Empyrean Energy plc provided the following update on drilling at the Jade prospect at its 100% owned Block 29/11 permit, offshore China. Excellent quality reservoir rocks in the Zhujiang Carbonate target were intersected as prognosed. The interpretation from logging while drilling (LWD) and mud logging equipment indicated no oil pay in the target reservoir.

The well reached a final total depth of 2849 metres MD at 6:00am this morning local time. Current operations are the running of wireline logs. The wireline logs are not expected to change the initial interpretation of no oil pay seen on LWD.

Wireline logging tools will now be run following a wiper trip before commencing demobilisation operations of the NH 9 rig.