Zhaikmunai says commencement of appraisal programme at Stepnoy Leopard fields

02.08.23 15:25
/KASE, August 2, 2023/ – Zhaikmunai LLP (Oral), whose bonds are officially listed on Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE), has provided KASE with the following press release dated August 1, 2023: quote Zhaikmunai LLP, a subsidiary of Nostrum Oil & Gas PLC ("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 is pleased to announce that on 31 July 2023, the Board of Directors of Nostrum approved an appraisal programme for the Stepnoy Leopard fields. The appraisal programme would allow re-classification of certain of the contingent resources to proven reserves and help determine the commercially viable development schemes. The scope of work consists of re-entering two wells in the Teplovskoye reservoir, taking representative samples, and conducting extended production well testing in both wells. Rig operations are expected to start mid- September 2023. The estimated cost of the appraisal programme is expected to be around US$6 million. unquote The complete press release is available on: - https://kase.kz/files/emitters/ZHMN/zhmn_relizs_010823.pdf – in Russian; - https://kase.kz/files/emitters/ZHMN/zhmn_reliz_010823_en.pdf – in English. [2023-08-02]