OREANDA-NEWS. August 17, 2012. Further to the announcement issued on 10 August 2012, Eurasia Drilling Company Limited ("EDC" or the "Company" - LSE: EDCL), the leading onshore and offshore drilling service provider in the CIS, announces that its Annual General Meeting of the Company will now be held at 2:00pm CEST on Friday, September 28, 2012, at the Intercontinental Carlton Hotel in Cannes, France.

The Notice of EDC Annual General Meeting, Shareholders Proxy and EDC 2011 Annual Report are available on the EDC website at www.eurasiadrilling.com in the Investor Relations section.

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”.