Condor's Eibety-1 Exploration Well Encounters 8 meters of Net Oil Pay

CALGARY, ALBERTA -- (Marketwire - Aug. 9, 2011) - Condor Petroleum Inc. ("Condor" or the "Corporation") (TSX: CPI) is pleased to announce that its Eibety-1 exploration well has reached a total depth of 1,000 meters and has encountered 8 meters of net oil pay in the Triassic zone. The Eibety-1 well is located on the 2,610 km2 Zharkamys West 1 territory ("Zharkamys"), situated in Kazakhstan's Pre-Caspian basin.

Production casing has been run into the Eibety-1 well and is scheduled to be flow-tested once regulatory approvals are obtained. The drilling rig is moving to the next well, Eibety-5, a separate structure located 2 km northeast of Eibety-1.

Don Streu, President and CEO, commented: "We are very excited with the exploration and appraisal results at Zharkamys. Three of the six wells drilled in 2011 have tested at commercial rates, with the fourth well (Eibety-1) awaiting testing. Five of the shallow post-salt Triassic 'horn plays' have now been explored and three of these have been oil discoveries. The success of the drilling program in these shallow plays confirms there is an active oil system across Zharkamys, which will help to mitigate the exploration risk for our deeper sub-salt prospects."


About Condor Petroleum Inc.

Condor is a junior oil and natural gas corporation engaged in the exploration for, and the acquisition, development and production of oil and natural gas resources in Kazakhstan and Canada. Condor (through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Falcon Oil & Gas Ltd. LLP) holds a 100% interest in the oil and natural gas exploration rights to the Zharkamys territory. For further information see Condor's (final) prospectus, dated March 31, 2011, a copy of which is available under Condor's SEDAR profile at www.sedar.com.



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Contact Information

Condor Petroleum Inc.
Don Streu
President & Chief Executive Officer
(403) 201 9694

Condor Petroleum Inc.
Sandy Quilty
Vice President, Finance & Chief Financial Officer
(403) 201 9694
www.condorpetroleum.com