Enegi noted the announcement issued by Shoal Point Energy (SPE) on the 5th January 2012 that drilling operations have commenced on the 3K39z well, at Shoal Point, Port au Port Bay, Newfoundland.

According to the announcement, the borehole has been drilled to a measured depth of 1,745 metres and encountered liquid hydrocarbon shows over the entire gross section of the well below approximately 700 metres. Further operations and a number of tests are planned, with the programme expected to take between nine and twelve weeks to complete, depending on the final number of cased-hole tests conducted.

Alan Minty, CEO of Enegi Oil Plc., commented, "We are encouraged by the drilling results announced by SPE and in particular the presence of liquid hydrocarbon shows. We believe that the work currently being conducted on EL1070 by our partners provides value to our interests in terms of asset prospectivity and the licence security to implement our plans. We look forward to further announcements over the coming weeks."

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