ShaMaran: Atrush Development Update - Spud of CK-7

ShaMaran: Atrush Development Update - Spud of CK-7

ShaMaran: Atrush Development Update - Spud of CK-7

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwired - Sep 19, 2017) - ShaMaran Petroleum Corp. ("ShaMaran" or the "Company") SNMSNM is pleased to announce that drilling operations have commenced on the Chiya Khere ("CK-7") appraisal and development well in the Atrush Block in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. CK-7 is located in the central area of the Atrush Block approximately 3 kilometres east of the Atrush 2 producing well and 3.5 kilometres west of the Atrush 3 appraisal well.

The main objectives of the well are to appraise the commercial potential of the Mus formation, to help reduce the uncertainty in the location of the medium to heavy oil transition zone and to serve as a further producing well.

The well will be drilled with the Romfor 25 drilling rig and is expected to take approximately 52 days. Planned total vertical depth for the well is approximately 1,575 metres.

OTHER

This is information that ShaMaran Petroleum Corp. is obliged to make public pursuant to the EU Market Abuse Regulation. The information was submitted for publication, by the persons below at 5:30 p.m. Toronto time on September 19, 2017.

ABOUT SHAMARAN

ShaMaran Petroleum Corp. is a Kurdistan focused oil development and exploration company with a 20.1% direct interest in the Atrush oil discovery. The Atrush Block is currently undergoing an appraisal and development campaign.

ShaMaran is a Canadian oil and gas company listed on the TSX Venture Exchange and the NASDAQ First North Exchange (Stockholm) under the symbol "SNM". Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release. Pareto Securities AB is the Company's Certified Advisor on NASDAQ First North.

FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS

This news release contains statements and information about expected or anticipated future events and financial results that are forward-looking in nature and, as a result, are subject to certain risks and uncertainties, such as legal and political risk, civil unrest, general economic, market and business conditions, the regulatory process and actions, technical issues, new legislation, competitive and general economic factors and conditions, the uncertainties resulting from potential delays or changes in plans, the occurrence of unexpected events and management's capacity to execute and implement its future plans. Any statements that are contained in this news release that are not statements of historical fact may be deemed to be forward-looking information. Forward-looking information typically contains statements with words such as "may", "will", "should", "expect", "intend", "plan", "anticipate", "believe", "estimate", "projects", "potential", "scheduled", "forecast", "outlook", "budget" or the negative of those terms or similar words suggesting future outcomes. The Company cautions readers regarding the reliance placed by them on forwardlooking information as by its nature, it is based on current expectations regarding future events that involve a number of assumptions, inherent risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated by the Company.

Actual results may differ materially from those projected by management. Further, any forward-looking information is made only as of a certain date and the Company undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking information or statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date on which such statement is made or reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events, except as may be required by applicable securities laws. New factors emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for management of the Company to predict all of these factors and to assess in advance the impact of each such factor on the Company's business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking information.

Chris Bruijnzeels

President and CEO

ShaMaran Petroleum Corp.

+41 22 560 8605

chris.bruijnzeels@shamaranpetroleum.com

Sophia Shane

Corporate Development

ShaMaran Petroleum Corp.

+1 604 689 7842

sophias@namdo.com

www.shamaranpetroleum.com

Robert Eriksson

Investor Relations, Sweden

ShaMaran Petroleum Corp.

+46 701 112615

reriksson@rive6.ch

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