Pacific Rubiales Energy Corp. reported the discovery of natural gas and condensate in the Manamo- 1X exploration well drilled in the Guama Block in the Lower Magdalena basin, onshore northern Colombia. The Company has 100% working interest in the block and is the operator.

Ronald Pantin, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, commented: "This is an important discovery for Pacific Rubiales, as it demonstrates the upside potential of both the Guama block and the Lower Magdalena basin where the Company has a large exploration acreage position. It also validates the geophysical seismic model being used to successfully identify these condensate rich gas accumulations.”

The Manamo-1X well was drilled following two previous exploration discoveries in the block, the Pedernalito-1X well drilled in 2010 and the Cotorra-1X well drilled in early 2012. The well targeted the Porquero Medio C and D sands and silts of Miocene age, a low-permeability play successfully tested by the earlier exploration wells. In addition to encountering low-permeability sands, the well also resulted in the discovery of a new sand reservoir at a stratigraphic level in the Porquero Medio D zone, which is different and independent of the sand intervals tested in the Cotorra-1X well.

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