Key Petroleum Ltd

25 January 2013
The Manager
Australian Securities Exchange Company Announcements Office Level 4/20 Bridge Street
SYDNEY NSW 2000
Dear Sir

RE: DAILY DRILLING REPORT FOR CYRENE-1 IN EP 438, CANNING BASIN, WESTERN AUSTRALIA FOR THE PERIOD 0600 HOURS 24 JANURY 2013 TO 0600 HOURS 25 JANUARY 2013

Please find details of the drilling activities of Cyrene-1 attached.

Update as of 0600 hrs 25 January 2013:

At 0600 hrs 25 January 2013 drilling had reached a depth of 680 metres RT with background gas increasing to 0.1 units. Drilling is currently continuing through the Grant Formation in 8 ½" hole.

EP438 Participants after drilling of Cyrene-1:

Buru Energy Limited 37.5% Mitsubishi Corporation (Diamond Resources (Canning) Pty Ltd) 37.5% Key Petroleum Ltd (Gulliver Productions Pty Ltd) 20.0% Indigo Oil Pty Ltd 5.0%

Regards

KANE MARSHALL

Managing Director

KEY PETROLEUM LIMITED

ASX AND MEDIA ANNOUNCEMENT

25 January 2013

CYRENE-1 PETROLEUM EXPLORATION WELL EP 438 - WESTERN AUSTRALIA

1.

Well Name/Permit:

Cyrene-1 EP438 - Western Australia

2.

The Report is for the Period:

0600 - 24 January 2013 to 0600 - 25 January 2013

3.

This ASX Release Time and Date:

1000 - 25 January 2012

4.

Report No:

Five

5.

Spud Date/DCA Rig #7:

21 January 2013

6.

Days since Spud:

Four

7.

Locations of the Well:

Latitude: 18° 16' 34.5"S

Longitude: 122° 24' 05.1"E

8.

Elevation:

GL

47m

RT from GL (MSL)

3.1m

RT to GL

50.1m

9.

Proposed Total Depth:

1060 metres TVD

10.

Targets:

Primary: Goldwyer Formation

Secondary: Willara Formation

11.

Present Depth:

680metres RT as of 0600 hours 23 January 2013

12.

Geological Summary:

Formation Tops (m RT):

Prognosed

Actual

Difference

Wallal Sandstone

295m

295m

-

Grant Formation

490m

490m

-

Goldwyer Formation

900m

Willara Formation

1035m

Key Petroleum Ltd

Ground Floor, 39 Stirling Highway, Nedlands WA 6009

T: +61 (0) 8 6389 0322 F: +61 (0) 8 6389 0697 E: info@keypetroleum.com.au W: www.keypetroleum.com.au

ABN 50 120 580 618

13.

Hydrocarbon Indications:

Background gas has increased to 0.1 units.

14.

Operations since last Report:

Drilled 62 metres to depth of 680 metres RT

15.

Current Operations:

Drilling ahead through the Grant Formation in 8 ½" hole.

16.

Future Operations:

Drill ahead in 8 1/2" hole to coring point in Goldwyer

17.

Prospect Description:

The first reservoir target of the Cyrene 1 well is the Goldwyer unit, an argillaceous unit of some 135m thickness. This is regarded as an

'unconventional' reservoir with potential to establish prospectivity

over a very large area of the Broome Platform and beyond. The qualities of the Goldwyer which support this concept, apart from thickness and broad distribution, include organic contents frequently averaging 1.5-2% but ranging up to 4% or more, and a high calcareous content which implies favourable fracture characteristics.

The second reservoir target of the well, the 'cavernous' limestones of the Willara Formation, was confirmed by the substantial lost circulation zones encountered in Hedonia 1.

18.

Participants in the Well:

Key Petroleum Ltd (Gulliver Productions Pty Ltd) (Operator)

20.0%

Buru Energy Limited

37.5%

Mitsubishi Corporation (Diamond Resources (Canning) Pty

Ltd)

37.5%

Indigo Oil Pty Ltd

5.0%

Key Petroleum Ltd

Ground Floor, 39 Stirling Highway, Nedlands WA 6009

T: +61 (0) 8 6389 0322 F: +61 (0) 8 6389 0697 E: info@keypetroleum.com.au W: www.keypetroleum.com.au

ABN 50 120 580 618

0

200

400

600

800

Cyrene-1 Time v Depth (Budget) Well Spud to Rig Release

Time (Days)

0 4 8 12 16 20 24 28 32 36 40 44

Mobilise Rig, Rig Up for spud Drill 17 ½" Hole, Run 13 3/8" Conductor & cement

Drill 12 1/4" Hole

Run 9 5/8" Casing & Cement

Drill 8 ½" Hole

Coring Run

1000

1200

WL Logging and Run 7" Casing

Predicted Actual

Drill 6" Hole

DST, P&A, Rig Down


Key Petroleum Ltd

Ground Floor, 39 Stirling Highway, Nedlands WA 6009

T: +61 (0) 8 6389 0322 F: +61 (0) 8 6389 0697 E: info@keypetroleum.com.au W: www.keypetroleum.com.au

ABN 50 120 580 618

DCA rig personnel preparing to drill

Key Petroleum Ltd

Ground Floor, 39 Stirling Highway, Nedlands WA 6009

T: +61(0} 8 6389 0322 F: +61(0} 8 6389 0697 E: info@keypetroleumcomau W www.keypetroleum.com.au

ABN 50 120 580 618


Cyrene-1(orange prospect) ìs located lOOkm south of Broome in the northern part of EP 438 (yellow blocks)

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Ground Floor, 39 Stirling Highway, Nedlands WA 6009

T: +61(0} 8 6389 0322 F: +61(0} 8 6389 0697 E: info@keypetroleumcomau W www.keypetroleum.com.au

ABN 50 120 580 618

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