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15 May 2013 07:00
Max Petroleum Plc
(the "Company")
Regulatory Update
Approval of Licence Extension
Asanketken Field on Trial Production
15 May 2013
Max Petroleum Plc, an oil and gas exploration and production company focused on Kazakhstan, is pleased to announce that it has received final regulatory approval of a two-year extension of the exploration period of the Company's Blocks A&E Licence by the Ministry of Oil & Gas of the Republic of Kazakhstan (the "Appraisal Extension").
The Company is placing the four wells in the Asanketken Field onto trial production and returning the BCHW-1 well in the Baichonas Field to test production, effective immediately. As a result, the Company expects its current production of approximately 2,200 barrels of oil per day ("bopd") from the Zhana Makat Field to increase by a minimum of 2,000 bopd.
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Richard Hook, Chief Operating Officer of Max Petroleum Plc, is the qualified person that has reviewed and approved the technical information contained in this announcement. Mr. Hook is a member of the Houston Geological Society and holds both Masters and Bachelors of Science degrees in geology.
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