Ridgeline sets first quarter fiscal year 2013 conference call and earnings release for Friday, August 24, 2012

Financial results to be released before the markets open; Conference call to be conducted at 11:00 a.m. ET

CALGARY, Aug. 17, 2012 /CNW/ - Ridgeline Energy Services Inc. ("Ridgeline" or the "Company") (TSXV: RLE, OTCQX: RGDEF,  FSE: RL7) an energy services and water treatment company, today scheduled a conference call to discuss its financial results for the first quarter of fiscal year 2013, ended June 30, 2012. The call will take place at 11:00 a.m. ET on Friday, August 24, 2012. The Company will report financial results for the first quarter of fiscal year 2013 before the markets open on Friday, August 24, 2012.

Interested parties can access the conference call by dialing [phone] or [phone], or listen via a live Internet webcast on the Company's website at www.ridgelinecanada.com.

A teleconference replay of the conference call will be available by dialing [phone] or [phone], confirmation code 10017465, through August 29, 2012. A webcast replay of the conference call will be accessible on the Company's website at www.ridgelinecanada.com for 90 days.

About Ridgeline Energy Services Inc.

Ridgeline Energy Services Inc. is an energy services and water treatment company. The Company is applying proprietary technology to treat water generated from industrial and commercial waste water markets. These markets include a wide variety of clients across a broad spectrum of industries including oil and gas. Through its environmental consulting and remediation divisions, Ridgeline Environment has built a reputation as an established provider of environmental services to the Western Canadian oil and gas industry. Ridgeline GreenFill provides soil remediation and wet waste disposal services to the oil and gas industry.  The Company trades on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol "RLE", the OTCQX as "RGDEF" and the Frankfurt Stock Exchange as "RL7". Additional information is available on the Company's website at: www.ridgelinecanada.com.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
"Tony Ker"
Tony Ker, CEO

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SOURCE: Ridgeline Energy Services Inc.

Ryan Johnson of Ridgeline Energy Services Inc.
Corporate Development
[phone] ext. 3 (Vancouver)
[email protected]

Robert Blum, Joe Diaz or Joe Dorame
Lytham Partners, LLC
Investor Relations
[phone] (Phoenix)
[email protected]