Mauritania Drilling Report

RNS Number:1405K
Hardman Resources Limited
09 October 2006

STOCK EXCHANGE / MEDIA RELEASE

RELEASE DATE:        9 October 2006

AUSTRALIAN CONTACT:  Peter Thomas
                     Hardman Resources Ltd
                     +61 8 9261 7600

LONDON CONTACT:      Patrick Handley
                     Brunswick Group (UK media relations)
                     +44 207 404 5959


RE:                  MAURITANIA DRILLING UPDATE

PAGES:               1


Hardman Resources Limited ("Hardman") provides the following update on its
exploration drilling operations:

Mauritania Exploration Drilling Update: Aigrette-1 (Block 7)

On 7 October 2006, the Atwood Hunter commenced drilling the Dana-operated
Aigrette-1 exploration well in Block 7 offshore Mauritania, West Africa. As at
6:00am on 8 October, the well had been drilled to a depth of 1,838 metres and
the current operation was drilling ahead.

Aigrette-1 is primarily a gas prospect on trend from the Pelican-1 gas
discovery. The primary targets are stacked Cretaceous sandstones with some 0.7
TCF potential. The well is located in a water depth of 1,380 metres
approximately 43 km north, northwest of the 2003 Pelican-1 gas discovery. The
planned Total Depth is 4,925 metres.


Equities in Block 7 are:
                                    Block 7

Dana Petroleum (Operator)           36.00%
Gaz de France                       27.85%
Hardman Resources Ltd               16.20%
Woodside                            15.00%
Roc Oil Company                     4.95%


Hardman's next scheduled exploration drilling update will be announced on 
17 October 2006.

Times and dates for Mauritania wells refer to GMT (Mauritania time), 8 hours
behind Western Standard Time, Perth.  All reported depths (except water depth)
are referenced to the rig rotary table (RT).



PETER THOMAS
Chief Financial Officer


Note: In accordance with the ASX Listing Rules and AIM Rules, the hydrocarbon
reserves and/or drilling update information in this report has been reviewed and
signed off by Mr Ian Bulley, MSC (Geology), Principal Geologist at Hardman
Resources who is fellow of the Geological Society of London and has at least 5
years relevant experience within the sector.  He consents to that information in
the form and context in which it appears.



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