ERHC Energy Inc. released additional details of its planned exploration work programs in the Republics of Kenya and Chad. ERHC's immediate goal is to quickly identify specific leads and prospects upon which an aggressive drilling campaign can then be carried out. The announcement comes as the company intensifies fund raising for its exploration programs in highly prospective acreages in East, Central and West Africa.

Kenya: ERHC expects to begin exploration operations in Kenya's Block 11A by the end of calendar year 2012. The main surface feature of Block 11A is the Lotikipi plain, a broad depression measuring approximately 110 km from east to west. The proximity and in-trend relationship between the Lotikipi plain and the Abu Gabra Rift basins of southern Sudan -- established petroleum provinces -- suggest high oil and gas prospectivity.

The initial exploration period is two years. ERHC is planning for exploration operations to commence in Chad by early 2013. The company plans to focus initially on its 100% interest in BDS 2008 which is on trend with the Doba Basin oilfield, which in 2010 had an average daily production of 122,500 barrels of crude oil per day.

Based on technical assessments made by the operator of an adjacent block, ERHC's preliminary projections suggest the likelihood of at least three prospects with a reasonable chance of success on ERHC's blocks. The company's preliminary projections of the prospects suggest the combined mean potential may be up to 63 MMBOE, with upside potential of more than 332 MMBOE. ERHC's planned work program in 2013 and 2014.