Treaty to Move Forward with Belize Drilling Program

- Treaty to Move Forward with Belize Drilling Program

Monday, July 18, 2011
Treaty Energy Corp.

Treaty Energy Corp. on Monday reported on developments in Belize leading up to the implementation of its initial eight well drilling program.

Andrew V. Reid, Chairman and CEO of Treaty Energy Corporation, stated, "We are pleased to confirm that all things requested of Treaty by both the Belize Department of Environment and Department of Petroleum have now been completed and provided to the proper Belizean agencies and approved. In addition, we are elated that the Director of the Ministry of the Environment has signed off on our environmental checklist and now confirmed that Treaty may move forward and drill the initial eight wells identified by location in our drilling program."

Mr. Reid stated, "The Belize Minister of the Environment indicated that we should deliver the EIA report forthwith and prepare to immediately produce oil from the first well once drilling is completed. To accelerate this process we have retained an attorney from BNE to assist Treaty in finalizing the surface rental agreement for planned drill sites and communicate directly with Sir Manuel Esquivel and Board of Directors of the land owner. Furthermore, a local surveyor under contract with Treaty will complete the survey for our initial drill site this week."

Mr. Reid went on to say, "Our stakeholders are reminded that we established Treaty Belize Energy, Ltd. in May 2011 and located our corporate office in Belize City. In addition, we also equipped a field operations office in Placencia, Stann Creek District, Belize, close to the drilling sites to be developed, which are a three-hour drive south of Belize City."

Treaty Energy has had meetings with a number of community leaders in areas where the Company intends to drill and is pleased to report that these community leaders are uplifted and energized with our intent and in particular that Treaty will be providing employment opportunities for numerous local Belizeans.

In conclusion, Mr. Reid stated, "Ongoing developments and significant preparation in Belize are proving advantageous to a successful drilling program. Upon arrival of the drilling rig and support equipment by sea on or about July 24/25, our Company will move ahead with an oil program that holds the potential to be a magnificent life changer for all Treaty stakeholders and the people of Belize."

Treaty is engaged in the acquisition, development and production of oil and natural gas. Treaty acquires and develops oil and gas leases which have "proven but undeveloped reserves" at the time of acquisition. These properties are not strategic to large exploration-oriented oil and gas companies. This strategy allows Treaty to develop and produce oil and natural gas with tremendously decreased risk, cost and time involved in traditional exploration.

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Commodity Corner: Crude Drops on IEA's Surprise Move

- Commodity Corner: Crude Drops on IEA's Surprise Move

Thursday, June 23, 2011
Rigzone Staff
by Saaniya Bangee

Crude prices plummeted to a four-month low Thursday after the International Energy Agency (IEA) said it would release an emergency oil supply to alleviate high prices.

In an attempt to offset the supply disruption caused by Libya's civil war, the IEA said it will release 60 million barrels of oil over a 30-day period. Its members will release 2 million barrels of oil per day (bpd). Half of the amount will be provided by the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve, which currently stores 727 million barrels of crude.

The IEA last tapped emergency resources in September 2005 after Hurricane Katrina disrupted production on the U.S. Gulf Coast.

Light, sweet crude lost $4.39 Thursday, settling at $91.02 a barrel. Prices traded as low as $89.69 and peaked at $94.47. Meanwhile, Brent crude ended Thursday's session at $107.26 a barrel, down $6.95. Goldman Sachs claims IEA's surprise release could cause Brent prices to decrease by $10-$12 a barrel by the end of July.

Likewise, natural gas for July delivery settled lower at $4.193 per thousand cubic feet. The drop came on government reports showing an increase in U.S. inventories. The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said stockpiles grew by 98 billion cubic feet last week. This marks the year's second-largest increase in U.S. natural gas inventories.

The intraday range for natural gas was $4.15 to $4.34 Thursday.

Front-month gasoline futures settled down 13.57 cents at $2.84 a gallon. Prices fluctuated between $2.785 and $2.955 a gallon.

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Diamond Offshore to Move Rig from US GOM to Vietnam

- Diamond Offshore to Move Rig from US GOM to Vietnam

Wednesday, June 15, 2011
Dow Jones Newswires
HOUSTON
by Ryan Dezember

Diamond Offshore said that it will move one of its deep-water rigs from the U.S. Gulf of Mexico later this year to drill wells off Vietnam for BP.

When the Ocean Monarch is moved, it will be the third Diamond rig to leave the Gulf of Mexico since BP's deadly Deepwater Horizon explosion in April and the subsequent shut-down of deep-water drilling in U.S. waters.

Diamond said in a fleet status report that the Ocean Monarch should conclude its current contract with Marathon, for which the driller earned about $290,000 per day, in mid-August.

The rig, capable of drilling in up to 10,000 feet of water, is scheduled to arrive in Vietnam in November to drill two wells for the British oil giant with options to drill two more. That contract carries a day rate of about $340,000, Diamond said.

The Ocean Monarch's move did not come as a surprise as Diamond has talked about its intentions with analysts, said Simmons & Co. analyst Pearce Hammond, who said the day rate is "in line" with expectations.

The Ocean Monarch, which was featured in the 1997 Bruce Willis movie "Armageddon," was stripped down and rebuilt in 2006 after it was acquired by Diamond.

It was drilling for Anadarko when U.S. regulators shut down Gulf operations. Anadarko sued Diamond in a U.S. court in Houston, claiming that the drilling moratorium triggered cancellation clauses in its contract.

Anadarko and Diamond last month decided to dismiss claims against one another as the companies entered into a pair of long-term drilling contracts for rigs that are now under construction.

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