QUEBEC CITY, QUEBEC–(Marketwired – Nov. 18, 2016) – Pétrolia (TSX VENTURE:PEA) announces that in accordance with its compensation policy, and its stock option plan, which is to grant stock options each year to its employees and directors, Pétrolia’s Board of Directors granted on November 17, 2016, 1,787,500 stock options to its employees and directors. The price has been set at $0.165 per share, and the expiry date for these options is November 16, 2021. Certain of the options vest over a three year period.
About Pétrolia
Pétrolia is a Quebec junior oil and gas exploration company which owns interests in oil and gas licenses covering 16,000 km², which represents almost 23% of the Québec territory under lease. Pétrolia is a leader in gas and petroleum exploration in Quebec and its vision is to produce oil from here, by the people here, for here. Social and environmental considerations are at the heart of Pétolia’s concerns and exploration processes. Via its subsidiary, Investissements PEA Inc., Pétrolia holds a 21.7% interest in Anticosti Hydrocarbons L.P., and Pétrolia’s subsidiary, Pétrolia Anticosti Inc., is the operator of the project on Anticosti Island. Pétrolia has 103,177,460 shares issued and outstanding.
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