Mauritania Drilling Report

RNS Number:9237K
Hardman Resources Limited
24 October 2006

STOCK EXCHANGE / MEDIA RELEASE

RELEASE DATE:          24 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, the well has been drilled to a depth of 2,809 metres and 13 3/8"
casing has been set. The current operation is preparing to drill ahead in the
12 1/4" 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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