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Beach Petroleum Limited (ASX:BPT)
Beach Petroleum Limited (ASX:BPT)

Adelaide, May 27, 2009 AEST (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%).
-------------------------------Well             Participants-------------------------------Tumby-1          BPT*    75.00%PEL 92           COE     25.00%Oil ExplorationC/E Basin, SA-----------------------------------------------------------Weekly Progress & Summary              Primary Targets-----------------------------------------------------------Report Time: 0600 hrs(CST) 27/05/2009  Namur SandstoneDepth:       172m                      Poolowanna Fm (s)Operation:   Well spudded on 26 May;   Birkhead - Hutton(s)             current operation is             drilling ahead in surface             hole.Progress:    172m-------------------------------Well             Participants-------------------------------Cowralli-10      BPT     20.21%PPL 91           STO*    66.60%Gas Development  ORG     13.19%C/E Basin, SA------------------------------------------------------Weekly Progress & Summary              Primary Targets------------------------------------------------------Report Time: 0600 hrs(CST) 27/05/2009  Patchawarra FmDepth:       3237m (TD)Operation:   Well has been cased and             suspended as a future gas             producer.Progress:    0m-------------------------------Well             Participants-------------------------------Tindilpie-8      BPT     20.21%PPL 140          STO*    66.60%Gas Development  ORG     13.19%C/E Basin, SA--------------------------------------------------------Weekly Progress & Summary              Primary Targets--------------------------------------------------------Report Time: 0600 hrs(CST) 27/05/2009  Patchawarra FmDepth:       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


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