Miller Energy Resources Announces Updated Reserve Report

ANCHORAGE, AK--(Marketwired - Aug 20, 2014) - Miller Energy Resources, Inc. (the "Company" or "Miller") (NYSE: MILL) announced a substantial increase in the estimated value of its reserves located in the Cook Inlet area of Alaska as determined by Ryder Scott Company (RSC), an independent petroleum reserves engineering consulting firm, in a recently issued reserve report commissioned by the Company.

Compared to the value of the Cook Inlet area reserves at April 30, 2014, the July 31, 2014 reserve report shows, approximately, the following:

"The updated reserve report reflects a substantial increase to our Proved PV-10," said Scott M. Boruff, Miller's CEO. "This increase demonstrates reserve growth in our Alaskan assets, including Redoubt, West McArthur River and North Fork. As we prove up additional fault blocks at Redoubt and begin drilling out our promising Sabre prospect, we expect further meaningful additions to our reserves, as well as strong increases in production. This is a great way to kick off what I expect to be an exciting year at Miller."

The newly issued reserve report is based on SEC pricing. The reserves quoted in this release were estimated based on the definitions and disclosures guidelines contained in the Society of Petroleum Engineers, World Petroleum Council, American Association of Petroleum Geologists and Society of Petroleum Evaluation Engineers Petroleum Resources Management Systems.

About Miller Energy Resources

Miller Energy Resources is an oil and natural gas exploration, production and drilling company operating in multiple exploration and production basins in North America. Miller's focus is in Cook Inlet, Alaska and in the heart of Tennessee's Appalachian Basin including the Mississippian Lime and Chattanooga Shale. Miller is headquartered in Knoxville, Tennessee with offices in Anchorage, Alaska and Huntsville, Tennessee. The Company's common stock is listed on the NYSE under the symbol MILL.

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