Operations Update

Empyrean Energy PLC
18 September 2006




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


                               Operations Update
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    Operations to prepare for production testing resume at Eagle North-1 in
                                California, USA


AIM quoted Empyrean Energy Plc today announces the following update on the Eagle
North-1 well, San Joaquin Basin, California, USA.

Victoria Petroleum NL as operator for the Eagle North-1 horizontal well on the
Eagle Oil Pool Development Project in the San Joaquin Basin advises that the
deep workover rig arrived on the Eagle North-1 location on Friday 15th September
and is currently rigging up with operations scheduled to commence Monday 18th
September California time.

Prior to the arrival of the work over rig a coiled tubing rig carried out some
work over a 36 hour period and established that it was highly unlikely that the
tubing conveyed casing perforating guns fired during the first production test
attempt.

The operations planned for the work over rig over the next 14 days is to
retrieve the production valve and tubing conveyed guns in the horizontal well
bore and clean out the well bore in preparation for the running of a new casing
perforating gun to test the as yet untested 72 metres of oil pay behind casing
in the lower Mary Bellocchi Gatchell sand. The exact timing of the proposed new
cased hole test is subject to the results of the current work over operation and
the market will be advised accordingly.

Empyrean's Commercial Director, Tom Kelly commented - 'We are excited that
operations to prepare for testing of the previous oil shows encountered at Eagle
are about to recommence - it has been a long wait for equipment and we thank
shareholders for their patience.'


The information contained in this announcement has been 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

Angus Prentice/Laurence Read 
Conduit PR 
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Empyrean Energy plc 
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Imran Ahmad/ Cecil Jordaan 
HB-Corporate 
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