OREANDA-NEWS. September 19, 2011. HRT Participacoes em Petroleo S.A. (“Company” or “HRT”) (BM&FBOVESPA: HRTP3, TSX-V: HRP), continuing the process of disclosing the progress of the well drilling in the areas under concession, announces the status of operations with position on today’s date at 3:00pm.

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Current depth: 3,423m.

Current status: Concluding phase 4.

Zone of interest: The forecasted depths were drilled.

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Current depth: 2,578m.

Current status: Bit replacement process to continue the drilling phase 3. Zone of interest forecast for depth between 3,060m and 3,500m.

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Current status: The subsidiary HRT O&G Exploragao e Produgao de Petroleo Ltda. forwarded to the National Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels Agency (Agenda Nacional do Petroleo, Gas Natural e Biocombustiveis - ANP), a Notice of Discovery of gaseous and liquid hydrocarbon shows, under Relevant Fact disclosed today.

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Current depth: 1,379m. Current status: drilling phase 3.

Zone of interest forecast for depth between 2,360m and 2,700m.