BNK PETROLEUM INC. ANNOUNCES MR. MARTIN ROBERT JOINS THE COMPANY AS VICE
PRESIDENT ENGINEERING AND OPERATIONS

TSX ticker symbol; BKX

CAMARILLO, CA, Dec. 2 /CNW/ - BNK Petroleum Inc. (the "Company") (TSX: BKX) is pleased to announce that Mr. Martin Robert is joining the Company as Vice President of Engineering and Operations.  Mr. Robert has extensive managerial and operational experience in Canada, France, The Netherlands, Russia and Argentina. Until recently, Mr. Robert was the President and CEO of ArPetrol Inc., a private oil and gas company with assets in Argentina. Previously Mr. Robert held the positions of Vice President of Engineering and International Operations at Vermilion Energy Trust (TSX) and President of Vermilion REP SA operating in France.  Mr. Robert is a Petroleum Engineer and graduated with Honors from Queen's University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering.

The company also wishes to announce that the drilling rig to drill its Wytowmno well in Poland is expected to begin mobilizing on December 6th and that the well is expected to spud on or about December 16th.

Caution Regarding Forward-Looking Information

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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. Through various affiliates and subsidiaries, the Company owns and operates shale gas properties and concessions in the United States, Poland and Germany. Additionally the Company is utilizing its technical and operational expertise to identify and acquire additional unconventional projects outside of North America. The Company's shares are traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the stock symbol BKX.

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