September 25, 2009 - Eurasia Drilling Company Limited (“EDC” or the “Company” - LSE: EDCL) announced that at its Annual General Meeting held on September 11, 2009 Martin E. Hansen and Victor I. Kalyuzhny were elected as Class I directors. ZAO KPMG was also reappointed as auditors of the Company.

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EDC is the largest provider of onshore drilling services in Russia, as measured by the number of meters drilled, providing onshore integrated well construction services and workover services.  In addition, the Company provides offshore drilling services in the Caspian Sea.  The Company offers its onshore integrated well construction services and workover services to local and international oil and gas companies primarily in Russia and its offshore drilling services to Russian and international oil and gas companies in the Russian, Kazakh and Turkmen sectors of the Caspian Sea.    The Company is traded on the London Stock Exchange under the symbol “EDCL”.

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For further information, please contact:

Kim L. Kruschwitz, VP Investor Relations

+44 (0) 207 717 9707

investors.relations@eurasiadrilling.com

September 7, 2009

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