RMP Energy Achieves a New Quarterly Production Record and Increases 2014 Production Guidance

CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwired - July 16, 2014) - RMP Energy Inc. ("RMP" or the "Company") (TSX:RMP) is pleased to announce another record level of quarterly production, a further increase to its fiscal 2014 production market guidance and an operations update.

Second Quarter 2014 Production Update and Increased 2014 Production Guidance

As a result of favorable field operating conditions during the second quarter providing for minimal oil trucking restrictions, RMP achieved a new record level of production for the second quarter of 2014, with an average daily production level of approximately 12,400 boe/d, weighted 57% light oil and NGLs. This represents a 34% increase over the preceding first quarter 2014 production of 9,229 boe/d and an 81% increase over the comparable second quarter 2013 production of 6,852 boe/d. With the Company exceeding its budgeted production level for the first half of this year, RMP is increasing its fiscal 2014 average daily production forecast to approximately 11,500 boe/d, from its originally-guided level of 10,000 boe/d and its previously-increased production target of 10,500 boe/d. The Company expects to release its second quarter 2014 financial results at the close of business on August 12, 2014.

Operations Update

During the second quarter of this year, RMP successfully drilled four additional, 100% working interest Montney formation horizontal oil wells at Ante Creek in West Central Alberta. These wells are at various stages of completion testing and surface lease tie-in. The Company has now drilled a total of seventeen (17.0 net) Ante Creek Montney oil wells and is presently drilling its eighteenth horizontal well in the area. Currently, a total of only ten wells are on-production at Ante Creek. Since bringing on-stream the discovery well in August 2012 (4-35-66-24W5), over 1.80 million barrels of light oil has been produced from the Company's Ante Creek acreage (2.44 million boe including associated solution gas). With the continued strong field production performance and recent drilling success at Ante Creek, RMP is currently evaluating the potential for facilities expansion in the area. At Waskahigan, RMP recently drilled a Montney horizontal well (1.0 net) located at 16-8-64-23W5, with the completion planned for this week, and is currently drilling a follow-up horizontal well at 15-8-64-23W5.

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In this news release RMP has adopted a standard for converting thousands of cubic feet ("mcf") of natural gas to barrels of oil equivalent ("boe") of 6 mcf:1 boe. Use of boes may be misleading, particularly if used in isolation. The boe rate is based on an energy equivalent conversion method primarily applicable at the burner tip and does not represent a value equivalency at the wellhead. Given that the value ratio based on the current price of crude oil as compared to natural gas is significantly different than the energy equivalency of the 6:1 conversion ratio, utilizing the 6:1 conversion ratio may be misleading as an indication of value.