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GRANDE PRAIRIE, ALBERTA – TheNewswire - July 15, 2026 - ANGKOR RESOURCES CORP. (TSXV: ANK) (“ANGKOR” OR “THE COMPANY”) is pleased to announce that its planned oil and gas exploration drilling program on Block VIII in Cambodia has advanced to an inter-ministerial review, with a meeting held July 14, 2026 in Phnom Penh. The meeting is a key step in the review of the Environmental Impact Assessment (“EIA”) for the program.

Management of the Company’s wholly owned Cambodian energy subsidiary, EnerCam Resources Co., Ltd. (“EnerCam”), met with representatives of five government Ministries and three provinces to review the drilling program in detail.

At the meeting, the planned drilling activities were explained with the specific preventative and proactive measures the Company will take to protect the environment and local communities during the exploratory drilling phase of the project.

THE MEETING AT A GLANCE

• An inter-ministerial meeting was held July 14, 2026 at the Ministry of Environment in Phnom Penh as part of the review of EnerCam’s Environmental Impact Assessment (“EIA”) for its planned drilling program on Block VIII.  

• More than 26 representatives from five government Ministries — including Ministry of Environment, Ministry of Mines and Energy, Ministry of Economy and Finance, Ministry of Interior, and Ministry of Rural Development attended.  

• Green Assessment Co., Ltd., the Cambodian independent EIA consultant, presented its findings alongside EnerCam.  

• The EIA covers the four sub-basins that host the drill targets for EnerCam’s planned four-well exploration program, which would be Cambodia’s first privately financed onshore oil and gas wells.  

• Ahead of the meeting, officials from the General Department of Petroleum and the Ministry of Environment visited each planned drill site with local landowners and authorities.  

Mike Weeks, President of EnerCam, commented: “This meeting reflects the thorough, transparent process behind the drilling program. The EIA lays out exactly how we will source and manage water and drilling fluid, keep each site safe, and restore the land if a well is not productive — all to international standards, and all done in partnership with the Ministries and the communities where we operate.”

KEY TOPICS COVERED IN THE EIA AND INTER-MINISTERIAL MEETING

The discussion drew on Green Assessment’s 398-page EIA report. Topics addressed included:

• How and where drilling fluid and water are sourced, used, stored, and cleaned throughout the process, using steel tanks and pits with impermeable liners to protect soil and groundwater  

• How safety is ensured before, during, and after drilling at each site, drawing on the Company’s experienced personnel and internationally recognized well-control standards (IWCF and API).  

• What happens after a well is drilled: involving local communities at each stage, if it is a producing well, the small well site is connected by buried pipeline to a central facility; if it is not productive, the land is fully restored to its original or similar condition.  

• What initiatives can be taken to expand ESG (environmental, social, governance) practices to ensure the communities and local residents benefit from each activity to protect the land, water, and air quality?  

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                 A representative drill site showing the well-control equipment, trained personnel, and safety practices to be used on

what would be Cambodia’s first privately financed onshore exploration wells.

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A representative drill site with water storage lined with an impermeable liner, one of the safety and environmental measures planned for each site.

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The inter-ministerial meeting in progress at the Ministry of Environment, Phnom Penh.

Further written responses to questions will be compiled by Green Assessment over the coming weeks towards the final submission report for the Ministries to complete this process.   Following completion of the report, EnerCam will move to publish its tender for the drilling contractor to complete the planned exploration wells.

ABOUT ANGKOR RESOURCES CORP.

ANGKOR Resources Corp. is a public company, listed on the TSX-Venture Exchange, and is a leading resource explorer and developer in Cambodia working towards mineral and energy solutions across the country.   The Company's mineral subsidiary, Angkor Gold Corp. Co., Ltd., currently holds two mineral exploration licenses in Cambodia with multiple prospects in copper and gold. Both licenses are in their first two-year renewal term.

Angkor’s Cambodian energy subsidiary, EnerCam Resources Co., Ltd., was granted an onshore oil and gas license in the southwest quadrant of Cambodia called Block VIII.   The original 7,300 km² license was reduced to approximately 4,300 km² upon voluntary removal of parks and protected areas, subsequently adjusted through government remapping directed by the Ministry of Mines and Energy, and then expanded by 220 km² with the addition of the Kirirom Basin in the northeast, resulting in the current area of approximately 4,095 km².

EnerCam is actively advancing oil and gas exploration activities onshore to meet its mission to prove Cambodia as a nation with its own oil and gas resources.  The Company completed 2D-seismic in 2025 and has identified multiple drill targets with multiple target zones.   As it has completed an additional Environmental Impact Assessment on the drilling target areas for the Ministry of Environment, the Company plans to follow with selecting a drilling contractor to complete drilling Cambodia’s first privately financed onshore exploratory oil and gas wells under a Production Sharing Contract .

CONTACT:   Delayne Weeks - CEO

Email:-    info@angkorresources.com   Website: angkor resources.com   Telephone: +1 (780) 831-8722

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Certain information set forth in this news release may contain forward-looking statements that involve substantial known and unknown risks and uncertainties. These forward-looking statements are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties, certain of which are beyond the control of the Company, including, but not limited to oil and gas risks  of the  seismic interpretation uncertainty and the preliminary nature of structural closure estimates; drilling risk and the absence of a drilled well on the Concession; reservoir and fluid uncertainty; PSC compliance obligations and the risk of relinquishment for non-performance; oil price exposure; and Cambodia-specific sovereign and regulatory risk.

As well, additional uncertainties on the mineral projects exist regarding the potential for gold and/or other minerals at any of the Company’s properties, the prospective nature of any claims comprising the Company’s property interests, the impact of general economic conditions, industry conditions, dependence upon regulatory approvals, uncertainty of sample results, timing and results of future exploration, and the availability of financing.

Readers are cautioned that the assumptions used in the preparation of such information, although considered reasonable at the time of preparation, may prove to be imprecise and, as such, undue reliance should not be placed on forward-looking statements.

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