TriOil Announces Increase in Size for Bought Deal Equity Financing

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CALGARY, Sept. 20, 2012 /CNW/ - TriOil Resources Ltd. ("TriOil" or the "Company") - (TXV: TOL) is pleased to announce that it agreed to increase the size of its previously announced bought deal equity financing through a syndicate of underwriters led by Canaccord Genuity Corp. and GMP Securities L.P. and including Dundee Securities Ltd., TD Securities Inc., AltaCorp Capital Inc., Haywood Securities Inc., Cormark Securities Inc., Raymond James Ltd., and Desjardins Securities Inc. (collectively the "Underwriters"). Under the new terms of the financing, the Underwriters have agreed to purchase, on a bought deal basis, 7,845,000 common shares of TriOil (the "Common Shares") at a price of $2.55 per Common Share and 2,917,288 common shares to be issued on a "flow-through" basis (the "Flow-Through Shares") at a price of $3.00 per Flow-Through Share, for aggregate gross proceeds of $28,756,614 (the "Offering").

In addition, the Company will grant the Underwriters an option to purchase up to 1,176,750 additional Common Shares exercisable 30 days prior to the Closing Date to cover over-allotments, if any.

TriOil will use the net proceeds from the Offering to expand and accelerate its capital program focused on the Company's Cardium light oil drilling program at Lochend and the emerging Dunvegan light oil resource play at Kaybob, as well as for general corporate purposes.

Closing of the Offering is expected to occur on or about October 4, 2012 and is subject to certain conditions including, but not limited to, the receipt of all necessary approvals including the approval of the TSX Venture Exchange.

TriOil is a Calgary, Alberta based company engaged in the exploration, development and production of petroleum and natural gas. TriOil has approximately 53.2 million common shares issued and outstanding (59.4 million fully diluted). The common shares of TriOil trade on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol TOL.

The securities offered have not been and will not be registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or applicable exemption from the registration requirements. This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy nor shall there be any sale of the securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful.

Forward-Looking Statements

This document contains forward-looking statements. More particularly, this document contains statements which include, but are not limited to, the timing of closing of the Offering, the anticipated use of proceeds of the Offering and the receipt of the required regulatory and third party approvals.

The forward-looking statements are based on certain key expectations and assumptions made by TriOil. Although TriOil believes that the expectations and assumptions on which the forward-looking statements are based are reasonable, undue reliance should not be placed on the forward-looking statements because TriOil can give no assurance that they will prove to be correct. Since forward-looking statements address future events and conditions, by their very nature they involve inherent risks and uncertainties. Actual results could differ materially from those currently anticipated due to a number of factors and risks. In addition to other risks that may affect the forward-looking statements in this press release, the closing of the Offering could be delayed if TriOil is not able to obtain the necessary regulatory and stock exchange approvals on the timelines it has planned and the Offering will not be completed at all if these approvals are not obtained or some other condition to the closing is not satisfied. Accordingly, there is a risk that the Offering will not be completed within the anticipated time or at all. The intended use of the net proceeds of the Offering by TriOil might change if the board of directors of TriOil determines that it would be in the best interests of TriOil to deploy the proceeds for some other purpose.

The forward-looking statements contained in this press release are made as of the date hereof and TriOil undertakes no obligation to update publicly or revise any forward-looking statements or information, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, unless so required by applicable securities laws.

Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

SOURCE: TriOil Resources Ltd.

Russell J. Tripp, President & CEO, TriOil Resources Ltd.; Cheryne Lowe, VP Finance & CFO, TriOil Resources Ltd.; Andrew Wiacek, VP Exploration, TriOil Resources Ltd.; Corporate Phone: [phone].