NOVATEK announces year-end 2017 reserves

Total SEC proved reserves, including the Company’s proportionate share in joint ventures, aggregated 15 120 million boe, including 2098 billion m³ of natural gas and 164 million metric tons (mmt) of liquid hydrocarbons. Total proved reserves increased by 12.8% compared to the year-end 2016, representing a reserve replacement rate of 435% for the year.

The Company’s reserves were positively impacted by successful exploration works at the Utrennee, Kharbeyskoye, West-Yurkharovskoye and Urengoyskoye (Samburgskiy license area) fields, production drilling at the South-Tambeyskoye field, as well as the new licenses obtained through tender auctions (Gydanskoye, Verhnetiuteyskoye and West-Seyakhinskoye fields) and recent asset acquisitions (South-Khadyryakhinskoye, Syskonsynyinskoye fields and West-Yaroyakhinskiy license area). Excluding the effect of obtaining new licenses, our total proved reserves increased by 1.3%, representing an organic reserve replacement rate of 134%.

At year-end 2017, the Company’s reserve to production ratio (or R/P ratio) was 29 years.

Under the PRMS reserves reporting methodology, the Company’s total proved plus probable reserves, including the Company’s proportionate share in joint ventures, aggregated 28 471 million boe, including 3879 billion m³ of natural gas and 366 mmt of liquid hydrocarbons.

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