Drilling Timetable

Empyrean Energy PLC
22 May 2006


Empyrean Energy PLC
('Empyrean' or the 'Company'; Ticker: (EME))

Glantal Gas Project, Germany

• Completion rig secured for testing operations at the Glantal-1 well.
• Testing operations expected to commence during June.
• 4 initial zones prioritised for testing.

AIM quoted Empyrean Energy PLC today announces that a completion rig has been 
secured to test four initial zones for the presence of gas at the Glantal-1 
well, the first well drilled by Empyrean and its partners in the Glantal Gas 
Project.

Following a comprehensive independent and internal review/analysis of the log 
data (including FMI data) four initial zones have been chosen as priorities for 
the testing operations. Two of the zones have multiple intervals in close 
proximity within the zone that can be tested together, resulting in a total of 
eight initial intervals that will be tested over the four zones. Each zone will 
be tested separately for hydrocarbon content.

The operator of the Glantal Gas Project, Pannonian International Ltd
('Pannonian'), a wholly owned subsidiary of U.S.-based Galaxy Energy Corporation
(Amex: GAX) has advised that a German contractor, Koller Workover and Drilling
GmbH, has been chosen to provide the completion rig and associated services for
the testing operations at the Glantal-1 well. The operator advises that the
contract with Koller is in the final stages of review and is expected to be
executed shortly.

Commenting today Tom Kelly, Executive Director, of Empyrean said: 'We are
pleased that a completion rig has been secured for the important and exciting
testing of our first well at the Glantal Gas Project. Pannonian expects that the
testing operations will commence in June 2006 and we will provide a further
update as firm dates become known for the mobilisation of the completion rig to
the well site.'

The information contained in this announcement was completed and reviewed by the
Technical Director of Empyrean Energy Plc, Mr Frank Brophy BSc (Hons) who has
over 40 years experience as a petroleum geologist.

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