Archer Limited: Archer announces renewed contract and reduced activity in the south of Argentina

28 Apr 2025 07:30 CEST

Hamilton Bermuda (April 28, 2025)

Archer announces that Pan American Energy ("PAE") is renewing the contracts for
9 pulling units and 8 workover units working in the south of Argentina. The
current contract expires in June 2025 and have been renewed for 3 years with
options for two additional years. The estimated backlog for the renewed contract
scope is around $210 million.

In parallel, Archer announces reduced activity in the region. Archer is working
closely with the local unions to reduce the impact on employees and the
community. The reduction in activity will in isolation reduce our backlog by
about $125 million.

We estimate an annualized revenue reduction for Archer of around 5%, but limited
impact on the annual cash flow for the group, as we reduce overhead cost,
working capital and maintenance investments in Argentina.

"Argentina's energy landscape is undergoing a significant transformation, with
investments and production shifting from mature conventional fields in the south
to the expanding shale resources of Vaca Muerta" comments Dag Skindlo, CEO of
Archer. "We see that investments are increasing in the Vaca Muerta field, which
has grown from about 6% of Argentina's total oil and gas output in 2017 to over
50% in 2024. Vaca Muerta is often compared to the more known fields like Permian
and Bakken in the US. With significant export pipeline projects ongoing from
Vaca Muerta, the drilling activity is set to grow meaningfully over the medium
to long term."

We will update our full year financial guidance during our first quarter release
but expect only minor revisions if any.

For additional information, please contact:

Espen Joranger, Chief Financial Officer, Mobile: +47 982 06 812, Email:
espen.joranger@archerwell.com

Joachim Houeland, Manager Treasury and Investor Relations, Mobile: +47 482 78
748, Email: joachim.houeland@archerwell.com

This information is subject to the disclosure requirements pursuant to section 5
-12 of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act.

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