UK Oil & Gas PLC (London AIM: UKOG) is pleased to announce that together with its 50-50 Turkish joint venture partner, Aladdin Middle East ( AME ), the Company has applied to the Turkish authorities for three further exploration licences in south east Turkey. The application area covers four c. 150 km² blocks lying to the south and south east of the Company s 305 km² Basur-Resan Licence (see RNS releases of July 23 and October 13, 2020). This application is on a ground floor basis with UKOG responsible solely for its 50% share of any future costs. A map showing the application blocks will be made available on the Company s website in due course.