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Spud of the Namibia Offshore Well on the Moosehead Prospect
HRT Participações em Petróleo S.A. (the "Company" or "HRT") (BM&FBOVESPA: HRTP3, TSX-V: HRP) announces the spud of the Moosehead-1 well (2713/16-1) ("Moosehead-1"), the third offshore well in its exploratory drilling campaign. This well is targeting the Moosehead Prospect, located in Petroleum Exploration License 24 ("PEL 24"), in the Orange Basin, offshore the Republic of Namibia..

Murombe-1 exploration well results
Galp Energia announces that the Murombe-1 exploration well, the second well in the 2013 exploration drilling campaign offshore Republic of Namibia, has been concluded and the results proved it to be a dry hole. The Murombe-1 well, located in the Petroleum Exploration License (PEL) 23 and spudded on June 1, was drilled in water depths of circa 1,390 meters and has reached a final depth of 5,729 meters. The well is currently being plugged and abandoned.

Spud-In of the First Offshore Well on the Namibia’s Wingat Prospect
HRT Participações em Petróleo S.A. (the "Company" or "HRT") (BM&FBOVESPA: HRTP3, TSX-V: HRP) through its wholly-owned subsidiary HRT Walvis Petroleum (Proprietary) Ltd. ("HRT Walvis"), announces, on the present date, the spud-in of the Wingat-1 (2212A/07) ("Wingat-1"), the first offshore well in its back-to-back exploratory drilling campaign. This well is targeting the Wingat Prospect, located in Petroleum Exploration License 23 ("PEL-23"), in the Walvis Basin, offshore the Republic of Namibia.

PGS Signs 10-year Agreement for MultiClient Surveys offshore Namibia
Petroleum Geo-Services (PGS) has signed an agreement with the National Petroleum Corporation of Namibia Limited (NAMCOR), with the full support of the Ministry of Mines and Energy, for the acquisition of both 2D and 3D MultiClient seismic offshore Namibia.

Duma Energy Receives Approval from Government of Namibia for Exploration License Issued for 5.3 million-acre Concession
Duma Energy Corp. (OTCBB: DUMA) is pleased to announce that it has completed the share exchange agreement, dated August 7, 2012 (the “Agreement”) with Namibia Exploration, Inc. (“NEI”); the “Acquisition”. As a result of the completion of the Acquisition, NEI became a wholly owned subsidiary of Duma.

Approval given for BP to join Serica in Luderitz Basin Licences, Namibia
Serica Energy plc (AIM & TSX: SQZ) is pleased to announce that the Minister of Mines and Energy in Namibia has consented to the assignment by Serica of a 30% interest in Serica’s
Luderitz Basin Licence 0047 to Exploration (Luderitz Basin) Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of BP, and the novated Licence has been approved by the Ministry.

Vivo Energy: Signing Of Third Phase Of Africa Transaction To Include Botswana And Namibia
Vitol and Helios Investment Partners (Helios) announced today that they have jointly signed the next phase of the transaction that was first announced on February 19th, 2011. On completion of this third phase of the transaction, Vitol and Helios will acquire the majority of Shell’s shareholding in their businesses in Namibia and Botswana. Completion is expected within two to three months, subject to all regulatory approvals. The businesses in Namibia include 34 retail stations with another 44 in Botswana and a total of 140 employees.

Eco Atlantic Receives Independent Leads Report Of 9.2 Billion Barrels Best Estimate On Guy Block, Walvis Basin, Offshore Namibia
ECO (ATLANTIC) OIL AND GAS LTD. (TSX-V:EOG, NSX: EOG) Eco (Atlantic) Oil & Gas Ltd. (“Eco Atlantic” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce the Company has received an independent Lead Report for blocks “2111B” and “2211A” collectively the "Guy Block" in the Walvis Basin, offshore Namibia, including a (P50) Best Estimate of 9.2 Billion barrels of gross prospective oil.

Commencement of Drilling on the Tapir South Prospect
Chariot Oil & Gas Limited (AIM: CHAR), the independent Africa focused oil and gas exploration company, is pleased to announce that its wholly owned subsidiary, Enigma Oil & Gas Exploration (Pty) Limited, has commenced drilling the first well, 1811/5-1, of its 4 to 5 well drilling programme offshore Namibia. Drilling operations began this morning on the Tapir South prospect using the Maersk Deliverer semi-submersible drilling rig, with Chariot as Operator.

HRT commences partnership discussions in relation to world class Namibian exploration assets
HRT Participações em Petróleo S.A. (the ?Company? or ?HRT?) (BM&FBOVESPA: HRTP3, TSX-V: HRP) is pleased to announce it has commenced discussions with leading oil companies to evaluate the feasibility partnership in its world class Namibian exploration acreage.