HOUSTON, TX — (Marketwired) — 09/30/14 — CAMAC Energy Inc. (“CAMAC Energy” or the “Company”) (NYSE MKT: CAK) announced today that the suspended rig activities of the Energy Searcher drillship have now resumed, and the technical problem with the drillship–s blow out preventer (“BOP”) control hoses has now been resolved. New hoses have been installed, and the BOP is fully function tested.
CAMAC Energy is an independent oil and gas exploration and production company focused on energy resources in Africa. Its asset portfolio consists of nine licenses across four countries covering an area of 43,000 square kilometers (approximately 10 million acres), including existing production and other projects offshore Nigeria, as well as exploration licenses with hydrocarbon potential offshore Ghana, onshore and offshore Kenya, and offshore Gambia. CAMAC Energy is headquartered in Houston, Texas, and is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol CAK, and on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol CME. For more information about CAMAC Energy, please visit
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