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28Β SeptemberΒ 2009Β
GULF KEYSTONE PETROLEUM LIMITEDΒ
("Gulf Keystone" or "the Company")
CORPORATEΒ PRESENTATION
Gulf Keystone PetroleumΒ LtdΒ (AIM: GKP), an independent oil and gas exploration company with interests inΒ Kurdistan andΒ AlgeriaΒ announces thatΒ an updatedΒ copy ofΒ a CorporateΒ PresentationΒ isΒ available on the Company's website (www.gulfkeystone.com).
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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 theΒ AIMΒ 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.Β (AIM: GKP) ("Gulf Keystone" or the "Company") is an independent oil and gas exploration company focused on exploration in the Kurdistan region ofΒ northernΒ Iraq.
The Company's shares haveΒ traded on the AIM market, since listing on 8 SeptΒ 2004.Β
Gulf Keystone Petroleum International ("GKPI") is a joint venture between the Company and ETAMIC, its strategic partner inΒ 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 AugΒ 2009, the Company announced that GKPI had made a significant discovery at the Shaikan-1 exploration wellΒ which spudded onΒ 27 AprilΒ 09. The well is located in the Shaikan Block, situated near the city ofΒ Dihok, approximately 85 kilometres North-West of ErbilΒ and covers an areaΒ of 283 square kilometres.Β The Company is currently continuing its drilling to deeper targets at the same location.
On 14 JulΒ 2009, the Company announced its intention to exit its operations inΒ AlgeriaΒ in order to focus onΒ Kurdistan.
Gulf Keystone Petroleum Limited is registered inΒ Hamilton, Bermuda with offices in Erbil, Kurdistan,Β Algiers,Β AlgeriaΒ andΒ London,Β UK.
Enquiries
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Gulf Keystone Petroleum:Β Todd Kozel, Executive Chairman Ewen Ainsworth, Chief Financial Officer |
+44 (0) 20 7514 1400 |
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RBCΒ Capital Markets: Sarah Wharry |
+ 44 (0) 20 7653 4667 |
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Brunswick Group LLP: Patrick Handley, Camilla Gore, Ekaterina Alferova |
+44 (0) 20 7404 5959 |
or visit:Β www.gulfkeystone.com
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