Trillion Energy International Inc. announced the spudding of the Alapli-2 natural gas well at the SASB gas field, offshore Turkey, the sixth well in the Company's multi-well program. Alapli-2 is a long-reach directional well being drilled from the Akkaya tripod and which will twin the Alapli-1 exploration well. The Alapli-1 well was never put on production but was perforated and tested at a combined rate of +7 MMcf/d, indicating the gas pool is economic.

Update on Bayhanli-2 production: The Bayhanli-2 gas well which commenced production on June 2, 2023 has averaged 8 MMcf/d (100%) of natural gas production in its first six full days of operation.