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To: El Canadiense who wrote (12468)3/16/2006 5:04:32 AM
From: Crossy  Read Replies (1) of 37387
 
re: IEC.L - Imperial Energy - 610p

News - Significant Land acquisition in the Tomsk region
investegate.co.uk

Imperial Energy Corporation PLC
16 March 2006

PRESS RELEASE

IMPERIAL ENERGY CORPORATION PLC ('Imperial')

SIGNIFICANT NEW ACQUISITION

Imperial, the oil exploration and production company operating in the
Commonwealth of Independent States today announces the acquisition at auction of
a significant Block with proven oil discoveries in the Tomsk region of Western
Siberia, Russian Federation.

At an auction held this morning in Tomsk by the Ministry of National Resources,
Imperial's wholly owned subsidiary OOO Nord Imperial, agreed to acquire Block 80
for the sum of 148,200,000 roubles (US$5.25m).

Block 80 is a highly prospective exploration block with existing oil
discoveries. It is the first Block to be acquired by Imperial east of the
River 0b and extends to over 3,844 square kilometres (equivalent in size to some
19 North Sea Blocks).

The Block contains a number of large potentially prolific structures. Some
wells have already been drilled as well as certain seismic acquired.
Particularly important is that in Soviet times two wells found clean oil and
delivered it to the surface. Imperial is confident that when stimulated by the
latest fraccing techniques commercial flow rates of a substantially high number
will be obtained.

The new licence for Block 80 will be acquired on a 25 year term, covering
production as well as exploration with a work programme that Imperial considers
very practical and eminently achievable.

Peter Levine, Chairman and Chief Executive, commented:

'We are very pleased with the outcome of the auction.

This is a most significant acquisition for Imperial of a licensed Block of great
potential and compares very favourably with the previous acquisitions at auction
of the now very successful Blocks 69 and 77.

It materially broadens the range of Imperial's interests, complementing our
producing acreage and provides further realistic major exploration upside for
future growth.

We intend to commence work on this Block before the end of the year.'

16 March 2006

Imperial Energy Corporation PLC

Peter Levine +44(0)207 758 9658

Pelham PR

James Henderson +44(0)207 743 6673/+44(0)777 4444 163

This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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