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London, 3 September 2018
Update on Well 234 Drilling
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 the postponement of drilling in well 234 in the western area of the Chinarevskoye field. The postponement is due to the collapse of the well bore hole in the zone between the Afoninski and Biski reservoirs. The proposed solution is to drill a side track but as a first step the Company will have a full study carried out to determine why the bore hole collapsed to prevent any recurrence and to understand what the best design will be for the side track. None of the wells previously drilled in this formation in the west encountered similar stability issues in the bore hole. Whilst this study is being carried out we will move the rig immediately to start drilling production well 231 in the Biski North East reservoir. The earliest we will be able to return the rig to 234 to drill a side track will be in Q1 2019 as we will be drilling production wells until then.
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About Nostrum Oil & Gas
Nostrum Oil & Gas PLC is an independent oil and gas company currently engaging in the production, development and exploration of oil and gas in the pre-Caspian Basin. Its shares are listed on the London Stock Exchange (ticker symbol: NOG). The principal producing asset of Nostrum Oil & Gas PLC is the Chinarevskoye field, in which it holds a 100% interest and is the operator through its wholly-owned subsidiary Zhaikmunai LLP. In addition, Nostrum Oil & Gas holds a 100% interest in and is the operator of the Rostoshinskoye, Darinskoye and Yuzhno-Gremyachenskoye oil and gas fields through the same subsidiary. Located in the pre-Caspian basin to the north-west of Uralsk, these exploration and development fields are situated approximately 60 and 120 kilometres respectively from the Chinarevskoye field.
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