Echo Energy PLC (LON:ECHO) has announced its Interim Results for the period ended 30 June 2023.
Chairman’s and Chief Executive Officer’s Statement
In the 2022 Annual Report, released at the same time as this 2023 Interim Report, the following statement was made.
“Echo Energy, similar to many companies in the oil and gas sector, faced exceptional challenges during recent years, with the global pandemic impacting all aspects of the Company’s operations and finances in Argentina. The Company emerged from the COVID-19 period (during which the assets were sub economic) with a large creditor position, 100%+ per annum inflation in Argentina and Argentine currency exchange controls, which have prevented funds being withdrawn from the country without significant penalties. As a result of these factors, the raising of additional equity for an Argentine business was challenging and the Company took the decision in November 2022 to partially sell its Santa Cruz Sur portfolio.