Wentworth, the Oslo Stock Exchange (OSE: WRL) and AIM (AIM: WRL) listed independent, East Africa-focused oil & gas company, today provides an update to shareholders.

The Company is pleased to inform shareholders that payments received during April 2018 for gas sales generated from the Mnazi Bay Concession in Tanzania totalled $6.0 million net to Wentworth. This represents payment in full for two months' gas sales. The Company is also pleased to report that gross production volumes during April 2018 from the Mnazi Bay gas field averaged 77 MMscf/d, continuing the strong production since the start of the year and further de-risking our 2018 gross production guidance of 65 to 75 MMscf/d.

Further to the announcement made on 15 January 2018 that Eskil Jersing would be joining Wentworth as Chief Executive Officer ("CEO"), the Company is pleased to confirm that Eskil will formally join the Company on 25 June 2018. It is anticipated that he will be appointed to the Board at the Company's Annual and Special Meeting to be held on 27 June 2018. As previously announced, Geoff Bury stepped down from his position as Managing Director on 30 April 2018 and Bob McBean, Executive Chairman, has assumed the role of Interim CEO until Eskil formally joins the Company.