Mauritania Drilling Report

RNS Number:5625K
Hardman Resources Limited
17 October 2006

STOCK EXCHANGE / MEDIA RELEASE

RELEASE DATE:         17 October 2006


AUSTRALIAN CONTACT:    Simon Potter
                       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)

Since the last report on the Aigrette-1 exploration well in Block 7 offshore
Mauritania, West Africa, the well has been drilled to a depth of 2,014 metres,
20 inch casing has been set and Blow Out Preventers fitted and tested. The
current operation is preparing to drill ahead in the 17.5 inch hole section.

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%

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).


SIMON POTTER
Managing Director & CEO

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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