East West Petroleum Announces Ratification of Romanian Concessions

East West Petroleum Corp. (TSX VENTURE:EW) (the "Company"), is pleased to
announce that following publication in the Official Gazette of Romanian No 0721,
the Company has received formal ratification of the remaining three blocks
awarded in the Romania 2010 10th Bid Round.


The Baile Felix (EX-3), Periam (EX-7) and Biled (EX-8) have now been officially
passed into law. With these three blocks, and the Tria (Ex 2) block ratified in
December 2012, the Company's active gross acreage position in Romania is now
approximately one million acres. According to the terms of the October 2011 farm
out agreement with Naftna Industrija Srbije j.s.c. Novi Sad ("NIS"), NIS will
earn an 85% interest by contributing 100% of the costs through the mandatory
Phase 1 and optional Phase 2 exploration periods. East West will retain a 15%
carried interest across all blocks through Phase 1 and Phase 2.


The minimum Phase 1 exploration mandatory program across all four blocks
includes the acquisition and interpretation of 2D and 3D seismic data and the
drilling of three wells per block, for 12 wells in total over the next two
years. 


Seismic acquisition is currently underway on the Tria concession in preparation
for drilling of the three commitment wells, with seismic acquisition to commence
shortly on Baile Felix, Periam and Biled. NIS and the Company will be targeting
conventional reservoirs using conventional technology and will not be targeting
shale formations. 


The Pannonian Basin in western Romania, Hungary and Serbia is a proven oil & gas
region with production from numerous conventional discoveries. The region is
characterized by a number of production horizons and both structural and
stratigraphic traps. East West and NIS are confident in the prospectivity of the
licenses and have already identified a number of initial leads based on existing
data.


Mr. David Sidoo, President and CEO commented, "We have been working diligently
with all stakeholders to reach this key milestone. On behalf of our management,
our Board and our shareholders, we wish to thank all parties that have assisted
in the ratification process. In particular, we would like to extend our
appreciation to the Romanian National Agency for Mineral Resources and its
officials for their support and assistance through the ratification process. We
look forward to advancing our exploration work programs and continuing to work
with NAMR, community leaders in western Romania, and all stakeholders to
implement the work programs to identify and develop conventional petroleum
resources in Romania."


About East West Petroleum Corp.

East West Petroleum (http://www.eastwestpetroleum.ca) is a TSX Venture Exchange
listed company established in 2010 to invest in international oil & gas
opportunities. East West has built a diverse platform of attractive exploration
assets covering an area over 1.6 million acres. In New Zealand, East West holds
an interest in three exploration permits near to existing commercial production
in the Taranaki Basin with a nine well drilling program, operated by TAG Oil
Ltd. (TSX:TAO), in progress. The Company also interests in four exploration
concessions covering 1,000,000 acres in the prolific Pannonian Basin of western
Romania with a subsidiary of Russia's GazpromNeft; a joint venture exploration
program covering 8,200 gross acres in the San Joaquin Basin of California; an
oil-prone exploration block of 100,000 acres in the Assam region of India with
the three largest exploration and production Indian firms ONGC, Oil India and
GAIL; and a 100% interest in a 500,000 acre exploration block onshore Morocco.
The Company is now poised to enter operational phases in Romania, where it will
be fully carried by its partner Gazprom-controlled Naftna Industrija Srbije in a
seismic and 12-well drilling program now underway. The Company has adequate
funds to cover all anticipated seismic and exploratory drilling operations
through 2013.


Forward-looking information is subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties
and other factors that may cause the Company's actual results, level of
activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from those
expressed or implied by such forward-looking information. Such factors include,
but are not limited to: the ability to raise sufficient capital to fund
exploration and development; the quantity of and future net revenues from the
Company's reserves; oil and natural gas production levels; commodity prices,
foreign currency exchange rates and interest rates; capital expenditure programs
and other expenditures; supply and demand for oil and natural gas; schedules and
timing of certain projects and the Company's strategy for growth; competitive
conditions; the Company's future operating and financial results; and treatment
under governmental and other regulatory regimes and tax, environmental and other
laws. 


This list is not exhaustive of the factors that may affect our forward-looking
information. These and other factors should be considered carefully and readers
should not place undue reliance on such forward-looking information. The Company
disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise forward-looking
information, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.



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.


FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT: 
East West Petroleum Corp.
Chris Beltgens
Corporate Development Manager
+1 604 682 1558
+1 604 682 1568 (FAX)
www.eastwestpetroleum.ca
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