Markwells Wood-1 Testing Update

Egdon Resources plc (EDR:AIM) note the release made today by Northern Petroleum plc ("Northern") advising that it has started operations for an extended well test of the Markwells Wood-1 oil discovery in West Sussex licence PEDL126 where Egdon hold a 10% interest.

Northern have advised that the workover rig arrived on site yesterday and that the production string is being installed prior to the installation of testing facilities to enable testing operations to begin in early October 2011.