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Rally Energy Corp. Issues its Operational Update in Egypt:

Rally Energy 05-29-2007

 

 Drilling Rigs for Issaran Field

 

A two-year contract for a second drilling rig has been awarded to the Egyptian Drilling Company (rig number EDC-94), starting in October, 2007. The rig will be dedicated to drilling thermal CSS wells; we anticipate drilling 12 additional wells for a total of 16 CSS wells in 2007. Proposals for the third rig, to be available in February 2008, have been received from two drilling companies and we expect to award the contract in the next few days.

 

Thermal Program

 

 Four new thermal CSS wells have been drilled and completed as oil wells in the second quarter. The wells started with cold production at an average rate of 30 bopd each. These are encouraging results since we can expect a significant increase in production rates after completion of the first steam injection cycle in the four wells commencing in July.

The contract for six steam generators has been awarded to a US manufacturer. We expect delivery of the first two generators in December 2007 and January 2008 and one additional generator thereafter in each quarter of 2008. Construction has commenced for a second 2,500 bopd Central Processing Facility ("CPF") in the southern portion of the Issaran field to accommodate production from CSS wells. We expect the CPF and expanded production facilities to be operational in December 2007.

 

    Acceleration of Thermal Program in 2008

 

In 2008, the thermal drilling program will be accelerated further when the third drilling rig will be deployed in the Issaran field. Acceleration of the thermal drilling and facilities program in 2008, by utilizing the two new rigs and delivery of six new steam generators, will have a positive impact on

the Corporation's production target for 2008.

 

    Conventional Drilling Program

 

Even though no additional conventional development locations were drilled in the last two months, the Corporation has maintained its average production

from the Issaran field at 6,000 bopd and current production is 6,500 bopd. The existing rig is currently drilling a Nukhul development location to increase

conventional production and will then move to the West Issaran discovery area to drill three delineation wells by mid-July. The rig will then resume

drilling the remainder of its conventional drilling program for the second half of 2007. We currently anticipate drilling 16 more wells for a total of

31 conventional wells in 2007.

 

    Expanded Exploration Program

 

A new 60 square kilometre, 3-D seismic program for the Issaran Concession area was approved by the Operating Committee in Cairo last week to complete geophysical interpretation of leads at West Rahmi and the remainder of the Concession area. The program is scheduled for the fourth quarter of 2007 when the first seismic crew becomes available. The Corporation is expecting to commence exploitation of the Rahmi area before the end of 2007.

 

   2007 PRODUCTION GUIDANCE

 

    With sustained conventional production from the Issaran field, excellent initial productivity from several conventional wells drilled earlier this

year, additional conventional drilling, new thermal production from CSS wells and development of the new discovery at West Issaran, we anticipate that the 2007 Issaran average production targets of approximately 7,400 bopd will be met. Average gas production for 2007 from Pakistan is now expected to be approximately 1,000 boepd due to the delay in production commencement, with an exit rate at full plant capacity of 2,900 boepd.

 

Based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, Rally Energy is an oil and gas exploration, development and production company. The Corporation's primary

area of operations is in Egypt, where it has a 100% operating interest in the Issaran Oilfield, a significant heavy oil development opportunity with strong

growth potential. In Pakistan, the Corporation holds a 30% interest in the Safed Koh Block, where it is participating in the development of a large

natural gas/condensate discovery.