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RNS Number:5989Q
Wham Energy plc
02 February 2007




                                WHAM ENERGY PLC

                WHAM'S SOUTHERN NORTH SEA HEARTLAND EXPANDS WITH
                        AWARD OF ELEVEN 24th ROUND BLOCKS

WHAM Energy PLC ("WHAM" or the "Company"), the UK petroleum exploration and
production company (LSE-AIM: "WAM"), is pleased to announce the acquisition of
five 24th Round promote licences covering nine full blocks and two part blocks.
WHAM has a 100% working interest in 10 of the blocks and is partnered by GTO
limited in one block. The blocks all lie in the UKCS Southern North Sea gas
province and along its northern margin.

The licenced areas comprise:

* Blocks 38/20, 38/25, 39/16, 39/21 WHAM 100%

* Blocks 38/29, 38/30, 39/26, 44/5 WHAM 100%

* Block (part) 44/27c WHAM 100%

* Block (part) 49/22b WHAM 100%

* Block 47/6 WHAM 90% GTO 10%

Commenting on the awards, WHAM Energy's CEO Tom Windle says:

"This is an excellent result and justly reflects the very considerable efforts
of our exploration team in acquiring potentially attractive exploration acreage.
We have successfully acquired a blend of small, low risk gas prospects and leads
in well established trends and some licences that have very interesting medium
term potential on the flanks of the basin. In pursuing these promote licences
WHAM has continued to build its portfolio in our core area at very acceptable
costs. We will commence mapping immediately and at the same time seek
co-venturers to accelerate our exploration programme."

WHAM Energy's Exploration Manager Dr. Andy Mortimer says

"The exploration team are delighted by the awards. We suspected there was going
to be tough competition for acreage in this licence round, especially in the
conventional fairways and so we are pleased to have been awarded so many blocks.
The blocks provide WHAM with a good mixture of exploration opportunities on
which we can apply our in-house expertise to develop into firm drillable
prospects at low cost."

A map of the blocks has been posted and can be downloaded from our website at
www.whamenergy.com.

Date: 2nd February 2007
For further information:

Tom Windle
WHAM Energy plc       Tel: 0207 924 4644

Simon Courtenay
cityPROFILE           Tel: 0207 448 3244






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