SAINT HELIER, Jersey (March 21, 2014) - LONGREACH OIL AND GAS LIMITED (TSX-V: LOI) (the “Company” or “Longreach”), an independent oil and gas company focused on Morocco, is pleased to announce that the onshore drilling of the Kamar-1 well on the Company’s operated Sidi Moktar exploration licence area in Morocco has now commenced, using the Saipem Drillmec Mas 7000 rig.

The Kamar-1 well has a planned Total Depth of 3,500m and operations are anticipated to take approximately 70 days. The Kamar prospect is targeting a Lower Liassic reservoir and Triassic clastic reservoirs.

Longreach is the operator with a 50% interest in the exploration license at the Sidi Moktar onshore license area, alongside its partners ONHYM and MPE, each with a 25% carried interest.

About Longreach

Longreach is an independent oil and gas company focused on its significant land position in Morocco. The Company has a 50% operated interest in the Sidi Moktar license area covering 2,683 square kilometeres and is working closely with ONHYM as a committed long-term partner to unlock the hydrocarbon potential of the region. Morocco offers a politically stable environment to work within and has extremely favourable fiscal terms to energy producers. Longreach is a public company listed on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol “LOI”.

Additional information about the Company can be found at www.longreachoilandgas.com  and under the Company’s SEDAR profile at ww.sedar.com.

For further information, please contact:

Martin Arch
Chief Financial Officer and Secretary
Tel: +44 203 137 7756
[email protected]