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Adelaide, Jan 8, 2009 (ABN Newswire) - Beach Petroleum Limited (ASX:BPT)(PINK:BEPTF) announce the drilling report for the week ending ending 7 January 2009. The drilling report for the week ending 7 January, 2009 is attached.

Highlights of the week's activities include:

Beach Petroleum Operated Cooper / Eromanga Exploration

The Callawonga-6 oil field development well (PPL 220) has been cased and suspended as a future McKinlay Member / Namur Sandstone oil producer, the well intersecting 9.5 metres of net oil pay in high quality reservoir sands. This is considered an excellent result. The Ensign 30 rig has been moved to Gunyah-1, the third of four back-to-back wells currently being drilled by the Joint Venture in PEL92 / PPL 220. The Gunyah prospect is located on trend with the Parsons oil field, 1.3 km to the south of Parsons-2. Interests in the four well program are Beach Petroleum Ltd (75%) and Cooper Energy Ltd (25%).

Cooper/Eromanga Oil Exploration and Development - Santos Operated

In areas operated by Santos, two wells are in progress (Spencer West-3, Beach 20.21% and Tennaperra-2, Beach 30%).

Beach Operated Offshore Australia Program - South East Australia

Fermat-1 is at a depth of 3585m. The current operation is conditioning hole in preparation of running wireline logs. Interests in Fermat-1 are Beach Petroleum Ltd, 50%, Essential Petroleum Resources Ltd, 25% and Mitsui E&P Australia Pty Ltd, 25%. Note that Essential is currently in default of the December 2008 cash call requirements for the Fermat-1 drilling operations.

Egypt - South East July Concession - Gulf of Suez

South July-1, targeting oil in the Rudeis and Nubia Formations, is drilling ahead in the Zeit Formation at a depth of 1114m. Interests in South July-1 are Beach Petroleum (Egypt) Pty Limited, 20%, Santos Egypt Pty Ltd, 40% and Dana Petroleum (E&P) Limited, 40%.
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Well                    Participants
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South July-1            BPT     20.00%  
SE July Concession      STO*    40.00%  
Oil Exploration Well    DNX     40.00%         
Gulf of Suez,  Egypt                    
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Weekly Progress & Summary                       Primary Targets
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Report Time:    0600hrs (Egypt) 6/01/2009       Rudeis Formation
Depth:          1114m                           Nubia Sandstone
Operation:      Drilling ahead in the Zeit Formation.            
Progress:       502m                    

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Well                    Participants
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Fermat-1                BPT*    50.00%  
VIC/P46                 EPR**   25.00%  
Gas Exploration         MIT     25.00%  
Otway Basin, Vic                        
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Weekly Progress & Summary                       Primary Targets
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Report Time:    0800 (AEST) 7/01/2009           Waarre Formation
Depth:          3585m MDRT                      Flaxman Formation
Operation:      Preparing to run wireline logs.                 
Progress:       778m  

**Essential currently in default of payment of December cash call

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Well                    Participants
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Callawonga-6            BPT*    75.00%  
PPL 220                 COE     25.00%  
Oil Development                                                
C/E Basin, SA                           
                                        
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Weekly Progress & Summary                       Primary Targets
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Report Time:    0600 hrs (CST) 7/01/2009        Namur Sandstone
Depth:          1410m (TD)                      
Operation:      Well has been cased as a future McKinlay Member /
                Namur Sandstone oil producer.                   
Progress:       475m                    

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Well                    Participants
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Gunyah-1                BPT*    75.00%  
PEL 92                  COE     25.00%  
Oil Exploration                         
C/E Basin, SA                           
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Weekly Progress & Summary                       Primary Targets
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Report Time:    0600 hrs (CST) 7/01/2009        Namur Sandstone
Depth:          0m                      
Operation:      Rigging up.                     
Progress:       0m                      

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Well                    Participants
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Kanowana-7              BPT     20.21%  
PPL 28                  STO*    66.60%  
Gas Development         ORG     13.19%             
C/E Basin, SA                           
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Weekly Progress & Summary                       Primary Targets
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Report Time:    0600 hrs (AEST) 7/01/2009       Tirrawarra Sandstone
Depth:          3007m                           Patchawarra Fm (s)
Operation:      Drilling ahead in the Patchawarra Formation.         
Progress:       1643m                   

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Well                    Participants
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Spencer West-3          BPT     20.21%  
PPL 53                  STO*    66.60%  
Oil Appraisal           ORG     13.19%  
C/E Basin, SA                           
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Weekly Progress & Summary                       Primary Targets
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Report Time:    0600 hrs (CST) 7/01/2009        McKinlay Member
Depth:          1726m (TD)                      Namur, Hutton (s)
Operation:      Preparing to run wireline logs.                 
Progress:       239m                    

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Well                    Participants
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Tennaperra-2            BPT     30.00%  
PL 168 (Total 66)       STO*    70.00%  
Oil Appraisal                              
C/E Basin, SA                           
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Weekly Progress & Summary                       Primary Targets
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Report Time:    0600 hrs (CST) 7/01/2009        Hutton Sandstone
Depth:          1494m                           Namur Sandstone (s)
Operation:      Drilling ahead in the Namur Sandstone.               
Progress:       1494m                   

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COAL SEAM GAS PROJECTS          
Location            Participants
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PL 198                  BPT     40%    
Coal Seam Develop't     AOE*    60%    
Surat  Basin, QLD                      
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Well         Depth       Operation: 0600hrs (EST) 7th January 2009
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Tipton- 146     250m    routine rig maintenance; drilling to 
                        resume 12 January.           
      
* Operator
(s)  Secondary Targets                          
COE  Cooper Energy Resources                    
MIT  Mitsui E&P Australia       
AOE  Arrow Energy NL                            
DNX  Dana Petroleum (E&P) Limited                       
ORG  Origin Energy Resources LTD        
BPT  Beach Petroleum Ltd                                
EPR  Essential Peteroleum Resources Ltd                 
STO  Santos Limited


About Beach Energy Limited

Beach Energy Limited (ASX:BPT) is a long established oil and gas Exploration and Production Company, based in Adelaide, South Australia.

Contact

Reg Nelson
Beach Petroleum
08 8338 2833

Mark Lindh
Adelaide Equity
0414 551 361

Ian Howarth
Farrington National
03 9223 2455

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