X-Terra and Brownstone acquire over 150 000 hectares of land in the
St-Laurent Lowlands - Survey completed

ROUYN-NORANDA, QC, Feb. 24 /CNW Telbec/ - X-Terra Resources Corporation ("X-Terra") and Brownstone Ventures Inc. (TSXV: "BWN") ("Brownstone") are pleased to announce that they have acquired over 150,000 hectares of additional land in the St-Laurent Lowlands between Rimouski and Riviere-du-Loup.

Sheldon Inwentash, president and CEO of Brownstone stated, "Area participants, like Questerre Energy Corp., continue to make progress confirming the potential for significant oil and gas in Quebec. X-Terra Resources and Brownstone Ventures' Québec Oil and Gas Licenses, with this new acquisition, cover a total of over 300,000 hectares in Quebec, with a completed survey over a significant portion of those lands."

Magnetic survey

The 5,543 km airborne magnetic survey on the Rimouski, Rimouski North and Shawinigan projects in the St-Laurent Lowlands was also recently completed and undergoing compilation. The survey is composed of 5,543 km of 300 metre-spacing flight lines and 3,000 metre-spacing control lines and was completed by Geophysics GPR International - KalusAir Services Inc (KASI). The magnetic survey maps will be used to outline the structural and lithological geology and aid in further exploration. Please refer to X-Terra and Brownstone's websites to view a surface plan showing the location of the survey.

About X-Terra Resources

X-Terra is a resource company focused on acquiring and exploring energy properties in Canada. X-Terra Resources has 11,783,069 shares outstanding, a cash position of $3.6M and an investment of 2,000,000 shares of Brownstone Ventures Inc. which represents as of today $0.40 per share.

About Brownstone

Brownstone Ventures Inc. is a Canadian-based, energy focused investment company with equity interests and direct interests in oil and gas exploration projects, including working interests in almost 300,000 acres in the Piceance/Uinta Basins of Colorado and Utah; 295 km2 in the Assam/Arakan Basin, Northeast India; 253,000 acres in Rio Negro, Argentina; interests in several projects in Brazil; a 50% interest in approximately 160,000 hectares in the Qubec Lowlands; a 15% participating interest in two off-shore Israel oil and gas blocks; and is earning interests (14-35%) in 3 Colombian blocks in the Llanos basin. For additional information, please see Brownstone's website: www.brownstoneventures.com.

    
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Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results or events to differ materially from those anticipated in such forward-looking statements. The Company believes the expectations reflected in those forward-looking statements are reasonable but no assurance can be given that these expectations will prove to be correct and readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements contained in this press release. Some of the risks and other factors which could cause results to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements contained in this press release include, but are not limited to: volatility of and assumptions regarding oil and natural gas prices; liabilities inherent in oil and natural gas operations; uncertainties associated with estimating oil and natural gas reserves; competition for, among other things, capital, acquisitions of reserves, undeveloped lands and skilled personnel; geological, technical, drilling and processing problems; fluctuations in currency and interest rates; product supply and demand; and risks inherent in the company's foreign operations; changes in environmental and other regulations or the interpretation of such regulations; and the other factors discussed in this press release and in Brownstone's filings with Canadian securities regulatory authorities which are available to the public at www.sedar.com.

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For further information: Martin Dallaire, President and Chief Executive Officer, [phone], Fax: [phone], [email protected]; www.xterraresources.com; Richard Patricio, Vice-President Corporate and Legal Affairs, Brownstone Ventures Inc., [phone], [email protected]; www.brownstoneventures.com