Mauritania Drilling Update

Roc Oil Company Limited
30 January 2006


30 January 2006

                         ROC OIL COMPANY LIMITED ('ROC')
                             STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE

                      MAURITANIA OFFSHORE DRILLING UPDATE
                            DORE-1 EXPLORATION WELL

ROC advises that further to the last report issued on 24 January 2006, the
Dore-1 exploration well in PSC B (ROC: 3.693%) reached a total depth of 2,266
metres.

Analysis of the wireline and drill data indicates that the well has not
encountered any significant hydrocarbons and as a result, the well is currently
being plugged and abandoned.

This concludes the 2005 Mauritanian drilling programme and the Stena Tay rig
will now be released. The Atwood Hunter is scheduled to commence the 2006
Mauritanian exploration programme in 2Q 2006.



Michelle Manook                          For further information please contact:
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                                                                   Dr Kevin Hird
                                            General Manager Business Development
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                                            Bell Pottinger Corporate & Financial
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