DualEx Energy International Inc. has awarded a drilling contract to Compagnie Tunisienne de Forage for the land drilling rig CTF-06 to drill the BHN-1 exploration well on the Bouhajla North prospect within the Bouhajla Permit in central Tunisia. The rig is currently finishing operations on a well prior to moving to a new location for another operator, after which it will be mobilized to the BHN-1 location (anticipated to be in the first quarter of 2013).

The BHN-1 well will be drilled to a total depth of 2500 metres to test a Cretaceous Abiod target, which is analogous to the Sidi el Kilani oil field located 25 kilometers east of the Bouhajla North prospect. Long-lead items are now in-country, and location construction is expected to commence in November. DualEx retains 52.5% contractor interest and operatorship of the BHN-1 well.

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