PRESS RELEASE: InterOil Executes Joint Venture Operating Agreement With Pacific Rubiales Energy for Triceratops and PPL 237
8:11 AM (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada) Nov 29, 2012
PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea and HOUSTON, Nov. 29, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --
InterOil Corporation (NYSE:IOC) (POMSoX:IOC) ("InterOil" or the "Company"
announced that negotiations have been completed and the parties have executed
the Joint Venture Operating Agreement (JVOA) and related documents associated
with its Farm-In Agreement with Pacific Rubiales Energy Corp. (TSX
RE; BVC:
PREC; BOVESPA: PREB) ("PRE"
, pursuant to which PRE will acquire a 10.0% net
(12.9% gross) participating interest in Petroleum Prospecting License 237
("PPL 237"
onshore Papua New Guinea, including the Triceratops structure and
exploration acreage located within that license. This announcement is made
further to the Company's announcement on July 30, 2012 that it had executed a
Farm-In Agreement with PRE.
Signing of the JVOA and related documentation accomplishes one of the key
milestones to final completion of the Farm-In transaction, which remains
subject to previously announced closing conditions and approvals.
"InterOil and its partners are pleased to have completed the JVOA with
Pacific Rubiales Energy. The process has enhanced our working relationship and
commitment to a mutually beneficial joint venture," stated Mr. Phil Mulacek,
Chief Executive Officer of InterOil.
About InterOil
InterOil Corporation is developing a vertically integrated energy business
whose primary focus is Papua New Guinea and the surrounding region.
InterOil's assets consist of petroleum licenses covering about 3.9 million
acres, an oil refinery, and retail and commercial distribution facilities, all
located in Papua New Guinea. In addition, InterOil is a shareholder in a
joint venture established to construct liquefaction facilities in Papua New
Guinea.
InterOil's common shares trade on the NYSE in US dollars.

