GeoPark Announces Entry Into Peru With Acquisition of the Morona Block

GeoPark Limited (“GeoPark”) (NYSE: GPRK), the Latin American oil and gas explorer, operator and consolidator with operations and producing properties in Chile, Colombia, Brazil and Argentina, today announces that it has executed a Joint Investment Agreement and Joint Operating Agreement with Petróleos del Perú S.A. (“Petroperu”) to acquire an interest in and operate the Morona Block located in northern Peru. GeoPark will assume a 75% working interest (“WI”) of the Morona Block, with Petroperu retaining a 25% WI. The transaction has been approved by the Board of Directors of both Petroperu and GeoPark.

The Morona Block, also known as Lote 64, covers an area of 1.9 million acres on the western side of the Marañón Basin, one of the most prolific hydrocarbon basins in Peru. More than 1 billion barrels of oil have been produced from the surrounding blocks in this basin. The Morona Block contains the Situche Central oil field, which has been delineated by two wells (with short term tests of approximately 2,400 and 5,200 bopd of 35-36° API oil each) and by 3D seismic. The independent reservoir engineering firm, Ryder Scott, has certified proven and probable (2P) reserves of 55 million barrels of oil (mmbo) and 3P reserves of 85 mmbo for the Situche Central field for Petroperu. GeoPark used a 2P reserve estimate of 30-40 mmbo for its internal evaluation of this project.

In addition to the Situche Central field, the Morona Block has a large exploration potential with several high impact prospects and plays – with exploration resources currently estimated to range from 200 to 600 mmbo. This important component of the project will significantly increase GeoPark’s overall inventory of exploration resources and complement GeoPark’s growing reserve and cash flow base already established in Colombia, Chile and Brazil. The Morona Block includes geophysical surveys of 2,783 km (2D seismic) and 465 sq km (3D seismic), and an operating field camp and logistics infrastructure. The area has undergone oil and gas exploration activities for the past 40 years, and there exist ongoing association agreements and cooperation projects with the local communities.