Bentley Phase 1A Operational Update

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TSX-V, LSE-AIM: XEL

13 June 2012

Xcite Energy Limited

("Xcite Energy")

Bentley Phase 1A Operational Update

Xcite Energy is pleased to announce that the 9/3b-7z well has reached target depth of 9,646 ft (measured depth) on the Bentley Field.

A reservoir section in excess of 2,000 ft has been drilled with 100% net pay and sand control screens have been run successfully. The top reservoir, at 3,609 ft true vertical depth, is higher than previously encountered in any part of the field to date, thereby giving an oil column depth of approximately 121 ft. Geo-steering was again used successfully in the reservoir section to place nearly 100% of the wellbore in the target range of within 5ft to 12 ft from the roof of the reservoir.

The remainder of the planned operations, including installation of the smart completion equipment (enabling individual laterals to be flowed, co-mingled or shut-in), the down-hole pumps and commissioning of the processing equipment will now be undertaken prior to the production test commencing.

Steve Kew, Exploration and Development Director, commented:

"We are pleased with the work programme to date and this marks the end of the drilling phase as the rig operations now focus on the completion and preparation for production testing, with the upper lateral now ideally positioned as the first production well for Phase 1B of the Bentley development programme. The additional oil column encountered will be assessed and modelled in due course, and augurs well as we move ahead with the work programme towards first oil on Bentley."

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