Corridor Commences Offshore Seismic Program In The Gulf Of St. Lawrence
Halifax, Nova Scotia, August 11, 1998: Corridor Resources Inc. (CDH - ASE) announced today the commencement of an 800 kilometer marine seismic survey on its licences located in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. The seismic information will assist in the mapping of a number of attractive petroleum exploration prospects located in this relatively unexplored area. Geophysical Services Inc. (GSI) of Calgary is carrying out the survey using the Polar Duke seismic vessel. The survey is expected to be completed by August 20 at a cost of approximately $1.5 million, and the processed results are expected to be available by mid September. Favourable results from this survey are expected to lead to exploration drilling in the area, potentially as early as 1999.
Corridor is a junior natural resource corporation focussing on oil and gas exploration in eastern Canada. The head office of Corridor is located in Halifax, Nova Scotia, and its common shares trade on the Alberta Stock Exchange under the symbol CDH.
This press release contains certain forward looking statements relating to, but not limited to, Corridor's operations, anticipated financial performance, business prospects and strategies, including expectations relating to production levels; capital expenditure programs; the quantity of natural gas reserves; projections of market prices; projections of costs; supply and demand for natural gas; expectations regarding the ability to raise capital and to continually add to reserves through exploration and development; and treatment under governmental regulatory regimes. These statements are based on current expectations that involve numerous assumptions regarding factors and risks that could cause actual results to vary materially, including, without limitation to, the following factors: risks associated with oil and gas exploration, financial risks, substantial capital requirements, bank financing, government regulation, environmental, prices, markets and marketing, dependence on key personnel, dependence on Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan, Inc., availability of drilling equipment and access, risks may not be insurable, management of growth, expiration of licenses and leases, reserves estimates, seasonality, competition, conflicts of interest, Kyoto Protocol, issuance of debt, title to properties and hedging. There is no representation by Corridor that actual results achieved will be the same in whole or in part as those set out in the forward looking information. Furthermore, the forward looking statements contained in this press release are made as of the date hereof, and Corridor undertakes no obligation, except as required by applicable securities legislation, to update publicly or to revise any of the included forward looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
