Update regarding subsoil use contracts

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London, 8 October 2020

Update regarding subsoil use contracts

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 disposal of its rights and obligations under the subsoil use contracts for both the Darinskoye and Yuzhno-Gremyachenskoye fields. 

The exploration periods under the contracts for both fields are due to expire on December 31, 2021 and the Company decided that disposal of its interest in the fields was the most cost-effective option for the Company. Reserves of 5 million barrels of oil equivalent in respect of the Darinskoye field were reclassified from probable reserves to contingent resources as at December 31, 2019. No reserves are attributed to the Yuzhno-Gremyachenskoye field.

The Company will continue to review its options in relation to the exploration period under the subsoil use contract for the Rostoshinskoye field, which is not due to expire until August 16, 2022. Further announcements may be made regarding such subsoil use contract when appropriate.

Disclosure of inside information in accordance with Article 17 of Regulation (EU) 596/2014 (16 April 2014) relating to Nostrum Oil & Gas PLC. 

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Notifying person

Thomas Hartnett

Company Secretary

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 oil and gas field through the same subsidiary. Located in the pre-Caspian basin to the north-west of Uralsk, this exploration and development field is situated between approximately 60 and 120 kilometres from the Chinarevskoye field.

Forward-Looking Statements

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No part of this announcement constitutes, or shall be taken to constitute, an invitation or inducement to invest in the Company or any other entity, and shareholders of the Company are cautioned not to place undue reliance on the forward-looking statements. Save as required by the Listing Rules and applicable law, the Company does not undertake to update or change any forward-looking statements to reflect events occurring after the date of this announcement.