IN BRIEF: Empyrean Energy shares down on widened interim loss

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Empyrean Energy PLC - Western Australia-based oil & gas explorer and producer with assets in China, Indonesia and US - Posts pretax loss of $24.1 million in the half-year ended September 30, widened significantly from just $452,000 a year before. Total administrative expenses surge to $22.2 million from $429,000. No revenue is recorded in either year.

‘It has been a challenging year for the company following the disappointing Jade well result but the company remains committed to working through these challenges,’ says Non-Executive Chair Patrick Cross.

Looking ahead, it says it has began the second phases of exploration with the aim to drill the Topaz prospect before June 2024.

Current stock price: 0.72 pence, down 10% on Tuesday in London

12-month change: down 88%

By Xindi Wei, Alliance News reporter

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