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16/12/2015 07:00

RNS Number : 1621J
BowLeven Plc
16 December 2015
16 December 2015
Bowleven plc ('Bowleven' or 'the Company')
Bomono Operations Update 
Bowleven, the Africa focused oil and gas exploration group traded on AIM, is pleased to announce that is has submitted the Bomono Exploitation Authorisation Application (BEAA) to the Cameroon authorities as planned. The BEAA outlines plans to develop Bomono following completion of the ongoing extended well testing programme. 
Further update announcements will be made in due course, as appropriate. 
ENQUIRIES
For further information please contact:
Bowleven plc
Kevin Hart, Chief Executive 00 44 131 524 5678
Kerry Crawford, Finance Director 
Brunswick Group LLP
Patrick Handley                               00 44 207 404 5959
Simon Maine 
Macquarie Capital (Europe) Limited (Nomad)  
Jon Fitzpatrick                                00 44 203 037 2000
Ken Fleming
Nick Stamp
Notes to Editors:
Bowleven is an African focused oil and gas exploration group, based in Edinburgh and traded on AIM. Bowleven's strategy is focused on creating and realising material value principally through exploration led organic growth. Bowleven holds equity interests in two permits in Cameroon, with one located offshore in shallow water (operated by NewAge) and the other onshore (operated by Bowleven). 
Bowleven also holds an equity interest in an onshore block in Kenya, operated by Adamantine Energy, and has been awarded three blocks in Zambia, with applications on two blocks pending. 
Glossary of Terms:
The following are the main terms and abbreviations used in this announcement:
AIM
the market of that name operated by the London Stock Exchange
Bowleven
Bowleven plc (LSE:BLVN) and/or its subsidiaries as appropriate
extended well tests/testing
extended well tests offer the opportunity to gain reservoir and production data not available from a traditional, short duration, well drill-stem tests. The longer flow period provides a greater radius of investigation from the wellbore which, depending on the nature of the reservoir, can assist in identifying reservoir boundaries and proving up reserves.

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