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3 January 2018
Volga Gas plc
("Volga Gas", the "Company" or the "Group")
PRODUCTION REPORT FOR DECEMBER 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 December 2017.
In December 2017, average gas processing capacity utilisation increased by 8% compared to November 2017, while test production continued using exclusively the new Redox gas sweetening process. While the Redox process set-up continued in December 2017 the proportion of gas supplied into the pipeline increased to 85% of produced gas, compared to just 60% in November 2017, the remaining 15% being flared.
In the coming months, implementation of the new process will continue and current production rates planned to be maintained. During this period it is expected that the average daily production of gas and condensate would remain in the region of 4,500 boepd resulting in Group production of approximately 5,300 boe per day, excluding incremental volumes from the LPG project. Construction and commissioning of the LPG project is close to completion but is now expected in Q1-2018.
The average production in December 2017 was 5,289 barrels of oil equivalent per day (7% higher than November 2017).
Average production comprised:
December 2017 Average | November 2017 Average | Jan-Dec 2017 Average | |
Gas: | 18.8 mmcfd | 18.0 mmcfd | 19.1 mmcfd |
Condensate | 1,338 bpd | 1,134 bpd | 1,163 bpd |
Oil | 815 bpd | 811 bpd | 596 bpd |
Total | 5,289 boepd | 4,946 boepd | 4,948 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 | |
Andrey Zozulya, Chief Executive Officer Vadim Son, Chief Financial Officer Tony Alves, Investor Relations Consultant | +7 (903) 385 9889 +7 (905) 381 4377 +44 (0) 7824 884 342 |
S.P. Angel Corporate Finance LLP | +44 (0) 20 3470 0470 |
Richard Redmayne, Richard Morrison, Richard Hail | |
FTI Consulting | +44 (0) 20 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
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