6 Oct 2011 10:18

For Immediate Release
6 October 2011
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SOLO OIL PLC
("Solo" or the "Company")
Tanzania Update
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Solo Oil plc today announces completion of the assignment of additional interests in the Ruvuma Basin PSA in Tanzania from Tullow Tanzania BV ("Tullow").
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Further to the announcement on 8 September 2011, Tanzanian Government approval for the assignment of interest between Tullow and Solo has been received and the assignment has been completed. Solo now has a beneficial interest of 18.75% in the Lindi and Mtwara licences which jointly make up the Ruvuma PSA in onshore Tanzania.
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Tullow has also confirmed that Ndovu Resources Limited, a subsidiary of Aminex plc, is now the operator of the PSA. Now that operatorship has been formally transferred; an update on the timing of the planned drilling of the Ntorya-1 well, anticipated to spud during November, is expected shortly.
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For further information:
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Solo Oil plc David Lenigas Neil Ritson | +44 (0) 20 7440 0642 |
Beaumont Cornish Limited Nominated Adviser and Joint Broker Roland Cornish | +44 (0) 20 7628 3396 |
Shore Capital Joint Broker Pascal Keane Jerry Keen  Pelham Bell Pottinger Public Relations Mark Antelme  Henry Lerwill  | +44 (0) 20 7408 4090     +44 (0) 20 7861 3232 |
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Competent Person's Statement:
The information contained in this announcement has been reviewed and approved by Neil Ritson, Chief Executive Officer and Director for Leni Gas & Oil Plc who has 35 years of relevant experience in the oil industry. Mr. Ritson is a member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers, an Active Member of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists and is a Fellow of the Geological Society of London.
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Glossary:
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PSA - Production Sharing Agreement
spud - commencement of drilling operations using a rotary drill bit at surface
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