Mr. Paul Baay reports

TOUCHSTONE EXPLORATION ANNOUNCES THIRD QUARTER 2026 RESULTS

Touchstone Exploration Inc. has released its financial and operating results for the three and nine months ended Sept. 30, 2026. Selected financial information is outlined below and should be read in conjunction with Touchstone's Sept. 30, 2026, unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements and related management discussion and analysis, both of which are available on the company's profile on SEDAR+ and Touchstone's website. Unless otherwise stated, all financial amounts presented herein are in U.S. dollars, and all production volumes disclosed herein are sales volumes based on company working interest before royalty burdens. Field-estimated volumes are based on field measurements and may differ from final sales volumes.

Third quarter 2026 financial and operating highlights:

• Production: averaged 4,485 boe/d in the third quarter of 2026, a 1-per-cent increase from 4,433 barrels of oil equivalent per day in the second quarter of 2026, primarily due to the completion of the Cascadura facility compression project; third quarter production decreased 13 per cent from 5,142 boe/d in the third quarter of 2025, primarily reflecting planned compressor maintenance and a well shut in on the Central block as well as lower crude oil volumes. Reported sales volumes were reduced by a 9,465-barrel (approximately 103-barrel-per-day) increase in crude oil inventory during the quarter, the majority of which was sold in October, 2026;
• Revenue and realized commodity pricing: petroleum and natural gas sales totalled $16.46-million, a 30-per-cent increase from the $12.7-million recorded in the third quarter of 2025; the increase reflected a 49-per-cent increase in realized commodity price per boe, partially offset by a 13-per-cent decrease in sales volumes;
• Crude oil sales: $5.73-million from average production of 837 barrels per day at an average realized price of $74.33 per barrel;
• NGL (natural gas liquids) sales: $1.8-million from average production of 422 bbl/d at an average realized price of $46.35 per barrel;
• Natural gas sales: $8.94-million from average production of 19.4 million cubic feet per day (3,226 boe/d) at an average realized price of $5.02 per thousand cubic feet; Central block natural gas realized an estimated average price of $7.81 per thousand cubic feet, compared with $2.58 per thousand cubic feet for Ortoire block natural gas sold under the company's fixed-price contract; Central block volumes were sold under the Atlantic LNG Train 2/3 gas supply contract in July, 2026, during Train 4 downtime;
• Operating netback: generated $22.58 per boe, an 82-per-cent increase from $12.38 per boe in the third quarter of 2025, primarily driven by higher realized prices across all products, partially offset by higher royalty expenses;
• Funds flow from operations: increased to $5.37-million from $740,000 in the third quarter of 2025, primarily driven by a $3.46-million increase in operating netback and lower general and administrative and current income tax expenses;
• Net income: recorded net income of $80,000 (nil per basic and diluted share), compared with a net loss of $2.06-million (one cent per basic and diluted share) in the third quarter of 2025; the $2.14-million improvement primarily reflected a $4.64-million increase in funds flow from operations, partially offset by $2.5-million in non-cash items, primarily deferred income tax expense and the convertible debenture revaluation loss;
• Capital expenditures: invested $1.76-million in the third quarter of 2026, primarily directed toward drilling the PS-623 crude oil development well, which was completed and brought on production in October, 2026;
• Net debt and deleveraging: reduced net debt by 17 per cent from the prior quarter to $57.34-million at Sept. 30, 2026; this reflected $3.55-million in bank debt principal repayments financed from operating cash flow and the repayment of the $8.4-million debenture issued in the June, 2026, integrated financing, with the proceeds resubscribed for common shares, which eliminated the debenture obligation.

Post-period-end highlights:

• CR-3 Karamat completion: Following isochronal well testing operations, downhole pressure gauges were installed for a pressure buildup test and additional flow test. After a five-day pressure buildup test, wellhead pressures built to approximately 1,600 pounds per square inch and were still building. The well was then opened for an additional well test at different choke settings. Over the previous two-day period, the well was producing at an average gross natural gas rate of approximately 2.3 million cubic feet per day on a 90-per-cent-open choke with a wellhead flowing pressure of 300 pounds per square inch. CR-3 will undergo another brief pressure buildup test and will then be placed on permanent production to the facility. Downhole pressure recorders are expected to be retrieved at the end of November for future evaluation and analysis.
• WD-4 drilling: The first well in the company's two-well WD-4 block development drilling campaign, PS-623, which was spudded in the third quarter, reached total depth on Oct. 4, 2026. The well has been completed and placed on stream at an average field-estimated production rate of approximately 290 bbl/d of crude oil over its first 16 days of production. The second well was spudded on Oct. 29, 2026.
• Production update: Field-estimated production for October, 2026, averaged 5,020 boe/d, comprising 20.3 million cubic feet per day of net natural gas production (3,377 boe/d) and 1,643 bbl/d of net crude oil and liquids production.

Liquidity update

As at Sept. 30, 2026, the company reported a working capital deficit of $20.1-million (June 30, 2026: $28.7 million). The decrease primarily reflected the settlement of the $8.4-million debenture issued in the June, 2026, integrated financing through the issuance of common shares in July, 2026. The working capital deficit included the $11.1-million carrying value of the convertible debenture maturing in August, 2028, which is classified as a current liability solely due to the holder's conversion rights; any conversion would be settled in common shares. Excluding the convertible debenture, the adjusted working capital deficit was $9-million (June 30, 2026: $18.4-million). As at Sept. 30, 2026, the company had cash of $8.1-million (June 30, 2026: $9.2-million) and long-term bank debt principal of $35.8-million (June 30, 2026: $37.9-million), with its revolving credit facility fully drawn.

Management continues to execute initiatives to strengthen the company's financial position and capital structure. Year-to-date accomplishments include closing the June, 2026, integrated financing that generated net proceeds of $10.2-million and realizing improved operating cash flows driven by higher commodity prices and stable production.

Touchstone has scheduled bank debt principal repayments of approximately $12.7-million over the next 12 months and continues to pursue recovery of approximately $12-million in outstanding value-added tax (VAT) receivables. The company also has estimated minimum contractual payments of approximately $13.1-million due during the remainder of 2026, of which approximately $11.2-million relates to the Ortoire exploration commitment and the Balata East development well obligation, which the company is seeking to defer.

As detailed in the company's Sept. 30, 2026, unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements and accompanying management discussion and analysis, management's cash flow projections remain tied to prevailing commodity prices, field production performance and the timing of capital programs, including certain discretionary development capital. Adverse movements in commodity prices, operational disruptions or delays in development activities, VAT recovery, or work commitment restructuring could negatively affect the company's ability to meet its debt obligations and other contractual commitments as they come due. Consequently, the interim financial statements include a note disclosure regarding a material uncertainty that may cast significant doubt upon the company's ability to continue as a going concern.

Touchstone remains focused on maintaining operational momentum, optimizing its cost structure, sustaining production levels, recovering VAT balances, and working constructively with its existing lenders to maintain appropriate liquidity over the next 12 months and beyond.

About Touchstone Exploration Inc.

Touchstone Exploration is a company based in Calgary, Alta., engaged in the business of acquiring interests in petroleum and natural gas rights and the exploration, development, production and sale of petroleum and natural gas. Touchstone is currently active in onshore properties located in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. The company's common shares are traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange and the AIM (Alternative Investment Market) of the London Stock Exchange under the symbol TXP.

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