NOSTRUM OIL & GAS PLC announces 2021 operating results

05.05.22 18:42
/KASE, May 5, 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 May 5, 2022: quote Nostrum Oil & Gas PLC (LSE: NOG) ("Nostrum", or "the Company"), 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 full year financial results for the twelve months ending 31 December 2021, together with the publication of the 2021 Annual Report for Nostrum and its subsidiaries taken as a whole ("the Group"). Nostrum's management team will present the FY 2021 Results and will be available for a Q&A session with analysts and investors today at 2pm UK time, 5 May 2022. If you would like to participate in this call, please register by clicking on the following link and following instructions: conference call on the reporting period results https://protect-eu.mimecast.com/s/yWlQCKrRYtD3V2VFM_HK7?domain=emea.directeventreg.com 2021 Highlights: Operational - Daily production after treatment for 2021 averaged 17,032 boepd (2020: 22,337 boepd), exceeding our production guidance of 17,000. - Daily sales volumes for 2021 averaged 15,330 boepd (2020: 21,514 boepd). This compares to sales volume guidance of 16,000, however, condensate inventory as at year-end totalled approximately 268,000 boe which was sold in early 2022. - Total Proven plus Probable ("2P") reserves of 34.3 million barrels of oil equivalent ("mmboe") and Proven plus Probable and Possible ("3P") reserves of 44.0 mmboe, based on the annual reserves audit conducted by Ryder Scott. This represents a 2P reserves replacement ratio of 25%. - The Group executed its well and reservoir management strategy through well workovers and rigless well intervention. The programme proves to be non-capital intensive and offers reasonable risk/reward. This programme continues in 2022 in the absence of an approved drilling campaign which has been on hold since 2020. - We continue to focus on ways to monetise spare capacity in the gas treatment facility through processing third party volumes. The Group has approved minor investment to upgrade its facilities and build a short pipeline to receive Ural Oil & Gas LLP ("Ural OG") feedstock still planned by Q4 2023. - We note that recent geopolitical events, including the unrest in Kazakhstan at the beginning of 2022 and the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict, have had no operational impact to our business to date. The Directors are cognisant of the current and evolving sanctions list against Russian individuals and entities and have ensured the Group has conducted ongoing operations in compliance with these sanctions. - The Group continues to protect the safety of all staff and contractors in light of COVID-19 and mitigate any impact on operations. To date, no production has been lost because of COVID-19. unquote the full press release is available on: - https://kase.kz/files/emitters/GB_NTRM/gb_ntrm_relizs_050522.pdf – in Russian; - https://kase.kz/files/emitters/GB_NTRM/gb_ntrm_relizs_050522_en.pdf – in English. [2022-05-05]