MAX PETROLEUM PLC (United Kingdom) announces commencing drilling appraisal well BCHW-3 in field Baishonas West and successful drilling of appraisal well UTS-13 in field Uytas

/KASE, September 2, 13/ – MAX PETROLEUM PLC (London), whose shares are officially listed on Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE), has provided KASE with the following press-release of September 2, 2013: quote Max Petroleum Plc, an oil and gas exploration and production company focused on Kazakhstan, is pleased to announce that it has commenced drilling the BCHW-3 appraisal well in the Baichonas West Field on Block E using the Zhanros ZJ-20 rig. The well will be drilled to a total vertical depth of approximately 1,460 metres targeting Jurassic and Triassic reservoirs. The Company has also successfully reached the target depth at the UTS-13 appraisal well in the Uytas Field which is currently being logged. The logging results will be announced as part of the next drilling update. Enquiries: Max Petroleum Plc Michael Young President and Chief Financial Officer Tom Randell Director of Investor Relations Tel: +44 (0)207 355 9590 College Hill David Simonson/ Anca Spiridon Tel: +44 (0)207 457 2020 WH Ireland Ltd Daniel Bate / Katy Mitchell Tel: +44 (0)161 832 2174 Macquarie Capital Steve Baldwin/ Nicholas Harland Tel: +44 (0)203 037 2000 Oriel Securities Michael Shaw / Tom Yeadon Tel: +44 (0)207 710 7600 unquote [2013-09-02]