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TAG OIL PRESS COVERAGE

TAG Oil Ltd. has generated news and interest in the oil and gas exploration and investing communities. Feel free to review our recent news coverage.

Cheal Production Tests Successful
PetroleumNews.net, Monday, March 12, 2007
Operator Austral Pacific Energy and partner TAG Oil are achieving modest flows from their small Cheal field in onshore Taranaki, New Zealand.
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TAG Oil Announces Ratanui-1 Results, Updates Operations
Yahoo!, Wednesday, February 14, 2007
http://biz.yahoo.com/cnw/070214/tag_oil_operations.html?.v=1

Cheal Goes Commercial
PetroleumNews.net, Thursday, February 1, 2007
Operator Austral Pacific Energy and Canadian partner TAG Oil have first commercial oil production from the $NZ25 million ($A22.25 million) development of their small Cheal oil field in onshore Taranaki, New Zealand.
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TAG Oil Starts Drilling Onshore
The New Zealand Herald, Friday, January 12, 2007
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/3/story.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=10418741

Rig Tie-up for TAG, L&M
PetroleumNews.net, Thursday, January 11, 2007
Canadian independent TAG Oil and newly listed L&M Petroleum are getting together to cut rig costs for their multi-well exploration programs in the South Island of New Zealand.
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TAG Spuds Mangamingi Wildcat
PetroleumNews.net, Wednesday, January 10, 2007
Canadian listed junior TAG Oil has spudded its first wildcat well, Mangamingi-1, in the rugged hills of eastern Taranaki, New Zealand.
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Cheal Well Extends Limits of Field
PetroleumNews.net, Wednesday, December 27, 2006
Operator Austral Pacific Energy and partner TAG Oil have hit hydrocarbons in two out of three targeted formations at their Cheal-B4 development well in onshore Taranaki, New Zealand.
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TAG Oil Suspends Cheal B-4 Well
OilOnline, Tuesday, December 26, 2006
http://www.oilonline.com/news/headlines/ephotline/20061226.TAG_Oil_.22806.asp
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Austral Pacific Energy Encouraged by Cheal B4 Results
Rigzone.com, Friday, December 22, 2006
http://www.rigzone.com/news/article.asp?a_id=39432

TAG Heads for the Hills
PetroleumNews.net, Thursday, 30 November 2006
Canadian junior TAG Oil is moving to the rugged hills of eastern Taranaki, New Zealand, for its next wildcat exploration well.
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Cheal Partners Inch towards First Production from Permanent Facilities
PetroleumNews.net, Thursday, 30 November 2006
Operator Austral Pacific Energy and partner TAG Oil are completing their third production well as part of the $NZ25 million ($A22 million) development on the small Cheal oil field in onshore Taranaki, New Zealand.
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NZ Explorers Expand Horizons
PetroleumNews.net, Thursday, 23 November 2006
New Zealand onshore explorers are looking at frontier regions and new ways to exploit the local oil and gas industry's Taranaki heartland as they strive to better the limited successes and modest discoveries of the past 18 months.
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Cheal Partners Complete Second Production Well
PetroleumNews.net, Monday, November 13, 2006
Operator Austral Pacific Energy and partner TAG Oil are completing their second Cheal production well as part of the $NZ25 million ($A22 million) development on the small oil field in onshore Taranaki, New Zealand.
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TAG to Drill South Island Prospects
PetroleumNews.net, Tuesday, October 31, 2006
TAG Oil has started the consenting process for at least two wells it aims to drill in the onshore Canterbury Basin, New Zealand, and plans to spud the first by the end of the year.
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TAG Oil Positioned to Reap Benefits of Its Setup Strategies
Oil & Gas Australia, October 2006
TAG Oil believes the potential for oil and gas discovery in New Zealand is enormous.
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TAG Oil Says Gas Flows at Radnor-1a Sub-Economic
Rigzone.com, Tuesday, September 26, 2006
http://www.rigzone.com/news/article.asp?a_id=36513

Explorers Move Into NZ Offshore Frontier Blocks
PetroleumNews.net, Thursday, August 31, 2006
Origin Energy is applying for a big block off Canterbury, while TAG has applied for an even larger licence off Northland.
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TAG Oil Continues Exploration Push After Securing First Production From Cheal
Oilbarrel.com, August 31, 2006
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Gas Shows at Radnor Sidetrack
PetroleumNews.net, Tuesday, August 29, 2006
After encountering some encouraging hydrocarbon shows, TAG is to case and test the Radnor-1A sidetrack well in onshore Taranaki in lease PMP 38157.
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TAG Outlines Extensive NZ Drilling and Seismic Program
PetroleumNews.net, Tuesday, August 22, 2006
TAG has announced plans to participate in 17 or more onshore NZ exploration and development wells over the next 18 months.
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TAG Starts Up Taranaki Well, Sidetrack
Oil & Gas Journal Online, August 3, 2006
TAG Oil has started production from the Cheal-4 well in Cheal oil field and begun exploratory sidetrack work in the watered-out Radnor-1 well on a separate permit.
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TAG Sidetrack Could Extend NZ Methanol Plant's Operations
PetroleumNews.net, Wednesday, July 26, 2006
TAG Oil has spudded Radnor-1A sidetrack well, giving Methanex fresh hope it might secure more gas to keep its sole NZ methanol plant running.
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TAG Oil Ltd. Completes Acquisition of Cheal Oil Field
OilOnline.com, Monday, June 19, 2006
http://www.oilonline.com/news/headlines/mergers/20060619.TAG_Oil_.21519.asp
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TAG Oil Closes $30 Million Bought Deal Financing
Rigzone.com, Monday, June 12, 2006
http://www.rigzone.com/news/article.asp?a_id=33024

WallSt.Net
May 25, 2006 / Audio Interview with Drew Cadenhead, President and CEO of TAG Oil
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Wall Street Reporter
May 25, 2006 / Audio Interview with Drew Cadenhead, President and CEO of TAG Oil
http://www.wallstreetreporter.com/profile.php?id=18269
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New Zealand Government Backs Deep Gas Data-Gathering Program
EnergyReview.net, Tuesday, May 23, 2006
The government will fund the initial data-gathering phase of a deep gas onshore Taranaki drilling program proposed by Canadian listed independent TAG Oil.
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Exploration Funding to Boost Onshore Petroleum Developments
CrownMinerals.govt.nz, May 22, 2006
Associate Minister of Energy announced that the $NZ6 million funding be partly used to fund work aimed at gaining a greater understanding of the known fields within onshore Taranaki.
http://www.crownminerals.govt.nz/news/news.asp?newsID=1824559067
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NZ Player Pushes TAG Team Approach to Exploration
EnergyReview.net, Monday, May 22, 2006
New Zealand's deep gas explorers should join forces to coordinate onshore drilling programs and facilitate field development and production.
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TAG Oil Adds Production and Development Projects to Its Exploration Portfolio in New Zealand
oilbarrel.com, May, 16, 2006
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TAG Raises Cash for NZ Operations
EnergyReview.net, Monday, May 15, 2006
TAG Oil has raised about $US30 million to complete its acquisition of significant stakes in the onshore Taranaki Cheal oil and Cardiff gas-condensate discoveries, and to finance its ongoing New Zealand activities.
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Canada NewsWire Group
May 12, 2006 / TAG Oil Announces Bought Deal Financing; it has entered into an agreement with Canaccord Capital Corp. for the sale, on a bought deal basis...
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/May2006/12/c5738.html

TAG Takes Stakes in Cheal, Cardiff Discoveries
EnergyReview.net, Wednesday, May 10, 2006
TAG Oil is acquiring significant stakes in Cheal and Cardiff discoveries by taking over Cheal Petroleum's stakes in three onshore Taranaki licences.
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Taranaki Gas Field Gets Tagged
EnergyReview.net, Tuesday, April 18, 2006
TAG Oil has moved to take over operatorship of the small onshore Radnor gas-condensate field in New Zealand's Taranaki region.
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Tap Offloads Onshore Taranaki Stakes
EnergyReview.net, Tuesday, February 28, 2006
TAG Oil and Austral Pacific Energy are to acquire all the onshore Taranaki assets of Perth-based Tap Oil.
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TAG Oil's New Zealand Gas Well SuppleJack South-1a Well Looks To Be Back In Business
oilbarrel.com, February 21, 2006
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TAG Finds Gas at SuppleJack South Sidetrack
EnergyReview.net, Wednesday, February 15, 2006
Canadian independent TAG Oil has flowed gas to surface at its sole-risk operation at the SuppleJack South-1A well in onshore Taranaki, New Zealand.
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TAG Sole-Risks Supplejack South as Tap and Austral Bail Out
EnergyReview.net, Thursday, January 12, 2006
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TAG Spuds First Sole-Risk Well in Taranaki
EnergyReview.net, Monday, January 09, 2006
Canadian listed company TAG Oil has spudded the Arakamu-1 well - its first sole-risk well in onshore Taranaki, New Zealand.
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TAG CEO Has Strong Belief in the New Zealand Petroleum Sector
Oil & Gas Journal Australia, February 2006
Drew Cadenhead, CEO and President of TAG Oil, provides an insight on New Zealand's current energy supplies and TAG's future prospects for oil and gas discoveries.
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TAG Oil Gets Into Production With Its Gas Discovery In New Zealand
oilbarrel.com, January 6, 2006
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Smaller Energy Companies Eye Opportunities In New Zealand
Pipeline & Gas Journal, Tuesday, November 1, 2005
TAG Oil has substantial holdings in an area that has been little discussed about - New Zealand. In this interview, Cadenhead explains the challenges that await oil and gas companies in that island nation.
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Canadian Explorer Finds Southern Comfort in Canterbury Basin
EnergyReview.net, Friday, October 14, 2005
CANADIAN listed company TAG Oil believes the time is ripe for the Canterbury Basin in New Zealand's South Island to yield some world-class oil and gas fields.
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Tag Oil Confident of NZ Success
EnergyReview.net, Tuesday, October 11, 2005
TAG Oil confident the small onshore Taranaki Supplejack gas-condensate find will be commercial.
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Calgary Company Sets Chase for Kiwi Rewards
Nickle's Petroleum Explorer, Monday, Oct 3, 2005
A 40-year history of proven hydrocarbons; largely unexplored territory; a stable, eager government and low well-density are just a few of the reasons Calgary-based TAG Oil Ltd. is convinced its upcoming 16-well exploration drilling program in New Zealand will succeed.
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TAG Oil Hunting Elephants in New Zealand
Energy Processing Magazine, September - October 2005
The President and CEO of TAG Oil has a two-pronged approach for exploration.
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Canadian Explorer Expands NZ Acreage
EnergyReview.net, Wednesday, June 1, 2005
Calgary-Headquartered TAG Oil is extending its New Zealand interests - farming in to an onshore Taranaki license and the onshore part of a Canterbury Basin permit.
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