Planned production startup at Heron-1

Petro Matad Limited

22 October 2024

 

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 22 October 2024

Petro Matad Limited

("Petro Matad" or the "Company")

Planned production startup at Heron-1

Petro Matad Limited (AIM: MATD), the AIM quoted Mongolian oil company, provides the following update on the planned start of oil production in its Block XX Production Sharing Contract area in eastern Mongolia.

Highlights

·    Construction and equipment installation activities at the Heron-1 well pad have been completed and commissioning of the site is ongoing. Start of production from the well is planned on or before 25 October 2024.

·    The Company will host a delegation headed by the Ministry of Industry and Mineral Resources for a production startup ceremony at site on 25 October.

·    The Cooperation Agreement with PetroChina Daqing Tamsag for use of the Block XIX production facilities and export infrastructure is in near final form.

Heron-1 production startup

Site construction and equipment installation activities on the Heron-1 well pad have been completed. The beam pump, generator and storage tanks are now being commissioned and will be ready for production startup on or before 25 October 2024. Petro Matad's in-field operations team is at site and all logistical preparations are being made to be ready to start the transportation of produced fluids to PetroChina's facilities some 20 km to the north in Block XIX.

The Company will be honoured to host a delegation headed by the Ministry of Industry and Mineral Resources at a startup ceremony at the well site on 25 October. The delegation will include senior representatives of the Ministry, senior officials of industry regulator the Mineral Resources and Petroleum Authority of Mongolia (MRPAM), and invitees also include the Provincial and District Governors and their respective senior officials as well as representatives of PetroChina.

The Cooperation Agreement with neighbouring operator, PetroChina Daqing Tamsag, is in near final form. It includes provision for the offloading, measurement, processing, export and sale of the Block XX production. All fees to be levied are in line with expectations and the only item remaining to be agreed is the administration fee to be paid to PetroChina. Whilst PetroChina has advised that it will likely take some time for the agreement to be signed by its Headquarters, Petro Matad, PetroChina and MRPAM have all agreed to get Block XX production operations started ahead of the operational winter shut down in late November. Production, processing and export activities continue through the winter months, so it is important to get these started in advance.

Mike Buck, CEO of Petro Matad, said:

"We have waited a long time to get the Heron-1 well into production and we are pleased to have reached this important milestone. We very much appreciate the support of the Ministry and MRPAM and the cooperation that PetroChina is providing. We are also very grateful for the hard work and enthusiasm of our dedicated team and for the patience and continued support of our shareholders."

Further operational updates will be provided in due course.

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For further information please contact:

Petro Matad Limited
Mike Buck, CEO	[phone] / [phone]
Shore Capital (Nominated Adviser and Joint Broker)
Toby Gibbs Rachel Goldstein	[phone]
Zeus Capital Limited (Joint Broker) Simon Johnson Louisa Waddell	[phone]
FTI Consulting (Communications Advisory Firm)
Ben Brewerton Christopher Laing	[phone]

About Petro Matad

Petro Matad is the parent company of a group focused on oil exploration, development and production in Mongolia. Currently, Petro Matad holds a 100% working interest and the operatorship of the Matad Block XX Production Sharing Contract with the government of Mongolia. Block XX has an area of 214 square kilometres in the far eastern part of the country.

Petro Matad Limited is incorporated in the Isle of Man under company number 1483V. Its registered office is at Victory House, Prospect Hill, Douglas, Isle of Man, IM1 1EQ.

 

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