Canacol Awarded Contract by Ecopetrol for Colombian Field

- Canacol Awarded Contract by Ecopetrol for Colombian Field

Thursday, September 01, 2011
Canacol Energy Ltd.

Canacol announced that Canacol Energy Colombia S.A., a subsidiary of the Corporation, has been awarded a contract by Ecopetrol S.A. for a 100% working interest in the associated gas and gas liquids stream from the Rancho Hermoso Field, located in the Llanos Basin of Colombia. Under the terms of the contract, awarded to Canacol by Ecopetrol S.A. on August 31, 2011, the Corporation will purchase the produced gas from Ecopetrol S.A. at a price of US $6.50 per thousand British Thermal Units (US $15.48 per thousand standard cubic feet per day), which includes the associated liquids, those being naphtha, propane and butane. The gas is very liquids rich, with 1 million standard cubic feet per day (mmscfpd) yielding approximately 160 barrels of naphtha, 126 barrels of propane, and 118 barrels of butane per day. In Colombia naphtha, propane, and butane all sell at a premium to West Texas Intermediate. The contract will be effective on January 1, 2012, and the Corporation anticipates adding approximately 2,300 net barrels per day of naphtha, propane and butane to its existing oil production stream from the approximately 5.7 mmscfpd of gas production forecast for January 2012.

Charle Gamba, President and CEO of the Corporation, commented "We are very pleased to have been awarded this contract for the associated gas at Rancho Hermoso, which will add a very healthy amount of liquids production to our oil production stream in Colombia. The Corporation will also be able to book proven, probable and possible reserves associated with the associated gas and gas liquids under the terms of the contract. Meanwhile, the Corporation has spudded the first of four new development wells to be drilled in the field during the remainder of 2011."

The Corporation anticipates awarding a contract for the construction of a gas and liquids separation facility in mid-September, 2011, which will be ready to receive the gas and associated liquids on January 1, 2012. The remaining dry gas will be utilized to generate electricity in the field, thereby lowering operating cost associated with the purchase of diesel, which is currently being used to generate electricity in the field.

The Corporation also announced that the spud of the Rancho Hermoso 11 development well on August 29, 2011, approximately 1 month behind schedule due to a delay in obtaining the environmental license for the well. All of the relevant licenses for the remaining wells to be drilled in the field have been obtained.

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Canacol Kicks Off Drilling Program in Colombia

- Canacol Kicks Off Drilling Program in Colombia

Wednesday, June 22, 2011
Canacol Energy Ltd.

Canacol announced the start of its heavy oil exploration drilling program on its Tamarin and Cedrela Exploration and Production ("E&P") contracts located in the Caguan - Putumayo Basin in Colombia. The Corporation has 100% working interest and is operator of both contracts, which represent approximately 388,000 net acres. The Corporation plans to drill two stratigraphic wells, one on each of the Tamarin and Cedrela contracts, in a back to back drilling campaign that will commence in mid July 2011. This will be followed by the drilling of five conventional exploration wells, the first to start in late 3Q 2011, and the last to end midyear 2012.

Charle Gamba, President and CEO of the Corporation, commented "The stratigraphic wells will target two large structures recently defined by the new 2D seismic acquired on the Tamarin and Cedrela blocks. These wells, which can be drilled relatively inexpensively compared to conventional exploration wells, have the potential to yield useful information concerning the presence and type of oil, as well as basic reservoir thickness and quality information, in advance of the conventional exploration drilling program the Corporation plans to start in late 3Q 2011. Since the discovery of the Capella heavy oil field by Canacol and its partner in 2008, the Corporation has been able to leverage its proprietary knowledge of the geology and potential of the area. The Corporation is now positioned to execute a significant heavy oil exploration program in this emerging heavy oil play in Colombia."

Tamarin ESTR-1 Stratigraphic Well

The Tamarin ESTR-1 well is planned to be drilled to a depth of 3,260 feet measured depth ("ft md") and will target potential heavy oil bearing reservoirs in the Mirador sandstones, the main producing sandstones in the Corporation's Capella heavy oil field. The Corporation has a 100% working interest and is operator of the Tamarin contract, which represents 68,000 net acres and is located on trend approximately 25 kilometers to the southwest of the Capella heavy oil field.

The Corporation has executed a contract with LT Geoperaciones y Mineria Ltda., a service company that will provide the drilling rig. The Corporation anticipates that the well will take approximately 8 weeks to drill, core, and log. The information that the Corporation anticipates to collect include cores through the prospective reservoir intervals and a full suite of conventional openhole wireline logs. This data will yield information concerning the thickness, porosity, permeability, and fluid content of any prospective reservoir intervals that may be encountered within the well. Given the small size of the wellbore, the Corporation will be unable to flow test any of the prospective reservoirs.

The Corporation is currently constructing the surface location and anticipates that the Tamarin ESTR-1 will commence drilling in mid July 2011.

Cedrela ESTR-1 Stratigraphic Well

The Cedrela ESTR-1 well is planned to be drilled to a depth of 2,600 feet measured depth ("ft md") and will also target potential heavy oil bearing reservoirs in the Mirador sandstones, the main producing sandstones in the Corporation's Capella heavy oil field. The Corporation has a 100% working interest and is operator of the Cedrela contract, which represents 320,000 net acres and is located on trend approximately 50 kilometers to the southwest of the Capella heavy oil field.

The Corporation anticipates spudding the Cedrela ESTR-1 stratigraphic well after the drilling of the Tamarin ESTR-1 well has been completed. The Corporation anticipates that the Cedrela ESTR-1 well will take approximately 8 weeks to drill, core, and log. The same information that the Corporation plans to collect in the Tamarin ESTR-1 well will also be collected in the Cedrela ESTR-1 well.

Forward Plans

The two stratigraphic wells will provide useful information that will be used to pick the final surface locations for the five conventional exploration wells that the Corporation plans to drill back to back on the Tamarin, Cedrela, and Sangretoro contracts starting in late 3Q 2011. The Corporation anticipates that the program will conclude with the fifth well in 2Q 2012.

In the meantime, the Corporation advances its 2D seismic acquisition program on its Sangretoro contract. The Corporation has a 100% operated interest in the contract, which represents 385,000 net acres. Once the seismic is complete, the Corporation is prepared to drill additional stratigraphic wells for information purposes before drilling two conventional exploration wells by the end of 2Q 2012.

The conventional exploration wells will be drilled with a normal drilling rig, which will allow for any potential oil bearing reservoirs to be flow tested.

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Canacol to Farm-In to Putumayo Basin

- Canacol to Farm-In to Putumayo Basin

Monday, May 30, 2011
Canacol Energy Ltd.

Canacol has entered into a binding term sheet, subject to the finalization of definitive Farm-in and Joint Operating Agreements, with C&C Energia Ltd. for the farm-in to a portion of the Operators working interest in the Andaquies and Coati Exploration and Production contracts located in the Putumayo basin in Colombia. The Coati and Andaquies E&P contracts are royalty contracts governed under the terms of the Agencia Nacional de Hidrocarboros. C&C Energia Ltd. will continue to function as the Operator of both blocks.

Charle Gamba, President and CEO of Canacol, commented, "We are pleased to be partnering with C&C Energia on these two contracts, which add three light oil exploration wells to our four well exploration drilling program in Colombia this year."

Upon the Corporation meeting its obligation to pay 72% of the cost associated with acquiring seismic and drilling one exploration well it will earn 36% of the Operators 90% working interest in the Andaquies E&P contract. Upon the Corporation meeting its obligation to pay 80% of the cost associated with acquiring seismic and drilling one exploration well it will earn 40% of the Operators 100% working interest in the Coati contract.

The Operator plans to drill three exploration wells targeting light oil prospects in the second half of 2011, two on the Andaquies contract and one on the Coati contract, pending the receipt of all necessary permits and approvals.

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