RELEASE: Seram's Oseil production operations update

Monday, February 24 2003 - 04:41 AM WIB

Kalrez Energy Limited is a 2.5 precent shareholder in the Seram Joint Venture that operates the Oseil oilfield. The major shareholder, and Operator of the JV, is KUFPEC (Indonesia) Limited with 97.5 precent.

Production from the Oseil oilfield commenced on December 30, 2002, with processing taking place through a Temporary Production System ("TPS) nominally rated to approximately 12,000 barrels per day throughput.

The TPS facility is a temporary process facility to be utilized until the permanent facilities currently being installed are completed. Current expectations are that the permanent facilities will be available during April 2003.

REPORTING PERIOD

From midnight 16th Feb 2003 To midnight 23th Feb 2003

Oil produced for the period

80,055 barrels of oil

Average daily production for the period

11,436 barrels of oil

Cumulative oil produced

445,842 barrels of oil

Oil sold during the period241,299 barrels of oil
Oil in stock204,543 barrels of oil

The above represent total production from the Oseil oilfield as reported by the Operator. Kalrez entitlement is 2.5 percent of this production after deducting operating costs and Indonesian government entitlements.

COMMENTS

All three wells Oseil#l, Oseil#2, and Oseil#4 on production.

Steam heaters arrived on location 3rd February 2003 and remain operating under field trial control and performing effectively in the TPS process system to assist in combating foam induced process problems and to aid water-separation (emulsion breakdown).

Current operations are continuing production through the TPS system.

G A Mercorella, Chairman, Kalrez Energy Ltd. (*)

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