Loon Energy Inc.: Colombia -Delta-1 Well Tests Oil

CALGARY, ALBERTA (TSX VENTURE: LEY) announces that the Delta-1 sidetrack has been cased and the initial indications are that the well is capable of oil production.

The initial wellbore reached total depth of 8,183 feet (2,494 metres). The target zone intersected in the initial wellbore, the Rosa Blanca limestone in the Caballos Formation, had a gross thickness of 156 feet, and was intermittently oil-stained throughout with the best oil shows and higher gas content in the top 80 feet of the zone. The initial wellbore of the Delta-1 well was directionally drilled to intersect the target zone approximately 250 metres from the surface location of the Gualanday-3 oil discovery drilled in 1957. The Gualanday-3 well had initial test rates of 100 to 393 barrels of 37 degrees API oil per day and produced oil during six years of sporadic production from a gross reservoir section of more than 170 feet. The initial Delta-1 wellbore encountered the primary objective approximately 254 feet lower than in the Gualanday well.

On April 2nd, Loon announced that it was drilling a sidetrack hole and that the original wellbore had been plugged back to 2,515 feet (767 metres) due to operational difficulties. The sidetrack was eventually drilled to 7,988 ft' (2,435 metres) encountering 68 feet (22 metres) of indicated potential oil pay in the Rosa Blanca reservoir more than 200 feet structurally higher than in the initial wellbore. The well was cased to a depth of 7,980 feet (2,432 metres) after logging and a 46 foot (14 metre) section of the reservoir was perforated, acidized and swab tested. Although the well is still cleaning up, swabbing rates are indicative of production capability in the range of 60 to 100 barrels of oil per day and 20 to 25 barrels of water per day. Oil gravity was measured at 32-34 degrees API. Preparations are underway for the installation of a jet pump after which a prolonged production testing program will commence.

The Delta-1 well is located within a 60,817 hectare block of lands covered by the Buganviles Association Contract (the "Contract") between Holywell Resources S.A. ("Holywell") and Ecopetrol, the national oil company of Colombia.. In the event that the well is productive, fifty percent of the lands or approximately 75,000 acres will be retained for a period of two years. In the event that the well does not flow at rates considered commercial, the lands will expire. Under the terms of an agreement with Kappa Energy Colombia Limited S.A. ("Kappa"), Loon participated through Kappa in an arrangement between Kappa and Holywell to earn a 20% working interest in the well and any of the retained lands.

Loon is an international oil and gas exploration and production company having direct interests in Brunei, Syria, Colombia, Peru and Slovenia with exposure to a major exploration and development program in Pakistan through its shareholding in Jura Energy Corporation. For further information, please refer to the Loon website (www.loon-energy.com).

Some of the statements contained in this release may be forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements may include, but are not limited to, statements concerning estimates of recoverable hydrocarbons, expected hydrocarbon prices, expected costs, statements relating to the continued advancement of the Company's projects and other statements which are not historical facts. When used in this document, and in other published information of the Company, the words such as "could," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "may," "potential," "should," and similar expressions are indicative of a forward-looking statement. Although the Company believes that its expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, the potential results suggested by such statements involve risk and uncertainties and no assurance can be given that actual results will be consistent with these forward-looking statements. Various factors, which could cause actual results to differ from these forward-looking statements, include the potential that the Company's projects will experience technical and mechanical problems, geological conditions in the reservoir which may negatively impact levels of oil and gas production and changes in product prices and other risks not anticipated by the Company or disclosed in the Company's published material. Since forward-looking statements address future events and conditions, by their very nature, they involve inherent risks and uncertainties.

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Contacts: Loon Energy Inc. - Calgary, Canada Norman W. Holton Executive Chairman (403) 264-8877 Email: nholton@loon-energy.com Loon Energy Inc. - Dubai, UAE Timothy M. Elliott President and Chief Executive Officer +971-4-339-5212 Email: telliott@loon-energy.com Loon Energy Inc. - Dubai, UAE Jock M. Graham Executive Vice President +971-4-339-5212 Email: jgraham@loon-energy.com Website: www.loon-energy.com Brisco Capital Partners Corp. (Calgary) Gordon Aldcorn Investor Relations (403) 262-9888 Email: galdcorn@shaw.ca

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