Gulf Keystone Petroleum Ltd.
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29 October 2014
Gulf Keystone Petroleum Ltd. (LSE: GKP)
("Gulf Keystone" or "the Company")
Rescheduling of Interim Management Statement
As a result of constructive discussions currently taking place in Erbil with the Kurdistan Regional Government's Ministry of Natural Resources ("MNR"), and to co-ordinate with the reporting schedules of the other key producers in the Kurdistan Region, the Company has agreed with the MNR to reschedule its Interim Management Statement, currently scheduled for Thursday 30 October, until Thursday 13 November.
The proposed conference call and webcast for analysts and investors will be held on the revised date.
Enquiries:
Gulf Keystone Petroleum: |
+44 (0) 20 7514 1400 |
Anastasia Vvedenskaya, Head of Investor Relations |
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Bell Pottinger |
+44 (0) 20 3772 2500 |
Mark Antelme / Henry Lerwill |
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or visit: www.gulfkeystone.com
Notes to Editors:
· Gulf Keystone Petroleum Ltd. (LSE: GKP) is an independent oil and gas exploration, development and production company focused on exploration in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.
· Gulf Keystone Petroleum International (GKPI) holds Production Sharing Contracts for four exploration blocks in Kurdistan, the Shaikan, Sheikh Adi, Ber Bahr and Akri-Bijeel blocks.
· GKPI is the operator of the Shaikan Block, which is a major commercial discovery, with a working interest of 75% and is partnered with MOL Kalegran Limited (a 100% subsidiary of MOL Hungarian Oil and Gas plc.) and Texas Keystone Inc., which have working interests of 20% and 5% respectively. Texas Keystone Inc. holds its interest in trust for Gulf Keystone, pending transfer of its interest to the Company.
· Gulf Keystone is moving into the large-scale phased development of the Shaikan field targeting 100,000 bopd of production capacity during Phase 1 of the Shaikan Field Development Plan following its approval in June 2013.
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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