Comet Ridge Limited announced that the Mahalo North 1 pilot test will be scaled down now that the Company has confirmed very high productivity from the evaluated area. The pilot well test has provided valuable technical information and, along with two earlier very successful pilot wells at Mira 6 and Mahalo 7, has again demonstrated the productive capacity of the Mahalo Gas Hub over a wide area, this time inside Comet Ridge's 100% held Mahalo North block. The Company's focus for Mahalo North will now turn to finalising the necessary work to support a Petroleum Lease application, including gas reserves and resource certification and the completion of environmental field work.