TAG Oil Announces Overseas Investment Office Approval
Vancouver, B.C. – March 5, 2019 – International oil and gas explorer, TAG Oil Ltd. (TSX: TAO and OTCQX: TAOIF) is pleased to announce that Tamarind Resources Pte. Ltd. (“Tamarind”) has received approval from the New Zealand Overseas Investment Office in relation to the purchase of TAG’s New Zealand assets. More specifically, consent has been granted under New Zealand’s Overseas Investment Act 2005 for the transfer of ownership of TAG’s Taranaki Basin assets to Tamarind NZ Onshore Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Tamarind. Closing of the transaction is subject to the final pending approval from New Zealand Petroleum and Minerals