Star Metro - Southern Energy Corp. Provides Operations Update

Unrelated to Southern's current growth plans at Gwinville, Southern is involved in an ongoing dispute in which it is bringing a claim regarding what it believes are excessive transportation fees being charged by a third party midstream company associated with the Mechanicsburg and Green's Creek fields. On April 29, 2025, Southern was pleased to receive confirmation that the pipelines subject to the dispute are regulated by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ("FERC"). The third party made its initial response filing to the regulator which includes setting maximum allowable transportation rates, subject to FERC review and approval.

Southern will work closely with FERC staff to expedite the rate determination process and, in parallel, will continue to engage with the pipeline operator to pursue an agreement on an equitable fee structure.

In the interim, Southern has elected to voluntarily shut-in approximately 400 boepd of production from the Mechanicsburg and Greens Creek Fields to avoid increasing the quantum of disputed fees. This accounts for approximately 20% of Southern's production on a volumetric basis, but only approximately 10% of the Company's operating income from Q1 2025. This will not impact the rest of Southern's operations or the proposed DUC completions in Gwinville.

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About Southern Energy Corp.

Southern Energy Corp. is a natural gas exploration and production company characterized by a stable, low-decline production base, a significant low-risk drilling inventory and strategic access to premium commodity pricing in North America. Southern has a primary focus on acquiring and developing conventional natural gas and light oil resources in the southeast Gulf States of Mississippi, Louisiana, and East Texas. Our management team has a long and successful history working together and have created significant shareholder value through accretive acquisitions, optimization of existing oil and natural gas fields and the utilization of re-development strategies utilizing horizontal drilling and multi-staged fracture completion techniques.

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Unit Cost Calculation. For the purpose of calculating unit costs, natural gas volumes have been converted to a barrel of oil equivalent ("boe") using six thousand cubic feet equal to one barrel unless otherwise stated. A boe conversion ratio of 6:1 is based upon an energy equivalency conversion method primarily applicable at the burner tip and does not represent a value equivalency at the wellhead. This conversion conforms with National Instrument 51-101 - Standards of Disclosure for Oil and Gas Activities. Boe may be misleading, particularly if used in isolation.

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SOURCE: Southern Energy Corp.

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