BLVN.L Regulatory News (BLVN)

26 November 2012

Bowleven plc ('Bowleven' or 'the Company')

 Etinde Exploitation Authorisation Application (EEAA) submitted

Bowleven, the Africa focused oil and gas exploration group traded on AIM, is pleased to announce that it has submitted the formal Etinde Exploitation Authorisation Application (EEAA) to the Cameroon authorities as planned. This formal EEAA submission follows an earlier draft supplemented with in-country workshops with SNH to support the application. The submission represents a further step towards the delivery of the key requirements that will enable the final investment decision for the Etinde development, anticipated in H2 2013. The first stage of the 'hub and spoke' development scheme within the EEAA will focus on the development of the discoveries on block MLHP-7, with first production targeted to occur in 2016.

ENQUIRIES

For further information please contact:

Bowleven plc

Kevin Hart, Chief Executive 00 44 131 524 5678

Kerry Crawford, Head of Investor Relations

Brunswick Group LLP

Patrick Handley 00 44 207 404 5959

Catriona McDermott

Bank of America Merrill Lynch (Nomad)

Derek Ross 00 44 207 628 1000

Tony White

Notes to Editors:

Bowleven is an African focused oil and gas exploration group, based in Edinburgh and traded on AIM. Bowleven's strategy is focused on creating and realising material value through exploration led organic growth. Bowleven holds equity interests in five blocks in Cameroon, with three blocks located offshore in shallow water and two onshore. All of these blocks are operated by Bowleven. Bowleven also holds an equity interest in an onshore block in Kenya operated by Adamantine Energy.

Notes to Announcement:

(1) The information in this release reflects the views and opinions of Bowleven as operator and has not been reviewed in advance by its joint venture partners.

GLOSSARY OF TERMS

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