Volga Gas PLC PRODUCTION REPORT FOR DECEMBER 2019 (7530Y)

TIDMVGAS

RNS Number : 7530Y

Volga Gas PLC

06 January 2020

6 January 2020

Volga Gas plc

("Volga Gas", the "Company" or the "Group")

PRODUCTION REPORT FOR DECEMBER 2019

Volga Gas plc, the oil and gas exploration and production group operating in the Volga Region of Russia, is pleased to provide the following update on its average production volumes for December 2019 and for the full year 2019.

Production Report

The average production in December 2019 was 4,505 barrels of oil equivalent per day (4% lower than November 2019). The gas plant unit was working without disruption during the month while the LPG expander unit was tested and tuned. This new unit has enabled a higher rate of LPG extraction from the gas stream compared to that achieved with the original LPG unit.

Average production comprised:

 
              December 2019   November 2019   Jan-December 2019 
                 Average         Average           Average 
 Gas:          11.9 mmcfd      13.5 mmcfd        16.3 mmcfd 
 Condensate     1,795 bpd       1,675 bpd         1,507 bpd 
 Oil             443 bpd         514 bpd           427 bpd 
 LPG             285 bpd         256 bpd           287 bpd 
 Total         4,505 boepd     4,687 boepd       4,930 boepd

Production data is based on preliminary monthly production reports prepared for the purposes of submissions to tax authorities for Mineral Extraction Tax purposes. Final monthly production reports may vary marginally from preliminary monthly production reports.

As at 31 December, the Group held cash balances of US$ 14.1 million, and had no debt.

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 
                                                +7 (903) 385 9889 
 Andrey Zozulya, Chief Executive Officer         +7 (905) 381 4377 
  Vadim Son, Chief Financial Officer             +44 (0) 7824 884 
  Tony Alves, Investor Relations Consultant      342 
 
                                                +44 (0) 20 3470 
 S.P. Angel Corporate Finance LLP                0470 
 Richard Redmayne, Richard Morrison, Richard 
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                                                +44 (0) 20 3727 
 FTI Consulting                                  1000 
 Alex Beagley, Fern Duncan

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 and 11.735 barrels per tonne for LPG. 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 
   LPG             Liquefied petroleum gas 
   mmcfd         Millions of standard cubic feet per day

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