9 August 2013

Sound Oil plc

("Sound Oil" or the "Company")

Nervesa Update

Sound Oil, the European / Mediterranean focused upstream oil and gas company is pleased to announce that operations at the Nervesa site continue to progress as planned.

In preparation for testing the well, the Company has successfully:

-     Run and set the 7 inch liner

-     Perforated 7 gas levels

-     Set a double string production completion

-     Initiated rig demobilisation

It is anticipated that well testing will occur at the end of August, after which the Company will announce the estimated quantity of commercial gas.

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