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Regulatory Filings • Dec 16, 2014

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LAUNCH OF SECOND STAGE OF URENGOYSKOE FIELD

Moscow, 16 December* 2014.*** OAO NOVATEK (“NOVATEK” and/or the “Company”) announced today that SeverEnergia (a joint venture between NOVATEK and OAO Gazprom Neft) launched the second stage of the Urengoyskoye field (within the Samburgskiy license area) including the second train of the gas condensate de-ethanization unit. Overall capacity of the two stages of field development is approximately 13 billion cubic meters (bcm) of natural gas and more than 4.7 million tons of de-ethanized gas condensate per annum.

The wells drilled at the Urengoyskoye field target the Achimov deposits, which are characterized by relatively high depth (approximately 3,700 meters) and high share of gas condensate in the hydrocarbon flow.

Note

SeverEnergia via its fully consolidated subsidiary Arcticgas holds the development and production licenses for the Samburgskiy, Yevo-Yakhinskiy, Yaro-Yakhinskiy and North-Chaselskiy license areas.

As at 31 December 2013, the proved reserves of the Urengoyskoye field within the Samburgskiy license area were estimated at 214 bcm of natural gas and 52 million tons of gas condensate according to the SEC standards.

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OAO NOVATEK is Russia’s largest independent gas producer and the second-largest natural gas producer in Russia. Founded in 1994, the Company is engaged in the exploration, production, processing and marketing of natural gas and liquid hydrocarbons. The Company’s upstream activities are concentrated in the prolific Yamal-Nenets Autonomous Region, which is the world’s largest natural gas producing area and accounts for approximately 90% of Russia’s natural gas production and approximately 17% of the world’s gas production. NOVATEK is an open joint stock company established under the laws of the Russian Federation. The Company’s shares are listed in Russia on Moscow Exchange (MOEX) and the London Stock Exchange (LSE) under the ticker symbol «NVTK».