3July 2020

Volga Gas plc

('Volga Gas', the 'Company' or the 'Group')

PRODUCTION REPORT FOR JUNE 2020

Volga Gas plc, the oil and gas exploration and production group operating in the Volga Region of Russia, is pleased to provide the following update on its average production volumes for June 2020.

Production Report

The average productionin June 2020was 3,248 barrels of oil equivalent per day (4% lower than May 2020). This decline was attributable to the gas plant working at lower capacity for 7 days due to planned maintenance on Gazprom's facilities.

Average production comprised:

June 2020

Average

May 2020

Average

Jan-June 2020

Average

Gas:

6.7 mmcfd

7.9 mmcfd

8.8mmcfd

Condensate

1,560bpd

1,343bpd

1,437bpd

Oil

459bpd

565bpd

493bpd

LPG

106bpd

146bpd

188bpd

Total

3,248boepd

3,372boepd

3,593boepd

Production data is based preliminary on monthly production reports prepared for submissions to the tax authorities for Mineral Extraction Tax purposes. Final monthly production reports may vary marginally from preliminary monthly production reports.

As at 30 June 2020, the Group held cash balances of US$10.6million, and has no debt.

Pricing update

International oil pricing has been recovering during the month positively affecting domestic pricing for oil and condensate. In addition, LPG price rose significantly as a result of seasonal increases in demand. Average pricing was:

Pricing ex VAT, USD

June 2020

Average

May 2020

Average

Jan-June 2020

Average

Exchange Rate (RUR/USD)

69.2239

72.6187

69.3714

Gas price per mcf

1.85

1.78

1.86

Condensate price per bbl

26.49

14.20

26.77

Oil price per bbl

32.03

20.66

30.77

LPG price per bbl

30.26

14.90

23.28

Market Abuse Regulation (MAR) Disclosure

Certain information contained in this announcement would have been deemed inside information for the purposes of Article 7 of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 until the release of this announcement.

For further information, please contact:

Volga Gas plc

Andrey Zozulya, Chief Executive Officer

Vadim Son, Chief Financial Officer

Tony Alves, Investor Relations Consultant

+7 (903) 385 9889

+7 (905) 381 4377

+44 (0) 7824 884 342

S.P. Angel Corporate Finance LLP

+44 (0) 20 3470 0470

Richard Morrison, Richard Hail, Soltan Tagiev

FTI Consulting

+44 (0) 20 3727 1000

Alex Beagley, Fern Duncan

Notes

The information contained in this announcement has been reviewed and verified by Mr. Andrey Zozulya, Chief Executive Officer of Volga Gas plc, for the purposes of the Guidance Note for Mining, Oil and Gas companies issued by the London Stock Exchange in June 2009. Mr. Andrey Zozulya holds a degree in Geophysics and Engineering from the Groznensky Oil & Gas Institute and is a member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers.

The Company records production in metric tonnes (for oil and condensate) and in cubic meters (for gas). Conversions from metric to standard oil field units are used for illustrative purposes only and are based on the Company's estimate of the applicable ratios. The ratios used are 7.833 barrels per tonne for oil and 8.75 barrels per tonne for condensate and 11.735 barrels per tonne for LPG. Gas volumes are translated using 35.3 cubic feet per cubic meter and 6,000 cubic feet per barrel of oil equivalent.

Glossary

bpd Barrels per day

boepd Barrels of oil equivalent per day

mmcfd Millions of standard cubic feet per day

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