United Oil & Gas PLC Italian Operational Update (3802U)

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United Oil & Gas PLC

24 October 2017

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 24 October 2017

United Oil & Gas Plc

("UOG", "United" or the "Company")

Italian Operational Update

United Oil & Gas Plc ("UOG", "United" or the "Company"), the London Stock Exchange listed oil and gas exploration and development company, issues the following update on their Italian licence in the Po Valley.

United Oil & Gas, is delighted to announce that following the extension of the Italian Podere Gallina licence to 3 February 2018 as announced on 4 September 2017, the Company will soon be in a position to begin the drilling of the Podere Maiar well. The well is expected to commence drilling week commencing 13(th) November, and will take approximately 5 weeks to drill. Well-testing is planned in the case of success, and will be undertaken once drilling operations have been completed.

Brian Larkin, CEO commented:

"We are very pleased with the execution of the Podere Gallina work programme to date, and we look forward to spudding United's first well. This will be an important milestone in the development of the Company.

United has a clear strategy of acquiring, developing and unlocking the value of low risk projects in Europe, while seeking high impact exploration opportunities in Africa and Latin America. This first well is an important step in implementing that strategy."

This announcement contains inside information for the purposes of Article 7 of Regulation (EU) 596/2014

For more information please visit the Company's website at www.uogplc.com or contact:

 
 United Oil & Gas Plc (Company) 
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 Brian Larkin                           [e-mail] 
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 Optiva Securities Limited (Broker) 
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 Christian Dennis                       [phone] 
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 Beaumont Cornish Limited (Financial 
  Adviser) 
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 Roland Cornish and Felicity Geidt      [phone] 
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 Murray (PR Advisor)                     [phone] 
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 Joe Heron                              [e-mail] 
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Editor's Note:

Podere Gallina Project (Italy)

On 4 May 2017, UOG and Po Valley Operations Pty Ltd ("PVO"), a company incorporated and registered in Australia, a wholly owned subsidiary of Po Valley Energy Ltd ("PVE"), entered into the Podere Gallina Farm-in Agreement ("Farm-in Agreement"), pursuant to which PVO conditionally agreed to sell to UOG, a 20 per cent. interest in the Podere Gallina Exploration Licence held by PVE and awarded by the Ministry of Economic Development (the "Ministry") on 2 December 2008 (the "Exploration Licence"), and which includes the Podere Maiar-1 exploration well.

The principal condition of the Farm-in Agreement was that UOG raise a minimum of GBP3 million. Accordingly, having completed a placing at the time of re-admission on 31 July 2017, the Farm-in Agreement is now unconditional.

Pursuant to the Farm-in Agreement, UOG has a 20 per cent. working interest in the Exploration Licence on funding 40 per cent. of the cost of the Podere Maiar appraisal well that is scheduled to be drilled in Q4 2017. PVE, which was awarded the Exploration Licence in September 2008, is the licence operator and has an 80 per cent. working interest in the Exploration Licence.

Accordingly, UOG has the following interest in the Exploration Licence:

Podere Gallina licence details

   Operator                     UOG Interest (%)            Status                 Licence expiry date Licence Area 

Po Valley Energy Ltd 20% Exploration 3 February 2018 506 km(2)

Podere Gallina Project Summary

 
                                                       Base-case    Near-Term Activity 
                          Equity     CoS     Resource        Net 
    Asset                    (%)     (%)         Type  Resources 
    Podere Maiar (Selva       20  N/A(1)   Contingent  0.57mmboe     Rig contracted for 
     Strat)                                                           drilling in Q4 '17 
                                                                  3D seismic to de-risk 
                                                                     prospect planned 
    East Selva                20      13  Prospective  1.16mmboe           post- 
                                                                    Podere Maiar well 
                                                                  3D seismic to de-risk 
                                                                     prospect planned 
    Fondo Perino              20      34  Prospective  0.49mmboe           post- 
                                                                    Podere Maiar well 
                                                                  Plans to be firmed-up 
                                                                     post-Podere Maiar 
    Cembalina                 20      51  Prospective  0.11mmboe           well 
 

(2018)

(1) Minimal geological risk, as hydrocarbons are already proven

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