Far East Energy Announces a Further 2 Month Extension of the Existing Loan Facility; Updates on July Production

HOUSTON,  July 11, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Far East Energy Corporation (OTCBB: FEEC), the U.S. listed company that operates the Shouyang Coalbed Methane (CBM) Production Sharing Contract (PSC) in Shanxi Province, People's Republic of China, is pleased to announce a further extension of the maturity date of its existing bridge facility with Standard Chartered Bank (SCB).

The maturity date of the bridge facility with SCB has been extended to September 15, 2014, from the previous maturity date of July 15, 2014.

Commenting, CFO, Jennifer Whitley said, "We are pleased with the continuing support offered by SCB as management continues its ongoing discussions with various third parties."

The Company will continue to advise its shareholders at appropriate times as developments progress.

Production Update

Gas production from the Shouyang Block has averaged 1.91MMCF/d for the first nine days of July, with production rates mirroring those rates previously reported for the months of May and June, 2014.

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