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       UPSTREAM                            with approximately 1,400 wells drilled to date.  will own 95% of Tengasco and the current
                                             Steward Energy, founded in 2012    Tengasco stockholders will own the remaining
       Rising Phoenix Royalties            and headquartered in Frisco, TX, is an   5%. In addition, Riley will become a wholly
                                           independent exploration and production
                                                                                owned subsidiary of Tengasco.
       announces second Yoakum             (E&P) company, holding over 100,000 acres in   focused on developing conventional oil and
                                                                                  Riley is a private equity backed company
                                           New Mexico and Texas.
       County, Permian Basin,              gas industry expertise, helps guide mineral   natural gas properties in the Northwest Shelf
                                             RPR, backed by 4 generations of oil and
                                                                                of the Permian Basin. Riley was formed
       oil and natural gas royalty         owners nationwide with solutions in selling   with the goal of building a premier Permian
                                           their mineral assets. Common reasons why
                                                                                Basin pure-play acquisition, exploration, and
       acquisition                         RPR clients choose to sell their royalties   development company, focusing on oil-rich,
                                                                                geologically driven sweet spots within legacy
                                           include liquidating estates, diversifying
       Rising Phoenix Royalties (RPR) announces   investment portfolios, funding retirement,   oilfields that are conducive to newer drilling
       its second 2020 Yoakum County, Permian   maximizing tax benefits, or for immediate   and completion techniques. Riley’s acreage is
       Basin, oil and natural gas royalty acquisition,   financial need. RPR provides a comprehensive   primarily located on large contiguous blocks
       totalling 24 PDP wells, from an undisclosed   analysis of each divestiture to assist owners in   in Yoakum County, Texas and Lea, Roosevelt
       seller.                             achieving their financial and life goals.  and Chaves Counties in New Mexico; and the
         Ring Energy and Steward Energy, two of   RISING PHOENIX ROYALTIES, October 21, 2020  offset legacy assets are located in the Permian
       the top 3 production companies in Yoakum                                 Basin San Andres fields, which include the
       County, are well-site operators.    Tengasco and Riley                   Wasson and Brahaney Fields.
         “Rising Phoenix Royalties acquired the                                   Riley’s assets have a shallower decline
       Yoakum County acquisition through our   Exploration-Permian              profile than most unconventional reservoirs,
       mineral space network,” notes Janie Widman,                              which provides Riley with optionality in terms
       Vice President, Rising Phoenix Royalties.   announce merger              of capital deployment, development schedule,
       “Many of our acquisitions are the result of                              and management of organic growth. As a
       trusted relationships we have within the   agreement                     result, Riley has a strong balance sheet with a
       energy industry.”                                                        low debt to trailing twelve months Adjusted
         “We welcome royalty acquisition   Tengasco and Riley Exploration – Permian   EBITDAX ratio of 1.4:1, has been able to grow
       partnerships with mineral companies that   announced today that they have entered into   production quarter over quarter, and has a
       are seeking added backing to complete   a definitive merger agreement in an all-stock   record of paying cash dividends to common
       purchases,” continued Widman. “In addition,   transaction. Under the terms of the merger   unitholders for the past 6 quarters totalling
       we purchase assets mineral companies are   agreement, Tengasco will issue approximately   $25mn to date.
       looking to divest.”                 203mn shares of Tengasco common stock   TENGASCO AND RILEY EXPLORATION –
         Midland, Texas-based Ring Energy, Inc.has   to Riley members at the closing of the   PERMIAN, October 21, 2020
       35 years of experience in analysing, drilling,   transaction. Following the closing of the
       and production in the San Andres formation   transaction, the current members of Riley
                                                                                MIDSTREAM
                                                                                Summit Midstream Partners

                                                                                announces FERC approval

                                                                                of Double E pipeline project

                                                                                Summit Midstream Partners, LP (SMLP)
                                                                                announced that on October 15, 2020,
                                                                                Double E Pipeline, a joint venture in which
                                                                                SMLP owns a 70% equity interest and
                                                                                serves as operator, received Federal Energy
                                                                                Regulatory Commission (FERC) approval of
                                                                                its application to construct and operate the
                                                                                Double E pipeline project, pursuant to Section
                                                                                7(c) of the Natural Gas Act. Double E is a new
                                                                                interstate natural gas pipeline that is currently
                                                                                under development and, upon completion,
                                                                                will provide up to 1.35 million dekatherms of
                                                                                firm transportation service from the Delaware
                                                                                Basin in southeast New Mexico and West
                                                                                Texas to delivery points near Waha in Reeves
                                                                                and Pecos Counties, Texas. Upon fulfilling
                                                                                certain remaining requirements, including
                                                                                finalizing a right-of-way grant from the



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