SAN DIEGO, April 19, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Royale Energy, Inc. (OTCQB:ROYL) and CIC Partners (“CIC”), a Dallas-based private equity firm, have formed a new Joint Venture called RMX Resources which will fund, drill and produce oil at the prolific Sansinena Oil Field. CIC contributed an aggregate of $25,000,000 in cash in exchange for an 80% equity interest and Royale received a 20% equity interest plus working capital in exchange for contribution of Sansinena and surrounding area assets.
This structure allowed Royale to fully repay its secured debt and has given Royale a stronger financial balance sheet while keeping significant exposure to the upside potential of this legacy field and allows the company to continue growing by developing its CRC wells in the Rio Vista field and other Permian Basin prospects in Texas.
The letter agreement can be viewed in the previously filed 8K.
About Royale Energy, Inc.
Founded in 1986, Royale is an independent exploration and production company focused on the acquisition and development oil and natural gas. Royale’s primary operations are focused in the Los Angeles and Sacramento basins of California with non-operated and royalty interests West Texas and Alaska. Royale’s Direct Working Interest program typically sells fractional working interests to accredited investors in certain wells drilled by Royale.
About CIC Partners
CIC Partners is a middle-market private equity firm that invests in growth-oriented companies primarily in the food, restaurant, and energy industries. CIC manages the personal capital of its investment team, operating partners and strategic investors and seeks to partner with owner-operators, founders and management teams. CIC looks for opportunities where it can leverage the collective experience of its investment team and its operating partners, who are successful CEOs and entrepreneurs, to guide, support and add value to portfolio companies. Based in Dallas, Texas, the firm has been generating wealth in private-equity investing for its investors and management teams for over 25 years.
Forward-Looking Statements
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