Bankers Petroleum Ltd. provides the following operational and corporate updates.

Third quarter production averaged 5,881 bopd from the Patos Marinza oil field in Albania compared to second quarter production of 5,826 bopd. Net oil inventory at the end of September was 5,660 barrels higher compared to the second quarter inventory. Timing of successful re-activation and new wells being placed on production impacted average production for the quarter, however, exit production rate exceeded 6,200 bopd and the Company is on track to meet its production target of 7,000 bopd by the end of this year. During the quarter, 39 re-activation operations of existing wells were completed with 24 wells placed on production.

Expansion of the second train of the 8,000 bopd Central Treating Facility with the construction of a second emulsion receiving and water tank was completed during the quarter. The tanks are aimed toward improving the water quality for disposal purposes and as potential source water for the upcoming waterflood program.

Initial waterflood formation and area selection, pattern layout and design have been finalized. Injectivity tests will commence this month on selected injection wells to determine expected rates and pressures. Initial pattern conversions are anticipated to commence before year end. Detailed third party reservoir simulation work has commenced to optimize waterflood performance and production rate predictions.

Bankers initiated its vertical infill drilling program on June 21, 2008 with the first four new wells having been drilled from one pad to evaluate the different producing horizons. The initial production rates from these wells has been between 15 and 40 bopd per well from four different zones. All zones are producing sand at various concentrations of up to 30 percent, which is typical of initial production in heavy oil reservoirs and encouraging in that it demonstrates the initiation of the Cold Heavy Oil Production with Sand process ("CHOPS"). As the wells continue to clean up, it is expected that production rates from each individual well will continue to increase. Overall the production levels from the new wells are in line with forecast. Further evaluation of untested zones will continue with added perforations.

In addition, three wells have been drilled and cased from the second pad with completion commencing immediately. The drilling program is continuing with the rig currently drilling the first of five locations from a third pad.

Bankers has entered into a contract, with an unrelated party, for the provision of drilling and service rigs with Peritus International Oilfield Services Ltd., a subsidiary of Precision Drilling Corporation of Calgary. The contract is for two years with an option to extend for a third year and provides Bankers with one drilling rig and three service rigs with an option for a second drilling rig in 2009. This will bring the total number of rigs available to two drilling rigs and 10 service rigs before the end of this year. The rigs are planned to mobilize in October, arriving in Albania in late November, with an anticipated spud date for the drilling rig of December 1, 2008.

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