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Eco (Atlantic) Oil & Gas Ltd
Symbol EOG
Shares Issued 184,697,723
Close 2020-03-31 C$ 0.27
Market Cap C$ 49,868,385
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Eco (Atlantic) board, management take up to 40% pay cut

2020-04-01 06:23 ET - News Release

Mr. Gil Holzman reports

ECO (ATLANTIC) OIL AND GAS LTD ANNOUNCES MARKET UPDATE

Eco (Atlantic) Oil & Gas Ltd. has provided an update to the market.

In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, Eco continues to take all of the recommended measures to protect the welfare of its personnel. Ensuring the safety of employees remains a major priority for the business and the company has taken steps to secure their health, safety and well-being at this difficult time. As such, Eco has curtailed all travel and has installed a company-wide work-from-home policy until such time as government restrictions are lifted.

In parallel, given the recent lower oil price environment and current market conditions, since February, 2020, the company has undertaken a strict cost cutting program across all aspects of the business, aside from the necessary maintenance of certain operations. These include termination of non-core services and cessation of business-related travel. In addition, the board and management are voluntarily taking pay cuts of up to 40 per cent starting in April, 2020, and this will be kept under review on a monthly basis thereafter.

The company continues to monitor its operating budget for 2020 and to work closely with its partners to discuss and plan next steps. To date, Eco has met all of its work commitments for 2020 under the various petroleum agreements offshore Guyana and Namibia, and thus only minimal costs are expected to be incurred over the remainder of the year.

As at March 31, 2020, the company continues to benefit from its strong balance sheet, with cash and cash equivalents of $26.5-million ($18.8-million (U.S.)) and zero debt. Eco remains fully financed for its share of further appraisal and exploration drilling at Orinduik block offshore Guyana, up to $120-million (U.S.) (gross). In light of the cost-cutting measures described above, preserving the company's significant cash balance, the board believes Eco will be in a robust position to progress its exploration strategy when market conditions improve and operations are able to resume.

The company will continue to update the market on developments as appropriate.

About Eco (Atlantic) Oil & Gas Ltd.

Eco (Atlantic) Oil & Gas is a TSX Venture Exchange- and AIM-quoted oil and gas exploration and production company with interests in Guyana and Namibia, where significant oil discoveries have been made.

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