Sugarloaf - Weekly Update

Empyrean Energy PLC
13 December 2006




                              Empyrean Energy PLC
                  ('Empyrean' or the 'Company'; Ticker: (EME))
                                        
                      Sugarloaf Hosston Prospect, Texas USA
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Sugarloaf Prospect, Texas USA

Empyrean advises that the Sugarloaf drilling rig was released on 9 December
2006. The Joint Venture is currently working on a suitable testing program for
the well and is in the process of contracting appropriate equipment to undertake
these operations. We will advise further once this timing has been firmed up.



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
Tel: [phone]/
[phone]

Empyrean Energy plc
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Imran Ahmad/ Cecil Jordaan
HB-Corporate
Tel: [phone]






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