Interim Results-Amendment

Pan Andean Resources PLC 19 December 2003 Pan Andean Resources announces that the RNS announcement 4482T made earlier today contained errors in the statement accompanying the interim results for the six months ended 30 September 2003. In the first paragraph of the original announcement reference was made to the Company having operated in an unstable environment in Bolivia for fifteen years - this should have read a stable environment. Below the second paragraph, the first bullet point should have referred to a value of the Gryphon royalty of $100,000 a month rather than £100,000 a month. In the second bullet point, the monthly processing fee should have read $7,500 rather than US$7,500. Finally, the last bullet point before the end of the statement referred to a deep 2.4 million cubic feet gas target which should have read 2.4 trillion cubic feet. The full text of the revised announcement appears below and the corrections have been highlighted. PAN ANDEAN RESOURCES 19th December 2003 Pan Andean is profitable, cash generating and debt-free. High oil and gas prices are good for our operations in the Gulf of Mexico and in Bolivia. We have exploration upside on our existing assets that should lead to drilling during 2004. We are in negotiations that may lead to the acquisition of a stake in a large, producing oil field with considerable upside potential. The sensitivity of the deal make it impossible to reveal more at this stage. Having operated in a stable environment in Bolivia for fifteen years, we are concerned at the current political instability. Further investment is not possible in the current climate. We continue to produce oil, gas and income from two areas; the Gulf of Mexico and Bolivia. In the Gulf we obtain income from: • The 1.92% Gryphon royalty on High Island 52 currently producing $100,000 a month. • The use of the High Island 52 platform by Forrest Oil giving a monthly processing fee of $7,500 to Pan Andean. • Production on High Island 30 averaging 290 barrels a day and 0.8 million cubic feet of gas a day. This is worth $100,000 a month to Pan Andean. • Income from our 7% interest in the Zachary well onshore Texas beside Danbury Dome which contributes $22,000 monthly. In Bolivia, the Monteagudo field continues to produce nearly 500 barrels of oil and condensate together with 1.5 million cubic feet of gas daily. We are working with our partners Repsol and Petrobras to improve efficiencies. It should be possible to increase production by 400 barrels daily through a limited number of workovers and in-field drilling. The field is profitable and should provide cash to Pan Andean in the coming years. We have a number of ongoing exploration activities: • On High Island 52 Gryphon is likely to drill a third well in 2004. • We are in farm out negotiations to bring in a partner to drill the 75 billion cubic feet gas target on Danbury Dome onshore Texas. Drilling will cost US $3 m. • Our large El Dorado gas deposit in Bolivia, where our partner is BP, is scheduled to be developed in 2005. Conservatively, it could produce at least 40 million cubic feet of gas and 1,700 barrels of sweet condensate oil for 20 years. We are programming an eight well development plan. Because of the Bolivian gas overhang, we are also working on a Gas-to-Liquids project. • We await gas market opportunities before drilling the deep 2.4 trillion cubic feet gas target and 55 million barrel of oil target at depth in the Monteagudo field. It is not possible to flare gas, so liquids and gas must be marketed together. We are an exploration company with the skills, record, cash and character to undertake high potential exploration. Potential risk and economic uncertainly makes it uneconomic to explore in Bolivia. In the past year we have looked at and rejected numerous proposals. The current project, if we can finalise it, will transform the company. Contacts: David Horgan, Managing Director Tel + 353 87 292 3500 John Teeling, Chairman Tel + 353 1 833 2833 Jim Finn, Director Tel + 353 1 833 2833 Pan Andean Resources Financial Information (unaudited) Six Months ended 30 Sep 03 30 Sep 02 £'000 £'000 Group Profit and Loss Turnover 1,920 2,412 Operating Costs (1,586) (2,166) Operating Profit 334 246 Interest Receivable 1 1 Interest Payable (34) (34) Profit before Taxation 301 213 Taxation 0 0 Profit for the period 301 213 Profit per share 0.31p 0.22p Six Months ended 30 Sep 03 30 Sep 02 £'000 £'000 Group Balance Sheet Fixed Assets 11,190 11,706 Current Assets 3,345 2,876 Current Liabilities (1,262) (1,547) Current Assets less Current Liabilities 2,083 1,329 Creditors (amounts falling due after one year) (1,189) (828) Total Assets less Liabilities 12,084 12,207 Share Capital and Reserves 12,084 12,207 Notes The figures for the six months to 30 September 2003 and 30 September 2002 are unaudited. The financial information set out above does not constitute full statutory accounts within the meaning of section 240 of the Companies Act 1985. Copies of this announcement will be sent to shareholders and will be available for inspection at the Company's registered office at 20-22 Bedford Row, London WC1R 4JS. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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