Meridian Petroleum PLC
14 February 2006


14 February 2006


MERIDIAN PETROLEUM PLC
('Meridian' or 'the Company')

ORION LEASE SIGNED


Meridian Petroleum (AIM: MRP), the oil & gas company with key assets in the USA
and Australia, today announces that it has signed a lease on the Orion field
(100% Working Interest) located in Oakland County, Michigan.

Based on data from earlier wells, the lease contains a proven and probable shut
in reserve of 3 BCF of gas in place with approximately 2.7 BCF recoverable.
The gas content is pipeline quality after treatment and also contains
condensate.

The Niagaran reef was previously drilled in the late 1980's and early 1990's but
was shut in due to hydrogen sulphide emissions and the absence of appropriate
treatment technologies. Meridian's proposed use of 'sulphur treat' towers, a
technology now widely used for this type of gas treatment has been accepted by
the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ).

Flow rates on the previous wells averaged between 2 to 4 mmcf per day plus
condensate and Meridian anticipates achieving similar flow rates from its
proposed new well location. The bottom hole location of the new well will remain
the same as the previous wells but will be accessed from the surface via a
directional drilling leg.

The proposed new well location is on a partially used asphalt pit adjacent to a
major gas pipeline.



Anthony Mason, Chief Executive of Meridian said:

'We are delighted to have signed up this significant shut in gas reserve in
Michigan State. Subject to permitting and equipment availability, we expect to
begin drilling operations early in the second quarter of this year.'



Enquiries:

Meridian Petroleum (020 7409 5041)
Tony Mason, Chief Executive

Westhouse Securities (020 7601 6100)
Richard Morrison

one of the best buys on the box

From tonights Evening Standard...

Punters also circled Meridian Petroleum, 3p better at 26p, after the oil & gas exploration and production company, with key assets in the US and Australia, revealed that the Victory 1-21 production well has been successfully deepened in order to penetrate further a Niagaran reef.

Rodders

was this relavating rns???? it did go up 13%, which is good i grant you, but not quite the 900%, or do you think that is still to come.

imo more to come but 900% is ph's level of intelligence!

strong close- open up i reckon!

FROST LAWS AT MILFORD HAVE BEEN REMOVED, EXPECT NEWS UPDATE ON MILFORD TOO, WE COULD GET A TRIPPLE RNS

VICTORY - ONLINE
CALVIN - ONLINE
MILFORD - WORK HAS STARTED DUE TO REMOVAL OF FROST LAWS

YIPPPEEE

last chance to get in me thinks..

bankokbang/bluedolphine/potatohead.

not long now!!!!

bankokbang/bluedolphine/potatohead.

Mmmmmm looks interesting, perfect for acid rain lovers, very smelly too I'd imagine.... Has there been any local protests yet?

bankokbang/bluedolphine/potatohead/katchenka.

morning all,
just thought i would throw in my tuppence worth. With regards to people saying they have been told that TM has told them there will be an update in 5 10 or however many days, if this were true it would amount to insider dealing as it would be price sensitive. When i have emailed the responce i have got is pretty standard , the same kind that everyone would get.Unless i have a declared interest TM would`nt know if i had 100 or 1,000,000 shares.
IMO, calvin could already be hooked up and producing, this sort of thing happens a lot, when you read an RNS they say something like, the hook up was completed on the 20th of april and is now producing etc. etc.
So all we have to do is sit and wait or take our profits, it`s as simple as that, although some try to complicate things with graphs for this and that. A graph would mean nowt if for example everything was going to plan and then there was a blow out or such like.
It`s not rocket science, it just take a bit of common sense and a bit of luck now and again, trust YOR and judgement, listen to what others have to say, but at the end of the day it`s your money and nobody else`s.
regards,
Dexter

lets see what today brings eh!!

Once we have completed the work we will inform the market. The completion is on track and in line with our expectations. Complicated reservoirs take time and have to be handled in a careful and conservative manner.

Anthony J. Mason,

CEO Meridian Petroleum PLC
Meridian Resources, USA, Inc
Meridian Resources Australia, Pty
(T) 713-599-1611
(C) 713-201-6883
(F) 713-552-1641


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From: ****** *******
Sent: Wed 4/26/2006 08:05
To: Information
Subject: Calvin


Dear sir,
as a shareholder i am a little concerned about the iminent hookup of calvin, am i right in thinking that this will be finished this week ?
regards,
Roger *******

at least this period will get out the 10 minute holders!.

expect news out between this afternoon and thursday..

suspension of share may well be on the cards as the hike up in SP will be significant

get in now, you wont get it this cheap again

Good "Cow Bottom Methane" news today should give even more impetus to this share

Meridian Petroleum Provides Update on its Coal Bed Methane Prospect in the Black Warrior Basin, Alabama
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MeridianPetroleum, the oil & gas exploration and production Company with key assets in the USA and Australia, today issued the following update on its Coal Bed Methane (CBM) prospect in the Black Warrior Basin, Alabama, USA which has been the subject of a due diligence review by Scott Pickford.

The review indicates that the prospect area contains multiple coals with gas content and seam thickness values consistent with a commercially viable coalbed methane development.

The area has been previously explored with a number of wells drilled but not developed. This available primary well data and engineering data from independent sources have been evaluated as part of the Scott Pickford review.

Independent estimates of well productivity were found to be reliable and robust although, in Scott Pickfords opinion, there is a significant probability that the coals are undersaturated. Based on these assumptions, the review projects 30-year cumulative gas production in the range 388 to 604 mmscf per well with peak gas rates of 50 to 80 mscf per well, per day.

Meridian has begun a land leasing programme to establish a footprint from which to conduct a pilot development project. The Company intends that an initial data collection and testing programme will be included as part of the pilot project which itself will be confined to a relatively small scale, on the order of 5 to 10 wells, until uncertainty with respect to undersaturation of the coals is resolved. The capital investment required is expected to be modest by such pilot project standards.

If as expected, the pilot project confirms the reviews projections, Meridian will proceed to lease a 50,000 acre land position on which the Company would expect to drill in excess of 600 producing wells. Adequate infrastructure exists within the area to transport gas to market on a highly economic basis.

Mr. Tony Mason, Chief Executive of Meridian, said:

The Scott Pickford evaluation confirms our view of the significant potential of this CBM prospect. We have a carefully developed plan in place for the leasing of a footprint for the pilot project which we are now implementing. Assuming the successful outcome of the pilot project, we intend to begin the immediate commercial development of the prospect which will involve leasing 50,000 acres of land on which we would expect to drill over 600 wells.

dexter01 - 19 Jun'06 - 09:07 - 17765 of 17765


Genesis,
this is the email igot last week, it does say news will be positive, but then did`nt we already know that ie; when calvi fianlly comes on line it will be positive because we know the minimum what the flow rate will be.
If you don`t beleive the emails, why don`t you ring the company and ask if they did in fact send it. Use my email to ask if you want
Dexter

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Subject: RE: Calvin
From: "Tony Mason" Add to Address Book
To: "****** *******"
Date: Wed, 14 Jun 2006 07:25:00 -0500

There will be positive news flow on the Calvin 36 #1 well and other assets very shortly.

Anthony J. Mason,

CEO Meridian Petroleum PLC
Meridian Resources, USA, Inc
Meridian Resources Australia, Pty
(T) 713-599-1611
(C) 713-201-6883
(F) 713-552-1641


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From: ****** *******
Sent: Wed 6/14/2006 06:49
To: Information
Subject: Calvin


Dear sir,
You have told me in past emails that there are no problems with the calvin tie in, but the date has gone from early April to now, the middle of June. If there are problems i feel you should inform the market, likewise if it is tied in i feel you should inform the market, as i feel with the market as it is now and with MRP`s sp dropping dramatically, it would be price sensitive information. I do feel that the shareholders need to be re assured as to what is happening, as in the past timescales have come and gone and at the moment investors are getting cold feet thinking this is another case of timescales being very misleading.
I look forward your reply.
Roger $$$$$$$