Condor's Shoba-2 Appraisal Well Flows Up to 1,080 Barrels Per Day of 35 Degrees API Gravity Oil

Condor Petroleum Inc. ("Condor" or the "Corporation") (TSX: CPI) is pleased to announce that it has successfully completed and performed an initial flow test of the Shoba-2 appraisal well in Kazakhstan.

The Shoba-2 well initially flowed without a choke at rates up to 1080 barrels per day and 100 psi surface pressure. With a 10 mm choke inserted, a stabilized flowrate of 530 barrels per day with 500 psi of surface pressure was realized during a two day period. An 8.0 meter oil zone interval was perforated and yielded a 35 degrees API oil gravity, which is the same oil gravity that was recovered from the Shoba-1 discovery. No water was produced on either Shoba-1 or Shoba-2.

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Cinch Energy Corp. Announces Arrangement With Tourmaline Oil Corp.

Cinch Energy Corp. (TSX:CNH ; "Cinch") is pleased to announce that it has entered into an arrangement agreement (the "Arrangement Agreement") with Tourmaline Oil Corp. ("Tourmaline"), pursuant to which Tourmaline has agreed to acquire all of the issued and outstanding common shares of Cinch, including any shares of Cinch issued upon the exercise of outstanding options, for 0.06366 of a Tourmaline common share for each Cinch share held (the "Agreement"). Based on a five day volume weighted average trading price of the Tourmaline shares ending May 20, 2011 of $27.80, the consideration to be received by Cinch shareholders equals $1.77 per share and represents a premium of approximately 47% to the twenty day volume weighted average trading price of the Cinch shares of $1.20. The transaction values Cinch at approximately $205 million, including net debt.

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SCOTTSDALE, AZ  May 25, 2011 (Investorideas.com energy newswire) - American Petro-Hunter, Inc. (OTC.BB:AAPH) ("American Petro-Hunter" or the "Company") today wishes to update the drilling progress of the NOM1H Horizontal well at the Company's North Oklahoma Project.

Directional drilling has now commenced. The K.O.P. (kick off point) has been reached, and the well is now entering the curved section of the hole. The well plan calls for approximately 1,600 feet of lateral to be drilled in the Mississippi formation before reaching a total depth of about 5,300 feet, with a true vertical depth of about 3,900 feet.

The NOM1H well is the first of a planned series of horizontal wells designed to test and develop oil and gas in the 100 foot thick limestone Mississippi Formation. Once the lateral portion reaches its engineered length, a period of testing and evaluation will commence.

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LOS ANGELES  May 23, 2011 (Investorideas.com energy newswire) - EquityNet Research, an independent West Coast equity research firm based in Los Angeles, announced today that it has initiated research coverage on American Petro-Hunter, Inc. (OTC.BB:AAPH).

A full copy of the report and disclosure requirements are available at EquityNet Research's website: www.equitynet.net.

American Petro-Hunter, Inc. is an emerging junior oil exploration and production (E&P) company that is actively seeking to capitalize on burgeoning demand and high oil prices by strategically acquiring and consolidating the operations of various properties (where possible), based on estimated reserves, ease of extraction and location.

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SCOTTSDALE, AZ May 18, 2011 (Investorideas.com energy newswire) - American Petro-Hunter, Inc. (OTC.BB:AAPH) ("American Petro-Hunter" or the "Company") today is pleased to announce the spud of the NOM1H Horizontal well at the Company's North Oklahoma Project. Drilling commenced yesterday with the setting of surface casing and the well is drilling ahead.

This is the Company's first horizontal well and is the inaugural well in a planned series of horizontal wells designed to exploit the 100-foot thick limestone known as the Mississippi Formation. The NOM1H well is expected to take several weeks to reach its engineered total depth, following which it will undergo a period of testing and evaluation.

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