10 Jan 2006 07:01
Roc Oil Company Limited10 January 2006 10 January 2006 ROC OIL COMPANY LIMITED ("ROC") STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE MAURITANIA OFFSHORE DRILLING UPDATE ROC advises that the following release was made earlier today by WoodsidePetroleum Ltd:"Woodside Petroleum Ltd. reports the following activity by its wholly-ownedsubsidiaries Woodside Mauritania Pty. Ltd. and WEL Mauritania B.V. offshoreMauritania since the last report issued on 3 January 2006. PSC Area C, Block 6: Zoule-1 Exploration Well The 'Stena Tay' drill rig drilled the Zoule-1 exploration well to the finaltotal depth of 3,730 metres. At midnight on 9 January 2006, preparations were underway to commence wirelinelogging operations. The well will then be plugged and abandoned as planned. Following the Zoule-1 well the Stena Tay will then drill the Dore explorationwell located in PSC Area B. General All reported drilling depths are referenced to the rig rotary table and alltimes are Universal Time (UTC) (Mauritanian time). The locations of planned exploration wells and the Chinguetti Oil Field areshown on the attached map." Participating Interests in the Chinguetti Joint Venture and relevant PSC areasare: +-----------------------+----------+-----------+---------+-----------+ | Company |Chinguetti| PSC-A | PSC-B | PSC-C, | | | Joint | | | Block 6 | | | Venture | | | | +-----------------------+----------+-----------+---------+-----------+ |Woodside group |47.38448% | 53.846% | 53.846% | 37.578% | |companies (Operator) | | | | | +-----------------------+----------+-----------+---------+-----------+ |Hardman group companies|19.00800% | 24.3% | 21.6% | 22.422% | +-----------------------+----------+-----------+---------+-----------+ |Societe Mauritanienne |12.00000% | -- | -- | -- | |des Hydrocarbures | | | | | |(formerly GPC) | | | | | +-----------------------+----------+-----------+---------+-----------+ |BG group companies |10.23440% | 13.084% | 11.63% | -- | +-----------------------+----------+-----------+---------+-----------+ |Premier group companies| 8.12328% | -- | 9.231% | -- | +-----------------------+----------+-----------+---------+-----------+ |Roc Oil group companies| 3.24984% | 4.155% | 3.693% | 5.0% | +-----------------------+----------+-----------+---------+-----------+ |Fusion group companies | -- | 4. 615% | -- | -- | +-----------------------+----------+-----------+---------+-----------+ |Petronas Carigali | -- | -- | -- | 35.0% | |Overseas Sdn Bhd | | | | | +-----------------------+----------+-----------+---------+-----------+(*Map attached to copy release on ROC's Website:http://www.rocoil.com.au/Pages/ASX_Releases/2006_Releases/January-2006.html Michelle Manook For further information pleaseGeneral Manager - Corporate Affairs contact: Dr John Doran on Tel: +61-2-8356-2000 Fax: +61-2-9380-2635 Email: jdoran@rocoil.com.au Or visit ROC's website: www.rocoil.com.au Dr Kevin Hird General Manager Business Development Tel: +44 (0)207 586 7936 Fax: +44 (0)207 722 3919 Email: khird@rocoil.com.au Nick Lambert Bell Pottinger Corporate & Financial Tel: +44 (0)207 861 3232 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange