Questerre Updates Montney Activities

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Questerre Energy Corporation ("Questerre" or the "Company") (TSX:QEC)(OSLO:QEC) is pleased to report that commissioning has been completed for the joint venture central compression and condensate stabilization facility located at 16-07-63-5W6M ("16-07 Facility") in the Kakwa-Resthaven area. Questerre has a 25% working interest in this facility.

Michael Binnion, President and Chief Executive Officer of Questerre, commented, "This facility will be critical in reducing the high back pressure in the pipeline. As a result, we expect it will enhance production performance from the wells. We are pleased the operator was able to construct and commission this plant within the expected timelines."

The 16-07 Facility was constructed in late 2013 and commissioned over the last thirty days. It will address the high line pressures associated with delivering natural gas and liquids from the joint venture wells to a third party processing plant. It will also stabilize wellhead condensate from the wells prior to transportation to the sales pipeline. The 16-07 Facility has been successfully tested at up to 14 MMcf/d of natural gas and associated condensate with design rates for 15 MMcf/d of natural gas and 3,000 bbl/d of condensate. Currently four joint venture wells, the 13-17 Well, the 14-30 Well, the 03-19 Well and the 05-23 Well are producing through the 16-07 Facility at flush rates of up to 8 MMcf/d of natural gas and 1,200 bbl/d of condensate. The operator anticipates that additional wells will be tied-in and placed on production through the 16-07 Facility shortly.

The operator recently updated the status of current and future joint venture wells. It reported that completion and initial flow-back has been finalized on the 16-25-63-5W6M well ("16-25 Well"). During a short production test, the 16-25 Well demonstrated initial deliverability and condensate yields similar to the previously drilled wells on the joint venture acreage. The Company notes that initial production rates are not indicative of long term performance or ultimate recovery. Questerre has a 25% working interest in this well.

Drilling operations were recently completed on the 16-17-63-5W6M well ("16-17 Well") to a total measured depth of 5191m. Drilled from the same surface location as the 13-17 Well, drilling was completed on schedule and budget in 42 days from spud to rig release. Completion operations are now underway. Subject to results, the 16-17 Well should be tied-in and commence production in mid-February. Questerre has a 25% working interest in this well.

The operator further reported that drilling is underway at the 15- 30 -63-5W6M well ("15-30 Well"), the first of two wells to be drilled from the 3- 30 -63-5W6M surface location. The 15-30 Well was spud on December 31, 2013 and is expected to take approximately 45 days to reach total depth. The next well to be spud from this location, the 02/14-30 Well, will target a prospective interval in the Upper Montney. Once drilling is finalized on the 02/14-30 Well, the operator plans to complete both wells by April 2014 and have them tied-in and on production the following month. Questerre will hold a 25% interest in these wells.

The joint venture is currently permitting a new multi-well pad at 07-19 and plans to drill two 1.5 mile long horizontal wells between March and July 2014. Subject to equipment availability and weather, the joint venture intends to complete both wells once drilling has been finished on the second well.

Questerre Energy Corporation is leveraging its expertise gained through early exposure to shale and other non-conventional reservoirs. The Company has base production and reserves in the tight oil Bakken/Torquay of southeast Saskatchewan. It is bringing on production from its lands in the heart of the high-liquids Montney shale fairway. It is a leader on social license to operate issues for its Utica shale gas discovery in the St. Lawrence Lowlands, Quebec. In conjunction with a supermajor, it is at the leading edge of commercializing a proven process to unlock the massive resource potential of oil shale.

Questerre is a believer that the future success of the oil and gas industry depends on a balance of economics, environment and society. We are committed to being transparent and are respectful that the public must be part of making the important choices for our energy future.

This media release contains certain statements which constitute forward-looking statements or information ("forward-looking statements") including the expectation the Facility will enhance production performance from the Company's wells, the tie-in and production of recently drilled wells through the 16-07 Facility, the condensate yields from the 16-25 Well, the tie-in of the 16-17 Well, the expected days to drill the 15-30 Well, the expected completion of the 15-30 Well, the completion and drilling of the 02/14-30 Well and the joint venture plans to license, drill, complete and tie-in two 1.5 mile long horizontal wells. Although Questerre believes that the expectations reflected in our forward-looking statements are reasonable, our forward-looking statements have been based on factors and assumptions concerning future events which may prove to be inaccurate, including the timing of pricing and terms of the placement, the placement results and closing, the use of net proceeds, the timing of receipt of required regulatory approvals and assumptions concerning the success of future drilling activities. Those factors and assumptions are based upon currently available information available to Questerre. Such statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that could influence actual results or events and cause actual results or events to differ materially from those stated, anticipated or implied in the forward-looking statements. As such, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on the forward looking information, as no assurance can be provided as to future results, levels of activity or achievements. The risks, uncertainties, material assumptions and other factors that could affect actual results are discussed in our Annual Information Form and other documents available at www.sedar.com. Furthermore, the forward-looking statements contained in this document are made as of the date of this document and, except as required by applicable law, Questerre does not undertake any obligation to publicly update or to revise any of the included forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. The forward-looking statements contained in this document are expressly qualified by this cautionary statement.

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