Shaikan Production Milestone

RNS Number : 9290C

Gulf Keystone Petroleum Ltd.

01 July 2016

 

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1 July 2016

Gulf Keystone Petroleum Ltd. (LSE: GKP)

("Gulf Keystone" or "the Company")

Shaikan Production Milestone

Gulf Keystone is pleased to announce that cumulative production from the Shaikan field has reached 25 million barrels.

In line with the terms of the Shaikan Production Sharing Contract ("PSC"), a production bonus in the amount of $10 million is due to be paid to the Kurdistan Regional Government's Ministry of Natural Resources ("MNR"). 

The Company is currently in discussions with the MNR regarding the payment and offset mechanism of the production bonus available under the Shaikan PSC.

Enquiries:

Gulf Keystone Petroleum:	[phone]
Jón Ferrier, CEO
Sami Zouari, CFO
Anastasia Vvedenskaya, Head of Investor Relations	[phone]
Celicourt Communications:	[phone]
Mark Antelme Jimmy Lea

or visit: www.gulfkeystone.com 

Notes to Editors:

·          Gulf Keystone Petroleum Ltd. (LSE: GKP) is a leading independent operator and producer in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq and the operator of the Shaikan field with current production capacity of 40,000 barrels of oil per day

·           Further information on Gulf Keystone is available on its website www.gulfkeystone.com

Disclaimer

This announcement contains certain forward-looking statements.  These statements are made by the Company's Directors in good faith based on the information available to them up to the time of their approval of this announcement but such statements should be treated with caution due to inherent uncertainties, including both economic and business factors, underlying such forward-looking information.  This announcement has been prepared solely to provide additional information to shareholders to assess the Group's strategies and the potential for those strategies to succeed.  This announcement should not be relied on by any other party or for any other purpose.

 

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