Press release

28 April 2017

Riverstone Energy Limited

("REL" or the "Company")

Director Declaration

In accordance with the requirements of Listing Rule 9.6.14, REL advises that it has been notified of the following change to directorships in other publicly quoted companies held by a member of the Board.

Claire Whittet was appointed as a non-executive director of Third Point Offshore Investors Limited on 27 April 2017. Third Point Offshore Investors Limited was admitted to trading on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange on 25 July 2007.

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About Riverstone Energy Limited:

REL is a closed-ended investment company that invests exclusively in the global energy industry, with a particular focus on the exploration & production and midstream sectors. REL aims to capitalise on the opportunities presented by Riverstone's energy investment platform.  REL is a member of the FTSE 250 and its ordinary shares are listed on the London Stock Exchange, trading under the symbol RSE.  To date, REL has made 17 investments spanning conventional and unconventional oil and gas activities in the Gulf of Mexico, Continental U.S., Western Canada, the U.K. North Sea, the Norwegian Sea, Mexico and credit.

For further details, see www.RiverstoneREL.com

Neither the contents of Riverstone Energy Limited's website nor the contents of any website accessible from hyperlinks on the websites (or any other website) is incorporated into, or forms part of, this announcement.