Wentworth provides an operational update in the lead up to the first delivery of gas to the new transnational pipeline from its assets in Tanzania and announces that drilling operations of the MB-4 development well in the Mnazi Bay Development License Area has commenced.

Construction of the Government owned and operated Mtwara to Dar es Salaam pipeline is now 100% complete and the two associated processing facilities are approximately 96% complete. Regarding the Company's assets, construction has commenced on tying-in the existing four development wells and installing flow lines in order to supply gas to the new pipeline and two of these wells are now fully tied-in.

The Mnazi Bay Partners have been advised by Tanzania Petroleum Development Corporation that some delays have been experienced in commissioning and startup of the gas pipeline project and, as a result, delivery of first gas into the pipeline is now expected to take place in July 2015.

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