Investor Presentation

23 February 2012

Bahamas Petroleum Company plc

("Bahamas Petroleum" or the "Company")

Investor Presentation

Bahamas Petroleum, the oil and gas exploration company with offshore licence permits in The Commonwealth of The Bahamas, is pleased to announce that a copy of its February 2012 Investor Presentation is now available for download from the Company's website at www.bpcplc.com/media/presentations.

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For further information, please contact:

Bahamas Petroleum Company plc

Simon Potter, Chief Executive Officer Tel: +44 (0) 1624 647883

Strand Hanson Limited - Nomad

Rory Murphy/Liam Buswell Tel: +44 (0) 20 7409 3494