ADX ENERGY LTD — Capital/Financing Update 2011

Aug 7, 2011

8 August 2011

ADX : Sidi Dhaher operations update

ADX Energy Ltd (ASX:ADX) is pleased to provide the following update on preparations for the drilling of the Sidi Dhaher well on the Chorbane licence, onshore Tunisia.

With reference to the last update on delays caused by critical equipment not being sourced in time by the drilling contractor Challenger Limited, ADX is now pleased to report that several critical pieces of equipment have arrived on the rig site. That includes the aforementioned critical valve set for the standpipe sourced from Libya. With that the final testing of rig functionality and critical components such as BOP and diverters should commence soon.

The Sidi Dhaher prospect is located in the 2,428km[2] large Chorbane Exploration Permit onshore central Tunisia near the port city of Sfax. It is surrounded by several producing oil fields and extensive oil and gas infrastructure. A summary of the Chorbane Permit and the Sidi Dhaher prospect is attached to this ASX release.

Participant interests in the Sidi Dhaher -1 well will be as follows;

ADX Energy Ltd	40%	Operator
Gulfsands Petroleum Plc	40%	*
XState Resources Ltd	10%	* (ASX code: XST)
Verus Investments Limited	10%	* (ASX code: VIL)

Note: The respective participant interests in the Sidi Dhaher well and the Chorbane Permit are based on the completion of all farmin obligations.

For further details please contact :

Wolfgang Zimmer Ian Tchacos Managing Director Chairman +61 (08) 9226 2822 +61 (08) 9226 2822

www.adxenergy.com.au

Chorbane Permit Summary

The ADX operated Chorbane Exploration Permit is located mainly onshore central Tunisia. The permit is relatively underexplored containing prospects and leads with multiple oil and gas potential. Chorbane is favorably located with regard to infrastructure for both oil and gas export due to its proximity to a number of producing fields, oil and gas pipelines and the port of Sfax. Several proven petroleum systems are evidenced by fields on trend that produce or have tested oil, condensate and gas.

The largest structure mapped and the most highly ranked prospect is the multi-reservoir Sidi Dhaher prospect. The structure has large closure at Eocene through to the Lower Cretaceous reservoirs that provide significant resource potential.

A Direct Hydrocarbon Indicator (DHI, flat spot) which is indicative of a gaswater contact has been identified in the Metlaoui reservoir that significantly enhanced the expectation of success. Additionally a large closure (+25km[2] ) exists at the Abiod reservoir level that is analogous to the Sidi-El Kilani field which to date has produced approximately 50 mmbls of oil from the same horizon 30 kilometers north of Sidi Dhaher prospect.

The Sidi Dhaher prospect has estimated prospective resources of 175 billion cubic feet (5 billion m³) of recoverable gas at the Metlaoui level and 44 million barrels (5.9 million tons) of oil for the Abiod Formation. Additional targets also exist including the deeper Douleb and Bireno reservoirs that produce oil and gas in the Guebiba-El Hajeb field immediately east of the permit.

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Maps showing Chorbane block outlines and infrastructure (left map) and Sidi Dhaher Prospect (see star symbol on right map) in relation to proven reservoir fairways inside which the DHI over Sidi Dhaher was mapped.

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Seismic lines through Sidi Dhaher prospect also showing a flat spot at the shallow reservoir target. Deeper prospective reservoirs such as the Abiod, Douleb and Bireno reservoirs will also be penetrated.