Cook Field Acquisition Completion

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                          Ithaca Energy Inc.

                  Cook Field Acquisition Completion

                            5 February 2013

Ithaca Energy Inc. (TSX: IAE, LSE AIM: IAE) announces that further to
the press release made on 9 October 2012, the Company has completed the
acquisition of the wholly owned UK subsidiary company of Noble Energy
Capital Limited (a subsidiary of Noble Energy Inc., NYSE: NBL), which
owns the 12.885% non-operated interest in the Cook field. Following
the transaction, the Company now holds a 41.345% in the Cook field.



Enquiries:

Ithaca Energy:
Iain McKendrick, CEO  imckendrick@ithacaenergy.com   +44 (0) 1224 650 261
Graham Forbes, CFO    gforbes@ithacaenergy.com       +44 (0) 1224 652 151

FTI Consulting:
Billy Clegg       billy.clegg@fticonsulting.com      +44 (0) 207 269 7157
Edward Westropp   edward.westropp@fticonsulting.com  +44 (0) 207 269 7230
Georgia Mann      georgia.mann@fticonsulting.com     +44 (0) 207 269 7212

Cenkos Securities plc:
Jon Fitzpatrick   jfitzpatrick@cenkos.com            +44 (0) 207 397 8900
Ken Fleming       kfleming@cenkos.com                +44 (0) 131 220 6939

RBC Capital Markets:
Tim Chapman       tim.chapman@rbccm.com              +44 (0) 207 653 4641
Matthew Coakes    matthew.coakes@rbccm.com           +44 (0) 207 653 4871


About Ithaca Energy:

Ithaca Energy Inc. (TSX: IAE, LSE AIM: IAE) and its wholly owned
subsidiary Ithaca Energy (UK) Limited ("Ithaca" or "the Company"), is
an oil and gas operator focused on North Sea production, appraisal and
development activities. The Company's strategy is centred on building
a highly profitable North Sea oil and gas company by maximising
production and cashflow from its existing assets, the appraisal and
development of existing discoveries on properties held by the Company
and the delivery of additional growth via acquisitions and licence
round participation.

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statements speak only as of the date of this announcement. Ithaca
Energy Inc. expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking to
release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking
statement contained herein to reflect any change in its expectations
with regard thereto or any change in events, conditions or
circumstances on which any forward-looking statement is based except as
required by applicable securities laws.



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