Aurelian Oil & Gas plc, on behalf of Aurelian Oil & Gas Romania S.R.L., its 100% owned Romanian subsidiary, provides the results of the Dornesti Sud-1 well on its Suceava Block EIV-1 concession, Romania.

Dornesti Sud 1 drilled to a total depth of 910 metres and encountered gas in the interval 528 metres to 545 metres. This section which consists of sandstones interbedded with siltstones and claystones, was confirmed to be gas bearing on evaluation with electrical logs.

A flow test of the interval 531.8 metres to 544.3 metres produced gas at a rate of 25,000Sm3/d (880 Mscf/d) with a flowing wellhead pressure of 32bar (464psi). The AOF (absolute open flow potential) is estimated as 80,000Sm3/d (2.8 MMscf/d).

The well has been completed as a production well and efforts will be directed to tieing it in during 2008 to the Bilca Gas Plant, operated by Aurelian on its adjacent Brodina Block EIII-1 concession.

"Dornesti Sud 1 is the first well drilled by Aurelian on this block and we are delighted that it is a discovery. There are several other similar leads on this large block, (over 4,000 sq kms), which are not yet fully covered by seismic. The tie-in to the Bilca facilities should be a relatively simple operation to complete; and in the light of this discovery we will also be looking very closely at a further well in the Dornesti area in 2008."

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