Petroteq Announces Update on Oil Production and Oil Quality Baseline

SHERMAN OAKS, Calif., Dec. 09, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Petroteq Energy Inc. (“Petroteq” or the “Company”) (TSXV:PQE; OTC:PQEFF; FSE:PQCF), an oil sands mining and production company having a proprietary technology that extracts hydrocarbons without the use of water, is pleased to announce an update on oil production and the facilities oil quality baseline.

Since November 25, 2019, when the automation was completed, Petroteq is pleased to report that:

• The facility has produced an average 80 barrels of sales oil in 12-hour process shifts - a total of 10 days of the 14 day period;
• The facility has produced an average of 150 barrels of sales oil in 12-hour process shifts over the last two days;
• The Company is in the process of training additional team members with the intent of increasing production shifts;    
• The facility has produced sales oil with API gravity of 15 to 17 API degrees (higher API of up to 20 degrees has been recorded for shipping of the product during current cold weather conditions);
• The facility has produced sales oil with BS&W (Basic Sediment and Water) or “sediment levels” averaging three tenths of one percent; and
• The produced sales oil is of a low sulfur percentage (less than a half a percent 0.5%).

Additionally, the Company is pleased to announce that it will host its inaugural Investor Call, with a management question and answer session, on Tuesday, December 17, 2019 at 11 a.m. Central Time. Hosting the call will be David Sealock, Chief Executive Officer of Petroteq.

The call can be accessed live by dialing (877) 407-3982, or for international callers, (201) 493-6780. A replay will be available shortly after the call and can be accessed by dialing (844) 512-2921, or for international callers (412) 317-6671. The passcode for the replay is 13697142. The replay will be available until December 24, 2019.

About Petroteq Energy Inc.

Petroteq is a fully integrated oil and gas company focused on the development and implementation of a new proprietary technology for oil extraction. The Company has an environmentally safe and sustainable technology for the extraction of heavy and bitumen from oil sands, oil shale deposits and shallow oil deposits. Petroteq is engaged in the development and implementation of its patented environmentally friendly heavy oil processing and extraction technologies. Our proprietary process produces zero greenhouse gas, zero waste and requires no high temperatures. Petroteq is currently focused on developing its oil sands resources and expanding production capacity at its Asphalt Ridge heavy oil extraction and processing facility located near Vernal, Utah.

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Forward-Looking Statements

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Should any factor affect the Company in an unexpected manner, or should assumptions underlying the forward-looking information prove incorrect, the actual results or events may differ materially from the results or events predicted. Any such forward-looking information is expressly qualified in its entirety by this cautionary statement. Moreover, the Company does not assume responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of such forward-looking information. The forward-looking information included in this press release is made as of the date of this press release, and the Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking information, other than as required by applicable law.

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CONTACT INFORMATION

Petroteq Energy Inc.

Alex Blyumkin

Executive Chairman

Tel: (800) 979-1897