Based on the success of Rochester's winter 2007-2008 drilling program at its Christina project which began to define a 1.635 billion barrel undiscovered bitumen-in-place resource, Rochester will be completing all necessary applications to receive approvals for the execution of a second winter core hole drilling program at Christina. The drilling program is designed to acquire additional core materials and further detailed wireline log data which are critical to further define the Corporation's asset at Christina. Rochester has identified 10 - 25 primary and secondary well targets and will drill as many of the planned wells as finances, services and weather permit.
Rochester's Christina project consists of 32 contiguous sections (20,480 net acres) and is situated in the Newby area of the Athabasca oil sands basin south west of the town of Ft. McMurray and approximately 16 kilometres north of the OPTI-Nexen Long Lake oil sands project. Rochester has already drilled nine wells at Christina in Townships 87 and 88, Ranges 5 and 6 west of the 4th meridian. During the winter 2007-2008, access roads were constructed by Rochester and other third parties to gain access to the asset.
Rochester's core business is the exploration and development of its Christina and Mackenzie oil sands projects. Rochester's head offices are in Calgary, Alberta and it is a reporting issuer in Alberta, British Columbia, and Ontario.
For further information, please contact:
Troy Mochoruk, Chairman and CEO Phone: (403) 618-8989 Email: Troy.Mochoruk@rochesterenergycorp.com Website: www.rochesterenergycorp.com
This press release contains certain forward-looking statements. These statements are based on Rochester's current expectations and assumptions that could prove to be incorrect. The forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and undue reliance should not be placed on them. Actual results may differ materially as a result of risks, uncertainties and other factors, such as: changes in the general economic, regulatory, industry, market and business conditions, fluctuations in commodity prices and currency exchange rates; the successful and timely implementation of growth projects; imprecision of reserve estimates; environmental risks; and competition from other industry participants. Also affecting the accuracy of any forward-looking statement is the availability of capital required to implement future operational plans, uncertainties resulting from potential delays or changes in plans, among others.
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Source: Rochester Energy Corp. (ROH - TSXV) www.rochesterenergy.com
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