Columbus Energy Resources plc (AIM:CERP) (‘Columbus’) is actively evaluating a number of acquisition opportunities. In a note issued as part of 2017 Annual Report & Accounts, Executive Chairman Leo Koot stated, “ Alongside organic growth, the final pillar to our strategy is to deliver value-accretive acquisitions, leveraging our expertise, experience and the platform we have created here at Columbus to expand either in Trinidad or into other South American territories. We have identified a number of opportunities both at a corporate and asset level which meet our strict investment criteria of onshore, operatorship, easy export routes, mature oil provinces in the Caribbean or South America and close to infrastructure. We are confident of executing a value-accretive acquisition in 2018”.