Xtract Energy plc
26 October 2007
26 October 2007 AIM: XTR
XTRACT ENERGY PLC
('Xtract' or the 'Company')
PROJECT UPDATE - MEO AUSTRALIA
Xtract is pleased to refer shareholders to the following press release announced
in Australia yesterday by MEO Australia Limited (MEO). Xtract currently holds
approximately 21.3% of the issued capital of MEO.
'HERON-2 WELL WEEKLY DRILLING REPORT
Key Points:
• Drilled 26 inch hole to 990m
• Target Depth of 26 inch hole 1100m
• Preparing to set 20 inch casing
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA (October 25, 2007) -- MEO Australia Limited (ASX: MEO)
submits this drilling report for the period ending 1000 hours, October 24, 2007.
The Heron-2 well was spudded at 2230 hours (ACST) on October 12, 2007 in
Exploration Permit, NT/P68.
The rig is currently drilling the 26 inch hole to a target depth of 1100m. The
hole is currently at 990m with a drilling rate of 14m/hr. The rig is preparing
to set the 20 inch casing once the target depth has been reached.
The participants in the well are:
TSP Arafura Petroleum Pty Ltd (MEO subsidiary) 45%
Oz-Exoil Pty Ltd (MEO subsidiary) 45%
Petrofac Energy Developments Oceania Ltd (Petrofac Limited subsidiary) 10%
Heron-2 is being drilled by Seadrill's West Atlas jack-up rig contracted to MEO
for two firm wells and one option well.
The Heron-2 well is designed as a vertical well to penetrate and production test
the Epenarra Darwin Formation and the deeper Elang/Plover Formation of the
Heron North structure. The planned total depth of the well is approximately
4300m below sea level.
The Heron-1 well drilled by ARCO in 1972 intersected a 52m gas bearing column in
the Darwin Formation (a fractured carbonate reservoir) within the 1,200 square
km mapped closure of the large Epenarra structure. Heron-1 also reached a gas
charged zone in the deeper underlying Elang/Plover horizon, which is a secondary
objective for the Heron-2 well.'
Further information on MEO can be found at www.meoaustralia.com.au. As an ASX
listed company, MEO is not subject to the AIM Rules and this drilling update has
not been reviewed by a named 'qualified person' as defined and required by the
AIM Guidance Note for Mining, Oil and Gas Companies.
Enquiries please contact:
Xtract Energy plc Andy Morrison, CEO +44 (0) 20 7079 1798
Smith & Williamson David Jones +44 (0) 20 7131 4000
Corporate Finance Azhic Basirov
Limited
Scott Harris Stephen Scott +44 (0) 20 7653 0030
Annabel Michie
For further Information on Xtract please visit www.xtractenergy.co.uk
About MEO
The MEO business plan is centred on the development of gas-to-liquids (GTL)
projects in the Australian waters of the Timor Sea, approximately 275 km
northwest of Darwin, in an area known as Tassie Shoal. The company has secured
Australian Commonwealth Government environmental approvals for two large-scale
methanol plants (1.8 mtpa) and an LNG plant (3 mtpa) that are valid until 2052.
Tassie Shoal is an area of shallow water adjacent to the Evans Shoal gas field
and is located around 25km east of MEO's exploration permit, NT/P68. MEO mapping
has identified five large structures in NT/P68 two of which were intersected by
the Heron-1 well drilled in 1972, confirming gas columns. The resources
contained in NT/P68 provides significant valuation upside by potentially
providing a feedstock for the GTL projects as an alternative to possible third
party gas supply from nearby resources.
About Xtract Energy Plc
Xtract identifies and invests in a diversified portfolio of early stage energy
sector technologies and businesses with very significant growth potential. We
aim 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.
Xtract is supported by its cornerstone investor, Cambrian Mining Plc (AIM:CBM) a
diversified resource investment house which holds 51.6% of its issued share
capital.
A short description of the principal assets of Xtract other than MEO is set out
below. These assets are either held directly or through wholly owned
subsidiaries of the Company.
Elko Energy
Elko is an oil & gas exploration company which has an interest in a 5,370km2
exploration and production licence in the Danish North Sea and an investment in
Dragon Energy Inc, a private Canadian company, with a development project in
Gansu Province, China.
Wasabi Energy
Wasabi is a diversified investor in renewable energy and low greenhouse emission
technologies, with interests in geothermal waste/heat, uranium exploration in
Australia's Northern Territory and biodiesel investments in Victoria.
Central Asian Interests
Xtract's Central Asian interests include a production sharing agreement with
Kyrgyzneftegaz to instigate a water injection project on the Beshkent- Togap oil
field. Xtract also holds interests in several exploration licences in the Tash
Kumyr area and in the Toktogul exploration licence.
Oil Shale
Xtract has oil shale and related petroleum product exploration rights over
mining tenements in the Julia Creek area of Queensland and has recently been
granted an exploration permit which gives rights to explore for oil shale in
an area in the South of New Zealand. It is investigating the commercial
production of hydrocarbons (crude oil) from oil shale.
Xtract is also available for trading on the open market segment of the Frankfurt
Stock Exchange (ticker R9X.FSE).
This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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