OMV reports the discovery and successful testing of gas and condensate in its Fella-1 exploration well in the recently granted Nawara Production Concession within the Jenein Sud exploration block in southern Tunisia. This is the fifth successive discovery in this area in the last four years and underpins the significant potential of the block.

The exploration well reached a total depth of 4,635 meters and encountered a total of 31 meters net gas and condensate pay in several Acacus Formation reservoirs at depths ranging from 3,720 to 3,980 meters. Both the reservoir thickness and condensate yield are equal to the best seen in OMV's previous wells in the area and exceeded pre-drill expectations. Further exploration and appraisal activities in the concession are currently ongoing with drilling and testing of additional wells to increase the resource base and to pave the way for a field development in the coming years.

Helmut Langanger, OMV Executive Board member responsible for Exploration and Production stated,'This promising series of discoveries in our Jenein Sud exploration block supports our efforts to grow in Tunisia, an important country in our North African core region".

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