2 Feb 2017 07:00
2 February 2017
Volga Gas plc
("Volga Gas", the "Company" or the "Group")
PRODUCTION REPORT FOR JANUARY 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 January 2017.
In January 2017, gas processing capacity continued to run at maximum level without disruptions. The average production in January 2017 was once more the highest in the Group's history at 8,176 barrels of oil equivalent per day. This was 1% higher than December 2016 and 71% higher than January 2016.
Average production comprised:
January 2017 average | January 2016 average | December 2016 average | ||
Gas: | 33.5 mmcfd | 19.8 mmcfd | 32.2 mmcfd | |
Condensate | 1,826 bpd | 1,349 bpd | 1,799 bpd | |
Oil | 770 bpd | 134 bpd | 893 bpd | |
Total | 8,176 boepd | 4,790 boepd | 8,060 boepd |
Production data is based on monthly production reports submitted to tax authorities for Mineral Extraction Tax purposes.
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 |
Editors' 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.
This announcement contains inside information as defined in EU Regulation No. 596/2014 and is in accordance with the Company's obligations under Article 17 of that Regulation.
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 metre 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