Genel Energy PLC Receipt of payment for KRI oil exports (2851T)

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RNS Number : 2851T

Genel Energy PLC

11 October 2017

11 October 2017

Genel Energy plc

Receipt of payment for KRI oil exports from Tawke field

Genel Energy plc ('Genel') notes the announcement from DNO ASA, as operator of the Tawke field, that the Tawke field partners have received a payment of $39.50 million from the Kurdistan Regional Government as payment towards July 2017 crude oil deliveries to the export market from the Tawke licence. The funds will be shared pro-rata by DNO and Genel.

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For further information, please contact:

 
 Genel Energy 
  Phil Corbett, Head of Investor 
  Relations 
  Andrew Benbow, Head of Public 
  Relations                         [phone] 
 
 Vigo Communications 
  Patrick d'Ancona                  [phone] 
 

Notes to editors:

Genel Energy is an independent oil and gas exploration and production company listed on the main market of the London Stock Exchange (LSE: GENL, LEI: 549300IVCJDWC3LR8F94). The Company, with headquarters in London and offices in Ankara and Erbil, is one of the largest London-listed independent oil producers, and is the largest holder of reserves and resources in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. Through its Miran and Bina Bawi gas fields, the Company is positioned to be a cornerstone provider of KRI gas to Turkey under the KRI-Turkey Gas Sales Agreement. Genel also continues to pursue further growth opportunities within the Middle East and Africa. For further information, please refer to www.genelenergy.com.

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