Paris, 18 April 2019

No. 05-19

Q1 2019 Sales: $103 million

Sales in line with Q4 2018 level

oIncreased production in Gabon, not reflected in Q1 2019 sales due to a lifting imbalance

oContinued rise in crude prices: average sale price for the period of US$63.9/bbl, up 2% compared with Q4 2018

M&P total working interest production of 25,636 boepd for Q1 2019, an increase of 8% from Q4 2018

oOperated oil production in Gabon was 24,666 bopd (19,733 bopd for M&P working interest)

oOperated gas production in Tanzania was 73.7 MMcfpd (35.4 MMcfpd for M&P working interest)

Continuation of the development strategy

oPositive exploration result on the Mios well in France

oFirst lifting by Maurel & Prom Trading completed in Gabon in March 2019

oNew equity partner for M&P Venezuela

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Sales for the first quarter of 2019

Change Q1 2019 vs

Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4

Q1

Q1

Q4

2018

2018

2018

2018

2019

2018

2018

Total production sold over the

period, M&P working interest

million barrels of oil

1.7

1.4

1.2

1.4

1.4

-18%

2%

Million MMBTU

3.4

3.7

3.9

3.9

3.3

-4%

-16%

Average sale price

OIL, in US$/bbl

66.3

73.0

74.3

62.7

63.9

-4%

2%

GAS, in US$/MMBTU

3.18

3.17

3.17

3.17

3.26

2%

3%

SALES (in US$m)

Oil production

124

107

102

95

100

-20%

5%

Gabon

115

98

92

84

91

-21%

8%

Tanzania

9

9

10

11

9

-2%

-20%

Drilling activities

4

2

2

4

4

-6%

1%

Consolidated sales (in US$m)

128

109

104

99

103

-19%

5%

Sales in Q1 2019 amounted to US$103 million, an increase of 5% from Q4 2018.

The significant rise in production in Gabon in the first quarter of 2019 (+18% versus Q4 2018) in a similar price context (average sale price of oil US$63.9/bbl in Q1 2019 versus US$62.7/bbl in Q4 2018) was not reflected in sales figures due to a lifting imbalance (223,000 barrels produced but not evacuated during the period). This situation impacted sales by US$14 million in the first quarter of 2019.

Excluding lifting effects, sales for Q1 2019 were comparable to those of Q1 2018, which was positively impacted by a lifting delay amounting to US$8 million.

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Hydrocarbon production for the first quarter of 2019

Change Q1 2019 vs

Units

Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4

Q1

Q1

Q4

2018

2018

2018

2018

2019

2018

2018

Production fully operated by

Maurel & Prom

Oil

bopd

23,975

19,173

17,409

20,876

24,666

3%

18%

Gas

MMcfpd

77.0

81.6

86.7

87.2

73.7

-4%

-15%

TOTAL

boepd

36,804

32,778

31,853

35,411

36,950

0%

4%

Maurel & Prom working

interest production

Oil

bopd

19,180

15,338

13,928

16,701

19,733

3%

18%

Gas

MMcfpd

37.0

39.2

41.7

41.9

35.4

-4%

-15%

TOTAL

boepd

25,346

21,877

20,869

23,686

25,636

1%

8%

Gabon

In Gabon, operated oil production stood at 24,666 bopd (19,733 bopd for M&P working interest) in the first quarter of 2019, up 18% from Q4 2018. This rise was due to the increase in production related to the ongoing development drilling campaign and stabilised oil export during the period.

The drilling campaign that began in 2018 with nine wells drilled is ongoing, with three new wells drilled in the first quarter of 2019.

Tanzania

In Tanzania, total operated production averaged 73.7 MMcfpd in the first quarter of 2019, or 35.4 MMcfpd for M&P working interest (48.06%), down 15% from Q4 2018.

This decline was due to an early and very heavy rainy season in southern Africa this year, which temporarily led to a significant increase in the generation capacity of hydroelectric power.

Outlook and development

Mios permit in France: positive exploration result

On 20 February 2019, Maurel & Prom began drilling the Caudos-Nord-2D well on its Mios permit. On 30 March 2019, the well reached its final depth after encountering the oil-saturated Purbeckian sandstone reservoirs. Due to this positive exploration result, the Group decided to continue its drilling campaign with the drilling of the Caudos-Nord-3D appraisal well starting in mid-April.

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This discovery is however expected to remain modest in size, with estimated total commercial oil volume of approximately one million barrels.

M&P Trading: marketing of the Group's oil production

As announced in the Group's 2018 annual results published on 21 March 2019, Maurel & Prom will henceforth be marketing the oil volumes produced by M&P Gabon through its French subsidiary, M&P Trading (wholly owned by Maurel & Prom).

A first cargo of 619,950 barrels of Rabi Light quality was lifted by M&P Trading at the Cap Lopez terminal in Gabon on 31 March 2019. M&P Trading replaces TOTSA, the Total group's trading company, as the buyer of the M&P Gabon subsidiary's crude oil after TOTSA spent 10 years in the role.

The Group's first lifting was made on board the "New Vigorous", a Very Large Crude oil Carrier (VLCC) bound for Asia where it will deliver various cargoes, including M&P Trading's Rabi Light cargo.

Michel Hochard, Maurel & Prom's Chief Executive Officer, said: "M&P Trading is part of our strategy to become more autonomous and to create value across the entire chain, from production and transportation to the marketing of our crude. We completed the project within a very short time, demonstrating our ability to quickly mobilise our teams for strategic projects. This first lifting is the result of close cooperation between M&P Gabon and the Group's marketing department at head office. In the long run, M&P Trading will market the oil volumes produced by all Group subsidiaries and allow M&P to continue to maximise value creation. M&P Trading is in contact with market buyers, including ISC Pertamina, the Pertamina group's refining subsidiary, and is studying the possibility of eventually selling part of its oil production to ISC Pertamina at market conditions."

New equity partner for M&P Venezuela

Maurel & Prom announces the upcoming acquisition of a 20% equity stake in its Spanish subsidiary Maurel

&Prom Venezuela by Sucre Energy Latam B.V. ("Sucre Energy"). The price conditions for this acquisition will be the same as those that applied to the transaction completed with Shell in December 2018, in which Sucre Energy will have a 20% interest.

Sucre Energy is a Dutch-registered company belonging to a group of Venezuelan investors who own oil assets in Latin America and have extensive operating experience in the sector and the region. This transaction will allow Maurel & Prom to eventually enhance its capacity to run oil operations in Venezuela.

Once the transaction is completed, Maurel & Prom will own 80% of Maurel & Prom Venezuela.

French

English

pieds cubes

pc

cf

cubic feet

pieds cubes par jour

pc/j

cfpd

cubic feet per day

milliers de pieds cubes

kpc

Mcf

1,000 cubic feet

millions de pieds cubes

Mpc

MMcf

1,000 Mcf = million cubic feet

milliards de pieds cubes

Gpc

Bcf

billion cubic feet

baril

b

bbl

barrel

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barils d'huile par jour

b/j

bopd

barrels of oil per day

milliers de barils

kb

Mbbl

1,000 barrels

millions de barils

Mb

MMbbl

1,000 Mbbl = million barrels

barils équivalent pétrole

bep

boe

barrels of oil equivalent

barils équivalent pétrole par jour

bep/j

boepd

barrels of oil equivalent per day

milliers de barils équivalent pétrole

kbep

Mboe

1,000 barrels of oil equivalent

millions de barils équivalent pétrole

Mbep

MMboe

1,000 Mbbl = million barrels of oil equivalent

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This document may contain forward-looking statements regarding the financial position, results, business and industrial strategy of Maurel & Prom. By nature, forward- looking statements contain risks and uncertainties to the extent that they are based on events or circumstances that may or may not happen in the future. These projections are based on assumptions we believe to be reasonable, but which may prove to be incorrect and which depend on a number of risk factors, such as fluctuations in crude oil prices, changes in exchange rates, uncertainties related to the valuation of our oil reserves, actual rates of oil production and the related costs, operational problems, political stability, legislative or regulatory reforms, or even wars, terrorism and sabotage.

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