Drilling Update

Empyrean Energy PLC
12 September 2007




                              Empyrean Energy PLC
                  ('Empyrean' or the 'Company'; Ticker: (EME))

                  Sugarloaf Prospect, ('Sugarloaf') Texas USA
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Empyrean provides the following update on the Sugarloaf Prospect as provided by
Texas Crude Energy Inc ('TCEI'), the operator.

Sugarloaf-1 Well
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Empyrean has been advised that fracture stimulation and testing operations at
the Sugarloaf-1 well, located in the onshore Gulf Coast Basin in Texas, USA,
commenced on 11 September 2007, Texas time.

As previously advised, there are up to three separate zones that will be
fracture stimulated and tested sequentially as part of this program in
Cretaceous aged carbonates of the Austin Chalk formation, with the deepest zone
being tested first.

Further announcements will be made as results from this test become available.

Proposed Kennedy #1H Well
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Empyrean was also advised that the rig to drill the Kennedy #1H well is
scheduled to mobilize to the well site this week.

The information contained in this announcement was completed and reviewed by the
Technical Director of Empyrean Energy Plc, Mr Frank Brophy BSc (Hons) who has
over 40 years experience as a petroleum geologist.

For further information: 
Jonathan Charles / Ed Portman 
Conduit PR 
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Rod Venables / Cecil Jordaan 
HB Corporate 
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Empyrean Energy plc 
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