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Sea Dragon Energy Inc. (TSXV: SDX) announces its 2013 first quarter financial and operating results (the "Quarter" or "Q1 2013").

Speaking to shareholders at today's General Meeting, Mercom Non-executive Chairman Patrick Cross said: The Company's strategy is to create shareholder value through the investment of its cash assets. The Board of Mercom believes this will generate better returns while bank deposit rates remain low and its farm-in agreement with Nordic Petroleum is being resolved.

Despite adverse weather conditions, the Essen based firm DMT GmbH & Co. KG completed its 3D seis-mic exploration of conventional natural gas in the Northern Spanish region of Rioja on schedule in March 2013.

The Directors of Armour Energy Ltd (ASX: AJQ) wish to provide an update of progress with drilling ofthe Egilabria 2 vertical well in the Company's 100% owned tenement(ATP 1087)in Queensland. The first well stage was drilled to a depth of 322m and a 13?3/8' casing was then set and successfully cemented at the base of the Mesozoic sediments of the Carpentaria Basin.

Tap Oil Limited (ASX:TAP) provides the following update of the Taunton-5/5H well to appraise the Taunton oil field, located in the TL/2 production license and TP/7 exploration permit. Location/Proposed Depth The Taunton oil field was discovered in 1991 by the Taunton-1 well.

Bengal Energy Ltd. (TSX: BNG) announce that Cuisinier 11 ("Cuisinier 11"), the fourth well in the 2013 Cuisinier appraisal drilling campaign on the Barta sub-block portion of Authority to Prospect ("ATP") 752P in the Cooper-Eromanga Basin, in Queensland, Australia, has been cased as a future oil producer.

Crosstex NGL Pipeline, L.P.

To capitalize on the shale gas revolution in the United States, the BASF TOTAL Petrochemicals LLC (BTP) joint venture (40% Total, 60% BASF) revamped the Port Arthur steam cracker in Texas to process ethane, found in abundance in U.S.

Caza Oil & Gas (LON:CAZA) announced this morning that it has entered into a note purchase agreement with Apollo Investment Corporation, through which Apollo Investment Management has agreed to purchase up to $50 million of senior secured notes of Caza Oil & Gas. The AIM listed company reported that it received $20 million at the closing of the agreement and could draw additional advances of up to $30m in aggregate at its discretion during the following 15 months, subject to conditions.

Pétrolia (TSX VENTURE:PEA) is pleased by the position announced by the Minister of Sustainable Development, Environment, Wildlife and Parks regarding exploration to be carried out on Anticosti Island to determine its oil production potential. Pétrolia wants to help set up the scientific oversight the government is calling for.

Genoil (TSX VENTURE:GNO) (OTCBB:GNOLF) announce that it has appointed Bengt Koch, former Executive Chairman of Atlantic Container Lines ("ACL"), a leading Swedish container ship line, to the Company's Advisory Board. Mr.

British oil company British Petroleum has been facing ongoing problems since its 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. The disaster spilled millions of barrels of oil into the Gulf and became known as the largest marine oil spill in the petroleum industry's history.

The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has granted Lundin Norway AS a drilling permit for well 16/3-6, cf. Section 8 of the Resource Management Regulations.

3D Oil Limited (ASX: TDO) advise it has been awarded a new exploration permit, T/49P in the offshore Otway Basin of Tasmania, bid on in 2012 Australian Offshore Gazettal round. T/49P covers an area of 4,960 km2 in water depths generally no greater than 100m.

Ridgeline Energy Services Inc. (TSXV: RLE, OTCQX: RGDEF, FSE: RL7) a technology driven company operating in the waste water industry announces new facility in Texas.

Petroamerica Oil Corp. (TSX-V:PTA), a junior oil and gas company operating in Colombia announce an oil discovery with its Curiara-1 well, which tested light 40o API oil at an average rate of more than 800 barrels of oil per day ("bopd") from the Mirador Formation.

Torchlight Energy Resources, Inc. (OTCQB: TRCH) announced that Edde Drilling, the drilling contractor on their Marcelina Creek Project in Wilson County, TX, will spud the Johnson #2H well within the next few days.

InterOil Corporation (NYSE: IOC) (POMSoX:IOC) and its joint venture partner, Pacific LNG Group, have entered into exclusive negotiations with ExxonMobil Papua New Guinea Ltd., a subsidiary of ExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM), on the development of Petroleum Retention License 15 (PRL 15), which comprises the Elk and Antelope fields in the Gulf Province of Papua New Guinea.

STEALTHGAS INC. (Nasdaq:GASS), a ship-owning company primarily serving the liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) sector of the international shipping industry, announced its unaudited financial and operating results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2013.

Polar Petroleum Corp. (OTCBB:POLR) announces that on May 17, 2013, the Company signed an agreement with Fugro Gravity and Magnetic Services (part of the Fugro group) to license magnetic data and receive interpretation services for Polar's Hemi Springs Project and Franklin Bluffs Project on Alaska's North Slope.

Halcón Resources Corporation (NYSE:HK) provided an operational update specific to its acreage in Northeast Ohio and Northwest Pennsylvania, the Company's core area in the Utica/Point Pleasant play. The Phillips 1H (90% WI), located in Mercer County, Pennsylvania, tested at a peak rate of 120 barrels of condensate per day and 2.

TransAtlantic Petroleum Ltd. (TSX:TNP) (NYSE-MKT:TAT) announced financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2013, provided an operations update and scheduled an investor conference call and annual meeting.

Max Petroleum Plc, an oil and gas exploration and production company focused on Kazakhstan, is pleased to announce that it has commenced drilling the UTS-5 exploration well in the Uytas North prospect on Block A using Zhanros Drilling's ZJ-20 rig. The Uytas North prospect is a four-way anticline, targeting Triassic resource potential of 11 million barrels of oil with a geological chance of success of 24%.

Noble Energy, Inc. (NYSE: NBL) announced that the company will donate $500,000 to support disaster-relief and recovery efforts for the communities affected by the devastating tornadoes that recently swept through central Oklahoma.

Following the devastation caused by recent deadly tornadoes in Moore, Okla., Apache Corp.

Marksmen Energy Inc. (TSX VENTURE:MAH) has retained Mustagh Resources Ltd to design the first 3D seismic program related to the Houghton Project in Ohio, prior to the Company tendering for bids from seismic companies in the Ohio area later this month.

Alexander Energy Ltd., (TSX VENTURE:ALX) announces that the recently drilled 12-12-56-27W4 well tested at rates in excess of 240 bbls/day of oil with minimal gas, and 2% water.

Zedi Inc. (TSX VENTURE:ZED) "We kicked off 2013 with year over year revenue growth of 6% in, what continues to be, a tough market, led by our artificial lift and data management solutions.

Blacksteel Energy Inc. (TSX VENTURE:BEY) announce that it has entered into a farm-in agreement with an industry partner to participate in the drilling of horizontal wells in the Cardium oil formation in the Buck Lake area of Alberta.

Cordy Oilfield Services (TSX VENTURE:CKK) released today its first quarter results for the period ending March 31, 2013. The Corporation's revenues from continuing operations for the year ended March 31, 2013 increased $1.

Canadian Natural Resources Limited (TSX:CNQ) (NYSE:CNQ) has priced C$500 million principal amount of 2.89% unsecured notes due August 14, 2020 which have been sold to investors in Canada.

Chevron Corporation (NYSE: CVX) announced that it has made a $500,000 contribution to the American Red Cross for the relief efforts under way to assist victims of the tornadoes that struck Moore, Oklahoma, earlier this week. In addition, the company will match donations made to the relief effort by its employees and retirees.

Murphy Oil Corporation (NYSE:MUR) announced that it has entered into a variable term, capped accelerated share repurchase transaction (the 'ASR') with Merrill Lynch International to repurchase an aggregate of $250 million of the Company's common stock. The ASR is the second part of the board authorized program to repurchase up to $1 billion of the Company's stock announced on October 16, 2012.

Petrobras announces that on May 27th, 2013 it will be paying the 2nd installment of remuneration to shareholders related to the 2012 fiscal year. The third and last installment will be paid on August 30th, 2013.

Petrobras announces that it closed on May 20th the issuance of Global Notes in the international capital markets in the amount of US$ 11 billion through its wholly owned subsidiary Petrobras Global Finance B.V.

North American Petroleum Plc, a company focussed on developing its interests in proven US onshore oil and gas formations, is pleased to announce its participation in its first well targeting the proven Woodford formation, Oklahoma which is currently waiting to spud. This is in line with the Company's strategy to build net production and reserves by acquiring and developing leases in liquids rich hydrocarbon plays.

Petrobras has completed drilling and conducted a formation test in the well that discovered oil in the Rights Transfer area referred to as Florim, in the Santos Basin pre-salt cluster. Well 1-BRSA-1116-RJS (1-RJS-704), informally known as Florim, is located at a water depth of 2,009 meters, 206 km off the coast of the Rio de Janeiro state.

Falcon Oil & Gas Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:FO) (AIM:FOG) (ESM:FAC), announces that it has executed a conditional agreement with Sweetpea Petroleum Pty Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of PetroHunter Energy Corporation ("Sweetpea") (the "Agreement"), to acquire its 50 million shares or 24.

Further to the announcement on 4 March, Nostra Terra, the AIM quoted oil and gas producer with a portfolio of assets in the USA, is pleased to provide an update on the Richfield Oil & Gas Company ("Richfield") Note (as defined below). On 14 April 2011 Richfield (formerly Hewitt Energy Group, Inc.

Caza Oil & Gas, Inc. (TSX:CAZ) (AIM:CAZA)announce today that it has entered into a Note Purchase Agreement (the "Agreement") with Apollo Investment Corporation, an investment fund managed by Apollo Investment Management, (the "Note Holder") pursuant to which the Note Holder has agreed to purchase from the Company up to US$50,000,000 of senior secured notes of the Company (the "Notes").

Parkmead today announces that it has received an irrevocable undertaking from Mr Robert Frost in respect of 3,781,570 Lochard Shares (representing 1.27 per cent.

Petroceltic International plc, the upstream oil and gas exploration and production company focused on North Africa, the Mediterranean and Black Sea regions, today provides an update on its western Black Sea drilling operations where the GSP Prometeu jack-up drilling rig has completed the first of four wells planned for this year. The Kamchia-1 exploration well offshore Bulgaria was designed to test a prospect located in the central area of the Galata exploration concession.

Xtract (AIM: XTR) announces its audited results for the year ending 31 December 2012. Operational Summary 2012 was a year of reorganisation and consolidation for Xtract in which it: Undertook a capital and management reorganisation which was approved at the General Meeting held in September 2012 Completed a board re-organisation and appointed Colin Bird as Executive Chairman Divested of its assets in Denmark and the Netherlands Signed an agreement with Santos to pursue an exit from their jointly held interest in KNG Hydrocarbons in the Kyrgyz Republic, realising shares in Equus Mining Limited which were ultimately disposed of in February 2013 for a gross consideration of £0.

FMC Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: FTI) announced that it has received an order from Shell for the supply of subsea equipment to support the Stones field development.

CanElson Drilling Inc. (TSX:CDI) announced that it has entered into an agreement with a syndicate of Underwriters pursuant to which the Underwriters have agreed to purchase on a bought deal basis 5.

Painted Pony Petroleum Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:PPY) is pleased to report its financial and operating results for the three month period ending March 31, 2013.

Questfire Energy Corp. (TSX VENTURE:Q.

Pan Orient Energy Corp. (TSX VENTURE:POE) is pleased to provide highlights of its 2013 first quarter consolidated financial and operating results.

At the Group's Annual General Meeting to be held later today, Charles Jamieson, Chairman of Salamander Energy, will make the following statement: "The Group issued an Interim Management Statement on Monday that provided a detailed update on current activity. To summarise, Group production is ahead of budget and is currently at around 18,000 bopd.

MEO Australia Limited (ASX: MEO; OTCQX: MEOAY) advises that it has has been awarded a new exploration permit, WA-488-P in the Bonaparte basin, as part of the 2012 Gazettal Round. MEO will hold 100% interest in the permit.

Approach Resources Inc. (NASDAQ: AREX) reported that its production has been curtailed due to a power outage at the Phillips 66 Sweeny, Texas refinery.

Mart Resources, Inc. (TSX VENTURE:MMT) announce its financial and operating results (all amounts in United States dollars unless noted) for the three months ended March 31, 2013 ("Q113"): THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2013 Mart's share of average daily oil produced and sold for Q113 from the Umusadege field was 2,571 barrels of oil per day ("bopd") compared to 6,936 bopd for the three months ended March 31, 2012 ("Q112").

Leni Gas & Oil announces that, further to its announcement on 14 March 2013 concerning a non-binding Heads of Agreement ("HOA") with Maxim Resources Inc. ("Maxim"), who are listed on the TSX Venture Exchange in Toronto, ("TSX-V") the TSX-V has now released the hold on Maxim shares and Maxim have issued a further press release.

Key points Horizon Oil advises that it has today entered into an agreement to sell 40% of its Papua New Guinea assets to Osaka Gas Co. Ltd.

Pan Pacific Petroleum is pleased to advise that the 'Ocean General' semi-submersible drilling rig is now on tow to Block 121 to drill the whale prospect as well Ca Voi-1X. The well is expected to spud during the first week of June.

Donnycreek Energy Inc. (TSX VENTURE:DCK) reports that it currently has 322 gross (226 net) sections of Montney lands in the greater Kakwa / Wapiti / Chicken area of Alberta and is producing approximately 640 boe/d (54% liquids) from two of its three Kakwa Montney gas wells.

As at 06:00 hrs PNG time on 23 May, the well was at a depth of 1,808 metres and preparing to drill ahead in a 6' hole. During the week, 586 metres of section was drilled prior to setting 7' casing.

Oil Search reports that as at 06:00 hours PNG time on 23 May, the Flinders 1 well was in the final stages of abandonment. During the week, a notice confirming the discovery of gas at Flinders was submitted to the PNG authorities.

Oil Search reports that as at 06:00 hours KRI time on 23 May, the Taza 1 ST2 well was at a depth of 3,351 metres and undertaking a well test on the open hole section, which includes the Euphrates Formation. The initial results of the test, which has included acid stimulation, indicate a significant improvement in flow rates to those seen in the previous test.

Bengal Energy (TSX: BNG) announce that it has agreed to form a strategic joint venture (the "JV") for the exploration and development of its 100% owned Tookoonooka Block ("ATP 732") in the Cooper Basin of Australia with Beach Energy Ltd. ("Beach"), an Australian energy company (ASX: BPT).

WesternZagros Resources Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:WZR) ("WesternZagros" or "the Company") announced today its operating and financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2013, and additional key highlights and activities to date.

At today's Annual General Meeting, Neil Ritson, on behalf of the Chairman, opened the meeting with the following statement: "As expected, 2012 was a transformational year for LGO with the successful shift to Trinidad with particular emphasis on a growth in production. The Board and I are delighted with the position we have now managed to obtain in the onshore Trinidad oil belt and we see this, supported by our position in Spain, as providing the springboard for future growth.

Nighthawk Energy (LON:HAWK) announced this morning that it has discovered a significant amount of oil at its Smoky Hill project in Colorado's Denver-Julesburg Basin. The Big Sky 4-11 well found a substantial oil column, confirming the north-east extension of the Arikaree Creek oilfield discovered by Nighthawk's Steamboat Hansen 8-10 well late last year.

Alliance Oil Company Ltd's shareholders gathered in Stockholm for the Annual General Meeting (AGM). The AGM adopted the consolidated profit or loss and financial position statements.

Lundin Petroleum AB has, through its wholly owned subsidiary Lundin Norway AS (Lundin Norway), completed the drilling of wildcat well 7/4-3. The well was drilled 24 km north of the Lundin Petroleum operated Brynhild field in the North Sea, offshore Norway, and approximately 22 km east of the UK Everest field.

Vitol Holding B.V.

Whitecap Resources Inc. (TSX: WCP) announce successful completion of the acquisition of an existing Viking light oil waterflood asset in the Dodsland area of west central Saskatchewan as previously detailed in our April 29, 2013 press release.

PetroNova Inc. (TSX-V: PNA), a company engaged in the exploration and development of oil and natural gas resources in Colombia, today announced its operational and financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2013.

Wrangler West Energy Corp. ("Wrangler West" or the "Company") (TSX-V"WX") announces filing on SEDAR of the Company's unaudited Financial Statements and related Management's Discussion and Analysis ("MD&A") and the 2013 First Interim Report to Shareholders for the three months endedMarch 31, 2013 with comparative data for the three months ended March 31, 2012.

In regards to energy usage, the UK is in a position which is not wholly desirable. The fact of the matter is that the UK's requirement for energy is considerably larger than its production.

With Texas Tea flowing at a record pace in 2013, First Titan Corp. (OTCBB: FTTN) has placed the Lone Star State at the center of its aggressive oil and gas acquisitions strategy.

Brazil is to hold an auction for rights to explore some of its most promising offshore oil and natural gas areas one month earlier than expected, the GloboNews 24-hour TV news channel reported Thursday. The auction date has been moved to October to capitalize on strong demand for high-risk frontier areas at a May 14 auction, the first in Brazil in five years, GloboNews said in an unsourced report.

3MV Energy Corp. (TSXV: TMV) announces that Dallas C.

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Gale Force Petroleum Inc. (TSXV: GFP) (OTCQX: GFPMF) announced that it has reached agreements to purchase two sets of minority working interests in its Texas Reef Properties, which will increase its ownership in such properties by approximately 10%, to a total of 90%.

Lundin Petroleum AB, the operator of the 7/4-3 well drilled on the Carlsberg prospect in the Norwegian North Sea, in which Tullow Oil plc is a 40% partner, today issued the following statement. "Lundin Petroleum AB (Lundin Petroleum) has, through its wholly owned subsidiary Lundin Norway AS (Lundin Norway), completed the drilling of wildcat well 7/4-3.

Salamander announces that the Bedug-1 exploration well in the Bontang PSC has been concluded as a gas discovery[i]. Bedug-1 was drilled using the Ocean General semi-submersible rig, the well reaching a total depth ('TD') of 1,693 m true vertical depth sub-sea ('TVDSS').

Whitecap Resources Inc. (TSX: WCP) announce successful completion of the acquisition of an existing Viking light oil waterflood asset in the Dodsland area of west central Saskatchewan as previously detailed in our April 29, 2013 press release.

Eclairs Group Ltd has today written an open letter to the shareholders of JKX Oil & Gas plc ("JKX" or "the Company") recommending shareholders vote against various resolutions including the re-election of Dr Paul Davies as a Director at the forthcoming AGM on 5 June 2013. We have serious concerns over JKX’s operational and financial performance, which has been in consistent decline over a number of years: 88% share price fall in the last five years, as the market capitalisation of the Company has declined from £838m as of 21 May 2008, to £100m as at 21 May 2013 39% fall in production from its peak of 4.

A recent overview of the North American LNG fueled drilling and fracking market by Zeus Development has identified LNG mobile fueling units as a linchpin for market development. Company analysis has suggested that roughly 30 of these units are, or will soon be, used in a variety of operations serving the oil and gas industry across North America.

Westbridge Energy Corporation (TSX VENTURE:WEB)(FRANKFURT:PUQ1) commented on data and recent drilling results from the Wingat well, in the Walvis Basin, offshore Namibia, and the insight it provides Westbridge regarding its licenses in the Walvis Basin. May 20th, 2013 this week the results from drilling Wingat-1 were announced by a Brazilian exploration company.

Nitro Petroleum Inc. (OTCBB:NTRO) announce that we will commence drilling of the Giant # 1-21 well on May 23, 2013.

Vanoil Energy Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:VEL) announce that it has acquired all the issued and to be issued shares of Fluormin Plc.

PetroBakken Energy Ltd. (TSX:PBN) announces that our shareholders have approved our name change to Lightstream Resources Ltd.

NuVista Energy Ltd. ("NuVista") (TSX:NVA) is pleased to provide an update on recent Wapiti Montney well results and company production levels.

Arcan Resources Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:ARN) announce its financial and operating results for the three month period ended March 31, 2013.

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Falcon Oil & Gas Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:FO)(AIM:FOG)(ESM:FAC), announce that further to its press release dated 14 January 2013, NIS has executed a drilling contract with Germany-based drilling company DrillTec Grossbohr- und Umwelttechnik GmbH ("DrillTec") for the multi well programme.

Technip (Paris:TEC) (ISIN:FR0000131708) (ADR:TKPPY) was awarded by ADMA-OPCO(1) a lump-sum turnkey contract for the engineering, procurement, construction, pre-commissioning, commissioning and start-up assistance for flares modification and revamp project on Das Island. Das Island is located 290 kilometers offshore Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, in the Gulf.

KBC is pleased to announce the appointment of Paul Taylor as a Non-Executive Director with effect from 24 May 2013. Paul Taylor is a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants and served as Group Finance Director of AVEVA Group plc between March 2001 and January 2010.

At KBC's AGM to be held at 3.00 pm today Ian Godden, Chairman, will make the following statement.

Plexus Holdings PLC, the AIM quoted oil and gas engineering services business and owner of the proprietary POS-GRIP® friction-grip method of wellhead engineering, is pleased to announce it has received a purchase order worth circa £1 million from Gaz de France Suez E&P UK Ltd ('GDF'), a leading oil and gas company, to supply its POS-GRIP High Pressure High Temperature ('HP/HT') wellhead system for exploration activities in the UK North Sea. Revenue from this order has recently commenced.

Wood Group PSN (WGPSN) will deliver operations & maintenance services to Hess Corporation's Baldpate production platform in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico, under a new five-year contract. WGPSN will also provide these services to Hess for the Tubular Bells and Stampede deepwater facilities in the Mississippi Canyon and Green Canyon regions of the Gulf of Mexico when they come on stream in the future.

Bowleven, the Africa focused oil and gas exploration group traded on AIM, announces the following update on operations on the Etinde Permit in Cameroon. Drilling operations - IM-5 well Following the successful testing of the Middle Isongo and Intra Isongo reservoirs, the IM-5 well has been suspended as a future development/producing well and the Atwood Aurora jack-up rig has been released from contract.

Wentworth Resources Limited, the Oslo Stock Exchange (OSE: WRL) and London Stock Exchange (AIM: WRL) listed independent, East Africa-focused oil & gas company, today announces its results for the three months ended March 31, 2013. The following should be read in conjunction with the Q1 2013 Management Discussion and Analysis and Financial Statements which are available on the Company's website at http://www.

Summary The boards of Parkmead and Lochard are pleased to announce that they have reached agreement on the terms of a recommended all-share offer for Lochard, pursuant to which Parkmead will acquire the entire issued and to be issued ordinary share capital of Lochard (the "Acquisition"). It is intended that the Acquisition be implemented by way of a Court-sanctioned scheme of arrangement under Part 26 of the Companies Act.

The year to 31 December 2012 was very disappointing. The Company was unable to progress the Petišovci project in Slovenia as a result of the failure to receive the joint venture partner consents required to release the necessary bank funding.

Nighthawk, the US focused oil development and production company (AIM: HAWK and OTCQX: NHEGY), announces an update on drilling at its 100% controlled and operated Smoky Hill project in the Denver-Julesburg Basin, Colorado. Highlights Big Sky 4-11 well discovers substantial oil column in Mississippian Spergen formation Discovery confirms north-east extension of the Arikaree Creek oilfield discovered by Nighthawk's Steamboat Hansen 8-10 well in October 2012 Test results from Big Sky 4-11 indicate production potential of 200 - 300 barrels/day (bbls/day) of high quality oil with minimal water production Well has been logged and cased and is expected to commence production by the end of May 2013 The Taos 1-10 well, which is located on the Arikaree Creek structure midway between the Steamboat Hansen 8-10 and Big Sky 4-11 wells, spudded on 17 May 2013 Cumulative production from the Steamboat Hansen 8-10 well, which commenced production on 28 November 2012, has exceeded 46000 bbls of oil, with no water productionArikaree Creek Development Big Sky 4-11 Well The Big Sky 4-11 well encountered 32 feet of gross pay interval at 8030 feet in the target formation of the Mississippian Spergen.

The Board of Mediterranean Oil & Gas Plc (AIM: MOG) is pleased to provide the following update on offshore Malta Area 4, in which the Company has a 25% interest. MOG is pleased to announce that it has reached agreement with Genel Energy Plc ("Genel") to enable the deep-water semi-submersible drilling rig, the "Paul Romano", which Genel has contracted with Noble Corporation ("Noble"), to drill one exploration well offshore Malta Area 4 in the fourth quarter 2013.