LoneStar Geophysical Canada Signs Exclusivity With Petro North Corp.

CALGARY, Alberta, Aug. 13, 2013 /CNW/ - LoneStar Geophysical Canada, a sister company to the U.S.-based LoneStar Geophysical Surveys and a leading provider of onshore seismic data acquisition services in North America, announced today an exclusivity agreement between LoneStar Geophysical Canada and Petro North Corp. which includes consummating a strategic coalition with First Nations & Metis communities throughout Canada. LoneStar Geophysical Canada headquartered in Calgary, Alberta will be aligning a large scale seismic data acquisition team and vertical seismic profiling acquisition protocols to serve the indigenous surface Chief Directors and their exploration and production company affiliates.

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A joint development between both superior companies is giving Aboriginal communities & Aboriginal individuals a new level of participation within the E&P industry. "Preparing for this momentous opportunity to serve the Aboriginal community has been in the works for the last year to provide a unique cooperation with Petro North Corp. and its clientele," stated Heath P. Harris, CEO and President of LoneStar Geophysical Canada.

LoneStar Geophysical Canada has developed an uncommon environmentally friendly HSEQ System Program, managed by Mitch R. Thilmony, its Health, Safety, Environment and Quality Management System Director and its Business Development General Manager Brian Kozun; which effectively trains the appropriate aboriginal personnel candidates who will be participating for immediate employment once they receive exceptional training and qualifying certification for a specific position. LoneStar Geophysical Canada will include a registration process and the procedures for designating users, new hires and managing certification records for the bands.

Petro North Corp. has made substantial progress in just one year and will continue to improve and adapt to help serve the First Nations & Metis communities, its provinces and the public in general. Over the next year, Petro North Corp. will implement several modifications to upgrade the seismic and VSP opportunities with LoneStar Geophysical Canada including the creation of more uniform reports, regulatory agency access to records and, to transmit and view all of the seismic data in real time, most importantly, enhanced search capabilities on First Nations and Metis land for the O&G and E&P industries.

"Petro North is extremely pleased that LoneStar Geophysical Canada chose the unique opportunity and realized the immediate impact that would demonstrate a united front for the Aboriginal community and engage them in all areas of operations, as we all look forward to growth and prosperity in the following years," as stated by Wilfred Lalonde, CEO and President of Petro North Corp.

About Petro North Corporation
Petro North Corp. is a privately owned Aboriginal company based out of Calgary, Alberta. Petro North Corp., either through direct ownership of operating companies or through strategic alliances such as with LoneStar Geophysical Canada, provides a diversified set of services to the Oil & Gas industry across Western Canada. Petro North Corp. continues to establish and maintain relationships with First Nation & Metis communities throughout Canada, in an effort to bolster and assist the Aboriginal communities regarding participation in projects occurring within their traditional lands. Through their labor supply company, Engine #9 Energy Inc., they employ a variety of skilled Aboriginal workers whom are fully certified for all levels of O&G Industry skilled work, including but not limited to pipefitting, welding and heavy equipment operations. This allows Aboriginal workers to be directly involved with the work occurring on their traditional lands and beyond. Petro North Corp.'s passion to engage Aboriginal communities and individuals in all levels of O&G opportunities on and off their traditional lands extends through all operating companies and strategic partnerships, to allow First Nations communities a greater sense of pride and prosperity in the E&P and O&G industries.

About LoneStar Geophysical Canada
Privately held LoneStar Geophysical Canada is headquartered in Calgary, Alberta. LoneStar Geophysical Canada acquires seismic data and provides other diversified services and products to the oil and gas exploration industry. In addition to company's seismic data capability LoneStar provides surveying, project design and environmental and physical site solutions.

For more information, contact Anthony Nelson at 405.726.8626 or visit www.lstargeo.com.

SOURCE: LoneStar Geophysical Canada

Anthony Nelson, 405.726.8626, [email protected]

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