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Adelaide, May 27, 2009 (ABN Newswire) - Beach Petroleum Limited (ASX:BPT)(PINK:BEPTF) drilling report for the week ending 27 May, 2009 are attached. Highlights of the week's activities include:

Beach Petroleum Operated Cooper / Eromanga Exploration

Tumby-1, the first well of a planned six well back-to-back oil exploration program in PEL 92, spudded on 26 May. The well is drilling ahead at a depth of 172 metres. Interests in Tumby-1 are Beach Petroleum Ltd (75%) and Cooper Energy Ltd (25%).

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Well             Participants
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Tumby-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) 27/05/2009  Namur Sandstone
Depth:       172m                      Poolowanna Fm (s)
Operation:   Well spudded on 26 May;   Birkhead - Hutton(s)
             current operation is
             drilling ahead in surface
             hole.
Progress:    172m


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Well             Participants
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Cowralli-10      BPT     20.21%
PPL 91           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(CST) 27/05/2009  Patchawarra Fm
Depth:       3237m (TD)
Operation:   Well has been cased and
             suspended as a future gas
             producer.
Progress:    0m


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Well             Participants
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Tindilpie-8      BPT     20.21%
PPL 140          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(CST) 27/05/2009  Patchawarra Fm
Depth:       3161m (TD)                Tirrawarra Sst(s)
Operation:   Well is being cased and
             suspended as a future gas
             producer.
Progress:    90m

* Operator
(s) Secondary Targets

(ASX:BPT) Beach Petroleum Ltd
(ASX:COE) Cooper Energy
(ASX:ORG) Origin Energy Resources Ltd
(ASX:STO) Santos Limited

Contact

Hector Gordon Chief Operating Officer Beach Petroleum Ltd Tel: +61-8-8338-2833 Fax: +61-8-8338-2336 www.beachpetroleum.com.au