(For complete year-end report see attached file)

Strong profitability on the back of increased oil production

January-December 2012

  • Total revenue for the period: SEK 100 (47) million
  • Operating result for the period: SEK 30 (2) million
  • Result for the period after tax: SEK 25 (1) million
  • One-off item affects revenue and profit by SEK 7[1] (11)* million
  • Basic earnings per share: SEK 2.33 (0.06)
  • Diluted earnings per share: SEK 2.23 (0.06)   

 

October-December 2012

  • Revenue during the quarter: SEK 24 (22) million
  • Operating result during the quarter: SEK 7 (4) million

 

[1] Relates to payment from the shareholding in Tomsk Refining

 

┌───────────────┬───────┬───────┬──────────┬──────────┐
│Oil production │Q4 2012│Q4 2011│Q1-Q4 2012│Q1-Q4 2011│
├───────────────┼───────┼───────┼──────────┼──────────┤
│Barrels        │49,150 │38,800 │177,850   │77,300    │
├───────────────┼───────┼───────┼──────────┼──────────┤
│Barrels per day│534    │422    │486       │212       │
└───────────────┴───────┴───────┴──────────┴──────────┘

 


Statement from the CEO

For the year 2012, Shelton Petroleum recorded a turnover of SEK 100 million and
an operating profit of SEK 30 million. During the fourth quarter, we reached a
record production volume of 534 barrels per day and the highest quarterly
operating profit to date, SEK 7 million. This evidences the company’s
transformation from pure exploration into an oil producing company. It also
strengthens our confidence in our license areas as well as provides important
cash flows for the future development of our assets.

We are pleased to announce that we recently spudded a new production well on
Rustamovskoye in Russia. We are looking forward to the incremental production
that this well may contribute.

During the fourth quarter, we drilled well #310 to a total depth of 2,040
meters at the Lelyaki oil field in Ukraine. It is currently being tested.

As a result of the recently passed Production Sharing Agreement (PSA)
legislation, the activity on the Ukrainian oil and gas market increased
significantly during 2012. As an example, Shell recently signed an agreement
whereby it will invest USD 10 billion to develop a gas asset. Furthermore, a
consortium led by ExxonMobil has acquired an exploration license in the Black
Sea for USD 300 million. We are currently evaluating several options for
advancing our existing offshore portfolio with resources of 300 million barrels
of oil equivalent, as well as opportunities to take on new licenses.

During the fourth quarter, the Shelton Petroleum share commenced trading at
NASDAQ OMX Stockholm’s main market, which has contributed to a significantly
increased share turnover compared with the period prior to the listing change.
The migration to an internationally well-recognized exchange in combination
with the company’s solid operational performance creates a strong platform to
extract the value potential in the existing asset portfolio as well as finding
new opportunities for the company and for our shareholders.

I am looking forward to pursuing the many opportunities that lie ahead during
2013.

 

Robert Karlsson

 

For more information, please contact:

Robert Karlsson, CEO, +46-709 565 141

robert.karlsson@sheltonpetroleum.com

 

About Shelton Petroleum

Shelton Petroleum is a Swedish company focused on exploring and developing
concessions in Russia and the resource-rich basins of Ukraine. The company
holds three licenses in the Volga-Urals area and has commenced production on
the Rustamovskoye field after a successful exploration program. In Ukraine,
Shelton Petroleum’s wholly owned subsidiary has a joint venture with Ukrnafta
and Chornomornaftogaz, two leading Ukrainian oil and gas companies. Shelton
Petroleum is pursuing an integrated business model and holds an equity stake in
Pan European Terminals PLC (PAN). The Shelton Petroleum share is traded on
NASDAQ OMX Stockholm under the symbol SHEL B.