ERHC Energy Inc. released additional details of its planned exploration work programs in the Republics of Kenya and Chad. ERHC's immediate goal is to quickly identify specific leads and prospects upon which an aggressive drilling campaign can then be carried out. The announcement comes as the Company intensifies fund raising for its exploration programs in highly prospective acreages in East, Central and West Africa.

Kenya

ERHC expects to begin exploration operations in Kenya's Block 11A by the end of calendar year 2012. The main surface feature of Block 11A is the Lotikipi plain, a broad depression measuring approximately 110 km from east to west. The proximity and in-trend relationship between the Lotikipi plain and the Abu Gabra Rift basins of southern Sudan - established petroleum provinces - suggest high oil and gas prospectivity. The initial exploration period is two years, during which ERHC's exploration plan calls for the following specific action items:

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