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Ranger Oil Ups Oil Sales Guidance for 4Q21; Updates Hedge Book

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Ranger Oil Corp. announced an increase in the Company's oil sales guidance for the fourth quarter 2021 and updated its current hedge position.

4Q21 Oil Output Increase

The company is increasing its expected 4Q oil production to 26,700-28,000 Bbls/day, up 2.5% at the midpoint from 25,700-27,700 Bbls/day.

Darrin Henke, President and Chief Executive Officer of Ranger commented, "I am very pleased to announce that, due to the observed outperformance of existing wells, faster cycle times and less anticipated downtime, we now expect our fourth quarter sales volumes to be considerably higher than initially anticipated. As a result, we are positively revising as well as narrowing our guidance of anticipated sales volumes for the fourth quarter from a range of 25,700 - 27,700 barrels of oil per day ("bbl/d"), to a range of 26,700 - 28,000 bbl/d."

"Several factors are contributing to this outperformance, all of which we expect to continue in the future to drive best in class returns for our shareholders. First, our unwavering focus on increasing operating efficiencies resulted in decreased drilling and completion cycle times and accelerated turn-in-line dates for the quarter. In addition, of the wells recently turned-in-line, we continue to see initial outperformance relative to our forecasts as we optimize our completion and production designs, revealing the inherent quality of our acreage position. Third, we have seen very favorable initial results of our Lonestar integration efforts, resulting in the application of best practices on newly producing wells, such as deploying jet pumps for artificial lift. Lastly, the previously announced field infrastructure upgrades have largely been completed and at a faster pace than anticipated, resulting in less anticipated downtime, while also contributing to positive well performance."

"Given the continued operating efficiencies driving the revised guidance, the Company does not anticipate a change to its previously disclosed capital expenditure guidance of between $65 million and $75 million for the quarter."

Updated Hedge Position

Ranger's collar levels for the first half of 2022 have an average of approximately $63 per barrel downside protection, with an average upside exposure of $87 per barrel.

Henke continued, "The use of commodity hedging is an integral part of the Company's risk management strategy. Given the attractiveness of recent markets, we continued to lean forward on our hedge strategy, resetting the acquired Lonestar hedges to at the market swaps upon closing in early October, as well as proactively placing additional hedge collars prior to the recent pull back in prices. Our collar levels placed quarter to date for the first half of 2022 have an average of approximately $63 per barrel downside protection, with an average upside exposure of $87 per barrel."