United Arab Emirates. The concession right holder, pursuant to Petroleum Concession Agreement, is UAQ Petroleum Limited – a HK company, which is a subsidiary of Canemir Petroleum Corp., incorporated in the British Virgin Islands. This BVI company is 50 per cent owned by Quest Oil & Gas Ventures, and 50 per cent by Arawak Euroasia FZE.

Under the terms of the agreement, Maxim will acquire 50 per cent of Quest, which will give the Canadian company an indirect 25 per cent equity ownership interest in Canemir. Upon completion of the transactions contemplated in the agreement, Quest may become the holder of more than 20 per cent of Maxim shares, which will give it a control over oil and gas company.

BVI company entered into private placement agreement with SouthGobi Resources

SouthGobi Resources Ltd., an integrated coal mining, development and exploration company operating in Mongolia, entered into a private placement agreement with Novel Sunrise Investments Limited, an investment holding company incorporated in the British Virgin Islands, and focused on the real estate, logistics and supply chain management industries. Pursuant to this agreement, an aggregate of up to 21,750,000 common shares of SouthGobi are issuable to the BVI company. The proceeds of the agreement, where Novel Sunrise Investments is an investor and strategic partner, will make up to US$7.5 million, with initial tranche of approximately US$3.5 million, to be closed on March 3, 2015. The proceeds will be applied towards general working capital.

Novel Sunrise has also entered into a Sale and Purchase Agreement with Turquoise Hill Resources Ltd, the largest shareholder of SouthGobi Resources, to purchase 48,705,155 common shares of which Turquoise Hill is the current holder, at a price of CDN$0.35 per common share payable in cash. The closing of this agreement is expected to occur no later than March 31, 2015.