Kyzyloi gas production contract 15-year extension

Tethys Petroleum Limited today announced that its wholly-owned Kazakh subsidiary, TethysAralGaz LLP, has received permission from the Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Kazakhstan to extend the Kyzyloi Gas Production Contract for another 15 years, from 14 June 2014 to 31 December 2029.

The Ministry of Energy has granted this contract extension following the Kazakh State Reserves Committee's approval of the new State Reserves for Kyzyloi previously announced in May 2014. The Kyzyloi contract area has been increased by 56% to 449 km2 and now encompasses a larger gas bearing area including the AKK05 well (to be worked over later in Q1 2015) and also the AKK08 & AKK10 successful gas wells.

John Bell, Executive Chairman, commented, "This very important gas production contract extension follows on from the Akkulka Exploration Contract Extension earlier this month, and is another manifestation of the good working relationship that the company has worked hard to build up with the Kazakh authorities. We see very good growth potential in the gas business over next few years both in terms of pricing and volume and this approval of Kyzyloi for an additional 15 years provides a solid production base from which to achieve this growth."

Tethys is focused on oil and gas exploration and production activities in Central Asia and the Caspian Region. This highly prolific oil and gas area is rapidly developing and Tethys believes that significant potential exists in both exploration and in discovered deposits.

Edited from various sources by Joe Green

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