Volga Gas PLC PRODUCTION REPORT FOR APRIL 2020 (8649L)

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RNS Number : 8649L

Volga Gas PLC

04 May 2020

4 May 2020

Volga Gas plc

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

   PRODUCTION REPORT FOR APRIL   2020

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 April 20 20 .

Production Report

The average production in April 20 20 was 2,316 barrels of oil equivalent per day ( 43 % lower than March 2020). The reduced gas plant throughput was driven by low demand for gas condensate & LPG in the domestic markets as a consequence of COVID-19 and international oil pricing drop. In addition there was a 5 day shut down for planned plant maintenance.

Average production comprised:

 
              April 2 020    March 2 020    Jan-April 2020 
                 Average        Average         Average 
 Gas:         6 . 2 mmcfd    10 . 3 mmcfd     9. 6 mmcfd 
 Condensate     6 94 bpd      1,623 bpd       1, 431 bpd 
 Oil            479 bpd        4 92 bpd        4 84 bpd 
 LPG            106 bpd        233 bpd         2 20 bpd 
 Total        2 ,316 boepd   4,070 boepd    3 , 7 35 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 30 April, the Group held cash balances of US$ 1 0 . 6 million, and has no debt.

Pricing update

International oil pricing drop had a significant impact on oil / condensate local pricing added with Russian Ruble (RUR) devaluation. Gas price is fixed in RUR but still impacted with local currency devaluation against USD (official Central Bank of Russia exchange rate at the end of April - 73.6894 RUR vs 61.9057 RUR as of January 01, 2020). Average pricing was:

 
   Pricing ex VAT, USD      April 2020   Jan-April 2020 
                              Average        Average 
 Exchange Rate (RUR/USD)     75.2321        68.5761 
 Gas price per mcf             1.72           1.88 
 Condensate price 
  per bbl                     12.28          27.85 
 Oil price per bbl            17.82          33.92 
 LPG price per bbl            16.99          23.02

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 Morrison, Richard Hail, Soltan Tagiev 
 
                                                  +44 (0) 20 3727 
 FTI Consulting                                    1000 
 A lex 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 
   mmcfd         Millions of standard cubic feet per day

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