RNS Number:7267S
Hardman Resources Limited
02 December 2003



HARDMAN RESOURCES LTD

Ground Floor, 5 Ord Street, West Perth

PO Box 869, West Perth

Western Australia 6872

Tel: +61 8 9321 6881 Fax: +61 8 9321 2375

ABN 98 009 210 235



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RELEASE DATE:     2 December 2003



CONTACT:          Ted Ellyard (08 9321 6881)



RE:               OFFSHORE MAURITANIA WEEKLY DRILLING UPDATE





Hardman Resources Ltd ("Hardman") provides the following weekly progress report
on the drilling and testing operations in offshore Mauritania:



                             Poune Exploration Well


Progress:                    The Poune exploration well (Chinguetti 5-1 Poune) was spudded (commenced
                             drilling) on 16 November 2003.  Since the last report (25 November) the 133/8
                             inch casing was run and cemented at 2,610 metres depth and 121/4 inch hole was
                             drilled from 2,610 metres to 2,887 metres depth and 95/8 inch casing was run and
                             cemented.  At 0800 hours (Australian (WST) on 2 December 2003, preparations were
                             underway to test the casing prior to drilling ahead.

Geology & Hydrocarbon Shows: Hydrocarbon shows will only be reported after wireline logs have been run and
                             evaluated at total depth of the well.

Well Location:               The independent Poune Prospect is located approximately 48 kilometres north of
                             the Chinguetti Field and 27 kilometres northeast of the Tiof oil and gas
                             discovery.  Water depth at the location is approximately 920 metres and the
                             planned total depth is approximately 3,250 metres (includes water depth).

Prospect Details:            The Poune exploration well is testing an interpreted Upper Cretaceous channel
                             sandstone system located within an independent structural closure.  This main
                             target is prognosed at approximately 2,960 metres depth.



                             Note:  All depths are referenced to the rig drill floor.



Participants in the Poune exploration well and PSC Area B are:



Woodside Mauritania Pty Ltd (Operator)        35.0%
AGIP Mauritania BV                            35.0%
Hardman Resources Ltd                         21.6%
Fusion Mauritania B Limited                    6.0%
Roc Oil (Mauritania) Company                   2.4%

                      Pelican-1 Exploration Well (Block 7)


Progress:                    The Pelican-1 exploration well was spudded (commenced drilling) on 30 November
                             2003.  At 0800 hours (Australian WST) on 2 December 2003, 26 inch hole was
                             drilled to 2,596 metres and 20 inch casing was run and cemented.

Well Location:               The Pelican Prospect is located approximately 150 kilometres north of the
                             Chinguetti Oil Field in PSC Block 7.  The well, which is in approximately 1,700
                             metres water depth, is planned to be drilled to a total depth of about 3,800
                             metres (includes water depth).

Prospect Details:            The Pelican-1 exploration well will test a large structural closure with multiple
                             objectives within the Tertiary and Upper Cretaceous sequences.



The Pelican-1 exploration well is being drilled by the drillship "Jack Ryan"
which has remained in Mauritanian waters since completing production testing of
the Chinguetti 4-5 Early Development Well.  Woodside Energy Limited will manage
the drilling of the well on behalf of the Block 7 operator, Dana Petroleum plc.



Participants in the Pelican-1 exploration well and PSC Block 7 are:



Dana Petroleum plc Ltd (Operator)              80.0%

Hardman Resources Ltd                          18.0%

Roc Oil (Mauritania) Company                    2.0%




SCOTT SPENCER

DIRECTOR





Note:  In accordance with Australian Stock Exchange Limited listing
requirements, the geological information supplied in this report has been based
on information provided by geologists who have had in excess of five years
experience in their field of activity.


                      This information is provided by RNS
            The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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