Senex Energy Limited has been advised by Santos Limited, the operator of the ATP 752P Joint Venture, that the Sampdoria-1 oil exploration well has commenced drilling and is at a depth of 429 metres and after setting 9 5/8 inch surface casing at a depth of approximately 202 metres.

Sampdoria-1 is approximately 4 kilometres to the north east of the Genoa oil field and is planned to be drilled to a total depth of 1,835 metres. The primary targets are sands of the basal Birkhead Formation and Hutton Sandstone with secondary targets in the McKinlay Member and Namur Formation.

Senex Energy is participating in the drilling of Sampdoria-1 at no cost for its 22.75% working interest in the well.

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