Gulf Keystone Petroleum: Operational & Corporate Update

20 October 2026

Gulf Keystone Petroleum Ltd. (LSE & OSE: GKP)(“Gulf Keystone”, “GKP”, “the Group” or “the Company”)

Operational & Corporate Update

Gulf Keystone, a leading independent operator and producer in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (“Kurdistan”), today provides the following operational & corporate update.

Production and export operations continue with full well capacity of approximately 45,000 bopdAs previously reported, a maiden top-up cargo was recently lifted following the allocation of additional barrels by Iraq’s State Oil Marketing Organisation (“SOMO”) to reconcile a portion of Q4 2025 export sales to international pricesThe Company continues to prepare for a return to drilling and field development in 2027 while progressing the installation of water handling facilities at PF-2 to unlock incremental production. Due to supply chain constraints, the Company now expects the water handling project to start-up in Q2 2027The Company’s balance sheet is currently debt-free, with cash of $48.2 million as at 19 October 2026Separately, GKP and ShaMaran Petroleum have today announced that they have agreed to merge to create a leading independent oil producer focused on the Kurdistan Region of Iraq and Federal Iraq

Enquiries:

Gulf Keystone:	+44 (0) 20 7514 1400
Aaron Clark, Head of Investor Relations& Corporate Communications	[email protected]

or visit: www.gulfkeystone.com

Notes to Editors:

Gulf Keystone Petroleum Ltd. (LSE & OSE: GKP) is a leading independent operator and producer in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. Further information on Gulf Keystone is available on its website www.gulfkeystone.com