RNS Number:5774R
Hardman Resources Limited
03 November 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



STOCK EXCHANGE / MEDIA RELEASE

RELEASE DATE:    3 November 2003

CONTACT:         Ted Ellyard (08 9321 6881)

RE:              JINGEMIA OIL FIELD - SECOND EXTENDED PRODUCTION TEST COMMENCES, 
                 ONSHORE PERTH BASIN, WESTERN AUSTRALIA


Hardman Resources Ltd has been advised by the project operator of EP413, Origin
Energy Resources Limited, that as at 1130 hours (WST) on 1 November 2003, oil
production testing had commenced at Jingemia Oil Field, following regulatory
approval and upgrades to both the access road and Jingemia temporary facilities.
As at 0600 hours today the Jingemia-1 well was producing at approximately
1,700 barrels of oil per day.

The second extended production test (EPT) has been approved to be completed by 1
February 2004 (approximately three month production period).  During the first
month an interference test will be conducted between Jingemia-1 and -3.
Following the results of this testing it is expected that injection of water
from Jingemia-3 will commence to provide pressure support to the reservoir.
This phase of water injection is subject to separate Government approval.  The
aim of the extended production test is to acquire additional information on
reservoir performance and pressure maintenance to enable the formulation of a
field development plan and confirm the facilities required for permanent field
development and continuous oil production.

During the period of the test the oil produced will be trucked to the BP oil
refinery south of Perth for sale.

Participants in EP413 and Jingemia-1 are as follows:

            Origin Energy Development Pty Limited (Operator) 49.189%

            Hardman Oil and Gas Pty Ltd                      22.376%

            AWE (Perth Basin) Pty Ltd                        15.245%

            Victoria Petroleum NL                            5.7685%

            Voyager Energy Limited                           6.0015%

            Pancontinental Oil & Gas NL                       1.278%

            John Kevin Geary                                  0.142%



TED ELLYARD
MANAGING 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.


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