This Atlantic Margin Explorer Just Locked In $10 Million to Fund Its Next Chapter

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Thursday, January 29, 2026

Offshore exploration along Africa's Atlantic margin has emerged as one of the industry's most compelling frontiers. Recent major discoveries in Namibia's Orange Basin have transformed the region into a global exploration hotspot, drawing comparisons to the prolific Guyana-Suriname Basin that reshaped South America's petroleum landscape. Junior explorers with established positions across these emerging basins are finding renewed investor appetite as the majors continue validating the play.

Shares of Eco (Atlantic) Oil & Gas Ltd. (TSX-V: EOG) are climbing Thursday after the company announced the completion of a US$10 million direct equity subscription. The financing positions the Atlantic margin-focused explorer to advance its portfolio of offshore assets spanning Guyana, Namibia, and South Africa.

Eco Atlantic holds exploration interests across three of the most active offshore basins in the Atlantic. In Guyana's proven petroleum province, the company operates a 100% working interest in the 1,354 square-kilometer Orinduik Block. In Namibia's Walvis Basin—where recent industry discoveries have generated significant excitement—Eco holds operatorship and an 85% working interest across three petroleum licenses covering nearly 23,000 square kilometers. The company also maintains positions in South Africa's Orange Basin, including a 75% operated interest in Block 1 CBK.

The subscription involved the issuance of approximately 26.9 million new common shares at 27.5 pence (C$0.51) per share, along with warrants exercisable at 40 pence (C$0.74) per share over a three-year period. Admission of the subscription shares to AIM trading is scheduled for January 30, 2026. Following admission, the company's issued share capital will total approximately 342 million common shares.

The financing follows conditional approval from the TSX Venture Exchange, with all conditions now satisfied ahead of admission. The capital raise provides Eco with additional runway to participate in upcoming exploration activities and maintain its positions across its multi-basin portfolio.

Eco Atlantic has positioned itself as a pure-play Atlantic margin explorer focused on what it describes as low carbon intensity oil and gas opportunities in stable emerging markets with proximity to infrastructure. The company's Namibian acreage sits in a basin that has attracted substantial industry investment following transformational discoveries by Shell, TotalEnergies, and others in recent years.

For junior explorers, maintaining financial flexibility during the pre-discovery phase remains critical. The completed subscription provides Eco with fresh capital while offering investors warrant upside tied to future exploration success across the company's geographically diversified asset base.

Shares of EOG are ahead 15.0% at C$0.69 in Thursday afternoon trading.

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