Sintana Energy builds Atlantic-margin portfolio as majors deepen frontier bets

Sintana Energy ( (TSE:SEI) ) has provided an update.

Sintana Energy reported audited annual results for 2025, highlighting a milestone year driven by portfolio expansion and growing exposure to major Atlantic-margin discoveries. The company heads into 2026 with an enlarged asset base, strengthened balance sheet and a streamlined leadership team following the acquisition of Challenger Energy Group.

In Namibia, Sintana’s position was strengthened by TotalEnergies’ farm-in to PEL 83, committing to up to three additional wells and significant development funding on the Mopane discoveries, where Sintana holds a 4.9% indirect carried interest. Subsequent resource upgrades by Galp and progress toward a future development decision underscore the scale of the multi-billion-barrel opportunity and the potential for future cash flow with limited near-term funding needs.

The company also advanced its entry into adjacent Namibian acreage via a letter of intent over PEL 37, adjacent to Chevron-operated PEL 82, and expects further portfolio catalysts through 2026. In Angola, Sintana agreed to acquire an indirect 5% interest and a net profits interest in KON-16 in the onshore Kwanza Basin, where new seismic data is being processed ahead of a planned farm-out and future drilling.

The Challenger Energy acquisition added significant interests in two offshore Uruguayan blocks, including AREA OFF-1, where Chevron is funding a major 3D seismic programme now under way. Growing interest from majors such as Qatar Energy and Chevron in neighbouring Uruguayan blocks further validates the basin’s potential and leaves Sintana as the only junior player with a position in this emerging exploration province.

At the corporate level, integrating Challenger’s management team has created a unified board and executive group with deep sector expertise across both sides of the Atlantic. A settlement with ExxonMobil over the VMM-37 block in Colombia, providing for $9 million in cash payments, further bolsters liquidity and supports Sintana’s strategy of disciplined growth across its Atlantic-margin portfolio.

More about Sintana Energy

Sintana Energy Inc. is an Atlantic Margin-focused oil and gas explorer with a portfolio of high-impact offshore and onshore assets across Namibia, Uruguay and Angola, plus legacy positions in Colombia and The Bahamas. The TSX-V, AIM and OTCQX-listed company pursues frontier basins in partnership with major operators, benefiting from carried interests on key licences.

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