NOSTRUM OIL & GAS PLC announces 2021 operating results

28.01.22 17:58
/KASE, January 28, 2022/ – NOSTRUM OIL & GAS PLC (United Kingdom), whose shares are officially listed on Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE), has provided KASE with the following press release dated January 28, 2022: quote Nostrum Oil & Gas PLC (LSE: NOG) ("Nostrum", or the "Company" and together with its subsidiaries, the "Group"), an independent oil and gas company engaging in the production, development and exploration of oil and gas in the pre-Caspian Basin, today announces its operational update in respect of the year ending 31 December 2021. This update is being issued in advance of the release of Nostrum’s annual consolidated accounts for the same period. Highlights: Operational - Noting the recent unrest in Kazakhstan and the evolving environment, we confirm no Group employees were harmed and our operations continued undisrupted. We will continue to monitor the situation and any potential future impact on the business. - Average daily production after treatment for 2021 totalled 17,032 boepd with average daily sales volumes for the year of 15,330 boepd. Condensate is sold when there are sufficient volumes to fill a cargo and inventory builds in the absence of a sale. There was approximately 268,000 boe of condensate in inventory at the year end. - We continued our well and reservoir management activities that are supported by well workovers and interventions. These are generally not capital intensive and offer reasonable risk / reward. These activities will continue in 2022. - We continue our focus on pursuing ways to monetise spare capacity in the gas treatment facility through processing third party volumes. - We remain extremely vigilant in respect of COVID-19 and the latest Omicron variant. We continue to implement stringent precautionary measures and we believe we have the systems in place to monitor and manage the risks presented by the pandemic in west Kazakhstan. To date, no production has been lost because of COVID-19. Financial - 2021 revenues expected to be in excess of US$195 million (2020: US$175.9 million). - The cash position as at 31 December 2021 is in excess of US$165 million (31 December 2020: US$78.6 million). As at 31 December 2021, the balance excludes US$22.6 million placed into a secured cash account under the terms of the Forbearance Agreement. unquote The complete press release is available on: - https://kase.kz/files/emitters/GB_NTRM/gb_ntrm_relizs_280122.pdf – in Russian; - https://kase.kz/files/emitters/GB_NTRM/gb_ntrm_relizs_280122_en.pdf – in English. [2022-01-28]