BNK Petroleum Inc. Announces Annual Filings Under National Instrument 51-101
Standards of Disclosure for Oil and Gas Activities

BKX:TSX

CALGARY, March 23 /CNW/ - BNK Petroleum Inc. (the "Company") announces that it has filed its Form 51-101F1 Statement of Reserves Data and Other Oil and Gas Information for its year ended December 31, 2009. The Company has also filed Form 51-101F2 Report of Independent Qualified Reserves Evaluator and Form 51-101F3 Report of Management and Directors on Oil and Gas Disclosure, all under National Instrument 51-101. These filings can be accessed electronically on the SEDAR website: www.sedar.com.

About BNK Petroleum Inc.

BNK Petroleum Inc. is a U.S. based international oil and gas exploration and production company focused on finding and exploiting large predominately unconventional oil and gas resource plays. The Company holds and operates shale gas wells in the United States. Additionally the Company is utilizing its technical and operational expertise to identify and acquire unconventional projects outside of North America. The Company's shares are traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the stock symbol BKX.

For further information: Wolf Regener, President and Chief Executive Officer, [phone], Email: [email protected], Website: www.bnkpetroleum.com