董事总经理 Ashley Gilbert 评论道：“最近几周成功展示了 Hickory-1 两个油藏的轻油流动，这显然是 88 Energy 历史上的一个重要里程碑。 USFS 的成功代表着我们首次在自然流动的情况下成功将石油输送至阿拉斯加地表，也是我们首次确认在关键的道尔顿高速公路附近发现了大规模的轻质油和跨阿拉斯加管道系统基础设施。随后，能够以较低的气/油比从 SMD-B 油藏中第二次成功流出轻油，对于 88 Energy 及其股东来说是一个杰出的成果。

从多个油藏流出的轻油表明了该地区对我们股东的潜力，使公司能够通过多种潜在的开发和商业化途径从凤凰项目中增长并提取价值。其中包括将 Hickory-1 项目外包给战略合作伙伴，以寻求实现开发主张和/或加速轻资本生产，因为 Hickory-1 位于北坡，地理位置非常有利于开发。预计这些储层的开发将通过长水平生产井进行，其他地方的许多生产类似物表明，其流量是垂直井的数倍。

我们现在将在未来几个月内对这些发展方案进行详细评估并寻求最佳途径。这项工作将与 Hickory-1 的 SFS 和 SMD 水库的独立应急资源申报评估同时进行，这将是对之前申报的 BFF 应急资源的补充。对于 88 Energy 来说，这是一个忙碌而激动人心的时刻。”

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Managing Director, Ashley Gilbert, commented: “Having now successfully demonstrated light oil flow from two reservoirs at Hickory-1 in recent weeks, it is clear that this is a significant milestone in the history of 88 Energy. The USFS success represents the first time that we have successfully flowed oil to surface in Alaska – and under natural flow – as well as being the first time we have confirmed a light oil discovery of substantial scale in close proximity to the critical Dalton Highway and Trans-Alaskan Pipeline System infrastructure. To then achieve a second successful flow of light oil from the SMD-B reservoir, with a low gas/oil ratio, is an outstanding outcome for 88 Energy and its shareholders.

The flowing of light oil from multiple reservoirs demonstrates the potential that this acreage holds for our shareholders, positioning the Company to grow and extract value from Project Phoenix via multiple potential development and commercialisation pathways. These include farm-out to a strategic partner in pursuit of a carry towards a development proposition and/or accelerated, capital-lite production given the highly development-friendly location of Hickory-1 within the North Slope. Development of these reservoirs is anticipated to be via long horizontal production wells, with numerous production analogues elsewhere demonstrating many multiple times the flow rates achieved from vertical wells.

Detailed evaluation of these development options, and pursuit of the optimal pathway, is the process that we are now set to undertake over the coming months. This work will be undertaken alongside the assessment of independent Contingent Resource declarations for the SFS and SMD reservoirs at Hickory-1, which will be additive to the BFF Contingent Resource previously declared. It is a busy and exciting time ahead for 88 Energy.”

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