CBM Asia and ExxonMobil Negotiate Possible Joint Venture in the Barito and Kutai Basins, Indonesia

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Nov. 8, 2012) - CBM Asia Development Corp. ("CBM Asia" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:TCF)(US:CBMDF)(FRANKFURT:IY2) announces that it is in negotiations with ExxonMobil to farm into three existing coalbed methane production sharing contracts (PSC) in the Barito Basin, South Kalimantan, Indonesia and acquire rights to farm into certain additional PSCs in the Kutai Basin, East Kalimantan. CBM Asia and ExxonMobil would hold equal ownership interest in each PSC.

The final terms and conditions of the proposed farm-in remain subject to the negotiation and execution of formal agreements between ExxonMobil and CBM Asia, as well as, among other conditions, government approvals.

Barito Basin. CBMA will acquire a 35% to 37.5% participating interests in three existing PSCs in the Barito Basin, South Kalimantan, Indonesia. Furthermore, CBM Asia will have rights to acquire 35% in one additional PSC in which ExxonMobil may acquire an interest. CBM Asia and ExxonMobil plan to carry out certain pilot well test programs, and CBM Asia will fund certain operating costs associated with the PSCs.

Kutai Basin. In addition, CBM Asia will acquire the right to farm into 50% of ExxonMobil's future participating interest in certain coalbed methane PSCs in which ExxonMobil may acquire an interest located in the Kutai Basin, East Kalimantan. Subject to, among other things, government approval, upon ExxonMobil acquiring its participating interest in one or more of such existing and potential PSCs, ExxonMobil will farm out/assign 50% of its participating interest to CBM Asia.

"The Barito Basin holds approximately 100 Tcf of in-place(1) CBM resources based on industry estimates," states CBM Asia Chairman Scott Stevens. "CBM Asia's technical team has been reviewing the technical data since May 2012 and consider the Barito Basin to be one of the world's best undeveloped CBM basins."

"CBM Asia's management team is excited by the opportunity to work with ExxonMobil," states CBM Asia President and CEO Alan T. Charuk. "We have been in detailed discussions with ExxonMobil for several months and jointly aim for more efficient and effective development programs. Upon closing, the Barito Basin PSC's farm-ins and the potential Kutai Basin PSCs will result in a material increase in our Indonesian acreage position and potential recoverable resource. We are close to finalizing our 2012 agenda of adding material low-cost acreage to our portfolio and look forward to our 2013 exploration and pilot production programs."

1. Society of Petroleum Engineers Paper 88630 (not NI 51-101 compliant)

ABOUT CBM ASIA DEVELOPMENT CORP.

CBM Asia Development Corp. is a Canadian-based unconventional gas company with significant coalbed methane ("CBM") exploration and development opportunities in Indonesia. The Company holds various participating interests in five production sharing contracts (each a "PSC") for CBM in Indonesia. Indonesia has one of the largest CBM resources in the world with a potential 453 trillion cubic feet in-place, more than double the country's natural gas reserves Stevens and Hadiyanto, 2004). Since 2008 a total of 54 CBM PSCs have been granted by the Government of Indonesia, representing exploration commitments of well over US$100 million during the next 3 years. In addition to CBM Asia, other companies active in CBM exploration in Indonesia include BP, Dart Energy, ENI, ExxonMobil, Medco, Santos, and TOTAL. BP, ENI, and the Indonesian government have confirmed that commercial CBM production started in March 2011 from the Sanga-Sanga PSC and is being exported from the Bontang LNG facility. The Company trades on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol "TCF".www.cbmasia.ca

ON BEHALF OF CBM ASIA DEVELOPMENT CORP.

Alan T. Charuk, President & CEO

The gas in place estimates referred to herein have not be classified as "discovered petroleum initially-in-place" within the meaning of the Canadian Oil & Gas Evaluation Handbook (COGE Handbook). The term "discovered petroleum initially-in-place" is equivalent to discovered resources, and is defined in the COGE Handbook to mean that quantity of petroleum that is estimated, as of a given date, to be contained in known accumulations prior to production. There are no assurances that any portion of the estimated gas in place resources will be discovered. Furthermore, the above estimates make no allowance for the recovery of the gas which will depend on, among other things, the reservoir characteristics encountered and future economic conditions.

This news release contains forward-looking statements, which relate to future events or future performance and reflect management's current expectations and assumptions. Such forward-looking statements reflect management's current beliefs and are based on assumptions made by and information currently available to the Company. Readers are cautioned that these forward looking statements are neither promises nor guarantees, and are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause future results to differ materially from those expected. Specifically, the proposed farm-in arrangement with ExxonMobil referred to herein is subject to, inter alia, the negotiation and execution of formal agreements, governmental and third party approvals, satisfactory due diligence and available financing. There are no assurances that the Company will be successful in entering into formal agreements with ExxonMobil on commercially acceptable terms or at all. All of the forward-looking statements made in this news release are qualified by these cautionary statements and those made in our Canadian continuous disclosure filings available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com including our December 31, 2011 year end annual MD&A dated April 26, 2012 and second quarter 2012 interim MD&A dated August 28, 2012. These forward-looking statements are made as of the date hereof and the Company does not assume any obligation to update or revise them to reflect new events or circumstances save as required under applicable securities legislation. This news release does not constitute an offer to sell securities and the Company is not soliciting an offer to buy securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of such jurisdiction.