Nov 11, 2014

BAUER-15 WELL IN PEL 91 INTERSECTS 5.1M OF NET OIL PAY IN NAMUR SANDSTONE

Vancouver, B C., November 11th, 2014. Newport Exploration Ltd ("Newport" or "the Company") is pleased to report the successful completion of the Bauer-15 development well in PPL 253 (ex PEL 91 as per the Company's news release dated October 15th, 2014) in the Cooper Basin, Australia that is subject to the Company's 2.5% gross overriding royalty.

As reported by the Operator, Beach Energy Ltd ("Beach") on November 11th, 2014, after intersecting 5.1m of net oil pay within the Namur Sandstone, the Bauer-15 well has been cased and suspended as a future Namur producer. Beach had projected a 3.5m oil column and is likely to increase the ultimate oil recovery from the field as a result. Bauer-15 was the second well in a six well program at Bauer, with Bauer-14 also having been cased and suspended as a future producer. Four further wells (Bauer-16,-17,-18 and-19) are to be drilled by Beach. Additional seismic work is also being undertaken on PEL 91.

Beach reported anticipating that production levels within PEL 91 will remain strong, with new facilities such as CKS (Congony-Kalladeina-Sceale) coming on line, the facility expansion at Bauer (see Company news release dated July 24th, 2014), as well as further appraisal wells planned for 2015.

Also as reported by Beach, the Canunda-2 appraisal well in PPL 257 (ex PEL 106 as per the Company's News release dated October 15th, 2014), has been cased and suspended as a future gas and condensate producer.

The Company continues to strongly encourage shareholders and potential investors to access information released independently by Beach and Drillsearch Energy Limited ("Drillsearch").

For further information contact:

Ian Rozier, Director and Chief Executive Officer
+1 604 685 6851
[email protected]

www.beachenergy.com.au

www.drillsearch.com

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