RNS Number:8688I
Melrose Resources PLC
30 November 2007



FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

                                                                30 November 2007

                             MELROSE RESOURCES PLC
                          ("Melrose" or "the Company")

                           Egyptian operations update

Melrose Resources plc (LSE:MRS), the oil and gas exploration, development and
production company, today provides an update on its operational activities in
Egypt.

The Company is pleased to announce that first production was established at the
West Dikirnis field in the onshore Nile Delta on 30 November 2007. The field
development was completed within 12 months of project sanction and came in under
budget. The initial production stream is from the West Dikirnis No.2 well and it
is anticipated that output from the field will reach a 10,000 barrels of oil per
day by the end of the year as additional wells are opened for production.

The EDC-53 drilling rig has recently completed operations on the Buhut No.1 well
targeting a Qawasim exploration prospect located on the El Mansoura concession.
The well encountered good reservoir sands with minor gas shows but was not
considered to be commercially viable as a producer and has been plugged and
abandoned. The drilling rig is now moving to drill another Qawasim prospect,
West Zahira, which has unrisked mean reserves of 124 billion cubic feet of gas
plus hydrocarbon liquids potential and an estimated 30% chance of success.

The EDC-9 drilling rig draw works were damaged during transportation between
drilling locations. While this has caused delays to the drilling programme in
the short term, a replacement draw works has been sourced and is expected to be
installed by February 2008. In light of this, a third drilling rig has been
contracted to start operations on the El Mansoura concession during the first
quarter of 2008 and any lost time in the drilling programme will be made up in
the first half of 2008.

Commenting on the above, David Thomas, Chief Executive, said:

"Bringing the West Dikirnis field on production is a significant milestone for
Melrose. This is a high quality field which will transform the cash generation
of the business in 2008 and beyond. The Melrose team has worked cohesively with
our Egyptian joint operating company and again demonstrated our ability to bring
fields on stream very rapidly after discovery."

For further information please visit www.melroseresources.com or contact:

Melrose Resources plc                                    0131 221 3360
David Thomas, Chief Executive
Robert Adair, Executive Chairman
Munro Sutherland, Finance Director

Buchanan Communications                                  0207 466 5000
Tim Thompson
Ben Willey




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