5th Apr 2007 07:01
Roc Oil Company Limited05 April 2007 ROC OIL COMPANY LIMITED ("ROC") STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE DRILLING ACTIVITY UPDATE: OFFSHORE PERTH BASIN EXPLORATION DRILLING PROGRAMME COMMENCES Roc Oil (WA) Pty Limited, advises that as of 1200hrs on 5 April 2007 (AustralianWestern Standard Time) the "Premium Wilcraft" jack up drilling rig was onlocation at the Frankland-1 well location in WA-286-P and preparations areunderway to commence drilling. The Frankland-1 well is the first of a planned three well exploration drillingprogramme which will also include the Dunsborough-1 well in WA-286-P and thePerseverance-1 well in WA-325-P. Participating Interests in WA-286-P are:Roc Oil (WA) Pty Ltd (Operator)...............................37.5%AWE Oil (Western Australia) Pty Ltd...........................27.5%Wandoo Petroleum Pty Ltd......................................24.0%ARC (Offshore PB) Limited......................................6.0%CIECO Exploration and Production (Australia) Pty Ltd...........5.0% Participating Interests in WA-325-P are:Roc Oil (WA) Pty Ltd (Operator)...............................37.5%Apache Northwest Pty Limited..................................37.5%ARC (Offshore PB) Limited.....................................20.0%Wandoo Petroleum Pty Ltd...................................... 5.0% Damian FisherGeneral ManagerExternal Affairs & Investor Relations For further information please contact: Dr John Doran on Tel: +61-2-8356-2000 Fax: +61-2-9380-2635 Email: [email protected] Or visit ROC's website: www.rocoil.com.au Dr Kevin Hird General Manager Business Development Tel: +44 (0)207 586 7935 Fax: +44 (0)207 722 3919 Email: [email protected] Nick Lambert Bell Pottinger Corporate & Financial Tel: +44 (0)207 861 3232 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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