BPH ENERGY LTD — Capital/Financing Update 2010

Dec 13, 2010

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14[th] December 2010

ASX/MEDIA RELEASE

New Seaclem 1 – Spudding today

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----- Start of picture text ----- 11 Dec 2010 - Semi submersible rig “Ocean Patriot” under tow to New Seaclem 1, PEP 11.----- End of picture text -----

Bounty Oil & Gas NL (“Bounty”) is pleased to announce that the “Ocean Patriot” semi submersible drill rig has been positioned at the New Seaclem 1 location, fixed with 8 anchors and has ballasted down. All operations have proceeded smoothly aided by calm seas.

The well will be spudded later today; 2 days ahead of schedule.

Bounty will release further details as soon as this information is available.

The well operator is Asset Energy Pty Limited a wholly owned subsidiary of Advent Energy Limited.

The major shareholders of Advent are:

• MEC Resources (ASX: MMR),

• BPH Energy Limited (ASX:BPH),

• Grandbridge Limited (ASX: GBA);and

• Talbot Group Investments.

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New Seaclem‐1 Well Summary

Brief well details:

Name:	New Seaclem 1
Position:	Latitude: 32o55”49.7’’ Longitude: 152o22’25.07’’
Planned Total Depth	866 metres approx.
Target:	Post Palaeozoic section
Current Operations:	Picking up and racking back drill pipe and BHA.
	Preparing to drill 97/8”pilot hole.

The New Seaclem 1 well will be drilled in PEP11; 55km east of Newcastle within Commonwealth Waters.

The well will be the first exploration well to be drilled offshore New South Wales.

New Seaclem‐1 will target natural gas in the Great White and Marlin stratigraphic prospects contained within the Cainozoic age sedimentary sequence. The specific gas targets are within interpreted Tertiary age sandstone reservoirs in that sequence and on the basis of seismic interpretation and site surveys the Great White/Marlin prospects have prospective gas in place resources of 7 TCF.

Bounty is free carried for all costs of the New Seaclem 1 well. Upon completion of the well Advent Energy Limited will increase its working interest in PEP11 from 25% to 85%. Bounty will thereby reduce its interest from 75% to 15%.

See location map and diagrams below.

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Bounty is an Australian ASX listed oil producer and explorer (ASX Code: BUY) Its core petroleum production and exploration assets are located in the Cooper/Eromanga Basins and in the Surat Basin in Queensland and South Australia. Its growth assets are spread over a number of high impact projects in Australia and Tanzania where it is exploring for oil and gas. In Australia it is a participant in the New Seaclem 1 well commencing in December 2010. The well will test for 7 trillion cubic feet (TCF) potential gas in PEP 11, Sydney Basin. There is up to a total 16 (TCF) gas potential in the whole permit.

Bounty has other permits including Tanzania where it is a participant in the Kiliwani North gas discovery and is exploring additional gas pools with up to 1 TCF potential.

Bounty has reserves and resources approaching 4 million barrels of oil equivalent.

[Information in this release that relates to or refers to petroleum or hydrocarbon reserves or resources is based on information compiled by Mr Philip F Kelso the CEO of Bounty Oil & Gas NL. Mr Kelso is a Bachelor of Science (Geology) and has practised geology and petroleum geology for in excess of 20 years. He is a member of the Petroleum Exploration Society of Australia and a Member of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. He has consented to the reporting of that information in the form and context in which it appears in this release.]

For further information and inquiries on 1:10 non‐ renounceable rights issue at $0.10 Closing on 15[th] December 2010 please contact:

Lead Manager: Claymore Capital: +612 9233 2063 Bounty Oil & Gas: Philip Kelso +612 929 97200 email: antonr@claymorecapital.com.au email: geo@bountyoil.com