Zhaikmuni (Kazakhstan) announced Zhaikmunai L.P. name change to Nostrum Oil & Gas LP

/KASE, December 12, 13/ – Zhaikmunai (Uralsk), bonds of which are officially listed on Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE), provided today to KASE the following press release: quotation Nostrum Oil & Gas LP (LSE: NOG) (“Nostrum Oil & Gas”, or the "Partnership"), the independent oil and gas exploration and production enterprise with assets in Kazakhstan, today announces that it has changed its name to Nostrum Oil & Gas LP from Zhaikmunai L.P. with immediate effect, as announced following its Special General Meeting (“SGM”) of limited partners held on Friday, 29 November 2013. Nostrum Oil & Gas is a multi-field E&P enterprise currently operating in north- west Kazakhstan. Its main producing asset is the Chinarevskoye field located in the northern part of the oil-rich pre-Caspian basin. Other assets currently include the Rostoshinskoye field, the Darjinskoye field, and the Yuzhno- Gremyachenskoye field, which are all located in the vicinity of the Chinarevskoye field and its Gas Treatment Facility (GTF). Nostrum Oil & Gas focuses on creating long-term shareholder value through the discovery and development of oil and gas reserves as well as the production and sale of crude oil, stabilised condensate, LPG and dry gas. The Partnership is committed to a long-term strategy of developing its hydrocarbon fields efficiently, as part of its environmentally friendly and socially responsible approach. The change of name reflects the development of the Partnership into a multi- asset operator, as well as the Partnership’s current profile and strategy of expanding its portfolio of producing assets and pursuing its growth strategy. The Partnership’s principal operating subsidiary in Kazakhstan will continue to operate under the name of Zhaikmunai LLP. The change of name takes place with immediate effect. The Partnership’s ticker has changed to NOG on the London International Exchange (London Stock Exchange). The Partnership’s corporate headquarters remain unchanged: Nostrum Oil & Gas LP Gustav Mahlerplein 23 B 1082 MS Amsterdam The Netherlands T: + 31 20 737 2288 F: + 31 20 737 2292 VAT number: NL85 24 53 048 B01 Registration number: KvK 57137668 The website of Nostrum Oil & Gas is: www.nog.co.uk: www.nog.co.uk Further information Zhaikmunai LP – Investor Relations Bruno G. Meere Kirsty Hamilton-Smith ir@nog.co.uk + 31 20 737 2288 College Hill – UK + 44 (0) 207 457 2020 David Simonson Tony Friend Catherine Wickman Anca Spiridon Promo Group Communications – Kazakhstan Asel Karaulova Ekaterina Sulema + 7 (727) 264 67 37 Deutsche Bank + 44 (0) 207 545 8000 Ben Lawrence JM Hafner Rob Abbott VTB Capital plc + 44 (0) 203 334 8000 Alexander Metherell Marcus Brown Giles Coffey ends [2013-12-12]