Testing update

Empyrean Energy PLC
27 February 2006




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

                                 Testing Update

• TARGET ZONES SUCCESSFULLY PERFORATED
• RESULTS EXPECTED BY THE END OF THE WEEK

AIM quoted Empyrean Energy PLC today announces the following update on the Eagle
North-1 well in California, USA.

Victoria Petroleum NL as operator for the Eagle North-1 well has advised that
two intervals including the interpreted oil pay zones were successfully
perforated over the weekend.

The operator has also advised that a near well bore clean up and nitrogen
injection are being used to unload the well bore of fluids to provide conditions
necessary for oil flow to occur. Very similar operations were used at the
adjacent Mary Bellocchi-1 well resulting in a successful flow of oil to the
surface.

The operator has also stated that although the positive wireline logs provided
strong enough evidence to consider proceeding directly to the drilling of the
horizontal completion well, it was considered important to first gain valuable
reservoir engineering data from a vertical test.

The operator anticipates that the vertical test results may be known by the end
of this week.

For further information

Laurence Read/ Angus Prentice
Conduit PR
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David Newton
HB Corporate
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Chris Lambert
Empyrean Energy plc
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