Cub Energy Inc. Announces Spudding of WO well in Eastern Ukraine

HOUSTON, TX, May 24, 2018 /CNW/ - Cub Energy Inc. ("Cub" or the "Company") (TSX-V: KUB), a Ukraine-focused upstream oil and gas company, announces that KUB-Gas LLC ("Kub-Gas"), Cub's 35%-owned subsidiary which owns and operates the eastern Ukraine licences, has commenced drilling of the North Yatskivska #3 ("NY-3") well on the West Olgovskoye ("WO") licence. The NY-3 well is planned to a total depth of 2,300 metres to evaluate several prospective horizons. The NY-3 well is funded through existing Kub-Gas cashflow.

The WO licence is a relatively new licence obtained in 2015 that is on strike to the producing Olgovskoye and Makeevskoye licences. The WO licence surrounds, but does not include, the existing Druzhelyubovskoe gas/condensate field, which has produced over 180 billion cubic feet ("Bcf") of gas since 1979, from the same Moscovian and Bashkirian zones that produce in Kub-Gas' Olgovskoye and Makeevskoye licences.

Mikhail Afendikov, Chairman and CEO of Cub said: "We are pleased to spud our first well on WO and anticipate shooting a 3D seismic program on the licence later in 2018 and into 2019 to further delineate further prospects."

About Cub Energy Inc.

Cub Energy Inc. (TSX-V: KUB) is an upstream oil and gas company, with a proven track record of exploration and production cost efficiency in Ukraine. The Company's strategy is to implement western technology and capital, combined with local expertise and ownership, to increase value in its undeveloped land base, creating and further building a portfolio of producing oil and gas assets within a high pricing environment.

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