News in Brief (November 17, 1986)

Apex Energy says it has an agreement with Esso Minerals Canada in which the latter can earn an 80% interest in the Twin Claims property, located in the Adams Lake area northeast of Kamloops, B.C. To earn the interest Esso m ust spend $1,500,000 within four years on exploration, and make a series of cash payments totalling $265,000.