QUEBEC CITY, QUEBEC–(Marketwired – May 18, 2016) – Pétrolia (TSX VENTURE:PEA) announces the commencement of the long-term production tests on Haldimand Number 4.
The Company announced last January 6th that the well cleaning operation completed on Haldimand Number 4 had been successfully performed. On the basis of the results of that cleaning operation, Pétrolia and its partner Québénergie have approved the 240-day long-term test program. Pétrolia has been issued all the necessary government approvals to begin this production test.
About Pétrolia
Pétrolia is a junior oil and gas exploration company which owns interests in oil and gas licenses covering 16,000 km² (4 million acres), which represents almost 23% of the Québec territory under lease. The closing of a partnership on Anticosti Island has led to the creation of Anticosti Hydrocarbons L.P., a limited partnership in which Pétrolia holds a 21.7% interest. In order to carry out the project’s operations, Pétrolia Anticosti Inc., a subsidiary of Pétrolia, was designated project operator. Pétrolia is a Quebec company whose objective is to develop oil from here, by the people here, for here. Pétrolia has 92 420 195 shares issued and outstanding.
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Alexandre Gagnon
President and CEO
418-657-1966
agagnon@petrolia-inc.com
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Jean-Francois Belleau
Director of Public and Governmental Affairs
418-657-1966
jfbelleau@petrolia-inc.com