Ness Energy Proceeds To Closing Israeli Acquisition; Major
Step Towards Drilling In Israel With Five Well Workover Program
WILLOW PARK, TEXAS, U.S.A./ NETANYA ISRAEL: November 11,
2003, 2003/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Ness Energy International,
Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: NESS) announced it has successfully
completed negotiations and contract preparation issues with an
Israeli group for the acquisition of an Israeli company having oil
and gas rights granted by the Israeli government. Ness proceeds to
close what it believes is a major step towards drilling in
Israel.
Contract Negotiations Complete
Extensive efforts have been made by Ness Management to complete
this transaction with the best terms for Ness, including multiple
meetings and trips by a Ness key Israeli consultant. This past
weekend the consultant brought the sellers principal with him from
Israel to Texas for final discussions regarding contract issues
with Ness President Sha Stephens. According to President Stephens,
"We spent part of Friday night and almost all of Saturday from
early morning going through the contract to make final changes. We
reached final terms, and now the principal has returned to Israel
to obtain signatures on the closing document to complete the
transaction."
Acquisition Background and Terms
The targeted acquisition had been a major pursuit of past
President Hayseed Stephens, and was the last significant effort he
made in Israel just before returning to the U.S. earlier this
year. Negotiations have been off and on for months since his
death, with new President Sha Stephens proceeding cautiously to
acquire what he believes is the select portion of the assets of
the group.
The assets include an Israeli limited partnership, an Israeli
general partnership, an Israeli trust, and most importantly the
land rights for a parcel of approximately 10,000 acres with five
existing wellbores on the site. These rights include a license
issued by the Israeli government. This license related to about
100,000 acres and five wells that were drilled in the 1980's, but
Ness has targeted the specific 10,000 acres where the wells are.
The field is located between the town of Arad and the southwest
end of the Dead Sea.
According to President Stephens, "We will release detailed
information on the assets when appropriate, but it is important to
note that we plan to make this our first active oil and gas
project in Israel with work starting before year end and well site
efforts will commence around this coming January. Ness will gain
further experience in working in the country of Israel on oil and
gas operations, managing contacts and utilizing the infrastructure
of industry service companies while establishing good working
relationships with government officials and those that shape the
oil and gas community in Israel. We plan to establish commercial
oil production out of this license."
He further stated, "This is one of the opportunities that Dad
(Hayseed) worked so long and hard for. All of these things that we
are seeing come in to place are fruits of his labor.....his
planting and watering if you will. I just feel very fortunate to
be able to partake of the crop that is beginning to come in. At
this point, the crop is a little green, but the abundance that can
be seen as I look over the field is limitless. I know that he
would be very proud that this deal has come through, but more
importantly, we are walking out the vision that was given to him,
the vision that has also been confirmed through science,
geophysics and geology, that of the location of an abundant supply
of oil and gas at the southwest end of the Dead Sea.
Ness anticipates success with final contract closing within
days with news to be released as it develops.
Other News
President Stephens meetings with the Israelis this past weekend
came right after his return from Wall Street where substantial
progress was made on funding discussions and other pursuits, with
news to be released shortly detailing the Wall Street trip.
About Ness-The Vision
The current business of the Company is focused upon development
and execution of oil and gas exploration plans with a focus both
on pursuits in the petroleum State of Texas, and also in the
Middle East, specifically Israel. Ness believes that Israel, in
particular the southwest end of the Dead Sea, is a place where
"Science and The Bible shake hands" and that Ness will achieve the
vision of the location and recovery of an abundant source of oil
and gas in Israel to supply Israel and the Christian communities
with supernatural wealth, God willing.
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forward-looking information and are based on Management's current
expectations, estimates and projections subject to change. Words
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other factors, some of which are beyond our control and are
difficult to predict. Therefore, actual outcomes and results may
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Further Information
CONTACT: Mary Gene Stephens, Executive Secretary of Ness Energy
International, Inc., 1-817-341-1477