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EMERALD RESOURCES NL Capital/Financing Update 2007

Sep 16, 2007

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Capital/Financing Update

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PANCONTINENTAL Oil & Gas NL ABN 95 003 029 543

Ground Floor 288 Stirling Street, Perth Western Australia 6000

P O Box 8260 Perth Business Centre Western Australia 6849

Tel: (61 8) 9227 3220 Fax: (61 8) 9227 3211 Email: [email protected] Web: www.pancon.com.au

ASX Release 17[th] September 2007

Valentine-1 Exploration Well Drilling Update

Pancontinental Oil and Gas NL (ASX: PCL) wishes to advise that Joint Venture (JV) partner and operator of the EP 104 & R1 Onshore Canning Basin project, Arc Energy (ASX: ARQ), has announced that drilling operations at the Valentine 1 exploration well are continuing at a measured depth of 3,234m and the latest activity was drilling ahead toward TD.

The total measured depth of the Valentine-1 well is programmed to be 3,407mRT. Final interests in R1 and EP104, post the Valentine 1 well farm-in earning program are:

ARC Energy Limited (Operator) 38.95%
Empire Oil and Gas NL 14.8%
Emerald Oil & Gas NL 12.75%
Pancontinental Oil & Gas NL 10%
Phoenix Resources PLC 10%
First Australian Resources Limited 8%
Indigo Oil Pty Ltd 5.5%

Pancontinental General Manager, Matthew Battrick said: “Since the last report we have drilled through some predominantly tight, Devonian-aged Limestone and Claystone with minor gas shows recorded. We have not yet reached the targeted porous sandstones of the Virgin Hills Formation.”

We have seen some really interesting gas shows in shallower formations and we are now drilling slowly toward our target through these old, hard limestone rocks.” Matthew said.

Enquiries:

Matthew Battrick, General Manager Tel: 08 9227 3220, Fax: 08 9227 3211 Email: [email protected]

The summary report on the oil and gas projects is based on information compiled by Mr M A Battrick, BSc, MAAPG, MPESA, MAICD, MPESGB, General Manager of Pancontinental Oil & Gas NL. Mr Battrick has the relevant degree in geology and has been practising petroleum geology for 26 years. Mr Battrick is a full-time employee of Pancontinental Oil & Gas NL and has consented in writing to the inclusion of the information stated in the form and context in which it appears.