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Brisbane, July 3, 2008 AEST (ABN Newswire) - Beach Petroleum Limited Weekly Drilling Report Week ending 2 July 2008

The weekly drilling report for the week ending 2 July 2008 is attached.

Highlights of the week's activities include:

Cooper/Eromanga Oil

- In areas operated by Santos, one successful well was drilled (Granchio-3, Beach 20.21%), and two wells are in progress (Big Lake-88, Beach 20.21% and Deparanie-2, Beach 20.21%).
----------------------------Well            Participants----------------------------Granchio-3      BPT   20.21%PPL 188         STO*  66.60%Oil Appraisal   ORG   13.19%C/E Basin, SAWeekly Progress & Summary                     Primary TargetsReport Time:    0600 hrs (CST) 01/07/2008     McKinlayDepth:          1571m                         Basal Birkhead (S)Operation:      Cased and suspended as future                 McKinlay oil producer.Progress:       257m----------------------------   Well            Participants----------------------------Big Lake-88     BPT     20.21%PPL 11          STO*    66.60%Oil Development ORG     13.19%C/E Basin, SAWeekly Progress & Summary                     Primary TargetsReport Time:    0600 hrs (CST) 01/07/2008     HuttonDepth:          550mOperation:      Running surface casingProgress:       550m----------------------------Well            Participants----------------------------Deparanie-2             BPT     20.21%PPL 174                 STO*    66.60%Oil Appraisal           ORG     13.19%C/E Basin, SAWeekly Progress & Summary                     Primary TargetsReport Time:    0600 hrs (CST) 01/07/2008     NamurDepth:          1439m                         Tirrawarra (s)Operation:      Drilling ahead in main hole.Progress:       1439m----------------------------                COAL SEAM GAS PROJECTS----------------------------Location            ParticipantsPL 198              BPT 40%Coal Seam Develop't AOE*60%Surat  Basin, QLDWell            Depth        Operation: 0600hrs (EST) 2nd July 2008Tipton - 113    392.35m      Running production linerTipton -39T     133.93m      Drilling ahead in main hole.Tipton - 132A   622.00m (TD) Well completed, moved to Tipton 39TTipton - 133    631.00m (TD) Wellhead installed, moved to Tipton 113* Operator(s)  Secondary TargetsBPT   Beach Petroleum Ltd               STO   Santos LimitedORG   Origin Energy Resources LtdAOE   Arrow Energy NL

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