Update & Adviser Appointment

Green Dragon Gas Ltd 29 November 2006 29 November 2006 GREEN DRAGON GAS LTD. ('Green Dragon' or the 'Company') TWELVE RIGS DRILLING SUCCESSFULLY AND ADDITIONAL ADVISER APPOINTED Green Dragon Gas Ltd (AIM:GDG), the Chinese coal bed methane business, today announces the continued drilling successes of its coal bed methane ('CBM') production wells with twelve rigs concurrently spread over its five blocks in Central China. Ten wells have been successfully drilled through the targeted coal seams so far and an additional twenty eight wells are expected to be drilled in this phase. Shizhuang South, Shanxi ('GSS') covers an area of 455 sqkm, 2,640 BCF of gas in place of which 48.5 BCF is classified as P1 and 413.3 BCF is classified as P2 reserves. (Source: Scott Pickford Competent Person's Report - August 2006) It is the most advanced of the Company's blocks and has produced 16,158,061 cubic meters of gas to date from its pilot vertical wells, drilled several years ago. Three drilling rigs are currently drilling vertical wells identified as GSS004, GSS012 and GSS015 and an additional three wells will be drilled thereafter. Four wells have been completed with the target coal seam No.3 successfully drilled in each of the wells, confirming approximately 6m thickness in each. Newly completed wells GSS001 and GSS002 were put on dewatering production and showed casing pressure of 0.16 and 0.13 mpa, respectively, within days of being placed on dewatering production. All wells in this drilling phase are being connected to the Company's existing gas gathering system and the Zayoan compressor station for gas sale during and after dewatering. Under a farmout agreement signed by the Company with China United Coal Bed Methane ('CUCBM') for a 67 sqkm section of the GSS block, the two pinnate horizontal wells continue to successfully dewater and produce gas. Well DS01-1 was drilled into coal seam No. 3 for a total displacement of 5,506 metres and has current gas production of over 7,500 cubic metres per day and water production of 20 cubic metres per day. Well DS02-1 was drilled into coal seam No. 15 for a total displacement of 1,198 metres into the coal seam and has water production of 17 cubic metres per day as it is dewatering. Both wells are pilot test wells for pinnate horizontal well cost efficiency and performance testing and have a cumulative gas and water production of 1,360,732 cubic metres and 7,900 cubic metres, respectively. Shizhuang North, Shanxi ('GSN') covers an area of 375 sq km, 2,660 BCF of gas in place of which 648.2 BCF in P3 reserves is contiguous to GSS with similar geological conditions. (Source: Scott Pickford Competent Person's Report - August 2006). Of the planned five well pilot programme, well GSN001 has been drilled successfully confirming target coal seam No. 3 of 4.6 metres. Two rigs are currently being deployed to drill wells GSN003 and GSN004 concurrently, and are expected to be deployed to drill an additional two wells thereafter. Qinyuan, Shanxi ('GQY') covers an area of 3,665 sq km, 8,580 BCF of gas in place is the largest block by acreage. (Source: Scott Pickford Competent Person's Report - August 2006) Three rigs are currently drilling wells GQY008, GQY009 and GQY010 concurrently while wells GQY001 and GQY006 have been drilled already. The Company is currently drilling ten CBM production wells and has concluded its engineering works on an additional twenty exploratory wells throughout the block in accordance with its current plan. The Company expects to award drilling contracts for the additional twenty exploratory well programme prior to year end. Fengcheng, Jianxi ('GFC') covers an area of 1,541 sq km, 1,566 BCF of gas in place with 536 BCF in P2 reserves. (Source: Scott Pickford Competent Person's Report - August 2006) Wells GFC002 and GFC003 have successfully drilled through coal seam B4 while two rigs are currently being deployed to drill wells GFC004 and GFC008 concurrently. The Company is drilling eight wells in the current drilling programme to complement the two wells drilled last year which will consolidate into a central gathering system targeted for construction next year. Panxie, Anhui ('GPX') covers an area of 584 sq km, 1,110 BCF of gas in place (Source: Scott Pickford Competent Person's Report - August 2006). Two rigs are concurrently being deployed to drill wells GPX002 and GPX005 while well GPX001 has been drilled successfully with the target coal seam No. 13 confirmed to be just over 700 metres deep with a 3 metre thickness. The Company has engineered a five well pilot to be completed by the current year end which will form the basis of the drilling programme for 2007. The Company further announces that the Board of Directors approved $6.50 a share as the exercise price for its employee and directors share option scheme as reserved for in the Company's admission document. The share option price is 8% above the closing price on 27 November 2006 and 17% above the price on admission to trading on AIM. The Company intends to adopt the share option scheme which will require several years of a vesting period and provide these options to directors and key employees. The Company is also pleased to announce that it has appointed Fox-Davies Capital Limited as a financial adviser and co-broker with immediate effect. Smith Williamson Corporate Finance Limited continues as the Company's nominated adviser, financial adviser and broker. Company Chairman and CEO, Mr. Randeep S. Grewal, commented, 'The success of our drilling programme to date confirms the capability and skill of our China based management team. The team has successfully deployed and is managing twelve rigs in five separate basins over a very short period of time demonstrating the capacity to expand and grow to meet the Company's objectives. 'Guanxi, dedication and team work are key attributes to this success for which I commend our employees working through the grueling Shanxi winter weather in an effort to conclude the drilling program on schedule. Each of our wells drilled have met or exceeded our expectations. 'Considerable productive progress has been made on the Company's strategic business plan to be vertically integrated.' For further information on the Company and its activities, please refer to the website at www.greendragongas.com or contact: Randeep S. Grewal Chairman and Chief Executive Betty Cheung Green Dragon Gas Ltd. +852 2166 8686 Tim Thompson / Nick Melson Buchanan Communications 020 7466 5000 Dr Azhic Basirov/ David Jones Smith & Williamson Corporate Finance Limited 020 7131 4000 Daniel Fox-Davies Fox-Davies Capital Limited 020 7936 5200 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange PUGRPGUPQGUB
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