Receipt of payment for KRI oil exports from Taq Taq field
20 October 2015
Genel Energy plc ('Genel') is pleased to announce that the Taq Taq field partners have received a gross payment of $30 million from the Kurdistan Regional Government for oil exported through the Kurdistan Region of Iraq-Turkey pipeline. Genel's share of the gross Taq Taq payment is $16.5 million.
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| Genel Energy Phil Corbett, Head of Investor RelationsAndrew Benbow, Head of Public Relations |
+44 20 7659 5100 |
| Vigo Communications Patrick d'Ancona |
+44 20 7016 9573 |
Notes to editors:
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 the largest independent oil producer and the largest holder of reserves and resources in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq and, through its Miran and Bina Bawi gas fields, 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.