Gulf Keystone Petroleum Ltd.

Principal activity is oil exploration in the Kurdistan region of northern Iraq. In November 2007 Gulf Keystone secured interests in two production sharing contracts in the Kurdistan Region of Northern Iraq, Shaikan and Akri-Bijeel. In 2009, the Company diversified the asset base in Kurdistan with the addition of two new Production Sharing Contracts, Sheikh Adi and Ber Bahr. Stategy is to bring the company into production and to explore, appraise and develop current blocks to realise reserve potential.