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01/04/2015 17:20

For Immediate Release

          
        BANKERS PETROLEUM ALBANIA ACTIVATED EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLAN          

CALGARY, April 1, 2015 - Bankers Petroleum Ltd. ("Bankers" or the "Company")
(TSX: BNK, AIM: BNK) At 6:30am CEST (10:30pm MDT) on Wednesday, April 1,
Bankers Petroleum Albania Ltd. activated its Emergency Response Plan as the
result of an uncontrolled carbon dioxide release during the drilling of a
horizontal well within the Patos-Marinza oilfield, with secondary communication
to several nearby shallow wells. Bankers has regained surface control of
drilling operations, returning most impacted residents to their homes, however,
as a precautionary measure continues to maintain a small evacuation area
immediately adjacent to the affected well.

 

About Bankers Petroleum Ltd.

Bankers Petroleum Ltd. is a Canadian-based oil and gas exploration and
production company focused on developing large oil and gas reserves.  In
Albania, Bankers operates and has the full rights to develop the Patos-Marinza
heavy oilfield, has a 100% interest in the Kuçova oilfield, and a 100% interest
in Exploration Block "F".  Bankers' shares are traded on the Toronto Stock
Exchange and the AIM Market in London, England under the stock symbol BNK.

 

For further information, contact:

David French            President and Chief Executive Officer      (403) 513-6930
                                           
Doug Urch Officer       Executive VP, Finance and Chief Financial  (403) 513-2691
                    
Laura Bechtel           Investor Relations Analyst                 (403) 513-3428
                                                               

 

Email: investorrelations@bankerspetroleum.com
Website: www.bankerspetroleum.com

AIM NOMAD:
Canaccord Genuity Limited
Henry Fitzgerald-O'Connor
+44 0 207 523 8000

AIM BROKER:
FirstEnergy Capital LLP
Hugh Sanderson / David van Erp
+44 0 207 448 0200



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