QUEBEC – Petrolia Inc. is seeking an injunction against a Quebec government agency to force it to invest in exploratory oil and gas drilling on Anticosti Island.
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The Quebec company said Ressources Quebec as well as a private company are not keeping a promise to spend $100 million to finance the work.
Petrolia (TSX-V:PEA) and Corridor Resources yielded their exploration permits for Anticosti Island in exchange for the investment.
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Petrolia said the failure by Ressources Quebec and Saint-Aubin E & P to proceed is jeopardizing the oil-and-gas exploration program and could lead to numerous job losses.
The work on three wells is aimed at determining Anticosti’s hydrocarbon potential in terms of quality and volume.
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Premier Philippe Couillard has distanced himself in recent months from the project, which was authorized by the previous Parti Québécois government.