Farm in to the Mandawa and the Kisangire PSA in Tanzania

PARIS, February 15, 2010 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Maurel & Prom and Dominion have signed an agreement in principle related to an additional working interest in the Mandawa license and a new carried interest in the Kisangire license as follows:

    - a 40% interest in the Mandawa Production Sharing Agreement
      onshore Tanzania, resulting in Maurel & Prom owning 90% of the Mandawa
      licence and Dominion's interest being reduced to 10%; and

    - a 35% carried interest in the Kisangire Production Sharing
      Agreement onshore Tanzania (operated by Heritage Oil, who owns a 55%
      interest).

In addition to approval by the Tanzanian Government, the agreement is also subject to certain other conditions, including the assumption by Maurel & Prom of the operatorship of the Mandawa license.

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