Pacific Rubiales Energy Corp. report that its 100% owned affiliate Meta Petroleum Corp, acting as operator of the Quifa Association Contract, has received commerciality approval from the Quifa Association Executive Committee, for a portion of the Quifa North block, to be called the "Cajua field".

The Cajua field covers an area of approximately 38,000 acres and lies 20 kilometers north of the Rubiales field, and approximately 30 kilometers northeast of the Quifa SW field, which currently produce at a rate of over 173 Mbbl/d and 48 Mbbl/d respectively (total gross field production).

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