Genel Energy PLC Announces Update on Sidi Moussa-1 well offshore Morocco

20 October 2014

Genel Energy plc

Genel Energy ("Genel") notes today's announcements by its partners San Leon Energy and Serica Energy regarding the Sidi Moussa-1 well offshore Morocco, operated by Genel with a 60% working interest.

Genel confirms the information contained in the operational updates issued by its partners. It is premature at this stage of operations and ahead of the forthcoming testing of the well to make any definitive technical interpretation.

Genel shall update the market on completion of operations.

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Genel Energy is an independent oil and gas exploration and production company listed on the main market of the London Stock Exchange (LSE: GENL). The company, with headquarters in London and additional offices in Ankara and Erbil, is the largest independent oil producer in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq and, through value-accretive acquisitions, is building a high-impact exploration portfolio within the Middle East and Africa. For further information, please refer to www.genelenergy.com.

Disclaimer

This announcement contains certain forward-looking statements that are subject to the usual risk factors and uncertainties associated with the oil & gas exploration and production business. Whilst the Company believes the expectations reflected herein to be reasonable in light of the information available to them at this time, the actual outcome may be materially different owing to 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. Accordingly no reliance may be placed on the figures contained in such forward looking statements.