BNK Petroleum Inc. Appoints New Director and Announces Credit Facility Reaffirmation

Camarillo, California (ots/PRNewswire) -

BNK Petroleum Inc. (the "Company") (TSX: BKX) is pleased to
announce that David Neuhauser has been appointed as a new director of
the Company.

Mr. Neuhauser is Founder and Managing Director of Livermore
Partners based in the Chicago suburb of Northbrook, Illinois.
Livermore Partners LLC is a private investment firm serving
institutions, high-net worth individuals and private equity sponsors.
David has extensive experience in capital markets and M&A activity
and has over 20 years of experience in strategic investments
including Oil & Gas. Prior to founding Livermore, Mr. Neuhauser was
founder and President of Loren Holdings Incorporated, a company
focused on strategic investments across a broad group of industries.
Mr. Neuhauser was a longtime member of the CME Group (NYSE:CME) as
well as the National Futures Association. He received his B.A. with
concentrations in Economics from Northeastern Illinois University and
has conducted Graduate studies in Economics and Sociology from
Roosevelt University of Chicago. Mr. Neuhauser is a current Board
member of TSX Venture Exchange listed Mitra Energy Inc.

Ford Nicholson, Chairman of the Board, commented: "We are very
pleased to have someone with David's wealth of experience and
expertise join our team. We believe that David will bring a
tremendous benefit to our Company and its shareholders, which started
with the support that David brought to our recently announced
financing through the participation of Livermore Partners. We
welcome David to our Board of Directors."

The Company also announces that the existing lenders have
reaffirmed their commitment amount under the Company's credit
facility at US$24,400,000 pursuant to the semi-annual review and
redetermination of the borrowing base. The other terms of the
US$100,000,000 facility remain the same. The Company currently has
US$20,500,000 outstanding under the facility.

About BNK Petroleum Inc.

BNK Petroleum Inc. is an international oil and gas exploration and
production company focused on finding and exploiting large,
predominately unconventional oil and gas resource plays. Through
various affiliates and subsidiaries, the Company owns and operates
shale oil and gas properties and concessions in the United States.
Additionally the Company is utilizing its technical and operational
expertise to identify and acquire additional unconventional projects.
The Company's shares are traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange under
the stock symbol BKX.

Wolf E. Regener, +1 (805) 484-3613, Email:
investorrelations@bnkpetroleum.com, Website:
http://www.bnkpetroleum.com

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