2020

CALGARY, Alberta, May 12, 2020 – High Arctic Energy Services Inc. (TSX: HWO) (“High Arctic”, the “Corporation” or “We”). AGM CONFERENCE CALL DETAILS – Thursday May 14, 2020 at 3pm MST All shareholders, business analysts and other interested parties are encouraged to listen to the Corporation’s Annual General and Special Meeting (“AGM”) by way of teleconference on Thursday May 14, 2020 at 3pm MST at the following numbers: In Canada and the United States – 1-800-289-0459; Conference ID 891508# In Australia – 1-800-590-693; Conference ID 891508# Please dial into the conference call 10 minutes before the start of the call.  The meeting may not begin until a few minutes after 3pm.  The High Arctic’s First Quarter results are anticipated to be issued after markets close on Thursday May 14, 2020, and should shareholders or analysts wish to contact the Corporation, contact details are noted at the bottom of this News Release. The Corporation continues to monitor the development of the current coronavirus outbreak (“COVID-19”). In light of the rapidly evolving public health guidelines related to COVID-19 and in order to comply with the measures imposed by the federal and provincial governments, the Corporation strongly encourages shareholders to VOTE BY PROXY rather than attend the meeting in person through one of the following channels: Telephone: Call the number provided on your proxy, which was mailed to each shareholder; or Online: Visit the website provided on your proxy, mailed to each shareholder; or By Mail: Please complete and sign the form of proxy, mailed to each shareholder, in the envelope that was provided in the mailout, to the Corporation’s transfer agent, Computershare Investor Services Inc., Proxy Department, 100 University Avenue, 8th Floor, Toronto, Ontario, M5J 2Y1. All votes must be received by 3:00 p.m. (MST) on Tuesday May 12, 2020.  Late proxies may be accepted or rejected by the Chairman of the AGM at his discretion, and the Chairman is under no obligation to accept or reject late proxies. While registered Shareholders and proxyholders are entitled to attend the Meeting in person, we reserve the right to limit the number of people at the AGM to such number of attendees as is permitted under Alberta law, as a result of COVID-19. If you hold your Common Shares in a brokerage account, you are a non-registered Shareholder or beneficial Shareholder. Beneficial Shareholders who hold their Common Shares through a bank, broker or other financial intermediary should carefully follow the instructions found on the form of proxy or voting instruction form provided to them by their intermediary, in order to cast their vote. Your participation as a Shareholder is very important to the Corporation.  Please ensure your Common Shares are represented at the AGM. About High Arctic High Arctic is a publicly traded company listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol “HWO”. The Corporation’s principal focus is to provide drilling and specialized well completion services, equipment rentals and other services to the oil and gas industry. For further information contact: Mike Maguire Chief Executive Officer Phone: 61-7-3012-8488 mike.maguire@higharctic.com.au Chris Ames Vice President of Finance &  Interim CFO Phone: 587-318-2218 chris.ames@haes.ca

CALGARY, Alberta, April 30, 2020 – High Arctic Energy Services Inc. (TSX: HWO) (“High Arctic”, the “Corporation” or “We”) is pleased to report on outstanding operational safety performance and progress made on previously announced cost reduction measures. On April 16, 2020 the Corporation’s Production Services operation with our major customer at Cold Lake, Alberta reached the world-class milestone of seven (7) years Total Recordable Incident Free.  It is our largest single operation with many of the Corporation’s well servicing rigs on contract with a top-tier major customer.  Over the seven years, the team amassed 1.64 million safe work hours where not one person needed medical treatment or missed any work time because of a workplace incident. This latest milestone in Canada aligns with continued outstanding safety performance by High Arctic’s operations in Papua New Guinea which currently sits at over 2.3 million safe work hours. Don Pack; Executive Vice President of the Company reflected on these achievements: “These successes continue to prove that our focus on quality, throughout world-wide operations and at every level in our business, is building a safe work culture at High Arctic that gets challenging work done right the first time and without injury”. High Arctic has been quick to move in reducing costs in an attempt to preserve cash resources in the current challenging market conditions.  In the past month, decisive action has been taken to address overhead costs.  We combined North American and International business unit management and eliminated approximately half the cost of executive and senior management.  This action was followed quickly by a reduction of one-third (1/3) of indirect support and G&A head count across Canada, the USA, Papua New Guinea and Australia.  These measures followed the previous announcement suspending High Arctic’s dividend to shareholders and reducing Board of Director fee remuneration by 20%. Mike Maguire, Chief Executive Officer of High Arctic commented: “Our sights remain firmly set on the health and well-being of employees, the communities in which we operate, suppliers and customers during the evolving global pandemic. The business realities associated with suddenly lower oil prices and customer demand gave us cause to identify that we must cut significant indirect costs out of our business. I am pleased that we have been able to do so while not impacting our front-line workers and their families.  Reduced activity levels have already impacted too many of Alberta’s best, and we have focused on streamlining management and support to improve efficiency and eliminate waste.  It gives all of the High Arctic family reason to be proud when we can reduce costs and heighten efficiency all the while preserving our world-class safety culture”. About High Arctic High Arctic is a publicly traded company listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol “HWO”. The Corporation’s principal focus is to provide drilling and specialized well completion services, equipment rentals and other services to the oil and gas industry. High Arctic is a market leader providing drilling and specialized well completion services and supplies rig matting, camps and drilling support equipment on a rental basis in Papua New Guinea. The Canadian and US operations provide well servicing, well abandonment, snubbing and nitrogen services and equipment on a rental basis to a large number of oil and natural gas exploration and production companies operating in Western Canada and the United States. For further information contact: Mike Maguire Chief Executive Officer Phone: 61-7-3012-8488 mike.maguire@higharctic.com.au Chris Ames Vice President of Finance &  Interim CFO Phone: 587-318-2218 chris.ames@haes.ca

CALGARY, Alberta, March 23, 2020 – High Arctic Energy Services Inc. (“High Arctic”) announces the appointment of Mike Maguire as Chief Executive Officer effective immediately. Mike Maguire was formerly the President of International for High Arctic. The appointment of Mike follows his success in restructuring and leading the International business through growth in 2015 and the contraction of PNG activity in 2018, establishing benchmarks for safe, effective and profitable delivery of service to top shelf customers. Michael Binnion, Executive Chairman of the Board commented, “With the turn down in business throughout the organization, the Board decided to consolidate our top end management for efficiency and cost reduction. We want to reinforce our operational emphasis on our front-line workers who deliver our service and maintain our industry leading safety record. The Board thanks Cam Bailey for his service over the last two years. No one could have foreseen the disruptive market factors that have led to this global downturn. We are committed to preserving our balance sheet while supporting our customers who are also going through difficult adjustments to the current crisis.” The Company has also appointed an Executive Committee of the Board of Directors, with Michael Binnion as Chairman. The committee will be comprised of Michael Binnion, Dan Bordessa and Doug Strong. The Company has implemented a 20% reduction in Board compensation effective April 1, 2020. About High Arctic High Arctic is a publicly traded company listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol “HWO”. The Corporation’s principal focus is to provide drilling and specialized well completion services, equipment rentals and other services to the oil and gas industry. High Arctic is a market leader providing drilling and specialized well completion services and supplies rig matting, camps and drilling support equipment on a rental basis in Papua New Guinea. The Canadian and US operations provide well servicing, well abandonment, snubbing and nitrogen services and equipment on a rental basis to a large number of oil and natural gas exploration and production companies operating in Western Canada and the United States. For further information contact: Mike Maguire Chief Executive Officer Phone: 61-7-3012-8488 mike.maguire@higharctic.com.au Chris Ames Vice President of Finance &  Interim CFO Phone: 587-318-2218 chris.ames@haes.ca

CALGARY, Alberta, March 18, 2020 – High Arctic Energy Services Inc. (“High Arctic”) announces that it has received formal notification from our main customer in Papua New Guinea (“PNG”) that it is suspending all drilling operations in the country until further notice. The customer decision to suspend and defer operations is in reaction to the current low oil & gas prices and the COVID-19 pandemic. Accordingly, High Arctic is working with our customer to safely conclude work on active sites including suspension of a well currently under construction. We are releasing effected personnel under a joint plan and expect to phase-down rig operations for this customer by the end of April. With the current outlook for continued low oil & gas prices it is unclear when any PNG drilling activity might re-commence. High Arctic has implemented plans to reduce the dependence on international rotational staff for the remainder of its business operations in PNG. The Company’s focus on developing a strong National workforce positions us well to provide labour solutions for both short term work and on-going essential operations. High Arctic remains under contract through mid 2021 for drilling services and these recent developments are expected to defer drilling into 2021, at a minimum. Long term, it remains encouraging that customer dialogue with the PNG Government on the P’nyang Gas Agreement, which is required for LNG expansion and higher industry well site activity, is reportedly ongoing at this time. While these developments negatively impact Drilling and Ancillary Services operating segments for High Arctic, business continuity remains a fundamental priority. High Arctic is positioning its PNG business to preserve its excellent workforce, maintain quick rig reactivation capabilities and control costs to maintain financial flexibility. About High Arctic High Arctic is a publicly traded company listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol “HWO”. The Corporation’s principal focus is to provide drilling and specialized well completion services, equipment rentals and other services to the oil and gas industry. High Arctic is a market leader providing drilling and specialized well completion services and supplies rig matting, camps and drilling support equipment on a rental basis in Papua New Guinea. The Canadian and US operations provide well servicing, well abandonment, snubbing and nitrogen services and equipment on a rental basis to a large number of oil and natural gas exploration and production companies operating in Western Canada and the United States. For further information contact: J. Cameron Bailey Chief Executive Officer Phone: 587-318-3826 cam.bailey@haes.ca Chris Ames Vice President Finance &  Interim Chief Financial Officer Phone: 587-318-2218 chris.ames@haes.ca

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CALGARY, Alberta, March 5, 2020 – High Arctic Energy Services Inc. (TSX: HWO) (“High Arctic” or the “Corporation”) will release its 2019 fourth quarter results on Thursday, March 12, 2020 after markets close and will host a conference call on Friday, March 13, 2020 at 9:00 a.m. MT (11:00 a.m. ET). To access the conference call by telephone, dial: 1-800-273-9672 or 416-340-2216 The conference call will be available for replay two hours after the call ends at 1-800-408-3053 and entering passcode 1137217# and will remain available until December 8, 2019. An audio recording of the call will also be available within 24 hours on High Arctic’s website at haes.ca. Financial Statements and Management’s Discussion and Analysis will also be posted to haes.ca and SEDAR after the results are released. About High Arctic High Arctic is a publicly traded company listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol “HWO”. The Corporation’s principal focus is to provide drilling and specialized well completion services, equipment rentals and other services to the oil and gas industry. High Arctic is a market leader providing drilling and specialized well completion services and supplies rig matting, camps and drilling support equipment on a rental basis in Papua New Guinea. The Canadian and US operations provide well servicing, well abandonment, snubbing and nitrogen services and equipment on a rental basis to a large number of oil and natural gas exploration and production companies operating in Western Canada and the United States. For further information contact: J. Cameron Bailey Chief Executive Officer Phone: 587-318-3826 cam.bailey@haes.ca Chris Ames Vice President Finance &  Interim Chief Financial Officer Phone: 587-318-2218 chris.ames@haes.ca

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