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On 21 September 2011, Gulfsands Petroleum plc (“Gulfsands” or the “Company” – AIM : GPX) purchased 160,000 of its own ordinary shares of 5.1742865 pence each at an average price of 177.51 pence per share, which will be held as treasury shares.Following the repurchase, the Company has a total of 121,989,500 ordinary shares in issue, of which 160,000 are held as treasury shares. For more information please contact: Gulfsands Petroleum (London) Buchanan (London) RBC Capital Markets (London) ABOUT GULFSANDS: Gulfsands is listed on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange. Syria Kerkouane Permit – Offshore Tunisia G.R15.PU, is located offshore the island of Pantelleria southwest of Sicily in Italian waters and the Kerkouane Permit is located offshore northeast Tunisia. The two permits are contiguous and comprise a total area of approximately 4,500 km2. The operator has identified multiple leads and targets on these permits. Drilling operations were recently completed at the Lambouka-1 well in late 2010 where gas was encountered in the Abiod Formation. However, as a result of down-hole problems, no fluid samples or gas flow were established. The well was suspended with the intention of re-entering at a later date and drilling and testing the reservoir in a sidetrack hole, up-dip of the existing discovery. Gulfsands has completed its earn-in commitments with respect to the Kerkouane and Pantelleria Permits with the drilling of the Lambouka-1 well. Gulfsands has earned a 30% working interest in both permits by paying approximately 35% of the cost the Lambouka-1 well and reimbursing the operator for a portion of various pre-drill costs that include a recently completed 3D seismic programme. Chorbane Permit – Onshore Tunisia A number of prospects and leads have been identified within the permit, the most prospective being a large tilted horst block (“Sidi Daher”) where the operator has identified multiple potential targets estimated to hold recoverable mean un-risked prospective resources of 175 billion cubic feet of gas (“bcfg”) and 44 million barrels of oil from Tertiary and Cretaceous aged reservoirs. The Sidi Daher exploration well is anticipated to be drilled during the third quarter of 2011. Certain statements included herein constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of applicable securities legislation. These forward-looking statements are based on certain assumptions made by Gulfsands and as such are not a guarantee of future performance. Actual results could differ materially from those expressed or implied in such forward-looking statements due to factors such as general economic and market conditions, increased costs of production or a decline in oil and gas prices. Gulfsands is under no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by applicable laws. |
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