25 Aug 2009 09:32
| For immediate release | 25 August 2009 |
Desire Petroleum plc
("Desire" or "the Company")
EIA Update
Desire Petroleum plc (AIM: DES) the exploration company focusing on the North Falkland Basin, is pleased to announce that the Governor of the Falkland Islands, acting on the advice of the Executive Council, has approved the Environmental Impact Statement for Licences PL 006 and PL 007. This approval is subject to the further approval by the Mineral Resources Committee of an Operational Addendum, to be submitted once the rig details are known.
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
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