Shaikan Payment Update

RNS Number : 9569N
Gulf Keystone Petroleum Ltd.
14 August 2017
 

 

 

 

 

14 August, 2017

Gulf Keystone Petroleum Ltd. (LSE: GKP)

("Gulf Keystone", "GKP" or "the Company")

 

Shaikan Payment Update

 

Further to today's announcement regarding authorisation by the Kurdistan Regional Government of payment for Shaikan crude export sales in April 2017, the Company is pleased to confirm that a gross payment of $15.0 million ($12.0 million net to GKP) has now been received.

 

Following receipt of payment, the Company's current cash position is $140.3 million.

 

The information communicated in this announcement is inside information for the purposes of Article 7 of Regulation 596/2014.for the full year.

 

Enquiries:

 

Gulf Keystone Petroleum:

+44 (0) 20 7514 1400

Jón Ferrier, CEO


Sami Zouari, CFO




Celicourt Communications:

+44(0) 20 7520 9266

Mark Antelme

Jimmy Lea


 

 

or visit: www.gulfkeystone.com 

 

 

Notes to Editors:

 

·           Gulf Keystone Petroleum Ltd. (LSE: GKP) is a leading independent operator and producer in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq and the operator of the Shaikan field with current production capacity of 40,000 barrels of oil per day

·           Further information on Gulf Keystone is available on its website www.gulfkeystone.com

 

Disclaimer

This announcement contains certain forward-looking statements that are subject to the risks and uncertainties associated with the oil & gas exploration and production business. These statements are made by the Company and its 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 risks and uncertainties, including both economic and business factors and/or factors beyond the Company's control or within the Company's control where, for example, the Company decides on a change of plan or strategy.  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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