27 Nov 2009 07:00
| For immediate release | 27 November 2009 |
Desire Petroleum plc
("Desire" or "the Company")
Rig Update
Desire Petroleum plc (AIM:DES) the oil and gas exploration company, wholly focused on the North Falkland Basin, is pleased to announce that the Ocean Guardian drilling rig departed from the Cromarty Firth in Scotland at 2.00pm on Thursday 26 November en route to Falkland Island waters.
The journey is anticipated to take around two months with the rig expected to arrive in the Falklands ready to commence drilling around early February 2010.
For further information please contact:
| Desire Petroleum plc | |
| Stephen Phipps, Chairman Ian Duncan, Chief Executive Officer | 020 7436 0423 |
| Seymour Pierce Limited Jonathan Wright Richard Redmayne | 020 7107 8000 |
| Buchanan Communications | 020 7466 5000 |
| Ben Willey Ben Romney |