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For Immediate Release, 7 am                                                                                                    17 January 2014

LENI GAS AND OIL PLC

("LGO" or the "Company")

Goudron Field Drilling

LGO today announces that the Environmental Management Agency of Trinidad and Tobago has confirmed that the Company's application for a Certificate of Environmental Compliance ("CEC") for the planned drilling campaign of 30 new wells at the Goudron Field has now been approved.

LGO will update the market more fully on its drilling plans when the text of the CEC has been received in full.  This is expected to be in the next few days.

Enquiries:

Leni Gas & Oil plc

David Lenigas

Neil Ritson

                                                                              +44 (0)20 7440 0645

Beaumont Cornish Limited

Nomad and Joint Broker

Rosalind Hill Abrahams

Roland Cornish

                                                           +44(0) 20 7628 3396

Old Park Lane Capital Plc

Joint Broker

Michael Parnes

                                                                           +44(0) 20 7493 8188

Pelham Bell Pottinger

Financial PR

Mark Antelme

                                                                             +44 (0) 20 7861 3232

Henry Lerwill


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