MNP Petroleum Corp. Completes Production Acquisition

BAAR, SWITZERLAND / ACCESSWIRE / January 15, 2015 / MNP Petroleum Corp. ("MNP") (TSX-V: MNP) (OTCQB: MNAP), announces that it has completed the EPA.at transaction. Pursuant to the Supplement Agreement dated September 11, 2014 and the Notary Act dated November 21, 2014, DWM Petroleum AG, a 100% subsidiary of MNP, through its 100% subsidiary TF Petroleum AG has completed the acquisition of a 65% interest in EPA.at, an Austria registered company, for total consideration of US$12 million to the Seller, Kavsar General Trading FZE. EPA.at holds 57.42% of the equity interest in the Tajik company Petroleum Sugd; the remaining 42.58% equity interest in Petroleum Sugd is held by the Tajik state oil company Sugdneftugas. Petroleum Sugd owns eight producing oil fields.

MNP has completed an extensive data management campaign in 2013. This data management effort was followed by a Geological and Geophysical evaluation and a corresponding reservoir/production engineering study in 2014. MNP’s future work program is based on work-overs of existing wells and drilling of new wells.

Heinz Scholz, Executive Chairman of MNP, stated, "We are delighted to have finalized this transaction. This transaction also represents a critical step for MNP changing the company from a pure exploration play to an exploration and production company."


About MNP

MNP is an international oil and gas company with primary focus on exploration and development in Central Asia and Mongolia. In Tajikistan MNP owns 90% working interest in a Production Sharing Agreement covering the license areas Zapadnyi and Severo-Zapadnyi in the Soughd region through its wholly-owned subsidiary DWM Petroleum AG, and it owns a working interest in eight producing oilfields (as described in the above press release). In Mongolia, MNP owns 74% of the working interest in two Production Sharing Contracts covering Blocks XIII and XIV through its wholly-owned subsidiary DWM Petroleum AG.


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Peter-Mark Vogel, Chief Financial Officer & Corporate Secretary

MNP Petroleum Corp.
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6341, Baar, Switzerland
Tel: +41 44 718 10 30
Fax: +41 44 718 10 39
Email: info@mnppetroleum.com
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