85 per cent interest awarded in Luderitz Basin, offshore Namibia

The cost of Lukoils minimum exploration programme at the SL-5-11 block in Sierra Leone will be about $100mn, the corporate newspaper of Lukoil Overseas, the operator of the Russian oil majors international upstream projects, reportedA standard comprehensive contract has been signed for exploration and production at the block. The duration of the contract is 30 years. Over the next two years, Lukoil intends to reinterpret previously obtained seismics, conduct electrical surveys, and drill one exploration well at the block. The scale of investment in the next phase of exploration will depend on the drilling results.

White Rose Energy has announced a farm-in to Block H in Equatorial Guinea, which contributes to an advancement of the exploration activities in the block

An exploration well is going to be drilled in 2012. PA Resources is one of the partners in Block H.

The oil and gas company PA Resources notes the press release issued by White Rose Energy Ventures regarding its farm-in to Block H in Equatorial Guinea. White Rose is acquiring an aggregate interest of 48.75 per cent from Atlas Petroleum International and ROC Oil (Equatorial Guinea) Company and becomes technical manager of activities on the block.

Exploration activities at Block H are now advancing. The current period of the production sharing contract has been extended to February 2013 and an exploration well is scheduled to be drilled in 2012. Block H contains several prospects and leads, including the Aleta prospect, planned for drilling.

The interests of the partners following the farm-in are shown below (percentages in brackets are the adjusted participating interests reflecting the right of GEPetrol to assume a five per cent interest):

White Rose Energy Ventures 48.75 per cent (46.3125 per cent)

Atlas Petroleum International 25.00 per cent (23.75 per cent)

Roc Oil (Equatorial Guinea) Company 20.00 per cent (19.00 per cent)

PA Resources (through Osborne Resources Limited) 6.25 per cent (5.9375 per cent)

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