BRIDGEWATER, NJ, Sept. 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - PrimeGen Energy Corp. (PINKSHEETS: PGNE) ("PrimeGen" or the "Company") wishes to advise that the drilling operator at the previously announced Timan-Pechora Project has reported that the drilling of Kochmesskoye # 5 well which began on August 31, 2009 has reached total target depth on September 10, 2009.

Testing of any potentially productive oil bearing zones has been initiated. The Company will be advised as to the commercial viability of the well and productive oil flow rates upon the completion of testing, which is anticipated by late next week. The combined results of the first four wells have revealed a structure larger in area than previously anticipated. In addition, the presence of a substantial gas cap in the field has been confirmed and continuous development drilling has successfully pushed the limits of the lowest known oil on the structure further down the flank than originally mapped, thereby increasing the size of the oil bearing portion of the Timan-Pechora field. Individual wells are also drilling more quickly than originally projected. As a result, this new information has initiated a structural remapping of the reservoirs and the current plans have now been changed to specifying for at least 10 additional locations to be drilled in 2010 or up to 40 wells for the entire drill program.

As part of the accelerated drilling program, a sixth well is scheduled for immediate drilling shortly after the results of the fifth well are announced. The fourth well of the project was drilled and completed on August 24, 2009, and resulted in setting a new production record for the field of 1,670 barrels of oil per day. PrimeGen expects that 4-5 additional wells will be drilled during the fourth quarter of 2009.

About PrimeGen Energy Corporation

PrimeGen Energy Corp. is an oil and gas exploration Company whose primary focus is exploring and developing high potential unconventional resource plays. The Company's strategy and development assets are focused on a prolific and historic oil and natural gas resource play in Krasnoarmeiskome District, Saratovskoi Oblast in Russia. The Company is headquartered in Bridgewater, NJ and has offices in Moscow, Russia. PrimeGen Energy plans to use its comparative advantages in certain geographic regions to expand rapidly through strategic acquisitions of small oil and gas producing entities and production assets including wells, properties, operating equipment, and pipelines.

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