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Attention Business And Energy Editors
Falcon Oil & Gas Awards Project Management Contract to Halliburton and Provides Operations Update
DENVER, Jan. 17 /CNW/ -- Falcon Oil & Gas Ltd. (TSXV: FO) announced
today that it has entered into a contract with Halliburton's Digital and
Consulting Solutions Division Project Management Team under which Halliburton
will provide project management and operations personnel for Falcon's
operations in Hungary and Romania.
Falcon's President, CEO and Chairman Marc A. Bruner commented,
"Halliburton and I have a good track record together. I will always
appreciate the important contributions that Halliburton made to my previous
deep, tight gas project in Wyoming. And now, it is with optimism that I look
forward to their assistance with this important new deep gas project in
Hungary."
Hungary
Falcon has two rigs running in Hungary at this time. The Crosco 403 rig
is currently drilling at a measured depth of 2820 meters at the
Pusztaszer-1 location on the Tisza License and the Crosco 801 rig is currently
drilling at a measured depth of 1427 meters at the Mako-6 location on the
adjacent Mako License, both in south-eastern Hungary.
"Both rigs are making good progress," stated Marc A. Bruner. "And our
geological predictions about high drilling penetration rates have certainly
been accurate to date. While these two rigs are drilling ahead, our
exploration team has continued to run additional 3D seismic programs to add to
our inventory of drillable prospects and the operations team has proceeded to
construct the next surface location at the Szekkutas-1 location."
Romania
After studying the information provided by the Halliburton team, Falcon
has decided to drill one or more additional wells in the Jiu Valley Coal Bed
Methane Concession in Romania. "The design of the hydraulic fracture
stimulation of the initial well at Lupeni-South-1 has been finalized," said
Mr. Bruner. "But, although utilized extensively in the U.S., the technology
associated with the completion and testing of coal bed methane wells is new to
Romania and the necessary equipment requires extensive mobilization.
Accordingly, we have decided to source another rig, and drill one or more
additional wells in the Jiu Valley. Our plan would then be to complete
multiple wells in the same sequence of operations."
Falcon Oil & Gas Ltd. is a Canadian corporation which is in the business
of oil and gas exploration and production. It has operations in Hungary
through its wholly-owned subsidiary TXM Oil and Gas Exploration, and in
Romania through its wholly-owned subsidiary JVX Energy Corporation.
Contacts: Falcon Oil & Gas Ltd.
Marc A. Bruner President, CEO and Chairman
Allan D. Laird Director (303) 803-3646
Contacts: CTA Public Relations
Bevo Beaven Vice President/General Manager
(303) 665-4200
The TSX Venture Exchange has not reviewed and does not accept
responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release. The TSX Venture
Exchange has in no way passed upon the merits of the above-described
transaction and has neither approved nor disapproved the contents of this
press release.
/Web site: http://www.ctapr.com/
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/For further information: Marc A. Bruner, President, CEO and Chairman,
or Allan D. Laird, Director, both of Falcon Oil & Gas Ltd., +1-303-803-3646;
or Bevo Beaven, Vice President/General Manager of CTA Public Relations,
+1-303-665-4200, for Falcon Oil & Gas Ltd./
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