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28 September 2009
GULF KEYSTONE PETROLEUM LIMITED
("Gulf Keystone" or "the Company")
CORPORATE PRESENTATION
Gulf Keystone Petroleum Ltd (AIM: GKP), an independent oil and gas exploration company with interests in Kurdistan and Algeria announces that an updated copy of a Corporate Presentation is available on the Company's website (www.gulfkeystone.com).
John Gerstenlauer, the Company's Chief Operating Officer, who has 31 years of relevant experience within the sector meets the criteria of a qualified person under the AIM guidance note for mining, oil and gas companies and has reviewed and approved the technical information contained in this announcement. Mr. Gerstenlauer is a member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers.
Notes to Editors
Gulf Keystone Petroleum Ltd. (AIM: GKP) ("Gulf Keystone" or the "Company") is an independent oil and gas exploration company focused on exploration in the Kurdistan region of northern Iraq.
The Company's shares have traded on the AIM market, since listing on 8 Sept 2004.
Gulf Keystone Petroleum International ("GKPI") is a joint venture between the Company and ETAMIC, its strategic partner in Kurdistan. The JV holds Production Sharing Contracts ("PSC's") in four exploration blocks with a total area under licence of 1,702 square kilometres.
On 6 Aug 2009, the Company announced that GKPI had made a significant discovery at the Shaikan-1 exploration well which spudded on 27 April 09. The well is located in the Shaikan Block, situated near the city of Dihok, approximately 85 kilometres North-West of Erbil and covers an area of 283 square kilometres. The Company is currently continuing its drilling to deeper targets at the same location.
On 14 Jul 2009, the Company announced its intention to exit its operations in Algeria in order to focus on Kurdistan.
Gulf Keystone Petroleum Limited is registered in Hamilton, Bermuda with offices in Erbil, Kurdistan, Algiers, Algeria and London, UK.
Enquiries
| Gulf Keystone Petroleum: Todd Kozel, Executive Chairman Ewen Ainsworth, Chief Financial Officer | +44 (0) 20 7514 1400 |
| RBC Capital Markets: Sarah Wharry | + 44 (0) 20 7653 4667 |
| Brunswick Group LLP: Patrick Handley, Camilla Gore, Ekaterina Alferova | +44 (0) 20 7404 5959 |
or visit: www.gulfkeystone.com