Receipt of payment for KRI oil exports

5 December 2016

Genel Energy plc

Receipt of payment for KRI oil exports from Tawke field

Genel Energy plc (‘Genel’) notes the announcement from DNO ASA, as operator of the Tawke field, that the Tawke field partners have received a payment of $36.20 million from the Kurdistan Regional Government for oil sales during September 2016.

The payment reflects full settlement of the invoiced amount for September 2016 oil sales, and includes $30.36 million towards the monthly entitlement and $5.84 million towards recovery of historical receivables.

The payments will be shared pro-rata by DNO and Genel.

Tawke production in September averaged 112,897 bopd, of which 112,282 bopd was delivered for export through Turkey.

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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 offices in Ankara and Erbil, is one of the largest London-listed independent oil producers, and is the largest holder of reserves and resources in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. Through its Miran and Bina Bawi gas fields, the Company is set to be a cornerstone provider of gas to Turkey under the KRI-Turkey Gas Sales Agreement. Genel also continues to pursue further growth opportunities within the Middle East and Africa. For further information, please refer to www.genelenergy.com.

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