New Investor Presentation

Ophir Energy PLC

("Ophir" or the "Company")

updated investor presentation uploaded to website

London, 6 February 2013 - Representatives of the Ophir Management Team are presenting at the Credit Suisse Energy Summit in Vail, Colorado. The investor presentation has been uploaded to the Company Website and can be found at the following link:

http://www.ophir-energy.com/media/55901/investor_presentation_january_2013_final.pdf

ENDS

For Further Information please contact:

Ophir Energy plc +44 (0)20 7290 5800

Nick Cooper, CEO

Stephanie Prior, Senior Commercial Manager

Brunswick Group +44 (0)20 7404 5959

Patrick Handley

Elizabeth Adams

Notes to Editors

Ophir Energy (OPHR.LN) is an African focussed, upstream oil and gas resource company which is a member of the FTSE 250. The Group's headquarters are located in London (England), with operational offices in Perth (Australia), Malabo (Equatorial Guinea), Dar es Salaam and Mtwara (Tanzania), Port Gentil (Gabon) and Nairobi (Kenya).

Ophir is the 5th largest deepwater acreage holder in Africa, present in four key emerging sub-Saharan exploration themes, and the largest net acreage holder in offshore East Africa.

For further information on Ophir, please refer to www.ophir-energy.com