Annual report & accounts

28 October 2008
AIM: XTR

                          XTRACT ENERGY PLC
                     ("Xtract" or the "Company")

                     Annual report and accounts

The Company confirms that  copies of its  annual report and  accounts
for  the  year  ended  30  June  2008  have  today  been  posted   to
shareholders  and   are   available   on   the   Company's   website,
www.xtractenergy.co.uk.

Enquiries please contact:


Xtract Energy      Andy Morrison, CEO  [phone]

Smith & Williamson David Jones         [phone]
Corporate Finance  Azhic Basirov

Scott Harris       Ian Middleton       [phone]
                   James O'Shaughnessy



About Xtract Energy

Xtract identifies and  invests in  a diversified  portfolio of  early
stage energy  sector  technologies and  businesses  with  significant
growth  potential.  The  Company  aims  to  work  closely  with   the
associated management teams to  achieve critical project  milestones,
to finance later  development stages,  and to  build and  crystallise
value for all shareholders and partners.

For further Information on Xtract please visit www.xtractenergy.co.uk

A short description  of the  principal assets  of Xtract  is set  out
below. These assets are either held directly or through wholly  owned
subsidiaries of the Company.

MEO Australia ("MEO")

MEO (ASX: MEO) aims to become an integrated Australian Gas-to-Liquids
("GTL") company. In 2008, MEO made significant gas discoveries in the
Australian Timor Sea,  in an area  of shallow water  known as  Tassie
Shoal.  Early  commercialisation  of  these  discoveries  is  planned
through construction of  Liquified Natural Gas  ("LNG") and  Methanol
plants and export terminals  on the off-shore  Tassie Shoal. MEO  has
already secured Australian Government environmental approvals for two
large scale (1.8  Mtpa) methanol  plants and a  3 Mtpa  LNG plant  on
Tassie Shoal. Xtract owns approximately  13.9% of MEO's issued  share
capital.

Elko Energy ("Elko")

Elko is a Canadian registered oil & gas exploration company which has
interests in exploration  and production licences  in the Danish  and
Dutch North Sea. Its major asset is  in the Danish North Sea; an  80%
interest on  26 offshore  blocks in  a 5,400  sq km  exploration  and
production licence close  to the prolific  Central Graben oil  field.
Technical work indicates the potential for significant reserves. Elko
also holds a 33% operating interest in gas-bearing license blocks  P1
and P2 in the  Dutch North Sea.  Xtract  owns approximately 35.4%  of
Elko's issued share capital.

Extrem Energy AS ("Extrem Energy")

Extrem Energy is  an exploration  and production  joint venture  with
Merty Energy of Turkey. The JV's aim is to create a new  medium-sized
oil and gas exploration and production business, initially focused on
Turkey where Merty  Energy has particular  experience and  expertise.
Extrem Energy has a portfolio of licence interests including the high
potential prospect at Candarli Bay in south-west Turkey. Xtract  owns
20% of the issued share capital  of Extrem Energy and has the  option
of increasing its shareholding to 34% before 30 June 2009.

Xtract Oil Ltd ("XOL")

Xtract's wholly owned subsidiary, XOL, is focused on the  development
of the Company's oil shale resources in Australia and the  technology
for oil extraction  from oil  shale resources. Xtract  has oil  shale
exploration rights over mining tenements  in the Julia Creek area  of
Queensland. XOL  is also  developing proprietary  technology for  the
commercial extraction of liquid  hydrocarbon products from oil  shale
which could partially address the global decline of conventional  oil
reserves with significant  environmental benefits  and higher  yields
over previously employed extraction methods.

Xtract Energy  (Oil Shale) Morocco SA ("XOSM")

XOSM is  a joint  venture with  Alraed  Limited  Investment  Holding
Company  WLL,   a  company  controlled  by   His  Highness,   Prince
Bandar Bin  Mohd.  Bin  Abdulrahman Al-Saud of  Saudi Arabia .   XOSM
has signed a  Memorandum of  Understanding  with the Office  National
des Hydrocarbures et des  Mines for the  purposes of evaluation  and
possible development of an oil  shale deposit near  Tarfaya, in  the
south west   part of   Morocco.  Xtract  currently holds  70% of  the
joint venture.

Wasabi Energy Ltd ("Wasabi")

Wasabi (ASX:  WAS)  is  a diversified  investor  in  traditional  and
renewable energy  technologies. Amongst  its listed  assets it  holds
approximately 38%  of Rum  Jungle Uranium  Ltd (ASX:  RUM) which  has
interests in uranium exploration licenses  covering some 4,150 sq  km
of  Australia's  Northern  Territory   and  approximately  12.5%   of
Greenearth Energy Ltd  (ASX:GER) which  aims to  explore and  develop
geothermal resources in Australia and  the wider Pacific Rim.  Xtract
owns approximately 19.4% of the issued share capital of Wasabi.

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