Acquires Core Uinta Basin Royalty and Minerals Bolt-on with Significant Inventory; Executes on Additional Ground Game; Well Performance Driving Increased Production Guidance

MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--October 21, 2025-- 

Northern Oil and Gas, Inc. $(NOG)$ ("NOG" or the "Company") today provided an update on a number of business matters, including a recent bolt-on acquisition, an update on ground game transactions, capital expenditure and production guidance and other third quarter information.

UINTA ROYALTY AND MINERAL ACQUISITION HIGHLIGHTS

   --  $98.3 million initial closing settlement for non-budgeted bolt-on 
      acquisition of producing royalty and mineral interests with significant 
      undeveloped inventory in Duchesne and Uintah Counties 
 
   --  Substantially all of the assets reside under NOG's existing Uinta 
      footprint, operated by SM Energy 
 
   --  1,000 net royalty acres (8,000 royalty acres standardized to 1/8th 
      royalty) with significant inventory of over 400 gross locations 
 
   --  Average net revenue interest of 1.3% on an 8/8ths basis across all 
      acquired spacing units; transaction increases NOG's average effective NRI 
      from 80% to 87% covering the entirety of NOG's Uinta position 
 
   --  Forward one-year unhedged cash flow from operations expected to be 
      approximately $14 million at recent strip pricing, representing a free 
      cash flow yield of approximately 14% 
 
   --  Transaction expected to be accretive to key financial metrics, 
      including earnings per share, free cash flow and cash flow per share over 
      a multi-year period 

GROUND GAME ACQUISITIONS

   --  Significant ground game success in the third quarter across NOG's 
      entire platform, including the Williston, Permian, Uinta and Appalachian 
      Basins 
 
   --  Completes $59.8 million in acquisition costs inclusive of associated 
      ground game development across 22 ground game transactions and three 
      trades 
 
   --  Ground game transactions add 2,500 net acres and 5.8 net wells 
 
   --  Executed multiple trades and signed a joint development agreement 
      covering seven spacing units in the Williston Basin 

BUSINESS UPDATE AND GUIDANCE

   --  Better than expected well performance across all four active basins 
 
   --  Modest increase in D&C list in the third quarter helping to build 
      low-breakeven momentum into year-end 
 
   --  Total production expected to be 131 MBoe/d in the third quarter, with 
      oil representing over 55% 
 
   --  Increasing annual production guidance to 75,000 -- 76,500 Bopd and 
      132,500 -- 134,000 Boepd for oil and total volumes, respectively 
 
   --  Expect total capital expenditures of $272 million for the third 
      quarter, inclusive of ground game, but excluding non-budgeted and other 
      capital expenditures 
 
   --  Tightening annual capital expenditure guidance range to $950 -- $1,025 
      million 

UINTA ROYALTY AND MINERAL ACQUISITION

In August 2025, NOG closed on its acquisition of royalty and mineral interests, representing approximately 1,000 net royalty acres (8,000 royalty acres standardized to 1/8th royalty) located primarily in Duchesne and Uintah Counties, UT for a purchase price of $98.3 million in cash, subject to typical post-closing adjustments. The acquisition was funded with a previously placed $9.8 million acquisition deposit, cash on hand, operating free cash flow and borrowings under the Company's revolving credit facility.

Production for the properties for 2026 is expected to average approximately 900 boe per day (2-stream, 85%+ oil), with the expectation of steady production growth on the properties over a multi-year period. De minimis capital expenditures are anticipated on a go-forward basis. NOG hedged a significant portion of the oil production at signing.

The acquired assets include over 400 gross locations and represent an average net revenue interest of approximately 1.3% on an 8/8ths basis across all acquired spacing units. This transaction increased NOG's average effective NRI from 80% to 87% across the Company's Uinta properties. SM Energy operates on substantially all of the acreage. NOG's acquisition underwriting ascribed value to just the future locations in the current proposed drilling plan. Given the stacked pay of the Uinta Basin, the acquired assets contain significant additional inventory and upside.

GROUND GAME ACQUISITIONS

NOG's signature ground game program notched another sequential increase deploying $59.8 million of acquisition and development capital with 22 transactions and three trades across all four of the Company's basins, adding over 2,500 net acres and 5.8 net wells.

In addition, NOG executed on multiple trades aimed at high-grading its acreage position across the Williston and Uinta Basins with several operators, and executed another joint development agreement across seven extended-lateral drilling units in the Williston Basin with a private operator.

Year to date, the Company has deployed over $95.8 million of acquisition and development capital across more than 50 ground game transactions, adding over 11.6 net wells and 6,100 net acres with incremental locations across all of NOG's active basins.

MANAGEMENT COMMENTS

"The variety of acquisition types comprising the third quarter's transactions highlight several of our key strategic advantages: technical knowledge of our basins of operation, and the ability to leverage proprietary knowledge of future development on our existing properties driving our ability to acquire additional revenue and working interests overlaying our land positions," commented Nick O'Grady, Chief Executive Officer of NOG. "The Uinta royalty transaction, in particular, will further lower our breakevens in an already low-cost basin. Finally, well performance on our base assets continues to exceed expectations across the board, driving increased guidance. This, combined with a robust backlog of growth opportunities, continues to set NOG up well as we head into 2026."

BUSINESS UPDATE AND GUIDANCE

Well performance has materially exceeded Company expectations across all four basins. Additionally, NOG saw a significant increase in development on its acreage throughout the third quarter with strong completions as the Company exited the third quarter. Despite increased completion activity in the quarter, the D&C list still increased by 0.3 net wells, building low-breakeven momentum into year-end.

For the quarter, activity was in line with expectations with reduced oil production and continued growth in gas production. The Company expects total capital expenditures of approximately $272 million for the third quarter, driven primarily by robust ground game success. Total production is expected to be 131,000 Boepd in 3Q, with oil production approximately 72,200 -- 72,300 Bopd, which the Company expects to mark the low period for the year. Given the significantly stronger than expected well performance, as well as the increase in development activity, NOG's production volumes are poised to increase significantly as it exits 2025. As a result, NOG is increasing annual production guidance as shown in the table below. In addition, the Company is tightening its annual capital expenditure guidance range.

UPDATED 2025 FULL YEAR PRODUCTION AND CAPITAL EXPENDITURE GUIDANCE

 
                                         Prior              Current 
                                   ------------------  ------------------ 
Total Production (Boepd)           130,000 -- 133,000  132,500 -- 134,000 
Oil Production (Bopd)               74,000 -- 76,000    75,000 -- 76,500 
Total Capital Expenditures ($MM)     $925 - $1,050       $950 - $1,025 
 

UPDATE ON HEDGING AND OTHER MATTERS

In the third quarter, the Company recorded unrealized mark-to-market gains on derivatives of approximately $15.4 million, driven by changes to the value of the Company's derivatives portfolio. Realized hedge gains were an estimated $55.4 million, driven by the Company's natural gas, crude oil and basis hedges.

The Company continues to execute its policy of protecting its capital program by periodically entering into financial derivative instruments with counterparties to lock in future commodity prices on a portion of its expected production. The Company has successfully continued to increase its hedge portfolio at attractive prices. As of the date of this release, the Company had an average of over 50,000 barrels per day of oil hedged for the fourth quarter of 2025, an average of over 48,000 barrels per day of oil hedged for the first quarter of 2026 and an average of over 35,000 barrels per day of oil hedged for calendar 2026, through a combination of swaps and collars. Additionally, NOG has an average of over 230 MMBtu per day of natural gas hedged for the fourth quarter of 2025, an average of over 220 MMBtu per day of natural gas hedged for the first quarter of 2026 and an average of over 200 million MMBtu per day of natural gas hedged for calendar 2026, through a combination of swaps and collars. An updated copy of NOG's hedge tables can be found below.

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