Refer to the recent news reports/ articles regarding the Class Action filed on behalf of the communities of Nusa Tengara Timor against PTTEP Australasia to claim responsible for Montara incident in Timor Sea, PTTEP Australasia would like to clarify that the Company has always accepted responsibility for the 2009 Montara incident. One of the Company's most important responses was to commission the largest independent scientific research program ever undertaken into the Timor Sea environment.

These comprehensive studies clearly show no lasting impact on the highly sensitive and biodiverse ecosystems in the areas closest to Indonesian waters. Satellite imagery, aerial survey images and trajectory modelling concluded that the majority of oil (98%) remained in Australian waters and that no oil reached the Australian or Indonesian coastlines.

We are confident the results of these independent studies would stand up to the highest scrutiny, as would our assertion that it is reasonable to extrapolate from the studies that, if the reefs closest to Montara where the oil and dispersant concentrations were at their greatest did not show lasting impacts, then it is highly improbable that the seas and coastline of Nusa Tenggara Timor would have been impacted.

About PTTEP Australasia

PTTEP Australasia is a subsidiary of PTT Exploration and Production Public Company Limited (PTTEP) based in Australia. PTTEP Australasia is the operator of the producing Montara oil field and the highly prospective Cash Maple gas condensate field in the Timor Sea.

For more information: http://www.au.pttep.com/sustainable-development/environmental-monitoring/

For more information, please contact Media Management Section
Tongchit Pongorapin Tel. +66 (0) 2537 4587
Kamolwan Chintarat Tel. +66 (0) 2537 4000 ext. 2669
E-mail: PTTEPCorpCom@pttep.com

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