Sound Oil PLC

("Sound Oil" or "the Company")

Operations Update: Marciano-1ST Well

Sound Oil is able to advise that the completion operation on Marciano-1ST well commenced on Saturday 4 June at 09.00 local time.  The operation will involve the perforation of two potential gas-bearing zones at 1283-1288m and 1326-1331m MD.  The work on the well is anticipated to take 10 days to complete.

The Marciano-1ST well, located on the Fonte San Damiano Concession in Basilicata, southern Italy, is operated by Sound Oil's majority owned subsidiary Apennine Energy with a 99% working interest.

Gerrry Orbell, Sound Oil's Chairman and Chief Executive commented:

We are pleased to be starting operations on the Marciano well and look forward to successful testing operations that will enable us to move forward with early commercialisation of the project.

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