Volga Gas PLC Production Report For October 2017 (4566V)

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RNS Number : 4566V

Volga Gas PLC

03 November 2017

3 November 2017

Volga Gas plc

("Volga Gas", the "Company" or the "Group")

PRODUCTION REPORT FOR OCTOBER 2017

Volga Gas plc, the oil and gas exploration and production group operating in the Volga Region of Russia, is pleased to announce its average production volumes for October 2017.

In October 2017, average gas processing capacity utilisation increased by 5% compared to September 2017, while test production continued using exclusively the new Redox gas sweetening process. During October 2017, the Dobrinskoye gas plant performed well in spite of some temporary disruptions caused by scheduled maintenance operations on the regional Gazprom pipeline system which constrained input of gas from the plant for seven days.

In the coming months, implementation of the new process will continue with gradual increases in production. During this period it is expected that the average daily production of gas and condensate would be in the region of 3,600 boepd resulting in Group production of approximately 4,300 boe per day, excluding additional potential production from the Uzen well #101 and incremental volumes from the LPG project on which construction is close to completion and commissioning expected during December 2017.

The Uzen well #101 test production commenced in September 2017, utilizing electrical submersible pumps. While the absence of the necessary storage capacity at the well site has constrained the ability to conduct a full, extended well test; the data collected from the production testing operations indicate that the well would be able to sustain a flow rate within the range of management's expectations of 600 barrels of oil per day. Production testing continues while construction of a well site storage facility and a flow line to the main Uzen oil field facility is concluded - expected during December 2017.

The average production in October 2017 was 3,432 barrels of oil equivalent per day (1% higher than September 2017).

Average production comprised:

 
              October 2017   September 2017     Jan-Oct 
                 Average         Average          2017 
                                                 Average 
 Gas:          12.0 mmcfd      11.4 mmcfd     19.3 mmcfd 
 Condensate     862 bpd         944 bpd        1,149 bpd 
 Oil            577 bpd         572 bpd         552 bpd 
 Total        3,432 boepd     3,409 boepd     4,914 boepd 
 

Production data is based on preliminary monthly production reports prepared for the purposes of submissions to tax authorities for Mineral Extraction Tax purposes.

Market Abuse Regulation (MAR) Disclosure

Certain information contained in this announcement would have been deemed inside information for the purposes of Article 7 of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 until the release of this announcement.

For further information, please contact:

 
 Volga Gas plc 
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 Andrey Zozulya, Chief Executive                +7 (905) 381 
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  Vadim Son, Chief Financial Officer            +44 (0) 7824 
  Tony Alves, Investor Relations Consultant     884 342 
 
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 S.P. Angel Corporate Finance LLP               3470 0470 
 Richard Redmayne, Richard Morrison, 
  Richard Hail 
 
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 FTI Consulting                                 3727 1000 
 Edward Westropp, Alex Beagley 
 

Notes

The information contained in this announcement has been reviewed and verified by Mr. Andrey Zozulya, Chief Executive Officer of Volga Gas plc, for the purposes of the Guidance Note for Mining, Oil and Gas companies issued by the London Stock Exchange in June 2009. Mr. Andrey Zozulya holds a degree in Geophysics and Engineering from the Groznensky Oil & Gas Institute and is a member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers.

The Company records production in metric tonnes (for oil and condensate) and in cubic metres (for gas). Conversions from metric to standard oil field units are used for illustrative purposes only and are based on the Company's estimate of the applicable ratios. The ratios used are 7.833 barrels per tonne for oil and 8.75 barrels per tonne for condensate. Gas volumes are translated using 35.3 cubic feet per cubic meter and 6,000 cubic feet per barrel of oil equivalent.

Glossary

   bpd              Barrels per day 
   boepd          Barrels of oil equivalent per day 
   mmcfd         Millions of standard cubic feet per day 

This information is provided by RNS

The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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