Shoal Point Energy has been informed by license holders Ptarmigan Energy Inc. and Black Spruce Exploration Corp. that a drilling deposit has been filed with the Canada-Newfoundland Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board (C-NLOPB), and the Board has agreed to extend Period I of EL 1120 by one year, in accordance with the terms and conditions of the license. The C-NLOPB has confirmed that Period I of the license will now expire on January 15, 2016.

Under an amended farmout agreement with Ptarmigan Energy, Shoal Point Energy has the right to earn an 80% working interest in a portion of EL 1120 by drilling and testing a target within the Humber Arm Allochthon. This test well must be spudded before January 15, 2016.

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