5 July 2013

Sound Oil plc

("Sound Oil" or the "Company")

Nervesa Appraisal Well Update

Sound Oil, the European / Mediterranean focused upstream oil and gas company provides the following update on the Nervesa appraisal well.

The well has been successfully drilled (through the Upper Miocene conglomerates and into the top of the underlying marls) to the next casing point at 1389 metres. Operations are now in progress to install the 9 5/8" casing.  

The well is therefore now approximately 210 metres above the first reservoir objective.

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The information contained in this announcement has been reviewed by Sound Oil's Chief Operating Officer, Dr M. J. Cope BSc PhD CGeol FGS, a qualified petroleum geologist.