Alma/Galia first oil


EnQuest PLC, 28 October 2015

Alma/Galia first oil

First oil from the Alma/Galia development was achieved on 27 October 2015
following final commissioning of all the required systems.

EnQuest CEO Amjad Bseisu said:
"We are pleased to confirm first oil from Alma/Galia.  A further summary will be
provided in EnQuest's next operations update.  We will continue to open up
additional wells, with full production rates expected from early 2016."

Notes

The Alma/Galia fields are located in blocks 30/24c and 30/25c respectively,
310km southeast of Aberdeen, in the Central North Sea.  Production is via the
EnQuest Producer Floating Production, Storage and Offloading vessel ('FPSO').

At the start of 2015, EnQuest's 65% working interest in Alma/Galia was estimated
to amount to c.26 MMboe of net 2P reserves.  EnQuest is the operator of the
joint Alma/Galia development.

Alma, formerly the Argyll field, was the first commercially produced oil field
in the UKCS and produced oil in the early '90s at relatively low water cut using
the technology available at the time. With current technology field life can be
extended significantly, with the EnQuest Producer having liquid handling
capacity of 120,000 barrels per day.   Only 30% has so far been recovered from
Alma/Galia's  STOIIP ('stock tank oil initially in place') of 307 million
barrels.

Ends

For further information please contact:

EnQuest
PLC
                                  Tel: +44 (0)20 7925 4900
Amjad Bseisu (Chief Executive)
Jonathan Swinney (Chief Financial Officer)
Michael Waring (Head of Communications & Investor
Relations)

Tulchan Communications

           Tel: +44 (0)20 7353 4200
Martin Robinson
Martin Pengelley
Notes to editors
EnQuest is the largest UK independent producer in the UK North Sea.  EnQuest PLC
trades on both the London Stock Exchange and the NASDAQ OMX Stockholm. Its
operated assets include the Thistle/Deveron, Heather/ Broom, Dons area and the
Greater Kittiwake Area, also the Alma/Galia and the Kraken developments; EnQuest
also has an interest in the non-operated Alba producing oil field.  EnQuest had
36 UK production licences at the end of H1 2015, covering 50 blocks or part
blocks, and was the operator of 30 of these licences.

EnQuest believes that the UKCS represents a significant hydrocarbon basin in a
low risk region, which continues to benefit from an extensive installed
infrastructure base and skilled labour.  EnQuest believes that its assets offer
material organic growth opportunities, driven by exploitation of current
infrastructure on the UKCS and the development of low risk near field
opportunities.

EnQuest is replicating its model in the UKCS by targeting previously
underdeveloped assets in a small number of other maturing regions; complementing
our operations and utilising our deep skills in the UK North Sea.  In which
context, EnQuest has interests in Malaysia where its operated assets include the
PM8/Seligi Production Sharing Contract ('PSC') and the Tanjong Baram
development.

Forward looking statements: This announcement may contain certain forward
-looking statements with respect to EnQuest's expectation and plans, strategy,
management's objectives, future performance, production, reserves, costs,
revenues and other trend information.  These statements and forecasts involve
risk and uncertainty because they relate to events and depend upon circumstances
that may occur in the future.  There are a number of factors which could cause
actual results or developments to differ materially from those expressed or
implied by these forward looking statements and forecasts.   The statements have
been made with reference to forecast price changes, economic conditions and the
current regulatory environment.  Nothing in this presentation should be
construed as a profit forecast.  Past share performance cannot be relied on as a
guide to future performance.

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