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History
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September 2025
Restart of Kurdistan and Shaikan Field pipeline exports
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August 2025
Investment decision taken on installation of water handling facilities at PF-2
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May 2024
Restart of shareholder distributions with initiation of $10 million share buyback programme
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January-March 2024
Ramp up of Shaikan Field production as local market demand strengthens
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December 2023
Confirmed target to maintain net capital expenditures, operating costs and G&A monthly run rate at or below c.$6 million into 2024
Exited year with $82 million of cash and no debt, demonstrating benefit of expenditure discipline and management of accounts payable -
October 2023
Strong gross average sales volumes of 37,173 bopd, with sales and production surpassing 40,000 bopd on several days
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July 2023
Commencement of Shaikan crude oil sales to local market following extensive buyer due diligence
Net capital expenditures, operating costs and G&A monthly run rate lowered to less than $6 million for H2 2023 -
June 2023
Drilling rig released following completion and hook-up of SH-18.
Appointment of Martin Angle as Non-Executive Chairman following retirement of Jaap Huijskes at 2023 AGM -
May 2023
Cancellation of final 2022 ordinary dividend of $25 million to preserve liquidity. As the operating environment and the Company’s liquidity position improve, we will keep under review our capability to reinstate distributions
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April 2023
Full shut-in of Shaikan Field following production at curtailed rates into storage
GKP suspends all expansion activity and targets cost reductions to preserve liquidity -
March 2023
Payment of $25 million interim dividend
Iraq-Turkey Pipeline closure and suspension of Shaikan Field exports -
February 2023
Kurdistan and Shaikan Field exports suspended for c.24 hours following earthquakes in Turkey
SH-17 brought online under budget and ahead of schedule -
December 2022
SH-16 brought online on schedule and on budget
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November 2022
SH-17 spud
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October 2022
Payment of $25 million interim dividend
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August 2022
SH-16 spud
$100 million bond redeemed, leaving GKP debt free -
July 2022
Payment of ordinary and special dividends totalling $75 million
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April 2022
SH-15 brought online after drilling in record time
Payment of $65 million interim dividend -
February 2022
Payment of $50 million interim dividend
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November 2021
Submission of draft Shaikan Field Development Plan to the Ministry of Natural Resources
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October 2021
Payment of $50 million interim dividend
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August 2021
Payment of $25 million special dividend
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July 2021
Payment of $25 million annual ordinary dividend
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June 2021
Resumption of drilling activities
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March 2021
Reinstatement of annual dividend policy of at least $25 million
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March 2020
Suspension of drilling activities due to COVID-19
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December 2019
PF-1 tied in to export pipeline
Second $25m share buyback programme launched -
July 2019
Commenced $25m share buyback programme
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May 2019
Revised FDP submitted to the MNR
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March 2019
First dividend declared
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February 2019
Crude oil sales agreement renewed
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October 2018
Revised FDP submitted to MNR
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July 2018
PF-2 tied in to export pipeline
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July 2018
$100 million bond refinanced
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June 2018
Expansion to 55,000 bopd initiated
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January 2018
First crude oil sales agreement signed
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October 2016
Completion of restructuring
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September 2015
Start of regular monthly export payments
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December 2014
40,000 bopd production first achieved
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December 2013
Oil exports to Turkey by trucks
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January – June 2013
Commercial production commences
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August 2012
Declaration of commerciality
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November 2010
First domestic sales
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April 2009
Shaikan 1 discovery
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November 2007
Shaikan PSC awarded