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• Three successful wells out of four drilled so far;
• SD-1X and SD-4X discoveries confirmed prospectivity in the Abu
Madi horizon, and the Ibn Yunus-1X discovery identified additional
prospectivity in a new play horizon, the Kafr el Sheik;
• Final well, SD-3X, to spud in late June/early July targeting Abu
Madi prospectivity close to the SD-1X and SD-4X discoveries. This will
complete the current drilling campaign on the concession prior to expected
first production at the end of 2018;
• Based on the discoveries and well testing at SD-1X and Ibn
Yunus-1X, the Company is targeting a minimum of gross 100 bcf of conventional
natural gas and 1 million barrels of condensate with an anticipated plateau
production rate of c.55-60 mmscf/d of conventional natural gas and c.500-600
bbls of condensate per day for the first four years;
• Data from all five recent wells will be used to recalibrate the
existing 3D seismic interpretation to improve future identification of gas
bearing traps in both the Abu Madi and the Kafr el Sheik;
• At present five, drill ready, conventional natural gas prospects
targeting > 90bcf (unrisked) have been identified in the Kafr el Sheik and
Abu Madi horizons and one, drill ready, oil prospect targeting up to 50mmbbls
of conventional light crude oil (unrisked) has been identified in four
stacked, individual, deeper Cretaceous targeted STOIIPs ranging from a mean of
c.33 mmbbls to 55 mmbbls with chances of success ranging from 22%-29%;
• A further eight gas leads have been identified on the current 3D
in the Kafr el Sheik, which are targeting up to 1 tcf (unrisked) of
conventional natural gas. Several additional oil leads have also been
identified in the deeper Cretaceous reservoirs; and
• Up to 170km(2) of 3D is expected to be acquired in Q4 2018
targeting further Abu Madi and Kafr El Sheik prospectivity.