Ness Energy: Barnett Shale Drilling Completed, Well Completion Phase Commenced, Clarification Released

WILLOW PARK, TEXAS, U.S.A./NETANYA, ISRAEL: February 10, 2005 /PR Newswire-FirstCall/ -Ness Energy International, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: NESS) announced completion of the drilling operations phase on a Barnett Shale venture in Texas, and the start of well completion operations, and Ness clarifies a prior release.

Barnett Shale Drilling Complete

Ness Energy previously announced drilling operations were underway on the Doss 1H North well, located in Parker County, Texas, as a Barnett Shale venture with a larger independent taking the lead. Ness has been advised that drilling operations have been successfully concluded. The well has been drilled, logged, and sampled and operations are ongoing, entering into the well completion phase. 

Ness President and CEO Sha Stephens commented, “Three major operations apply on this venture involving drilling, completion and production phases. Drilling has been completed successfully. The commercial success of the well and the amount of gas to be sold cannot be determined until more work is done to complete the well, and it is hooked up into the sales line and flowing gas.

Other News-Clarification

Ness by way of clarifying the release of Tuesday February 8th, regarding arrangements to pursue domestic and international operations through an independent operating company, clarifies that the operating company is a subsidiary of Ness. The operating company will function, independently, including, business plan, operations, and arrangements with third parties for support and resources, and exploit the relationships and contacts developed overseas under its brand name in the previous months. As an additional line of business, this new operating company will pursue the provision, for compensation, of operational support services to companies in the industry other than Ness.

About Ness-The Vision

Ness Energy is an aggressive, emerging oil and gas company building on deals that make sense. Ness Energy operates interests in the Ft. Worth Basin and the Coastal Plains regions of Texas. Ness is also a very active player in the energy industry in Israel, carrying out the Vision of The Company. Ness Energy is building at a high-speed pace through Merger, Acquisitions, Drilling, Re-Work and Re-Entry. 

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