CAMAC Energy Inc. Announces Approval of Drilling Permit for Oyo Well #7

HOUSTON, May 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- CAMAC Energy Inc. (NYSE MKT: CAK) ("the Company") today announced that Nigeria's Department of Petroleum ("DPR") approved Allied Energy Plc's application for a drilling permit for Oyo well #7.

"DPR's approval of the drilling permit for Oyo well #7 puts us one step closer to spudding the well, increasing Pliocene production, and testing the Miocene exploration potential in OML 120 and 121," said Senior Vice President of Exploration and Production Segun Omidele.

About CAMAC Energy Inc.

CAMAC Energy Inc. (NYSE MKT:  CAK) is a U.S.-based energy company engaged in the exploration, development and production of oil and gas.   The Company's principal assets include rights to interests in OML 120 and OML 121, offshore oil and gas leases in deep water Nigeria which include the currently producing Oyo Oilfield, and six recently acquired exploration blocks in Kenya and Gambia. The Company is currently pursuing further additions to its exploration portfolio in East and West Africa.  The Company was founded in 2005 and has offices in Houston, Texas, Nairobi, Kenya, Banjul, Gambia and Lagos, Nigeria.

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