SDX Energy - Positive Development Well results in NW Gemsa, Egypt

Al Amir S.E. #24 Development Well

LONDON, England, May 20, 2016 /CNW/ - SDX Energy Inc. ("SDX" or the "Company") (TSX-V / AIM: SDX), an oil & gas exploration and production company with assets in Egypt & Cameroon, is pleased to provide the following update on the recently completed Al Amir SE 24 (AASE-24) development well in North West Gemsa, where SDX Energy has 10% working interest. The well encountered significant oil bearing reservoir sections in both the Kareem Rahmi and Shagar formations and has been completed as a producer in the Shagar. 

Al Amir SE-24 Well:

AASE-24 was drilled to a depth of 9,925 feet where both the Shagar and Rahmi oil reservoirs were encountered.  Log analysis indicates 15 feet of net Shagar oil pay and 7 feet of net Rahmi oil pay.  The well has been completed as an oil producer in the Shagar and has flowed on test light 43.6⁰ API oil at an average rate of 1,714 BOPD with 3.062 MMSCFD of associated gas.  The well has been connected to the existing facilities and it will be placed on production immediately. 

Commenting, Paul Welch, CEO of SDX Energy, said:

"The AASE24 well is expected to be another strong producer from the Shagar and is the second of two successful development wells to be drilled in the field this year. The results of these two development wells combined with a 9 well work-over program, which his currently underway, will allow us to maintain production at a plateau rate of 8,000 Boepd for the remainder of 2016."   

About North West Gemsa

The North West Gemsa concession is located onshore on the west side of the Gulf of Suez, approximately 300 km southeast of Cairo. Two main oil fields are producing light oil, the Al Amir SE field along with the Al Ola extension to the south and the Geyad field to the north.  SDX has a 10% working interest in the North West Gemsa Concession.

About SDX

SDX is an international oil and gas exploration, production and development company, headquartered in London, England, UK, with a principal focus on Egypt. In Egypt, SDX has an interest in two production concessions: NW Gemsa and West Gharib (Meseda) both located in the Eastern Desert. SDX's portfolio also consists of South Ramadan, a development asset in the Gulf of Suez; South Disouq, an exploration asset in the Nile Delta; and Bakassi West, an exploration block in Cameroon within the prolific Niger Delta Basin. For further information, please see the website of the Company at www.sdxenergy.com or the Company's filed documents at www.sedar.com.

In accordance with the guidelines of the AIM Market of the London Stock Exchange the technical information contained in the announcement has been reviewed and approved by Paul Welch, Chief Executive Officer of SDX Energy. Paul Welch, who has over 30 years of experience, is the qualified person as defined in the London Stock Exchange's Guidance Note for Mining and Oil and Gas companies,

Mr. Welch holds a BS and MS in Petroleum Engineering from the Colorado School of Mines in Golden, CO. USA and an MBA in Finance from SMU in Dallas, TX USA and is a member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE).

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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

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Forward-looking statements are made based on management's beliefs, estimates and opinions on the date the statements are made and the Company undertakes no obligation to update forward-looking statements and if these beliefs, estimates and opinions or other circumstances should change, except as required by applicable law. Although SDX has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual actions, events or results to differ materially from those described in forward-looking statements, there may be other factors that cause actions, events or results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. Investors are cautioned that such forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from those currently anticipated. SDX's Annual Information Form for the year ended December 31, 2015, filed on the Company's SEDAR profile on April 29, 2016, has a full description of the risks and uncertainties associated with the Company's business, including its exploration activities and these risk factors and uncertainties should be referred to and read in their entirety. The forward-looking statements contained herein are expressly qualified by this cautionary statement.

SOURCE SDX Energy Inc.

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