InterOil Announces Direct Participation in Elk/Antelope Field by PNG Government Entity, Petromin

InterOil Corporation, announced that it has agreed with Petromin PNG Holdings Limited, a government entity mandated to invest in resource projects on behalf of the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, for Petromin to take a direct interest in the Elk/Antelope field. Petromin will contribute an initial deposit and will fund 20.5% of the costs of developing the field. The agreement remains subject to certain formal conditions precedent expected to be satisfied within the next month.

“We are very excited that Petromin has agreed to take this interest and undertake this investment,” said Mr. Mulacek, Chief Executive Officer of InterOil. “Participation by the state entity confirms the support expressed by the Government of Papua New Guinea for our proposed LNG project and will provide valuable impetus at this time for our exploration and development efforts.”

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 8.7 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 Papua New Guinea’s first LNG plant on a site adjacent to InterOil’s refinery in Port Moresby.

InterOil’s common shares trade on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol IOL in Canadian dollars and on the American Stock Exchange under the symbol IOC in US dollars.

For more information please see the InterOil website at: www.interoil.com.