STATEMENT ON SECOND OIL AND GAS LICENCING ROUND

Emhamed Khadad, Advisor to the President of the SADR, Coordinator with MINURSO and member of the Polisario National Secretariat made the following statement in Houston to inviteed attendees from the petroleum industry and media regarding the recently announced Second Western Sahara Oil and Gas Licencing Round.

5 February 2008

Second Licencing Statement