RNS Number:6325R
Hardman Resources Limited
04 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



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RELEASE DATE:     4 November 2003



CONTACT:          Ted Ellyard (08 9321 6881)



RE:               OFFSHORE MAURITANIA WEEKLY DRILLING UPDATE




Hardman Resources Ltd ("Hardman") provides the following weekly progress report
on the drilling and testing operations in offshore Mauritania:



                             Tiof Exploration Well


The Tiof exploration well (Chinguetti 4-6 Tiof) located in PSC Area B was
spudded (commenced drilling) on 28 October 2003.


Progress:       Since spudding the well, an 18 inch hole was drilled to 1,933 
                metres, the 13-3/8 inch casing was run and cemented and the 
                blowout preventers were installed.  At 0800 hours (Aust WST) on 
                4 November, a 121/4 inch hole had been drilled to 2,237 metres 
                depth.

Geology & 
Hydrocarbon 
Shows:          Hydrocarbon shows will only be reported after wireline logs have 
                been run and evaluated at total depth of the well.

Well Location:  The Tiof exploration well is being drilled with the drillship 
                "West Navigator" which arrived in Mauritanian waters in late 
                October.  The well is located approximately 25 kilometres north 
                of the Chinguetti Oil Field, 90 kilometres west of Nouakchott, 
                the capital of Mauritania.  Water depth at the Tiof well 
                location is approximately 1,080 metres and the planned total 
                depth is 2,900 metres.

Prospect 
Details:        The Tiof exploration well is testing an independent structural 
                closure within a Miocene channel sandstone system, believed to 
                be of similar age to the oil and gas reservoir at Chinguetti and 
                Banda.  The Tiof Prospect is adjacent to and associated with a 
                salt diaper.  The Tiof Prospect has an Estimated Mean Reserve 
                Volume of 150 million barrels recoverable.



              Chinguetti 4-5 Appraisal and Early Development Well

At 0800 hours (Australian WST) on 4 November 2003, production testing operations
were continuing in the Chinguetti 4-5 combined appraisal and early development
well.

Since the last report (28 October 2003) the production string was being
recovered to surface.  The well testing operations consisted of a main flow
period of approximately six days, a sampling flow period and a pressure build up
test.  During the main flow period the well produced at a steady production rate
of approximately 11,500 bopd on a 72/64 inch choke size but was produced at
higher rates of up to 15,680 bopd on larger choke sizes.  Approximately 77,000
barrels of oil were produced during testing operations.

The well will be suspended as a potential future oil production well subject to
completion of the well test analysis and subsequent decision on the field
commerciality by the joint venture partners.

Participants in the Chinguetti 4-5 well and PSC Area B are:

                    Woodside Mauritania Pty Ltd (Operator)   35.0%
                    AGIP Mauritania BV                       35.0%

                    Hardman Resources Ltd                           21.6%

                    Fusion Mauritania B Limited               6.0%
                    Roc Oil (Mauritania) Company              2.4%



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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