Tethys Petroleum Limited (United Kingdom) announced results of tender for exploration of oil and gas deposits in Northern Afghanistan

08.09.11 15:52
/KASE, September 8, 11/ - Tethys Petroleum Limited (Channel Islands), common shares of which are officially listed on Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE), provided to KASE the following press release of September 5, 2011: quotation Tethys Petroleum Limited ("Tethys" or the "Company") (TSX: TPL)(LSE: TPL) today announced that it understands that the Chinese State Oil Company, CNPC, has won the tender for the Kashkari, Bazarkhami and Zamarudsay blocks in Northern Afghanistan which Tethys was also bidding for. Tethys is focused on oil and gas exploration and production activities in Central Asia with activities currently in the Republics of Tajikistan, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. This highly prolific oil and gas area is rapidly developing and Tethys believes that significant potential exists in both exploration and in discovered deposits. ends The press release full version is available on KASE website at: - http://www.kase.kz/files/emitters/GG_TPL_/gg_tpl_reliz_050911.pdf - in Russian; - http://www.kase.kz/files/emitters/GG_TPL_/gg_tpl_reliz_050911_e.pdf - in English. [2011-09-08]