Drilling Update

Empyrean Energy PLC
29 November 2006



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

                     Sugarloaf Hosston Prospect, Texas USA
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AIM quoted Empyrean Energy PLC today announces that as at 6am Texas time on 28th
November 2006, the Sugarloaf-1 exploration well located in the onshore Gulf
Coast Basin was at a depth of 20,896 feet (6,371 metres). The current operation
is conditioning the hole and preparing to run wire-line logs.

Since the last report released on 21st November 2006, the well has continued to
drill in the primary target of the Sugarloaf-1 well.

It is expected that the running of the wire-line logs and interpretation of
these and other geological information will take several days.



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.

For further information

Laurence Read/ Ed Portman
Conduit PR
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Empyrean Energy plc
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Imran Ahmad/ Cecil Jordaan
HB Corporate
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