3 New Horizontal Wells Spud in Permian Basin

HOUSTON, TX / ACCESSWIRE / August 12, 2019 / PEDEVCO Corp. (NYSE American:PED) (the "Company") reported 2^nd quarter of 2019 results today. Due in large part to the success of the Company's Phase One development program in the San Andres formation of the Permian Basin over the first half of 2019, compared to the same quarter last year, revenues grew from approximately $898 thousand to over $4 million, with production for the same period growing from approximately 17,451 BOE (barrels of oil equivalent) to approximately 74,220 BOE.

Commenting on the results, J. Douglas Schick, President of the Company, stated, 'We are very pleased with our 2^nd quarter results, which is our first quarter that reflects the partial results from Phase One of our 2019 Permian Basin development program. We look forward to continuing to execute our development plans in 2019, further increasing production and revenue, and delivering on our promise to build shareholder value."

In addition, the Company announced today that the Company has spud three new horizontal wells in recent weeks in the Company's Chaveroo field of its Permian Basin asset, which are the first of four new planned San Andres horizontal wells to be drilled and completed in Phase Two of the Company's 2019 Permian Basin drilling program.

About PEDEVCO Corp.

PEDEVCO Corp. (NYSE American:PED), is a publicly-traded energy company engaged in the acquisition and development of strategic, high growth energy projects in the United States. The Company's principal assets are its San Andres Asset located in the Northwest Shelf of the Permian Basin in eastern New Mexico, and its D-J Basin Asset located in the D-J Basin in Weld and Morgan Counties, Colorado. PEDEVCO is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

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SOURCE: PEDEVCO Corp.