Murchison United Change of Name to Forte Energy

    MURCHISON UNITED NL
                                                                                ACN 009 087 852
                                                                 ASX CODE:  MUR,  AIM CODE: MUU
                                                 Telephone: [phone], Fax: [phone]
                                                                                                  

                                                                        ASX, AIM and Media Release
                                                                                   23 October 2008


MURCHISON UNITED CHANGE OF NAME TO FORTE ENERGY

Murchison  United  NL ("Murchison United" or the "Company") (ASX: MUR, AIM:  MUU)  is  pleased  to
announce  it  will  be seeking shareholder approval at its forthcoming Annual General  Meeting  to
change its name to Forte Energy NL.

The name change decision reflects the work of the past 18 months to establish Murchison United  as
an  emerging West African uranium explorer. This represents a significant and positive  move  away
from the company's original Western Australian connections.

On  25  June  2008, Murchison United entered into a Cooperation Agreement with the  French  based,
industrial  and  nuclear  energy  conglomerate Areva  NC.  The  name  change  also  reflects  this
significant development.

The  launch of the new brand name Forte Energy is the final stage in Murchison United's  strategic
repositioning plan.

"The  past  18 months have seen Murchison United acquire a portfolio of exciting uranium prospects
in West Africa and focus on proving their prospectivity for shareholders," Managing Director, Mark
Reilly said.

"Changing  our  name to Forte Energy is a clear statement of our new strategic direction  and  our
corporate strengths.  Forte Energy represents our new direction and culture."

The  Company  has  secured an extensive portfolio of uranium exploration projects comprising  some
15,500  square kilometres of highly prospective tenements in Mauritania and Guinea,  West  Africa.
The Company is focused on harnessing the full potential of this region.

Mark Reilly
Managing Director

For further information contact:

Mark Reilly, Managing Director
Murchison United N.L. Tel: [phone]

RFC Corporate Finance - Nomad
Stuart Laing Tel: [phone]

Fairfax I.S. PLC - UK Broker
Ewan Leggat / Laura Littley Tel: [phone]


About Murchison United:

Murchison  United  NL  is  an  Australian-based  company  whose  principal  activity  is  minerals
exploration.  The Company currently has uranium exploration projects in Mauritania and  Guinea  in
West Africa and copper interests in the Millennium copper leases in Cloncurry, Queensland and  the
Maroochydore copper project in Western Australia.
Murchison  United NL recently executed a wide-ranging Cooperation Agreement with the  French-based
multinational  industrial and nuclear energy giant, Areva NC, to accelerate  the  exploration  and
development of its portfolio of uranium projects in Mauritania, West Africa.
The agreement represents a significant endorsement of the Company's uranium exploration assets and
strategy in Mauritania.


								
Murchison United N.L