Lamu Oil and Gas, an Edgo Energy & QFB joint venture, announced that it has awarded BGP Kenya Limited a contract to conduct a 2D seismic survey on its onshore Block L14 in Kenya's Lamu Basin. The data acquisition will cover up to 850 line kilometers in the block, which is largely situated in the Tana River and Delta Districts in Kenya.

Tap Oil Limited (ASX:TAP) is pleased to advise that at 0820 hours Perth time on 19 June 2013, the Stena DrillMAX, Dual Derrick Drillship commenced drilling the Starfish-1 oil exploration well in the Offshore Accra Contract Area, Ghana. The well will target a large stratigraphic trap in the deep water of eastern Ghana, interpreted to be potentially comparable to the Jubilee oil field in western Ghana.

Rialto is pleased to note an announcement released by Ophir Energy Plc ("Ophir"), the Operator of the Offshore Accra PSC, Ghana, in which it announces the spudding of the Starfish-1 well by the Stena DrillMax drillship. The Starfish-1 well is located in water depths of 1,500m and has a target depth of 3,850m.

Ophir Energy plc (Ophir) announces the spud of the Starfish-1 well in the Ophir operated Offshore Accra PSC. The Starfish-1 well is Ophir's first well in Ghana and will be drilled by the Stena DrillMax drillship.

Vanoil Energy Ltd. (TSX-V:VEL), reports that the current Technical Evaluation Agreement ("TEA") with the Rwandan Ministry of Natural Resources has expired effective June 13, 2013.

Panoro Energy ASA announce that its wholly owned subsidiary Pan-Petroleum Aje Limited, has entered into a Sale and Purchase Agreement (the 'SPA') with the Nigerian company Lekoil 113 Nigeria Limited (the 'Buyer') for the sale of Panoro's 6.502% participating interest in the OML113 license offshore Nigeria for a consideration of US$30 million.

Petrobras purchased its first shipment of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) on Friday (June 14th) from Angola. The commercial agreement was held with Sonangol, the Angolan state company, and a shipment of 160,000 m³ of LNG, equivalent to 96 million m³ of natural gas, left the port of Soyo, Angola, on Sunday (June 16th) onboard the LNG carrier Sonangol Sambizanga towards Brazil.

Highlights Proposed acquisition from a subsidiary of Panoro Energy ASA of a 6.502 per cent.

Ocean Rig UDW Inc. (NASDAQ: ORIG), a global provider of offshore deepwater drilling services, announced today that it has received a Letter of Award for its ultra deepwater drillship "Ocean Rig Skyros," from a major oil company.

Angola LNG, the Soyo-based facility built to create value from Angola's offshore gas resources, confirms that production of liquefied natural gas (LNG) has safely commenced at the Angola LNG plant in Soyo and that its first cargo has been shipped today. This marks the first new LNG supply to come on-stream since 2010, and provides a new source to meet the increasing global demand for LNG.

Caracal Energy Inc. announced that it completed a previously disclosed Farm-in Agreement with GlencoreXstrata plc for the 25% farm-in for the development of the Badila and Mangara oil fields in Chad.

Delonex Energy Limited, a new, world-class energy exploration and production company (E&P) focused on Central and East Africa, announced that an affiliate of Warburg Pincus, a global private equity firm focused on growth investing, has agreed to lead an investment of up to $600 million in the Company. Delonex Energy is led by Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Rahul Dhir, the former CEO of Cairn India Limited, where he led the company from its inception through to its $2 billion IPO and ultimate sale to Vedanta Resources plc.

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Chevron Corporation's (NYSE: CVX) subsidiary Cabinda Gulf Oil Company Limited confirmed that initial production of liquefied natural gas (LNG) has commenced at the Angola LNG project. Angola LNG is one of the largest energy projects on the African continent.

KBR (NYSE: KBR) announced that it has been awarded a contract by Sasol, duly represented by Sasol Technology (Pty) Ltd, for the provision of engineering, procurement and construction management services (EPCm) for the gaseous oxygen compressor at the Oxygen East Plant at the Sasol Synfuels Complex in Secunda, South Africa. The EPCm services to be provided by KBR entail all the management services required in order to restore the integrity of the gaseous oxygen compressor.

Panoro Energy ASA's wholly-owned subsidiary Pan Petroleum Aje Limited has agreed in principle the terms of sale with an undisclosed buyer forits 6.502 % participating interest in the OML 113 licenseoffshore Nigeria, which includes the Aje field, for a totalconsideration of USD 30 million (the "Transaction") to bepaid in cash upon closing.

Sudan has officially informed South Sudan that it would freeze their oil and economic agreements and stop allowing its neighbour to export crude through its territory within two months. Two export pipelines from South Sudan will be closed within 60 days unless Juba gave up support for insurgents operating across their shared border, Sudan said on Sunday.

Heritage Oil Plc (LSE: HOIL), an independent upstream exploration and production company, issues an update regarding production levels in OML 30, Nigeria. Gross production from OML 30 has returned to rates of over 35,000 bopd and all of the key fields are in production.

Umusadege field production during May 2013 averaged 10,600 bopd. Umusadege field downtime during May 2013 was less than 5 days due mainly to maintenance and repairs on the export pipeline performed by the pipeline operator.

LUKOIL has acquired a 65% stake in the exploration, development and production project on block CI-504 offshore the Republic of Cote d'Ivoire in the Gulf of Guinea. The stake in the project was acquired from a private Nigerian company, Taleveras Energy, which will still retain 25% after this transaction.

Duma Energy Corp. (OTCBB: DUMA) is pleased to announce that the tender process for its upcoming Aerial Gravity and Magnetics program over Blocks 1714A, 1715, 1814A, 1815A in the Owambo Basin of Northern Namibia has been completed by the operator Hydrocarb Energy Corporation.

Chariot Oil & Gas Limited (AIM: CHAR), the Atlantic Margins focused oil and gas exploration company, confirms that the Ministry of Mines and Energy, Namibia has approved a one year extension to the First Renewal Period for Block 2714A, held in partnership with Petrobras Oil & Gas B.V.

Southern African gas explorer and developer, Sunbird Energy Ltd (ASX:SNY) is pleased to announce the completion of an Independent Reserves Assessment of the Ibhubesi Gas Project (SNY 76%) offshore South Africa. Ibhubesi Reserves Assessment In April 2013, Sunbird announced the completion of the Ibhubesi independent technical assessment by RPS Energy (UK).

The Tanzania Petroleum Development Corporation (TPDC), has announced that the Fourth Tanzania Deep Offshore and North Lake Tanganyika Licensing Round will be launched on 25 October 2013, during the 2nd Tanzania Oil and Gas Conference and Exhibition, in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. This round has been delayed since September 2012, whilst awaiting the approval of the new 'Natural Gas Policy'.

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As was previously announced, the Company has agreed to appoint Mr Tito Titus Mboweni as its new independent non-executive Chairman, and Mr Mzuvukile Jeff Maqetuka as an independent non-executive director. The Company's advisors are in the process of finalising various administrative and regulatory compliance requirements in this regard, after which the new directors will be formally appointed and able to assume office with full capacity as directors.

Kosmos Energy Ltd. (NYSE: KOS) announced that the Government of Ghana has formally approved the Plan of Development ('PoD') for the Tweneboa-Enyenra-Ntomme ('TEN') discoveries.

Tullow Oil plc (Tullow) announces that the Government of Ghana has formally approved the Development Plan for the Tweneboa-Enyenra-Ntomme Development ("the TEN Project"). The approval paves the way for Tullow and its partners, Kosmos Energy, Anadarko Petroleum, PetroSA and the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation, to proceed with the development of these discoveries.

Orca Exploration Group Inc. announces its results for the first quarter ended 31 March 2013.

Aminex PLC, a Listed oil and gas company active on the coastal margin of East Africa, announces that it has received a letter of consent from Tanzanian Petroleum Development Corporation ("TPDC"), the state oil company of Tanzania, permitting it to vary the terms of its Ruvuma Production Sharing Agreement ('PSA'). This variation will allow drilling which is due to be completed in the current first extension period, expiring later this year, to be deferred until the second extension period which expires in late 2016.

Solo today announces that a letter of consent has been received from the Tanzanian Petroleum Development Corporation ("TPDC"), the state oil company of Tanzania, permitting a variation of the terms of its Ruvuma Basin Production Sharing Agreement ('PSA'). This variation will allow the drilling which was due to be completed in the current first extension period, expiring later this year, to be deferred until the second extension period which expires in late 2016.

Tullow Oil plc (Tullow) announces that the Calao-1X exploration well in the CI-103 licence offshore Côte d'Ivoire, where Tullow is operator and has a 30% carried interest, has encountered thin condensate/gas bearing reservoirs in an Upper Cretaceous deepwater channel system. The well is the second deepwater exploration well drilled in the CI-103 licence and targeted an Upper Cretaceous channel system northwest of the Paon-1X oil discovery, which was drilled in 2012.

CAMAC Energy Inc. (NYSE MKT: CAK) announced that Allied Energy PLC ("Allied") has received notification of the proposed assignment date of the Sedneth 701 rig under its previously announced Deed of Assignment with a subsidiary of Transocean Ltd.

Petrobras announces that its wholly-owned subsidiary Petrobras Tanzania Ltd. has signed a farm-out agreement for the sale of a 12% working interest in Block 6 license offshore Tanzania to Statoil Tanzania AS.

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.

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.

Bowleven, the Africa focused oil and gas exploration group traded on AIM, advises that the following release was published today by SNH, the national oil and gas company of Cameroon: Confirmation of a discovery of Condensate and Gas in IM-5 Well, Etinde Block, Cameroon. The Executive General Manager (EGM) of the National Hydrocarbons Corporation (SNH),Mr Adolphe MOUDIKI and the Executive Chairman of EurOil Limited (EurOil), Chief TABETANDO, are pleased to inform the national and international community, that a discovery of condensate and gas was confirmed, following the drilling of the IM-5 appraisal/development well, in the offshore Etinde Exclusive Exploration Authorization, located in the Rio Del Rey Basin, Cameroon.

Tower Resources plc, (TRP.L, TRP LN), the AIM listed oil and gas exploration company, notes the announcement dated 20 May 2013 from HRT Participações em Petróleo S.

Chariot Oil & Gas Limited (AIM: CHAR), the Atlantic margins focused oil and gas exploration company, today announces that the Ministry of Mines and Energy in Namibia has granted a one year extension for the First Renewal Phase on the Central Area Blocks, (Licence 19, covering Blocks 2312 A & B and Northern halves of 2412 A & B), offshore Namibia. These licences are operated by Chariot's wholly owned subsidiary, Enigma Oil & Gas Exploration (Pty) Limited,which holds 90% equity and is partnered with AziNam Ltd.

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Kosmos Energy Ltd. (NYSE: KOS) announced results from the Sipo-1 exploration well onshore Cameroon.

Following the press statement by Aminex plc ("Aminex") yesterday, Solo wishes to clarify that FirstEnergy Capital LLP, who are acting for both Solo and Aminex, continue actively to discuss a farm-out of the Ruvuma PSA and currently there are on-going discussions with over five interested parties. The farm-in discussions are expected to be concluded once the revised PSA terms associated with a variation of the current term of the licence are received.

Lekoil Limited is a holding company that intends to use its access to potential oil and gas licence interests and its experienced management team to build a multi-asset exploration, development and production business in Africa. Its founders consist of a group of leading professionals with extensive experience in the upstream international oil and gas sector and in the global fund management/investment banking industries.

The Carla South I-7 ST-1 sidetrack to the I-7 exploration well in Block I has encountered oil in good quality sandstones. The sidetrack in Block I in Equatorial Guinea has reached a total measured depth of 3,460m.

Oando Energy Resources Inc. (TSX: OER), a company focused on oil exploration and production in Nigeria, today announced results from the successful completion and testing of the Ebendo 5 well.

Oando Energy Resources Inc. (TSX:OER), a company focused on oil exploration and production in Nigeria, announced financial and operating results for the quarter ended March 31, 2013.

San Leon, the specialist oil and gas company with an extensive portfolio of assets across Europe and North Africa, notes this morning's Interim Management Statement announced by Cairn Energy plc ("Cairn"), particularly in relation to the Foum Draa block, offshore Morocco. As announced on 31 January 2013, San Leon now holds a net operated interest of 14.

Ophir Energy plc provides an Interim Management Statement and Operational Update for the period 1 January 2013 to 16 May 2013. Corporate Highlights End April 2013 cash balance of $891.

Indonesian and African focused energy company NuEnergy Gas Limited (ASX: NGY) announce that it has commenced an airborne geophysical survey at its Exclusive Prospecting License (EPL 0360/2012) in the Chikhwawa District in southern Malawi. This EPL for shale gas and Coal Bed Methane ('CBM') covers an area of 346km2 and is the first unconventional gas exploration license in the country.

Tower Resources plc, LN: TRP, the AIM listed oil and gas exploration company, announces that at the Annual General Meeting of the Company, which took place earlier today, all resolutions put to shareholders were duly passed. Jeremy Asher, Tower's Chairman, commented: "We are looking forward to having more news for shareholders in the near future on transactions in progress, and of course the Welwitschia-1 well offshore Namibia, to be operated by Repsol, where planning and preparations are now quite advanced for drilling within the first half of 2014.

Madagascar Oil today announces its full year results and provides a brief operational update for the year ended 31 December, 2012. Highlights Operational: Construction phase of the Tsimiroro Steam Flood Pilot is reaching completion and steam injection into the first wells has commenced.

Simba Energy Inc. (TSXV: SMB, Frankfurt: GDA, OTCQX: SMBZF), the onshore pan-African oil and gas explorer with assets in Kenya, Guinea and Chad, is pleased to announce that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (the 'MOU') with Ajax Exploration Ltd.

Africa Oil Corp. (TSX VENTURE:AOI)(NASDAQ OMX:AOI) announce that Tullow Oil Plc, the operator of Block 10BB in Kenya, has commenced drilling at the Etuko (formerly Kamba) prospect.

Swala Energy Limited (ASX:SWE), the oil and gas explorer with oil exploration assets located along the East African Rift System, is pleased to announce that its 65% owned subsidiary, Swala Oil and Gas (Tanzania) Limited (SOGTL) has awarded its 2013 2D seismic acquisition contract to Polaris International Ltd. ('Polaris'), a company with experience of conducting operations in the area.

Westbridge Energy Corporation (TSX VENTURE:WEB)(FRANKFURT:PUQ1) announced it has entered into a strategic alliance agreement with United Oil and Gas Nigeria Limited ("UOG") to jointly acquire and develop near term production and exploration assets (the "Assets") in Nigeria. UOG is active in the Nigerian upstream oil and gas sector and its management team has over 300 years of combined experience with an established track record of production and development of oil and gas assets in Nigeria.

Kosmos Energy Ltd. (NYSE: KOS) announced financial and operating results for the first quarter of 2013, which included net income of $20 million, or $0.

SacOil Holdings Limited, the African independent upstream oil and gas company, is pleased to announce that its Botswana subsidiary, Transfer Holdings (Proprietary) Limited, has been advised by the Botswana Department of Mines that three exploration licenses were duly approved by the Honourable Onkokame Kitso Mokaila, Minister of Minerals, Energy and Water Resources of the Republic of Botswana and are ready for collection. The petroleum exploration Licences Number, 123/2013, 124/2013 and 125/2013 were awarded to Transfer Holdings (Proprietary) Limited on 29 April 2013.

Solo is pleased to announce that it has signed a binding Memorandum of Understanding ("MOU") to acquire a 15% shareholding in Swiss based Pan Minerals & Oil AG ("Pan Minerals"). Solo will pay a cash consideration of £200,000 plus 60 million new ordinary Solo shares of 0.

Ophir Energy plc ("Ophir" or "the Company") announces that it has secured a drilling rig and executed a letter of agreement for Rig Share Assignment with BG Group for the continuation of its 2013-2014 East African offshore drilling programme. Odjfell Drilling is the contract counterpart and drilling service contractor.

The Company is pleased to announce that it has received notification from Tap Oil Limited (ASX:TAP) that Rialto has satisfied the conditions under its Farm-in Agreement, for its acquisition of a 12.5% participating interest in the Offshore Accra Contract Area, Ghana, West Africa (the "Accra Block").

Horn Petroleum Corporation (TSX VENTURE:HRN) is pleased to announce that effective May 1, 2013, Mr. Mark Dingley joined the Company as Chief Operating Officer.

Sirius (AIM: SRSP) announce that it has entered into an Exclusivity Off-take Agreement ("the Agreement") with Glencore Energy UK Limited ("Glencore") which includes provision for a conditional pre-financing facility of up to $65 million, which will be netted against the initial sales of crude oil production, for the development of the Company's near term production assets located off-shore Nigeria. Under the terms of the agreement, Sirius has the right to deliver up to 60,000 barrels of crude oil per day (bopd) to Glencore and Glencore has exclusivity to market the crude oil on behalf of the Company for a period of 3 years.

The Carla South exploration well in Block I has encountered oil in good quality sandstones at the target level. The well will shortly be side-tracked to an adjacent target.

Oando Energy Resources Inc. (TSX: OER), a company focused on oil exploration and production in Nigeria, announced the closing of its acquisition from Oando Plc ("Oando") of shares in Oando Qua Ibo Limited (which holds a 40% participating interest in the Qua Ibo Field) and Oando Reservoir and Production Services Limited respectively.

WesternGeco announced that it has begun acquisition of a major multiclient seismic survey offshore Mozambique using the ObliQ* sliding-notch broadband acquisition and imaging technique. The technique optimizes the recorded bandwidth of the seismic signal enabling more detailed imaging of the subsurface and more reliable extraction of rock properties.

BG Group today announced it had completed another successful drill stem test in Block 1 offshore Tanzania, with initial results from the Mzia-2 well showing better than expected properties in the deeper Cretaceous reservoir. The test on Mzia-2, the first done on a Cretaceous discovery in deep water off Tanzania, flowed at a maximum rate of 57 million standard cubic feet of natural gas per day, constrained by testing equipment.

Ophir Energy plc announces the successful Mzia-2 Drill Stem Test (DST), Block 1 Tanzania. The Mzia-2 appraisal well was drilled earlier in February 2013, confirming an estimated 62m of net gas pay in Cretaceous reservoirs, establishing pressure communication between the Mzia-2 and Mzia-1 gas columns, and determining a vertical gas column of at least 200m for the Mzia Field.

Total announces that the Ivoire-1X exploration well, located in the western portion of Block CI-100 in 2,280 meters of water, encountered 28 meters of net oil pay in a series of about 100 meters of Cretaceous reservoirs. The oil in the abrupt margin geological play is light 35 API oil.

The Board of Global Petroleum Limited present its Quarterly Report for the period ending 31 March 2013. Summary Corporate The Company continued efforts to engage potential partners with the aim of broadening Global's African portfolio.

CAMAC Energy Inc. (NYSE MKT: CAK) announced that Sander Geophysics Limited ("SGL") has completed shooting airborne gravity and magnetic geophysical surveys on the Company's Kenya onshore Lamu Basin Blocks L1B and L16 ("Blocks").

Oando Energy Resources Inc. (TSX: OER), a company focused on oil exploration and production in Nigeria, announced that the damaged Kwale-Akri pipeline, which connects OER's Ebendo field (OML 56) to the Brass export terminal, has been fully repaired.

Eni successfully finalized the appraisal campaign of the discoveries in Area 4 in Mozambique with the drilling and testing of Mamba South 3, which is the ninth well drilled in the exploration permit. The well results have exceeded expectations and Eni has updated the estimate of the Mamba Complex and Coral discoveries to 80 Trillion cubic feet (Tcf) of gas in place.

Wentworth, the East Africa and Rovuma Basin-focused oil & gas company, announces the following operations update: Mnazi Bay Exploration The 248km² of new 3D seismic recently acquired offshore Mnazi Bay is currently being processed and interpreted with full results expected in the third quarter 2013. The acquisition of additional onshore 2D seismic is being considered and the concession partners have agreed to drill one well in the fourth quarter of this year, subject to identifying a drillable prospect after taking into account the interpreted offshore 3D, existing 2D and possible additional onshore seismic.

Rialto is pleased to announce that it has today entered into a term sheet with Vitol E&P ("Vitol") setting out the terms upon which Rialto and Vitol will work together to develop the Company's interests in Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana. Transaction Overview Vitol to acquire, subject to regulatory and joint venture partner approval, a 20% interest in Rialto Energy (Ghana) Limited ("Rialto Ghana") in exchange for providing a facility to cover Rialto's US$ 7.

SacOil, the African independent upstream oil and gas company, announce the appointment of Mr Tito Titus Mboweni as independent non-executive chairman and Ambassador Mzuvukile Jeff Maqetuka as independent non-executive director of SacOil with effect from 1 June 2013. Mr Mboweni is the immediate past Governor of the South African Reserve Bank, a former Minister of Labour in the Republic of South Africa in past President Nelson Mandela's cabinet and one of the World Economic Forum's Global Leaders of Tomorrow.

Vanoil Energy Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:VEL), a TSX-V-listed oil and gas company with a portfolio of assets in East Africa ("Vanoil"), is pleased to announce that, following the announcement on 26 March 2013, confirming its intention to acquire the entire issued and to be issued share capital of AIM-listed Fluormin PLC (AIM: FLOR) ("Fluormin"), it has received confirmation of Fluormin's shareholders having passed by the necessary majorities, the resolutions proposed at the Court Meeting (convened by order of the High Court of Justice in connection with the scheme of arrangement) and at the general meeting held yesterday.

Cobalt International Energy, Inc. (NYSE: CIE) announced that its drill stem test of the lowest interval drilled in the Cameia #2 well in Block 21, offshore Angola, did not produce measurable hydrocarbons.

Bowleven, the Africa focused oil and gas exploration group traded on AIM, is pleased to announce the results of the second test at the IM-5 appraisal/development well drilling offshore Cameroon. A drill stem test (DST) has now been performed on the Intra Isongo reservoir interval and this following the Middle Isongo DST announced on 2 April 2013 completes the successful drilling and testing programme at IM-5.

Mart Resources, Inc. (TSX VENTURE:MMT) and its co-venturers, Midwestern Oil and Gas Company Plc.

Taipan Resources Inc. (TSX VENTURE:TPN) announce that the block wide full tensor gradiometry survey (FTG) on Block 2B in Kenya has been completed.

Anadarko Petroleum Corporation (NYSE: APC) announced the discovery of a new natural gas accumulation fully contained within the Offshore Area 1 of the Rovuma Basin of Mozambique. The Orca-1 discovery well encountered approximately 190 net feet (58 meters) of natural gas pay in a Paleocene fan system.

Aker Solutions has been awarded a contract from Technip to deliver umbilicals for the Girassol Resources Initiative (GirRI) phase 2 development off the coast of Angola. Contract value is undisclosed.

Africa Oil Corp. (TSX VENTURE:AOI)(OMX:AOI) announce that effective May 1, 2013, Mr.

Fluor Corporation (NYSE:FLR) announced that it was awarded a front-end engineering and design (FEED) contract by South African Petroleum Refineries (SAPREF) for its Clean Fuels II Project in Durban, South Africa. The undisclosed contract value was booked in the first quarter of 2013.

VAALCO has successfully completed the new development well (EAVOM-3H) in the Avouma field. Production from this well commenced at a natural flow rate of approximately 3,000 gross barrels of oil per day ("BOPD"), rising to 4,000 gross BOPD once the Electrical Submersible Pumps ("ESPs") were engaged at the minimum setting.

Mart Resources, Inc. (TSX VENTURE:MMT) and its co-venturers, Midwestern Oil and Gas Company Plc.

Africa Oil Corp. (TSX VENTURE:AOI)(NASDAQ OMX:AOI) provide the following operational update on its projects in East Africa.

Tullow Oil plc provides an update on progress with the Sabisa-1 well in Ethiopia and announces a successful first flow test of the Ngamia-1 well in Kenya. Ethiopia - Sabisa-1 encounters hydrocarbons requiring logging and further evaluation The Sabisa-1 well in the South Omo Block in Southern Ethiopia has been drilled to a total depth of 1,810 metres.

Westbridge Energy Corporation (TSX VENTURE:WEB)(FRANKFURT:PUQ1) announces it has received an extension on the timeframe to close the acquisition with Ropat Petroleum Investments (PTY) Ltd. ("Ropat") to acquire a majority interest in the oil and gas exploration blocks 1911A relinquished, 1912B, 1910A relinquished and 2011A relinquished (the "Licenses") offshore Namibia (the "Transaction").

Heerema Fabrication Group (HFG) in the Netherlands has been awarded the EPCI (Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Installation) contract for the 6,000 ton Alba PSC B3 compression platform for client Marathon E.G.

Ophir today provides an operational update on the Company's drilling programmes in Blocks 1-3-4 in Tanzania and the Accra Block in Ghana. Ophir holds a 40% working interest in Tanzania Blocks 1-3-4 and a 20% interest in the Ghana Accra Block.

SacOil, the independent African oil and gas company, is pleased to provide the market with the following update on the Company's on-going operational activities. Highlights: Malawi, Block 1: Planning of environmental and social impact assessment Democratic Republic of the Congo ("DRC"), Block III: 2D seismic data planning and acquisition Nigeria, OPL 233: Approval of 2013 Work Program and Budget; re-interpretation of seismic and well data Nigeria, OPL 281: Expected release of PSC and re-interpretation of seismic and well dataMalawi, Block 1: Planning of environmental and social impact assessment Following the award of Block 1, in December 2012, first operations have commenced, with the initial planning associated with the environmental and social impact assessment underway.

Canadian Overseas Petroleum Limited (TSX-V: XOP), announce the Closing and completion of the previously announced transactions between the Company's wholly owned subsidiary Canadian Overseas Petroleum Bermuda Limited "(COPLB"), first with Peppercoast Petroleum plc, and second with ExxonMobil Exploration and Production Liberia Limited ("ExxonMobil"). COPL now has a 20% working interest in Block LB-13, with ExxonMobil the operator, having an 80% working interest.

Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM) announced that its Liberian affiliate has acquired from Canadian Overseas Petroleum (Bermuda) Ltd. (COPL) 80 percent interest in Liberia Block 13 (LB-13), comprising more than 625,000 acres (2,500 square kilometers) offshore Liberia in water depths ranging from 250 to 10,000 feet (75 to 3,000 meters).

Technip (Paris:TEC) (ADR:TKPPY) (ISIN:FR0000131708) was awarded by Total E&P Congo a major(1) lump-sum contract for the engineering, procurement, supply, construction, installation (EPSCI) and pre-commissioning for the Moho Nord development project. This project is located approximately 75 kilometers off the coast of the Republic of the Congo, at water depths ranging from 650 to 1,100 meters.

KBR (NYSE: KBR) announced that it was selected by Subsea 7 to perform the topsides design for the Chevron Lianzi development project in a unitized offshore zone between the Republic of Congo and the Republic of Angola. KBR will provide laser scanning of the entire Benguela Belize Lobito Tomboco topsides, FEED verification, detailed engineering and procurement services.

Heritage Oil Plc (LSE: HOIL), an independent upstream exploration and production company, responds to recent press speculation and statements attributed to Ugandan officials in relation to confidential international arbitration proceedings which are ongoing between the Government of the Republic of Uganda (the "Ugandan Government") and Heritage Oil & Gas Limited (a wholly owned subsidiary of Heritage) ("HOGL") following HOGL's sale of its interests in Blocks 1 and 3A in Uganda on 26 July 2010. Heritage can confirm that a determination on jurisdictional challenges raised by the Ugandan Government was issued last night by the arbitration tribunal.